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Happy New Year 310 Owners SceptreSailor at 11:54pm 12.31.07 Catalina 310 1/1406 May fair winds and great seas follow you and yours all year long. Have a Happy New Year. Sail More
October - Galveston Bay to ???? sailortonyb Allied Mis at 12:17am 01.01.08 Ask All Sailors 1/949 I'm pretty sure that thus coming fall I will be able to cruise for several months. It seems that the
"Free boat " reflexsions, and realizations sailormanbigd at 12:23am 01.01.08 Ask All Sailors 93/4832 New Year and time to reflect on the past, contemplate the future. Why did I undertake such a major p
Boat buying advice please Timm R 25 Oday at 2:58am 01.01.08 Ask All Sailors 19/1362 I've been offered a chance to buy a 1972 30' Pearson. From what the owner could tell me, this is wha
I have seen many warnings about hose clamps Ross at 3:46am 01.01.08 Ask All Sailors 61/3529 on this and other forums. I personally have never seen a hose clamp fail but I am satisfied that the
To Jackline or not to Jackline Joetech at 4:02am 01.01.08 Catalina 22 11/2735 My 1977 Catalina 22 was new to me last year. So over the winter I have been thinking of ways to max
Charger vs inverter/charger? Capt Andy at 6:07am 01.01.08 Ask All Sailors 15/2233 I have recently purchased a new Catalina-Morgan 440. I won't be getting my boat delivered till sprin
Fly Creek Sailors Names Swandriver at 6:27am 01.01.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1239 Since everyone was not able to spend the evening with each individual, some crews do not know what n
Sail inventory dale17781 at 7:36am 01.01.08 Catalina 22 7/1908 We sail our 1984 C-22 on Lake Ontario. I am woundering what most C-22 sailors have for their sail i
Need a length of the halyard for Catalina 30 tall rig. Ken13531 at 7:01am 01.01.08 Ask All Sailors 27/12434 I received a gift certificate from Santa to be used at a local boat store.They have a good selectio
Re-running wires to mast Lee Scott at 8:43am 01.01.08 Mid-Size Boats 5/1205 I've just replaced the starboard chainplate bulkhead in my new '87 C-27. (And I did a mighty fine jo
Rudder Cheek Block Bob Gump at 9:05am 01.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 47/4578 Shortly after leaving the launch ramp I lost rudder control.... The cheek block on the rudder castle
Dinghy Seat Conversion Marc14857 at 9:13am 01.01.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1738 My dinghy is a West Marine by (Zodiac) SB-4 which is the equivilent of the Zodiac S285. The only re
Can anybody post a diagram of a Maxwell 20 (not 20A) winch Mickey84H34 at 9:44am 01.01.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1223 I have 2 maxwell 20 winches (not 20A as shown on the Hunterowners Web) and it appears that a bushing
distilled alcohol, or ??? alan5491 at 9:57am 01.01.08 Catalina 22 7/1479 Hello everybody, im a newbie to the site here and have what I hope isnt a blatant stupid question f
NJ CHERUBINI HUNTER SAIL-IN jcherubini at 10:15am 01.01.08 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1165 Yes, it is time to plan an event, and here is the suggestion.As far as I know there has not been a
Alternator upgrade Eric Corkum at 10:14am 01.01.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1241 Anyone have experience installing a 150AMP or larger alternator on 473 with Westerbeke engine?
The other kind of stuffing box Stevep at 10:04am 01.01.08 Ask All Sailors 15/1501 Hi all -- I am about to try to change the packing in my stuffing box. The stuffing box is the kind
What holds rudder up. Rob Haas at 11:02am 01.01.08 Ask All Sailors 9/2596 Steering arm sits on top of Rudder packing gland causing excessive tightening of gland. Packing glan
How 'bout a new sailing video from the Deep South? Dick Dixon at 11:41am 01.01.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1105 With a little time on my hands this week, I finally put together a video of our May 2007 sail along

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Worst mistake by a boat idiot Captain Larry-DH at 7:32am 10.31.21 @Ken Cross I thought of the same thing, but this manifold was to the uptake side of the freshwater p
Mast track Car Hunter Passage Easy at 7:19am 10.31.21 May have to go for a drive. Thank you.
Sling Positioning - Oceanis 430 DougM at 7:05am 10.31.21 If you cannot find a manual and the sides of the hull are not marked at the rub rail, the only thing
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? Terry Cox at 6:51am 10.31.21 All I can say, when coming into an anchorage in a blow, I will drop the anchor and pay out the appro
Sling Positioning - Oceanis 430 (3) sail sfbay at 6:49am 10.31.21 ..........Does anyone have any recommendations as to where to best position the slings on a Beneteau
DIY Fuel Polishing System senang at 6:29am 10.31.21 I am sailing in the med. You can always get the bottom of the storage tank unknowing to you and only
Beneteau 43 Main Line Replacement Andrew-Sarah at 6:29am 10.31.21 Good suggestion, however the plant in Marion is now closed/"hibernating". I'll use the international
Catalina Keel Repair/Wrapping Keel vs recommended stub repair catalina recommends DeniseO30 at 6:25am 10.31.21 "Engineer said" how the heck does that mean anything to anybody??? Without a physical inspection,
Mast track Car Hunter Passage Terry Cox at 6:24am 10.31.21 Was hoping to here from someone with experience with my type of track before investing in the car.
Catalina Keel Repair/Wrapping Keel vs recommended stub repair catalina recommends RoyS at 6:07am 10.31.21 Those J bolts and nuts are galvanized and not stainless. Big mistake there. The sistering I mentione
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? SailingLoto at 5:55am 10.31.21 Not the same boat, but I have lowered and raised my catalina 25 on the water by myself. I used the
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? RoyS at 5:52am 10.31.21 There is a reason they are called plow anchors. I am referring to CQRs here. It does not take a clos
Sling Positioning - Oceanis 430 shemandr at 5:27am 10.31.21 Put the speedo plug in instead of the paddle wheel. Somehow yards often manage to get the sling on
Running hot All U Get at 4:38am 10.31.21 Well the situation resolved itself. While running the engine to flush some water through, it starte
Hunter 49 Variprop Nodak7 at 4:29am 10.31.21 I need some information about the Variprop feathering prop for my Hunter 49. I have the 110hp Yanma
Sticky, no sticky. All U Get at 4:28am 10.31.21 Here is a novel approach... Instead of removing the sticky... cover it. Duct tape is always an opti
JIB SHEET QUESTION danstanford at 2:41am 10.31.21 jssailem's proposal to use a soft shackle looks like a great idea. More on soft shackles in this a
Freshwater Sailors Will Gilmore at 9:44pm 10.30.21 Here is a link to a great Total Boat page that explains the different types of bottom paints and how
Aft control sj21 Joe at 9:07pm 10.30.21 As a long time sailor who has tried many brands and types of rope, I can not recommend using Sta Set
Mast track Car Hunter Passage Easy at 8:08pm 10.30.21 Yes, Rig Rite carries them. Do not have one here, but have considered it at one time or another. Ch

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