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Welcome... and... HELP!! Phil Herring at 7:58am 10.31.07 Irwin 0/1672 Welcome to our newest web site, IrwinOwners.com!We hope you'll take a few moments to support the c
Welcome... and... HELP!! Phil Herring at 7:57am 10.31.07 Ericson 1/1744 Welcome to our newest web site, EricsonOwners.com!We hope you'll take a few moments to support the
Harlem River steve.s.frank at 7:47am 10.31.07 Catalina 30 6/1545 I am planning a trip from Mystic Conn. to Lake Onterio in the spring and I was wondering if anyone o
Winterize the a/c unit on 34 foot hunter 1999 Duke13540 at 11:45am 10.31.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1072 What are the steps to winterize an a/c unit and hot water heater?Thank you!
Ocean sailing Greg at 2:52pm 10.31.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 32/1970 I am planning to take my Mac26D to the Bahamas. My Mac is already well equipped and the list would b
In mast furling richk at 9:23pm 10.29.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/931 I'm looking at buying a newer boat. The ones under consideration have in mast furling. My current
Why don't targets paint on radar? Allan Frey at 10:36pm 10.29.07 Big Boats 3/1461 I have a Raymarine RL 70 CRC plus radar with chart plotter. One morning I turned it on and no target
Repairs and bottom painting ??? KevinMc at 11:06pm 10.29.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/986 Hey Guys, I need a lot of input ...Three issues:1. I am going to pull my boat from the water so
Tight Sails Brian M H23 at 12:05am 10.30.07 Ask All Sailors 11/2348 I've got a question about sails and the luff, leech, and foot reinforcements. Most sails have a tap
Reefing line Paul356 at 12:51am 10.30.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/935 Tips on running a new reefing line through the boom? I assume I can snake it, or maybe I'll have to
spinnaker boom fbquinn@gmail.com at 1:27am 10.30.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1144 Where do I get a spinnaker boom for my Macgregor 26D?
Ranger 29 Mast Support (1) Willow at 2:38am 10.30.07 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 5/2386 I have a '72 Ranger 29. I am wondering if anyone knows first hand what is under the cabin sole to s
Pics trontek at 2:04am 10.30.07 Pearson 1/1785 Are the ones from the old forum gone?
Tiller Lock question Bffatcat at 4:15am 10.30.07 Ask All Sailors 15/4177 Anyone had any experience Pro or conwith a tiller tamer or tiller lock for singlehandingBob Fox
Height of Hunter 31 for transport purposes? Jeff Munn at 5:50am 10.30.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1147 Sorry to bother you guys with this question but I am trying to find the height of a 1987 Hunter 31 f
leaking cabin windows Mike at 5:30am 10.30.07 Pearson 1/1844 AHOY I would appre. any inf. on repairing gaskets or whatever you do to stop water from leaking in t
Oceanis 281 Banooma at 6:08am 10.30.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/3043 Hi Beneteau Owners,I've been sailing a Hunter 23 for a few years, and am contemplating a step up fo
BVI Charter radio usage Roy Udwin at 6:40am 10.30.07 Ask All Sailors 4/2429 We will be chartering in BVI in December. I was thinking of taking along a set of FRS/GMRS walkie ta
Westerbeke power down Dave at 6:57am 10.30.07 Big Boats 4/906 I have a 1983 H 34, it has the 21 hp Westerbeke. The engine runs fine up to 2500 rpms, but when I pu
26X camper top/cover jib at 7:47am 10.30.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/955 Has anyone had a camper type cover made for the cabin area of the boat? I envision a sunbrella type

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Limits of a Flicka 20 PaulK at 7:58am 08.03.21 Chances that the weather will really pick up are 100%. You just don't want to be there then. The F
Long time lurker :) sail sfbay at 7:57am 08.03.21 .........What are the numbers in the quarter berth?......... Congratulations on your new sailboat!!
Interesting story about faked AIS signals involving warships PaulK at 7:52am 08.03.21 Seems like it must be easy enough to do, and that it is happening often enough to be an issue. Makes
1986 H34 Toilet Identification (3) WasabiRush at 7:51am 08.03.21 Here are a few more pics. No manufacturer markings that I can find.
Chain snubbers Captain Larry-DH at 7:45am 08.03.21 Why would you put a snubber on rope rode? dj I used it for a bridle on a multihull. It could also
Long time lurker :) Justin_NSA at 7:44am 08.03.21 I think you'll want to do what it takes to wire the bilge pump for auto-on. Sounds like you can get
1986 H34 Toilet Identification (1) sail sfbay at 7:37am 08.03.21 A lower side photo would be helpful. Any manufacturer marking? The handle style looks like a Rarita
Limits of a Flicka 20 SailorElliot at 7:34am 08.03.21 Thank you! I was also wondering, what are the chances of the weather really picking up?
Long time lurker :) Rabe at 7:24am 08.03.21 Congratulations on the boat. She looks to have been well kept! That is a great sailing boat that yo
Installing Battery Monitor WasabiRush at 7:20am 08.03.21 I just completed installation of the SG200, along with a new MC-618 regulator with the bluetooth don
Hunter 45 dinghy davits (1) sail sfbay at 7:08am 08.03.21 Lots of dinghy davit suppliers besides Atlantic Towers including Garhauer, Kato, Forespar Nova, Edso
Furling Main Winter Storage sail sfbay at 7:04am 08.03.21 Same question came up on these threads and the concensus was to take it down during the winter in co
Hunter 45 dinghy davits Sailor_Al at 7:04am 08.03.21 Al, thanks for the advice. I would like to see some photos since I have a 2006 Hunter 45 CC. Give
Hunter 31 Hatch Replacement JamesG161 at 6:54am 08.03.21 Look here for the possible replacement and other H31 stuff to download too. Hunter 31 (83-87) Hatch
Catalina 309 Osmosis Damage Hull Kazdude at 6:51am 08.03.21 There are a lot of thoughts about blisters. Some focus repairs when they are in the laminate. Other
Catalina 309 Osmosis Damage Hull Kazdude at 6:51am 08.03.21 Just a comment, if the blister is actually into the laminate, after draining and drying, you need t
Catalina 309 Osmosis Damage Hull Kazdude at 6:49am 08.03.21 I read the referenced article. My Mark 25 had the pox, as I call those round small imperfections i
Catalina 309 Osmosis Damage Hull Kazdude at 6:48am 08.03.21 I used to own an early-build 2006 C309, hull #14, that I purchased new in 2007. The first year it w
Catalina 309 Osmosis Damage Hull Kazdude at 6:48am 08.03.21 Posts #3 and 4 discusses the repair strategy: Hull & rudder blisters \| Sailboat Owners Forums Than
Chain snubbers jssailem at 6:45am 08.03.21 (1/4" dyneema has a breaking strength >5,000 pounds) I tied a Brian Toss designed soft shackle wit

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