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"Gear and Steer" - "Back and Fill" Jeff B at 3:24pm 07.02.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1877 .......You might be better off paying some old tug captain a hundred bucks to teach you "gear and st
this is a baffler letterman at 10:04pm 06.30.07 Ask All Sailors 14/1447 The boat sunk. She was raised yesterday. The owner said he struck something with the rudder. The
gelcoat cracks Jack at 12:22am 07.01.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/714 During the first year waranty I had about 15 cracks in the gelcoat repaired. They mostly just showed
Lowrance LMS-522c iGPS hook up to Uniden Solara DS Frank Leone at 12:45am 07.01.07 Ask All Sailors 1/2152 I have a Lowrance 522c iGPS, I am trying to hook up my Uniden Solara DSC VHF radio.I have tried to
Rudder Deck cowling Barkentine at 1:15am 07.01.07 Other Sailboats 3/853 I don't know what to call it. This part surrounds the rudder where it comes through the deck just be
Slow Sunday Wanderer138 at 12:55am 07.01.07 Ask All Sailors 1/987 Well, today's America's Cup race has been cancelled and the forecast here in central Florida calls f
Problem raising sail. Barkentine at 12:59am 07.01.07 Other Sailboats 2/879 When raising the mainsail the sail continues to get caught on the flap where the sail enters the tra
Rudder packing Barkentine at 1:19am 07.01.07 Other Sailboats 1/1037 I have considerable play in my rudder and I think the solution is to have it re-packed. If there is
Interested in crewing BuzzardsBaySailor at 2:13am 07.01.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1088 Interested in possibly crewing on a local race team (New England area). Have been sailing since 197
Newly bought boat kicked off berth in San Diego Bay Sailor at 3:02am 07.01.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1159 I just closed on a 36' boat (40' LOA) on Friday and was promptly kicked off the berth it was on. The
resealing the big salon window on a 42 Bruce20809 at 3:27am 07.01.07 Big Boats 1/976 The two large non-opening windows over the fwd salon have developed some leaks around the edges. We
motor mount stuart22320 at 3:48am 07.01.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/993 hi, my 85 mac 25 has an old engine mount on the port side. the bolts behind it are almost impossible
Cape Coral to Biloxi sailaway78 at 2:34am 07.01.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1042 Leaving Cape Coral Sunday, the plan was to fuel up and get ice at Ft.Meyers Beach, and head out Sund
Tripp 33 Drop Keel RICK57 at 8:11am 07.01.07 Ask All Sailors 2/2683 Does anyone know where I can get manufacturer's info on a 1992 Tripp 33 drop keel? Ideally, I would
reefing john at 8:08am 07.01.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/964 The previous owner of our boat changed the mainsail. It looks like the reefing lines were hastily in
Is a Holder the right boat for us? gary neubauer at 7:33am 07.01.07 Other Sailboats 4/8099 My wife and I are starting to look at trailerable sailboat. We are novice sailors and want a small b
25.5 Mast Height Flashman at 7:14am 07.01.07 Smaller Boats 5/1600 My boat came without the original mast and boom but the marina that sold it to me gave me one he pro
BIO Diesel oceansail0 at 10:04am 07.01.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/812 Has any one heard anything about the use of vegitable oil in a Yanmar? I have seen some guy who has
how's the sink work? DPT at 10:47am 07.01.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1044 Hi everyone - the sink (Galley and Head) are a simple hand pump operation... there is a (approx.) 20
Dock power for 25.5 Flashman at 10:20am 07.01.07 Smaller Boats 1/935 I feel like a schmuck asking this question but I must have walked around the deck three times today

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Cherubini Raider 33 (Not a Hunter) rudder shoe (1) Raider_Bob at 11:04am 03.15.21 Hi Wulf71, Actually, I have a Raider 33, # 23 of 29, Calamay, sailing out of Middle River Maryland.
eye candy TomY at 11:03am 03.15.21 For sailors: Five minutes of sailing and the emotions it conjures. Click the Vimeo link at the botto
symmetrical versus asymmetrical Spinnaker Jackdaw at 10:10am 03.15.21 Misunderstanding. The Asymmetrical sail is attached to the boat using 3 connections. The Head, the
Cherubini Raider 33 (Not a Hunter) rudder shoe dlochner at 10:05am 03.15.21 You will probably have to make a pattern and have a machinist make on for you. However, if you conta
Whale Grey IC Pump / Hunter 45 CC Ed Caldwell at 9:56am 03.15.21 Our fellow sailor @artboas is one of the original proponents of this pump system and you can find se
Cherubini Raider 33 (Not a Hunter) rudder shoe (2) Wulf711 at 9:51am 03.15.21 You are 100% correct. The first image is when the shoe was in place. The second is a side view after
Defibrillation on the Yacht? jssailem at 9:47am 03.15.21 Jon did they help write the DNR order?
symmetrical versus asymmetrical Spinnaker (1) jssailem at 9:23am 03.15.21 a tacker around the furling jib. means to help the sail rotate out in front of the furled jib. In
symmetrical versus asymmetrical Spinnaker (1) jssailem at 9:18am 03.15.21 With an asymmetrical my tack will now be attached to my forestay. The higher I let it go, the highe
Oversized temperature-sensor lugs on battery terminals? PJL at 9:17am 03.15.21 Is there some reason you can't simply use a washer under the bolt's head?
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit Crazy Dave Condon at 9:04am 03.15.21 do you wa nt suggestions where to install the thru hull for your depth finder? There is an old
Vhf splitter for ais transceiver jssailem at 8:54am 03.15.21 Have not used the AMEC Camino. No experience with its functions. I found it offered on the site (AM
In Boom Outhaul Claude L.-Auger at 8:53am 03.15.21 Thanks for the info. I believe its more simple like this one without the added purchase. I could
Vhf splitter for ais transceiver SEMPERAVANTI41 at 8:40am 03.15.21 What are your thoughts on, AMEC CAMINO-108S Class B AIS Transponder with integrated splitter
Rule Auto bilge pump not so auto. Is it toast? JoeWhite at 8:17am 03.15.21 To clarify, the pump in the photo has 3 wires. One is from the switch on the panel labled Auto. At t
symmetrical versus asymmetrical Spinnaker MikeyJ at 8:16am 03.15.21 I know I can fly a spinnaker. The stress on the rigging will be just from the head. The tack and cl
Vhf splitter for ais transceiver Brian D at 8:00am 03.15.21 Not going to say either way to do or not do this. But think about this. If you combine the AIS and
Vakaros Atlas Jackdaw at 7:58am 03.15.21 in using graphics on the TTL itself. Again, kudos on the explanation, and the methodology is fairl
Cherubini Raider 33 (Not a Hunter) rudder shoe dlochner at 7:34am 03.15.21 Welcome. A photo would be most helpful.
New job - new ride Jackdaw at 7:33am 03.15.21 Looking good, but the white sprit needs to be fixed, don't you think? https://www.rvinyl.com/3M-Wra

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