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sailing st. helena sound? biorapper at 11:30am 06.19.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1823 I am looking for some new sailing ground. Charleston is close to me, but I've been there a number o
teak trim on exterior Rick at 12:28pm 06.19.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/1123 as anybody replaced the teak trimings on the exterior of a hunter 30 1989 with anything other then t
Patrol Boat seadaddler at 12:39pm 06.19.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1452 Have you seen this.Nick
Mac Shroud Tension hodge3000 at 2:14pm 06.19.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1005 I am new to the sailing world and was wondering how tight the shrouds should be while sitting at the
Vee-Berth Mods Doug J at 1:57pm 06.19.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/961 Dan Nease,I've got to ask, do you have any pics of your project? I'd really like to see how you t
Rudder Rust mtrac12@earthlink.net at 1:11pm 06.19.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/922 I hauled out my Hunter and found there is rust on the bottom of my rudder and on the post connection
Rigging a jib - Hunter 25 ('77 Vin11979 at 12:58pm 06.19.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1366 New boat owner, and I am having an issue rigging bith the jib (100) ' genoa (150).The tack of both
Sole reincarnation Furling at 9:35pm 06.17.07 Seidelmann 8/1818 Any suggestions as to the best way to refresh the sole on a 22 year old Seidelmann?
hr 42 john6166 at 8:54pm 06.17.07 Hallberg-Rassy 0/1703 hii have just purchased a 1983 hr43, ketch does anyone have a copy of the original boat manualsth
Shower in head Rick at 8:10pm 06.17.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/901 We can't figure out how to turn the shower on in the head of our 2001 320 everything seems to work.
Need a new mast Rock Lobster at 9:51pm 06.17.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1032 My mast had been weld patched by a previous owner. I was suspect, but have sailed several times wit
Plymouth Harbor, Plymouth, MA Ameribritalia at 12:17am 06.18.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1602 Looking for a town harbor mooring in Plymouth, MA. I understand that if one can't get their boat in
O'Day 32 Center Cockpit v Pearson 323 frmreilly at 12:38am 06.18.07 Ask All Sailors 9/12626 Both boats from the '70s -- I'm considering a purchase -- any insight as to which would be the bette
How far will a Mac 25 heel before Mac at 12:36am 06.18.07 Ask All Sailors 18/1808 it goes over? Will it go over or just spill the wind over the sails? I was using a 150 Gen and it
Graphic chart of speed vs. wind jveatch at 12:44am 06.18.07 Big Boats 4/1433 Is there a polar chart of speed vs. wind speed and direction applicable to the 2006 Hunter 36? I
Low Oil Pressure Alarm vsailor at 12:56am 06.18.07 Catalina 310 5/1693 Hi FolksYesterday evening after a day of sailing as I was 3-4 boats lengths from my dock the "Low O
Anchor Riding Sail Jon Elmendorf at 1:03am 06.18.07 Big Boats 9/1181 I have a Hunter 40.5 that I bought 2 yr. ago. the boat hunts at anchor or on a mooring, it will shi
Mystery thru-hull leak only when drawing raw water yo-d-yo at 1:16am 06.18.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1168 Here's a strange one. It appears that I have a thru hull leak in my refrigeration raw water pickup.
m4p to mp3 conversion in the Digital music age Leviosa at 1:23am 06.18.07 Sails Call Lounge 0/88494 Ok not a direct sailing question but,,,,,,I just started downloading files from my office mac to so
Head sail leading blocks Gene at 2:32am 06.18.07 Big Boats 18/1080 I would like to know which is the best place to locate the head sail leading blocks on the 35.5 Lege

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Covid-19 Vaccination Johnb at 10:03am 03.12.21 I see signs that things are changing rapidly for the better in my local community. Our hospital whic
Septic Bladder Rick486 at 9:59am 03.12.21 I have experience with bladder tanks on an earlier boat. I used them only for fresh water. They were
Septic Bladder sail sfbay at 9:57am 03.12.21 A - The articles below should be helpful to answer these. https://theboatgalley.com/what-size-hold
Florida Rick Webb at 9:56am 03.12.21 Maybe we need a thread on moving north to Buffalo as everything is so nice up there and so awful dow
Mac 26classic LAZARETTE...set up and access chip veres at 9:47am 03.12.21 The Admiral says to make a big square bag of nylon net and hang it in the opening. Now your stuff c
Covid-19 Vaccination sail sfbay at 9:46am 03.12.21 ...........The current projection is 70% will be vaccinated by July 7.............. Maybe someone
Serpentine kit for Ample Power alternator Stu Jackson at 9:41am 03.12.21 Hayden, if you can't get a serpentine kit on your engine, consider using Small Engine Mode on an ext
Two questions - water pump and barnacle impact JamesG161 at 9:40am 03.12.21 Zincs will NOT protect a painted metal. Why? Zinc is more noble than typical prop and shafts, and p
Not really a question, but a thanks! Orbweaver at 9:40am 03.12.21 I don't think those storms are common, but they do occur. You'll know it's me on the water because I
Merit 22 Paint question Stu Jackson at 9:32am 03.12.21 Just buff that thing out it'll look real nice in a Merit kind of way Hi, and welcome. We almost b
Two questions - water pump and barnacle impact Tom J at 9:30am 03.12.21
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Two questions - water pump and barnacle impact kappykaplan at 9:26am 03.12.21 Heck yeah! :plus: Last year was a very bad year for barnacles on the Chesapeake! I posted photos i
Hi everyone... Stu Jackson at 9:24am 03.12.21 I live on the "West Coast" and the closest I've been to FL is when I visited my aunt & uncle in 1968
Removing a stuck on prop question Jake N Eggs at 9:23am 03.12.21 I use a hand applied hydraulic puller with the bearing puller turned backwards against the hub to pu
Incredible coverage of the Forrestal fire kappykaplan at 9:16am 03.12.21 I understand the ship was declared a total loss Yes.
Not really a question, but a thanks! NINEv2 at 9:10am 03.12.21 I'm sure we'll see each other then, I mostly sail around Big Arm bay, out around Wild Horse etc. Al
Transporting a Hunter 340 in Ontario Canada Ed Caldwell at 9:00am 03.12.21 Check access panel in aft berth port side and very back upper of starboard side cockpit locker, both
Florida Justin_NSA at 8:52am 03.12.21 We go to Destin about every other year. Ever since the 80's when I had a project on Eglin. It's ter
Covid-19 Vaccination dlochner at 8:46am 03.12.21 These U.S. statistics suggest herd immunity, based on 85% of the population vaccinated or infected,

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