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Furlboom on H38 John Marty12799 at 12:07pm 09.17.07 Big Boats 7/2965 We all know that boom angle to the mast is critical with Furlboom but does anyone know how to get th
Mixing Elbow Bob at 12:49pm 09.17.07 Big Boats 3/856 There was a post a couple of weeks ago inquiring about removing exhaust stains from the stern. Some
Favorite sailing moments.... Rick A19476 at 12:56pm 09.17.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1106 There are ahh days and there are blah days, any favorite trips that are just outstanding in your min
Gregg.. Phoebe 1 at 12:54pm 09.17.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/961 Thanks again for the offer to bring the Hatch to me on your vacation. I did get Tim's today. I che
Replacing halyards andy m at 4:24pm 09.17.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1176 Has anyone ever tried to fit a 1/2" main halyard thru the pulley at the top of the mast. My son boug
two-yrs in the yard Jim Boernge at 3:09pm 09.17.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1376 Peggy,My boat has been in the yard for 2-years after Katrina. Now that I have relocated to the gul
Weather sites wanted sailortonyb Allied Mis at 11:06pm 09.15.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1230 I am working on 2 websites (strictly for fun), one is about my boat and sailing in general and the o
New Boat Survey Mr Lucky16746 at 11:20pm 09.15.07 Ask All Sailors 21/2311 Going to the Annapolis boat show and may end up trying to make a deal on a new boat there. A friend
Dealer Reference Bill Bennett at 10:09pm 09.15.07 Ask All Sailors 0/127 I am in the process of purchasing a MacGregor from Kelly Hanson Marine out of Colorado. I am lookin
Compartment liner water tanks shorty at 10:07pm 09.15.07 Ask All Sailors 2/974 Any experience out there with custom made liner tanks to fit compartments under berths?My 85 Pearso
Stolen Nav Cushion (1) Steve fm aus at 10:01pm 09.15.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/965 Recently my 356 2003 model was broken into and most of any thing of value taken bad enough but the w
Fraser Island Australia (1) Steve fm aus at 9:47pm 09.15.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1145 Recent sail to Fraser Island in SE QLD Aus
reefing the main sail dirt at 11:46pm 09.15.07 Day Sailers 1/1031 how can i reef the main sail on the day sailer. the manual said to roll the sail around the boom but
Fresh water cruising (1) Steve and Diane at 12:27am 09.16.07 Destinations 1/2217 We cruise in eastern Lake Ontario, Kingston, Bay of Quinte, and the 1000 Islands of the St Lawrence
Reasons not to share a marina with a powerboat (1) muised at 12:19am 09.16.07 Other Sailboats 8/1305 Had a knock at the door this morning informing me of a fire at our marina. Apparently a 30' or so p
New boat battery configuration GKuffner at 12:19am 09.16.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1825 I'm in the process of ordering a new 30' boat. Our club doesn't have electricity at the dock so ba
Anyone else had Yanmar transmission problems?? bob buker at 3:42am 09.16.07 Ask All Sailors 8/3867 If you have had transmission problems with your sailboat transmission on a yanmar engine, please con
Hey Hunter 45 owners Rick Sylvester at 2:54am 09.16.07 Big Boats 4/959 a neighbor is wanting to change the packing on his stuffing box in the slip and I'm trying to help h
steel vs. fiberglass arch ted at 2:22am 09.16.07 Big Boats 13/3053 Looking for info on the Stainless steel vs. fiberglass arch.Why did Hunter switch to all stainless
o'day 192 sean21272 at 2:00am 09.16.07 Day Sailers 1/1191 I'm in the market for an o'day 192 with trailer. I want to store it in our garage, but need to know

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CNG (10) Joshua770 at 11:45am 10.24.21 @Joshua770: Until you know more about your tanks and regulator and related CNG pressures I would
What would you change in this plan? (fiberglass part of a rotten core job) Rabe at 11:35am 10.24.21
99 Fixtures of Lights on the Wall... Ralph Johnstone at 11:30am 10.24.21 Clean the contacts on the bulb (once again) but this time before replacing the bulb, coat the termin
Hunter 33 Bilge hose setup DianaOfBurlington at 11:24am 10.24.21 I wasn't asking why the previous owner did something. A helpful presumption: the Previous Owner o
CNG Joshua770 at 11:23am 10.24.21 @Joshua770: Until you know more about your tanks and regulator and related CNG pressures I would s
Hunter 33 Bilge hose setup DianaOfBurlington at 11:18am 10.24.21 In general, at this stage there is no point in wondering what Hunter did from the start. What Grizz
CNG Richard19068 at 11:17am 10.24.21 Instead of being concerned with finding a CNG source ( which seems to be a vanishing commodity), an
99 Fixtures of Lights on the Wall... Rich Stidger at 11:16am 10.24.21 Also, attached is a picture of one of the fixtures. It's a PIA to pop off the lens. Does anyone k
What is this? Stu Jackson at 11:15am 10.24.21 There really is quite a lot of disinformation in this quoted post. I'll let Maine Sail comment on i
CNG Richard19068 at 10:58am 10.24.21 @Joshua770: Until you know more about your tanks and regulator and related CNG pressures I would s
99 Fixtures of Lights on the Wall... chip veres at 10:54am 10.24.21 Sorry to say, you answered your own question. Remove the fixture, clean off the corrosion, and sold
Hunter 33 Reefing line boom internals Rabe at 10:39am 10.24.21 All original Kenyon parts should still be available. Wow! I would have never guessed this stuff is
Finally went for a sail BigEasy at 10:37am 10.24.21 Sounds like a shakedown cruise that had a little bit of everything! Congratulations getting back in
What is this? DianaOfBurlington at 10:37am 10.24.21
What is this? DianaOfBurlington at 10:32am 10.24.21 Is an isolator necessary? There's a perko off/1/all/2 switch and the charger is for multiple batter
Hunter 33 Reefing line boom internals ggrizzard at 10:30am 10.24.21 Roy S is correct. My brain must have been in 'outhaul' fixation mode. :facepalm:
1987 Catalina 22 " SeaClusion" Raising the Head Sail Gene Neill at 10:29am 10.24.21 Me neither. I heave to, lower the main slowly, and sail-tie it, starting at the aft end and working
How to remove rusted stut bolts ('81 33) DianaOfBurlington at 10:20am 10.24.21 I believe Dahmer Marine was the original manufacturer for a lot of the prop struts on the Cherubini
Finally went for a sail Stu Jackson at 10:16am 10.24.21 Fun times during the Indian Summer days of October. The last one of those I saw was in 2017. With
Solent Stay H36 DianaOfBurlington at 10:13am 10.24.21 Interesting - I thought the idea of Solent stay would be to have the inner stay fastened very close

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