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Furled mainsail is stuck in mast JackR at 7:47am 09.10.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/7823 I have in mast furling on my Hunter 42.How can I work the sail to get it to come out of the mast,
White drinking water hose safe? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:41am 09.10.07 Ask All Sailors 22/7591 Anyone else had a similar experience which makes me wonder if this type hose is any different than t
40.5 cruising spinnakers and diesels Frank at 9:56am 09.10.07 Big Boats 12/1201 Hi all,I have a couple of questions regarding my Legend 40.51)Cruising Spinnaker: I am rigging
Painting Deck with Interlux Using Roller or Brush? Barry at 10:11am 09.10.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1315 Has anyone out there ever used the Interlux 2 part polyurethane paint Perfection to paint a deck usi
Painting Deck with Interlux Using Roller or Brush? Barry at 10:07am 09.10.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2149 Has anyone out there ever used the Interlux 2 part polyurethane paint Perfection to paint a deck usi
Winter Cover Dave4991 at 11:00am 09.10.07 Smaller Boats 4/1126 It wont be long before it will be time to haul the boat for winter storage. I'm thinking about usin
26m towing with engine on Scott at 10:49am 09.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1222 How large of a motor can you put on a Macgregor 26m? Can you leave the motor on while towing?
Tow weight Karl6618 at 11:27am 09.10.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1001 Seeking towing weight information. I have a 1988 H23 with original trailer. What is the estimated
Impulse 16 new owner Help Steven Charest at 12:03pm 09.10.07 Other Sailboats 0/970 just got 16 Impulse with retractable keel it sticks when up and can not fin way to lock it down when
LAZY JACKS INSTALLATION Bruce21401 at 12:19pm 09.10.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1112 Can anyone out there provide information with respect to proper installation of lazy jacks? Lazy
outboard flush Ron20444 at 12:18pm 09.10.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1613 I have a 1985 Mercury 9.9 outboard . Can i reverse flush my cooling lines by feeding hose pressure
Mac's ability to rest on the bottom at Low Tide! SeacretSailor at 1:06pm 09.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1167 Wanted to share these photos of my Mac 26S at Low Tide here in Maine! I live/work in Kennebunkport
VC 17 in the Fall Bill Leathen at 1:01pm 09.10.07 Smaller Boats 3/929 Does anyone know if it is OK to put a fresh coat VC-17 on the boat before we put it away for the win
Hunter 260 vs Hunter 26 Dan Robisch at 2:56pm 09.10.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1758 Hello,I'm researching my first sailboat. Besides being newer, what's the difference between a Hun
Anchor set up Trev at 2:27pm 09.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1147 I am looking for ideas on how to set up/store my anchor and rode. I have about 15 feet of chain wit
H41 Graysailor at 2:03pm 09.10.07 Big Boats 8/1038 Just took delivery of a new H41. Nice little rocket. Seems to move quite well. Updates and questions
H410 Compass for the Autohelm. AndrewB at 7:00pm 09.10.07 Big Boats 7/1104 I have a H410 Year 2000 and I am trying to find the "Compass" for the Autohelm. I have the Raymarine
Cockpit Cushions Rob19574 at 11:12pm 09.10.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1402
Phil --are the archives not working???? Bill Murray at 11:30pm 09.10.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1146 They were accesible last night - but this morning I cannot get the archive forum to open????????????
PHRF for the Chesapeake Bay Velero49 at 12:40am 09.11.07 Big Boats 2/2190 Just completed a couple of "charity races", the Leukemia and Hospice Cups and the RCs game me differ

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Accessing cabin light bulbs for replacement - H240 (1) JamesG161 at 7:02am 10.13.21 Can you describe how they are held in place? Snap in / Snap out. a "Pick" . $2/set.
Are the water tank outlets accessible? fox9988 at 6:36am 10.13.21 I'm an hour away from the boat but I've glanced up under the nav station before. I remember it being
Happy 246th Birthday, U.S. Navy! (1) Justin_NSA at 6:14am 10.13.21 Happy Birthday Navy! Thanks for the lift!
Tiller Tamers for 1965 Widgeon sail sfbay at 6:09am 10.13.21 These threads discusses options: Is a tiller tamer worth it? \| Sailboat Owners Forums AND post #4 sh
Happy 246th Birthday, U.S. Navy! jssailem at 6:02am 10.13.21 Way to bring it home @kappykaplan Go Navy!
CNG tank exchange or CNG self serve stations smokey73 at 5:58am 10.13.21 Since the topic is resurrected - Does anyone have a CNG tank that they removed in conversion of thei
'94 Oceanis 351 (BEY62042E494), cable route to fwd nav light. RoyS at 5:28am 10.13.21 I am totally unfamiliar with your boat. What likely happened to your Nav Light is the negative wire
Accessing cabin light bulbs for replacement - H240 chriscampbell at 5:15am 10.13.21
Are the water tank outlets accessible? CurtisC at 4:41am 10.13.21 During some battery relocation work I remember noting some access capability from the batt box under
CNG tank exchange or CNG self serve stations Terry Cox at 4:38am 10.13.21 Thanks all. Certainly looks to be a solution
Asymmetrical Rigging ideas sailme88 at 3:11am 10.13.21 ATN makes a device called a Tacker. It wraps around the furled headsail and allows you to work the s
Asymmetrical Rigging ideas danstanford at 2:15am 10.13.21 If you are going to launch and douse your spinnaker from the hatch or a bag on deck inside the jib s
Asymmetrical Rigging ideas sail sfbay at 9:11pm 10.12.21 Joe.....thanks for mentioning the use of a tacker.
Asymmetrical Rigging ideas Joe at 9:07pm 10.12.21 To rig an adjustable TACK line on any boat, attach a block to the stemhead fitting. That's where y
Fixed Dock Piling Pulley System (1) Joe at 8:32pm 10.12.21 I think it' a device for keeping the boat centered by compensating for changes in water level or con
Repairing an HS35 handset SoSound at 8:21pm 10.12.21 The USB port is what I used to charge mine for a year, when there were no charging cradles available
FP hose clamp failure Ralph Johnstone at 8:01pm 10.12.21 As all the other clamps are still good, I presume that this clamp failed because of it's resting on
Repairing an HS35 handset Tally Ho at 7:58pm 10.12.21 Although we just now found out that the handset has a USB jack on the bottom that you can charge i
Repairing an HS35 handset SoSound at 7:07pm 10.12.21 Is your charging cradle mounted in the cockpit or at the nav station? my charger is at the nav sta
Still Racing in Texas PaulK at 6:57pm 10.12.21 Try to get a good start and sail fast! Keep the crew out of the cockpit!!!

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