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savannah river trip reduced drastically... jeff at 12:40am 07.31.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1266 First I would like to thank all the people who provided advice and info. I had sincere intentions o
Wheel Hub H-23.5 jbreland at 12:48am 07.31.07 Smaller Boats 3/1020 I just purchased a 1993 H-23.5 and would like to buy a trailer wheel hub assy for the stock trailer
MacGregor 26M Speed with 50hp Honda Mel at 1:47am 07.31.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2023 I have a 2004 26M with a Honda 50hp which I purchased this year. I am new to sailing and boating al
Keeping a 26S in a slip pixel8 at 2:56am 07.31.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/968 I'm thinking about buying a 26S but would like to keep it in a slip most of the time. Any particular
Getting ready for green water Eric on board Selah at 3:36am 07.31.07 Big Boats 3/932 We are bringing our Hunter 380 to the sea this fall, at Mobile Bay. We are very experienced LAKE sa
O'day 30 Yacht Owner's Manual available Phil Correll at 5:13am 07.31.07 Bigger Boats 1/2269 The purchase of a 1979 O'day 30 k/cb in December 2006 included a copy of the Banger Punta Marine O'd
Plugged Raw Water Intake Tom Spohn at 5:23am 07.31.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1292 I had a new one last week returning from a month long trip from Tacoma to Nanaimo. On leaving the m
Doyle Sails vs. Neil Pryde Sails wsimpson at 6:17am 07.31.07 Ask All Sailors 9/6937 Does anyone have an opinion on which sailmaker produces the better sail, Doyle or Neil Pryde?
Navico WP5000 Landlocked at 6:23am 07.31.07 Ask All Sailors 2/2641 I purchased a 30 ft Newport with a Navico Wheel Pilot in a box. I do not know if it has been used. I
rOnDAYvous writeup (1) Capn Pete at 6:07am 07.31.07 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1114 For those who might be interested, here's a link to a feature story that appeared in The Milford Wee
Cannot find winch springs Bruce Gage at 6:04am 07.31.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1515 Hunter equipped their 25.5 sailboat with size 17 Maxwell winches. These winches seem almost indistru
Bilgewater? townpiper at 5:55am 07.31.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1066 I have a US Yacht 18 (1982)daysailer. I've only been sailing a couple years and have heretofore trai
Chart Plotters gary at 6:56am 07.31.07 Smaller Boats 6/1056 I am curious as to what brand of chart plotter is the most popular. Also wondering about hand held
Anchoring Tip Gary Wyngarden at 10:04am 07.31.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1058 We anchored out 18 nights on our recent cruise on the West Coast of Vancouver Island in winds rangi
GPS Ground Control Upgrade Set for September patrick at 10:08am 07.31.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1499 GPS Ground Control Upgrade Set for September Jul 31, 2007 GPS World The U.S. Air Force sai
Did a search but hope more info on ice coolers KennyH at 8:33am 07.31.07 Ask All Sailors 23/3553 Just returned from a 3 week cruise along the coast of North Carolina with my Hunter 25. One problem
Time for all of us to step back Ross at 7:55am 07.31.07 Ask All Sailors 29/1757 Just last week we had a brouhaha about a spoof by kyle, This week Gary posted a very well intended m
Air Battens for furling main Scott B at 7:29am 07.31.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1387 Just read the latest UK-Halsey newletter. Seems a customer has developed an air-batten system for f
Can I live without a Boom Vang? K-Mac at 7:23am 07.31.07 Catalina 30 3/1586 I have recently purchased a 1984 Catalina 30 tall rig and was surprised to see it did not have a van
Image of OEM Stuffing Box Warren Milberg at 7:08am 07.31.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1093 Since there have been a number of threads dealing with various aspects of the infamous Hunter OEM wh

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Hunter legend 37.5 Port and Stbd rod rigging set up inside the boat destiny12 at 6:36pm 10.02.21 I agree. If you remove the little trim piece around the rod/nut, you should be able to see a little
Hunter legend 37.5 Port and Stbd rod rigging set up inside the boat destiny12 at 6:35pm 10.02.21 Hi Fabian, different model boat here, but you should be able to make a small opening where the stee
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? (1) Will Gilmore at 6:14pm 10.02.21 I want something a little more manageable. Home - Mariner Class Association
Best Fill for Drill and Tap Tally Ho at 6:08pm 10.02.21
Deck drains and Scuppers 1973 Ranger 29 shemandr at 5:41pm 10.02.21 I can faintly remember a post on Sailnet Ranger forum, that discouraged re-directing the cockpit dra
Leaking Boat Stanchions BigEasy at 5:26pm 10.02.21 I was able to get the nuts off. I removed the medicine cabinet in the head and that provided me
flush ceiling led lights Hello Below at 5:02pm 10.02.21 IMHO the halogen should be outlawed. If you touch them after they have been on for any longer than 1
Teak seats and trim. Bluenose at 4:29pm 10.02.21 Let me know if you do and I'll take you for a sail.
Leaking Boat Stanchions Bluenose at 4:27pm 10.02.21 Hi there, I had a leak when I bought my B331 3 years ago. I took that base off like you did by a soc
flush ceiling led lights Windpilot at 4:10pm 10.02.21 You can also carefully clean the switches which are the problem and you can also order great package
Deck drains and Scuppers 1973 Ranger 29 shemandr at 3:37pm 10.02.21 I had no shutoffs and I can't recall ever having back flow.
Pitch sail sfbay at 3:28pm 10.02.21 Try this link: How to Measure a Boat Propeller (goneoutdoors.com)
Pitch All U Get at 3:20pm 10.02.21 Get a tape measure, grease pencil, protractor and calculator with TAN or tangent function. Use the
Running main halyard to cockpit / 18.5 MHJ at 2:40pm 10.02.21 On my C22, I installed a standup block at the base of the mast and a cheek block to turn the line a
Best Fill for Drill and Tap KZW at 12:07pm 10.02.21 Trying to understand the dimensions... The holes are located 3.75" center to center length. and 1.7
Best Fill for Drill and Tap KZW at 12:06pm 10.02.21 I'm sure you've looked thoroughly. Just to check: Catalina Yachts AND Catalina Direct, too? Cata
Deck drains and Scuppers 1973 Ranger 29 Labelesallison at 12:06pm 10.02.21 No kidding. Can you use thru hulls instead of scuppers? I'm finding stainless steel thru hulls that
Sailboat Drone Davidasailor26 at 11:24am 10.02.21 I like it. Very good use of technology to gather data that can be used to improve forecast accuracy
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? MaritimeOliver at 11:19am 10.02.21 While deciding where to put your unsold boat, consider taking it home. Wherever you put it, try to
flush ceiling led lights Phil Herring at 11:06am 10.02.21 You can now buy those lights with LEDs already in them. ;) Progress!

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