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Calling all Reliance 44 owners Voyager5994 at 6:20am 06.19.07 Other Sailboats 0/765 We have started an owners forum on sailboatowners.com . Please log-on ' register your boat. It is s
CRADLE FOR A CAPRI 26 WING KEEL Jim Papas at 7:59am 06.19.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1493 I am about to acquire a Capri 26 with a wing keel. I was wondering whether I can be furnished with c
Check out sailaway78 at 9:02am 06.19.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1040 For those interested, check out my post on the sails call lounge. Phil moved the post over there, s
Enclosure Curtains Scott B at 9:54am 06.19.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1122 We have a full enclosure on our Hunter 33. The side vinyl curtains get to be a chore to zip out and
Ross in Tampa sailaway78 at 10:07am 06.19.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1067 Thanks for the nice words Ross. I will be in the Tampa area this weekend, to help Seadances hubby b
Interesting GPS compass and tilt sensor patrick at 10:17am 06.19.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1122 Jun 19, 2007 GPS World Hemisphere GPS today introduced its Crescent V100 and V110 GPS compass
HOW VMG BROAD REACH at 10:37am 06.19.07 Racing 5/2865 Have a new Garmin GPS. Found out it has a VMG display.Set it up and used it during our last race.
Pearson Parts Windy City Sailing at 10:42am 06.19.07 Other Sailboats 4/1099 Hello All,I recently bought a Pearson 30 that has been sitting for a couple of years. After trying
Dodger for a 1996 34 MKII Kurt at 11:07am 06.19.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/991 Looking for advise on were to purchase a dodger. New boat and new to sailing!
sailing st. helena sound? biorapper at 11:30am 06.19.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1896 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 4/1156 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 13/1477 Have you seen this.Nick
Mac Shroud Tension hodge3000 at 2:14pm 06.19.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1040 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 4/1020 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 1/976 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 3/1396 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 8/2115 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 0/1795 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 2/927 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 9/1077 My mast had been weld patched by a previous owner. I was suspect, but have sailed several times wit

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Hunter 420 Fresh Water Cooling sail sfbay at 6:59am 07.06.21 See page 7-1 in the manual Engine Adjusting Standards - Yanmar 4JH3-TE Service Manual \| ManualsLib
Waste System Diagram Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:51am 07.06.21 There are way too much options in that system. Among other things, there's no benefit in sending t
Macgregor 25 standing rigging question whudatt at 6:34am 07.06.21 Thank you for the info,this helps a lot & i will search for rigging instructions as you suggested !
Cockpit Oxidation/Chalky - Polishing Advice Needed Hardhead at 6:19am 07.06.21 You might want to try "poliglow." Worked great restoring the finish on my 1987.
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working Claude L.-Auger at 6:17am 07.06.21 The suggestion to empty the WH and refill with clean water is a good one. Open the drain, and flip u
Invest 97L (2) JamesG161 at 6:12am 07.06.21 TS Elsa will present the worst side to Florida in the next 2 days. There are few NOAA Weather statio
Simple Reef Hook Gene Neill at 6:11am 07.06.21 I've always been intrigued with the idea. Eagerly awaiting sea trial report. :thumbup:
Added a second battery and solar panel. Project_Mayhem at 6:09am 07.06.21 Thanks for the feedback. I have the panel and two clamps on order. We'll see if I need more clamps o
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working (1) kodiak1120 at 5:51am 07.06.21
Smoke In Cabin - Fire Averted!!! Breaker Failure? njlarry at 5:51am 07.06.21 Your girlfriends pretty little nose saved your boat. Thanks for posting.
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working kodiak1120 at 5:44am 07.06.21 @kodiak1120 - you are a special contributor because you told us (part of) the resolution to the pro
Update Electronics jssailem at 5:33am 07.06.21
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Davidasailor26 at 5:01am 07.06.21 There are several possible outcomes of the study. The water quality does not change much. The wate
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter thinwater at 4:48am 07.06.21 A few thoughts: Hull cleaning in freshwater marinas carries an eletric shock hazard, but the risk
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working Parsons at 4:48am 07.06.21 @kodiak1120 - you are a special contributor because you told us (part of) the resolution to the prob
Macgregor 25 standing rigging question Tsatzsue at 4:44am 07.06.21 It should not. With new shrouds you will have to set and tension your rigging anyway. I have the sto
reinforcing the lower shroud chain plates RoyS at 4:32am 07.06.21 Caution with U bolts for chain plates. Just had one break on my boat. U bolts should be aligned with
Hunter 240 aft lazarett drains DJN51 at 4:27am 07.06.21 I did on my 95 23.5 ,Kind of a pain because of the foam underneath but put them in both ,ran to a t
Simple Reef Hook ShawnL at 3:58am 07.06.21 Nice. I always wondered how others did it, since the manual really doesn't go into too much detail.
Repair or replace muffler without hauling boat? All U Get at 3:51am 07.06.21 Cool. For me the challenge was making sure you could get the hose back on? Could be hard. Could b

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