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Fiberglass mess (1) Wes at 2:46am 07.12.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1132 I am buying this boat this coming weekend. The gelcoat melted off in a fire. I have done some mino
New Electrical Leads to Mast Geoff McLaughlin at 3:06am 07.12.07 Big Boats 5/909 I have installed a mast head antenna for my VHF. The mast is off the boat and about to go back on.
Jibe time Brian M H23 at 3:09am 07.12.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1419 We all know how dangerous an uncontrolled jibe can be! the other night I was out for a 2 hour 11p-1
B.O,8.T. ........Diesel Eng. Help sailortonyb Allied Mis at 3:48am 07.12.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1389 I'm at work now and wont be home for another week. I am completely retarded when it comes to engines
Windlass for 320 Rick at 4:24am 07.12.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/1277 We are currently looking to install a windlass in the anchor locker of our 2001 Hunter 320 and are w
shaft+stuffing box replacement scottish at 4:45am 07.12.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/2239 Sailors.... Problem: i think i have barnikles growing on my shaft inside my stuffing box.
Lake Travis Austin TX Pitman at 5:10am 07.12.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1692 I am moving to Austin and would like to take my boat with me. Is Lake Travis a good sailing lake an
H23 Companionway Hatch Question ADHunter23 at 6:17am 07.12.07 Smaller Boats 6/1214 I purchased my Hunter used and I am sorry to say that the previous owner lost the OEM companionway h
Dropping anchor w/ no motor Ben16737 at 6:32am 07.12.07 Ask All Sailors 22/3483 Somebody posted a funny story here the other day about the WRONG way to drop anchor under sail, as o
Wireing questions: Stereo and lights to battery. Nevermind530 at 6:39am 07.12.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1717 I have a 17' Vagabond Day sailor, There is no power on the boat currently. I want to wire an old car
Deck Compression Sam at 6:46am 07.12.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1205 It appears that there is about 1/4 to 1/2 inch deck compression underneath my mast (the fore and aft
Cruising savanna river from augusta to ocean... jim at 6:58am 07.12.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/766 and then sailing up the coast to charleston.I am planning a new adventure...I have never been down
A comment... Alan at 9:37am 07.12.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/3208 Learning basic sailing skills is not enough. Skills must be practiced and weather conditions challe
Mooring Ball Info Falcon14980 at 8:02am 07.12.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1372 I recently anchored a 36 ft. sailboat on a mooring ball. It's on a Texas lake that can get pretty w
Rigging (1) ACR42 at 7:56am 07.12.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1037 Greetings,Just Last week I acquired a 1960 Ospray Hull #5724, Class #310 Condition fair to good. No
Spinnaker with Main up Dan2296 at 10:10am 07.12.07 Big Boats 8/1251 1987 Legend 45I inherited a huge symetrical spinnaker and pole with my Legend 45 - no sock. I'll
1985 to 88 27' Catalina tomc23570 at 10:42am 07.12.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1596 I am going to look at 3 27" Catalinas next week. Can anyone give me any advise about what problems I
Main sail halyard JCT at 10:31am 07.12.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/963 I would like to run the main sail halyrad back to the cockpit but the sail batons are catching on th
Back stay tension NYSail at 10:15am 07.12.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/2341 Hello all,I am new to tuning my rig on my 1986 Pearson P36-2 and have a basic question (for now...
Trailoring a 27' Catalina tomc23570 at 10:13am 07.12.07 Trailer Sailors 14/5168 I am thinking about buying a 27' Catalina. I would like to use it on the coast and on a small inland

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Sailboat Conversion to Trawler Deep Sea at 2:33pm 09.17.21 No doubt I love being on "and in" the water. I'm a Navy bratt and a retired deep sea diver. Being
Cal 21 Year Built jssailem at 2:04pm 09.17.21
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler dLj at 2:04pm 09.17.21 I always weigh how much I want to be on the water compared with how much time I want to work on a pr
Cal 21 Year Built Deep Sea at 2:02pm 09.17.21 Thanks jssailem. Is that HIN placement true of all sailboats or just the Cals? Deep Sea
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? jssailem at 2:00pm 09.17.21 Thank you Don. It was back in 2019 that I explored the sails. And yes I looked into sails through SB
Engine Instruments Died DArcy at 1:58pm 09.17.21 Found the culprit. The engine harness connector is known to me as a bad actor so after a quick check
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler Deep Sea at 1:53pm 09.17.21 Into a boat designed to trawl a fishing net? Or do you mean removing the mast and rigging, then pow
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler Deep Sea at 1:47pm 09.17.21 Based on my professional experience in the automotive field, which is much more economical than the
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? Don Guillette at 1:41pm 09.17.21 I have been following the folks at Quantum Sails since asking for a sail quote. John: Have you as
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? Don Guillette at 1:38pm 09.17.21 :), b. For example I have a fixed, non-adjustable, fairlead car which is as far forward as it can
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler Deep Sea at 1:36pm 09.17.21 I've done some reading on the ballast issues. My swing keel carries 360 pounds. I plan to compensa
Simple head question Project_Mayhem at 1:19pm 09.17.21 I've had it with this awful Camco stuff! The head smells awful and I've put an order in for Odorlos.
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler All U Get at 12:58pm 09.17.21 It would change the stability of your boat. The mast does more than providing propulsion, do some r
Cal 21 Year Built jssailem at 12:52pm 09.17.21 If the boat has an HIN then it will tell the year listed as built. Look on the Starboard Stern for a
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler jssailem at 12:45pm 09.17.21 converting my small sailboat to a Trawler. Into a boat designed to trawl a fishing net? Or do you
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler Leeward Rail at 12:44pm 09.17.21 Based on my professional experience in the automotive field, which is much more economical than the
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? jssailem at 12:29pm 09.17.21 I have been following the folks at Quantum Sails since asking for a sail quote. They provide interes
H41DS. What is a cut wire doing under galley? twalker H260 at 12:23pm 09.17.21 All this information is still available on the Marlow-Hunter site here: https://www.marlow-hunter.co
Replacing passive skimmer with electric field pump and automatic switch Ralph Johnstone at 12:06pm 09.17.21 Depends on what you want. An electric pump is made for dealing with small leaks at the dock. Small
H41DS. What is a cut wire doing under galley? ice breaker at 11:52am 09.17.21 I nabbed that from the hunter site before they were sold. It was an additional manual beyond the no

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