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HOW VMG BROAD REACH at 10:37am 06.19.07 Racing 5/3115 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 4/1229 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 1/1027 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 2/1981 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 4/1210 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 13/1563 Have you seen this.Nick
Mac Shroud Tension hodge3000 at 2:14pm 06.19.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1090 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 4/1066 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 1/1043 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 3/1432 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 8/2259 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 0/1879 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 2/969 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 9/1148 My mast had been weld patched by a previous owner. I was suspect, but have sailed several times wit
Plymouth Harbor, Plymouth, MA Ameribritalia at 12:17am 06.18.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1650 Looking for a town harbor mooring in Plymouth, MA. I understand that if one can't get their boat in
O'Day 32 Center Cockpit v Pearson 323 frmreilly at 12:38am 06.18.07 Ask All Sailors 9/13532 Both boats from the '70s -- I'm considering a purchase -- any insight as to which would be the bette
How far will a Mac 25 heel before Mac at 12:36am 06.18.07 Ask All Sailors 18/2169 it goes over? Will it go over or just spill the wind over the sails? I was using a 150 Gen and it
Graphic chart of speed vs. wind jveatch at 12:44am 06.18.07 Big Boats 4/1665 Is there a polar chart of speed vs. wind speed and direction applicable to the 2006 Hunter 36? I
Low Oil Pressure Alarm vsailor at 12:56am 06.18.07 Catalina 310 5/2098 Hi FolksYesterday evening after a day of sailing as I was 3-4 boats lengths from my dock the "Low O
Anchor Riding Sail Jon Elmendorf at 1:03am 06.18.07 Big Boats 9/1370 I have a Hunter 40.5 that I bought 2 yr. ago. the boat hunts at anchor or on a mooring, it will shi

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Mods to our 35s5 Hollyberry at 8:37am 10.06.21 Hollyberry - can I ask where you got the new galley sink, I am doing some interior mods as well and
Mods to our 35s5 Hollyberry at 8:30am 10.06.21 Well done. I didn't know that sapelle looked as good as that when finished. The most important item
Wiring new TV Don S/V ILLusion at 8:23am 10.06.21 Because of the large voltage fluctuation possible on the 12v system, some TVs wired directly to the
Water Heater hoses Justin_NSA at 8:21am 10.06.21 That's an important distinction Don. I added diverter valves to my hot water tank (another thread) s
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! Scott T-Bird at 8:20am 10.06.21 Scott, hard to tell how exactly your system is plumbed from the photograph. It appears that the two
Halyard Loss danstanford at 8:12am 10.06.21 We lost one of our spin halyards last season because dump the spin halyard can be taken literally wh
Mods to our 35s5 dmax at 8:03am 10.06.21 Hollyberry - can I ask where you got the new galley sink, I am doing some interior mods as well and
Water Heater hoses Don S/V ILLusion at 7:57am 10.06.21
Halyard Loss Jacktar at 7:48am 10.06.21 Yep a simple figure eight knot on each line can save you a world of hurt.
Water Heater hoses Justin_NSA at 7:45am 10.06.21 Here's a link to my heat exchanger flush/winterizing thread. The closed system gets pretty gunked up
What is this? Scott T-Bird at 7:40am 10.06.21 Deja Vu all over again! Somebody recently posted a picture of a boat built by the other Johnson boa
O'Day 23 rudder problem sail sfbay at 7:38am 10.06.21 .........Maybe if he can tell me how much my rudder should weigh, I can determine how much water it
Wiring new TV Gary Ryan at 7:32am 10.06.21 We didn't need tv too much when out sailing, so I routed ac over to our starboard side and mounted o
Steering drain through hull (1) jonelli at 7:17am 10.06.21 Replaced it with the Marelon mushroom one. WM had it in stock. It was the 3/4" barbed thru-hull an
What is this? kloudie1 at 7:14am 10.06.21 I will second that. I have a good bit of time in Flying Dutchman and Lightning boats.. Just a HOOT!
Wiring new TV dmax at 7:12am 10.06.21 Keep it simple and more efficient and get a 12 volt TV - here's a previous conversation on this: ht
More on Maine Sail kloudie1 at 7:04am 10.06.21 Thanks for the update, Phil. Definitely hope that he continues to improve. Wondering if there is a
O'Day 23 rudder problem Wayne S at 7:03am 10.06.21 Thanks for the info. I'll try contacting Rudy at D&R. (I have bought some parts from him in the pas
What is this? Damnskippy at 6:40am 10.06.21 These racing dinghies are a blast. Mastering one will make you an excellent sailor. Hiking strap
Adding Webasto ST2000 to Hunter 376 duck21 at 6:15am 10.06.21 Hi @Head Sail These are all good points. I actually did purchase the pig tail for condensate, but

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