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Sail Care Mac at 6:49am 05.27.07 Ask All Sailors 2/2063 When you haul your sails in, do you fold them up and put them away? Or can you store them down belo
Navigation Brian M H23 at 4:45am 05.27.07 Ask All Sailors 21/64925 I've had my boat about a half a season now (end of last + begining of this) and I think im finally
Running rigging specs Kailani at 4:41am 05.27.07 Big Boats 4/995 I just left my 35.5 and forgot the owner's manual. Now I'm 50 miles from the vessel. I need to repla
Need Autohelm (Raymarine) Part Tim at 11:23am 05.27.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1089 Does anyone have any links or any info on where I might obtain parts for older Autohelm (now Raymari
mast lighting wires Jay Rosenfeld at 7:06am 05.27.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1094 On my 22 there is a housing right next to the mast bracket that has 2 wires to connect the mast ligh
Interior wood finish problems Ron at 6:56am 05.27.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1372 I have a 2005 Beneteau and after the first year the interior finish on all the flat wood work pitted
Where do all these containers come from? (1) NewportVic at 9:00am 05.27.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1209 I guess if a few fell overboard they wouldn't be missed too quickly.Vic "Seven"
hunter 170 tiller Dave Widmer at 9:19am 05.27.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/846 Have any mHunter 170 owners experienced challenges with the Tiller, popping out of the slot easily e
Zincs (again) Chief at 10:09am 05.27.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1504 I am about to splash latter this week. I stopped into West Marine to pick up new zincs for the shaft
head problem Mike8193 at 12:26pm 05.27.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1057 I need help. I hope someone with insomnia can respond to this tonight so I can fix my head tomorrow.
New Mattress For any boat oberhofe@bellsouth.net at 10:47am 05.27.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1948 This post is for anyone needing to replace their old boat mattress, My wife and I had a mattress mad
Mac 26D Tiller (1) Rob Humphreys at 1:24pm 05.27.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1166 I just purchased a new Tiller form IdaSailor. It is a very beautiful piece of work but substantiall
can't fill bowl Mike8193 at 1:15pm 05.27.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 16/1971 I posted this question on another forum tonight and it was probably the wrong forum. Sorry. I have
Topsides Protection Mike M16608 at 2:11pm 05.27.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1186 We've had a lot of discussion about how to protect our hulls, but what about the topsides? My H23 i
Spinnaker for a H19 (93-96) Mike Howell at 1:32pm 05.27.07 Smaller Boats 1/1036 Is there anyone with a Hunter 19 (93-96) that has an asymetrical spinaker?I have one with the 23.5
Spontanious Engine Start Jasper at 7:01pm 05.27.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/958 Just had the problem that my engine started spontaniously with no engine key in use and switch in of
Cracked Hull Repairs? (1) sam20916 at 3:41pm 05.27.07 Ask All Sailors 21/2087 I am looking at buying a 16 ft sailboat (Windmill). All the needed repairs look doable except a few
Connecting Grey Pex Plumbing to Regular Water Hose Greg W at 2:38pm 05.27.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1090 I need to know if it is possible to connect regular 3/4 inch water hoses coming out of my new water
top speed Rick Stuart at 2:26pm 05.27.07 Bigger Boats 3/1441 I have been sailing on the 27 for two years. I have been sailing all my life 43 yrs. we sail a weekl
HEAD FUNCTIONS Wallace Shakun at 10:41pm 05.25.07 Big Boats 6/1113 When do you turn on the macerator pump ? There is no overboardcapabilities (valve) so it appears th

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Thistle main sail Calif. Ted at 3:42pm 08.23.21 I learned to sail on a Thistle too long ago but we used North Sails, because it's a "one design clas
How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? jssailem at 3:42pm 08.23.21 Are you having your bottom cleaned He Cleans the slime, removes any barnacle growth, and does the
CUBIC MINI WOOD STOVE 1988 CATALINA 36 MKI Prestonrockstar at 3:33pm 08.23.21 I don't want diesel heating. Smells bad. I hate motoring for the same reason. Nor do I want a flamma
Shipwrecked: A Shocking Tale of Love, Loss, and Survival in the Deep Blue Sea jssailem at 3:33pm 08.23.21 Some tale of misery and survival, only to be haunted. Sad. Thank you for sharing. It was well writ
Engine size sail boat. Help please. Ken Cross at 3:32pm 08.23.21 We had the dagger board version of your boat which was built prior to yours. We had a 9.9 Honda on t
Shipwrecked: A Shocking Tale of Love, Loss, and Survival in the Deep Blue Sea shemandr at 3:23pm 08.23.21 Yeah, that's a disturbing tale. When Tiger Sharks are circling your inflatable you're not having a
Shipwrecked: A Shocking Tale of Love, Loss, and Survival in the Deep Blue Sea Ken Cross at 3:22pm 08.23.21 Thanks for sharing, I just read another book that I found very Entertaining. It's called Before th
CUBIC MINI WOOD STOVE 1988 CATALINA 36 MKI sail sfbay at 3:19pm 08.23.21 Nope.......how do you plan to use it (at anchor, dock, sailing, motoring), what do you do for wood s
Thistle main sail shemandr at 3:16pm 08.23.21 Yeah, go with the class club. Do you really have to join just to ask about a sail? I hope not.
Galled stanchion removal Ken Cross at 3:15pm 08.23.21 I managed to remove our broken stanchion with a impact screwdriver and hammer. Not the electric kind
South and middle Puget Sound Ken Cross at 3:11pm 08.23.21
Funny Friday!!! DArcy at 3:03pm 08.23.21 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments/notforsale-jpg.197573 Ha, and it's for sale :)
Single Handed Docking DArcy at 3:00pm 08.23.21 One basic rule is to not approach the dock or slip going faster than a speed at which you'd be will
Broken Keel Bolts - Hunter dmax at 2:59pm 08.23.21 Yikes - that Catalina layup doesn't look good, I'm surprised, they are generally pretty solid.
Galled stanchion removal jssailem at 2:48pm 08.23.21 Looking at the picture, I suspect the damage bent the screws and they may be cross threaded in the p
Shipwrecked: A Shocking Tale of Love, Loss, and Survival in the Deep Blue Sea dlochner at 2:43pm 08.23.21 Thanks for sharing, I think.
Single Handed Docking jssailem at 2:41pm 08.23.21 Docking at your own slip is generally the easiest, as you do it every time you bring the boat back i
Broken Keel Bolts - Hunter (3) Tally Ho at 2:21pm 08.23.21 Yes, you will sleep easier... Can you tell how thick the lay up is in the bilge (supporting the kee
I just bought a C30 yesterday!! Mooseman at 2:11pm 08.23.21 Congrats ...and Happy Sailing. I just sold my 3rd Catalina a few months ago as we bought a house on
Broken Keel Bolts - Hunter jssailem at 2:10pm 08.23.21 You will be happier in the long run for taking this action now.

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