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Rudder longer than keel sheila at 5:43am 03.29.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1412 We have a Hunter 31. When the boat was pulled out for winter storage last year, we noticed that the
running main and jib halyards to cockpit on H23 CaptainNorman at 5:23am 03.29.07 Smaller Boats 4/1173 I would like to run the halyards from the mast to the cockpit on my 1988 Hunter 23.Does anyone have
WATERLOGGED BARNEY at 5:17am 03.29.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1062 I HAVE A 1977 27FT CATALINA WITH WATER TRAPPED UNDER THE SOLE FORWARD OF THE BILGE. SINCE THE BOAT H
Docking/Slip Question tcrespo at 4:55am 03.29.07 Ask All Sailors 22/2651 All - this is the first year that I'll be keeping my boat/a boat in a marina, and I have a few quest
need to find the year and make Jason 20567 at 7:21am 03.29.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1189 I just bought a first sail boat, and was wondering if any body new where I can enter the VIN and fin
HF Radio backup for satphone Al - s/v Persephone at 7:57am 03.29.07 Ask All Sailors 0/906 Those contemplating satphones for main commo needs might wish to kep the following in mind:> G
Non-Marine BBQ Photos: 1 of 3 posts Rick D at 8:32am 03.29.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1199 Someone wanted to see the modifications we did to adapt a cast aluminum/stainless steel BBQ grill to
BBQ Post 3 of 3 Rick D at 8:41am 03.29.07 Ask All Sailors 0/851 This shows what we did to adapt it. We removed the legs and rilled through the cast aluminum side co
BBQ Post 4 (Oops) Rick D at 8:45am 03.29.07 Ask All Sailors 0/756 Posted the wrong photo in #2. This is the one I wanted.
R&R fixed two blade w/feathering prop (1) shorty at 7:37am 03.29.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1489 I would like to replace the two blade 16"x10 prop in the photo with a three blade, most likely Kiwip
BBQ Post 2 Rick D at 8:34am 03.29.07 Ask All Sailors 0/838 This has a couple of hundred inches of cooking area and a warming rack. It stayed lit just fine in a
Any idea what happened? Eric at 9:32am 03.29.07 Ask All Sailors 5/910 Hey all CT sailors,Any idea what happened on that 24' sailboat that lost the skipper while two sle
Mast pressure cracks in Bristol 24 Jack McCann at 11:42am 03.29.07 Bristol 0/1719 The arch below the mast is cracking. Seems stable, but I need to know what, if anything, can be don
Outboard motor Jack Nolan at 11:40am 03.29.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1473 i have a 22 ft ODay project boat, and what to know what size Outboard I need to move the boat along
Genoa Cars Everett14920 at 12:00pm 03.29.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/892 I have a 2004 Hunter 33 and the spools or drum of my Lewmar Genoa cars are chipped. These are large
222 Fresh out of the paint booth! (1) chuckd at 12:37pm 03.29.07 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1203 Well what do you guys think. Spent the last month sanding and painting. I think it turned out pretty
Building a radar tower DannyS at 12:54pm 03.29.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1284 Anyone out there built their own radar tower? I have a pretty good idea of how to go about it but th
Barrier Paint, anti fouling paint bill van at 1:24pm 03.29.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1460 I just bought a 1988 Capri 22 and I plan to moore this boat in fresh water. The instructions tell m
Dual Cutlass Bearings Voyager5994 at 6:25pm 03.29.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1133 anyone have any experience with a boat with both fore ' aft stern tube mounted cutlass bearings? Ar
Cheaper Fuel Filter for Polishing Debra B at 9:11pm 03.27.07 Ask All Sailors 10/2346 One of the downsides of creating a fuel polishing system, is the cost of a Racor fuel filter system.

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Midship cleat on toe rail? (1) Joe at 11:34pm 08.21.21 I added these mid ship cleats for 1" track to my boat a few years ago. $52 per at garhauer marine.
NEW SAILS Joe at 11:08pm 08.21.21 Note: even with an attached foot or shelf foot mainsail, most or the load will be on the corners. T
HELP Current on ground wire when on Generator JamesG161 at 10:26pm 08.21.21 One way to verify your Galvanic Isolator, per Charles's thought. Disconnect your shore power, then
TS Henri (2) JamesG161 at 10:19pm 08.21.21 Hurricane Henri was called by the Hurricane Hunters at 75 mph sustained winds. s, but used the Gulf
SELF TAILING WINCH ARM DIRECTION (1) jssailem at 10:19pm 08.21.21 I, have found the Andersen winch install orientation page helpful in showing how the winch should si
HELP Current on ground wire when on Generator Charles Erwin at 10:12pm 08.21.21 Just a thought - if there is a fault in one of the on board electrical devices and if the galvanic
Alternator problems pa391as at 9:40pm 08.21.21 sounds like a busted regulator. call Balmar, I have found their tech support to be excellent
26D windows..... kendyoozed at 8:20pm 08.21.21 I will work up some leads for that... Thanks.
How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? fstbttms at 8:15pm 08.21.21 @fstbttms , this is not just a claim, it's right in front of your eyes with photographic evidence,
How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? Ralph Johnstone at 8:14pm 08.21.21 Where are all the sailors in the Pacific Northwest ............................. ? Obviously out s
NOT buying H34 mnmpizza at 7:36pm 08.21.21
How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? (3) Ralph Johnstone at 7:11pm 08.21.21 Is your permanent moorage influenced by any fresh water source? Does your boat go to dry storage in
SELF TAILING WINCH ARM DIRECTION (1) Davidasailor26 at 7:10pm 08.21.21 This is an interesting comment, but a bit puzzling, what is your source for this idea? I took a qu
Going ashore shemandr at 7:00pm 08.21.21 All right I'm not a lake sailor. But there were certainly tides on Lake Erie when I used to sail th
SELF TAILING WINCH ARM DIRECTION Tally Ho at 6:56pm 08.21.21 This is an interesting comment, but a bit puzzling, what is your source for this idea? I took a qu
Going ashore john6206 at 6:33pm 08.21.21 No tides in the Great Lakes, but northern Lake Michigan can get cold in October.
SELF TAILING WINCH ARM DIRECTION Sailfanatic at 6:31pm 08.21.21 ... The orientation of the winch itself does matter more - the gears need to be oriented a certain
Going ashore shemandr at 6:21pm 08.21.21 Dink. That can take in a lot of options. Wading from just deep enough could work in a lake with sm
How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? thinwater at 6:16pm 08.21.21 Micron CSC is very common on the Chesapeake Bay, as a two year paint (several coats). Three years, m
Wooden shemandr at 6:03pm 08.21.21 Mike Rowe has been yelling this from the rooftops for years now. I don't want to get into it too m

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