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Radar Placement John Ehricht at 6:55am 03.18.07 Big Boats 12/2087 Thanks for all of the information concerning the Doyle UPS sail. After going back to our boat yeste
Simrad Wheel Auto Pilot cementhead at 8:11am 03.18.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1462 I hate to keep bugging you guys, but I was reading about a Simrad Wheel Pilot and the price of $799
Stubborn Water Line Stains Joe Mullee at 9:17am 03.18.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1089 Starting to prep the bottom for the seasons paint job. I have a very stubborn water line stain that
Raising Boom on Mast charliehall1@verizon.net at 10:17am 03.18.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1693 Hi Everyone,I have an ODay 30 and the boom is to low over the cabin to install a dodger. The fell
Installing Heat Exchanger Brad Hoff at 10:46am 03.18.07 Big Boats 4/1153 I am in the process of installing a small heater/heat exchanger next to the water heater in the star
Sail Shackles and Slugs BrianW at 11:11am 03.18.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1061 My Hunter 26 has its original Doyle mainsail. Six of the sail slugs are held with shackles through g
stereo install. glitch Justin_NSA at 11:11am 03.18.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1074 I had great expectations of going out to my boat today and installing speakers in my cockpit. I keep
Boat Transport..... dvideohd at 11:53am 03.18.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1449 Hi...I am mystified as to how to transport a 6500# Columbia from West Coast to Galveston. At 6500
Catalina 32 or 34 Birgitta at 12:15pm 03.18.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1137 After 6 years of sailing on a 1974 Catalina 27 we have sold her. We are a family of five and decide
Replacing Autohelm 4000 wheel unit Tom Speitel at 1:35pm 03.18.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1010 The clutch on the wheel unit of the Autohelm 4000 which came with my 1992 Catalina 28 isn't grabbing
New Owner! Randy Trautman at 2:09pm 03.18.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1069 I'm spending my first night on our new 35. It's located in Newport Bay, Oregon. Tomorrow I move it
Howdy pardner SailboatOwners.com at 2:23pm 03.18.07 Ask All Sailors 27/2393 With the costs of buying and maintaining a sailboat rising each year, finding ways to reduce expendi
First sail! Questions (trailer, sails) tegwilym at 2:29pm 03.18.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/1382 Finally!A decent day with some light winds here in Seattle (and not pouring down rain!), so I had t
to peggy fisher jerry edwards at 8:30pm 03.18.07 Ask All Sailors 3/930 peggy fisher i've been trying to buy your book. but chandlery here says they are out of stock. be
Honda Motor on Hunter 170 feejer at 9:56pm 03.18.07 Day Sailers 3/1768 How fast does the Honda 2hp motor get the 170 going? Our shore house is on a canal about 1 mile from
Head Hose Ken Warner at 10:29pm 03.18.07 Big Boats 3/836 Hi,The head discharge line to my aft holding tank is plugging with calcified deposits and plugs fr
Name Change JJ Gizara at 10:58pm 03.18.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1005 what is the best way to get an old name off the side of the boat. I tried a heat gun. Recommendati
Zodiac self bailer Jared at 12:15am 03.19.07 Ask All Sailors 3/3325 Has anyone ever had to replace the self bailer rubber flapper? We have a West Marine Zodiac brand d
Sorry, it's the engineer in me Justin_NSA at 12:37am 03.19.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/960 I was re-installing my rudder post and my new IdaSailor post riser and tiller, and I was analyzing t
Sirius Marine Weather richk at 12:54am 03.19.07 Other Sailboats 6/934 Anyone have experience with Sirius Marine Weather? Please see link.

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To Drill or Not to Drill? JamesG161 at 2:03pm 08.11.21 Thanks for the info. I plan to use something in the bottom of that Anchor Closet to prevent pluggag
Profurl C320 furling line size dmax at 1:44pm 08.11.21 Thanks Stu - I'll go with 3/8" and 1 1/2 turns.
wing on wing sailing JRacer at 1:42pm 08.11.21 You might find this informative: Preventer rigging (oceancruisingclub.org) Also the accident repor
Profurl C320 furling line size Stu Jackson at 1:40pm 08.11.21 I use 3/8" on my ProFurl LCI32 system. Works just fine, reasonable "hand," no coring required. Jus
looking to upsize!? bgstar19 at 1:37pm 08.11.21 Hey cheeseNcrackers: I hope you have luck finding your next boat. Are you planning on selling your
Help with identifying my boat? rgouette at 1:16pm 08.11.21 Howdy fellas.. just a check in, to say I never did hear anything yet on what kind of boat she is...
To Drill or Not to Drill? Jake N Eggs at 1:15pm 08.11.21 I have an 06 33 on Lake Ontario. I don't anchor much so I have the anchor, rode and short chain tied
H23.5 sliding hatch Crazy Dave Condon at 1:12pm 08.11.21 Wood screws were used to secure the teak handle by screwing them from the inside upward using oval h
wing on wing sailing markwbird at 12:19pm 08.11.21 Pay attention. That's really it. Even with a preventor you do not want to round up
Rig tuning physics Tedd at 12:04pm 08.11.21 lower stay tension will always be more than upper stay tension. not assumption, but fact.:cool: G
Rig tuning physics Tedd at 11:57am 08.11.21 Why does your force vector for the lower shroud not align with the shroud? It's the combined force
wing on wing sailing jssailem at 11:23am 08.11.21 Every rig is a little different and you need to accommodate the rig you have. You also need to manag
Catalina 315 Refrigeration compartment air flow? sailingdeac at 10:51am 08.11.21 No, the back of the refrig compartment is solid... no openings there or to left or right.
Rig tuning physics jon hansen at 10:32am 08.11.21 lower stay tension will always be more than upper stay tension. not assumption, but fact.:cool:
Rig tuning physics Davidasailor26 at 10:32am 08.11.21 In my ongoing attempt to understand rig tuning better, I made the attached free body diagram (FBD)
Prop Specs Daddio417 at 10:29am 08.11.21 I have the same boat with the same engine, fewer hours. I have the original two blade prop and mak
Below deck disassembly problem karellen at 10:11am 08.11.21 I've ran a few wires through the conduit you're referring to. A SeatalkNG cable and more recently an
Rig tuning physics (1) Tedd at 10:03am 08.11.21 In my ongoing attempt to understand rig tuning better, I made the attached free body diagram (FBD) o
wing on wing sailing jeepbluetj at 9:54am 08.11.21 I find it quite difficult to keep the jib stable without a whisker pole in the typical light SoCal w
Hunter 216 Loose Forestay Mike216 at 9:48am 08.11.21 I have a 216 with the stock furling jib setup. It is easy for me to install the forestay if I loose

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