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Track Mount Cleat Art at 9:29am 02.05.07 Big Boats 2/1375 An item I want to add to my boat is a Track Mount Cleat. I don't have a mid-ship cleat for tieing o
Anyone want to sail from Ft Myers, FL to Jax, FL? Caezar at 8:33am 02.05.07 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1325 Hello all,I just bought a 1978 Hunter 27 in Ft. Myers, FL. I live in Jacksonville, FL (Northeast
Fog signals on CD Allan Frey at 10:56am 02.05.07 Ask All Sailors 2/868 Has anyone purchased "RD Jansen's Fog signals on CD?" If so, what is the quality of the signal "un
We have a starter solenoid problem, or a wiring pr Chip Willis at 10:14am 02.05.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1636 1980 Catalina 30 XP25 motor We have a starter solenoid problem, or a wiring problem. I have checked
Cheap Trick for a comfortable bed! Bad Obsession at 10:13am 02.05.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1230 Just wanted to tell everyone of a cheap trick that I have been using in my last two boats. I have b
Betteries for Mexico Sanders at 10:46am 02.05.07 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1511 I am in a serious discussion with a good marine electrician, and friends who have sailed in Mexico,
keel weight christian15198 at 10:31am 02.05.07 Ask All Sailors 9/928 just purchased a 20 ft1973 enfena daysailer and it needs a new retractable keel,what is the minimuim
Assymetrical Spinnaker on Mac/Ven 25 Fred at 10:22am 02.05.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1017 I have an assymetrical spinnaker that came with the boat that I have never used. From what I can see
Need rudder for Pearson 26 Micky Doheny at 11:21am 02.05.07 Other Sailboats 2/1020 I'm looking for a used rudder for a Pearson 26. Ours broke off during a storm last fall. A complete
General - considering buying a Catalina 22 Larry at 1:03pm 02.05.07 Catalina 22 3/1397 I am considering purchasing a small sailboat, perhaps one of the Catalina 22 models. I am alone now
29.5 AC install Neil Hodgson at 11:38am 02.05.07 Mid-Size Boats 8/1635 Hello all.Do you or anyone you know have a 29.5 or 290 with air conditioning in it?I want to retro
24 or 26 Hunter roberts at 8:05pm 02.03.07 Trailer Sailors 8/1668 I am going to purchase one or the other and will be sailing mostly myself what do you think is the 2
Autoprop Bearing Replacement George at 9:11pm 02.03.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1113 I have the bearing kit for my H5 Autoprop but need the bearing cap removal tool. Has anyone out ther
Profile not taking Ken Palmer at 9:07pm 02.03.07 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/1013 After performing some hard-drive cleanup, my HOW forum has the newest answers to a post on the top.
Winter Testosterone (1) Dick Dixon at 9:04pm 02.03.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1069 Here's a quick sailing video for all those sailors held prisoner by winter...your boats on the hard,
Do you Suffer Through Winter tom at 10:08pm 02.03.07 Ask All Sailors 24/1457 Living in Alabama we see the snowbirds with their motor homes and trailers every winter heading sout
Need info for Onancock,VA Jim Seamans at 10:50pm 02.03.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1132 Since it is cold as a deep freeze outside. Joan and I are planning a spring sail. Kinda fun sitting
New catalina owner New sailor16924 at 10:52pm 02.03.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/978 Dear Folks, I have just purchased a 1984 Catalina 25 swing keel, I need to know what needs to be l
tansom angle etc motamman at 11:11pm 02.03.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1006 I'm putting and outboard on the back of my '79 Catalina 27 but the angle of the transom require I ha
Hunter 36 modifications Al - s/v Persephone at 1:16am 02.04.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1340 I've posted to the Improvements section of the H36 Knowledgebase a (long) description of the modific

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Chain snubbers (1) dLj at 8:34am 08.01.21 I bought a Mantus hook and spliced 2 x 8 plait nylon lines to it for a bridle. It will not do thro
Sail question Joe at 8:32am 08.01.21 Follow up to my previous comment.... It looks like you have all full length battens on your mainsail
Chain snubbers sesmith at 8:08am 08.01.21 I bought a Mantus hook and spliced 2 x 8 plait nylon lines to it for a bridle. It will not do throu
Life line specs and material Joe at 8:03am 08.01.21 Dyneema is popular... and kinda cool... but certainly not any cheaper than wire.. I recommend SS
Beginner Questions Daveinet at 7:56am 08.01.21 OK, so I sail with similar criteria as the OP. (Ok use to sail till my boat was crushed by a tree).
Looking sternward... Terry Cox at 7:55am 08.01.21 And then you begin to ponder the vastness of the universe and this little spec of a planet where we
Beginner Questions shemandr at 7:55am 08.01.21
Looking sternward... Terry Cox at 7:49am 08.01.21
Hunter 34 driveline needed Apex at 7:47am 08.01.21 This site store has the strut.. some are two bolts, some are four bolts, so ya need to know which.
Looking for 260 in Canada (1) Ottdreamer at 7:47am 08.01.21 In this photo, you can see some of the deflection which gets deeper under the bunk
Hunter 34 strut prop and shaft Apex at 7:46am 08.01.21 Do you want a used part prop and strut? Might be able to do an internet search and them if you know
Chain snubbers dLj at 7:42am 08.01.21 The line is dyneema and the chafe protection is a dyneema cover. The cover is held in place by a f
Looking for 260 in Canada (1) Ottdreamer at 7:41am 08.01.21 I know, I wish I had snapped one. I consider it luck as I fell in love with the boat as I pulled u
Sail question Tally Ho at 7:38am 08.01.21
Sail question Joe at 7:32am 08.01.21 Funny, but I didn't see any reference to a topping lift on this poster's boat. He specifically said
Looking for 260 in Canada Crazy Dave Condon at 7:31am 08.01.21 Generally it would have been an issue with bunk board supports not being adjusted correctly. It wo
Oceanis 31 Window leak LRsunnyB at 7:30am 08.01.21 The original portlight caulking in Hunter is DC 795. Beneteau may well be the same. Thanks Ralph,
What is best outboard for 1972 Catalina 27 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:09am 08.01.21 Without knowing the boat is difficult to say but sailboat transoms were designed for a max motor of
Sail question Crazy Dave Condon at 6:57am 08.01.21 Measure the sailbto see if they are in the manufacturer specifications
water in battery area Crazy Dave Condon at 6:41am 08.01.21 Cannot remember which boat model. Is the water in the very back?

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