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Catalina 22 roller furler installation info Ed Piotroski at 11:31am 02.11.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2525 I have recently begun sailing with the purchase of a Catalina 22. I know nothing about how to insta
Hunter Legend 45 OR 45 - Seaworthiness Kristoria at 4:47pm 02.11.07 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 1/2569 Hi,Does any body have any experience or history as to the seaworthiness of the 1986 Series of Hunt
Single line Reefing systems for the Mainsail oceansail0 at 9:27pm 02.09.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/1608 I have just bought a h31. The forums are great. It appears that I will be doing alot of reefing of t
Autohelm ST 50 windspeed transducer needed Patrick at 10:20pm 02.09.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1003 I am looking for a replacement ST50 masthead wind vane with the wind direction feather and the speed
H33.5 alternator upgrade, whats works ? Patrick at 11:54pm 02.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1187 I have a H 33.5 with a Yanmar 3gm30 that has a stock 80amp Hitachi alternator.I have 4 golf carts
rudder deeper draft than keel bsheehan at 6:02am 02.10.07 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1971 I ran aground at speed (not paying attention and depth was broken)and bent the rudder shaft which co
Planning a Cruise sailortonyb Allied Mis at 6:04am 02.10.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1218 Well, Im back from 'Blue Water Rehab' for the week and am now beginning to plan our fall cruise. We
What to look for on a boat with a saltwater past jpeac2 at 7:00am 02.10.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1093 Hello all!As I stated in a previous thread I am currently looking at purchasing a used mid-90's bo
Keel replacement (I want to know how-to) Marc Robic at 6:54am 02.10.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1074 I want to know how to remove the existing keel and replace it with a newer shoal draft keel (with bu
Polarity Switch? New Sailor at 9:05am 02.10.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1068 Hey folks, i just purchased a 1984 Catalina 25, there is a switch on the electric switch panel that
Stern Rails for 1978 Hunter 25 Lane504 at 9:24am 02.10.07 Smaller Boats 1/957 Does anyone know if it is possible to add stern rails (as seen in today's Hunter 25 models) to a 197
Dingy Davits lavie423 at 9:56am 02.10.07 Big Boats 1/1415 We have a 1994 Catalina 42 and a Avon by West Marine 10.3 hard bottom dingy. We want to install davi
Fuel consumption- do you know yours? Tim Haibach at 10:05am 02.10.07 Mid-Size Boats 6/1846 I have a Universal 14hp inboard diesel and will be making my maiden voyage in Mid-april. I was wonde
CYOA Bertucci's, Columbia Maryland Larry Wilson at 10:23am 02.10.07 Columbia 2/1824 Re: CYOA - Mid Winter Cruise-Not in a Md. Columbia, but in Columbia, Md.As the daylight lasts long
Bilge pump through hull placement Craig Warren at 10:19am 02.10.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/4613 I am installing an automatic bilge pump in my 1974 Oday 27. Where would be the best location to inst
Moorage in the Med? Bob15962 at 10:50am 02.10.07 Ask All Sailors 0/893 I am kicking around the idea of buying a boat in the Med - Greece... I have never had to consider mo
Anyone full-time live aboard on Mac 26 X or M ? Art G. at 10:52am 02.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/3999 Are there any full-time live aboards on Mac. 26 X or M models ? If so, where,how long, shoreside/do
H27 Jib Conquistador at 11:50am 02.10.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1058 Is there a larger jib available for the H27 (2006)? Does anybody have any pics of this model with a
New Catalina 30 fuel tank tomfoolery at 5:28am 02.10.07 Catalina 30 2/2212 I'm installing a new fuel tank in my Catalina 30. Any suggestions about whether it should be just fa
new to sailing-w '77 Oday 25 keel,need owner manua JD'S boat at 4:21am 02.10.07 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1622 I am brand new to sail boats but not to boating. We just acquired this boat that has a normal keel

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Invest 99L kappykaplan at 9:35am 08.27.21 Dammit Jim... Yes! :beer:
asymmetrical spinnaker sock twodzusfittings at 9:26am 08.27.21 NEVER go around with a spinnaker without the main up - if winds build you may have to cut the thing
asymmetrical spinnaker sock Parsons at 9:15am 08.27.21 My ATN sock (Sailboat Spinnaker Sleeve \| ATN Sailing Equipment) was installed by the sailmaker and a
asymmetrical spinnaker sock twodzusfittings at 8:59am 08.27.21 But, once she's up and open, its a blast!! I'll take the work for the result it gives.
asymmetrical spinnaker sock twodzusfittings at 8:58am 08.27.21 I believe mine is only partially sleeved with inside line guide straps for the un sleeved areas. Tha
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 Ottdreamer at 8:55am 08.27.21 The Ottawa river is a lot more forgiving than Lake Ontario. Don't worry about the rapids, just turn
asymmetrical spinnaker sock Richardwm at 8:37am 08.27.21 As usual, all your comments are helpful. Thanks.
Invest 99L (4) JamesG161 at 8:21am 08.27.21 Update on Tropical Storm Ida... Hurricane Hunters and NOAA aircraft are alternating storm passes.
asymmetrical spinnaker sock justsomeguy at 8:14am 08.27.21 Someone on our list may have the answer to that, so please do share. A lot depends on frequency of
Wooden (2) Ken Cross at 8:07am 08.27.21 I've built a drift boat and a kayak. I've even carved my own Greenland paddles. It's very satisfying
Invest 99L smokey73 at 8:04am 08.27.21 @JamesG161 I know you are probably busy getting ready for this storm so no need to respond. Just
asymmetrical spinnaker sock sail sfbay at 8:03am 08.27.21 Curious what your sail/sock maker said about their design and the problems you are having?
Near Miss in Port Huron Joe Blizzard at 8:02am 08.27.21 Check the pecking order on the COLREGS. That must be what the folks in the sailboat were doing all
asymmetrical spinnaker sock twodzusfittings at 7:53am 08.27.21 My sock does not cover the last two feet of the spinnaker. It is stock from the sail maker, paired w
anyone ever hire a tow truck to lift a boat? PaulK at 7:47am 08.27.21 Your boat weighs less than a ton. Car jacks would lift it easily, using gRanger's idea (nice photos
Rub Rail 26D sail sfbay at 7:02am 08.27.21 Check here: MacgregorOwners.com search and MacGregor 26 Daggerboard (1987-1989) (bwyachts.com)
Invest 99L JamesG161 at 6:56am 08.27.21 BOHICA Gulf Coast! SUSFU Gulf Coast! :cowbell:
NOT buying H34 (1) DeniseO30 at 6:12am 08.27.21 Thank you! I'm sure I'll find the other components. Actually happy to have the wheel drive off the
Near Miss in Port Huron Pirate Dave at 6:09am 08.27.21 No one. One boat is the stand on vessel and one is the burdened vessel. And then there is the gross
NOT buying H34 Rjm st.petersburg at 5:59am 08.27.21 If you can find your Autopilot ECU, you should see wires labeled for the Fluxgate Compass. They shou

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