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Where oh where have Brian and Steph been? (1) ConchyJoe at 4:49am 01.20.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1000 Rumor has it Brian has a trailer attached to the back of his vehicle and is heading up the east coas
Spinnaker for a H22 Mike at 6:07am 01.20.07 Smaller Boats 1/885 I've been sailing my H22 for some time now without a spinnaker and would like to sail with one this
How to dump the !@#$% 4-digit posting code Phil Herring at 6:17am 01.20.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1308 In the immortal words of Bart Simpson, "Doh!"Joe Ford made a suggestion that sparked an obvious ch
Antenna for SSB Paul17692 at 6:35am 01.20.07 Big Boats 5/1289 How have different owners set up their SSB antenna when you have no backstay?
Removing deck teak Mike8088 at 8:30am 01.20.07 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1418 Like most of you in the Northeast, I'm currently removing everything I can from my boat and refinish
376 OWNERS - NEED HELP !!!!!!! Barry Rogers at 7:49am 01.20.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/905 376 owners - need help!!! My boat hull was re gel-coated, and now I can not tell what the distance w
Need Advice Tensioning The Rigging On H34 Joe Mullee at 8:35am 01.20.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/862 I have a 1983 Hunter 34. I've never checked the tension on the rigging. I plan on getting a LOOS Ten
Mac 25 ceiling carpet Jansen at 9:20am 01.20.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1327 My ceiling carpet is deteriorated and needs to be removed or replaced. Is it needed? Will the ceil
Cut down keel on a 28,5 herb hilderley at 10:25am 01.20.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1365 Has anyone shortened a 5'3" keel by a foot or more? If so how has it influenced the boats sailing ch
portsmouth rating for my boat??? sand sailor at 11:32am 01.20.07 Ask All Sailors 14/6479 i went boat specific got 25 lookers but no response i cant seem to find a rating on my boat grr*
Downward pressure Manny at 1:01pm 01.20.07 Ask All Sailors 15/4596 When a mast is rigged and properly tuned, does the rigging exert a lot of downward pressure? Obvious
Morse engine control cooljuan at 3:16pm 01.20.07 Yamaha 1/2812 My Yamaha 25 has a Morse single lever engine control MV Control head with 33-C Red Jacket Cables tha
Batteries Flash15064 at 1:48pm 01.20.07 Big Boats 5/1114 Anyone have experience with the Rolls line of batteries? They are reputed to be very long lasting. I
buying a Newport 27 sue sanchez at 5:42pm 01.20.07 Newport 3/2297 I thinking of buying a Newport 27 with a 24hp Perkins (gas) and wheel steering. I would appreciate c
Boom positioning on mast James Burton at 9:04pm 01.18.07 Catalina 30 2/1371 Hurricane Wilma destroyed our rigging, and we eventually got a new mast set up by the marina. It see
Surveyor Dave at 9:32pm 01.18.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/933 I am looking at a new to me Hunter that is in the Chicago Area. Can anyone recommend a good surveyo
circuit breakers makukai at 10:17pm 01.18.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1402 I can't find suitable circuit breaker replacements for the DC panel on my Beneteau First 41s5 from F
Philly sail Boat Show Barry14722 at 10:37pm 01.18.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1024 Has anyone been to the sailboat show in Philly yet?
Boat ID, VIN John Canning at 10:53pm 01.18.07 Day Sailers 1/1117 I went to register my 1975 daysailor and DMV told me that the VIN should have 12 digits and not 11.
Small Sailboat ID Numbers? John Canning at 11:01pm 01.18.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1128 I went to register my 1975 ODAY daysailor and DMV told me that the VIN should have 12 digits and not

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Surveys are a waste of money arf145 at 11:33am 08.27.21 I can't really agree, but it does sound like you had a sloppy surveyor--or at least one who is slopp
Racing Rules PaulK at 11:33am 08.27.21
Mast mounting a whisker pole - sticker shock PaulK at 11:23am 08.27.21 Can't you let a whisker pole be held up by the leech of the jib, since it's essentially attached to
Mast mounting a whisker pole - sticker shock Davidasailor26 at 10:54am 08.27.21
Mast mounting a whisker pole - sticker shock dlochner at 10:37am 08.27.21 The local rigger will probably not match Defender's price, charging closer to list price. Labor cost
Near Miss in Port Huron JohnShannon at 10:16am 08.27.21 Well it looks like on the video at about 48 seconds in, the laker was pointed dead at the Catalina a
Wooden kappykaplan at 10:15am 08.27.21 my son passed at an early age So sorry to hear.
Wooden (5) DeniseO30 at 9:55am 08.27.21 Late to the party! just saw the title! I've been 35 years plus building restoring small craft my son
propeller selection, and shifting Boomer2it at 9:55am 08.27.21 found the morse mt2 mt3 single lever controllers side mount for pedestal for $50, I would say that i
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 DArcy at 9:41am 08.27.21 Welcome to the club!!! When does your boat arrive? The name on my boat is Integrity (haven't gotten
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

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