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ok,who's got the oldest 25 Venture in here.. Malcolm & Darlene at 2:16am 01.17.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1056 I was just wondering who has the oldest Mac Venture 25 in here,,mine is a 1974 25 Venture hull numbe
Stern Rail Seats tgrass462 at 3:22am 01.17.07 Smaller Boats 3/1161 Well my class just made ... I'm an adjunct faculty member at a local junior college ... this means I
Pendent replacement Oday 26 Jim V at 4:09am 01.17.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/955 I need to replace the 23 year old pendent on my centerboard. Any great words of wisdom on how I go
Beneteau 35s5 Chainplate Cover ian thompson at 5:26am 01.17.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1244 How do I remove the cover over the chainplates on my Beneteau 35s5. There is a leak around the chain
Replacing life lines Mike at 5:24am 01.17.07 Ask All Sailors 18/3282 Since the vinyl coating on my lifelines are cracked and look horrible, i have decided to replace the
Folding/Feathering Props Steve Lesniak at 5:32am 01.17.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1438 I'm considering putting a Max-Prop folding prop on my 19995 Beneteau M510 (50ft). Any experiences? 8
RayMarine / C- Map compatibility Stan21606 at 5:58am 01.17.07 Ask All Sailors 7/3237 I have a Raytheon RC520 chartplotter runningsoftware v6.05. I had a 112LP seatalk GPS which recent
Hunter Ball Valve Recall Don at 6:37am 01.17.07 Ask All Sailors 4/992 Hi All,How long did it take Hunter to pay the yard bill for the ball valve recall work. Returned va
upscaled charts for GPSmap 276C novelman17128 at 6:45am 01.17.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1108 I have a near new GPSmap 276C Garmin that I use on my 1971 22' Venture. What is the easiest and leas
stern tube? Del Wiese at 8:17am 01.17.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1134 Does anyone have experience with replacing the stern tube? Not sure I have the right nomenclature,
how is the S-37 in a real blow vincent at 8:35am 01.17.07 Seidelmann 5/1749 i just wanted to know how the 37 handles some real wind? Can the boat handle 30 to 35 knots. how wi
Looking for a Vagabond-47 Kurt O at 8:40am 01.17.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1203 Just wanted to let everyone know, I recently sold my Tayana-37, and my wife and I are in search for
Looking for a 331 Ralph Hudson at 8:51am 01.17.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1024 Looking to buy a fresh water Beneteau 331 (2001-2005)Please send info to ralph.hudson@sbcglobal.ne
Book captain at 9:13am 01.17.07 Ask All Sailors 7/935 I just wanted to inform everyone they can read my book (for free), at www.awhaleofabook.comI think
Hull Topsides Painting Info? Debra B at 10:08am 01.17.07 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1389 Am considering painting my boats topsides. I was wondering if anyone has done this with either Ster
Ever had your ladder taken? (1) RAD at 10:29am 01.17.07 Ask All Sailors 38/1956 My boats on the hard and the easy way up is from a small 3ft wood ladder that gets me to my swim lad
Jib Sizes jaydog5000 at 10:17am 01.17.07 Ask All Sailors 20/6554 Couls someone explain the Jib sizes. 150%? 140%? and when they should be used?
Peelaway Strip Paint remover jaydog5000 at 10:39am 01.17.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1636 Has anyone used "Peelaway Strips"? It is a chemical paint remover. If not how has everyone handled
Aluminum Spreaders for Cat 30 Dan Nichol at 12:09pm 01.17.07 Catalina 30 2/1508 I need to know where I can get a pair of spreader boots to fit the aluminum spreaders on a Catalina
C30 Compression Post Base repair??? Deacon Blues at 12:27pm 01.17.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1232 I'm looking for a step by step guide, or even just photos of what's involved with removal and replac

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Hunter 31 Main sail luff. Dennis Kitchen at 2:35pm 08.21.21 Yeah those slugs will come down a lot faster than they go up.
Wooden Leeward Rail at 2:32pm 08.21.21 He eventually started his own company (8 employees) and contracted out to the telephone companies..
Our first long-distance trip in a 19' Mariner. Leeward Rail at 2:31pm 08.21.21 Low water shots look great. I first discovered that with a disposable waterproof camera.
Our first long-distance trip in a 19' Mariner. rgranger at 2:28pm 08.21.21 You may have found a new "best practice" in drone photogarphy. ;)
Best of Luck dlochner at 2:27pm 08.21.21 The problem with Solar Panels is they can catch updrafts. Since your boat @dlochner appears to be
Wooden rgranger at 2:26pm 08.21.21 I tend to think that led those students who were legitimately college bound to stigmatize those wh
Hunter 31 Main sail luff. shemandr at 2:24pm 08.21.21 My Mark 25 was set up like that and I never got it. Although it looked sloppy, that boat had a very
Best of Luck JamesG161 at 2:11pm 08.21.21 The problem with Solar Panels is they can catch updrafts. Since your boat @dlochner appears to be o
Oday 272 LE Bulkhead and bilge water sail sfbay at 1:49pm 08.21.21 Welcome to the forum!! 1. Need to find out the source of water entrance into the bilge and stop it.
How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? dLj at 1:29pm 08.21.21 Ralph Johnstone...........six to seven years out of an application of bottom paint is remarkable an
Best of Luck kloudie1 at 1:27pm 08.21.21 Man, I knew a woman who kept me out of some trouble, but it cost me more than a new engine/trans! ;)
How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? dLj at 1:23pm 08.21.21 You say coast of BC - are you in fresh or sea water?
How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? sail sfbay at 1:20pm 08.21.21 Ralph Johnstone...........six to seven years out of an application of bottom paint is remarkable and
How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? Charles Erwin at 1:19pm 08.21.21 Ralph Is your permanent moorage influenced by any fresh water source? Does your boat go to dry st
Best of Luck (2) dlochner at 1:18pm 08.21.21 @kloudie1 Thank you for the good wishes. Fortunately, Second Star is an unusually prescient boat th
Complete new bimini/dodger/enclosure H38 - Ideas, Tips, Recommendations? (2) sail sfbay at 1:04pm 08.21.21 Rather than make a long post of dodger/bimini/full enclosure specifications suggest taking a look at
Hunter 31 Main sail luff. Dennis Kitchen at 12:49pm 08.21.21 Thanks kloudie1, I kinda suspected that but mine is set up a little funky and I wanted confirmati
Active Solar Vents for original Bomar hatches - Recommendations? sail sfbay at 12:45pm 08.21.21 Same subject came up on this recent thread and post #5 seems to be the one folks like the best Repla
Hunter 31 Main sail luff. (1) kloudie1 at 12:43pm 08.21.21 The "jack line" allows the sail to be reefed/lowered without opening the mast track gate . Without t
Replace Dorade with Solar Vent (1) sail sfbay at 12:39pm 08.21.21 Do those move more air than the pitiful little PVC ones? Do not know.......they just look good vs.

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