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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 6/1326 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 15/4588 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 1/2811 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 5/1113 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
This is Yacht Racing Alan at 11:15pm 01.18.07 Ask All Sailors 5/884 *ykshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-PpU8MUbHE'NR

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Galled stanchion removal jdrutten at 5:59pm 08.26.21 Take a look underneath. You too could be a winner. I don't know that I'm psychologically prepared
New guy on the ocean worries / horrible radio comms!?!?!? Hello Below at 5:53pm 08.26.21
New guy on the ocean worries / horrible radio comms!?!?!? Stu Jackson at 5:50pm 08.26.21 I did not mean that they literally knew the actual name of the vessel. Rather, I meant that they we
BOAT PREPARATION IDEAS for Storms Davidasailor26 at 5:44pm 08.26.21
New guy on the ocean worries / horrible radio comms!?!?!? Mark Maulden at 5:17pm 08.26.21
New guy on the ocean worries / horrible radio comms!?!?!? Alan Gomes at 5:14pm 08.26.21 Thx for the clarification, Alan. I did go back and read it. And you're right. In my case, what t
New guy on the ocean worries / horrible radio comms!?!?!? Stu Jackson at 4:39pm 08.26.21 Re-read what I said. The CG is not* making a general broadcast to everyone else--as they well coul*
Hunter plumbing (H33.5 1994) Fred at 4:23pm 08.26.21 The tube fittings are QEST made by Zurn . Absolutely top notch. That seems right. Thanks! They ce
New guy on the ocean worries / horrible radio comms!?!?!? Tally Ho at 4:01pm 08.26.21 my pet peeve: In my sailing grounds (Lake Michigan around Chicago), Channel 16 is DOMINATED by comme
How many boats lie on the bottom of the San Pedro Channel? 31seahorse at 3:56pm 08.26.21 Children with inquiring minds are the best hope for the future of, well, everything!
New guy on the ocean worries / horrible radio comms!?!?!? Kings Gambit at 3:22pm 08.26.21 A couple of months ago I was participating in a Wednesday night race. The race had three classes st
New guy on the ocean worries / horrible radio comms!?!?!? BarryL at 3:11pm 08.26.21 Hey, In all honesty, when I out for a day sail, I leave my radio off. Otherwise I just get annoyed
New guy on the ocean worries / horrible radio comms!?!?!? Kings Gambit at 3:06pm 08.26.21
ELECTRIC HEAD SOLENOID LOCATION SVEN MARTINEZ at 2:53pm 08.26.21 Thank you
Need winless advice (5) bauerjj10 at 2:20pm 08.26.21 Attached are some photo's of my configuration. The deepest part of the anchor locker is 22" which is
New guy on the ocean worries / horrible radio comms!?!?!? Alan Gomes at 2:13pm 08.26.21 Just the opposite. Please, think about it and what Hello Below said in the post you quoted. What
Hunter 33, started some work Stu Jackson at 2:02pm 08.26.21 I couldn't get the hose off, though. Any tips on getting the original waste discharge hose off? I c
New guy on the ocean worries / horrible radio comms!?!?!? Stu Jackson at 1:57pm 08.26.21 I could see the value in that. However, it's clear from the cases I have heard the the CG is addres
Raw water cooling system question Ralph Johnstone at 1:53pm 08.26.21 I will send a photo this weekend. Again thanks for the replies We'll keep an eye out for the phot
Coolant Change for a 4JH2-TE Yanmar Ralph Johnstone at 1:46pm 08.26.21 Coolant successfully changed out. Thanks for the support through this forum. Shop Vac with a custom

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