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help with choosing right size sails duck33 at 7:56pm 10.27.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1090 I am a new owner the boat came with a 155%genoa and a schaefer 2100 snap furlerI am sailing from ne
Calling Frank V Pete, friend of dad at 11:19pm 10.27.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/876 Frank, call your family. Your Dad is ill.
Winterizing jjgizara at 10:59pm 10.27.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1505 I am a new boat owner Hunter 37.5 Legend. When it comes to winterizing in the Chesapeake Bay - what
Mast/Water/Support Post Greg at 2:15am 10.28.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1195 As I am new to sailing, I have a some questions which may have a rather simple answer, but I don't h
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions! Sails Bad Obsession at 2:06am 10.28.06 Ask All Sailors 4/881 When I bought my Catalina 30 it came with another jib. I noticed that it was a hank on sail and I h
Cat 22 mast specs jstrohmeyer at 6:46am 10.28.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2982 Does anyone know the complete dimensions to a 1987 Catalina 22 mast? I'd like to build a mast cradle
The 222 centerboard, question. Chuck R at 7:11am 10.28.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/743 On the back edge of my boats centerboard there is about a 3" chunk missing. Now that I have the boar
Trailer for a 27 Greg Johnson at 7:19am 10.28.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/848 Looking for a trailer to tote my 72 Catalina 27 half way accross the country. Rent Buy?
Fighter Jets distorting GPSreading? Mulf at 4:20am 10.28.06 Ask All Sailors 27/2484 I was out on the Chester River just before noon today motoring approximately due west toward and abo
No Overnights Tonight David10790 at 2:25am 10.28.06 Ask All Sailors 2/945 Forecast winds to 50 knots and waves to 13 feet in our neck of the woods tonight. Sailing season is
Cockpit Water Drain Greg at 2:20am 10.28.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/834 As I am new to sailing, I have a some questions which may have rather simple answers, but I don't ha
Gotta get the boat relaunched now! higgs at 5:56am 10.28.06 Ask All Sailors 0/877 Lake Ontario near shore forecast is calling for 15-20 footers this Sunday. This is the highest I ha
Halloween Costumes higgs at 5:50am 10.28.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1035 Big halloween party ot the Olcott YC tonight. My wife came up with the idea of going as red and gre
I must be missing something... TimHayes at 8:47am 10.28.06 Day Sailers 2/1118 All,I have been reading the manual on my 170 and trying to figure out how to reef the main. It sho
A pic for Lake Erie Sailors. (1) Chuck R at 9:17am 10.28.06 Ask All Sailors 0/934 Check out "B" dock at the PutIn Bay Harbor.
Deck to mast light connection?? sPk at 10:03am 10.28.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1078 I have a 1980 O'Day 25. There are two separate electrical connections at the mast base that are cor
Some observations sailaway78 at 11:29am 10.28.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1038 Just a couple of thoughts. First off, we have been bounced pretty good by some bigger power boats
Yamaha 25 keel Steffen at 12:43pm 10.28.06 Yamaha 0/1829 Hi,Can anyone tell me if the Yamaha 25, 1978 model, has a lead keel or a cast iron keel?Is the kee
Water in Bilge vs. Pan? Dan2224 at 1:26pm 10.28.06 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1026 Hi,I have a 1981 Hunter 27 and have discovered that my bilge pump sits in some kind of a pan or li
Dinghy Greg at 2:36pm 10.28.06 Smaller Boats 1/1045 Where is the best place to keep or place a dinghy on an H31? Lets assume for this discussion it is n

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Gel coat big ouch Apex at 9:28am 07.14.21 adds "Character"?!? Boyne CIty, I will be racing there in a few weeks.
Retractible Keel Line Replacement sullyd at 9:23am 07.14.21 Thanks for the info. This looks more difficult than I was wanting to tackle. I live in Mt Pleasant o
Buying a used Hunter 21 Davidasailor26 at 9:23am 07.14.21 The 216 is a little different from other composite hulls in the sense that the outer skin is just pl
Autopilot control upgrade DougM at 9:16am 07.14.21 Do the ST6000 -6001 course computers have a backup battery on the motherboard? If so, that could be
Shore Power Light Bulb jssailem at 9:05am 07.14.21 I'll surmise the higher voltage bulb was used to make it dimmer. I think you are on a likely path
Dark Days jssailem at 9:02am 07.14.21 Lucky You . @rgranger
Guest Galvanic Isolators jssailem at 9:01am 07.14.21 I have two (30 Amp) shore power connections Consider the ProSafe FS60 Isolator Use the ProSafe FS
Dark Days rgranger at 8:59am 07.14.21 Tell the wife you have your heart set instead on buying two horses. Let the arguments begin. Finall
Retractible Keel Line Replacement (1) rgranger at 8:56am 07.14.21 See attached
Introducing Myself (1) Catalina 22 at 8:54am 07.14.21 Hi Tedd, how is the water depth at the south end of the lake? Navionics Chart shows very shallow. My
Shore Power Light Bulb jeepbluetj at 8:54am 07.14.21 I'll bet a dozen doughnuts the voltage is 115, as it's in a 115v panel and there's likely nowhere fo
Dinghy Security jssailem at 8:46am 07.14.21 In Belize, we saw brand new outboards painted like a used car. Splotches of various colors and cover
Gelcoat jssailem at 8:45am 07.14.21 Gelcoat color matching is an art form... Here is one persons ideas into this mystery. MxzCZ-5lMxY
Gel coat big ouch jssailem at 8:43am 07.14.21 Here are some links to the art form known as "GelCoat Repair". gIK7jmYDYt8 MxzCZ-5lMxY It would be
Autopilot control upgrade jssailem at 8:33am 07.14.21 The concept is sound. But I would contact the Raymarine Technical support with the serial number and
Buying a used Hunter 21 jssailem at 8:28am 07.14.21 My thinking is I would not be afraid of buying a composite built boat, as the core materials are lig
Mac 25 upper shrouds & spreader positioning AndyVS at 8:05am 07.14.21 On my 26s, I recently needed to replace an end cap on a spreader. After replacing, I tightened shrou
Stiff Wheel - Autopilot not fully disengaging? (1) jssailem at 8:05am 07.14.21 We have the nut on the wheel loose. Wheels are held on to the gear system with a Nut. There, usual
Buying a used Hunter 21 PHarmon1 at 7:55am 07.14.21
Mac 25 upper shrouds & spreader positioning whudatt at 7:40am 07.14.21 Hey, thanks a bunch, the snug but not captured advice sounds good to me & I'm thinking that I can re

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