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Fool's query on "furling" main sail kauai26 at 3:36am 10.12.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1286 Furling jibs were introduced. Why not furling main sail? Yes, more complicated withboom and stays
Deadlight (window) replacement Don Barber at 1:09pm 10.12.06 Smaller Boats 5/4171 The acrylic (windows) deadlights on my 1997 H-26 need to be replaced due to crazing from exposure to
After sitting for 3 years Dennis at 11:42am 10.12.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1025 I think I have found my next boat. I'll be moving from a 25ft with an outboard to a 28ft with a inb
Older Mac owners east coast Malcolm & Darlene at 11:13am 10.12.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1015 I was wondering,,,,Is there any older Mac owners in my area?,,And would anyone like to share the lo
head problems ATW at 11:02am 10.12.06 Other Sailboats 3/1236 That is the head in my 74 Ericson 29' by the way! I have not used it since I bought the boat 3 years
Battery Charger or Battery..or neither Big Windy at 10:40am 10.12.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1023 Upon checking my batteries(two 4 Ds), found one a little low, and the other with the plates exposed.
generator price new hunter nick maggio at 9:42am 10.12.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2412 I am looking to order a new hunter 36 and thinking of adding a generator,has any one gotten price qu
Help Need to Replace Damaged Engine Contol Sliding Chuck711 at 9:28am 10.12.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1132 Help Need to Replace Damaged Engine Contol Sliding Hatch Cover Located in theCockPit Well on my 19
3GM30F Coolant Flush walmsleyc at 9:20am 10.12.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1771 As part of winterizing my boat this year I have flushed and replace the engine coolant. In fact, I
Nobeltec VNS Charting Software Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 8:47am 10.12.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1014 We are looking for info on the charts for Nobeltec VNS software. We have a licensed copy but no cha
Speaking of Holding Tank Vents.................... Bob F at 8:19am 10.12.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1305 Where would I locate the holding tank on my Hunter 376? Is it up thru a stanchion, or outboard thru
clean canvas / stainless steel r simon at 7:25am 10.12.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/940 What are the best ways to clean canvas sunbrella and stainless steel. I expect some debate due to pe
Don't Be Discouraged, Troy Ingersoll Rick D at 7:04am 10.12.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/930 We've all had days like that. The sail can be repaired by a sail maker, and it's a good idea to run
Mast Raising System Richard Roberge at 6:40am 10.12.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1058 Has anyone had a problem with the Hunter 260 Mast raising system? It appears to be under configured
rail netting/sailing dog questions (1) wave at 6:31am 10.12.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1228 I'm looking for some rail netting for my C25. Also wondering how folks have dealt with getting their
O'Day 26 Rudder Andrew4307 at 6:17am 10.12.06 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1213 Hi All,I'm looking for a rudder for O'Day 26. If you have one that you'd like to part with please
Hull strength on a 26M Dennis at 10:31pm 10.10.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1379 I was wondering about the hull strength on a 26M? I know some of the older boats, you could actuall
Electrical short? Bryan22057 at 1:43am 10.11.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1279 Hello all,Last weekend we were returning to port at sunset. We were entering the channel, so we tu
Engine winterize Bryan22057 at 1:51am 10.11.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1401 We will be doing our own winterization this year. Could someone please detail in a list form the pr
Jeanneau sprayhoods Peter Hunt at 2:07am 10.11.06 Other Sailboats 0/848 A few weeks ago I came across a site which gave full photographic details of how to fit their sprayh

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Got a new sailing dinghy (1) Davidasailor26 at 7:40pm 07.16.21
Correct way to secure main and jib sheets? Ed Caldwell at 7:36pm 07.16.21 Does your comment mean the mainsheet tackle has enough turns that you can trim the mainsheet by han
Hunter 260 Shore Power / Battery Not Charging Crazy Dave Condon at 7:13pm 07.16.21 Shore power was either a dealer or owner install. Can you provide photos of power inlet and breaker
Correct way to secure main and jib sheets? Sailfanatic at 6:02pm 07.16.21 Mike, the 340 came standard with the 2 cabin top winches, although I've seen pictures with a second
Correct way to secure main and jib sheets? Sailfanatic at 5:58pm 07.16.21 I have a hard time imagining sailing a 34' boat without being able to keep the mainsheet on a dedica
Correct way to secure main and jib sheets? Ed Caldwell at 5:51pm 07.16.21 Mike, the 340 came standard with the 2 cabin top winches, although I've seen pictures with a second
Confused on outhaul rigging (1) sbkidd001 at 5:47pm 07.16.21 BTW, if anybody needs it, I rendered the 310 manual into a searchable PDF, although just a few pages
Confused on outhaul rigging sbkidd001 at 5:29pm 07.16.21 Hunter 310 1998. Tried getting other 310 owners to chime in on the specific forum but not much luck
Using Google Earth to Scope Out a Marina Fairway Clearance sail sfbay at 5:20pm 07.16.21 Used it all the time in my job to make photos of oil, utilities and effluent pipeline routing and me
Boom rests on bimini when main sheeted. 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5 MikeHoncho at 5:17pm 07.16.21 Install telescoping legs on your Bimini and lower it when you are close hauled and need better point
Catalina Mk II (1992) Alternator Regulator Issues Ken_Cat30 at 5:15pm 07.16.21 Thanks Stu! So much to read and so little time!
Using Google Earth to Scope Out a Marina Fairway Clearance Johnb at 5:10pm 07.16.21 More than a decade ago, as an experiment, I used Google Earth to find and measure the length of a wh
Using Google Earth to Scope Out a Marina Fairway Clearance (2) Davidasailor26 at 5:10pm 07.16.21 196289
Using Google Earth to Scope Out a Marina Fairway Clearance dlochner at 4:59pm 07.16.21 Pretty amazing what you can do with Google Earth. A few years ago we replaced the roof on my mother-
Electric repower Tally Ho at 4:19pm 07.16.21
Throttle position while sailing? Tally Ho at 4:10pm 07.16.21
Boom Vang placement on an O'day mariner icysails at 3:36pm 07.16.21 Hi Dave, Thank you so much for your reply and link to where I can buy a manual. However, I really do
My 2003 Beneteau 411 shower floor drain is stop up. Does anyone know where the valve is located to release the water. My subpump does work. Mike M. at 3:34pm 07.16.21 Thanks for the response. I took the floor panels off and notice that the line leading from the showe
Correct way to secure main and jib sheets? jssailem at 3:16pm 07.16.21 One that you better not touch. unsure of the consequences. Keel Haul?
H34 buy or not... Mike Oldak at 3:12pm 07.16.21 opening up the "secret" bilge takes about 30 minutes and is very easy. we've had our 83 H34 since 8

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