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Low pressure in the north Franklin at 5:41am 09.22.06 Ask All Sailors 2/915 Anybody got a link so show the pressure of this low in the north? Almost perfect wind flow into it.
Winter in the NorthEast Sherlock at 6:08am 09.22.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1161 I have a Hunter 45CC. what do folks do for the winter in the NorthEast?1) Go South, and if so, any
AM-FM Reception John Ehricht at 6:03am 09.22.06 Big Boats 15/1874 Our dealer installed the stereo on our new Hunter 36. We have had major problems with the dealer an
Equinox Raft Cancelled Carl at 5:32am 09.22.06 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 0/1376 Sunday's forecast is SW @25, seas 3-4 feet, with higher winds and seas in possible T-storms.Not f
What yacht is this? (1) Tim at 3:53am 09.22.06 Ask All Sailors 11/1227 Does anyone know what this yacht is? The photo was taken in Road Bay, Anguilla, BWI in March. Its
Check out this great website, Very inspiring. caguy at 3:47am 09.22.06 Ask All Sailors 0/908 Found this great website. the boat recently sold on Ebay in San Diego for $23k. Check out especiall
216 knock down Ed Sims at 7:28am 09.22.06 Smaller Boats 3/1017 Does anyone know if the 216 can be knocked over. Please let me know. I don't want to find out for my
S245 Info Daydreams at 8:31am 09.22.06 Seidelmann 5/2056 I am considering a 245. Info is a little hard to come by. Any help on pro's and cons would help a lo
Swing center board Clay at 9:33am 09.22.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1504 My Seaward 24 draws 25 inches, with the swing center board down it draws 5ft.I bounched on the bott
P 323 fuel tank replacement Geoff Kloster at 11:37am 09.22.06 Other Sailboats 7/1842 I'm replacing the original 30g SS fuel tank in my 323. Searching Kracor, Tempo, and Moeller, the lar
centerboard removal on h26 Gregory at 6:10pm 09.22.06 Smaller Boats 3/908 I'm needing to remove my centerboard for repairs, check the bushing/pin and replace the lift line.
Pop my top? synchronicity at 2:11pm 09.22.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1102 83 Mac 21.Factory slider top.Can I make it pop?
Sailing in Fla?? Gary Bolis at 9:47pm 09.20.06 Other Sailboats 0/697 Hi anyone, I'll be in S. Daytona Fla. the week of Sept 25th to Oct 1st. then Key West from Oct. 2nd.
hatch gasket Tony F at 9:36pm 09.20.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/949 How do you replace the gaskets on hatches? I find gasket mtrl at west marine but don't you need a on
oday 20 sail dimensions LordNelson at 9:19pm 09.20.06 Day Sailers 0/1232 Looking for the sail dimensions for working jibs and jenny(s) for the oday 20.
Whisker Pole Capt. Yanni at 8:21pm 09.20.06 Other Sailboats 1/970 I am wondering if anyone has the specifications for a whisker pole for the Cornado 25. My boat came
Mariner boom rigging John Lovas at 10:15pm 09.20.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1107 1) Wondering how other Mariner owners rig your main sheet. Currently I have a single block with a b
Your opinion of Spinnakers heysteveh at 9:59pm 09.20.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1715 We purchased our '93 Mac 26S (our first boat) this spring and are considering getting a Spinnaker.
Rock Hall, Chesapeake Bay Brian at 9:49pm 09.20.06 Ask All Sailors 10/1367 Would anyone familiar with Swan Creek at Rock Hall please let me know conditions there for depth, an
Reefing a Self-Furling Sail Rik at 9:49pm 09.20.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/952 We are looking to buy a new 22 MarkII and right now the factory is giving away to self furling syste

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Sailboat as 'investment"??? sail sfbay at 8:24am 08.02.21 ..........After almost twenty years it is safe to say that our investment paid off handsomely.......
Life line specs and material Project_Mayhem at 8:24am 08.02.21 Dyneema is prone to chafing which in some cases may be an issue
Non-working Adler Barbour Cold Box Unit Hayden Watson at 8:24am 08.02.21 These units are pretty reliable and easy to repair. Mine has quit a couple of times in the past 20
HR43 mk1 - salt water entry into the aft cabin - help wanted kloudie1 at 8:21am 08.02.21 Welcome aboard.. I can't be of much help; not familiar with the construction, but look carefully at
Rig Shimmy (4) Artey1 at 8:14am 08.02.21 Saturday I did more investigating and started rig tuning. I started by measuring out the prebend usi
Yanmar 2gm20f stem seals kloudie1 at 7:46am 08.02.21 I think that the mark is only visible with the starter removed. There should be a stamped line then
1996 Barnett 1400 dmax at 7:41am 08.02.21 The boat looks to be in excellent shape. I recently sold a 1981 sunfish (similar boat) that was in e
Hunter 45 dinghy davits (1) sail sfbay at 7:39am 08.02.21 If you want to install dinghy davits with the dinghy stowed high so you can enter and exit from the
Life line specs and material cagreen75 at 7:37am 08.02.21 Just replaced our lifelines this year. measured and bought bulk cable and used swageless fitting fro
Sailboat as 'investment"??? Terry Cox at 7:34am 08.02.21 Certainly appropriate to consider owning a boat an investment. As with most any other asset of value
Life line specs and material Crazy Dave Condon at 7:30am 08.02.21 The water ballast Hunter 19 had lifelines on it with pelican hooks
How does the Hunter 240 sail? Sailavie1 at 7:29am 08.02.21 Not a bad idea. I will check the specs on that. 2' draft might be doable. Cool looking bowsprit. I
Mainsheet traveler system sailingsoon at 7:21am 08.02.21 End boom gives the traveler more leverage than mid boom. Check out this guy THE $TINGHY SAILOR
Yanmar 2gm20f stem seals sesmith at 7:13am 08.02.21 That might work if you brought each piston to tdc so long as the engine didn't rotate while working
H310 outhaul rigging wdonovan at 7:10am 08.02.21 New post complete.
Replacing internal outhaul (2) wdonovan at 7:09am 08.02.21 Brand new blocks, brand new rigging, brand new ropes. This boat is now a real pleasure to sail. Some
Replacing internal outhaul (3) wdonovan at 7:07am 08.02.21 Put the cap back in position, tensioning messengers as you go. Pop rivet it back together.
Replacing internal outhaul (2) wdonovan at 7:05am 08.02.21 A "fish hook" helped to route lines around an almost blind section of the end cap. Piece of cake wit
Parting out O'Day 25 dlochner at 7:00am 08.02.21 start listing on eBay. Used winches are in demand. There is also a market for alcohol stoves. Anyth
Replacing internal outhaul (4) wdonovan at 6:59am 08.02.21 The assembly now gets fed into the boom. I bound the rope tight to the block to help keep it in plac

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