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Lose steering cable kostas at 12:54pm 06.15.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1112 I have an Edson Pedestal. Today the wire came off after steering hard to one side. I've tried to p
Mast Slap Scott at 1:15pm 06.15.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/948 Anyone have a good way to get rid of (or minimize) the mast slap from the halyards inside of the mas
Any good other good owners sites? H22matt2282 at 1:28pm 06.15.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/963 Just recently purchased a First 285 and am curious if anyone is aware of other owners sites? I have
Need Plastic Fuel Cap (1) Tim Mason at 3:46pm 06.15.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/3612 Hello, I am looking for a replacement for a broken plastic fuel cap, which I think is Swedish. It
My Chart Plotter location Joseph Shirley at 4:56pm 06.15.06 Other Sailboats 0/638 I have been a cruiser, and I installed my separate chart plotter on the Stbd side of the companionwa
Anchor sail Peter Bares at 6:47pm 06.15.06 Hallberg-Rassy 2/1606 I've just recently bought a HR49 (No 45) and noticed it seems to be "sailing" quit a bit at anchor
what shape were the original 37 cutter cushions?? keystroker at 6:13pm 06.15.06 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1031 i am slowly redoing my hunter 37 cutter (1982) after having refurbished my hunter 27 (1983)i am tr
Pop-top '23 John Dunton at 9:28pm 06.13.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1037 Have been sailing a '23 for 23 years and always wished for more headroom. Does the pop-top model wo
Cockpit layout Stephen K at 10:52pm 06.13.06 Catalina 30 7/1582 I am looking to move up to a C30 and I singelhand most of the time. Do you think the MKII version wi
Fix the forum please... Brian D at 1:28am 06.14.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1199 So that if I accidentally hit the "Ask All Sailors Topic List" at the bottom, I can use the 'back' b
25.5 Bowsprits Question? Jezza at 1:40am 06.14.06 Smaller Boats 3/845 How would one go about replacing the bowsprits on an '84 25.5? Is there anywhere you could buy this
Slidell and New Orleans Sailors Jlogan at 2:22am 06.14.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1268 Does anyone have any information about the status of clearing boats out of the channels around Eden
Storing Gasoline for Dinghy Barry15106 at 1:11am 06.14.06 Ask All Sailors 17/5764 I have a 33 foot production boat with an extra large propane locker (designed for two bottles, but o
Dinghy Motor - Trolling vs Outboard Roll Tide at 3:07am 06.14.06 Ask All Sailors 9/4553 Our little 2 HP outboard motor we use for our dinghy just died. We're curious as to what experiences
V 222 Mainsail bolt rope and pin, John Moe at 3:17am 06.14.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/746 I just bought a Venture 222. It has the original main sail and boom. I find that when the bolt rop
fitting a windless to hunter 336 mike barnett at 3:49am 06.14.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1001 My Wife has a bad back, as I dont want her to do any more damage to it and as she wont take the helm
raising mast willie playmore at 4:37am 06.14.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/847 I forgot to mention the year of the 23 oday that I need advise on steping the mastit is a 1974 tha
Annual expense of owning Catalina 22 David R. at 5:10am 06.14.06 Smaller Boats 4/2297 I am trying to sell the idea of sailboat ownership to my wife and she wants to know how expensive th
fitting a windless to hunter 336 mike barnett at 5:11am 06.14.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1611 My Wife has a bad back, as I dont want her to do any more damage to it and as she wont take the helm
raising mast willie playmore at 4:30am 06.14.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/849 can someone advise me as to the best way to step the mast on an oday23?curtisac@frontiernet.net

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Diesel valve adjustment jon hansen at 5:20am 12.29.20 well, i feel for you. so, i can only tell you what i would do. first kroil. let it sit for some
Hacked? Daveinet at 5:15am 12.29.20 IF the password must be guessed, how does the hacker know the length?
Texas December Racing Bill19233 at 5:08am 12.29.20 Why late to the start in a pursuit race? If you're going to switch around the video based on where
Coax connections at the mast Crazy Dave Condon at 5:07am 12.29.20 The double female thru deck is the ways to go. Send me a private message and I will send a picture
Weekend projects in my Laguna 26 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:02am 12.29.20 Be cautious if removing a bulkhead as it may be there for structural purposes to support the deck.
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta kappykaplan at 3:22am 12.29.20 So they are NOT totaling our boat!:clap: Great news! :thumbup:
Hacked? Captain Larry-DH at 3:07am 12.29.20 4 letter password Passwords should be long (current recommendations at least 12 characters). Unles
New Self Tailing Winches thinwater at 2:25am 12.29.20 I don't think this is possible on many, if not most boats, especially if you want to keep as much w
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 9:53pm 12.28.20 Well I've heard tell of a mirror that showed the future and you've actually seen one.
Alternator belt tension LeslieTroyer at 9:05pm 12.28.20 I have a inexpensive gauge belt from gates 7401-0076 ( not the cricket) that showed I was under tig
Hacked? jssailem at 8:53pm 12.28.20
White Christmas in Florida Justin_NSA at 8:53pm 12.28.20 It was Miami https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/12/22/florida-weather-falling-iguana-a
Oh the Weather outside is frightful... jssailem at 8:49pm 12.28.20 No hamburgers from Friday Harbor but I do have some good popcorn.
White Christmas in Florida Gene Neill at 8:48pm 12.28.20 I've never seen iguanas on Florida's west coast (where we sail), for whatever reason. We did see sev
Pedestal Guard options with out Drilling? jssailem at 8:44pm 12.28.20 Here is what they mean when properly preparing the hole and using MaineSails butyl tape. https://mar
Hunter 38 Improvements Terry Cox at 8:43pm 12.28.20 Did you have a folding prior for comparison? Nope.
Hunter 38 Improvements jon hansen at 8:43pm 12.28.20 i have over 1,000,000 miles at sea. i have been sailing 61 years. i am a trained professional. i am
Hunter 38 Improvements Kings Gambit at 8:26pm 12.28.20 So, I take it you have no objective estimate of the average difference in speed through the water, t
Hunter 38 Improvements jon hansen at 8:12pm 12.28.20 that is correct, we are not discussing planing hulls. buy the book, read the science, learn about t
Torque required for keel nuts. Hunter 376 Ralph Johnstone at 8:11pm 12.28.20 Just curious, but not curious enough to buy the ISO standard. Just wondered why the ISO/DIS 12215?9

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