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Waterspouts this morning Paul at 6:28am 08.29.06 Big Boats 0/757 This link has several neat photos of waterspouts this morning near Racine, Wis., on Lake Michigan.
OC 281 furling main krag at 8:25am 08.29.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/994 I don't have a clue how to set up the main. The mast is up with the main furled inside but I have no
Trailer modification Brian Scott at 8:36am 08.29.06 Trailer Sailors 8/1922 I'm in the market for a trailer sailor and have been reading about sailboat unfreindly launch ramps.
O'day 26 mast rake Dennis23509 at 8:38am 08.29.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1317 Anyone know the factory mast rake measurements?
Collision Regulations in Howe Sound be Damned yks Ralph Johnstone at 9:03am 08.29.06 Ask All Sailors 16/1349 Is it just me, or have others noticed the increasing disregard of the Collision Regulations with reg*
Can you put bleach in aluminum water tanks? Rick at 8:54am 08.29.06 Ask All Sailors 4/9347 I've used a small dose of bleach before to freshen my water tank as Peggie the Headmistress as taugh
new gps 172 Mike16400 at 7:59am 08.29.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1072 I just bought a new gps 172c and want to install it on the pedastal of my H25. Im not familar with
Need help ID this rudder (pics) Empire at 9:31am 08.29.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1014 This rudder was found on a recent dive trip to a nearby lake. I have tried to find out what type of
What is this (1) Jerry Jones at 10:17am 08.29.06 Smaller Boats 2/942 What is this boat?
Anchor LED light rsn48 at 9:53am 08.29.06 Ask All Sailors 16/1839 As many are aware, replacing an anchor or steaming light with an LED can prove problematic from an "
spreaders on my 25 Lew14495 at 9:53am 08.29.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1247 Where the spreaders fasten on the mast, they appear tobe strained and about to bend back. Should the
Motor Starter Wm. Metcalf at 10:22am 08.29.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/837 Is there a method for testing a starter on a Tohatsu Motor (8.9 Outboard ), that fails to respond to
Beneteau Owners HELP Boonzer at 10:28am 08.29.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1223 I'm down to two boats... a nicely rigged out 305 or a newer, but not as nicely rigged 32S5. Both the
Looking for a Harkin Winch stoutwench at 10:38am 08.29.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1015 I have found a Harken 40 Two Speed Self Tailing Winch - Aluminum on PYACHT for $720. Does anyone kn
Racing or Cruising Ron10127 at 10:51am 08.29.06 Ask All Sailors 11/1197 What is the difference between racing sails and cruising sails? OK, racing sails cost more, so will
Quality of Water Along Baja Steve at 10:55am 08.29.06 Ask All Sailors 3/853 I'm going south to Cabo on the Baja HaHa this fall. The old conventional wisdom is to not trust ANY
Hunter 27 1976 Manual wanderer24122 at 10:52am 08.29.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/982 I'm looking for a manual for a 1976 Hunter 27. Can anyone help me get one?
Input on cost of repairs Gerry Boucher at 11:03am 08.29.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/926 I would appreciate anyone's input on what you estimate the following costs to be based on your exper
Hypalon Jimmy at 11:15am 08.29.06 Ask All Sailors 8/5474 Does anyone know how acetone, or paint thinner works on hypalon as clean up?
Protecting external aluminum? Larry at 12:27pm 08.29.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1005 It looks like the previous owner of my boat hand painted the aluminum hatches. The job might have l

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Spreader boots for Hunter 335 sail sfbay at 8:13am 07.26.21 Same question came up on this thread and they purchased a large one: spreader boot size \| Sailboat O
1986 Fixed Keel Material hambonebrown at 8:07am 07.26.21 @LakeShark - Many thanks. When I have more photos, I will post. I'll read-up on the thread you've pr
1986 Fixed Keel Material LakeShark at 7:59am 07.26.21 @hambonebrown Yup that's a Fin on the original design C22 (and yes i believe that could still be an
Boat mover stevec22206 at 7:58am 07.26.21 I can also recommend Derek and SMS. They moved our boat last fall and did a superior job.
New Rudder? Pat Hooyman at 7:54am 07.26.21
1986 Fixed Keel Material (1) hambonebrown at 7:43am 07.26.21 Hi @LakeShark. Many thanks for your response. I'm certain it's a fixed keel. The boat is ~2 hours fr
New Rudder? DeliriousSailor at 7:35am 07.26.21 I have an Rudder Craft Rudder for an Hunter 26 I owned. I sold the boat 10 years ago with the origi
Catalina 22 being parted out? LakeShark at 7:34am 07.26.21 need a mainsail fiddle block system.....Catalina Direct backordered Funny I just broke mine as wel
1986 Fixed Keel Material LakeShark at 7:31am 07.26.21 New owner of 1986 fixed keel. What's the material of the keel, lead or cast iron? Many thanks --
Water stain in cabin next to bulkhead sail sfbay at 7:29am 07.26.21
Main sheet rigging - H33.5 nveater at 7:26am 07.26.21 My 1994 33.5 is set up like Don's and resembles the diagram in SFbay's illustration. Traveller is fo
Sail repair advice? sail sfbay at 7:18am 07.26.21 Ditto Scott T-Bird ..................after my used (unknown age) head sail ripped I took it down, go
Sail repair advice? Scott T-Bird at 7:13am 07.26.21 That's a wakeup call for anybody thinking about getting rid of that spare sail they may own! It's g
Hunter 41DS engine room blower replacement Parsons at 7:11am 07.26.21 I don't use it much in the winter, but my understanding primary use case is ensuring a touch of cold
Sail repair advice? kingle at 7:08am 07.26.21 Hey all, While out on the harbor the other evening my main developed a tear about six feet in lengt
First time boat owner... Battery alarm (1) Davidasailor26 at 7:07am 07.26.21 As an update, we were on the boat the rest of Saturday, through Sunday morning. The alarm didn't s
First time boat owner... Battery alarm jssailem at 6:54am 07.26.21 Simultaneous Three-Battery Bank Charging Truecharge+ has three separate DC positive terminals to all
Hunter 41DS engine room blower replacement Daniel K at 6:50am 07.26.21
Troubleshooting LP on 343 Oceanis (1) sunlover at 6:46am 07.26.21 My 323 has a dedicated breaker for the stove gas line on the circuit breaker panel at the nav desk.
Troubleshooting LP on 343 Oceanis sunlover at 6:43am 07.26.21 My 323 has a dedicated breaker for the stove gas line on the circuit breaker panel at the nav desk.

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