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Single Handed or Not? (1) Steve at 4:14am 08.29.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1104 Has anyone made a coastal trip of 100-150nm by themselves? What were the conditions and lessons lea
Sailing Podcast Mike at 5:27am 08.29.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1165 I came across this website that provides free podcasts geared towards sailors. This is not Jimmy Bu
first sailboat kentz69719 at 4:47am 08.29.06 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/999 Hi! We just bought our first sailboat...a Hunter 23. Anyone with suggestions or tips for a new sail
Steering Quadrant Access Panel Mike 16572 at 6:08am 08.29.06 Catalina 30 3/2588 I am replacing the cockpit floor access panel to my steering quadrant. Unattended cracks by the prev
Halyard John Radcliff at 6:34am 08.29.06 Day Sailers 4/1267 Any one have the diameter of the halyard for the main sail handy?
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 2/998 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 8/1925 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 4/9364 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 0/1228 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 11/1199 What is the difference between racing sails and cruising sails? OK, racing sails cost more, so will

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Hood 810 profurl search krwilder61@gmail.com at 3:13pm 07.26.21 thanks , trying to find something Canada first and shipping is such a hassle with the border closed.
Hunter 41DS engine room blower replacement Sol Cazador at 3:09pm 07.26.21 We had a non-working blower when we bought our 49. Turned out to be the relay. Blower was fine and
Beneteau First 38 Rig Tune Guide JRacer at 3:07pm 07.26.21 It is an ISOMAT. The tall mast version. Thanks for the reply though. Might try tech support here
Adventures in anchoring jaysweet at 3:03pm 07.26.21 I pull up the anchor solo much of the time (whether I'm solo or not), and we don't have a windlass.
1987 Cat 22 SK Lazy Jacks Siamese at 3:03pm 07.26.21 I wouldn't bother with them on a Catalina 22. Seems like they'd be more trouble than they're worth.
Help with identifying my boat? shemandr at 2:59pm 07.26.21 My Anchorcraft runabout just had some foam - presumably sprayed - in different places. Under the b
Troubleshooting LP on 343 Oceanis Alan M at 2:58pm 07.26.21 I shut my gas off at the tank everytime I use it even though I have a remote shutoff with the soleno
Troubleshooting LP on 343 Oceanis sunlover at 2:58pm 07.26.21 Mine was built in the USA. It's a head scratcher, but I'll keep at it. The regulator is badly co
Beneteau First 38 Rig Tune Guide JuanMarcos at 2:57pm 07.26.21 See the Beneteau owner's manual attached starting on page 6. I think the manual is for an s5. The
Troubleshooting LP on 343 Oceanis Alan M at 2:54pm 07.26.21 The valve in your picture is just a shut-off valve not a solenoid. If your electrical panel does not
Adventures in anchoring jon hansen at 2:54pm 07.26.21 scott, i believe most yachties are shy about calling the sheriff, the CG, the DNR, the bridge, the p
Need help identifying Scott T-Bird at 2:53pm 07.26.21 Your teenager has a good eye!
Aging Diesel Fuel thinwater at 2:52pm 07.26.21 I've run both standard and modified (marine) accelerated aging tests with gasoline and diesel, and d
Wood in the hull deck joint? Evan656 at 2:46pm 07.26.21 An old post but if you are still around, what did you replace the wood strip with? Or how did you re
Help with identifying my boat? JRacer at 2:44pm 07.26.21 ok thanks for that info! Don't spose you know of any way folk can encapsulate it somehow, to keep i
Hood 810 profurl search sail sfbay at 2:30pm 07.26.21 Welcome to the forum!! Are you looking for the drum and swivel? This is advertised as a Hood 810LD
Troubleshooting LP on 343 Oceanis (2) sunlover at 2:22pm 07.26.21 where you said to look is where I find this?
Adventures in anchoring Scott T-Bird at 2:22pm 07.26.21 pick up the mic on the VHF radio, call the sheriff, ask for assistance, have one of them board your
Need help identifying DaisyDonk at 2:20pm 07.26.21 Something to consider.... with that reverse transom, she might be hard to climb into from the wate
Help with identifying my boat? rgouette at 2:14pm 07.26.21 The Styrofoam is there for floatation. Back in the day, there was no "encapsulated" foam. Lot's of

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