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Maiden voyage out of water Tommy B. at 2:11pm 07.21.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/849 I recently loaded my 23 hunter onto it's trailer for the first time. Following someones advice I fl
Using H22 centerboard Pete at 9:46pm 07.19.06 Smaller Boats 6/831 I'm new to sailing and in reading books on sailing they often mention adjusting the centerboard posi
H44 pointing ability Larry Jackel at 10:48pm 07.19.06 Big Boats 4/1013 Despite much tweaking, I haven't been able to get my h44 stock jib to draw properly with apparent wi
Wilcox Crittenden bawgy at 10:48pm 07.19.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2062 Are parts still available for these heads . I just purchased a Venture 24 with one in it and when I
Throttle and shift cable failure lross83 at 10:57pm 07.19.06 Mid-Size Boats 6/1380 Though it seems the shifter has always been on the stiff side, this year it became more and more dif
Hot Weather Poptop John S at 10:59pm 07.19.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1226 I have been getting ready for summer sailing in extremely hot weather. I wanted a poptop cover that
atachment to asymetrical spinnaker for Hunter 340 rami at 12:00am 07.20.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1191 I like to add an asymetrical spinnaker to my hunter 340and need to add a bow sprit of some kind.can
Stern Rail Mounting of Tender Outboard Bruce Cutcliffe at 12:21am 07.20.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1169 I would like to mount my recently purchased 4-hp Yamaha outboard on the stern rail of my O'Day 26.
Fixed Boom on C-30 Jeffg at 1:22am 07.20.06 Catalina 30 4/1683 Hi,I would like to mount a solid boom vang to my Catalina 30 and need to keep the boom from rotati
WAAS in Canada ? Ron at 1:30am 07.20.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1108 I was reading about WAAS for the GPS system. My old Magellan unit does not have it, and I was consi
Shafer 310 roller furler J. Southern at 2:47am 07.20.06 Ask All Sailors 3/931 No manual for this shafer furler, but the turnbuckle is inside the aluminum tube above the furler dr
Day sailing from Central NJ Canfield at 3:31am 07.20.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1034 Just buying a Mariner 19 intending to trailer for day sailing. I have sailed Barnegate and upper Ch
Quick C36 spec question please jviss at 3:43am 07.20.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/874 I wonder if soemone can tell me, off the top of their head:1. Length of mooring cleats at stern qu
How to rig a 2-line single reef? Clark at 3:49am 07.20.06 Mid-Size Boats 0/808 I have an H280 equipped with 2 lines; one for the first reef and one for the second. My sail does no
Should we? tj at 3:53am 07.20.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1022 I have been boating for over 35 years now on Lake Erie, all power boating. My wife and I have been
VSCs Dennis at 4:08am 07.20.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1091 while i have never gotten one so far, I have been thinking about a Vessel safety check. Are they y
MD7A tachometer problems Donald L. Hendrix at 7:30am 07.20.06 Islander 2/2536 The tachometer for the MD7A diesel on my Islander 28 is misbehaving. It does not work when the engi
Booze!! Jack2438 at 7:58am 07.20.06 Ask All Sailors 29/2073 I know I am leaving myself open for a joke or two but I really don't know the answer. While entert
Davits for Beneteau 361 Bob Hechlinski at 5:46am 07.20.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2862 To all Beneteau 361 (or similar) owners:We are on the verge of taking our 361 on a series of cruis
Cal 35 Pilothouse (1) Kyle6998 at 8:36am 07.20.06 Cal 2/567 Just fishing .... I have not been able to find any information regarding my Cal Jensen Pilothouse.

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36 foot Hunter Anchoring Questions - Chain and Rope Ratio tfox2069 at 11:10am 04.27.21 Chesapeake Bay, 35lb delta with 50 feet of chain and 100 feet of nylon rode. Typical anchoring here
Lift line replacement. rgranger at 10:30am 04.27.21
36 foot Hunter Anchoring Questions - Chain and Rope Ratio jeff356 at 10:28am 04.27.21 Had a 35lb Delta but dragged and plowed a few times, now have a Rocna 44lb, big improvement as it gr
Hunter 34 - looking for cabin top cover Claude L.-Auger at 9:58am 04.27.21 The Hunter 34 of that model was made from 83 to 87. Like ggrizzard, I seriously doubt that you'll fi
Lift line replacement. RolfSail at 9:49am 04.27.21 What length is the pin? Looks like it may be the wrong one for that position. Roller pin is spe
Lift line replacement. RolfSail at 9:45am 04.27.21 Wow! That was surely creative. There is a fine line between genius and idiot:yikes:! I am gl
Anchorman Sprint 900 Windlass Disassembly and Fleming duck21 at 9:20am 04.27.21 I chatted with the P2 Marine folks, unfortunately no luck there. I'll check out SLSpares, though!
Beautiful work! rgranger at 9:20am 04.27.21 Maybe I should do a figurehead for Musetta? -Will When I finally build my Viking longboat... I'll
Anchorman Sprint 900 Windlass Disassembly and Fleming sail sfbay at 9:19am 04.27.21 .........Does anyone know if there are any sources for parts for the Sprint 900 Windlass? The flemin
Lift line replacement. rgranger at 9:17am 04.27.21 Wow! That was surely creative. There is a fine line between genius and idiot:yikes:! I am g
RAM Mike installation at the pedestal. leo310 at 9:10am 04.27.21 I removed all the old Ray wires and now have only the power (Gauge 10), ram mic and N2k with room fo
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands duck21 at 9:03am 04.27.21 Hi all! I'm still here, and definitely interested in any advice/tidbits/local knowledge. We just
Beautiful work! Will Gilmore at 8:57am 04.27.21 Beautiful work Will. "But dear, I'm just looking at the barometer!". Is that what you're looking a
Matchin color of cabin top nonskid for gelcoat tepair sail sfbay at 8:47am 04.27.21 There are lots of good youtube videos on how to do this like these by Andy of Boatworks Today below.
Lift line replacement. twalker H260 at 8:39am 04.27.21 What length is the pin? Looks like it may be the wrong one for that position. Roller pin is spec
Beautiful work! jssailem at 8:18am 04.27.21 @Will Gilmore your work is extraordinary. Knowing what Dave when through to get to this moment in
Holding tank sender replacement jssailem at 8:10am 04.27.21 Thanks Dave
Holding tank sender replacement dlochner at 8:05am 04.27.21 The Woman has shown to be accurate and reliable over the past 3 years Yes, but how did the tank s
Holding tank sender replacement jssailem at 8:02am 04.27.21 As a Float tube design, it is a good as it gets. I have the WEMA float in my Starboard Tank when th
The fit of my stem fitting ... JRT at 7:59am 04.27.21 I'd double check the angle to the old one to ensure that is correct to the forestay originally too.

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