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Hunter 212 pantera24 at 11:17am 08.08.06 Smaller Boats 1/1153 I recently purchased a hunter 212. I'm needing a few odd's and ends for it. Where can i find a ref
Reefing line Mike48 at 11:09am 08.08.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1091 Newbie '85 H23 - When you have a full main, how much, if any, tension should be on the leech reefing
Thinking of buying a Sandpiper had a few question Jamie at 10:53am 08.08.06 Other Sailboats 5/14261 I was thinking of buying a sandpiper. I have no idea how to sail and my first question is would thi
pull start rope chris7319 at 10:02am 08.08.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1237 has anyone ever replaced a pull start rope on a outboard with any other type of rope besides the typ
New engine for a monsun Jonathan Maron at 9:08am 08.08.06 Hallberg-Rassy 9/3313 I own a 1975 monsun #225 with the original volvo penta MD2B 25 hp engine. My trusty diesel has fina
oil filter extension system John Blakely at 8:36am 08.08.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1312 I have a 3YM30 Yanmar engine in my 85 Hunter 31. It is a tight fit and the oil filter is difficult
Lake Superior Sailing Stuart Casteel at 7:42am 08.08.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1273 I bought a 88' Macgregor last year for sailing in Lake Superior and have found that I need something
37 Legend Foward deck delam Tug at 7:38am 08.08.06 Big Boats 0/826 Wondering if anyone has had the forward deck over the V-berth repaired for delamination. My vessel
411 celebration prep for atlantic crossing 07 kevin h at 7:38am 08.08.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1000 I sailed Sabrina a 411 Celebration from Almerimar, Spain 8 June 06 to Galway, Ireland arriving 23 Ju
Any experience anchoring Stillwater Cove? Jim at 6:30am 08.08.06 Ask All Sailors 1/2175 If you have recent experience, within last year or two, anchoring in Stillwater Cove (Carmel/Pebble
Check List? Cap'n Ron at 6:25am 08.08.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1047 Many good questions, and good answers too on this forum. It performs a great service to neophites an
Merriman Steering Mike Landers at 6:15am 08.08.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1195 Does anyone know where I can ger replacement parts for the steering unit. Merriman is the Mfg. I nee
Cleaning the outside hull Ctskip at 6:05am 08.08.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1018 Now that the old vinyl name is off the side of the hull. I can see where it was put on over another
De-registering gr8_2_av8 at 5:46am 08.08.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1613 Hi I am from Canada and purchased my Boat from a brokerage in the USA. I have a few questions.When
Tell Tails on the luff Otis j. Scarborough at 5:06am 08.08.06 Other Sailboats 2/942 Where do you place the tell tails on the luff part of the sail? How far from the mask on what part o
Adding a wheel Ksarna at 4:42am 08.08.06 Smaller Boats 4/959 I would like to add a wheel to my 86 Hunter 25.5 Dont know if its possible. Maybe someone else might
Picking up a new 146 Keith1654 at 4:37am 08.08.06 Day Sailers 4/1342 Picking up a new (2004) 146 this Friday but won't be able to put into water for 3 weeks as I will be
1984 O'day 39 Owners Manuel, need a copy asap! (1) r2lseegan@att.net (Ron Seegan) at 4:15am 08.08.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1046 I am in the process or refurbing my recently purchased O'day 39, 1984 model year.My vessel has the
Engine Alarm Popeye at 4:02am 08.08.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/827 Last week, the alarm that beeps and the engine is started and turned off stopped working. The red l
Spinnaker for Venture 21 CharlieCobra at 3:42am 08.08.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1338 Has anyone done this? What all do I need? Mast work, extra fitting etc.

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Rigging the 2nd reef in a 310? jssailem at 12:31pm 07.13.21
LED Anchor Light KZW at 12:22pm 07.13.21 In mast furled. I will need to research notes on the ascenders. Any good climbing gear store will h
LED Anchor Light jssailem at 12:22pm 07.13.21 Very nice write up @KZW
Pop-up assist for Venture 25 Captain Ron 18 at 12:16pm 07.13.21 I installed gas struts on my Mac 25..20 inch/90LB. Works great. Do you still use the support pol
LED Anchor Light AwwShucks at 12:02pm 07.13.21 BC Bernie - do you have an in mast furling or traditional main sail? Additionally, do you have a li
Casting Benny17441 at 11:48am 07.13.21 It came to me that today we have computer 3D printing. In my college years many moons ago I worke
Rigging the 2nd reef in a 310? Parsons at 11:40am 07.13.21 Not a 310 owner, but some general questions that may help: If you have any slugs between the second
Gauges that do not fog Benny17441 at 11:38am 07.13.21 Production boats do not usually come with EOM temperature gauges so I would think you may have an af
Bilge Drainage? SirMichael at 11:34am 07.13.21 Benny, Many thanks for the reply. That does answer my question. I'll probably follow up
Bilge Drainage? Benny17441 at 11:22am 07.13.21 To answer your question, yes there are areas in the hull that will not drain into the bilge. The p
GFCI trouble shooting Scott T-Bird at 11:12am 07.13.21 The other part of the problem is that from time to time boats seem to get unplugged for one reason
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands Marmalade at 11:00am 07.13.21
GFCI trouble shooting Benny17441 at 10:46am 07.13.21 Take an extension cord and run it to a different pedestal and see if you have the same problem.
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands Scott T-Bird at 10:26am 07.13.21 Fantastic! Feels good to be home with the boat, I'm sure!
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands (4) duck21 at 10:22am 07.13.21 And a couple more from the latter portion.
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands (9) duck21 at 10:22am 07.13.21 Some pics from the second half
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands (10) duck21 at 10:21am 07.13.21 Here are some pics from the first half of our trip.
Stiff Wheel - Autopilot not fully disengaging? (3) jssailem at 10:09am 07.13.21 You have a : Hunter 41DS with Raymarine autopilot p70 Nice information, but it does not tell us wh
South Lake Michigan to the Apostle Islands jon hansen at 9:47am 07.13.21 thanks for sharing
mid-boom rigging for a '68 Javelin? Philly2DC2LBI at 9:35am 07.13.21 thanks, sail sfbay. That's the same manual I downloaded. Oddly enough it shows the boom vang connect

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