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Maiden voyage out of water Tommy B. at 2:11pm 07.21.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/920 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 6/863 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 4/1103 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 4/2174 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 6/1474 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 3/1272 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 3/1236 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 2/1217 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 4/1786 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 9/1197 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 3/961 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 1/1061 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 3/919 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 0/850 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 10/1113 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 3/1185 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 2/2620 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 29/2212 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 4/3026 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 2/650 Just fishing .... I have not been able to find any information regarding my Cal Jensen Pilothouse.

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Trailer Catalina Capri 22 (wing keel version) - to buy or rent Crazy Dave Condon at 6:08pm 07.15.21 Load range of the tires? How many supports on each bunk board? Brakes? Installation of a bow eye
Hunter 212 Spinnaker's Crazy Dave Condon at 5:56pm 07.15.21 @Dave Groshong Does the forum store offer that option? If so, can you advise
Retractible Keel Line Replacement Crazy Dave Condon at 5:46pm 07.15.21 @sullyd First, safety is a factor. Trying to save a buck is foolish. Have the boat lifted. T
Sailboat as 'investment"??? sail sfbay at 5:26pm 07.15.21 QUESTION??
Sailboat as 'investment"??? Tally Ho at 4:49pm 07.15.21
Sailboat as 'investment"??? Leeward Rail at 4:21pm 07.15.21 Even buying into a charter boat, where the charter company pays the mortgage for a few years and mai
Hiding a Ham Radio antenna from view sailcapt340 at 4:15pm 07.15.21 I do have plans to get back to transmitting. It's after this years sailing season. I'll definitely
A New Record! Leeward Rail at 4:11pm 07.15.21 I knew people in our marina had it good, but not this good. :dancing:
A New Record! shemandr at 3:59pm 07.15.21 ugh! I usually paid winter fees when my boat was hauled and spring fee when it was launched. Maybe
Add a Spinnaker to my Javelin 14 (2) Philly2DC2LBI at 3:57pm 07.15.21 Thanks, jssailem and shemandr. fantastic advice, really appreciate it. In the picture in reply #8
Hiding a Ham Radio antenna from view Brian D at 3:57pm 07.15.21 I would also recommend adding a Common Mode Choke to prevent RF from returning back to the transmitt
Replacing water tank valcour at 3:53pm 07.15.21 Do you have a leak? have not had a reason to do so yet.
A New Record! dlochner at 3:34pm 07.15.21 Be careful what you wish for. Between mid September and the end of October I have to come up with wi
1984 Hunter 31 pedestal sail sfbay at 3:20pm 07.15.21 I cannot recall the pedestal on my 1987 pedestal but a photo of your pedestal might help to identify
A New Record! Rick486 at 3:18pm 07.15.21 I just got my first Winter storage solicitation. July 15th. Granted it was from Soundings email b
1987 Cat 22 Lazy Jacks Rigging John Marrone at 3:10pm 07.15.21 Better than anything I have found. Thank you
Determining Trailrite C22 1982 VIN mechjagger at 3:08pm 07.15.21 Thanks for the reply and welcome. My understanding is trail rite America has gone out of business.
Review of Ruddercraft Airfoil rudder rgranger at 3:00pm 07.15.21
Add a Spinnaker to my Javelin 14 jssailem at 2:59pm 07.15.21 I agree it depends on the rig configuration. My little 15 footer was designed like a tank. I consult
1987 Cat 22 Lazy Jacks Rigging sail sfbay at 2:57pm 07.15.21 Does this lazy jack diagram for a Catalina 22 in this link help? Lazy Jacks - Anything and Everythi

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