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Main hard to hoist on Vision 32 MrChuckles at 12:51pm 04.26.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1375 We just bought a 'new' 1989 Vision 32 a couple weeks ago. I am amazed how hard the main is to raise
Boat shopping Ken W at 7:34pm 04.24.06 Ask All Sailors 20/1724 My wife and I have been sailing for 5 years. We have a Hunter 340. We are starting a search for a
Selden Boom Kicker Ken at 10:23pm 04.24.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/2176 Several of my dock mates have new Hunters, couple of 36's and a 38 with the Selden in mast furling.
H216 Rudder Drum / Bearings Kris at 9:28pm 04.24.06 Smaller Boats 4/960 Please give some feedback on experience you may have inspecting, servicing, or repairing your rudder
Applying vinyl striping straight Rich L at 8:38pm 04.24.06 Other Sailboats 6/1647 Last weekend I removed my old striping and I just order a couple of 1" stripes to put on my boat. I
Hunter 25 -- Capsizable? kai13227 at 12:08am 04.25.06 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1499 I was just reading a book called The Complete Sailor, and the author wrote this when speaking about
Adding a Dodger Paul P. at 11:57pm 04.24.06 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2460 Hi everyone,I am considering adding a dodger to my 25, and am looking for suggestions and experien
26S 26D Rodger at 12:57am 04.25.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/2242 Looking to move up from my Oday Mariner 2+2 to a 26S or 26D I think. One thing is not clear to me is
O'Day 192 Head Stay - Proper Rigging? Tim at 1:51am 04.25.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1618 I'm installing a new Flexible Furler #1 on my O'Day 192. The deck fitting for the head stay has 3 h
Can a sailboat capsize? jveatch at 3:04am 04.25.06 Big Boats 16/16437 We're new to sailing, and the first question we're often asked is, "Can a sailboat (like a Hunter 36
How do I gracefully raise and lower sail? Drake57 at 3:42am 04.25.06 Ask All Sailors 11/10418 I've been sailing Spirit 28 a year now and still don't know proper technique for raising and lower s
Computer Fans Doghouse at 3:56am 04.25.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1208 I was looking around the other day, and researched the spec's for some 120mm computer fans. Yup the
Installing tiller pilot on C 27 mikem at 4:27am 04.25.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/1146 I am getting a Simrad TP 22 for my Cat. 27. Anyone have any installation tips for this. (i.e. hardwa
Topping Lift Paul at 4:38am 04.25.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/1776 Aux main halyard as a topping lift? I don't think so! They better check the set up if you ask me.P
Keel Not Completely lowering Bruce at 5:18am 04.25.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1043 After almost one year of work restoring a used 1979 Venture 22, I finally put it in the water and wh
hunters cheap justin at 6:14am 04.25.06 Smaller Boats 5/998 I have found a hunter 1984 model , that is currently in a wet slip and currently runs and sails fine
original main sheets clint at 8:35am 04.25.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/841 does anyone know what the original sheeting for a '71 Mac Venture 24. Or even an improvement on it (
resetting breakaway jim stevens at 7:06am 04.25.06 Trailer Sailors 5/2204 I need to reset my surge brake breakaway lever. can any one out there direct me to a web site that m
Pivot bolt on keel Frank at 8:45am 04.25.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1068 Does anyone know the dimensions of the bolt that the keel pivots ( hangs )upon ? I tried IDASAILOR,
clew on loose footed main Bill at 10:04am 04.25.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/895 I am looking for a better way to connect the clew of my loose footed main on a C-30. The current sl

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Lewmar port light seal , replacing Lanealoha at 11:33am 06.10.21 I was just looking at the ones I removed and I only changed the lenses and the dogs. After looking
Tender 315 Alansails at 11:06am 06.10.21 Welcome, Congrats on the New Boat and WELCOME, There is Lots of Good Solid advice here! The best ad
Install Main Halyard H33.5 1994 Fred at 11:05am 06.10.21 I heard back from the "pro" at the marina where the boat is located. They are telling me that the ha
C310/315 IA Webmaster SawyerCurt at 10:55am 06.10.21 I have had one response so far...but right now I'm having trouble contacting the person who actually
C310/315 IA Webmaster Alansails at 10:53am 06.10.21 I would encourage anyone in the 310/315 association who would have a small amount of spare time to c
Diesel shutoff question Wm. Gill at 10:37am 06.10.21 Mcmaster Carr is a good hardware source. Yanmar original was 10-32 thread to mate with Morse 33c ca
Mast Raising Orbweaver at 10:30am 06.10.21 I would say the concept is similar, but the execution is different. It looks like the 260 has a dece
Maiden voyage (1) marchem at 10:19am 06.10.21 Finally got a picture of the docking line. The trick is the vinyl tubing keeping the big loop open.
Schaffer Snapfurl 700 ( or smaller 500) - thoughts by owners Scott T-Bird at 10:12am 06.10.21 I'd guess that based on price, there are far more sailors in here that purchase CDI rather than Scha
Questionable Ethics for a Water Ballast Boat Ralph Johnstone at 9:54am 06.10.21 I recently read a thread where someone asked how to keep the water in the ballast tank from getting
Mast/Anchor light Doug J at 9:45am 06.10.21 I always believed that the steaming light was positioned midway up the mast to distinguish from the
Summer in the Salish Sea DinghySailor at 9:41am 06.10.21 Sold the house in Portland and now calling our boat in Fisherman Bay, Lopez home. Live slow, sail f
PFD auto inflating Scott T-Bird at 9:33am 06.10.21 I've had 2 Deckvest Lite inflatables self-inflate. One was in the boat during the winter. The othe
Mast Raising jssailem at 9:17am 06.10.21 Is this how your design works? PnvhSfeMeug You might want to look into use of dyneema line for your
Looked at an H260 Today (1) Doug J at 9:15am 06.10.21 My panel installation is the same as @rgranger, but with an 80watt panel. I use quick release pins,
Mast Raising Crazy Dave Condon at 9:11am 06.10.21 Thank you for responding
Some will hate this!!! jssailem at 9:04am 06.10.21 I found it a cool demonstration "the aerodynamics of an airfoil". There was so much not shown or rev
Looked at an H260 Today Tedd at 9:02am 06.10.21 Thanks, @rgranger ! I was envisioning much larger solar panels, though. The H260 I looked at had a
Raymarine Evolution Wheel Pilot Install Closing Time at 9:00am 06.10.21 Where is your sensor located and how does the wheel pilot perform for you?
Schaffer Snapfurl 700 ( or smaller 500) - thoughts by owners jssailem at 8:57am 06.10.21 the planned 2 month trip north ..... not for me at least in a Cal 27. While the boat ( it's size

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