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Adding an axle Lee at 1:35am 02.03.06 Smaller Boats 3/875 I have the standard single axle trailer that comes with the Hunter23. Has anyone added a second axl
aft cabin hatch Capn Ron at 1:01am 02.03.06 Morgan 3/1836 Anyone with an older ( early seventies ) OI 41 happen to know the dimensions for the aft hatch. Had
Lost At Sea...Well at least trying to avoid being. Cap't Blind at 12:56am 02.03.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1179 Any good resources (Video/DVDs) for Coastal Navigation? I take some basic courses over the winter an
1200 die last night Franklin at 12:54am 02.03.06 Ask All Sailors 13/1288 (http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/02/03/D8FHMPF89.html)Two questions:1) how did they not get o
Cruising spinnaker worth the effort/$$ on H240? soling42 at 12:41am 02.03.06 Smaller Boats 1/977
line storage Howard9071 at 11:09pm 02.02.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1097 I keep an 225 ft. line in the rear storage compartment on a reel. the reel takes up a lot of room an
Atlantic Crossing 2006 Bill Balme at 11:06pm 02.02.06 Other Sailboats 0/692 I am planning an Atlantic Crossing this year: Newport - Halifax - St Johns - Stornoway (Scotland). L
Boom Vang Bill Balme at 11:03pm 02.02.06 Other Sailboats 1/928 My SP37 does not have a vang. I plan to add one. Planning on a 4:1 traditional system, but not sure
In Line treatment Capt. M at 11:02pm 02.02.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1265 Hi, I recently purchased your book, but left it at a friends vacation condo and will not get it back
Boom preventer Bill Balme at 11:00pm 02.02.06 Other Sailboats 1/810 I shall be setting up a boom preventer system on my PS37 before sailing to Europe this year. Anyone
Heading to the power boat show this weekend! Rob at 10:39pm 02.02.06 Ask All Sailors 5/923 Thats right, Im looking to purchase a Radar/ Chartplotter/ Gps syatem this spring, and since the Phi
finding a transmission control cable steve at 10:36pm 02.02.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/958 Hi I am trying to find a replacement transmission shifter cable for a 1978 hunter 27 that has a yanm
Headsail size on the Chesapeake Bay? Justin4192 at 10:19pm 02.02.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1543 Hi everyone, I bought a nice 1982 Catalina 25 early last month and have been putting in a lot of wo
New to sailing and wanting to take classes, ASA or Maule at 10:01pm 02.02.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 19/2973 New to sailing and wanting to take classes, ASA or US Sailing? Don't want to take, and pay, for one
Swing Keel Roger N at 9:58pm 02.02.06 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/861 I sail on a tidal lagoon with many mud banks. I frequently touch bottom and this pushes-up the keel
Sherwood/Oberdorfewr Interchange Paul Mieszczenski at 9:29pm 02.02.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1169 The raw water pump on my Universal M-12 is in serious need of repair. It has the Sherwood Brass Work
Rhombline Broke sailor SV Marcell at 9:07pm 02.02.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1297 I am reading thr book "Surviving the storm" and they keep talking about following the rhombline. Wh
Gulf Coast rebuild Katrina jbreland at 8:22pm 02.02.06 Smaller Boats 4/871 This may be a bit early, but I can't help but wonder.......Anyone know of plans to rebuild the mar
New Sails - victim of Katrina! GBrooks at 11:30pm 12.31.05 Big Boats 3/835 Unfortunately, our HUN375 was totalled by Katrina. We had just purchased new sails for her. We rec
Changing rigging Joe at 10:49pm 12.31.05 Smaller Boats 0/881 Our Catalina 250 WK is about 5 years old. 3 of those years were in salt water. Any advice on how oft

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Leaving motor on dinghy while sailing (2) jon hansen at 2:31pm 04.22.21 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments/20161022_165706-jpg.193054/?hash=887df31b6ad52d374b5fa
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 2:29pm 04.22.21 Chemists know that alcohol IS a solution. What was the question? It has been a long time since I'v
Beneteau 311 Traveller Line - What Works for You? (1) sail sfbay at 2:26pm 04.22.21 I use XLS Extra or XLS Extra-T (maybe replaced with XLS3) for control lines because of their high br
Looking at buying a boat, concerned about deck moisture levels nikki4296 at 2:20pm 04.22.21 :plus: @Don S/V ILLusion !. Is this boat in Ontario Canada? If my memory serves, you guys have rea
Beneteau Spare Parts Website CapitalistSailor at 1:58pm 04.22.21 I tried to log on today and last night. Last night and today I could log on in "incognito mode" in C
'77 S2 9.2C - Looking for owner's manual - previous links are now a random spam referral or any S2 Boat that is similar. Doobs at 1:44pm 04.22.21 Thanks, I have the SailboatData info. The Manuals Library is a hack. I don't want to change my searc
Leaving motor on dinghy while sailing jon hansen at 1:38pm 04.22.21 fred, you are in the heart of the best sailing on the globe. every couple of miles is something new
Diesel shutoff question Ralph Johnstone at 1:26pm 04.22.21 I told her that at my age I would be contracting much more of that, but my fingers were crossed.
Dock Tying Alternatives (1) Wm. Gill at 1:25pm 04.22.21 The Genoa sheets use snatch blocks, not cars. I was curious about that, especially for trimming, bu
Mast Line Size (1) sail sfbay at 1:12pm 04.22.21 Owner's Manual page 46 specifies a 3/8" Samson XLS line for a spinnaker halyard, same diameter as ji
Dock Tying Alternatives Wm. Gill at 1:03pm 04.22.21 I would discourage you from using a snap shackle on your mooring lines. Besides the abrasion of m
Beneteau 321 genoa roller furler swivel top and low parts stuck together EmmanuelC at 1:01pm 04.22.21 CapitalistSailor Thank you for your detailed explanation although because of the change in design I
Leaving motor on dinghy while sailing sailme88 at 12:37pm 04.22.21 I leave my outboard on the tender transom all the time. I would suggest that you use an outboard mo
Beneteau Spare Parts Website fullbore at 12:37pm 04.22.21
'77 S2 9.2C - Looking for owner's manual - previous links are now a random spam referral or any S2 Boat that is similar. sail sfbay at 12:32pm 04.22.21 Welcome to the forum!! My internet search only came up with this link to an S2 8.0 S2 YACHTS 8.0 B
Motorized ball valves sailme88 at 12:31pm 04.22.21 Another reason I love my C-34... The valve is under the head sink. The ignition key hangs just abov
Replacing old thru-hull transducers, hole size difference. Jerdavis77 at 12:27pm 04.22.21 I got this response from Airmar support. nvestigate further this weekend when I do some work on the
LEWMAR Fixed Windows for a 2003/2004 Hunter 36 (1) Rasselas36 at 12:25pm 04.22.21 Karellen I was wondering if maybe the picture in the first post shows some big canvas pieces coveri
Motorized ball valves Davidasailor26 at 12:20pm 04.22.21 The cheaper $40 version might be good for isolating my water tanks rather than removing cushions an
Dock Tying Alternatives Wm. Gill at 11:48am 04.22.21 ... The track was not installed with the expected forces associated with a cleat application. In a

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