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Atlantic Crossing 2006 Bill Balme at 11:06pm 02.02.06 Other Sailboats 0/708 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 1/951 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 1/1289 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 1/837 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 5/939 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 2/971 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 5/1582 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 19/3156 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) 0/869 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 2/1199 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 8/1336 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 4/882 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 3/872 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 0/908 Our Catalina 250 WK is about 5 years old. 3 of those years were in salt water. Any advice on how oft
Sailing in Croatia and Montenegro Morski Krastavac at 10:39pm 12.31.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1361 Hello All and first off Happy New Year with lots of good sailing-days.The following link has alrea
H40 murkehaze16758 at 8:40pm 12.31.05 Big Boats 13/1014 My wife and I are looking to buy a hunter 40 over there in USA, we plan to sail the carribbean for a
Big crack between windows on Catalina 470 Popeye18292 at 8:32pm 12.31.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1505 Hello everyone,This crack is in the aft head area of a 1999 Catalina 470.Does anybody else have a
WIND SPEED KEN at 7:42pm 12.31.05 Trailer Sailors 7/1827 WHAT WIND SPEED (MPH) DOES A CAT 22 LIKE BEST ? I AM RESTORING A '73 FOR SPRING/SUMMER..WE WILL B
26M Mast Light Lowell Carrington at 12:21pm 12.31.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1342 I plan to install a masthead light on my 2006 MacGregor 26M. I have a couple of questions that I ne
Yanmar Smoking Jeff at 11:55am 12.31.05 Big Boats 23/1705 2004 had 50 hour engine service, no smoke before service and lots of smoke after. Engine mechanic cl

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H38 - Is there an aux solenoid in the starter circuit? ggrizzard at 7:06pm 05.21.21 Could it be a worn "start" button?
Refinishing Sinks (surrounding firberglass top included) FastOlson at 7:04pm 05.21.21 As long as you do not grind thru the finish layer of gel coat, why not buff it out?
H38 - Furling line - Replace cleat with cam cleat? flightlead404 at 6:51pm 05.21.21
Halyard Keeping (1) Pompadi at 6:32pm 05.21.21 194413 We Put these on , they Cover old screw holes from bag clips
Refinishing Sinks (surrounding firberglass top included) Jumpstart at 6:29pm 05.21.21 Sinks present a challenge because hot water and soap caused most coatings to lift. Look for a profes
Halyard Keeping jeepbluetj at 6:22pm 05.21.21 Stu's pic looks nice and tidy to me. I've got bags but they're on the rooftop. Works out ok, mainshe
Best genoa for Catalina 30 jeepbluetj at 6:11pm 05.21.21 Yup. Sounds like you need to tune your rig. C-30's are very forgiving, but I wouldn't want to be use
1980's H22 Main Sheet Traveler Replacement Options? isaksp00 at 5:49pm 05.21.21 I set up something like the post above for my H23 but did not replace the entire track. I found a co
H23.5 trailer joetr1955 at 5:40pm 05.21.21 I have a 95 and my Hunter trailer has four supports along the bunks. My bunks end three feet in fro
Retrieve lost end of topping lift? jssailem at 5:34pm 05.21.21
Engine panel troubleshooting Ralph Johnstone at 5:31pm 05.21.21 I catch on, eventually The electrical can be a steep learning curve. PM me if you need any furt
Sailboat tour Cal 33- You tube dlochner at 5:30pm 05.21.21 If you want to get any traction on YouTube, you'll need to upgrade your equipment, the video I saw w
WINDOW REPLACING AND WHICH SEALER Hayden Watson at 5:27pm 05.21.21 We just installed the first of 7 portlights with Dow 795 today. It is a smooth flowing silicone adh
Swing keel Mac 25 GSmith116 at 5:16pm 05.21.21 Did you hit something? I guess you really would prefer the bolt to fail than the keel trunk. So som
WINDOW REPLACING AND WHICH SEALER kloudie1 at 4:13pm 05.21.21 I am preparing to do that job on my H34 . I am going to use 3M VHB tape to bond the plexi to the fib
MH-40 Water drains from cabin roof into cockpit sail sfbay at 3:41pm 05.21.21 Same on my newer Hunter 386 sailboat but solved that with a dodger over the companionway and later s
Retrieve lost end of topping lift? Davidasailor26 at 3:39pm 05.21.21 I am trying to figure out why a topping lift would go through the boom... Mine attaches to the bac
Best genoa for Catalina 30 shemandr at 3:28pm 05.21.21 Regarding the mast that is not centered I would not immediately blame yourself. There is this guy,
Retrieve lost end of topping lift? Tally Ho at 3:27pm 05.21.21 I am trying to figure out why a topping lift would go through the boom... Mine attaches to the back
Swing keel Mac 25 rgranger at 3:25pm 05.21.21 Did you hit something? I guess you really would prefer the bolt to fail than the keel trunk. So

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