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Diesel Fuel Storage Over The Winter Paul at 5:19am 10.21.05 Ask All Sailors 7/2973 What is the correct method to keep the diesel fuel fresh for next spring. I hear topping up the tank
Looking for a 320--2000 to 2003 MPT at 5:07am 10.21.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/1059 Just started looking
diesel "brands" TI doug at 4:56am 10.21.05 Ask All Sailors 30/4065 I'm shopping for a boat. I've been looking a lot, I'm just curious in general about what people fee
Varnishing deck brightwork sailingdude at 4:17am 10.21.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1629 I'm in the process of refinishing all of the exterior teak on my C-30. For things like hand rails th
Sail numbers for Seidelmann 299 Daydreams at 4:13am 10.21.05 Seidelmann 3/1995 I have just bought a 1979 Seidelmann 299. I have the hull number, but does anyone know what the sail
Global Challenge Rob at 3:44am 10.21.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1087 wet your wistle
Winter Storage - City Island Bronx adr at 3:38am 10.21.05 Ask All Sailors 6/2388 Hello all,Last weekend I was informed that my marina would NOT be hauling and storing boats this w
Global Challenge Rob at 3:23am 10.21.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1048 For those adventure seekers here, Check out this web site....then go to the lower right corner and v
Heavier jib verses lighter Richard at 2:34am 10.21.05 Ask All Sailors 21/2810 When I bought a replacement jib I got a good deal on a rolling furler jib (Don't have a furler, but
Replacing Blocks and Cars on Mid Boom Sheeting Robert of St. Louis, MO at 2:14am 10.21.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1371 I am looking to replace the main sheet car, and turning blocks on my 87 Hunter 31, with mid boom she
Altenator Mounted on an Outboard Hal Learnard at 1:36am 10.21.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/869 While surfing Mac pictures I saw what appeared to be an automotivealtenator mounted on the top of a
EZSteer Corky at 12:33am 10.21.05 Smaller Boats 7/1011 Does anyone have any pictures of an EZSteer attached to a Hunter 260? I am curious how it attaches
Auto Pilot Paul4370 at 12:25am 10.21.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1197 Greeting ,My Morgan 41 o/i was just been struck by lightning, It has damaged all my electronics I ha
Rub rail, Motor monut?? Jerry at 11:58pm 10.20.05 Smaller Boats 5/909 Well it rained hard last night and I was able to find a couple more leaks and check were I had fixed
1990 C28 - what to look out for Cathy at 11:48pm 10.20.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/869 We're looking at a 1990 C28 ' since that was the first production year I'm wondering what problems I
How many jackstands do I need? WuWei28 at 11:06pm 10.20.05 Ask All Sailors 15/6771 Hi everyone,When shoring my boat, how many jackstands are really needed? I don't want to make a mi
Cherubinies are tough, Part III Jim Logan at 10:55pm 10.20.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/799 I am mostly writing these posts for those of us who have been on the forum since the early days...Ju
Foaming the Hunter 170 mast jim o23111 at 10:49pm 10.20.05 Day Sailers 3/1804 I'm a bit uncertain on how to foam the 170's mast to prevent turtling. I've assumed that the techniq
Do the main sail on the 30 come up short? Bob at 10:16pm 10.20.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/894 I have owned my 1988 tall masted 30 for over a year now and its obviously comes up short for reachin
Q: How to calculate or determine mast weight? Bob at 8:38pm 10.20.05 Ask All Sailors 9/7187 Specifically does anyone know how to calculate mast weight ?:)(It seems I had this same question

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Low "reefing" holes in main sail ricksoth at 7:40am 04.08.21 Thanks for the input. I will try to come up with some type of rigging to make playing with these ea
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing cb32863 at 7:39am 04.08.21 while I agree with most of what you say I'm not so sure about the foils not becoming more mainstrea
Cargo ship in the North Sea dLj at 7:37am 04.08.21 Wow. A relatively new vessel. The ship gets into high seas. Gear securing the cargo fails. Ship app
Assemetrical (1) sail sfbay at 7:36am 04.08.21 Welcome to the forum!! Fun experience on a Hunter 32 and 386. For your boat you will need a size 2
REPAIR: Mast Step & Chain Plates Captain Larry-DH at 7:24am 04.08.21 In that case, costs will vary widely by location and specific contractor. The only answer you can re
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing (1) LakeShark at 7:23am 04.08.21 ...Kids like to go fast. They are not going to want to sit around and ghost along at 4-6 kts. So th
REPAIR: Mast Step & Chain Plates Lance324 at 7:20am 04.08.21 Hire it out... I don't work on my boats... I don't know how. Thank you!
REPAIR: Mast Step & Chain Plates Captain Larry-DH at 7:17am 04.08.21 @Lance324 are you planning to DIY or hire it out?
Cargo ship in the North Sea Leeward Rail at 7:17am 04.08.21 It was a shame that the decision was made to scrap all of the new vehicles aboard .... at about 70%
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing Leeward Rail at 7:04am 04.08.21 Foiling will never trickle down to "mainstream" sailing, just like Formula 1 and IndyCar wings are
Low "reefing" holes in main sail Hayden Watson at 6:56am 04.08.21 I had a C25 with a flattening reef and used them independant of each other. The tack was used for t
Compac 16 owner LloydB at 6:44am 04.08.21 +1 Welcome
Cargo ship in the North Sea FastOlson at 6:42am 04.08.21 Crew abandon ship jumping into the sea. Choose not to get in lifeboat. Agree. That part of the sto
Cargo ship in the North Sea FastOlson at 6:41am 04.08.21 At first I was a bit skeptical of their idea to abandon it, but then I realized that they were in st
Cargo ship in the North Sea jssailem at 6:38am 04.08.21 Wow. A relatively new vessel. The ship gets into high seas. Gear securing the cargo fails. Ship appe
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing cb32863 at 6:28am 04.08.21 Again, another discussion on this. Racing is racing, whether it is cars, motorcycles, power boats, o
37C keel attachment ? shemandr at 6:27am 04.08.21 It makes sense that the keel/hull stub joint opened on the ends. The boat flexes and the keel doesn
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing Leeward Rail at 6:27am 04.08.21 I would pay to see some idiot off Vancouver Island, nail a deadhead at speed.:biggrin:
Frozen seacocks,how to cure? Leeward Rail at 6:18am 04.08.21 Luck Dave.. Not the skill of the Matrix.. Another example of making your own luck. ;)
There's a hole in my boat Leeward Rail at 6:04am 04.08.21 Also my plan this year. Time to redo the anti fouling so may as well deal with the 2 superfluous th

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