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Self-tacking Jib Jeff at 10:33pm 05.19.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/2564 Does anyone have experience with a self-tacking jib? What are its benefits and limitations? It app
Quiz of the week Dave at 9:13pm 05.19.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1109 Phil,I really miss the weekly quizes regarding safety at sea, navigation rules, sail trim, and othe
battery bank upgrade mike at 3:08pm 05.17.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/903 I am interested in upgrading my basttery capacity.I was at sams club a saw golf cart batteries ther
Water Ballast Tank Treatment? BobSail at 2:59pm 05.17.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1294 We moor on the Columbia River for the season, and our water ballast tank tends to get fairly ripe af
If it aint broke.................. Head configurat Paul Badome at 1:46pm 05.17.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1228 Hello miss Peg , welllllllllllllll i pondered my waste route and decided to take your heeded advice
looking for a replacement tiller baylorsaylor at 12:58pm 05.17.05 Catalina 30 0/1218 Having a really hard time trying to land a replacement tiller for my 30.... any ideas????any suggest
Toe Rail Refinish on 47.7 Tom Dooley at 12:50pm 05.17.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1426 Anyone have any ideas on what is the "best" material to re-finish the mahogany toe-rails on a First
OEM Model Roller Furler Mark Burrows at 11:26am 05.17.05 Big Boats 1/901 What was the manufacturer of the original roller furler found on Hunter 35 circa 1987-88? Does anyo
Outboard motor support for trailering JCT at 11:21am 05.17.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1403 Have 26X Mac with 50 horse Mercury, what brackets or transom saver is used to support motor when tra
Boomkicker Installation Rusty10343 at 10:53am 05.17.05 Day Sailers 1/1290 Hey guys and gals,Mighty quite around these parts lately!Got a question for those who have insta
ratcheting winch handle? Del Wiese at 10:49am 05.17.05 Ask All Sailors 4/2550 I have two speed winches on my boat, and the last few turns to trim the jib are hard, especially whe
Companionway Dome NYCSailor at 10:18am 05.17.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/950 I have recently bought a 1982 Hunter 22. It is in pretty good shape except for the glass or lexan d
Thanks to all... Before the Bell at 10:11am 05.17.05 The Cherubini Hunters 0/787 I wanted to thank all of you that help make the restoration on my Cherubini 25 1976.The following i
Post in the photo forum Bob at 10:05am 05.17.05 The Cherubini Hunters 2/851 I put a post in the photo forum to show all you kind (and patient) folks how we are progressing. Ne
Belize to Tortola RYan at 8:54am 05.17.05 Ask All Sailors 0/1116 Im doing a delivery from in June from Belize to Tortola, in a catamaran. Anybody have experience wi
Watermaker idea Franklin at 8:45am 05.17.05 Other Sailboats 6/721 From what I understand how cities pump water, is they have a water tower full of water that a pump k
TV Joe Wienecke at 7:52am 05.17.05 Big Boats 4/743 I have a 92 37.5 and am looking to install a TV (flat I guess) into my salon area. Has anyone done
Traveller car stop Ron at 7:45am 05.17.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/887 One of the traveler car stop's on my '84 H22, the pin does not move up easily or gets caught on the
Lobster Pots Tim at 7:42am 05.17.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1171 I will be sailing for the first time an Ericson 29 in Maine waters, the land of a million lobster po
Battery size for H31 Andreas at 7:07am 05.17.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1262 Need to replace the two batteries located under the H31 quarterbed (1986 model). Since I cannot get

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New sailer Glsawyer at 9:27am 10.02.20 Well that boat is probably a scam. So I am now looking at a cal cruiser 36. Good diesel. Solid. Need
Seaward 25 noisy Yanmar: any point in trying to sound insulate it? Benny17441 at 9:24am 10.02.20 The clickety clickety sound of the valves, music to my ears.
Posts that start with: "Son, ..." capta at 9:19am 10.02.20 I've long noticed that people who sail, or rather people who captain their own boats of any type, w
What to do if you lose your rig. Hunter216 at 9:18am 10.02.20 As I continue to ponder this I found myself thinking about what to do if the mast fails where a sign
What to do if you lose your rig. Jackdaw at 9:03am 10.02.20 We did dismast once on a previous boat (a Hunter 23.5) while sailing on Lake Champlain. We were he
Posts that start with: "Son, ..." Kermit at 8:58am 10.02.20 I do firmly believe that no conversation that includes the likes of @Kermit or @Crazy Dave Condon c
Posts that start with: "Son, ..." Kermit at 8:55am 10.02.20 I do firmly believe that no conversation that includes the likes of @Kermit or @Crazy Dave Condon c
Sails - Open Discussion drewlamparello at 8:49am 10.02.20 That is a beautiful looking sail!!! I cant wait to hear feedback on how it behaves. Is it really a
Mac 25 Deck core and chainplates justsomeguy at 8:43am 10.02.20 They are 3/8" bolts. I thought he was just being silly.
What to do if you lose your rig. Daveinet at 8:30am 10.02.20 You may want to get a Remgrit rod saw blade for your hacksaw. I don't know that a standard hacksaw b
Mac 25 Deck core and chainplates THECUSCUS at 8:18am 10.02.20 It's pretty amazing that three little rivets can hold up an entire rig They are 3/8" bolts.
Windlass install Kings Gambit at 8:15am 10.02.20 Yes, indeed, although we can get into 300'+ depth of water quickly, our anchorages are generally 20
Electric Ferries Coming to Maine? (1) srimes at 7:54am 10.02.20 Well if you liked your Volt (RIP) you can today go buy a Honda Clarity PHEV 45 mile range, any nu
Posts that start with: "Son, ..." Meriachee at 7:47am 10.02.20 I do firmly believe that no conversation that includes the likes of @Kermit or @Crazy Dave Condon co
winterize water system John T1594 at 7:43am 10.02.20 I found that even though I drain the water heater, I can still pump about one gallon of residual wat
Am Makin Progress RockynHilda at 7:13am 10.02.20 I had a couple of Chevy's and GMC truck and never had any issue's, but have just been more a Ford gu
Posts that start with: "Son, ..." jaysweet at 7:12am 10.02.20 Good, that's not very many people gonna get banned... Reminds me of Monty Python and The Holy Grai
winterize water system TimFromLI at 7:11am 10.02.20 Yes, if you use compressed air or a shop vac.
What to do if you lose your rig. sesmith at 7:09am 10.02.20 We did dismast once on a previous boat (a Hunter 23.5) while sailing on Lake Champlain. We were hea
Am Makin Progress SycloneDriver at 7:07am 10.02.20 I'll stick with Chevy. I've had good luck with 2000e. I will use it again if I ever get the new bo

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