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Electrical Issue texastom at 4:26am 07.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/814 I noticed this weekend that my voltage meter and amp meter were doing some strange things. While sit
A question for you Sail trim Gurus Dave5031 at 4:12am 07.18.05 Smaller Boats 1/899 I'm just curious. I have two boats, a '76 19' Oday Mariner ' an '87 h23, both fractional rigs. The o
Daysailer advice wanted... Hankr1 at 3:48am 07.18.05 Ask All Sailors 7/2188 Our old ODay Widgeon is just too small so we are looking for a larger used daysailer with the follow
How much sleeping space is there in the 26X interested in buying at 2:54am 07.18.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/4723 Well i'm interested in buying a mcgregor 26X and Iw as wonder how much room there is in the cabin. a
masking tape removal Richard19068 at 2:46am 07.18.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1212 Is there a secret or trick to easily remove masking tape after varnishing bright work? I have used t
2GM20F valve cover breather tube Mario7470 at 2:20am 07.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1421 Hunter 29.5On my valve cover, there is a tube coming out the breather on the cover. It is sticking
12 v microwave Mario7470 at 2:12am 07.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 30/1859 Hi,We just bought a Hunter 29.5 1995 and WE just love it !I have a microwave in my hunter 29.5.
conversion of 40.5 to cutter Dodd Daggett at 1:56am 07.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/807 Have you converted a 40.5 to a cutter rig? Were there any problems? Did it work? What's the cost?
Jib Sheet Adjustments Richard at 1:32am 07.18.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/1983 Don, I love your site here, and just ordered your book. I have a question about my Neilpride jib. I'
Bird poop Monty16708 at 12:52am 07.18.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1082 We moved our Catalina 30 to a new marina last year and this summer the forward deck was covered in p
cdi flex furler for oday 20 casey dulemba at 12:14am 07.18.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1033 Does anyone out there know which cdi flexible furlers i can use on my 1978 oday 20? I need to order
Considering a Hunter 170... LeeC at 11:53pm 07.17.05 Day Sailers 6/1860 I'm considering buying a Hunter 170 or a Catalina 16.5. (I'm in the process of selling another boat
MAC 26-C RUDDER QUESTION... Louis Holub at 11:23pm 07.17.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/894 Does anyone have dimensions for customizing the 26-C Rudder. I hear that the boat performs much be
In mast furling kristin boyce at 8:37pm 07.17.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 23/3853 Don, I am in the process of trying to absorb all of the terrific information that is contained in yo
Water seeping out of keel when hauled reverie at 4:07pm 07.17.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1140 I have some water seeping from a small hole when the boat is hauled. It is coming out of the fiberg
Looking for Cal 24 main sail and jib dimensions Robert at 4:07pm 07.17.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1864 Hi, can anyone tell me or point me to where I can find dimensions for the main sail and jib for a 69
Mac 25 newbie rigging questions Richard at 3:30pm 07.17.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/923 I stepped the mast on my recently purchased '86 Mac 25 in the driveway today. I thought it would be
What's for dinner? SailboatOwners.com at 2:54pm 07.17.05 Ask All Sailors 46/5100 You can't sail for long before you get hungry. There's just something about being on the water that
polars for h31 mike at 2:21pm 07.17.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/1386 HI loking for polars for my H31 thansk Mike
Toronto Circumnavigation Michael Mangione at 1:47pm 07.17.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1011 Sailors,My family and I recently returned from the Toronto area. We were forunate enough to have a

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minimum screw size rgranger at 8:28pm 04.08.21 Can you through bolt to a backing plate?
Universal M25-XP Broken Engine Mount L Bracket Michael Davis at 8:25pm 04.08.21 Just remembered I did have an anchor line wrap the prop shaft about mid season last year. It pulled
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing rgranger at 8:24pm 04.08.21 waiting for the weather to warm up so we can get our lead belly boats in the water Speaking of lead
Assemetrical No Rush at 8:24pm 04.08.21 A reputable sailmaker will size the spinnaker based on your rig dimensions. Cruising asymmetrical s
Where do I find this part? alexco38 at 8:21pm 04.08.21 The best way to get "ALL" the water out is vacuum cleaner. With shore power (can use inverter): htt
Halyard wrap with Furlex No Rush at 8:07pm 04.08.21 If you have a back stay tensioner, adding some tension before furling also helps.
Halyard wrap with Furlex chuckwayne at 7:39pm 04.08.21 There is a furlex version - I've replaced mine
What is this thing on my Beneteau 361 boom? Jskosmo at 7:37pm 04.08.21 As always - thank you SO VERY MUCH!
Halyard wrap with Furlex Dave Groshong at 7:32pm 04.08.21 There's likely a furlex version as well, I will check with Selden
Halyard wrap with Furlex Ted at 7:30pm 04.08.21 Dave is correct. Another type of halyard deflector is the one made by Harken it's very easy to insta
Dynaplate Brian D at 7:29pm 04.08.21 The main reason for having a Dynaplate is to establish a ground plane for a HF or SSB radio. While
Thinking about painting my hull Ged AU at 7:24pm 04.08.21
Dyneema lifelines on Hunter 36 AndyL at 7:17pm 04.08.21 Andy, I just replaced my lifelines on our 2009 H36. Used stainless steel. The shrouds come close to
Hunter 170 Bow Cover specs and Spinnaker specs. JerryA at 7:11pm 04.08.21 Having owned a 2005 H170 anything H170 on ebay always peaks my interest. I've seen used covers on eb
Dynaplate Don S/V ILLusion at 6:36pm 04.08.21 I can think of no valid reason for using a dynaplate as a substitute for proper RF counterpoise.
Where do I find this part? Phil Herring at 6:34pm 04.08.21 How many collective hours do you suppose the members of this forum have spent in that isle. Lol
Dynaplate dlochner at 6:26pm 04.08.21 The main reason for having a Dynaplate is to establish a ground plane for a HF or SSB radio. While t
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing dlochner at 6:19pm 04.08.21 If nothing else, foiling boats give us old geezers something to talk about while waiting for the wea
What is this thing on my Beneteau 361 boom? (1) Capn John at 6:14pm 04.08.21 It should most certainly NOT be positioned aft of the outhaul car. It is intended to keep the car f
Cargo ship in the North Sea Captain W at 6:08pm 04.08.21 Some more footage XNrgxShyJbs

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