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Deltaville, VA to Colonial Beach Broke sailor SV Marcell at 11:27am 04.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1393 I am planning on moving my new Hunter 27 next Sunday. That boat has a 18 HP Yanmar. Question: Is
Hull numbers Mic at 11:26am 04.18.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/968 Can someone please tell me what each number and letter means in a hull number? the last three are 81
Piracy off Yemen Debra B at 11:07am 04.18.05 Ask All Sailors 27/1820 Noonsite has a report of 2 yachts attacked by fairly organized and heavily armed pirates. No chance
Roller furler/ genoa. What size? Pete at 11:05am 04.18.05 Smaller Boats 4/773 I'm restoring an 1981 H22, my first sailboat. It did not come with a headsail. I'm considering a ro
Raymarine Autopilot ST4000 Bob Hoffmeister at 11:04am 04.18.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1210 I purchased an Autopilot ST4000 in January, 2003 for my ODay 39 which specs out at 18,000 lbs. It wa
Are gauges necessary to adjust the standing riggin vince reis at 10:31am 04.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/880 What gauges or guidelines are useful when adjusting the standing rigging on a 22 ft sailboat? I nee
headstay clevis duality at 10:06am 04.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1080 last year we lost the clevis for the headstay, my wife could not find a stainless one and bought a g
Extended Offshore Cruising Harry Anderson at 9:46am 04.18.05 Bigger Boats 2/1064 Is the Oday 40 hull and rigging built to handle extended offshore cruising (assuming capable skipper
1992 Chevy S-10 to trailer Catalina 22 captMark at 9:42am 04.18.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/809 I would like to pull a catalina 22 with my 1992 Chevy S-10 Is this a good idea? Two wheel drive aut
Cleaning up the brass Rick at 9:27am 04.18.05 Ask All Sailors 2/970 Hey gangJust curious if anyone has any organic tips for getting the green "gook" off the seacocks,
stay replacement gary chidester at 9:19am 04.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/930 i currently own a 1989 h33.5. i had the standing rigging replaced two years ago. when it was replace
Bob stay and dolphin striker wire angle tiger37373 at 9:06am 04.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1707 I am currently questioning the angle that my dolphin striker approaches the bob stay. The rig is set
Replacing the holding tank Dipboye at 8:52am 04.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1351 I have just bought a 1990 Hunter 35.5 and know that I need to replace the aluminum holding tank. I p
Solar charger output David King at 8:15am 04.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/847 I recently bought a solar panel from West Marine, the smallest in their catalog. It is for trickle
Tuning a 1969 Bristol Rig bristol33 at 7:41am 04.18.05 Bristol 1/1843 I have an old boat w/out an owners manual or much info, and there were only about 40 some made of my
Telltale Mikey and Whitecap Jeff . . . Kevin at 7:40am 04.18.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/1230
Photo contest of special interest to Mac owners Phil Herring at 7:33am 04.18.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/688 http://www.savvyoutlook.net/photoGray/mysteryPhotoContestCheck out that link and enter. I suspect
Depth sounder vs. fish finder?? Chris I. at 7:20am 04.18.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1584 Hi all,I just bought an '87 Catalina 22 that I'll use here on the west coast of Florida. It's a g
Twisting shrouds Ted B at 7:16am 04.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1023 I bougt your video tape, it is great. But I keephaving troublw twisting my shrouds as I adjust them
Spinnaker on a 23.5 or 240 Rick Webb at 6:53am 04.18.05 Smaller Boats 3/1102 I am looking at a used asymetrical for my boat anyone know what size it should be? the one I am look

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Boat mover shemandr at 4:54am 09.25.20 There's a guy down here in Stuart, Skipper's Shipper. BBB A+ rating and is a contributor to USS Cen
Boat mover Hydro Therapy at 3:33am 09.25.20
Boat mover sailme88 at 3:21am 09.25.20 While I can't, you may want to consider an anecdotal incident. A Club mate acquired a boat in San D
Trailer needed - Ericson 26 Joe at 3:09am 09.25.20 You might want to search for a cradle that can be used to store the boat on land, or mount it on a f
110% Jib messes up jib sheet angle on my Hunter 26 Joe at 2:56am 09.25.20 Either move the existing lead block to the desired location. Or install a second block farther aft.
Meet Evelyn Apex at 2:49am 09.25.20 Lou! I had just recently seen one of his videos on his YouTube channel describing a new build. Thi
She's creaking at 40 garymalmgren at 2:28am 09.25.20 Before you go cutting up the deck, think about what the problem is and how to fix it (easily and che
Roll that beautiful blue furler! BigEasy at 2:12am 09.25.20 The spool on my furler would always fill up too soon and then jam. I also noticed on the blocks an
Synthetic Oil ? weekendrken at 12:04am 09.25.20 Of course synthetic is a waste of $ for boat diesels, but so long as you have it anyway... BUY the
Yanmar 3YM30 Help (1) jdd01257 at 9:14pm 09.24.20
Roll that beautiful blue furler! FastOlson at 9:13pm 09.24.20 90 degrees is a right angle. i.e. the lead from the furling drum is straight out, sighting from the
Windlass Seized Clutch Terry Cox at 8:49pm 09.24.20 Now that I think about it out of the hot sun, the emergency rudder post would make an excellent lev
Drilling a hole for a USB port in the DC panel BigEasy at 8:46pm 09.24.20
Yanmar 3YM30 Help (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:46pm 09.24.20 Photo is a little hard to see but from what I can see, the clear vinyl tubing is the sea water suppl
Yanmar 3gmF wiring diagram? pa391as at 8:19pm 09.24.20 I'll update the forum when I've got it working. I chose the RS11 due to price. As for your tach,
Meet Evelyn Stormalong at 8:09pm 09.24.20 What a great link! The Alden design database reports 14 boats having been built to this particular
110% Jib messes up jib sheet angle on my Hunter 26 Rick Macdonald at 7:59pm 09.24.20 I thought 110% was the standard size?
Roll that beautiful blue furler! Ward H at 7:47pm 09.24.20 One pull on the sheet and it spun like crazy. This may be the issue. When unfurling the jib, you s
Confused about pipe sizes - trying to make dip tube for new tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:31pm 09.24.20 Dlochner, I had considered the Uniseal product but i am concerned about the fitting leaking when bo
Text a buoy and it'll text you back Project_Mayhem at 7:31pm 09.24.20 This service is awesome. I use it all the time. It makes you realize how wrong weather predictions a

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