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Stanchions with base use in 1985? fergnor14996 at 1:14pm 04.18.05 Big Boats 9/828 Hunting (pun intended) for 2 to match the 24 inch with base. Is there still a source for them?
Adjustable Jib Fairleads on H-216 Mr.Ernie at 12:52pm 04.18.05 Smaller Boats 0/933 It appears to me that the location of the jib fairleads on the H-216 are just fine as long as you ar
Another tragedy in SFO area Mel E at 12:36pm 04.18.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/855 with a nice S/V lost on the rocks in San Francisco.
mac26 boat cover FredJ at 12:25pm 04.18.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/932 I need to cover my mac 26S but am having no luck on finding a ready made cover. Is there anyone out
Furler-forestay Ken Yap at 12:05pm 04.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/913 After viewing Brian Toss' Tuning Your Rig video, I tried my hands at tuning my Hunter 326 B
Whole rig too tight ? Phil at 11:40am 04.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/924 This is really good timing, I just posted on the Hunter site last week. I bought a 30 foot sloop in
Aluminum Toe Rails for Legend 40.5 Fred at 11:36am 04.18.05 Big Boats 5/1186 The marina repairing my Legend 40.5 is having difficulty finding replacement toe rails. The toe orig
Deltaville, VA to Colonial Beach Broke sailor SV Marcell at 11:27am 04.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1446 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 1/1029 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 27/1880 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 4/803 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 2/1225 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 3/936 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 2/1138 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 2/1174 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 3/839 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 2/984 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 1/985 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 2/1862 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 10/1398 I have just bought a 1990 Hunter 35.5 and know that I need to replace the aluminum holding tank. I p

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Post Process After Soda Blasting Bottom snoopy_ at 4:52pm 01.15.21 Pay attention to recommended application temperatures. This time of year they may not cure correctl
Loose footed main with Mid-boom sheeting Stu Jackson at 4:28pm 01.15.21 @Hayden Watson I agree, no issue. The larger issue is have you cleared your outhaul to actually b
Wet bilge and oil glops: troubleshooting tips? LukeAvanti at 4:16pm 01.15.21 Yikes! OK, better get used to chasing and fixing leaks... thanks, Greg and all the others, very help
Prada cup on TV RussC at 4:02pm 01.15.21 Thanks for the spoiler. :huh: You do understand they aren't replaying the same race again tonight?
Wet bilge and oil glops: troubleshooting tips? Tally Ho at 4:01pm 01.15.21 Water is Wiley.... Good news is that it is fresh, and not salty. as @jssailem said, you need to ch
Only in Florida Kings Gambit at 3:57pm 01.15.21 Here in CA we have floating out houses, on some lakes. Never heard of one being stolen! That would b
Loose footed main with Mid-boom sheeting jon hansen at 3:56pm 01.15.21 hayden, your going to love the increase in horsepower from your loose footed main. there really is a
12 volt charging at marina Tally Ho at 3:47pm 01.15.21 Since the AGM batteries are pretty new, you might find someone in the marina who would buy them fro
Only in Florida Hunter216 at 3:39pm 01.15.21 I saw one of these pedalbars in downtown Minneapolis a few years back :biggrin:
37C Windlass sandpiper10471 at 3:37pm 01.15.21 Bolander - if you install as per your pics above, you will be forever flaking chain and rode in the
Eye Splice double-braid lehighsail at 3:19pm 01.15.21 Me Too.
Loose footed main with Mid-boom sheeting Hayden Watson at 3:12pm 01.15.21 Thanks @DrJudyB. I assumed that the foot did not apply a great deal of force to the boom so had com
Prada cup on TV AlastairLC at 3:05pm 01.15.21 Thanks for the spoiler. :huh:
Beneteau 323 Marine Gear Access Beneteau323 at 3:03pm 01.15.21 When I bought the Beneteau with the Yanmar engine, the previous owner had been using 15W-40 engine o
Loose footed main with Mid-boom sheeting dlochner at 2:47pm 01.15.21 Yet another, no problem. We have a loose footed main with mid boom sheeting. The loose foot has som
Swing Keel Hunter216 at 2:42pm 01.15.21 Doing a keel overhaul on my early Catalina and want to know what size the 4 nuts are that hold the
Beneteau 323 Marine Gear Access Tally Ho at 2:40pm 01.15.21 I would use the HD 20/30 oil as called for on the badge plate. Where did you get the engine oil ref
Loose footed main with Mid-boom sheeting (1) Tally Ho at 2:37pm 01.15.21
Do I need a main downhaul? H26 Crazy Dave Condon at 2:01pm 01.15.21 I have spoken with @joecool911 regarding the mast on his Hunter 26 which he recently purchased. Th
Loose footed main with Mid-boom sheeting Parsons at 1:27pm 01.15.21 @DrJudyB gave you theoretical answer. Practically, I changed my C36 from footed to loose-footed four

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