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Bow or stern first docking Broke sailor SV Marcell at 12:19pm 05.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 12/3389 Well I finally got my boat to Colonial Beach. I had a hard time getting the boat in the slip. Trie
Battery Charger David Harcourt at 12:09pm 05.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 6/1211 My battery charger that came with my Catalina 310, hull 59, has after four years fried my batteries
Striping PHitchcox at 11:52am 05.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/985 Honest, I've checked the archives and gotten two different answers for two different boats.Simply
inverter sizing 700W v. 2000W Paul F at 11:25am 05.11.05 Ask All Sailors 10/1723 Advice please, in choosing the right size of inverter to purchase which is better to have a 700 watt
battery Connections rpeddle at 10:08am 05.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/993 I'm new to sailboats. I just purchased a 76 oday 20 and I trying to figure out how to connect the ba
fred, what is the......................... duality at 9:56am 05.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/939 fred what is the angle of your pedestal guard??? i brought mine to the machine shop and he thinks he
bimini top for 1982 Hunter 33 Bob Rupinski at 7:35am 05.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1235 I want to have a bimini instaled on my boat. The canvas man says that to do it so that the hardware
Deck Delamination Don Dicken at 7:24am 05.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1040 Deck Delamination - A dull 'thump' on the starboard deck has become a 6 feet long spongy area runnin
Faom mattress replacement trivers at 7:12am 05.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1169 I have a Hunter 40.5 (1995) whose aft berth cushions need to be replaced. They are 4" thick. Might s
portsmith rating doug miller at 6:49am 05.11.05 Smaller Boats 7/1530 does the 216 have a portsmith rating? with/without spin. ?thanksdoug
New sail specs needed. rw at 5:43am 05.11.05 Smaller Boats 5/818 Do any Hunter 240s have all the specs required to order a new set of sails. I have the CDI furler an
Moving the Boat - Trailer Needed Dale Wilkins at 5:34am 05.11.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1065 I have a 25' MacGregor in the water on Lake Grapevine in the DFW area and want to move it to a lake
Info on Pacific Seacraft Dana 24 Richard McGann at 4:45am 05.11.05 Ask All Sailors 2/5155 I have a Chrysler 26 and am thinking about trading for a Pacific Seacraft Dana 24. Has anyone saile
Edson steering brake problem Gary at 4:38am 05.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1116 My steering brake is completely non-functional. The boat is a 2001 320 (with the Edson rack and pin
PHRF Rating Don at 4:30am 05.11.05 Racing 4/2733 Does anyone have a PHRF Rating for a 2003 Hunter 326 production boat, no modifications?Thank you
Help I'm sinking... Rob Krohn at 4:28am 05.11.05 Day Sailers 7/1326 I just put my newly acquired O'Day 22 in the marina for the first time and found that after only two
Help needed for nonfunctioning depth instrument SGlaker at 3:28am 05.11.05 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1088 Hello All! The dial on my SR Mariner depth instrument goes crazy when I am on the move. Does anyon
272LE Anodes Hubert at 2:59am 05.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 5/907 I've had my 272 for two 4 month seasons. Both years it had two new anodes on the shaft and both yea
26s Centerboard needs replacing Doug J at 2:13am 05.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/932 Can someone describe the procedure for replacing the swing centerboard?I assume there is bolt acce
H260 - mounting VHF antenna David - Fireball II at 2:05am 05.11.05 Smaller Boats 9/1233 We have a new (to us) 2004 H260 :) and want to install a fixed VHF radio. Has anyone done this and w

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M26swing: where mount a shoot through the hull depth transducer? (newest project) wynkoop at 8:24am 04.08.21 The transducer for my dead sounder on my Ericson 27 is mounted through hull forward under the V bert
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing Leeward Rail at 8:24am 04.08.21 https://www.cruisingworld.com/story/how-to/hydrofoils-for-sailboats
Winch removal Justin_NSA at 8:14am 04.08.21 If you have to resort to force, I'm thinking laterally would likely be less chance of damaging the d
M26swing: where mount a shoot through the hull depth transducer? (newest project) Macboy at 8:11am 04.08.21
Shipping / brokerage costs to Canada Scott B at 8:10am 04.08.21 Hi Sailors! I'll be ordering a new bimini from the site. Has anyone located in Canada purchased a
Cargo ship in the North Sea Scott B at 8:06am 04.08.21 Almost like the sea state worsened and it was too difficult to work on the deck and decided to have
Cargo ship in the North Sea FastOlson at 8:04am 04.08.21 I think getting into a lifeboat would only happen if they had to survive while waiting for rescue.
Beneteau Spare Parts Website bmiley at 8:02am 04.08.21 I just don't understand why people can't read "Beneteau Parts Trouble". I went to the effort to go
Winch removal Adhara2 at 8:00am 04.08.21 There is space there filled with sealant/adhesive. Start with something thinner than a chiesel. Use
REPAIR: Mast Step & Chain Plates dLj at 7:45am 04.08.21 Something that is unclear to me is, do you own this boat? Or are you looking to buy it? You started
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

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