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Anchorage at Poplar Island, Chesapeake Bay ???? Hayden at 5:55am 04.14.05 Ask All Sailors 4/2518 I'm plannin a 7 to 9 day sail about the middle Chesapeake and thought Poplar Island might be a good
2 or 3 reefs? Josh at 5:54am 04.14.05 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1244 I finally tore my sail in half last Saturday and determined that it's time to get a new one. The sa
Anyone using wireless instruments? S.E.T. SAIL at 5:02am 04.14.05 Ask All Sailors 2/976 Hello,Anyone using wireless instruments? I found some by TACKTICK that sure look good but it's alw
Estimating Bottom Square Footage Steve at 4:40am 04.14.05 Mid-Size Boats 6/11556 Does anyone have a general formula that estimates how many square feet of hull you have that needs b
rigging and spinnakers Stevie at 4:36am 04.14.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/778 I purchased a 1993 23.5 recently and I am looking for rigging instructions and spinnaker rigging ins
Finding Level Don-MT at 4:35am 04.14.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1057 I recenty purchased an O'day 23. I would like to step the mast with the boat on the trailer to chec
Stern Tube Stan at 4:35am 04.14.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1006 For the past year I have been searching a smallwater leak around my dripless shaft seal. I finally
Need new interior cushions Roy Udwin at 4:00am 04.14.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/843 I am looking for a good (inexpensive) place to supply me with replacement cushions for v-berth, salo
Stuffing Box Assembly Steve at 2:15am 04.14.05 Mid-Size Boats 12/1091 Does anyone know the correct assembly of a plastic Stuffing Box? I bought a 1992 H28 last fall and
Bob - details please John at 2:04am 04.14.05 The Cherubini Hunters 4/875 Bob, you're making me sick : ) You've accomplished more in 2 months than I have in 2 years......
painting-waxing SGP at 1:25am 04.14.05 Smaller Boats 0/795 i am going to paint and wax my C25 this week. should i wax over the hull paint?
Lake Shasta Dennis at 1:22am 04.14.05 Destinations 1/1813 Has anyone ever sailed on Lake Shasta?I am thinking of pulling my Mac 26 down there for a week in J
Anchor size on Beneteau 323 J-P at 1:14am 04.14.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2590 I just bought a Beneteau 323 and she comes with a 10Kg (22 lbs)Bruce anchor. It doesn't seem much fo
Battery location Andre K. 1991 Hunter 30 at 12:37am 04.14.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/928 Every boat is different, and we all like them perfectly leveled - for many reasons.Here is my dilem
Good Place to Anchor St Joe Bay p323ms at 12:35am 04.14.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1353 We are taking off friday and the wind looks good to sail to Port Saint Joe. Winds out of the northea
Swing keel on Cal 20 Roger1250 at 12:24am 04.14.05 Cal 2/1141 Did the Cal 20, especially the older bulkhead model, ever come in a swing keel configuration?
Catalina 28 MK II differences Craig8518 at 11:42pm 04.13.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/5371 I am interested in purchasing a Catalina 28 (I've owned a 22 and a 30 in the past) and would like to
Squeeky Rudder Greg Crout at 11:02pm 04.13.05 Bigger Boats 2/1058 I have an Oday 30 1981. When putting the rudder hard over, either to port or starboard, I get a so
process or result David11038 at 10:03pm 04.13.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/1209 In the 5 or so years I have been into sailing, I have noticed there are two types of sailors, those
Rigging the H33.5 Ken Palmer at 9:56pm 04.13.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/824 This will be my first year to tune the mast after it is re-stepped by the marina next month. As you

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Water Heater Install in O'Day 34 daviddp at 2:46am 03.08.21 On my Oday 34 the water heater was factory installed in the port locker next to the galley. The plu
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me Ward H at 1:13am 03.08.21 Joe, your PO, was the type of PO we all wished we bought our boats from.
HUNTER 34 BILGE WIRING splax at 12:16am 03.08.21 I'm curious about how you plan this. The H34 bilge is not that big. I was thinking about staggering
C&C 27 MKV chainplate rebed Drinky Crow at 10:05pm 03.07.21 The load is carried by 6 stainless bolts going through the chainplate, through the 3/4" ply bulkhead
Is this damage at bow of concern ? jssailem at 9:31pm 03.07.21 The damage is not good. It creates a path for water to get beneath the gel coat. It should be fixed.
Is this damage at bow of concern ? gusestrella at 9:23pm 03.07.21 What do you use the Pad Eye for? I see something connected to it. It you use it to pull or guide t
Is this damage at bow of concern ? JamesG161 at 9:16pm 03.07.21 What do you use the Pad Eye for? I see something connected to it. If you use it to pull or guide th
Rope for lazy jacks - H310 Justin_NSA at 8:32pm 03.07.21 I get that. So since your lazy jacks have to be tight to support the boom, how do you raise your ma
Cover pic? Really? DArcy at 7:46pm 03.07.21 oh Scott. So many words, and all of them wrong. Wow, how open minded.
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me Scott T-Bird at 7:23pm 03.07.21 @Stu Jackson That's my guess. Or the tach is connected to the stator post directly at the alterna
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me (3) Scott T-Bird at 7:17pm 03.07.21 Well, with a little help from my friends :biggrin:, I solved my problem! It's funny how things work
Cover pic? Really? Jackdaw at 6:50pm 03.07.21 I don't see anything in the picture that suggests that women sailors aren't strong, competent, brav
Just repowered my Catalina 36 Universal mp25xp with a rebuilt. Starts right up but when I take my finger off the ignition it just dies. Jops at 6:50pm 03.07.21 The wiring was not changed when the new engine was installed. Couldn't get it started this weekend.
HUNTER 34 BILGE WIRING hunter34austin at 6:48pm 03.07.21 When I did this I ran two sets of wires so that I could later add a second back up bilge pump.
Marelon seacock maintenance (1) CarlN at 6:42pm 03.07.21 Do you have the Forespar Series 93/OEM style (picture below). If so, I have found they don't need lu
HUNTER 34 BILGE WIRING hunter34austin at 6:38pm 03.07.21 The bilge manual wire runs forward, then up on the ports side before the vanity sink and then back t
Oil loss through oil breather cjm1 at 6:30pm 03.07.21 We have the Universal 5432 with 1100 hours and have used nothing but Rotella 15w-40 and never have h
Neck deep in the Dark Side Davidasailor26 at 6:28pm 03.07.21 First boat with two batteries ans a 1,2,all switch. If i put a trickle charger /maintainer on 1 bat
Oil loss through oil breather cjm1 at 6:26pm 03.07.21 Except, some of us, who KNOW this engine, and actually HAVE ONE IN OUR BOATS, have suggested what t
eye candy (1) jon hansen at 6:18pm 03.07.21 191278

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