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What is a "Fractional Rig"? PhotoEd at 10:48pm 02.02.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/1012 Can someone explain to me what a "Fractional Rig" is???Thanks,Ed
who was it wanted a starter pawl for a nissan 5hp? william at 10:28pm 02.02.05 Smaller Boats 2/863 i found what looks to be a suitable substitute. i am going to pull my pawl today and looks like the
Choosing a Sailing Dinghy Bob at 10:09pm 02.02.05 Ask All Sailors 16/3416 My 16 year son has become a great sailing enthusiast. Maybe thats because I gave him a pair of saili
How to get out small scratches Jared at 9:24pm 02.02.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/783 What is the best way to get out small scratches in the gelcoat. I took off the old name off the ste
Autohelm 4000 Paul at 9:09pm 02.02.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1850 I am looking to put an autohelm on my 36'. I know of the 4000 and have heard some good andsome bad
Galley unit for Capri 18 Rick Toddy at 4:50pm 02.02.05 Smaller Boats 5/1281 I'm in the process of purchasing a Capri 18, it doesn't have the galley unit or porta potty. Can som
Trailer for Catalina Capri 18' Rick Toddy at 3:56pm 02.02.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/2386 I'm down sizing to a Capri 18' to trailer sail. I've had a Hunter 23 ' Hunter 28 and looking forward
Freeboard Timm R at 3:42pm 02.02.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1035 What exactly is freeboard,the space between the port windows and the outer edges of the deck where y
Water Ballast bill van at 12:31pm 02.02.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 43/2100 Is is possible or wise to sail a water ballast Mac19 without the water ballask??
old boat looking for new rudder-1974-22ft Randy Klimm at 12:31pm 02.02.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/723 Help!!! I made a New home for old boat, but the rudder needs some help. I'm looking for a phot
Beginner's Boat Maneuvering Vern at 11:30am 02.02.05 Ask All Sailors 17/1569 Last night I discovered a basic sailboat maneuvering video on the "Demand" portion of my cable TV ca
Anyone sailing in the Keys this weekend? Jonathan at 10:44am 02.02.05 Ask All Sailors 0/807 I'm flying a charter trip down to Marathon, in the Florida Keys this Friday, the 4th. I'll be sitti
AC power on the 400 Kerry Blalock at 9:52am 02.02.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1184 Just purchased 1993, 3 stateroom model and still poking around trying to find out how some of the st
Weather Helm/Lee Helm Charlie at 9:50am 02.02.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/1848 I have a 1985 Hunter 34. My mast is raked about 5 inches and I have 5 inches of pre-bend. I have a
H37C Shaft Packing Ed Schenck at 8:58am 02.02.05 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1028 I saw a post asking about the prop shaft packing for the H37C stuffing box. It is 1/4". That is on
ABI Folding Mast Steps Larkin at 8:07am 02.02.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1649 I recently purchased some aluminum ABI folding mast steps and its time to install them. No direction
Think I'll start something - What's your Dream boat Jim Seamans at 6:54am 02.02.05 Ask All Sailors 26/1932 Time to stir the pot?It's you and your other, just two of you. You have unlimited money - won the
Charter? Fractional Ownership? Roy at 6:11am 02.02.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1099 Hi AllWe have a 98 Mac26x in the southern Bahamas (Long Island) as we only use the boat about 1 wee
H22 sail question Dustin at 6:01am 02.02.05 Smaller Boats 1/888 Does anyone use the OEM headsail on their H22? I've only used my 135%, but I may get out early this
new owner,, old 23 wade12011 at 5:44am 02.02.05 Day Sailers 3/916 Hi, I'm a neww owner of an O'day 23 1979. She is in really good shape and I am looking for rigging

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Someone boarded us while we were gone Captain Larry-DH at 4:23am 09.07.20 Reading the OP again, perhaps this was not a boarding at all; but maybe they tossed a message into t
Looking for a new (To me) boat ... kappykaplan at 4:04am 09.07.20 We need spellcheck, know. Less autocorrect! No wat i mean? :beer:
Someone boarded us while we were gone Joe at 3:40am 09.07.20 I don't think the "support" flags will help much in that regard. I agree with Ted, Larry and Dave
High winds Will Gilmore at 11:54pm 09.06.20 Do carry an anchor :plus: Some boats sail well on jib alone and others on main alone. Yup. And
Governer problem M25 /Kubota D950 pullark at 11:03pm 09.06.20 Thanks for your input guys. I realise that the engine doesn't need any electrical input when running
High winds DrJudyB at 10:47pm 09.06.20 My advice would be to put in a deep (#2) reef in the mainsail and trim your sails to depower them.
Sail Rigging Diagrams? (5) DrJudyB at 10:03pm 09.06.20 The OP, @Pkeller, has a Zspar with a rather atypical gooseneck bracket and toggle. https://www.rig
Someone boarded us while we were gone Phil Herring at 9:58pm 09.06.20 That's just wrong. I don't care what your politics are or how strongly you feel about them, boarding
Battery charging question Benny17441 at 9:56pm 09.06.20 When a battery is being charged and you take a voltage reading it will be higher than the actual vol
Charter Destinations in San Juan Islands and Vicinity Kings Gambit at 9:36pm 09.06.20 It will be fun out sailing tomorrow. See you at Parks Bay. :thumbup:
Looking for a new (To me) boat ... jssailem at 9:31pm 09.06.20
Charter Destinations in San Juan Islands and Vicinity jssailem at 9:25pm 09.06.20 It will be fun out sailing tomorrow. See you at Parks Bay.
Lewmar DC1 (1) FDL S2 at 9:21pm 09.06.20 The "domino" ones. https://www.defender.com/images/secondary/DC_CLUTCH_2.jpg Anyone get slippage w
Is the C25 capable of traveling from Fort Myers FL, to the Bahamas. Benny17441 at 8:57pm 09.06.20 Paul, if the boat is a model built between 1978 and 1994 the answer is yes, but with a caveat; you
Sail Rigging Diagrams? (4) twistedskipper at 8:39pm 09.06.20 To the original poster, You may already have sorted out your gooseneck, but in case you could still
Lewmar DC1 Ralph Johnstone at 8:24pm 09.06.20 What's the line going through it like ? I can see old hard line tending to slip ..................
Battery charging question BigEasy at 8:12pm 09.06.20 How old are the two batteries that comprise the house bank?
Galley or Cabin "Door" on 1983 H22 Ron20324 at 8:08pm 09.06.20 :plus::plus:
Charter Destinations in San Juan Islands and Vicinity Kings Gambit at 6:58pm 09.06.20 Yeah. Ebbing tide between about 1000 and 1400; N wind in the mid to high teens most of the day. Shou
Someone boarded us while we were gone Brian D at 6:56pm 09.06.20 @dlochner is correct about the political aspects. However, there are two events being discussed here

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