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Ball-Lock Quick-Release Pins: Are they strong enuf Ranger Paul18580 at 8:02am 01.17.05 Smaller Boats 6/1205 On my Hunter 216 rigging I have replaced many of the Clevis pins with Ball-Lock Quick-Release pins..
Spreader/genoa mod for MacGregor 26X normo at 8:01am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/2274 Go ahead and laugh. It's ok, we don't care. There are over 6,000 of these powersailing beauties ch
Asymetrical spinnaker and no backstay Bing13178 at 7:46am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1540 Our boat does not have a backstay. Would you recommend using an asymmetrical spinnaker or should we
Capri 18 assymetrical spinnaker george petrides at 7:26am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/895 I woulod like to add an assymertrical spinnaker to my inventory. Budget constraints require that I l
Headsail UV Protection George H260 at 7:20am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/839 I have a Doyle furler headsale that came with my H260. It has only been used one season. The Sail ha
Full Batten Main Convertion Tony Wilcox at 7:17am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/873 Hi Is it possible to convert a 2004 roller furling main to one with vertical battens ?Tony
East Coast inlets Mark at 7:16am 01.17.05 Ask All Sailors 0/959 Hi Folks...been along time since I posted here. Planning a trip north on the ICW from Florida this
Bottom Painting Jonathan at 6:35am 01.17.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1046 I just bought my '83 Oday 22 last season, love it, spends 8 months in the water a year. Previous own
wind generator ted at 6:32am 01.17.05 The Cherubini Hunters 1/910 I recently purchased a wind generator and I presently have two 75 watt solar panels mounted above my
Smell only in cool weather? (Fall,Spring) Bill Culbertson at 6:22am 01.17.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1172 We use KO in our head. I've noticed that through the summer we have no odor assuming I keep up with
Thinking of moving up.... Aven W at 6:18am 01.17.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/705 I have a 1993 Hunter 23.5 I'm thinking of selling.... Want to move up to a slightly larger boat(26 m
Sailboat partnership agreements John Greene at 6:11am 01.17.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1541 I am considering selling a partnership interest in my sailboat. I am looking for advice, suggestion
Cleaning teak cabin sole Steve P at 5:28am 01.17.05 Ask All Sailors 20/5079 I have a Contest sailboat whose interior cabin sole is about 1" thick solid tongue and groove teak b
Insect dirt / stains on sails Tim H11493 at 5:23am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 7/2314 I have a 2003 Hunter 260. Over the past two years, I have noted several small stains developing on
Back-winded main George Bush at 4:44am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1011 I have a 7/8 fractional rig on my 1989 Hunter Legend 375. My present genoa is 150%. What I am findin
Akite Sail Area Alan at 4:41am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/932 Is there a formula to roughly calculate the sail area of my asymetrical racing spinnaker? The IRC ra
'UV Protected Cloth' Doyle Sails F210 Wm. Doug McCance at 4:32am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/950 Hello:My Beneteau First 210 (1996)#106 original sails are Doyle Sails (Genoa 1115403 P/N 08091210
Sail life, Bill Colombo Ray McC arthy at 4:15am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1010 Bill, I own a Beneteau 321 which we purchased new in Oct, 1997. We put the boat up for charter last
Replacing bolt rope Paul Zetlmaier at 4:11am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1034 I want to replace the rope with slugs. Is this a do it yourself project?The main has a few more se
Arch Speaker Pod David Dick at 4:08am 01.17.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1355 Does anyone know where to get those new arch mounted speaker pod's with a light (for the Stainless a

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Funny Friday!!! dmax at 8:28am 09.02.20 I spotted her today and before putting an offer on this beauty, I am asking ya all to give me your
Water heater Mirwin at 8:22am 09.02.20 I believe it was original to the boat!
Leaks in 1986 Catalina 30 MK1 dmax at 8:15am 09.02.20 Catalinas from that era are well known to have deck leaks. As Benny says, plan on properly re-beddin
Water heater smokey73 at 8:09am 09.02.20 Wow! 20 gallon? A couple of my water tanks are only 20 gallons each. Most on boats I've seen have
Alternator charging for lithium batteries dlochner at 8:03am 09.02.20 Voltage is one part of the charging equation, the other is current. Will the alternator produce enou
Purchase a 1969 H.R. Pufnstuff boat. rgranger at 7:51am 09.02.20 Perfect.... now you just need to attach foils.
Water heater sail sfbay at 7:51am 09.02.20 You might this recent thread on replacing a Catalina 310 water heater helpful: https://forums.sailb
Chartplotter Connector Brian D at 7:51am 09.02.20 Where are you with this project right now? Are you still stalled? If so, can you tell us what will b
Catalina 310 Water Heater Mirwin at 7:43am 09.02.20 Hey all, hope you are staying safe during this troubling time. Our water heater is also leaking. I
Winter Cover for a 2007 336 sail sfbay at 7:41am 09.02.20 Try these guys OR contact your local canvas guy OR lowest cost is make one yourself..............jus
Hot Water Heater Leaking... Don S/V ILLusion at 7:34am 09.02.20 My 12gal Raritan hot water heater is leaking into a hose that goes into my bilge. There is no Rar
The WTF Thread rpwillia at 7:10am 09.02.20 Professional mariners are not always that professional. Best to just avoid them when you can. OTOH
Dolphin Senoir parts sail sfbay at 7:02am 09.02.20 Might check on ebay for a used sail: Sails for sale \| eBay
Beneteau 411 Main Sail (in mast) (1) sail sfbay at 7:01am 09.02.20 I assume you know that a used furling main is likely sufficiently stretched, which could make it dif
Leaks in 1986 Catalina 30 MK1 Benny17441 at 6:50am 09.02.20 Suspect any deck fixtures, like stanchions, pulpits, anchor rollers, etc. they mat need rebedding.
Racing solo in a crewed fleet race (AKA busy day) (1) Jackdaw at 6:40am 09.02.20
Epoxy on wood HMT2 at 6:06am 09.02.20
Hunter 216 Chain Plate Hunter216 at 4:44am 09.02.20 I want to go strangle the person that thought wood (untreated no less) was a good idea as a structu
Installing FireFly Batteries Don Lucas at 4:27am 09.02.20 For cruisers warranties on things like this is a waste of time to think about as they are unmanageab
Epoxy on wood dlochner at 4:27am 09.02.20 The only place that might be worth coating with epoxy is end grain or the edge of plywood that will

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