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First sail of the season Henry at 4:47am 03.07.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1094 Ohoy all! This past weekend marked the first sail of the season for us. We departed on Saturday arou
Deep Keel vs. Shoal Keel Hunter 460 Rick Thompson at 4:30am 03.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1634 I am contimplating purchasind a Hunter 460 with a Shoal Keel actually t is 11" shorter than the "Dee
Dodger for Vision 32 Leigh14353 at 4:22am 03.07.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1259 I need to replace the original dodger on my '90/'91 Vision 32. I am considering a hard dodger. The
Edson Pedestal on a 260 Kevin13821 at 3:25am 03.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1299 Does anyone happen to know which pedestal (size) is on a Hunter 260 with factory wheel? When I c
Tap Dancing on sliding hatch? Go for it! PhotoEd at 3:20am 03.07.05 Ask All Sailors 0/804 Hi all,Long story as short as possible.Yesterday was "Mast Raising Day" for my new '85 Catalina 2
VC 17 Bottom Paint Steve Carpman11081 at 3:12am 03.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/3484 After three years of owning our Legend 37.5, we need to repaint the bottom. She lives in the norther
Bottom Paint While On Trailer Completed Bad Obsession at 2:58am 03.07.05 Smaller Boats 3/952 I finished bottom painting my boat today. I painted the areas where the boat rests on the bunks by
Finished Bottom Paint while on Trailer Bad Obsession at 2:52am 03.07.05 Smaller Boats 0/712 I managed to bottom paint my boat while it was on the trailer. I got the areas where the boat rests
Seeking Herreshoff Meadowlarks Geo8308 at 2:35am 03.07.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1507 Hi everyone,I'm trying to compile a list of Herreshoff Meadowlarks and their location with the hop
Spinnaker Halyard setup Adam 7923 at 2:34am 03.07.05 Big Boats 18/3649 Hi I Just wanted to get some input on the best way to set up a spinnaker halyard on the H34. I bou
Hunter 36 compared to 356 Steve Kamp at 2:30am 03.07.05 Big Boats 5/1414 I have recently visited a Hunter dealer and developed more than a curiosity regarding the new Hunter
Replacing main halyard on 170 gball at 2:07am 03.07.05 Day Sailers 5/1128 Hey folks,I had a nice sail in the 170 yesterday but noticed that the new main halyard I just inst
Rub rail chad at 1:47am 03.07.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/875 I'm getting water in the bilge after rainy days. I think it's entering through the rub rail but not
Shorten sail Don at 1:26am 03.07.05 Trailer Sailors 2/1620 With all the E-mails of late, someone mentioned having to shorten sail. To do this on my boat (17'
Given up for dead "Mic" in so. Ca. at 12:47am 03.07.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1029 OK gang, last chance, It appears that no one wants the 69 Mac 17 restoration project so next Monday
Replacement Keel danknoxsf at 10:45am 10.24.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1604 Try a modification . . . Your keel is probably fine what you need to do is to modify it a bit to ma
SAIL COVER Gregg W. at 12:22am 03.07.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/1073 Hello: looking to buy a new sail cover for my "1981 std. rig C27"., Can you give me the size of cov
How to use of "1, 2, BOTH" electrical switch Jim Dort at 11:55pm 03.06.05 Big Boats 7/984 My 1999 Hunter 420 has a house-bank of 2 batteries (wired together), and a separate starter battery.
The HPA Boaters Battle mcgyver at 11:31pm 03.06.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1064 Hey all just wanted to give you an update on the Battle with the Hamilton Port Authority, Trial was
Winch cleaning Capt'n Bob at 11:18pm 03.06.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1207 I hope I spelled it write.In any case I have all four of my winches from my HL 35 sitting in the ki

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Auto Pilot jssailem at 10:06pm 12.31.20 Mike I agree that a vane is a great option. Passages are often down wind. So following seas are a pa
2021 rgranger at 10:05pm 12.31.20 Tha ball dropped 64 min ago. :beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer:
Do you have a SYSTEM when you go sailing... Terry Cox at 9:41pm 12.31.20 Like turn on the battery. Check the voltage Check the oil and coolant levels Check that there is f
Auto Pilot MikeHoncho at 9:38pm 12.31.20 Walt. Your boat displacement suggests that you should be looking at a below deck linear or hydrauli
Antifoul prop while boat in water Blitz at 9:34pm 12.31.20 Forespar LanoCote can be applied when boat is in the water.
Explains a LOT Tally Ho at 9:28pm 12.31.20 @sailme88, Did you notice any reduced flow out of the exhaust? When I push my Yanmar 2GM20F hard
2021 Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 9:20pm 12.31.20 40 more minutes here, but happy new year anyway
Enlarging hole in hull? Tally Ho at 9:20pm 12.31.20 Just thinking about how things can go on my boat and sharing an idea to protect. Happy New Year to
2021 Ron20324 at 9:05pm 12.31.20 I saw a nice Tervis tumbler at Fawcetts today: "Take life with a grain of salt. And a slice of lime.
Really? You expect 2021 to be better? Tell me how! justsomeguy at 8:26pm 12.31.20 Tell me how Patience is required. The vaccine rollout will seem interminable with glitches and mis
Enlarging hole in hull? jssailem at 8:16pm 12.31.20 Just thinking about how things can go on my boat and sharing an idea to protect. Happy New Year to
Transom: Solid Fiberglass or Cored Project_Mayhem at 8:10pm 12.31.20 I believe it's glass. I can't say this is how it should be done but my swim ladder is held on by six
Auto Pilot jssailem at 8:08pm 12.31.20 Walt. Your boat displacement suggests that you should be looking at a below deck linear or hydraulic
New Sails - advice? Mike Oldak at 8:04pm 12.31.20 We went with North NP Tour radial laminate sails.they are lighter and thinner than Dacron. Very low
Electric Cooler Wiring Project_Mayhem at 7:57pm 12.31.20 If the charger can't keep up with the load or you are concerned with it switching on and off you cou
Through deck wires for mast lights jrussnogle at 7:40pm 12.31.20
New Sails - advice? Georgedoyle at 7:37pm 12.31.20 We went with North NP Tour radial laminate sails.they are lighter and thinner than Dacron. Very low
Explains a LOT Project_Mayhem at 7:31pm 12.31.20 Sorry to hear your transmission went out. At least it the overheating issue was an easy find. I wond
Weekend projects in my Laguna 26 Project_Mayhem at 7:21pm 12.31.20 My grab handles were obviously hand positioned and drilled as well.... Everything is +/- .75" Yest
Holding tank manual pump issue (1) Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:16pm 12.31.20 First...this is your first boat and you can take comfort in knowing that NONE of us were born knowin

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