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Mast mounting question captainhappy at 10:49am 01.17.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/701 I have a 1990 Hunter 30 - has this year boat experienced any problems with deck core failure - whe
NEED USED OR REBUILD 2GM YANMAR GREG at 10:23am 01.17.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/1266 LOOKING FOR MOTOR FOR 27' CAT YANMAR 2GM,20GM ETC.
keil bolts greg at 10:19am 01.17.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1121 need info on how to replace keil bolts on 27' 1971 CAT
Hull Color, 1983 H22 Mike at 10:12am 01.17.05 Smaller Boats 1/858 The hull color of my boat is a light tan or beige. Question...Does Pettit or Interlux or anyone else
Max. Headroom John D12759 at 10:11am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/783 I have a 1990 MacGregor 26C that I sail here on the Pecos (THIN water) and "fun race" at Elephant Bu
Batten tension Bob at 9:41am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/858 What are the rules of thumb in tensioning full length horizontal battens? Two years ago I bought a
New 33 Issues John at 9:20am 01.17.05 Mid-Size Boats 13/748 Our new 33 was delivered at the end of March 2004. We have had various issues but some continue.#1
73 Macgregor Venture 24' don at 8:50am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1033 I am interested in a new main sail and jib. Do I have to measure each to get a price?Can I get a st
whisker pole marty15435 at 8:40am 01.17.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/643 Anyone have thoughts on using the mast raising aluminum pole as a whisker pole? Detachable fittings
Baggin it T Brennison at 8:15am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/777 This past spring I purchased a Doyle APC cruising spinnaker for my Hunter 450. I am enjoying using
Halyards Doug6533 at 8:10am 01.17.05 Smaller Boats 3/912 I need to replace my main and jib halyards but don't necessarily want to buy larger rope than I need
Ball-Lock Quick-Release Pins: Are they strong enuf Ranger Paul18580 at 8:02am 01.17.05 Smaller Boats 6/1207 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 3/2277 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 2/1555 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 1/908 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 0/843 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 5/877 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 0/960 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 1/1048 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 1/912 I recently purchased a wind generator and I presently have two 75 watt solar panels mounted above my

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Yanmar stalling issue Stu Jackson at 1:00pm 09.15.20 Something to consider: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/fuel-starvation-and-the-obscure-ba
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings Justin_NSA at 12:59pm 09.15.20 I also upgraded my 12v fans with Caframo. They are quieter and use less power. Portable solar is out
Let's start a conversation about ASA 101, etc. is it helping or hurting? (1) william24424 at 12:58pm 09.15.20 Yes, I believe in lessons, constant learning, at any age.... ASA, boat safety, racing, first aid, su
Torqeedo on C22 LakeShark at 12:55pm 09.15.20 Some have done it and like them. The C22 really only needs a small amount of HP to get it moving.
SV Preston Point rescue Mr. Dave at 12:54pm 09.15.20 In Oregon, the National Guard objected, said there weren't many other opportunities for real world t
SV Preston Point rescue srimes at 12:50pm 09.15.20 They threatened in a couple of places I'm aware of (Mount Hood in Oregon and the White Mountains of
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings dennisv at 12:49pm 09.15.20 My most common motoring would be 15-20 minutes, to and from the mooring. There will be longer motor
Let's start a conversation about ASA 101, etc. is it helping or hurting? Ralph Johnstone at 12:39pm 09.15.20 When we tell people who want to learn to sail to immediately take a course isn't that a big turn of
Let's start a conversation about ASA 101, etc. is it helping or hurting? LakeShark at 12:19pm 09.15.20 Full disclosure - I am a certified ASA instructor and also hold an OUPV license so I could teach sa
Bought a 75 Cat 22 B_G at 12:19pm 09.15.20 All the cool kids are doing it that way these days. :thumbup: Must be the cool thing to do LOL. Be
Let's start a conversation about ASA 101, etc. is it helping or hurting? LakeShark at 12:11pm 09.15.20 I agree that a paid for course is a good investment if your going to be a long time sailor but what
Let's start a conversation about ASA 101, etc. is it helping or hurting? jmce1587 at 12:09pm 09.15.20 Full disclosure - I am a certified ASA instructor and also hold an OUPV license so I could teach sai
Main sheet twist Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 11:57am 09.15.20 change the upper block to fixed--end of problem
Let's start a conversation about ASA 101, etc. is it helping or hurting? JohnShannon at 11:42am 09.15.20 Can't you take ASA Basic keelboat to start? So in principle no capsizing. I would suppose the real
In-Boom Furling rgranger at 11:41am 09.15.20 I was curious so I went to sailboat data... you probably already seen this but if not.... https://s
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings rgranger at 11:35am 09.15.20 If you are not running refrig or anything like that I would recommend getting a 50 watt solar panel
Let's start a conversation about ASA 101, etc. is it helping or hurting? Allan12210 at 11:26am 09.15.20 I had been sailing for a number of years since high school and then college on Snipes, Aqua Cats, La
ICW, December south to North dLj at 11:22am 09.15.20 Good luck Dave... second times the charm... From your lips to gods ears! I'm hoping. Still waiting
refrigerator drain Justin_NSA at 11:20am 09.15.20 Hold your compressed air horn firmly on top of the drain and blow. Clever! And ask the admiral to
Main sheet twist Justin_NSA at 11:15am 09.15.20 Could you please explain why? My fixed blocks are all on bails on the boom. Sorry Stu. I wasn't cl

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