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Refinishing the stern seat wooden strips optimystic at 1:37am 01.09.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1066 The wooden strips on my Hunter 41 need to be refinished. Any ideas on how best to approach this pro
Pacific N.W. Sailors Ken Prichard at 12:05am 01.09.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1216 Thinking of subscribing to 48 North. I already subscribe to Pacific Yachting and think it's great. I
CD player on M26s Bob at 11:55pm 01.08.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/839 Has anyone installed a radio/CD player? How much Juice did it need, was a solar panel sufficient t
cabin cushions lacy blue Ron perreault at 11:38pm 01.08.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/984 Cabin cushions starboard side need new covring,fabric is called 1980 Catalina tall rig. Unable to f
Tsunami Pictures from a Cruiser's Perspective Paul Akers at 11:21pm 01.08.05 Other Sailboats 1/859 One of our club members passed this along to us. These are incredible pics and a story.Take a loo
RPM'S restored NagMeKnot at 11:11pm 01.08.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/919 Thanks everybody, I just got her up to 3200 rpms, you guys were right, bad connection on the sender
C30 spreaders, aluminum or wood? Tom Ehmke at 9:36pm 01.08.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/992 Short and sweet.I have priced sitka spruce and want to compare making my own replacements with buyi
Arch Leak on P450 Jim at 3:44pm 01.08.05 Big Boats 9/1027 Every time we get a decent rainfall I have water leaking from the cabin light over the locker just a
questions re:oday 20 mike workman at 1:48pm 01.08.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1024 hello i am going to look at a oday 20 , any problems i should be looking for ? i don't now much abo
Another Hunter loses its rudder Didereaux at 11:59am 01.08.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1453 http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/news/12282004_nw_searescue.htmlYou know, it seems to me someone would
"Headers": Pointing the 170 in shifty breezes Mike G. at 11:53am 01.08.05 Day Sailers 5/1109 Hi all,My wife and I took our newly-adopted miniature dachshund out for her first sail on the 170
Will Tohatsu 9.8hp fit? Ron Briggs at 9:36am 01.08.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/2002 I am thinking of buying one of the new Tohatsu 9.8hp 4 stroke motors for my 1994 Mac 26 classic. Do
What is the opinion on a MOB pole, Chip Willlis at 9:19am 01.08.05 Catalina 30 1/2030 buy one or save the money for other need items. We have a C-30 with a backstay. We have strobe light
Hey Cam from Sooke ! bill van at 8:16am 01.08.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/710 Hey Cam I am from Kamloops and have a 19'Mac. I see you have sailed in the Gulf Islands and am
1st time owners cindy at 8:05am 01.08.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/724 we just acquired a 1980 hunter 30 in desparate need of lots of TLC - one area in particular are the
Ablative Paint Bad Obsession at 7:48am 01.08.05 Ask All Sailors 21/1869 It is getting close to that time of year again....Bottom painting season. I have an ablative paint
Big boats avail 43' bridge clear Richard at 7:20am 01.08.05 Ask All Sailors 0/997 About to sell my Out island 41, and am looking for the largest cruising boat to clear a 43' bridge,
Draft: shoal or deep? woodman at 6:39am 01.08.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1095 First of all, I'm new to sailing. Been a "powerboat guy" for many years. I've learned to sail on an
S2 mail list on Sailnet, no longer available? tospappy at 6:04am 01.08.05 Ask All Sailors 0/1071 I have not been able to view the email archives on the Sailnet site for some time. Is there are pro
Beefing up your Venture or Mac! Dennis at 5:58am 01.08.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/1030 When I got my Venture 222, where the hull was flimsy, I backed it up with some 2X2 ribbing, making i

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Sailing with Efficiency Don S/V ILLusion at 5:39pm 08.31.20
Main sheet cleat location Capt jgw at 5:38pm 08.31.20 Well it does look different. Maybe a PO when he bought the boat found the blocks and coil of line in
Waste holding tank vs A/C duct Ron20324 at 5:38pm 08.31.20 On my BO 323 I had to remove the waste holding tank because it was crushing the duct that ran to th
Turn Blocks on a 1984 Hunter 34 (1) ggrizzard at 5:35pm 08.31.20 Is the "symbol" a "C" superimposed over a "W" as you see here: are no longer in business. If not,
Main sheet cleat location jonelli at 5:31pm 08.31.20
Deck Cleats Ron20324 at 5:30pm 08.31.20 The finish is chipping off of my jib sheet and stern docking cleats - does anyone know of a drop-in
Stripper Rings Capt jgw at 5:30pm 08.31.20 I have a pair of non-self tailing Barlow 28's on my boat and would love to have self-tailers. There
hull speed, what it means. Capt jgw at 5:17pm 08.31.20 1.34x the square root of LWL has always considered to be an average. Some hulls may be faster, other
hull speed, what it means. Will Gilmore at 5:13pm 08.31.20 They get misconstrued as "limits" in layman circles when they're nothing of the sort. This is one
Main sheet cleat location Joe at 5:08pm 08.31.20 Honestly, and this is just my opinion, I don't like the fact that each mainsheet adjustment will aff
Main sheet cleat location jonelli at 5:00pm 08.31.20 @jssailem - I don't think my setup can be called an end-boom sheeting system because it's still a mi
Summer in the Salish Sea Michael Davis at 4:47pm 08.31.20 Across the rock from Selby Cove, one of our favourite spots! For a small island it has a lot of ni
Chartplotter Connector Hello Below at 4:45pm 08.31.20 This may be the best way for me. Can you send me some more detailed instructions? Thetone. This i
Hello, new 37C owner here pbknowles at 4:35pm 08.31.20 Well after a few false starts and some logistical challenges I finally have her home. I'll post a f
Summer in the Salish Sea Meriachee at 4:34pm 08.31.20 Across the rock from Selby Cove, one of our favourite spots!
1/4" Halyard comfortable? Joe at 4:31pm 08.31.20 For cruising or day sailing get 5/16 Samson Trophy Braid... it has spun fiber cover that makes it v
Hunter 170 furling Jib problem Crazy Dave Condon at 4:25pm 08.31.20 For safety and eas of sailing I strongly suggested the furling jib. Everyone concurred with the su
Mac 26S replacement mast too heavy? Tedd at 4:24pm 08.31.20 Love the way @rgranger thinks! Along those lines, I worked out that a Mac 26S has about 32.5 lb mor
Summer in the Salish Sea jssailem at 4:23pm 08.31.20 No Peach fuzz there...
hull speed, what it means. ontherocks83 at 4:22pm 08.31.20 All I know is that my Catalina 30 commonly exceeds its 6.7 knot hull speed with ease, often into the

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