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mast height Guest at 6:13am 02.20.05 Columbia 3/1960 Does anyone know the mast height on a Columbia 26?
Cruising trim verses racing trim Don Guillette at 5:17am 02.20.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 15/1312 Shipmates: Some sailors feel there is a racing way to trim sails and a cruising way to trim sails. T
Perkins 4-108 Ryan Tuohy at 5:16am 02.20.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1886 I have a 50hp Perkins 4-108. Someone recently told me that it will run forever at 2200 rpm, but tha
Air Conditioning in a Catalina 350 Ken Krawford at 3:36am 02.20.05 Big Boats 1/2640 I'm going to take delivery of a new C350 next month and have been investigating air conditioning. I
ARC yvonne6138 at 2:56am 02.20.05 Big Boats 2/1050 Has anyone crossed the pond in a Hunter 40 or bigger, I have a 44DS would apreciate any news,tips ad
Dim. of a loose footed main! Dennis at 2:17am 02.20.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1063 Are the dimensions of a loose footed main the same as for the conventional? I am considering trying
Catalina 22 boom height Tim at 2:04am 02.20.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/5255 I have a 1987 cat 22. I am not sure of the correct boom height. My boom is as low as possible on th
Cushion Questions Dylan Ross at 1:20am 02.20.05 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1042 We want to recover our interior cushions on our 1984 H27. The complex shapes of the settee cushions
How to use a Windscoop Cactus Jack at 1:03am 02.20.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2546 Hello all! We recently bought a used Catalina 25. On board we found a Windscoop, but I have no ide
McLube on Sails ? Tony at 1:02am 02.20.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1109 Has anyone done this or know anyone that has, and does it help ? I am talking about spraying the tef
dinghy installation for hunter 310 Gord May at 12:42am 02.20.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1225 I am the owner of a Hunter 310,1999.Recently I purchase a Zodiac Fastroller 285(lenght 9' 4", 73 lbs
Dodger for Hunter 260 Zigracer at 12:20am 02.20.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2058 Has anyone had a dodger made and installed on their H-260 or H-26? I know that none of the manufact
Foam Floatation Before the Bell at 11:55pm 02.19.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1108 I have an older fiberglass sailboat, I know some of the new sailboats have floatation foam in the ev
Smith Island Bad Obsession at 11:53pm 02.19.05 Ask All Sailors 4/960 I am thinking about visiting Smith Island in the Chesapeake Bay this summer. I am wondering if anyo
Leech Lines Rick D at 11:14pm 02.19.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1206 Hey, Don. How often do you adjust your leech lines? I know when to tighten them, but frankly overloo
Low consumption PC Gerard17075 at 7:00pm 02.19.05 Ask All Sailors 15/1232 I want to install a mini or micro PC on my boat for navigation, with very low consumption, and direc
HIGH AND DRY IN NEW ENGLAND!! Before the Bell at 6:22pm 02.19.05 Ask All Sailors 11/994 Can anyone suggest a place to look for either a slip or mooring in the Southeastern Massachusetts ar
Cracked fixed portlight Kerry Blalock at 5:52pm 02.19.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1070 I need to replace a cracked fixed portlight on my 1993 oceanis 400. It seems to only be held in plac
Manistique, MI higgs at 2:29pm 02.19.05 Destinations 1/1521 Anyone been up to Manistique the last year or so? I draw 5 feet and plan to visit this coming summe
need swing keel rich at 12:30pm 02.19.05 Smaller Boats 1/996 I am in need of a swing keel for my 1983 hunter 22. Lost mine bringing her off the bottom, any sugge

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Gas struts for 1990 26s Justin_NSA at 8:02am 12.29.20 Several have done it on the Macs. Search on it and you'll find the discussions.
Adventures in reefing jssailem at 7:52am 12.29.20 Yes they all bunch - or fold - at the bottom of the track. You loosely gather the foot of the sail
New Self Tailing Winches Hayden Watson at 7:49am 12.29.20 The OPs boat is 26 feet. That is the focus... ...And it does not require crew on boats up to ~ hi
Hacked? Captain Larry-DH at 7:41am 12.29.20 Give nonsensical answers to the security questions :plus:AND make them unique for each site that r
Adventures in reefing cstats at 7:35am 12.29.20 I have a slab reefing question: when you slab reef the main, do you have to open the luff slug gate
Hunter 33 rudder split daviddp at 7:32am 12.29.20 The boat is in an asphalt parking lot unfortunately So you have to blast then ;) Good luck with
Hacked? dlochner at 7:22am 12.29.20 But password is so easy to remember. :cowbell: Another security trick. Give nonsensical answers to
Rudder Assembly mmlspace at 7:21am 12.29.20
New Self Tailing Winches LeeandRick at 7:14am 12.29.20 The OPs boat is 26 feet. That is the focus. Actually the focus was on clarifying a term and two o
Victron Smart Shunt serpa4 at 7:13am 12.29.20 I have one and love it. I heard that the power for the monitor is not calculated in the battery usa
Hacked? Captain Larry-DH at 6:57am 12.29.20 If your password is on the following list (or a variation of any of these) it can be cracked in seco
BELT DUST StanleyJ at 6:50am 12.29.20 The belt dust decreased significantly when I switched from a Gates Premium belt to a Dayco top cog b
Coax connections at the mast finding41 at 6:45am 12.29.20 I'm with the double female group. One tip. Tighten the heck out of the one side of that connector yo
Hunter 33 rudder split Mike16211 at 6:39am 12.29.20 There are only 4 screws holding the floor in place. 2 just at the steering pedestal and 2 at the b
Hunter 33 rudder split Mike16211 at 6:39am 12.29.20 I dug a hole in the ground to drop the rudder to get access to the top for the repair. The boat is
Gas struts for 1990 26s finding41 at 6:27am 12.29.20 I know someone on here has done it. Maybe Sumner...? (Search under members and go to his website. WO
Weekend projects in my Laguna 26 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:19am 12.29.20 Be glad to help from the perspective as a former desler
Diesel valve adjustment jon hansen at 6:14am 12.29.20 i like blaster too. i'm thinking heat, lots of heat, would be my choice. then impact wrench. it r
OK- on this the third day of Christmas- what did your true love bring YOU ? :) Joncons at 6:08am 12.29.20 A whisker pole for my 26X
Victron Smart Shunt lemoiney at 6:07am 12.29.20 I installed the BMV-712 Smart, which is basically the same unit with a display, this past June in my

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