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mast stepping john at 4:50am 12.27.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/761 I recently purchased an oday 27and was wondering what holds the mast in place at the deck after it h
What is the proper response to a tsunani? John Shullo at 4:37am 12.27.04 Ask All Sailors 105/4953 Assume you are in the open ocean and you learn of an earth quake and a possible tsunani. What can y
Glazed windows BryMer at 3:07am 12.27.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/933 What is the most effective method of clearing windows and hatches of scratches and that smkey look?
RPM/Prop sailerman3 at 3:06am 12.27.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1067 I Own a 1986 40 ledend which I bougth in 2000, it has the original engine 44 hp.I was told that this
tsunami? heidi at 2:16am 12.27.04 Ask All Sailors 3/922 Has anyone heard from anyone they know aboard a sailboat in the areas affected by Sunday's Tsunami i
Free standing masts...... Otis Gilliam at 1:22am 12.27.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2204 I was considering a 32 Vision and was wanting to here pros and cons on the free standing mast and ca
Fuel Cells Jack W at 11:46pm 12.26.04 Ask All Sailors 3/942 I'm curious about the new generation of marine fuel cells-eg: Scandvik.I was wondering if they are
BVIs Jason at 11:33pm 12.26.04 Ask All Sailors 17/1208 Next winter we wil charter a 40' in the BVIs. How difficult is it to navigate? What are the average
changing depthsounders Lee at 10:06pm 12.26.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/828 I'm trying to find out if I can replace my old Datamarine depth reader with a Navman or Raymarine re
Replacing exhaust on Universal 5411 les h at 3:38pm 12.26.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/2832 I'm replacing the galvanized exhaust system on my 1983 Universal diesel 5411 installed in a Catalina
Gary Wyngarden, quizmaster no more Phil Herring at 3:13pm 12.26.04 Ask All Sailors 40/2550 Back in October of 2001 I began to notice a local sailor whose name I recognized from prior posts.
Auld Lang Syne SailboatOwners.com at 2:37pm 12.26.04 Ask All Sailors 64/3287 Was 2004 a good sailing year for you? How many days did you get out on your boat? Did you buy a n
More on Watrer Tanks Don Prior at 10:17am 12.26.04 The Cherubini Hunters 19/989 I have a H37C, 1984 model. I am begining to have water tank problems similar to those described here
New Odor John at 10:04am 12.26.04 Big Boats 31/1637 Okay, I know there have been a million postings on odors, particularly head odors and many of you in
solar vent David at 6:26am 12.26.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/890 I want to install a solar vent . Is the forward hatch the best place?Also what about water getting i
Spinnaker Sleeve Ranger Paul at 5:26am 12.26.04 Smaller Boats 3/997 I am contemplating the installation of an ATN spinnaker sleeve for my Hunter 216. Does anyone know
Lift out points Jim Quinn at 4:21am 12.26.04 Mid-Size Boats 7/1364 It is time to lift out over the winter again. BUT, I have forgotten the exact spots to place the be
M26x Teleflex replacement Knot @ home at 3:33am 12.26.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1036 My mate was generous for Christmas (she was tired of watching me struggle when maneuvering around th
42s7 Review Patrick at 2:12am 12.26.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1039 I really like the look of the 42s7. Looking for owners reviews of this boat. Are there things to lo
Ex-charter boats Peter Gibb at 1:59am 12.26.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1042 Hello to all ,I have a question that you have all probably heard a thousand times , but I cannot se

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small boat halyard questions PaulK at 10:52am 09.11.20 The only reason not to use all-line would be that the sheave might chew it up. By the time your she
Manual Holding Tank Pumpout Pump in Odd Location . Or is it? (1) sail sfbay at 10:45am 09.11.20 It has be a mistake. It should generally look like this schematic diagram below with a pump out thr
Things are about to get tight... LloydB at 10:44am 09.11.20 Now I'm confused I thought the rigger cleared that part up.
Looking for a practical trailer sailer. (1) GL-WindPower at 10:40am 09.11.20 I agree, sounds like you need a bigger boat and different tow vehicle. If you start small you will n
Lakeshark Rockstar: LakeShark at 10:38am 09.11.20 One and the same. Picture taken just as a thunderstorm approached and was passing overhead. Boat i
Funny Friday!!! kappykaplan at 10:37am 09.11.20 :facepalm:
Reupholster Cushions jbrock at 10:37am 09.11.20 Thanks so much. I found outdoor fabric on clearance and bought about 15 square yards (ended up being
Funny Friday!!! Kermit at 10:21am 09.11.20
Adventures in reefing Stu Jackson at 10:20am 09.11.20 And yes, the clew needs to pull down the luff. I think you meant leech.
Hunter 336 manual? Rick at 10:16am 09.11.20 What information are you wanting you find? I had a 95 336 for 14 years. From bow to stern, I have
Mainsheet question... markwbird at 10:16am 09.11.20 Unfortunately, yes. That is how it is set up. I redid mine similar to what kloudie is showing. No
Advertising Advice for selling a boat Don S/V ILLusion at 9:57am 09.11.20
Adventures in reefing Hunter216 at 9:39am 09.11.20 @G0ri11@ I started reading this post and upon looking at your profile I realized you are sailing a
Advertising Advice for selling a boat Donna & Rob at 9:23am 09.11.20 I have not looked at the ad but the first thing is appearance. A boat has to be very clean upon p
Well I think they are cool JohnShannon at 9:22am 09.11.20 PHRF ratings seem to indicate they are between the Oceanis and First in terms of speed. Are they su
minimum solar for battery maintenance over winter? Maine Sail at 9:03am 09.11.20 I have two house and one starting battery, all AGM. House batts are 200 AH each. What's the minim
Adding Line from propane locker to magma grill planoron at 8:46am 09.11.20 Finally getting to get back to the boat this weekend. Have a lot of cleanup but will be looking thi
Manual Holding Tank Pumpout Pump in Odd Location . Or is it? Jackdaw at 8:45am 09.11.20 I really doubt it was from the factory that way. Sounds like a PO mod... I have seen some VERY crea
Full Batten Main Sail. Davidasailor26 at 8:41am 09.11.20 I had been misinterpreting the pictures incorrectly. I should have looking at the parallelism of th
Mainsheet question... sail sfbay at 8:34am 09.11.20 Suggest routing the mainsheet through a block at the base on the mast then back to the cockpit throu

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