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Maintaining Brightwork Joe Herrmann at 10:13am 12.30.04 Ask All Sailors 12/2220 I seek the wisdom of all those that have gone before me. I think that most would agree that nothing
Steering Devices Michael7968 at 10:06am 12.30.04 Smaller Boats 15/1117 I installed (actually had it installed) a device to connect my rudder to my motor. I talked about
Mac 25 Headstay Length RichardL at 9:43am 12.30.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1140 I have a 26S and have been offered a CDI FF2 furler that came off a Mac 25 - Does anyone know if it
Hunter 34, How do I check compression post Don O'Neal at 9:37am 12.30.04 Big Boats 11/1993 I am looking to buy a 1987 Hunter 34. The price is right. How do I check to see if the compression
Any advice before I unstep mast to stop leak? Gary at 7:29am 12.30.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/1322 OK....I'm finally ready to haul my 84 H31 to unstep mast to fix leak. I don't want any surprises. I
H30 88-94 water heater removal? How? Patrick Randall at 5:37am 12.30.04 Mid-Size Boats 5/962 Has anyone removed/replaced the domestic hot water heater? Mine is located under the bunk seat next
Converting to U-shaped Dinette Roland Forsman at 4:58am 12.30.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/4472 I have a 1985 Catalina 30 with the standard interior (L-shaped settee, large table). I would like to
Beneteau day George Zarganitis at 4:53am 12.30.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1182 I am interested in buying a second hand Beneteau less than 27 feet for daysailing and maybe overnigh
Sailing Around V ancouver Island R B Gorby at 3:12am 12.30.04 Ask All Sailors 17/1410 We're going round next June or July, starting from Port Hardy around mid-June and taking 4-6 weeks o
Martin -- Interested in single handed sailing a 34 Les Blackwell at 3:02am 12.30.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1121 Martin,This past year I have been single handling my Hunter 380 which has furling main and jib. I
rigging for hunter 30ft 1981 nissim presenti at 1:56am 12.30.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/1038 Recently I purchased a Hunter 30ft model 1981. I needed to replace the furler andgenoa the guy that
Dog on a sailboat Andre Kapuscinski at 12:47am 12.30.04 Ask All Sailors 29/1954 I have a Hunter 30 and a growing (still!!!) black Lab puppy now (about 70lb). Sailing will be new to
Anyone add a crusigin spinnaker? Darren9582 at 12:14am 12.30.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1054 I was wondering if anyone on here has added a cruising spinnaker to their H260?Is it possible to d
Cat 22 Trailer needed Chris Rooke at 11:45pm 12.29.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/857 I have a Catalina 22 that needs a used trailer. Anyone who might know of one available, pleasedir
Sailing in the New Year! Kevin C 26S at 9:52pm 12.29.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/811 They are calling for Saturday to be 72 and mostly sunny in Raleigh NC, so me and the wife are planni
Make Over George Haynie at 9:24pm 12.29.04 Smaller Boats 6/758 I'm relatively new to sailing and just purchased my first boat. H22. It is my hope to make some ch
Small Mac's Conform to Trailer Steve Shenkel at 9:24pm 12.29.04 Forum Help (Site Talk) 8/66684 I have observed a number of the smaller MacGregor/Ventures (17, 21, 22, ' 24) where the hull conform
Asymmetical Spinnaker Hunter 31 Steve at 1:35pm 12.29.04 Mid-Size Boats 12/1313 Has anyone set up an asymmetrical spinnaker for their Hunter 31? Did you have to set up a block at
Folding table in O'Day 25 Eric at 1:06pm 12.29.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/996 The previous owner of my '76 O'Day 25 painted the folding table in the cabin, but I plan to strip th
Hunter 25.5 winches Bill18593 at 12:27pm 12.29.04 Smaller Boats 7/1291 We've got two Maxwell winches for the halyards and two self-tailing Maxwells for the jib sheets. Wh

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ipad for navigation jssailem at 7:03am 12.15.20 I want one of those "dog" driven AI programs Tom has.. Dogs are very good at sniffing out rocks...
Mounting turning block to the base of the mast (3) Scott T-Bird at 6:54am 12.15.20 You can easily attach blocks to the mast or the deck. From a practical standpoint you can do anythi
Non-skid gelcoat mold for 1984 Hunter 31 Hunter216 at 6:38am 12.15.20 Here's the basic protocol I was planning to follow I understand now.:) Thanks!
Non-skid gelcoat mold for 1984 Hunter 31 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:34am 12.15.20 It was called reverse nonskid when repairing. If putting over existing nonskid repairing damaged a
ipad for navigation BarryL at 6:33am 12.15.20 Hey, I don't agree with "don't buy electronics that attach to your boat" at all. Yes, things are ch
Moving chainplates outboard Don S/V ILLusion at 6:30am 12.15.20 Don, Some good points, the current chainplates attach to fibreglass knees between the topsides and
Prop shaft zinc 321 DougM at 5:57am 12.15.20 I use a shaft collar zinc between the prop and the skeg on my 323, just left space for water to get
Beneteau 361 Stanchions Loose DougM at 5:51am 12.15.20 I don't see the stanchion wobble as being a problem. If someone falls against a stanchion of 1 inch
Moving chainplates outboard RoyS at 4:58am 12.15.20 Regarding "dashing forward"; you may want to try bringing the mooring ball alongside about mid-ship
ipad for navigation dLj at 4:57am 12.15.20 This subject is moving at the speed of light. AI (artificial intelligence) will soon beam out of
ipad for navigation (1) TomY at 4:51am 12.15.20 This subject is moving at the speed of light. AI (artificial intelligence) will soon beam out of t
37 year old Catalina comes to life... ShotgunSlim at 4:51am 12.15.20 Nice video! Like Gene, I recognized Bunces Pass/Mullet Key right off the bat as it was my playgroun
Central gulf coast Florida diy marina recommendation Will Gilmore at 4:42am 12.15.20 They use to do a lot of that at both Ross Yacht and Clearwater Bay Marine Ways, both in Clearwater.
Moving chainplates outboard sailme88 at 4:39am 12.15.20 Sailme88, do I need to change out my spreaders? The holes would be filled and reglassed and I'd be
Universal Kubota water pump failure. sailme88 at 4:30am 12.15.20 What do you mean "Michigan shut them down "? Well there was this thing in 2020 called COVID. You
Central gulf coast Florida diy marina recommendation seadaddler at 3:46am 12.15.20 They may be farther away but we have 2 great DIY yards in Port Charlotte Fl. Charlotte Harbor boat y
How do you break in an outboard on a sailboat? Lisp Lisp at 2:41am 12.15.20 Here is the circumstance that led to my ordering the Honda 8hp which will be here on the 21st. Looki
Moving chainplates outboard Angus Fleming at 1:49am 12.15.20 Don, Some good points, the current chainplates attach to fibreglass knees between the topsides and t
Moving chainplates outboard Angus Fleming at 1:23am 12.15.20 Sailme88, do I need to change out my spreaders? The holes would be filled and reglassed and I'd be r
Beneteau 331 Replacement Bow Pulpit jssailem at 10:23pm 12.14.20 you have two options. you seek a shop that has premade items that were used on your boat. perhaps

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