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cruising chute mike at 1:34pm 01.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 8/1193 looking to add a chute to my inventory.I will use a snuffer nay suggestion on the dimensions?thank
Dying sails Mike at 10:35am 01.11.05 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/1995 This may seem silly, but i have aquired an older spinnaker in good condition, but heavily faded. It
Portable head for an O'Day 25 Eric at 9:31am 01.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1047 My '76 O'Day 25 came without any head. Adding one wasn't originally a high priority for me, but I'm
Bahamas Bound 2005 Pat2157 at 8:54am 01.11.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1218 Planning on going to the beautiful Bahamas again this year, but have not been since 9/11. Has anyon
Measurements for spinnaker bill niessen at 7:41am 01.11.05 Big Boats 14/1868 I would like to shop for an asymmetric spinnaker and need a little help as I have only limited exper
Old bottom paint Jonathan Costello at 6:39am 01.11.05 Smaller Boats 6/930 My boat has an old bottom paint job that looks pretty shabby and is flaking off all the way under by
Whats the difference. H-27 and 27 Sloop Sam at 6:11am 01.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/916 We are looking to purchase a Hunter in the 27-28 foot range. We see the displacements for some Hunt
Yanmar leaking oil NagMeKnot at 4:11am 01.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1478 My Yanmar 2GMF is leaking oil onto the bilge diaper, its not much, but its there and I don't like th
Starter Replacement John W at 4:06am 01.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/1654 The starter on my Universal M-18 in my C-27 has burned up. The cost for a new one is a bit of a sho
Haliard sheaves.... Rick J at 4:01am 01.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/1049 Hello all. Has anyone replaced your lower main and/or jib haliard sheaves? Mine are kind of cracke
Smelly "Fresh" Water Austin Bay II at 3:51am 01.11.05 Big Boats 6/1267 Have a smelly question. We were away from the boat for a couple of weeks and when we pulled suppose
What model is my Cal? Michael at 3:07am 01.11.05 Cal 15/1514 My father has given me what I was told is a 24' Cal. However none of the pics I find online of othe
boomkicker Justin at 3:03am 01.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/900 Anyone use a boomkicker in place of a topping lift and/or mast pole? There are advantages in sail sh
Reminder: Philadelphia Strictly Sail Phil Herring at 2:47am 01.11.05 Ask All Sailors 7/919 All you east coasters, don't forget Philadelphia Strictly Sail is coming up. it's the biggest mid-w
Mast Work Larry G at 2:37am 01.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/877 I want to replace the cleats on the mast with larger ones. I would also like to install a 'top of t
Gelcoat Blisters on boat to trailer sail33811 at 1:51am 01.11.05 Smaller Boats 4/896 I recently bought a used Hunter 23.5 and when I started sanding down the old bottom paint I noticed
Phil and others, Sorry to hear about the Snow ;D Jim Seamans at 1:35am 01.11.05 Ask All Sailors 17/1308 Must have really got you sailors to thinking about how to spell winterization....Poor Seattle... ;
Tall Rig / Std. Rig Greg at 11:53pm 01.10.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1072 I'm looking to purchase a Catalina 30, but not sure what the difference is between the tall rig and
At what age do you give it up- 100? Sandy Young at 11:30pm 01.10.05 Ask All Sailors 21/2443 The question about switching to power boats at a "certain age" got me wondering. How old are the old
Trailering to Panama City Beach Edwin14252 at 10:59pm 01.10.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1417 I'm going to be taking my H170 to PCB this spring and looking for easily accessible boat ramp. Know

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Inverters and induction cooktop Davidasailor26 at 4:14pm 02.17.21 The coil is probably non-magnetic copper, so no serious concerns about storing that part of the unit
49 Exhaust/Engine issue? (1) JamesG161 at 3:58pm 02.17.21 From my H430 manual...
49 Exhaust/Engine issue? Tally Ho at 3:47pm 02.17.21 There are 5 ways to back up water into the engine. 1) High seas, that allow muffler water to back
49 Exhaust/Engine issue? JamesG161 at 3:43pm 02.17.21 previous owner had engine replaced as water backed up from exhaust There are 5 ways to back up wat
H 30 cockpit portlights. (1) Tally Ho at 3:41pm 02.17.21 I hated those cams... I replaced all of mine with these knobs from Amazon (currently unavailable fr
South Coast 22 SailingLoto at 3:31pm 02.17.21 Good Catch... that post made me go look at the picture again and there are other issues that need ad
Gauges! (1) dmax at 3:28pm 02.17.21 Here is a photo of the new panel that will be going into my boat soon. It is taller and wider than t
lifehack for budget bluewater boats for a family of 4 Will Gilmore at 3:27pm 02.17.21 That's a Ketch. The mizzen mast is forward of the rudder post. A yawl typically has a smaller mizze
49 Exhaust/Engine issue? Rick D at 3:26pm 02.17.21 Not related to this model, but the purchaser of my prior Hunter was moored in a very rough anchorage
49 Exhaust/Engine issue? sail sfbay at 3:22pm 02.17.21 I meant the hours seem LOW...........Greg In the San Francisco Bay I rarely put more than 15-25 ho
Broken Seacock Handle rgranger at 3:20pm 02.17.21
49 Exhaust/Engine issue? Tally Ho at 3:15pm 02.17.21 Not uncommon to put those hours annually on a sailboat since in the summer after the wind blows a s
South Coast 22 (1) rgranger at 3:11pm 02.17.21 I sail a Macgregor 22 - a make and model known for its low price and cut corners. Yet my keel bolt
Broken Seacock Handle Tally Ho at 3:10pm 02.17.21 Well, pictured below is the waste through hull seacock of my new to me sailboat. It is a Groco IBV-
solar SailingLoto at 3:10pm 02.17.21 I was just reading a post that said that nearly word for word. I believe regarding a farrier 24.
Below Deck Autopilot jeepbluetj at 3:05pm 02.17.21 Glad to hear the below-deck fits in the 315. I would have guessed as much. One thing not mentioned
49 Exhaust/Engine issue? sail sfbay at 3:05pm 02.17.21 .............The 289 hours on a 2012 engine seems low....I hate to run my Yanmar, my slip is literal
49 Exhaust/Engine issue? sail sfbay at 3:00pm 02.17.21 ScottySailor, recommend inspecting the exhaust elbow loop, discussing the engine replacement with th
Noob getting new Rasberry pi 4B question mermike at 3:00pm 02.17.21 I've been running OpenCPN on an RPi 4 since last spring. I'd give it 4 out of 5 stars, because it hi

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