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whisker pole marty15435 at 8:40am 01.17.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/703 Anyone have thoughts on using the mast raising aluminum pole as a whisker pole? Detachable fittings
Baggin it T Brennison at 8:15am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/922 This past spring I purchased a Doyle APC cruising spinnaker for my Hunter 450. I am enjoying using
Halyards Doug6533 at 8:10am 01.17.05 Smaller Boats 3/1029 I need to replace my main and jib halyards but don't necessarily want to buy larger rope than I need
Ball-Lock Quick-Release Pins: Are they strong enuf Ranger Paul18580 at 8:02am 01.17.05 Smaller Boats 6/1438 On my Hunter 216 rigging I have replaced many of the Clevis pins with Ball-Lock Quick-Release pins..
Spreader/genoa mod for MacGregor 26X normo at 8:01am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/2527 Go ahead and laugh. It's ok, we don't care. There are over 6,000 of these powersailing beauties ch
Asymetrical spinnaker and no backstay Bing13178 at 7:46am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1750 Our boat does not have a backstay. Would you recommend using an asymmetrical spinnaker or should we
Capri 18 assymetrical spinnaker george petrides at 7:26am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1071 I woulod like to add an assymertrical spinnaker to my inventory. Budget constraints require that I l
Headsail UV Protection George H260 at 7:20am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/926 I have a Doyle furler headsale that came with my H260. It has only been used one season. The Sail ha
Full Batten Main Convertion Tony Wilcox at 7:17am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/1020 Hi Is it possible to convert a 2004 roller furling main to one with vertical battens ?Tony
East Coast inlets Mark at 7:16am 01.17.05 Ask All Sailors 0/1005 Hi Folks...been along time since I posted here. Planning a trip north on the ICW from Florida this
Bottom Painting Jonathan at 6:35am 01.17.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1092 I just bought my '83 Oday 22 last season, love it, spends 8 months in the water a year. Previous own
wind generator ted at 6:32am 01.17.05 The Cherubini Hunters 1/970 I recently purchased a wind generator and I presently have two 75 watt solar panels mounted above my
Smell only in cool weather? (Fall,Spring) Bill Culbertson at 6:22am 01.17.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1252 We use KO in our head. I've noticed that through the summer we have no odor assuming I keep up with
Thinking of moving up.... Aven W at 6:18am 01.17.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/753 I have a 1993 Hunter 23.5 I'm thinking of selling.... Want to move up to a slightly larger boat(26 m
Sailboat partnership agreements John Greene at 6:11am 01.17.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1632 I am considering selling a partnership interest in my sailboat. I am looking for advice, suggestion
Cleaning teak cabin sole Steve P at 5:28am 01.17.05 Ask All Sailors 20/5706 I have a Contest sailboat whose interior cabin sole is about 1" thick solid tongue and groove teak b
Insect dirt / stains on sails Tim H11493 at 5:23am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 7/2827 I have a 2003 Hunter 260. Over the past two years, I have noted several small stains developing on
Back-winded main George Bush at 4:44am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1147 I have a 7/8 fractional rig on my 1989 Hunter Legend 375. My present genoa is 150%. What I am findin
Akite Sail Area Alan at 4:41am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1031 Is there a formula to roughly calculate the sail area of my asymetrical racing spinnaker? The IRC ra
'UV Protected Cloth' Doyle Sails F210 Wm. Doug McCance at 4:32am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/1041 Hello:My Beneteau First 210 (1996)#106 original sails are Doyle Sails (Genoa 1115403 P/N 08091210

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Expedition Evans youtube Tally Ho at 3:51pm 03.03.21 Now that SV Yaba is a little further along, I stand by my original assessment from afar: They were
30" + of ice on the bay today, so,,,,,,,,, Tally Ho at 3:49pm 03.03.21 Wow....I went out to the marina today and found no ice (there was ice on Saturday). It was 50 degree
B411 Shaft Pitting JamesG161 at 3:46pm 03.03.21 If you ever rotate your shaft, there is little chance of Stress Crack Corrosion. Sulphur or not. P
Expedition Evans youtube Davidasailor26 at 3:44pm 03.03.21 Hard to assess how far along they are just from the YouTube videos - those are several months behind
B411 Shaft Pitting Ralph Johnstone at 3:25pm 03.03.21 Yeah, this is a common misconception. The austenitic stainless steels are only nonmagnetic when ful
Expedition Evans youtube Orbweaver at 3:18pm 03.03.21 Now that SV Yaba is a little further along, I stand by my original assessment from afar: They were d
low water flow to jabsco electric head planoron at 2:52pm 03.03.21 i'd say its 7 yrs old, flushes fine and macerator has plenty of umph. We can fill the bowl and it
Freezer door not closing Mike M. at 2:51pm 03.03.21 Thanks John for that update.
B411 Shaft Pitting dLj at 2:50pm 03.03.21 Ooooh, not so good. Insufficient nickel, which most likely means insufficient everything else as we
Beneteau Spare Parts Website Davidasailor26 at 2:50pm 03.03.21 They were hit by a cyber attack ransom ,my work included 3 weeks ago . My work has 250 severs and w
low water flow to jabsco electric head Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:42pm 03.03.21 Model/approx age of the toilet? Salt/brackish water or fresh? If sea water, remote intake pump or i
Beneteau Spare Parts Website Mechone at 2:39pm 03.03.21 They were hit by a cyber attack ransom ,my work included 3 weeks ago . My work has 250 severs and we
Beneteau Spare Parts Website Davidasailor26 at 2:29pm 03.03.21
propane tank holder fred1diver at 2:10pm 03.03.21 thank you Jssailem, very nice of you but unfortunately I don't have a pulpit I really need to have
30" + of ice on the bay today, so,,,,,,,,, jon hansen at 1:57pm 03.03.21 very cool
30" + of ice on the bay today, so,,,,,,,,, (2) Ralph Johnstone at 1:48pm 03.03.21 Looking at the train videos, I know I was born 100 years too late. My son and I rented a 2- 6-0 ste
Covid-19 Vaccination shemandr at 1:33pm 03.03.21 I got #1 yesterday. I travelled from Jensen Beach to North Miami to get it (2 hours). I just have
Widgeon Hatch Covers, Attachment (5) Jwudgy at 1:31pm 03.03.21 I have a '74 Widgeon (original owner) so not sure if the hatch covers are the same with your '76. I
Covid-19 Vaccination dlochner at 1:23pm 03.03.21 One shot down, one to go. Gave me a bad headache. My arm hurts only when I use it. I've had some ac
Covid-19 Vaccination kappykaplan at 1:20pm 03.03.21 In the process of getting my first dose now.

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