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New 33 Issues John at 9:20am 01.17.05 Mid-Size Boats 13/892 Our new 33 was delivered at the end of March 2004. We have had various issues but some continue.#1
73 Macgregor Venture 24' don at 8:50am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1122 I am interested in a new main sail and jib. Do I have to measure each to get a price?Can I get a st
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 3/2529 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

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B411 Shaft Pitting Ralph Johnstone at 4:49pm 03.03.21 So what I see, Shaft is OK. I get the impression from @RitSim that he did have a zinc attached on
Set up so my table goes up the post to right under the ceiling! Ron20324 at 4:47pm 03.03.21 ... I have seen a few pictures of B331's for sale with the table from the saloon stored right up the
Expedition Evans youtube shemandr at 4:42pm 03.03.21 You can't imagine the time I spent making and editing the video of our sailing trip from Stuart to G
Modern Design Anchors senechals at 4:34pm 03.03.21 I hope you got a group discount? Of course ;)
Modern Design Anchors Ron20324 at 4:32pm 03.03.21 ..... We are using a Manson Supreme 35 pound anchor as our primary. And that's just the primary,
Scupper drain question Hunter 34 splax at 4:29pm 03.03.21 Mnmpizza, replied recently about the flange fittings on the scupper cockpit drain on Hunter 34 and I
How long should a Mushroom mooring anchor last? dlochner at 4:29pm 03.03.21 First, you bought a used anchor. Do you know how long the anchor had been used? What part of the an
Repair and replace of cockpit drains on a Hunter 34 splax at 4:24pm 03.03.21
Hunter 310 1999 Necessity at 4:22pm 03.03.21 Welcome to the forum. Always nice to see another Hunter 310 owner. I installed these Get 2021's B
Set up so my table goes up the post to right under the ceiling! shemandr at 4:18pm 03.03.21 I always wanted to do that with my H356. The table was a PITA and in the way. When it was down in
How long should a Mushroom mooring anchor last? rgranger at 4:08pm 03.03.21 I'm watching this thread with great interest.... at the very least I'd ask to have your old anchor
Expedition Evans youtube dlochner at 4:05pm 03.03.21 Both of them make me wonder how in the heck they are affording all this. Does a YT channel really m
Which Bottom Paint for Lake Minnetonka? Tally Ho at 4:03pm 03.03.21 I use VC17 on my hull, boat in a slip south end of Lake Michigan. I do a full recoat every other y
Seeking used C&C 34 Mast Bluenose at 4:02pm 03.03.21 What about the company that made them in Ontario, Canada. There was a recent article in Good Old Boa
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me Maine Sail at 4:01pm 03.03.21
How long should a Mushroom mooring anchor last? Tally Ho at 4:01pm 03.03.21 Glad I am in fresh water :facepalm: Greg
Solar Panel Wire Routing- 2001- 331. Bluenose at 3:54pm 03.03.21 Hi there, I have the same boat and a solar panel that I wired to the batteries. As it happened, ther
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

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