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Please see note on home page Phil Herring at 11:57pm 01.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/818 We experienced a web site problem yesterday that caused Bill's replies from Tuesday to be lost. Unf
Spade or Delta anchor Mat at 11:19pm 01.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1243 I sail a 37.5 and currently have 2 Danforth anchors. I am planning a trip from CT down the ICW and b
My old but good sails Camerons Macgregor at 11:10pm 01.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/893 After saving my Macgregor Venture 24 from the junk yard crusher and beginning the restoration proces
Boom tent Bluebird at 10:53pm 01.18.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2195 Hi every body, hope one of you can help me out. I spent 4 months looking boats up on the net just t
Jeanneau Sun Way 25 joboy at 10:44pm 01.18.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1766 Can anybody let me know where i can get a copy in SPANISH of the Owner's Manual for the Jeanneau Sun
Legend 44 - what's the battery capacity ? Tracker at 10:40pm 01.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/856 I can't find the battery specs for the 44 model anywhere. Can anyone tell me what the UK spec factor
Can you reef a Roller Furling Jib Steve Carpman at 10:31pm 01.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/2622 Bill,We are having a new jib made and would like some advice on what can be done to make this new
Tethers? Tony Litvak at 10:21pm 01.18.05 C&C 3/2166 Hello,I am preparing my boat for single handed sailing next season (I will be doing day long cruis
c34 loose rudder bob at 9:32pm 01.18.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/940 Towards the end of last season, I felt a shimmy in my stearing. When hauling the boat for the winter
Sail Set Purchase John S at 2:26pm 01.18.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/923 The time has definitely come to replace the stock sails on my 26 D (1987). This has probably been ad
Ideas on how to re-bed stanchions? Ivan Edwards at 12:38pm 01.18.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1419 On my First 285, 1990, a couple of stanchions are loose, and leaking through the bolt hole beneath
O'Day 25 center board specs Jocelyn (Nipan 2) at 11:25am 01.18.05 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1415 I look for the O'Day 25 (1977) specs (dimensions)Can any one help?Thanks!
C-30 Wing vs Fin Keel Steve Romero at 11:21am 01.18.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1199 I'm thinking about buying a 1990 Catalina C-30, with a wing keel. I sail out of San Diego Bay where
lost digits patrick at 11:18am 01.18.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1129 where might one find the serial # on a universal m-30 5424? OK, OK, yes, I admit ...its a little dir
And now for the bad news: data loss Phil Herring at 10:48am 01.18.05 Ask All Sailors 30/2299 Today at 5:57pm Pacific time a delete command misfired and instead of deleting one reply, it deleted
no dc power John at 9:44am 01.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/854 I have recently purchased a 1987 28.5 .I have power everywhere except the ignition panel. I can star
Safety Rails and 250 Sails John Kessler at 9:08am 01.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/933 My Jib always seems to hang up on the safety rails on my Catalina 250. Any suggestions? Thanks!Jo
Full Batten Sail Adjustments Paul at 8:58am 01.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/985 Bill, my Seaward carries a full batten mainsail which supports quite a large roach. I read the previ
Show Off Your Boat! Jack4865 at 8:02am 01.18.05 Ask All Sailors 49/2873 What does your boat look like? C'mon, let's see it. Jack"Friendship"C350, #80
H22 Centerboard rope or cable replacement? Pete at 8:00am 01.18.05 Smaller Boats 3/1036 Among things that I need to replace on my first sailboat (H22) is the rigging for my centerboard. I

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M25XP PCV Question (3) brett_howard at 10:59pm 03.08.21 191313 191314 191315
Neck deep in the Dark Side (1) DAVA390 at 9:00pm 03.08.21 Sometimes Autopilot can be a problem!:)
Neck deep in the Dark Side DAVA390 at 8:52pm 03.08.21 A few years ago a friend asked me what i liked about going slow. Among many other things one was tha
What is the one thing on your boat that you like the most? DAVA390 at 8:44pm 03.08.21 i guess my favorite thing now is the budget, low now that most everything is fixed and works!
Keel Bolts corroding fast Hunter 22' ('81) rgranger at 8:21pm 03.08.21 Anyway yeah it's totally nuts, right? Yeah I got nothing. Did you recently replace the bolts?
What is the one thing on your boat that you like the most? Dalliance at 8:08pm 03.08.21 There are nine operable port lites plus to two hatches and the companionway for natural ventilation.
HUNTER 34 BILGE WIRING Capt Robbie at 7:57pm 03.08.21 Hunter34austin, unfortunately the shower sump is too small and it is wired to the freshwater system
Onan 8K Gen losing coolant Terry Cox at 7:30pm 03.08.21 Change the fan belt every 30 years, whether it needs it or not. Job well done.
New Owner of a 1985 Hunter 22 "Moccasin" Mocsie at 7:24pm 03.08.21 Also thanks for the welcome! My main question are portholes for the hunter 22. Where can I find the
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me mermike at 7:06pm 03.08.21 (In the other attachment, not this one) Jealous. You would not believe what I have to do just to c
Covid-19 Vaccination dlochner at 7:05pm 03.08.21 I tried but I can't read through 9 pages of this drivel. This is all about control and money. In
New Owner of a 1985 Hunter 22 "Moccasin" Mocsie at 7:04pm 03.08.21 Welcome to SBO Given the condition of the sailboats I've seen that were filled with water or gutted,
Neck deep in the Dark Side bawlmer at 7:03pm 03.08.21 Not up here you don't. Put it on autopilot and go below for martinis. Boy. That would definitely
Is this damage at bow of concern ? bawlmer at 7:00pm 03.08.21 It looks like gelcoat damage. Google patchpaste. I used it to fix some grizzly anchor damage to my b
Neck deep in the Dark Side Ralph Johnstone at 6:59pm 03.08.21 You gotta drive it like a car. Not up here you don't. Put it on autopilot and go below for marti
can rudders be moved via steering wheel when they are in upright position? Jim26m at 6:56pm 03.08.21 Just bought a 1996 26x. its on the trailer with the rudders in the upright position. should i be a
Neck deep in the Dark Side bawlmer at 6:53pm 03.08.21 Oh Yeah. That other thing. Logs and other hard items come up a lot faster than they used to. You got
Covid-19 Vaccination Don S/V ILLusion at 6:13pm 03.08.21 The vaccine does not bond with or in any other way affect DNA or alter your genome. Whether or not
Covid-19 Vaccination uncledom at 6:13pm 03.08.21 The vaccine does not bond with or in any other way affect DNA or alter your genome. Whether or not
America's Cup La catboat at 6:09pm 03.08.21 3/9 1st race & 2nd race (2 races on 1st day)

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