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C250 Dock Condo Bob Terpening at 7:38am 12.22.04 Smaller Boats 2/1015 If you want to change your 250 into a sailboat, do this...Lazy Jacks, Mainsail down haul,Tiller Pilo
Packing gland David at 6:53am 12.22.04 The Cherubini Hunters 5/924 I am looking into replacing the packing on our Hunter 30. I am unsure if this is something I can do
What holds up the boom? Jim at 6:46am 12.22.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3433 Purchased a Macgregor 25. Rookie question: When attaching the boom to the mast, what keeps it from b
Instruments , depth, speed, and so on bob at 6:31am 12.22.04 The Cherubini Hunters 25/3739 Our new (old) boat is a 1976 Hunter 30', Most of the interior is in the cellar right now, and I am
Autohelm 4000 Bob at 6:20am 12.22.04 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1405 I am slowly but surely figuring out what is what in this old boat. Most of it is beginning to make s
Cracked prop shaft strut Lamar Miller at 6:04am 12.22.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1839 The "Y" shaped strut holding the prop shaft on my 1979 Hunter 27 is cracked. Not actually broken, bu
sailing magazines writers and articles Rob at 5:05am 12.22.04 Ask All Sailors 7/1135 For no aparent reason I am writing this little question. Today is slow and I opened an old copy of C
C22 keel hanger bolts sheared George at 4:31am 12.22.04 Smaller Boats 19/1723 While attempting to drop C22 keel, two of the keel hanger bolts sheared off. Is the keel hanger cas
Vertical battens for in-mast main Jerry at 3:40am 12.22.04 Big Boats 18/1523 Has anyone had any experience with a vertical batten system for a in-mast furling?Had a 2004 H386 w
Texas Geoff16659 at 3:08am 12.22.04 Ask All Sailors 18/1157 I see a lot of names from Texas in the forum. I see very little written about Texas in the magazines
Irwin 37 CC Falkon at 2:59am 12.22.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1321 I am thinking about buying an Irwin 37 CC. I am looking for any information expirenced owners can ad
Rub rail cleaning ideas Ole RB at 2:19am 12.22.04 Smaller Boats 6/1677 My rub rail is showing signs of its age and I'd like to clean it up bit. Its got some black spots (
usa visa sally at 2:04am 12.22.04 Ask All Sailors 39/2132 HiThis may not be the right place to ask but can anyone tell me whether non-US citizens have proble
Vicarious Winter Sailing John Tesoriero at 1:39am 12.22.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/916 For all of you who are high and dry for the winter, I found a web link for a senior sailor who is ha
swing keel cat 22 David Jones at 12:52am 12.22.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1140 I am looking at a catalina 22,1977 to purchase. How do you know when it is time to replace the keel
What type of grease??? Paul Aubrecht at 12:47am 12.22.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1175 When I had your book,I remember reading that I should put grease into the handle area of a manual he
Boom wang and kicker for Mac22 with pop-top ? Mac666 at 12:47am 12.22.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1470 Hey, ALL :)I would like to install a boom wang and possibly a kicker on my Mac22...the only problem
Furlers are the way to go Eric at 12:46am 12.22.04 Ask An Oday Owner 10/885 Several months ago I solicited some advice on this forum for purchasing a furler. I ended up buying
Compare the 35.5 to the 34 jwieneck at 11:49pm 12.21.04 Big Boats 135/7633 I am looking at a 1989 Hunter 35.5 and a 1986 Hunter 34. I would love to get some likes and dislike
Where to go from Palm Beach Florida Brad18297 at 11:04pm 12.21.04 Destinations 3/1637 Shortly we are going to live-a-board our H410. We have never done any cruising yet. The Bahamas are

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12 volt charging at marina jssailem at 8:45pm 01.19.21 Sometimes the tuition for learning is steep. He might have been better off with FLA batteries, howe
anchor chain dLj at 8:37pm 01.19.21
Hunter 356, 2003 mod,- cockpit table seadaddler at 8:27pm 01.19.21 My 36 is mostly some kind of wood with laminate top and fancy side edging. Some one on this forum ma
Coming soon - Automated Docking Assistance jssailem at 8:03pm 01.19.21 Probably a regulation capta. Just to spoil all the fun.
Coming soon - Automated Docking Assistance ontherocks83 at 7:57pm 01.19.21 I saw a bass boat zoom up to the dock at the launch ramp this summer. He engaged his trolling motor
Prada cup on TV Daveinet at 7:57pm 01.19.21 He throws out some interesting ideas. One thing I would add to the idea is if you have multiple laps
Coming soon - Automated Docking Assistance HEINZIR at 7:49pm 01.19.21 I saw a bass boat zoom up to the dock at the launch ramp this summer. He engaged his trolling motor
Setup for mounting dinghy to stern? Ralph Johnstone at 7:31pm 01.19.21 I use a bridle to pull behind. And that covers most boats in this size range. Why make life diff
Install Yanmar GM10 in Oday 27 - experience or advice? Rick D at 7:05pm 01.19.21 I had an O'Day 27 with what I recall was an 8hp Yanmar diesel. It ran great and hardly any fuel but
First 25.7 Beneteau richard18966 at 7:01pm 01.19.21 Looking to sail in USA
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Install Yanmar GM10 in Oday 27 - experience or advice? Wully Draigle at 6:25pm 01.19.21 Thanks for the input. We have had the boat in the family for 20 years and any improvements will be
anchor chain Ron20324 at 6:22pm 01.19.21 ...Stepping back a little further raises the question of - Does the smaller 1/4 chain have a high e
37C Windlass (2) Mikem at 6:13pm 01.19.21 Here are two pictures of the windlass on my daughter's 1984 37C. In the bottom picture the switch m
Setup for mounting dinghy to stern? miketcook at 6:12pm 01.19.21 Sorry, you were talking about the whole dinghy. I was thinking you were just trying to mount the en
1986 Newport 27-3 first boat (7) JohnRichard at 6:12pm 01.19.21 Thank you for the kind words. I will need help for sure. Let me answer some questions and post a p
Setup for mounting dinghy to stern? miketcook at 6:11pm 01.19.21 I've been working on reproducing an older wooden mount I saw on another boat. Decided to see about
Why is America so disinterested in racing? jon hansen at 5:26pm 01.19.21 DZI6lFuaqrM the kids will come if they are lead.
Why is America so disinterested in racing? jon hansen at 5:16pm 01.19.21 i'm a huge fan of the bethwaite books. understanding the wind is the true game of this sport of sai

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