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Bamar roller furlers Bill18593 at 9:38pm 08.27.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1485 Anybody have any experience with Bamar jib furlers? We're considering one (model C0) for our Hunter
Cost of boat storage in Virginia or Maryland? Rich18890 at 7:18pm 08.27.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1879 Some places in Maine charge $1,000 to store my 27 ft. Hunter, but I've found good, safe marinas as c
New Format? No more edit/delete? Joe at 4:44pm 08.27.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1250 What's up? I really like the option to change my mind or make a correction.Oh, and by the way, w
Shift Cables Ronnie Washburn at 1:22pm 08.27.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1012 I need help in locating a new shift cable for my 1979 Hunter 27, running the original 8 hp Yanmar di
Ballast Ron Floyd at 12:24pm 08.27.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/951 I have a 73 Oday 22 with a shoal draft keel. Thing is, I can't find the ballast. There is a spyhol
Lost swing keel on a 22' Big Windy at 12:09pm 08.27.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1425 I lost my swing keel on a '79 - I believe I got snarled on an unmarked crab pot or a clam line and c
272 masthead blocks and halyards Brian at 11:40am 08.27.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/875 I have multiple sheaves on either side and in front of the mast at the base but how many sheaves are
Paint and rebuild a whisker pole Robert at 10:23am 08.27.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1480 Has anyone rebuilt the Forespar adjustable whisker pole ??Mine is the LM12-23 (?) I think. It has
LectraSan Odors tarheel at 10:17am 08.27.04 Ask All Sailors 2/2092 Knowing that you can't just dump any odor killing chemical into this device, has anyone found a chem
Loose Footed Main? Ken Prichard at 8:51am 08.27.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1661 I know what it is but I don't know why.Howcome some are and some aren't?Whats the pros and cons?
Destination: Block Island Richard at 8:50am 08.27.04 Smaller Boats 4/1132 Off I go!I am taking my first trip outside of the safety of Fisher's Island Sound (1987 H23). We
How to search archives? Richard at 8:45am 08.27.04 Smaller Boats 1/866 Anyone know how to seach the archives without getting too many thread returns? I am searching for i
Seal for fresh water tank cover Rafi at 8:21am 08.27.04 Mid-Size Boats 6/1302 Can somebody recommend a good way/material to reaseal the cover of the original fresh water tank? (u
centerboard line maintanence nate at 7:54am 08.27.04 Day Sailers 3/1192 I need to replace the lines that retract and drop the center board. The only access I see are the p
Trouble lifting Oday 19 rudder Eric Bergh at 7:39am 08.27.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1048 I am having lots of trouble raising the swing up rudder on my recently acquired '80 Oday 19. It is a
DECK LIGHT Tim Musolf at 7:28am 08.27.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/870 Does anyone know what brand of deck light Hunter used on the 2002 386? We apparently knocked the be
Description for photo form, mast raising system quickdraw66 at 6:18am 08.27.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/854 The mast post for trailing was cheap and bent. The shroud wires always would hang and I had to take
Refrigeration of a 1984 hinter 34 Ken at 5:37am 08.27.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/806 I own a 1984 Hunter 34 and want to put refrigeration in the ice box. Does anyone know what systems
O' 23 Batten Size Jonathan Cushing at 5:24am 08.27.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1014 I need to replace the top 2 battens for my original O'23 (1983) Main. Does anyone know the size I w
yiks, almost sank the boat quickdraw66 at 5:23am 08.27.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1230 I have been getting water in the boat from a leak. I thought that it might be the ballast tank. Wate

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Beneteau 361 Stanchions Loose JimmyB57 at 1:47pm 01.28.21 Assuming they are like those on the 331, the stanchion, which is 25mm at the bottom, fits over a po
Video Blogs - which do you watch and why? dLj at 1:41pm 01.28.21 Is anybody contributing money via Patreon? I did for Sailing Uma for a while. Then my credit card
Solar Panel Mounting Timm R Oday25 at 1:34pm 01.28.21 As an owner whose boat resides on a mooring all summer, I understand your concerns . We use a 20 wa
Vend�e Globe? Michael Davis at 1:07pm 01.28.21 A tight race after sailing around the world Just a few hours after 80 plus days at sea! A tight ra
Removal of oil filter on Beneteau First 38 Davidasailor26 at 1:02pm 01.28.21
Vend�e Globe? PaulK at 12:37pm 01.28.21 Jean Le Cam finished in a driving rain tonight: 8th across the line. A tight race after sailing aro
Furlex 304S problem? nightowle at 12:28pm 01.28.21 I'd say neither for now. I'll be at the boat either tomorrow or over the weekend and will take a cl
40 CC questions (1) Cheshunt at 12:26pm 01.28.21 Hello, we own a 40 CC from 2000 since 6 Month and the first keel bolts lookd like this. The Wood at
Solar Panel Mounting Ron20324 at 12:09pm 01.28.21 Another factor is sun angle, on the sides of the hull the sun will hit the panels at an oblique ang
MOB System Heads Up dlochner at 12:00pm 01.28.21 We have many Practical people, plus some Jokers, that could write many Articles too.;) And some d
MOB System Heads Up JamesG161 at 11:47am 01.28.21 I had a subscriptionTo Practical Sailers when I used to own a Mac but I dropped it. It had a lot of
Removal of oil filter on Beneteau First 38 JuanMarcos at 11:46am 01.28.21 I wish I had an answer to your problem. Unfortunately, I am here looking for a solution to the same
Video Blogs - which do you watch and why? Justin_NSA at 11:39am 01.28.21 (Paul is well past his bikini days!) well, what's the point then :biggrin:
Video Blogs - which do you watch and why? Parsons at 11:38am 01.28.21 No one mentioned the granddaddy (and grand mommy) of them all - Distant Shores. The Shards pioneere
MOB System Heads Up Justin_NSA at 11:32am 01.28.21 Great tip. Very good PS article, and right on. I enjoy their articles. I had a subscription when I
MOB System Heads Up Rick486 at 11:30am 01.28.21 A couple of years ago I replaced the cheap poly line with ?" floating dinghy tow line. A much more
MOB System Heads Up Rick486 at 11:29am 01.28.21 PS offers some LifeSling maintenance tips https://www.practical-sailor.com/blog/lifesling-inspectio
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit BrianJ at 11:27am 01.28.21 This might help. H260 Throttle
MOB System Heads Up Parsons at 11:25am 01.28.21 When we bought our latest boat several years ago, the Admiral and I spent an overcast afternoon expl
Solar Panel Mounting dlochner at 11:20am 01.28.21 I think you are correct to be concerned about the saltwater dunking. On deck or on an arch the panel

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