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Waeco V-12 Refrigeration Rick Cass at 4:11am 05.15.04 Other Sailboats 1/820 Hi, does anyone know how much of a battery bank is needed to reasonably power the Crosby/Waeco V-12
Jib sheet layout. Bill Dowling at 4:04am 05.15.04 Smaller Boats 2/1065 I have an early water ballast 26 which I race in PHRF. It has 100% jib which seems adequate in this
2004 Lake Erie Rendezvous Schedule Harmers at 3:53am 05.15.04 Other Sailboats 0/689 Lake Erie South Shore Hunter Sailing Association Renedezvous Schedule:Memorial Weekend - Middle Ba
Seeking Info on a Capri Cyclone Roger Kennedy at 2:34am 05.15.04 Smaller Boats 0/1104 I'm with a community sailing program in Louisville, KY. This morning a 1980 Capri Cyclone was donat
Anchor Riding Sails Frank Bulkley at 11:40pm 05.14.04 Ask All Sailors 9/1312 Does anyone have experience with using a anchor riding sail with a double backstay?
Which antifouling? Mike H at 10:31pm 05.14.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1037 I use VC17 but every year the last fews years the price goes up by $5 per quart to $40/qt now every
Front hatch arm John A at 10:26pm 05.14.04 Smaller Boats 2/1000 The compression fitting in my front hatch slide arm is wore out. Does anyone have any ideas where I
Nav Station and Shelving Murray Beggs at 10:08pm 05.14.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1012 Has anybody completed any modifications to the Nav station in a 1980 Hunter 30? Also I would like to
How can you tell if a sail is in good shape? jack at 8:37pm 05.14.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1113 I know this sounds like a stupid question but how do you tell if a sail is in good shape or needs to
Maximun Boat Speed Calculations Paul at 8:06pm 05.14.04 Ask All Sailors 32/9626 I have been told that a quick way to find the max speed of your boat is to divide the waterline leng
Assymetric Sheets Dean Strong at 4:03pm 05.14.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1041 When rigging an assymetric/cruising sail with an ATN tacker or Parrel Beads, using a spinnaker halya
How heavy a mooring mushroom? new2sail23 at 3:15pm 05.14.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1485 For a 23' O'Day?Thanks guys
Just found Tripp 26!! :) Alan at 12:53pm 05.14.04 Racing 3/7860 I've been searching for a Tripp 26 for over six months,...well I finally found one. Guess I'm going
Troubleshooting 8 hp Yamaha 2 stoke Dave at 12:12pm 05.14.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1333 I have a 2000 Yamaha 8 hp 2 stoke. It is running lean. It idles fine then when I increase the throtl
Emergency Tiller Cover Kevin O'Neal at 11:10am 05.14.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/869 Yeah, I'm full of questions these days...Anyone know what is supposed to be covering the emergency
water ballast pump out Peter Vaas at 9:43am 05.14.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1933 I would like to pump out the ballast before pulling my 26s up the ramp. Does anyone have any suggest
Need info please Jason L at 9:08am 05.14.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1082 Hi all! I have a boat Im looking for info on. Its a 23 foot centerboard with pop top made by Southc
Rudder paint? John at 8:47am 05.14.04 Smaller Boats 1/1260 Any recommendations for type of paint for a C22 rudder? Are they built as plywood/glass/gelcoat/pain
Looking for used sails for VN23 Alan Worcester at 8:41am 05.14.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1944 I am looking for a used main and both head sails for a 1974 Venture of Newport 23.If anyone has thes
transom ladder end caps Steve at 7:52am 05.14.04 Mid-Size Boats 8/1809 Does anyone know of a source for the end caps for the fold down transom ladder? Can't seem to find

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Prop shaft zinc 321 Mechone at 3:09pm 12.17.20 Look Martyr is the largest anode maker in the world and CMC25eruoZ=zinc and is 5/8 thick CMC25euroM
Diesel Fuel Tank Inspection Port Capt Robbie at 3:02pm 12.17.20 Maybe I didn't scroll far enough , then? Allen post on this site a lot you might want to private me
Shrink Wrap not done! Capt Robbie at 2:51pm 12.17.20 Demand a discount or credit. Make sure winterizing was done. I don't shrink wrap my boat because I b
Prop shaft zinc 321 fstbttms at 2:40pm 12.17.20 $8.79 for the Martyr item at West West Marine 1/2" thick $22.99 https://www.westmarine.com/buy/sea
Prop shaft zinc 321 Richard19068 at 2:35pm 12.17.20 Well, the West Marine website is clearly screwed up. Even still, these anodes are much cheaper at B
Shrink Wrap not done! (1) BlowMeAway at 2:34pm 12.17.20 In Syracuse we were lucky only about 6 inches. Some 70 miles south in Binghampton three feet fell.
So many questions - 24ft Laguna Windrose Nunyadamn at 2:34pm 12.17.20 Harken makes nice gear. I like Ronstan as well, typically higher load rating, <$ but a little less
So many questions - 24ft Laguna Windrose Hunter216 at 2:23pm 12.17.20 That is a great catalog. I did find the pulley I was looking for. The boat is only 24ft but the pre
Refrigerator latch JamesG161 at 2:09pm 12.17.20 Any suggestions? Most latches are made by one company. Latches \| Southco It took me a bit of searc
Clinometer Parsons at 2:08pm 12.17.20 No help with your question, but I took my old Lev-o-gauge off as the Admiral kept looking at it and
Diesel Fuel Tank Inspection Port swshogren at 1:59pm 12.17.20 Maybe I didn't scroll far enough , then?
Diesel Fuel Tank Inspection Port Capt Robbie at 1:57pm 12.17.20 Allen did this mod on his h34 and he posted how to in the owners mods section With a l of pics showi
420 Rudder Bearings JamesG161 at 1:57pm 12.17.20 I would like to know where to get rudder bearings The SBO store, on this site, may be able to orde
Diesel Fuel Tank Inspection Port (2) swshogren at 1:56pm 12.17.20 Nodak7 - thanks for the photos. That inspection port looks like something you would use on a metal t
Do I need a main downhaul? H26 Sailfanatic at 1:55pm 12.17.20 My last two boats have had full batten mains. While the full battens were a nice feature, they produ
Spinnaker on marlow hunter 31 (2) Hello Below at 1:38pm 12.17.20 Can you fly a spinnaker on the new marlow hunter 31 with no backstay? I have seen a top down furler
So many questions - 24ft Laguna Windrose Nunyadamn at 1:17pm 12.17.20 This Harken catalog might prove useful to browse through. :) https://flipbook.brandbits.com/99077e
Clinometer justsomeguy at 1:16pm 12.17.20 Or buy a new single unit and free up the other bulkhead for something useful.
So many questions - 24ft Laguna Windrose Nunyadamn at 1:15pm 12.17.20 Nice mast stepping system. A few things that might make some improvements I assume your gin pole i
Clinometer alexco38 at 1:11pm 12.17.20 Put 2 normal one on each side and a black electrical tape on half on them. Works and cheap.

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