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Re assembling B&R rig Richard Bryer at 11:48pm 05.09.04 Big Boats 4/908 I am in the spring process of putting my rig back together again and as this is only the second time
Search request...... Rich Stidger at 11:32pm 05.09.04 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/925 Phil,I recently needed to search for a post that was only 10-15 days old. I started with the arch
Capacity for a 376 Russell Egge at 11:26pm 05.09.04 Big Boats 5/918 How many people you you take out for a day on a 376. Pleasure sailing on a bay, nothing serious, n
throttle H-34 Dale Wilson at 11:23pm 05.09.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1017 I have a 84' Hunter 34. Used to be that when I advanced the throttle it held "more or less" at what
Swim Ladder for Older Boats Dan B at 10:59pm 05.09.04 Ask All Sailors 5/2281 What do people with older boats use for swim ladders? I have a 1973 Catalina 27 that has an old, sh
Autohelm ST4000+ tries to move rudder too far Patrick Randall at 9:52pm 05.09.04 Ask All Sailors 9/1147 I've just installed an ST4000+ on my boat. The steering wheel only moves just under 1 turn lock to l
MAST FOR TV ,VHF AND GPS ANTENAS kimbanda at 6:14pm 05.09.04 Other Sailboats 0/750 I am looking to install one mast in the back of my Hunter 310, in order to place the antennas above
Lines at the end of the boom? Rob Morton at 2:22pm 05.09.04 Smaller Boats 5/1050 I think the lines at the end of the boom are hooked up wrong. I looked in the archives and it didn't
Sailing Companions ex-admin at 2:18pm 05.09.04 Ask All Sailors 58/3114 Well, it's clear the majority of us are not in favor of mandatory PFD's . So who do you want along
20 amp or 30 amp? todd at 2:16pm 05.09.04 Mid-Size Boats 5/2387 I just purchased a 1990 hunter 30. The spec sheet said 20 amp but the dealer had it hooked up to 30
Self Powered Knotmeter Rock Smith at 1:06pm 05.09.04 Smaller Boats 11/2044 Anyone installed a knotmeter on the 216? Please give details.
Wiring Diagram Jerry B. at 12:42pm 05.09.04 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1219 Here's hoping everyone will have a fabulous season this year-Meantime, I'm bogged down with a rats
How NOT to wallow out your tiller Rick Macdonald at 12:25pm 05.09.04 Smaller Boats 0/810 I'm sure I'm not the only one with a wobbly tiller due to lashing the tiller to keep the rudder from
Rusty keel bolts Bob at 12:21pm 05.09.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1546 We are looking to buy a used 1990 Beneteau 28.5 First that looks great exceptfor rusty keel bolts -
Adding Radar Hunt at 11:35am 05.09.04 Mid-Size Boats 5/1111 I am looking into adding radar to my 1983 30. Someone suggested I pull the mast so that the cable c
Anchor rode Larry at 11:20am 05.09.04 Ask All Sailors 7/1221 One of the items on my short list for this spring is a new anchor rode. One of the outfitters in my
Cherub. ladder dimensions? Mark at 11:09am 05.09.04 The Cherubini Hunters 2/953 Can anyone help me with the dimensions of a Cherub. 25' 1976 ladder for entrance to the cabin? Or d
How do I remove the Hatch Cover on O'day 25 Dave at 10:35am 05.09.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/972 I need to remove the sliding hatch cover on my O'day25 for painting am I just not seeing something o
Has anyone upgraded/modified traveler on O'Day 37? Bill at 10:33am 05.09.04 Bigger Boats 1/1154 Any experience with this that may help us?BillMaple BreezeWarwick, RI
Gear puller / prop puller Peter at 10:16am 05.09.04 Ask All Sailors 3/3838 I'm looking to remove the prop on my c27 in a week or two. I keep seeing on these posts that I can

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Moving chainplates outboard (1) Jackdaw at 7:06am 12.16.20 While this COULD be done, for your need its not worth the effort. For sure new longer spreaders, an
ipad for navigation sesmith at 6:57am 12.16.20 Also, let's address the cost. You can get a 13" iPad and a 7" iPhone for about $1,600 and the maps
The Proper Prop Crazy Dave Condon at 6:53am 12.16.20 @jssailem and @Daveinet At the age of 9 celebrating New Years Eve 12/31/59, my family was on the SS
Prop shaft zinc 321 DougM at 6:47am 12.16.20 Hi Doug, Have you looked at Boatzincs.com? They have magnesium shaft collars. not sure if they h
Hunter 216 Bungee Chord On Rudder Pod Hunter216 at 6:42am 12.16.20 I didn't but it would be fun to have. Might be a bit of a handful though since I mostly sail single
Got a new sailing dinghy Captain Larry-DH at 6:39am 12.16.20 You could do them together leaving plastic in the middle to form an inner and outer rail. Great id
Check Your GFI's leo310 at 6:36am 12.16.20 the wire melted at the crimp point.
Should I lubricate my rudder post? Justin_NSA at 6:26am 12.16.20 Tried to find anything and all I came up with is this article on improving the C30 in general. There
Hunter 18. Crazy Dave Condon at 6:20am 12.16.20 Are you talking about the cockpit drain?
Escrow service for personal boat sale? thinwater at 5:33am 12.16.20 Someone is mixing up terms. Escrow and documentation are two different things. The OP is asking abo
Prop shaft zinc 321 Will Gilmore at 5:32am 12.16.20 wondered if aluminum would work in fresh water... Check the alloy composition. Aluminum is actual
Check Your GFI's Daveinet at 5:15am 12.16.20 Those photo DO NOT show show the reason why. Those photos show lousy workmanship. Heat is caused by
Vend�e Globe? shemandr at 5:14am 12.16.20 Good report in the newsletter today. Had good descriptions of life on board while alone 1,000 miles
Check Your GFI's Maine Sail at 4:52am 12.16.20 I would suggest that the failure of this connection had nothing to do with the lack of crimp. The f
Prop shaft zinc 321 cymeyer at 4:31am 12.16.20 I use a shaft collar zinc between the prop and the skeg on my 323, just left space for water to get
Got a new sailing dinghy TomY at 4:12am 12.16.20 I am going to need to figure out how to get some of the old paint off. The layup is so resin starve
Got a new sailing dinghy (1) TomY at 4:08am 12.16.20 I suspect the rub rail was intended to add needed stiffness. My approach would be to make a form fr
Escrow service for personal boat sale? Terry Cox at 4:02am 12.16.20 We used our Credit Union who held the paper as the party to handle the, "For Sale by Owner", transac
Newport 27 Hatch jssailem at 1:31am 12.16.20
Packless Shaft Water Pick-up NYSail at 12:36am 12.16.20

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