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Asymetrical and Genoa--Wing on Wing Paul at 1:05am 04.18.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1100 Is it possible to use an asymetrical spinnaker and a 150 genoa with a wisker pole when sailing downw
23.5 mast raising Geo Ohlendorf at 12:59am 04.18.04 Smaller Boats 10/1228 Has anyone attempted to use the mast raising system? When we attempted using ours as the manuel sugg
rudderpost packing gland g. todd at 12:40am 04.18.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/1173 Have a saltwater leak from stern area in my 1979 Cat30. Flow rate approximately 2 gal per hour, leak
Difficult main halyard Ron Brassord at 12:02am 04.18.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/996 Like many C30 owners I have been struggling with a balky main halyard on my boat acquired about 6 mo
Rudder and Outboard interference Randy at 11:27pm 04.17.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1332 Hi All,Had a problem after launch yesterday, trying to get the darn thing into the slip the line fr
need an easy way to handle main ed terry at 10:06pm 04.17.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/850 I am thinking of adding or making my current mainsail into a stack pack. Rollerfurling is way to ex
Leak i n Aft Cabin Art Butler at 9:40pm 04.17.04 Big Boats 2/850 I have a leak in my aft cabin. It appears on the stb side. I have noticed some streaking on the ov
oil pump yanmar yse 12 jessie at 9:15pm 04.17.04 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1439 has anyone had a problem with your oil pump. My engine after a complete rebuild ran for two hours be
Cruisers' Forum Suspended - But ... Gord May at 9:10pm 04.17.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1238
Marine Wax versus Car Wax Cyndy at 8:48pm 04.17.04 Ask All Sailors 4/3200 Is there any real difference between applying car wax to the hull of a fiberglass boat instead of th
1981 Hunter question Richard Marble at 8:34pm 04.17.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/836 Does anyone know what make winches were put on a 1981 Hunter 27?
Shallow keel Sami at 7:52pm 04.17.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1221 I am intented to buy First 325 with shallow keel. I would like to know what it makes to her up wind
New Rudder for H26 from Idasailor ken lockhart at 1:23pm 04.17.04 Smaller Boats 6/809 Wow, what a difference a new rudder makes, although I have only had my 1996 H26 for 6 weeks, I put a
Hunter 216 dolly Gary at 12:54pm 04.17.04 Smaller Boats 0/842 I just purchased a hunter 216. Does anyone know of a dolly or some other mechanism for keeping the b
Newbies to Shorthanded Sailing Tony Lewis at 12:52pm 04.17.04 Ask All Sailors 19/1381 Hello there,My wife and I have just ordered our first boat (Beneteau Oceanis 373). I know little a
Hunter 33.5 Spinnaker Mark at 12:37pm 04.17.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1032 Has anyone rigged a new spinnaker halyard for a Hunter 33.5. My current Halyard comes out of the mas
Parts for MacGregors Geoff D at 11:52am 04.17.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/922 I'm looking for parts for my M25. I've tried to reach MacGregorparts.com (Havencraft), but can't see
Drilled hole through the hull by mistake! Ed Ryan at 11:52am 04.17.04 Ask All Sailors 5/2508 OK - I know I'm not supposed to be putting extra holes in the hull, but I was reattaching a strainer
Did Clipper Marine make a quality sailboat? Tim at 11:45am 04.17.04 Ask All Sailors 11/31170 I'm thinking of buying a 1983 21' Clipper Marine sailboat but am unable to get much feedback on the
Hunter 260 Rudder Problems MToran at 10:48am 04.17.04 Smaller Boats 29/5595 I recently purchased a 2004 Hunter 260 - my second rudder has cracked within 3 months of the origina

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On the Level RoyS at 6:57am 11.21.20 IMHO the info produced by this satellite will be useless. The sea level is constantly changing every
Galveston Sailing? HMT2 at 6:55am 11.21.20 Coming from downtown upper Galveston Bay is very convenient, I sail out of the Houston Yacht Club,
37c Rudder Quadrant joe28532 at 6:48am 11.21.20 I can't post a picture for you because mine is currently disassembled, but it's really just a circle
NOAA 2781 showing off JamesG161 at 6:47am 11.21.20 Another fun fact about our Sun... Our Sun orbits the Milky Way Galaxy. It takes one Galactic Year t
2" x 2" square pull ring locker hatch latch RoyS at 6:39am 11.21.20 Last time I was looking for a flush ring pull for my fridge cover I had a difficult time also. I was
The strangest thing I saw in season 2020. kappykaplan at 5:50am 11.21.20 WOW!! :beer:
Dirty Jobs Tonight shemandr at 5:49am 11.21.20 Think of it as the value of your boat going up.
2" x 2" square pull ring locker hatch latch Akathy3 at 5:48am 11.21.20 I think you meant FLUSH ring? Try McMaster Carr, McMaster-Carr for "lifting rings". McMaster-Carr
2" x 2" square pull ring locker hatch latch Akathy3 at 5:46am 11.21.20 I'm finding pull rings, but not pull ring locker latches. Am I correct in assuming that you need s
Vend�e Globe? shemandr at 5:44am 11.21.20 Today's position map proves the old adage "Nothing good happens at the back of the fleet!" The stra
Dirty Jobs Tonight (1) Whatfiero1 at 5:28am 11.21.20 Sounds like a horror story to me as I hate to see old boats go to the crusher 12 boats now and count
replacing a 12v DC accessory control panel Whatfiero1 at 5:26am 11.21.20 I'd either just replace the 120volt 2pole blue seas breaker and hope that's it. especially if 12volt
Honda 9.9 - Is there an oil filter? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:21am 11.21.20 Two or four stroke?
Long or short shaft Crazy Dave Condon at 5:17am 11.21.20 I use to be a Tohatsu/Nissan dealer besides being a sailboat dealer. Size of motor depends on the b
replacing a 12v DC accessory control panel jr22553 at 5:12am 11.21.20 It looks like the panel has been wet at some point? Is there water intrusion? David, Yes the boat
Dirty Jobs Tonight shemandr at 5:10am 11.21.20 That should be fun!
replacing a 12v DC accessory control panel jr22553 at 5:09am 11.21.20 Ron, Yes the panel was wet at some point which may be why the breaker is starting to malfunction.
Galveston Sailing? A6C5O7 at 5:08am 11.21.20 Thank you very much everyone! My in-laws are located in downtown Houston so not too far away. I've
2" x 2" square pull ring locker hatch latch SFS at 4:59am 11.21.20 I'm finding pull rings, but not pull ring locker latches. Am I correct in assuming that you need so
replacing a 12v DC accessory control panel daviddp at 4:56am 11.21.20 It looks like the panel has been wet at some point? Is there water intrusion?

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