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Pedestal steering by Yacht Specialties Dick Wasteneys at 5:11am 04.05.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1857 I recently bought a 1990 Pacific Seacraft 31, which turns out to be equipped with Yacht Specialties,
new head sail? Paul at 4:30am 04.05.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/894 I am planning to sail from Galveston to the Keys via Pensacola. I'd like to go out in the Gulf into
Hunter 280 Mast Step Eric Hartsough at 4:23am 04.05.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1588 Going from a Hunter 26 to a Hunter 280, I expected the mast to have a hinged step. The 280 I just pu
SAIL YOUR OWN CATALINA 22 IN MEXICO Stuart11157 at 4:19am 04.05.04 Destinations 0/1498 Please see classified. Limited time, as boat will be trailered back to the US in a month. Great loca
CATALINA 22 IN MEXICO Stuart11157 at 4:17am 04.05.04 Ask All Sailors 0/987 Please see classified. Limited time, as boat will be trailered back to the US in a month. Great loca
CATALINA 22 IN MEXICO Stuart11157 at 4:13am 04.05.04 Smaller Boats 0/1015 Please see classified. Limited time, as boat will be trailered back to the US in a month. Great loca
Mast Collar Hartmut Hoyer at 4:10am 04.05.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1116 Hi all,can anyone help me where I can get a new mast collar for a Sparcraft Mast Performance 305.
Hunter 280 Wing Keel Eric Hartsough at 4:07am 04.05.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1794 Recently purchased a Hunter 280 from a private party in Birmingham, AL. After getting it to Colorad
Help with January '05 Bareboat Charter Vacation Jim Smith at 4:05am 04.05.04 Ask All Sailors 12/1304 We would like to charter a boat for a week in January 2005 and would like some input from you all. I
Sail vessel as floating exhibition (1) James at 4:01am 04.05.04 Ask All Sailors 5/970 Hello! What does anyone think about doing something like this to your sail?
Auto Pilots Wayne at 2:58am 04.05.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/886 I would appreciate some information regarding autopilots. I would like to install one for this seas
Oday 20 Centerboard Removal Mark Hudson at 2:54am 04.05.04 Day Sailers 1/1538 Can anyone provide direction as to how to remove the centerboard? I would like to drop it to paint
Help with full battens Russell at 2:29am 04.05.04 Smaller Boats 7/843 I just got my 1993 H23.5 in February so I am still learning. Sailed Saturday with the wife and kids
Looking for used boat buying advise Albert at 2:05am 04.05.04 Ask All Sailors 14/1295 Hello, I am looking to spend around 7,000 for a used sailboat and don't know where to begin. What I
Shroud keyholing Eric B at 12:14am 04.05.04 Ask All Sailors 3/999 While making a through inspection of all rigging and structural integrity on my "new" old Cat 27, I'
1979 Oday 25 Hull Composition JayK at 12:00am 04.05.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1159 Does anybody out there have an idea if a 1979 Oday 25 is a full fiberglass hull or is it cored with
H19 Trailer Balance? Jim at 11:50pm 04.04.04 Smaller Boats 1/827 Greetings. I bought my H19 used, and the trailer balance has always been out of whack. I've tried mo
WalkThrough On The New 41 George Lamb at 11:35pm 04.04.04 Big Boats 3/880 My wife and spent about an hour on a new Hunter 41 this weekend. We were thinking about trading in o
o'day 15 rigging William D. Stevens at 11:24pm 04.04.04 Day Sailers 1/1825 I recently purchased an O'Day 15 sailboat. I am in need of an owners manual. How do I acquire a ma
Caulking Dan Ulrich at 11:13pm 04.04.04 Smaller Boats 10/951 I seem to remember ancient posts regarding caulking the deck/hull joint on Hunter 23's. I cannot rem

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Sea Tow Refusal / Insurance question Kings Gambit at 12:12pm 12.22.20 My insurance policy says that as the owner & skipper, I have an obligation to mitigate or take neces
Catalina Factory in Florida hit by Hurricane this month Don S/V ILLusion at 11:44am 12.22.20 It was an EF 1 tornado last week which damaged a lot of buildings. While I understand the focus her
New Main Sail? (2) DrJudyB at 11:36am 12.22.20 Here's a picture of a sailpack in Race Mode. Lazy jack lines are retracted and pulled to the front o
New Main Sail? joecool911 at 11:29am 12.22.20 Any reports on Precision Sails?
New Main Sail? DrJudyB at 11:25am 12.22.20 A sailpack can be used with a loose footed mainsail. It does, however, created drag and turbulence.
Columbia 28.. halyard wire or? Sailfanatic at 11:21am 12.22.20 If the wire is good, no reason to change it. The original wire halyard on our boat had a few issues
Catalina Factory in Florida hit by Hurricane this month Tom J at 11:03am 12.22.20 Yikes! Scary damage. I hope they are up and running soon.
Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction is December 21 Justin_NSA at 11:00am 12.22.20 One of my favorite movies!!
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit jwilcoxon78 at 10:43am 12.22.20 Congrats and Welcome!!! I love mine and have already done a lot of upgrades. Here is the first
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit jwilcoxon78 at 10:39am 12.22.20 On the subject of trailers: I need new tires. Mine are cracking between the treads. I don't want to
Incandescent Nav. Bulb Watts (or 12V amps)? jon hansen at 10:02am 12.22.20 well tom, you had to ask. my nav lights are all bronze bases with glass lenses. i have a large sta
Stabilizing 33 pound claw anchor on bow roller Tom J at 9:59am 12.22.20 Uummm... Post 11, are you using that rope gypsie to handle the chain? No. I have had to manually
Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction is December 21 dlochner at 9:57am 12.22.20 South Jersey viewing was obscured by clouds also. Hope to see it tonight. For me it's the opportuni
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit (2) Justin_NSA at 9:49am 12.22.20 On the subject of trailers: I need new tires. Mine are cracking between the treads. I don't want to
Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction is December 21 Ward H at 9:47am 12.22.20 South Jersey viewing was obscured by clouds also. Hope to see it tonight. For me it's the opportunit
companion way dLj at 9:27am 12.22.20 Lots of great advice above. All I'd add would be I find press and seal to be useful to avoid the dri
Incandescent Nav. Bulb Watts (or 12V amps)? TomY at 9:24am 12.22.20 In my building biz. I tell people LED bulbs use 10% of the power of their incandescents and last 10
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit jwilcoxon78 at 9:12am 12.22.20 Thank you all for the greetings and the tips. They are most welcome. Yes that was the case with
companion way dlochner at 8:55am 12.22.20 Keep in mind that if you plan on using Gelcoat to finalize your repair it will not stick to epoxy w
New Main Sail? Rick D at 8:48am 12.22.20 Thanks for the insight. I might shop for a loose footed sail when I need to replace mine. Like the

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