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Foulweather gear, tis the season scott wilson at 4:57am 11.19.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1033 Any recommendations on brands and fabrics? Does the "beathable" stuff really work and what do you do
Trying to overcome inner resistance... Mark at 4:45am 11.19.03 Bigger Boats 5/1070 ...to the way a 272 looks, i.e. the slant-front cabin windows, unhandsome transom, and so forth. *
Butyl tape Mike Casucci at 4:25am 11.19.03 Ask All Sailors 5/2115 I would like to try butyl tape to reseal my port lights, but can't find a place to buy it in Norther
I am alive Crazy Dave Condon at 4:18am 11.19.03 Smaller Boats 14/875 In the past few months, My company has grown and we have been very busy and in fact gotten good at i
Orion Steering System Tom Heiting at 3:22am 11.19.03 Ask All Sailors 1/2454 The Orion cable steering on my Morgan 32 is extremely stiff. Lubricating the chain has had no effec
Towing the H26 Steve at 3:17am 11.19.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/782 Im considering using the H26 as a dry sailor weekends and daysails say 10 times a year. I love the s
new mattress and diesel in the aft cabin Janet Silver at 2:52am 11.19.03 Big Boats 12/1130 We had a glorious 5 days in Avalon, well , except for after my sweet hubby topping off the fuel tank
Honda generator EU2000i John S. at 12:42am 11.19.03 Ask All Sailors 19/2784 From what I heard on other forums the Honda EU2000i generator is very quiet,light weight, small enou
Adding a third battery L and W at 11:47pm 11.18.03 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1104 I have purchased a new 800 Amp cranking sealed battery to replace an older 600A one. The old one is
running light bow pulpit wiring Roger at 11:28pm 11.18.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/1791 I need to rewire the running lights wiring on my Hunter31. As installed, it is through the bow pulpi
PDA Software Gerard at 11:14pm 11.18.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1096 What are the marine software running on Windows CE (on an iPAQ) ? For example Tide, Astro, Navigatio
Compass Problems Paul H at 9:12pm 11.18.03 Smaller Boats 8/1246 When we purchased our 95 H26 it came with two compasses. They are mounted one on each side of the bu
Whisker pole. Ron at 6:36am 11.14.03 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1322 Just bought a Forespar 15-27 whisker pole to use with my 150% Genoa and my asymetrical Spinnaker. Do
frequency of application of antifouling paint ted brown at 5:25am 11.14.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1408 27' hunter. hull stripped four years ago and has had well applied pettit standard antifouling paint
Beached & Totaled a 326 at Channel Islands Ari Mattson at 5:16am 11.14.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/902 My friends father beached and totaled his 2002 Hunter 326, 2 weeks coming in at Channel Islands Harb
H34 Dripless Shaft Seal Size??? Ed Buiel at 12:38am 11.14.03 Big Boats 2/929 Hunter 34 stern tube is 1-5/8" dia.PYI Shaft Seals come in 1-1/2 and 1-3/4 (stern tube) sizes.Wh
I gotta have a boat! dan at 12:23am 11.14.03 Ask All Sailors 8/1111 in several of the threads Ive read here lately I have noticed several folks saying something like "b
Doyle Sail Experience? ran at 11:56pm 11.13.03 Big Boats 1/1019 Has anyone had any experience with mail order Doyle sails? I am considering their main with two full
oil filter reference # Miguel at 11:26pm 11.13.03 Big Boats 26/1592 Hola!!Does anybody have the reference # for the oil filter of the yanmar 3GM30.The boat is at a ma
McGyver Contributions / Stories Michael O' at 11:23pm 11.13.03 Ask All Sailors 12/1200 Can we get a thread going of the times we've had to become McGyvers? Certainly each of us can benef

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Windlass v. Anchor Winch for H260 Ralph Johnstone at 7:41pm 11.26.20 but I do want something that will be "back safe" for me. Lessee now, the nylon rode in the water
Thanksgiving Aboard? Alan Gomes at 7:40pm 11.26.20 A self-quarantine in Cat Harbor on the boat is a good idea unless you actually come down with debil
Thanksgiving Aboard? Kings Gambit at 7:29pm 11.26.20 A self-quarantine in Cat Harbor on the boat is a good idea unless you actually come down with debili
New Owner Allan12210 at 7:02pm 11.26.20 Welcome to your new to you boat. I hope you enjoy it. We've had ours since it was brand new in 1985.
Thanksgiving Aboard? Alan Gomes at 6:55pm 11.26.20 Happy Thanksgiving. We've several times gone to Catalina for Thanksgiving where the single restaur
New Owner kloudie1 at 6:20pm 11.26.20 Welcome to the forum !! Lots of good info in the downloads; lots of good folks here.. Hope you enjo
Replacing shrouds and stays Dalliance at 5:58pm 11.26.20
Reapplying gelcoat SailingLoto at 5:58pm 11.26.20 not sure how I picked up that quote.....
Reapplying gelcoat SailingLoto at 5:57pm 11.26.20 Would thicker paint minimize the texture on a vertical surface? blues and greens come into play on o
Thanksgiving Aboard? Terry Cox at 5:55pm 11.26.20 Just started a project this Thanksgiving that has been on the back burner for years, plus a chance t
Reapplying gelcoat Project_Mayhem at 5:53pm 11.26.20 How many coats are usually used for a repair? re on a vertical surface? If matching yourself, get
Thanksgiving Aboard? Rick D at 5:52pm 11.26.20 It used to be a tradition at Windjammers' YC in MdR to do Thanksgiving dinner however they could and
New Beneteau Oceanis 51.1 Owner Richard19068 at 5:47pm 11.26.20 I assume it is obvious that most of the participants on this forum will think you made the right cho
Thanksgiving Aboard? shemandr at 5:14pm 11.26.20 What kind of snow were you playing in?
New Beneteau Oceanis 51.1 Owner Michael Davis at 5:07pm 11.26.20 Really nice cars but I think you made the right choice!
New Beneteau Oceanis 51.1 Owner jssailem at 4:57pm 11.26.20 Welcome SSO. Enjoyed the read. It is the journey that engages the sailor. That and the friends one m
Storing boat in yard? (1) Mr. Dave at 4:54pm 11.26.20 You need to find a sailboat mover with a hydraulic trailer. The trailer is U shaped to slide under t
Happy Thanksgiving Captain Larry-DH at 4:47pm 11.26.20 Best wishes to you all. Despite this :poop: show in 2020, most of us have a lot to be thankful for.
do you sail in the fog? jssailem at 4:45pm 11.26.20 Great story @Claude L.-Auger. There is a moral in there somewhere. Something about being alert and r
do you sail in the fog? Capt jgw at 4:43pm 11.26.20 Around here we rarely get fog and wind together, so mostly we motor if there's fog. And I have radar

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