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Mast Up vs. Mast Down? Tom at 8:42pm 10.05.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/1101 Age old question.....This is the first season hauling my 81' H30 for the Winter. I have asked around
Cold Waether Statring for a 2GM20F John J Frank at 8:13pm 10.05.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/865 I live up in the Great Lakes region and after trying to start my engine the other day, which took th
Bimini for Hunter 280 Rick at 7:52pm 10.05.03 Mid-Size Boats 7/2503 Hi 280 folks... I'm looking into a used Hunter 280, and it does not yet have a bimini.. I checked th
What a "buzz" Mark at 5:56pm 10.05.03 Smaller Boats 1/749 I have been posting articles and so forth on this site for a few years now but one of the other sail
Size and pitch on a 3-blade MaxProp Lee Hound at 3:14pm 10.05.03 Sabre Sailboats 4/1654 Thank you all for your experience and help in finding the right feathering prop for my Sabre32. When
First time winterizing Dave Amspacher at 1:48pm 10.05.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1164 Was wondering if someone out there could explain the proper procedures for winterizing the H34. I th
Factory Parts Available for 2002 26X? Samuel G. Kramer at 1:18pm 10.05.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1020 I am trying to get a replacement port-quarter railing with stern light for my 2002 26X. I have not
Season's end? SailboatOwners.com at 1:13pm 10.05.03 Ask All Sailors 84/5818 We flipped the calendar over to October last week and for many of us that means the end of sailing
Mooring a 17' O'Day Daysailer Mike Dwyer at 12:53pm 10.05.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/4751 Has anyone had experience mooring a Daysailer and, if so, any specific problems or suggestions you h
First boat, first mast step, first launch and .... Mac Bentley at 12:13pm 10.05.03 Smaller Boats 9/928 .....First loss of a jib halyard. Just got confused and pulled the whole dang thang out. Laughs on m
Great used book site for sailors Bob F at 12:06pm 10.05.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/845 Found this site and saved alot of money on a few books. Service was fast. No problems. Thought I'd p
Mac 25 rudder system needs improvement Steve Flinchbaugh at 11:49am 10.05.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1189 My boat is a 1983 that I bought second hand. She was and is well cared for but I'm not happy with t
sailing a wing keel Leo at 11:19am 10.05.03 Smaller Boats 2/1112 Can anyone share insite on the sailing characteristics of a wing keel versus a swing keel. I'm looki
yahmar 1cyl w/ hand crank Jim Sharpe at 10:00am 10.05.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/909 Has anyone used a hand crank to start a yahmar 1cyl engine? if so, any problems?
boat trailer Rodney Fougere at 8:16am 10.05.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/971 I am looking for specifications on a trailer for my catalina 30 (1984). The boat has a shoal draft.
Ultra lite air Alan at 7:17am 10.05.03 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/1811 In ultra lite air conditions, we've found that a really flat main is actually faster than the twiste
SOS, MAYDAY, UNDSOWEITER! John Niederhauser at 7:01am 10.05.03 Ask An Oday Owner 6/861 I have just purchased a 1983 O'Day 23 that is in "poor" condition but functional per certified marin
Bottom cleaning in SC Ed at 6:58am 10.05.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/864 I just moved my boat to Charleston SC from Mystic CT. had ablative paint applied to the bottom in C
Salvaged Catalina 30' Hulls Bob Mosher at 6:47am 10.05.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1009 Hello Everyone:Up until a week ago today, I was the proud owner of a restored '77 Catalina 30'....
Salvaged Sailboat Hulls Bob Mosher at 6:40am 10.05.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1680 Hello Everyone:Up until a week ago today, I was the proud owner of a restored '77 Catalina 30'....

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Engine Power Issue SawyerCurt at 4:28am 10.20.20 I love this forum. A quick search and I found where I posted all about it.
Engine Power Issue SawyerCurt at 4:25am 10.20.20 I had an issue years ago with my RPMs suddenly taking a nose dive and then coming back up and then d
Stern Pulpit weight for shipping MikeHoncho at 4:23am 10.20.20 The crate/structure you will need to built to protect it will weight more than the item.
Hello! I'm new here. HMT2 at 4:18am 10.20.20 Hi! I'm trying to work on my 1972 Cal 33 -1 Lapworth. Having a forum to go to, regardless of anybo
DON'T Bring your boat to Lake Minnetonka! Apex at 3:20am 10.20.20 Lake Michigan, Muskegon fees were very reasonable. Traverse City, slip fees was a jump up, but so a
2015 Oceanis 31 Topping lift RichLear at 3:11am 10.20.20 Good point, thanks
DON'T Bring your boat to Lake Minnetonka! danstanford at 2:58am 10.20.20
2015 Oceanis 31 Topping lift Mechone at 2:34am 10.20.20 Using the topping lift while in the slip will add years to the spring life. Keeping the spring compr
Looks Important Maybe HandsOnTech at 1:07am 10.20.20 Not as unnerving as having hardware hit the deck while underway. I was single-handing and as I unfur
Palmer ODay 20 at 10:52pm 10.19.20 Getting ready to refurbish an 1974 O'Day 20 I bought for $850. Lots of work. Love your pictures and
Colorado winter sail AnnaLittle at 9:50pm 10.19.20 We are putting our sailboat in Lake Pueblo hopefully starting next March. renting a yearly slip. Alr
A Short Story About An Anchor Swivel Michael Davis at 9:01pm 10.19.20 Engineers and architects...:huh: Yeah, mechanics and carpenters are always fixing their mistakes!
Stern Pulpit weight for shipping Ted at 8:39pm 10.19.20 Check out Greyhound Bus shipping services. Their service is based on a terminal to terminal delivery
Another discovery during winterization Justin_NSA at 8:07pm 10.19.20 I agree. I need to make an access hole and clean it out. We use RO water we bring from home to drink
Another discovery during winterization TimFromLI at 7:45pm 10.19.20 My Beneteau has 5 tanks with inspection deck plates about 8" wide. That crud is in your tanks. I sho
Vinyl, last chance Ron20324 at 7:44pm 10.19.20 ...Ron are you cleaning or replacing? Neither. I'm not the OP. I'm the dOPe.
DON'T Bring your boat to Lake Minnetonka! Jackdaw at 7:39pm 10.19.20 Sorry to say this, but if I'm reading it correctly these numbers are in line with what you'd pay in
Documentation versus State Registration Benny17441 at 7:39pm 10.19.20 Because he was required to attach the numbers, it does not mean that he actually did attach the num
Documentation versus State Registration Benny17441 at 7:34pm 10.19.20
Looks Important Maybe artboas at 7:30pm 10.19.20 Or, you toss one into the close -aboard competitions mainsail high up at the start and it falls to

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