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Storage yard in Boston's north shore Jose Venegas at 11:45am 09.05.03 Ask All Sailors 3/868 I am looking for a winter storage yard, for my 36 ft sailboat, where I can do my own work, that is r
Trailering the 26x Stewart at 11:08am 09.05.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/904 I have had a 26x since last November and it has never been out of the water. I have never trailered
How do H27s race against other similar boats? Patrick Randall at 9:58am 09.05.03 Racing 1/1636 I owned a UK Hunter 27 - fractional rig, lightly built. I was very impressed with how it went. Now j
Hunter 28.5 Holding Tank Jennifer DeVito at 9:04am 09.05.03 Mid-Size Boats 8/2552 Does anyone know the size of the holding tank on a 86 Hunter 28.5? Thanks,
Keel Lock Paula Kem at 7:37am 09.05.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/839 Note that we are novice sailors. We have our boat in the water but have yet to sail her. Today we
should I replace a kinked shroud? Bill Leathen at 6:03am 09.05.03 Smaller Boats 2/2059 My crew is back in shool, and I can't believe I am planing winter lay up projects. This spring when
Stepping the mast from the bow Charlie at 5:51am 09.05.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1648 I own a '85 Mac25, the manual I have says to step the mast from the cockpit. On my boat the mast ste
rig tuning Temple at 5:05am 09.05.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1126 I need some help finding the tension setting to re-tune my rigging--it's a second hand (1977) and Ca
H27 - Repowering Mike Andersen at 4:54am 09.05.03 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1107 Hi All,I'm at the point of researching the details of repowering a 1980 H27.I'd like to put in a
Laughter, the Best Medicine Bob Lendvay--Sloop Winter's Dream at 4:03am 09.05.03 Other Sailboats 2/795 While waiting in a doctor's office, I tore out a few jokes from Reader's Digest.Dead ahead, throu
Satellite Images of Gulfstream? Don s/v Tellico at 2:17am 09.05.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1156 Can anyone point me to a web site that shows satellite/thermal images of the current location of the
Batt charger upgrade Carl Reitz at 2:17am 09.05.03 Big Boats 2/760 We're replacing the old battery charger (5 amps max per battery) on our 1987 h40 with a new 20 amp m
Water heater hose Carl Reitz at 2:11am 09.05.03 Big Boats 3/1182 Hoses from the engine to the water heater of our 1987 Hunter 40 literally fell apart. Has anyone re
New LI Sound Data Buoys Paul M at 1:38am 09.05.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1039 The National Data Buoy Center has just put three new data buoys on line in Long Island Sound. This i
Port Lazerette Modification Hugh Franklin at 1:28am 09.05.03 The Cherubini Hunters 4/912 Just bought my '77 Hunter 30 and am learning it. The previous owner modified with a new port lazere
Shore power? Needed? Cost? Paul S at 12:59am 09.05.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1852 Got another question (lots more where that came from..trying to pace myself)...never having a need f
C28 upgrades Dave Slepoy at 12:56am 09.05.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/966 I posted several photos of sone upgrades I have done to my Catalina 28 # 139Hopefully some of you w
re-bedding gary at 11:22pm 09.04.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/972 Last weekend was our first time upon Ambrosia (1986 Catalina 27) which we bought a week earlier. It
Above Deck Fuel Tanks Dan McGuire at 9:43pm 09.04.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1191
clueless kevin at 12:59pm 09.04.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/914 heres how it is i just bought a javelin its in good shape, but theres a slight probem. The last time

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Fitting a jib with leech battens into a headsail bag Jackdaw at 8:32am 09.09.20 Alternatively, remove the battens permanently and recut the leech so it is hollow. Spoken like a
The importance of pre-race warmups Jackdaw at 8:30am 09.09.20 That was some of the funnest sailing we have done in a while and some of the most educational for m
Beneteau 373 on Lake Erie David in Sandusky at 8:22am 09.09.20 My Beneteau experience is limited to chartering several in the 35-37 foot range. But I think the 373
Cant find the source of water in bilge - H33 Scott B at 8:21am 09.09.20 I can imagine, we replaced the macerator pump last year (cracked housing probably due to freezing)
Sail hull trawler conversion questions dLj at 8:18am 09.09.20 Try a motor sailor.... dj https://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1977/cal-2-46-3644804
Hunter Legend - Waste Holding Tank Panama Jack at 8:17am 09.09.20 Peggie, I am in contact with Ronco Plastic on ording the new plasitc waste holding tank. It is a b
Fitting a jib with leech battens into a headsail bag DrJudyB at 8:15am 09.09.20 I have a Harken headsail bag that I've used for my 110% in the past, but am now trying to use with
Fuel tank repairs on 2004 Hunter 33 bobtigar at 8:10am 09.09.20 I used a product from JB Weld specifically for fuel tank repair. Put on a decent sized glob, laid a
Sail hull trawler conversion questions JohnRichard at 8:09am 09.09.20 But I join the consensus that especially for a project boat and in today's buyers market, you are
Barometer vs temperature dlochner at 8:04am 09.09.20 Problem here has been the media barometric pressure has been pretty steady for the last 6 weeks i.e
84 Hunter 27, Seemingly designed to Catch Crab Pots. And the FIX! StephenD at 8:00am 09.09.20 Just an update on how this worked out. After a few weeks of not snagging any crab pots, I got cocky
Barometer vs temperature JamesG161 at 8:00am 09.09.20 And if it changes during the day as the air heats. It does vary with temperature, but Jensen Beach
Fitting a jib with leech battens into a headsail bag Jackdaw at 7:57am 09.09.20 Lots of questions left Are these battens horizontal or vertical. I'm assuming horizontal of the sai
Buying a boat currently in Canada DayDreamer41 at 7:57am 09.09.20 We have a couple of members who are without use of their boats this year, one keeps his boat in Onta
Buying a boat currently in Canada forbin at 7:52am 09.09.20 Thanks for the replies. I was not planning to cross the border myself, I'm aware that's not allowed
Fuel tank repairs on 2004 Hunter 33 shemandr at 7:52am 09.09.20 What kind of repair? What material is the tank made of? Assuming a leak, is it on the bottom - whi
Cabin paint question srimes at 7:46am 09.09.20 and a Dinghy (I've done two of this design) it?
15-20 barnacles = 1 knot odaydokay at 7:46am 09.09.20 I was offered a look at the inside of that Hinckley. Now I am kicking myself for not accepting.
Barometer vs temperature shemandr at 7:43am 09.09.20 Problem here has been the media barometric pressure has been pretty steady for the last 6 weeks i.e.
Cant find the source of water in bilge - H33 Maurice Doran at 7:34am 09.09.20 Yes, it was one of the easiest. Mine was caught somewhere inbetween, so most likely were it was ru

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