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Full or Parital Battens Steve Carpman at 1:23am 09.02.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/908 We are purchasing a new mainsail for our Legend 37.5. The main has a very large roach which will be
C28 pulls to port when motoring Stewart at 12:46am 09.02.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1011 Along with the regular port prop walk while in reverse, our 2000 C28 MK2 pulls to port when motoring
Heaving-to with full jib and reefed main Rick Macdonald at 12:40am 09.02.03 Smaller Boats 5/1145 I've only heaved-to a few times in my boat. I'm sure it was with full sails and as I recall I did it
Any 356 owners bought companionway doors yet? Paul Aubrecht at 12:09am 09.02.03 Big Boats 24/1806 I am buying A 2003 356 and was wondering if anyone had bought companionway doors for your boat yet.I
Oil Filter Roy at 11:56pm 09.01.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/791 The oil filter on the Universal 25 XP, american thread or metric. Also is the engine based on which
three blade fixed vs. three blade feathering Dave Humphreys at 11:39pm 09.01.03 Other Sailboats 3/902 For the past year I have sailed and lightly raced my Beneteau 331. I have the deep keel and a "trad
Interior gel coat color Bob Shafer at 11:39pm 09.01.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1036 Does anyone know the color of the interior gel coat of the Catalina 27? It's some kind of beige or
Best Solution for Cleaning Sails J Mashburn at 11:28pm 09.01.03 Day Sailers 0/1241 I currently own a H-146 daysailer ' keep it rigged at the lake. However, I have noticed mildew along
How tall is a C 22 on the trailer Bill Vickery at 11:27pm 09.01.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/861 I know this is an unusual question but I recently purchased a C 22 (swing keel) this year and I am l
water heater LLOYD at 10:41pm 09.01.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/719 I AM GOING TO WINTERIZE MY BOAT ,NEVER DID IT BEFORE.WHENYOU DRAINE THE WATER HEATER IS ENOUGH TO OP
New 306 or 326 Andy K at 10:03pm 09.01.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/898 Next Spring we plan on purchasing a new Hunter for Great Lakes cruising. We currently sail a Hunter
Winterizing my engine Mitch at 7:54pm 09.01.03 Big Boats 2/835 I would like to start winterizing my own engine. Can anyone share the process for winterizing a 3GM
Transmission fluid changes lauren at 7:50pm 09.01.03 Big Boats 4/813 When changing the transmission fluid in the 3GM30F (2000 model) is it the same procedure as the oil
Fresh Heads Martin at 6:21pm 09.01.03 Big Boats 5/944 I understand that 'standard' heads in 44/426 and 466 are sea-water manual.The Eco flush option is a
expemsive dealer add-ons Rob at 4:18pm 09.01.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/910 I'm looking at the dealer info for a 26M. It looks like setting it up for cruising with instrumentat
Bilge access Ken Gold at 3:18pm 09.01.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/947 My electric bilge pump is not working on my Hunter 25. Can anyone tell me where the acces to the bil
PX Powercleats - SUCCESS! Rick Macdonald at 3:14pm 09.01.03 Smaller Boats 23/1521 I replaced the jib horn cleats with the Spinlock PX Powercleats over the weekend. GREAT! I single ha
H170 Spinnaker jbr at 2:23pm 09.01.03 Day Sailers 1/1200 Anyone have experience with a H170 spinnaker? I've got one and flown it a few times up to 10 kts; wo
fuel tank cleaning John Dodge at 2:04pm 09.01.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/769 Has anyone used the company "Clean Fuels"?I must of gotten some bad fuel two weeks ago. I've been c
Sailboat Appliques Marshall at 1:34pm 09.01.03 Other Sailboats 4/805 I just purchased a used boat, and would like to change the name on the hull. I would also like to a

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Clew attachement replacement jonelli at 1:00pm 09.08.20 Is there any reason you would tell me not to use this material for this? I happen to have a bunch o
Clew attachement replacement jonelli at 12:58pm 09.08.20 Might want to have a look at this. 1uXU6wBe-go Oh my, thank you for that. That's exactly what I
Clew attachement replacement (1) Joe at 12:48pm 09.08.20 I always have a strip of webbing doubled through the clew around the boom... to back up the slider's
Clew attachement replacement Hunter216 at 12:42pm 09.08.20 Might want to have a look at this. 1uXU6wBe-go
Clew attachement replacement justsomeguy at 12:38pm 09.08.20 So, I don't have to do something like this first before going around? Nope. See the end(s) of the
Clew attachement replacement jonelli at 12:13pm 09.08.20 Is your mainsail loose footed? If it is, there can be a lot of pressure on the clew holding it down
Clew attachement replacement (2) jonelli at 12:12pm 09.08.20 Good. If you have any others, such as are on some types of sail slugs, you'll see that the thread p
Clew attachement replacement dlochner at 12:11pm 09.08.20 Is your mainsail loose footed? If it is, there can be a lot of pressure on the clew holding it down
low battery display on autopilot justsomeguy at 12:10pm 09.08.20 Any ideas? Check wiring?
Clew attachement replacement jonelli at 12:07pm 09.08.20 That could work if the soft shackle is short enough to keep the clew close to the track. Yah, I'm
Clew attachement replacement justsomeguy at 12:07pm 09.08.20 I have a hand awl and some sail thread for repairs. Whats the best way to sew it together? Good.
Clew attachement replacement dlochner at 11:57am 09.08.20 Might consider a Dyneema Soft Shackle. Google it: "dyneema soft shackle". Buy premade or make your
Clew attachement replacement jonelli at 11:52am 09.08.20 Might consider a Dyneema Soft Shackle. Google it: "dyneema soft shackle". Buy premade or make your
Soap to clean waxed sailboat. Justin_NSA at 11:30am 09.08.20 Softscrub also strips wax. The OP is looking for a soap that doesn't
Clew attachement replacement JRacer at 11:25am 09.08.20 Might consider a Dyneema Soft Shackle. Google it: "dyneema soft shackle". Buy premade or make your o
Clew attachement replacement DArcy at 11:25am 09.08.20 Whats the best way to sew it together? I find bleeding and cursing to be very effective when hand
Page layout Ralph Johnstone at 11:05am 09.08.20 So what you're saying is that your midship is a little bloated :p ?
Clew attachement replacement jonelli at 11:02am 09.08.20 Ideally the webbing type will match what broke, but yeah. Got an awl stitcher? I have a hand awl a
Clew attachement replacement dlochner at 11:00am 09.08.20 Look for some spectra webbing. Much stronger than nylon.
Soap to clean waxed sailboat. markwbird at 10:58am 09.08.20

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