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A Tale of a Twisting Spinaker Sock John J Frank at 2:36am 07.29.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/1102 While attempting to hoist an ATN Spinaker Sock on my 1989 Hunter 30, it keeps twisting as it is bein
Keeping A Tender On Board Peter Perez at 2:15am 07.29.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/870 I've been combing the Mac links in search of a mod that will allow a small tender (7 to 8 feet) to b
The new baby Carlos at 1:36am 07.29.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/946 Hello all,It it my pleasure to tell you all that as of 8:34 PM last night, I am the proud and very
Built In Speakers-Cabin & Cockpit Cyndi at 1:28am 07.29.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/958 We own a 1996 Hunter 376. We have Seaworthy brand speakers in the cabin and cockpit. The speakers
Maptech chartkits Tom at 12:33am 07.29.03 Ask All Sailors 13/1386 I just purchased a Chartkit for New Orleans to Panama City Florida. When I was looking at the data i
likeing a foot to getting sail to top of mast JAck T Greer at 12:17am 07.29.03 Ask An Oday Owner 4/980 Hi.I need some a vice I can't seem to be able raise the mainsail to the top of the mast. It hangs
must have option Paul at 11:40pm 07.28.03 Big Boats 32/1819 We are planning on buying a 356 at the fall show. Interested on which options you could not live wit
spinnaker dimensions Greg at 11:28pm 07.28.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/825 I own a 1986 25.5 and have been shopping for used asymetrical spinnakers.I can't seem to find any r
removing scuff marks from painted deck surfaces Bob Shafer at 11:08pm 07.28.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2717 I just finished painting the topsides with Interlux Brigtsides and Interlux Interdeck for the nonski
Angle of the keel Glen at 10:20pm 07.28.03 Smaller Boats 2/1029 I was out on my maiden voagege When I was looking at the swing keel (in a cove swimming)I noteced th
23.5 mast raising allan beason at 9:29pm 07.28.03 Smaller Boats 14/1141 I recently bought a 1993 hunter 23.5 which came with a snapfurl roller furling. All of the informat
trailering a fixed-keel O"Day tad at 7:57pm 07.28.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/930 What would be the best kind of trailer for hauling a 23-foot fixed keel O"Day?Can you purchase ones
Repair centerboard rope wires 17' Daysailer II. Joe Craig at 4:26pm 07.28.03 Day Sailers 1/7445 The rope-wire attached to the centerboard from the cb trunk housing on top snapped off the cb.I need
abcjgill@symapatico.ca Doug Rodrigues at 2:29pm 07.28.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1002 Jim,Your e-mail does not work. I tried but cannot return information regarding your questions abou
reefing adrian morris at 12:33pm 07.28.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/841 I have a hunter 19 and am finding it difficult to figure how to run the reefing line into the mainsa
Any Hunter 23 owners in the Vancouver BC area? Kevin Keen at 12:33pm 07.28.03 Smaller Boats 7/888 I am setting sail from Sandusky, Ohio to Vancouver, BC (home of the 2010 Winter Olympics). Well, ok
need deck vent plate source bill quisenberry at 11:14am 07.28.03 Bigger Boats 3/1111 I have recently purchased 1983 O'Day 28 which has what appears to be 2 vent openings located forward
Remember the Sprite? David N. Eckler at 11:11am 07.28.03 Day Sailers 3/1058 We (my brother and I) have been collecting Sprite's. Is it possible that our fleet of three (3) is t
Americap II for 361 Jose Venegas at 11:05am 07.28.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/927 I recently participated in the Marion-Bermuda race in my 361. As some of you may have been told by
Aft cabin leak dr. dave at 10:40am 07.28.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/797 I have a leak down the starboard side of aft cabin....salt water seems to be coming from high up per

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Bleeding Yanmar Injectors kloudie1 at 6:32pm 08.31.20 Red circled area, Shannon.. The high pressure line from the HP pump.. You are correct.. when ya open
Forestay breaks for second time in three years Spadman007 at 6:25pm 08.31.20 Yes. I am also on a mooring ball so I have the mast up all the time. The stay broke just above the
Sailing with Efficiency dlochner at 6:23pm 08.31.20 How old are the sails? If the sails are old and stretched out it is difficult to go to weather and t
Forestay breaks for second time in three years justsomeguy at 6:22pm 08.31.20 Do you use a furler?
Turn Blocks on a 1984 Hunter 34 mnmpizza at 6:01pm 08.31.20
Deck Cleats dmax at 5:53pm 08.31.20 Yeah, 1/4" bolts sound too small - I did look at the SBO store, no luck. I've looked everywhere I ca
Main sheet cleat location jonelli at 5:51pm 08.31.20 Pretty certain it was intentional. My boat had almost one owner before me. The second owner had her
Chartplotter Connector Capt jgw at 5:49pm 08.31.20 Hopefully having it hooked up wrong hasn't zapped something. What happens if you input 12V+ on NMEA-
Chartplotter Connector Capt jgw at 5:46pm 08.31.20 One last idea, we had turned down the backlight on our chart plotter once and thought the unit was
Sailing with Efficiency JohnShannon at 5:45pm 08.31.20 You might try reefing, if you have lots of wind it can be faster to have less sail up. A big floggi
Stripper Rings capta at 5:42pm 08.31.20 I have a pair of non-self tailing Barlow 28's on my boat and would love to have self-tailers. There
hull speed, what it means. sailme88 at 5:40pm 08.31.20 I believe the 1.34 formula is incongruent with fore and aft waterline. It applies to the parabolic
Sailing with Efficiency Don S/V ILLusion at 5:39pm 08.31.20
Main sheet cleat location Capt jgw at 5:38pm 08.31.20 Well it does look different. Maybe a PO when he bought the boat found the blocks and coil of line in
Waste holding tank vs A/C duct Ron20324 at 5:38pm 08.31.20 On my BO 323 I had to remove the waste holding tank because it was crushing the duct that ran to th
Turn Blocks on a 1984 Hunter 34 (1) ggrizzard at 5:35pm 08.31.20 Is the "symbol" a "C" superimposed over a "W" as you see here: are no longer in business. If not,
Main sheet cleat location jonelli at 5:31pm 08.31.20
Deck Cleats Ron20324 at 5:30pm 08.31.20 The finish is chipping off of my jib sheet and stern docking cleats - does anyone know of a drop-in
Stripper Rings Capt jgw at 5:30pm 08.31.20 I have a pair of non-self tailing Barlow 28's on my boat and would love to have self-tailers. There
hull speed, what it means. Capt jgw at 5:17pm 08.31.20 1.34x the square root of LWL has always considered to be an average. Some hulls may be faster, other

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