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what's the best <28' for a 6'3" guy to livaboard? Derek Lee at 8:36am 06.12.03 Ask All Sailors 6/1356 I'm shopping for a small used boat (<28 feet) to livaboard. An important factor is my height (6'3")
OH-Boy ! Ray Nicolich at 7:52am 06.12.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/802 OK,mainly,I have a question about the chances of a knockdown on a Oday 23' the boats a 1979 model wi
Help with my pump out Tim McCarty at 7:12am 06.12.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1083 Peggy, I may or may not have a problem, but everytime I pump out my head on my Hunter 29.5, it seem
Shroud and Stay Tension Kevin Whalen at 6:24am 06.12.03 Big Boats 2/918 I presently working on tuning my rig and as part of the process want to leave the shrouds and stays
Lectra/San on a 37.5? Don at 6:15am 06.12.03 Big Boats 6/781 Has anyone installed a Lectra/San on a Legend 37.5? If so where did you put it and what issues did
Vision-32 Steps on Mast Dave Gavin at 4:23am 06.12.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/843 Has anyone installed steps on a Vision mast to assist in fastening the sail cover?
Web site wanted Henry at 4:10am 06.12.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1126 I saw a Web site that showed how a Macgregor 26X was transported to dealers. It showed it being in a
Tack Anchor Shackle for CDI FF2??? Bob at 3:29am 06.12.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1644 I purchased my used sailboat and it came with a CDI Flexible Furler 2. The PDF manual I downloaded f
First sailing holiday questions Grant at 2:53am 06.12.03 Ask All Sailors 6/1027 Hey all, I am a regular lurker here, and I learn tons and enjoy all the personalities! Thank you all
Renewing Spray Dodger Canvas Gary Wyngarden at 2:10am 06.12.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1208 The navy blue canvas on my eleven-year-old spray dodger is looking a bit tired. I cleaned it again t
Hunter 31 window/cabin roof leak Roger Moore at 1:27am 06.12.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1074 I am taking on rainwater from the port side's aftmost rectangular window. The water is dripping thro
Replacing cabin sole Peter at 1:13am 06.12.03 Big Boats 5/1290 I need to replace the cabin sole in my 1986 Cat 36. Does anyone know of a supplier who can precut t
Need to seal my thru hulls..... any suggestions? Bob at 1:08am 06.12.03 Bristol 2/1883 I would like to plug my old head seacocks. For legal reasons, the head was removed before I bought i
Keystock for coupling/prop shaft Todd Canfield at 12:55am 06.12.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/1032 I have a 78 hunter 30 with a yanmar ysm 12. I am wondering if anyone knows the key stock size for te
need new compass ken at 12:25am 06.12.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/817 My compass for my 81 hunter 27 is totally shot. It is mounted on the stearing pedestal. I am looking
repositioning Genoa Winches Gary at 10:51pm 06.11.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/960 Has anyone else relocated the Genoa winches back to the gunnel on either side of the captains seat?
Experiment With Mast Float George H260 at 10:26pm 06.11.03 Day Sailers 2/1577 I've been wanting to get a mast float for some time but didn't want to spend the money for a Hobie F
Overcharging Alternator? Dale I at 9:29pm 06.11.03 Ask All Sailors 10/2516 After a week or so of inactivity my house batteries (two T-105's, less than 6-mo old), had 12.74 vol
Any Captains From Potomac River area? UnBelizeable at 9:29pm 06.11.03 Smaller Boats 3/936 Just wondering if anyones from my area. Will be putting my 22 in the water in July after some minor
Yanmar 2GM20F Brent Headberg at 8:58pm 06.11.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/3585 My 1990 Hunter 33.5 has been overheating recently, and after reading the archives for Yanmar overhea

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Help, I can't input "0" for my mmsi into my vhs George_NJ at 9:41am 09.24.20 Oh boy... Of course I screwed up! The number I tried inputting was like a "for inference #" not my n
She's creaking at 40 JRacer at 9:40am 09.24.20 I started to creak at 40 too! :biggrin:
Windlass options sail sfbay at 9:30am 09.24.20 Also take a look at post #3 in this thread: Windlass for Catalina 309 And this thread: Anchor Loc
Help, I can't input "0" for my mmsi into my vhs George_NJ at 9:28am 09.24.20
making progress DArcy at 9:28am 09.24.20 That bulkhead looks a little rough. Let me know if you are looking for a shop to fabricate new chain
Windlass options Jose Nunez at 9:26am 09.24.20
Hunter 260 Hull Crack Below the Water Line (2) rs1sensen at 9:22am 09.24.20 Used a small shop vac to pressurize the tank which actually worked perfectly. A+ suggestion! Good n
Help, I can't input "0" for my mmsi into my vhs George_NJ at 9:21am 09.24.20 That is an odd looking MMSI number and I think there is something amiss. My quick research shows t
Windlass options sail sfbay at 9:12am 09.24.20 Welcome to the forum!! You find photos and description of a 309 windlass installation in these thre
Help, I can't input "0" for my mmsi into my vhs sail sfbay at 9:02am 09.24.20 Agree with Hello Below..............my MMSI number begins with 338. You could cancel that MMSI numb
Orca Attacks? Rick Webb at 9:01am 09.24.20 FLORIDA MAN FINDS BIGFOOT - 100% PROOF 0HKqWY7pC04 Crazy is relative, if everyone around you are
Sailmakers dlochner at 8:57am 09.24.20 I wouldn't mind making it, before shipping it would cost around 915$cd I have the time and place to
Drilling a hole for a USB port in the DC panel Rick Webb at 8:55am 09.24.20 Maybe the dentist should have used a step drill bit. They seem to come highly recommended. He had
Sailmakers (1) sail sfbay at 8:55am 09.24.20 Curious how much the on-line precision quote was vs.a Sailrite kit costs $691 (sailcloth, thread, ne
Sailmakers fred1diver at 8:46am 09.24.20 I wouldn't mind making it, before shipping it would cost around 915$cd I have the time and place to
"Sad Coincidence" but Inexcusable dlochner at 8:43am 09.24.20 There are lessons to be learned from this sad incident. So that the sailor's death will not be in va
Sailmakers jssailem at 8:41am 09.24.20 You have all winter, you interested in sewing and sail creation? Do you worry about a 3/4 to a 1/2 k
Stink Boat markwbird at 8:38am 09.24.20 Indeed. We just came out of the Delta and were pleased with the time we were making. "We'll be home
Help, I can't input "0" for my mmsi into my vhs Hello Below at 8:38am 09.24.20 I go to input my number and the vhs doesn't have "0" as an option, it goes from 1-9 only for my fir
Help, I can't input "0" for my mmsi into my vhs fred1diver at 8:38am 09.24.20 now I'm just wondering why you would want a vhs in your boat, I prefer a vhf lol just teasing

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