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Hollow leach headsail Jim at 1:52am 03.23.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1280 I have been thinking of having a 105% genoa for my Hunter 31. My sail maker wants to cut the sail w
Smoken''' Jacques at 1:49am 03.23.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/777 Hello All,I have been batteling a smoke problem on our 1981 27' hunter. It has a 1gm yanmar diesl
33.5 Stanchion Removal David at 1:00am 03.23.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/985 I suspect that I have multiple leaks around the stanchion bases on my '88 h33.5.I started to remove
Can we crew your Mac26 in Annapolis area? bruce schaefer at 11:47pm 03.22.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/970 HI! My galfriend and I are interested in a Macgregor 26 water ballast boat for sailing the canals of
Depth Sounder Roy at 10:24pm 03.22.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1034 I have a Standard Depth Sounder on my 85 Catalina 27. Unfortunately, it only provides erratic readi
Yanmar quit !!!!!!!!! Travis at 1:52pm 03.22.03 Big Boats 13/1288 Well it finally happened. After going under a draw bridge I started losing RPM until the little moto
solution... clogged aft water tank jim oursler at 11:26am 03.22.03 Big Boats 1/888 AT last, for those who have followed the thread. I disconnected the water line at aft tank outlet...
Considering purchasing New 350 J Collins at 11:14am 03.22.03 Big Boats 9/1035 We recently saw a new 350 Catalina and were very impressed with its space! We're interested in hear
Sprung a leak Marty at 11:11am 03.22.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/897 To all of you in "25" land -- I have an '82 model of the Mac 25 and I've been plagued with rain gett
Installing cleats midship Dean U. at 10:26am 03.22.03 Big Boats 9/1370 Does anyone have a helpful comment regarding installation of cleats at midship for spring lines? Si
check out my 260 improvements John Baumgartner at 8:04am 03.22.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/784 Photo form "My New 260 Improvements"Companionway doorsSo ok I'm over proud, but it took me all win
Water tank Chris Cooper at 7:44am 03.22.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1152 The 1980 Hunter 36 has covers screwed over the top both Port and Stbd Water Tanks.My tanks are slim
Diesel Fuel in a Gas Can? Joe Mullee at 7:39am 03.22.03 Ask All Sailors 7/1035 Actually it's the other way around. I had a brand new (never been used) empty six gallon gerry can i
Water in the Bilge - On the Hard! Rick at 7:35am 03.22.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/832 After hauling and covering our catalina 30 last winter, I returned today to find the bilge completel
Trophies for Catalina Sailboats Dale at 7:19am 03.22.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/786 Frank Butler of Catalina Yachts has contributed two new perperual trophies to be presented to the Ca
Photo, Caption R.W.Landau at 6:48am 03.22.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1076 Phil,Not to be a bother, but sailing time is near. It would sure be good to see a new photo to make
Holding Tank Lifespan Jim Rushing at 6:06am 03.22.03 Big Boats 19/1770 Well, I have just determined the lifespan of a Hunter 35.5 aluminum holding tank this week. My 1995
Trottle replacement Hunter 28 (1993) Lewis Anthony at 3:58am 03.22.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/938 Trying to replace trottle cable with an Edsen Steering system. Disconnected cable at engine and fed
Still leaking Slim at 2:17am 03.22.03 Smaller Boats 3/700 Guys:My 1994 Hunter 26 is still doing the slow leak bit. I'm thinking about having her pulled, and
Worlds Most Radical Sailboat Designs (1) foxxaero at 12:35am 03.22.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1582 Hi guys, if you are interested in unusual and advanced sailing designs, check out the Worlds Most Ra

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My sons $1 Dollar sailboat, gets a re-fit. (1) TomY at 1:46pm 05.16.20 Wait, that can't be the end! Did it float? Was it leak-free? Pictures or it didn't happen! We ha
Gelcoat cracks 1976 Catalina 22 (5) Frogman at 1:28pm 05.16.20 Hello everyone again, Thank you all for the information you've provided. It has been a bit of an ov
Anchoring...yes, Im asking an anchoring question. Terry Cox at 1:23pm 05.16.20 Funny you mention Princess Cove - that's where my wife and I realized we need to get better at ster
Temp range? JRT at 12:55pm 05.16.20 Thanks, alarm does work, will do some quick checks tomorrow morning before going out.
Bedding Deck Water Fill Tally Ho at 12:48pm 05.16.20 I rebed my water and waste pumpouts with butyl, and I have screws, not bolts. I would be careful
Raw water intake thru hull relocation Yamaha 25 seatane at 12:22pm 05.16.20 Hey Drew, Thanks! I appreciate the kind words. My radio was formerly jammed in the quarter berth a
Anchoring...yes, Im asking an anchoring question. Kings Gambit at 12:08pm 05.16.20
True Wind Discussion Redux markwbird at 12:06pm 05.16.20 You need SOG to calculate speed of the wind over ground, which most people call TWS, but the origin
Yanmar 3GMF cant achieve running RPM (2) datasailor2 at 11:59am 05.16.20 Thank you all for your input and good advice. I am confident that fuel system is OK. I have found th
Anchoring...yes, Im asking an anchoring question. jssailem at 11:51am 05.16.20 KG we might be able to sail together, but we would have to agree not to fight over the charts...
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. jssailem at 11:45am 05.16.20 Jon. I got that as well using my Mac. The site provides the theory that Gentry developed.
C22 Removable instruments (1) Gene Neill at 11:45am 05.16.20 This was something we experimented with. We found it too awkward to step over, though, and it went a
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. jon hansen at 11:43am 05.16.20 ok, i'm reading http://www.gentrysailing.com/pdf-theory/A-Review-of-Modern-Sail-Theory.pdf
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. jon hansen at 11:43am 05.16.20 predicting the wind and then being ready to maximize my push is a hoot
Anchoring...yes, Im asking an anchoring question. Kings Gambit at 11:15am 05.16.20
Varnishing with urethane dLj at 11:11am 05.16.20 As always, it depends... There are mono polyurethanes and two component polyurethanes. You can use v
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. DrJudyB at 11:07am 05.16.20
Varnishing with urethane jon hansen at 11:00am 05.16.20 i wish i knew more myself. up here on the lakes i'm an epifanes guy. my cousin, a ft laurderdale sai
Anchoring...yes, Im asking an anchoring question. (3) jssailem at 10:52am 05.16.20 For those who find an AIS system as a needed addition to their boat electronics, often one of the fe
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. jon hansen at 10:40am 05.16.20 predicting the wind and then being ready to maximize my push is a hoot

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