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Sprite 10 ft. jim at 12:26pm 01.07.03 Day Sailers 1/1059 I just bought a Sprite 10 ft. I am new to sailing, and need to know how to attach the mainsail to th
Gas tank storage and venting John Egli at 10:58am 01.07.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1262 Hi: Not real sure of the terms here but I just purchase a 1994 26S and notice that the enclosed stor
Trolling motor for an inflatable Pete at 10:11am 01.07.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1094 I'm consider getting power for a 9 ft 6 by 4 ft 9 LEX-96 Achilles Inflatable. What's been your exper
Advice needed for removal of outboard bracket. Alex Kowblansky at 9:42am 01.07.03 Smaller Boats 6/853 Need to replace the existing outboard bracket. Have bought a Yamaha 8 hp 4 stroke. Its clamps are wi
She's Clean, And She Smelled Good Too . . . Nick at 9:19am 01.07.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/907 The phone call came early (too early) in the morning."Hey Nick, I found a boat I'm interested in,
Anchors for Hunter 170 JD at 9:08am 01.07.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/973 I have a Hunter 170 in the Washington DC area and I sail in the Potomac. My kids were driving me nu
Replacement Head John Power at 9:06am 01.07.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1274 I have a 1977 Hunter 30 and have owned it for about 23 years. When I bought the boat it came equipt
Effect of aft stay tension with masthead forestay? Stephen Ord at 8:41am 01.07.03 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/1946 In Don's book on Sail Trim he mentions aft stay tension on flattening the sail by bending the mast.
C Dean at 7:59am 01.07.03 C&C 0/1629 I'd like to replace the existing folding prop on my C
Ocean crossing...? Sid MAxwell at 6:57am 01.07.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1867 Though only a prospective owner, I'd like to discuss the feasibility of the Macgregor 26X platform f
290 to 326? Gregg at 6:32am 01.07.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/843 Looking for any owner input on a late model 320 or the new 326. I've had my 290 for only one season,
Help! I need a source for Calcium Chloride Doc Turner at 5:43am 01.07.03 Ask All Sailors 12/1433 After reading an article here, I went out and purchased buckets and colanders for a moisture control
deck repair fred winter at 5:27am 01.07.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1117 anyone know? the core material, used for a 1985 c27 , in the decking. i have heard both balsa, ply
Replacement bow light lensw/cover Douglas Miles at 4:48am 01.07.03 Smaller Boats 4/885 My bow light lens/cover dropped in the drink while I was moving the boat at the dock due to a strong
Shaft Work Paul at 4:40am 01.07.03 Other Sailboats 1/735 I am considering 2 improvements to my drive train since I have my boat out of the water for other re
Kiwis "Clip-on" matias santiago at 4:39am 01.07.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/885 Any good pictures of the clip-on. The Washington Post reported the the thing was unveiled today.M
Catalina 27 or Catalina 30? John at 2:45am 01.07.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/5944 At the moment I have a 1981 Catalina 27 but I'm thinking about getting a Catalina 30 for a little mo
Legend 43 holding tank replacement Edward O'Connor- Jaguar at 1:22am 01.07.03 Big Boats 5/907 Has anyone needed to replace the aluminum holding tank on a hunter 43. If so where were you able to
Holding tank inspection and replacement Edward O'Connor- Jaguar at 1:05am 01.07.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1416 I have read that a number of Hunter owners have experienced holding tank leaks and that these tanks
Chartplotters Tim at 12:48am 01.07.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1051 I am considering a Navman Tracker 5600 chartplotter. Does anyone have any first hand experience wit

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Newbie question on rearranging deck hardware, sealing holes, drilling new ones... Rick Macdonald at 9:25am 07.26.20 Wow, I had no idea the h240 deck Hardware was so different from my 1995 h 23.5. I've been on a h26,
Charter Destinations in San Juan Islands and Vicinity jssailem at 9:25am 07.26.20 KG. Bellingham to PT is about 36NM. On an ebb tide down Rosario that should be 6hr Cruise, maybe 7 i
Does this boat exist? Daveinet at 9:22am 07.26.20 I beach my RL24 all the time. I've never had any serious trouble backing the boat off the beach, eve
Used sails from other boats? Daveinet at 9:10am 07.26.20 So to clarify - in light of the fact that it is scientifically provable that the physical weight of
Newbie question on rearranging deck hardware, sealing holes, drilling new ones... sail sfbay at 9:06am 07.26.20 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! A photo of your deck with existing hardware might help answe
Newbie question on rearranging deck hardware, sealing holes, drilling new ones... Rick Macdonald at 9:05am 07.26.20 A good trick I learned here for drilling new holes is to run the drill backwards. This helps avoid l
New forum member with an introduction and some questions BigEasy at 9:02am 07.26.20 Consider how the perfect boat on paper adds a skip to you step as you walk down the dock to board h
New forum member with an introduction and some questions dLj at 8:52am 07.26.20 Consider how the perfect boat on paper adds a skip to you step as you walk down the dock to board h
Ransomware strikes Garmin for $10M jssailem at 8:50am 07.26.20 A lot of folk depend on Active Captain.
New forum member with an introduction and some questions jssailem at 8:47am 07.26.20 Spreadsheets, a "decision matrix", rubrics are those the tools you used to find your significant oth
Newbie question on rearranging deck hardware, sealing holes, drilling new ones... Benny17441 at 8:37am 07.26.20 Any exposed wood when drilling holes should be covered with epoxy to seal and prevent water damage.
3YM prop shaft coupling bolts and propeller nut torque settings? Ron20324 at 8:34am 07.26.20 ... Do Yu also happen to know how the nut is locked? I have here my OEM shaft nut. About 1 & 9/16
Honda 2200 vs 1000 noise comparison dLj at 8:26am 07.26.20 I often wonder if the folks who are concerned about the safety of having gasoline onboard have an o
Used sails from other boats? (1) DrJudyB at 8:24am 07.26.20 Stress on the rig comes not only from wind speed, but also sea state, sail weight, and duration. A
Ransomware strikes Garmin for $10M Davidasailor26 at 8:24am 07.26.20
Honda 2200 vs 1000 noise comparison SycloneDriver at 8:15am 07.26.20 Are you in the tornado belt ? Yes we are.
Charter Destinations in San Juan Islands and Vicinity Kings Gambit at 8:15am 07.26.20 If you haven't been there I found Garrison Bay interesting, perfect anchorage like we'd dream of do
Honda 2200 vs 1000 noise comparison Ron20324 at 8:14am 07.26.20 I don't have a dingy, don't really need one here. We only day sail. Are you in the tornado belt
Charter Destinations in San Juan Islands and Vicinity Kings Gambit at 8:09am 07.26.20
Honda 2200 vs 1000 noise comparison dLj at 8:03am 07.26.20 3.5kw Diesel generator Nice! Anybody here own one? dj

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