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Christmas Card from Sweden (1) Per Albinsson at 6:05am 12.22.02 Smaller Boats 7/838 Lidkoping, Sweden on the shortest day of the year, sunrise at 9 pm, sunset at 3 am. We have had a pe
What size/kind of drogue Colin Wightman at 4:24am 12.22.02 Ask All Sailors 13/4096 Although the harbor is solid right now, I'm trying to figure out how to improve my control downwind.
Jiffy reefing William Niessen at 2:00am 12.22.02 Big Boats 3/869 Am looking for information on jiffy reefing. I have a 37.5 Legend that is rigged for one point jiffy
Solar Panels Bud Cook at 12:53am 12.22.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1432 We have a 37.5 with a factory installed solar panel that has long ago bitten the dust. We're thinkin
Safety Lines Stephen Ord at 12:27am 12.22.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/2041 How does one rig the lines (straps) that one should clip your safety harness to in order not to fall
Water Ballast '23 Ken at 10:54pm 12.21.02 Smaller Boats 11/1218 I am thinking ahead to extensive trailer sailing upon retirement, and am really wanting information
Set of lines drawings. David Guthridge at 2:00pm 12.21.02 Ask All Sailors 1/999 Where can I get a copy of the lines drawings for my Pearson 26. I want to make a half-hull model mys
Info on 35.5 model Mike Pothier at 10:13am 12.21.02 Big Boats 17/7041 I'm thinking of buying a 1990 35.5 for weekending ' coastal cruising in New England.I would like an
Raytheon radar/chartplotter installation Buddy Kellum at 4:07am 12.21.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/906 I have recently purchased a Raytheon RL70 CRC Plus Radar/chartplotter and I'm having some difficulty
Mac Gregors New Design Russ at 2:41am 12.21.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/953 Check out this unofficial website. Possibly a new design!!!
2001 Hunter 410 Darlene Rosen at 12:41am 12.21.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2107 We purchased a 2001 Hunter 410. We have been having problems with the freezer and refrigerator sinc
Toe rail leaks Ray Lewis at 10:06pm 12.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1374 Has anyone had the pleasure of rebedding the toe-rails on the Catalina 27?If so, how in the world d
Xcite info steven f. at 8:02pm 12.20.02 Smaller Boats 1/959 I'm considering purchasing a new or used Xcite. Nothing posted in the archives, I'm trying to get o
How important is the dealer on a new boat? Wilf Pinsonneault at 2:01pm 12.20.02 Big Boats 10/951 I am intent on buying a new 420 from a new remote dealer. I have read many articles in the forum re
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to every one! Doug Rodrigues at 10:23am 12.20.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1097 On Monday, I get to spend a few days at a desert mining town in Nevada known as GABBS, my wife's "ho
Thread Tracker Don Alexander at 10:09am 12.20.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/878 Hi Phil,Great site and I enjoy responding to others' mails. I use my own compilation of forums and
240 Bimini Bob Kalisz at 8:37am 12.20.02 Smaller Boats 5/913 The chandelry has a 240 bimini for 1998 models that requires you move the mainsheet attachment forwa
Raw water around the rudder post. Terry at 8:04am 12.20.02 Big Boats 3/796 I pulled up the hatch covers over the rudder quadrant on our 1991 P42 this morning to get the serial
Fuel line air trap John Dodge at 6:07am 12.20.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/879 I just want to thank Folks like Richard Wallace, Frank Pratt and all the others who have contributed
Engine start procedure. Raw water open or closed? Bob F at 3:49am 12.20.02 Big Boats 10/2694 I have read a few posts regarding leaving the raw water closed while cranking the engine to start so

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Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 Jacktar at 5:27pm 08.21.20 So now get ready for a double storm dose in the gulf, double surge, double rain and double wind no d
Fuse ConFUSion Davidasailor26 at 4:55pm 08.21.20 Stationary connector blades riding on the slightly larger diameter glass body of the fuse? Bend bla
Ignition switch headache... Stu Jackson at 4:54pm 08.21.20 Those panels are pushing too much current through the key switch (unless they have added a relay, w
Roller furling track brake? Davidasailor26 at 4:50pm 08.21.20 The car should slide back as the sail unfurls, so it continues to pull both down and aft. If the car
Fuse ConFUSion heritage at 4:44pm 08.21.20 I noticed that two of the fuses are each supporting two loads. Not good. So you should consider a
Calif. Ted at 4:43pm 08.21.20 When I bought my boat there was an aftermarket cap and a small leak which I also thought came from t
Simulated Teak HMT2 at 4:38pm 08.21.20 I had the brushed down on the cockpit floor for about seven years. The only wear I had was a small o
Ignition switch headache... rpell1@msn.com at 4:26pm 08.21.20 Thank you for the input. Since my engine starts after a 12 second "pre-heat" hold of the key, at te
prop stabilizer issue Meriachee at 4:17pm 08.21.20 What are "stabilizers"? If you google that word I doubt you have any on your sail boat. Pictures wo
A wee bit of Scotland. PaulK at 3:55pm 08.21.20 Isn't the grass greener in Scotland? Didn't see trees like that in Dunoon. Wish we were there in M
Simulated Teak bhans at 3:38pm 08.21.20 Good day, To the people who have had SeaDek for some years. Do you have the "non-skid" pattern or th
Somes Sound On MDI PaulK at 3:21pm 08.21.20 They let catamarans in there now? We had a great romp in Somes Sound, having to tack out but findin
Invest 98L kappykaplan at 3:13pm 08.21.20 Just saw an update on Laura and TD 14 - it's not pretty. Looks like Laura is predicted to track a l
How do/would you do it? Davidasailor26 at 3:12pm 08.21.20 I would vote for not determining overall season champions. What's the point? It only diminishes the
Worth a shot-- pclarksurf at 3:04pm 08.21.20 The standard 3/8 gudgeons are without bushing-- the beefier 1/2" set from CD bring the bushing into
prop stabilizer issue Swaney at 2:55pm 08.21.20 Yes I believe so. Boats going to the yard for bottom job and refit including fixing strut and chec
Sad day, and no way to fix Jackdaw at 2:40pm 08.21.20 Just saw this, man thats sucks. I know it feels like to lose a boat, and also what it means to belie
Electric/butane stove Dave Groshong at 2:33pm 08.21.20 I've only seen butane come in this canister https://www.fisheriessupply.com/whale-butane-canister-bu
ggrizzard at 2:24pm 08.21.20 There are "factory" caps and there are "after market" caps and then there are defective caps of bot
Hunter 33 -- rudder stops ggrizzard at 2:17pm 08.21.20 My 1979 Hunter 30 C did come from the factory with an Edson system. The stop was a male projection (

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