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seacocks Don at 10:39am 10.30.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1071 Is it a good idea or necessary to close the seacocks to the water pump intack and the seacock to the
Trailer for Beneteau 235 GF at 10:20am 10.30.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2433 I need a trailer for a 235 with wing keel, but have had a lot of trouble finding any used sailboat t
Cast Iron Keels Pete Winters at 9:51am 10.30.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2094 I am considering a late '80s Hunter 30 as my next boat. I have sailed/cruised on a 33.5/376/410. T
Waterproof solar vent on forward hatch?? Ivan Bekey at 9:35am 10.30.02 Big Boats 3/957 I am thinking of installing a Nicro 3000 solar vent on the forward hatch of my 356, but am concerned
chesapeake journey jacob samuelsson at 8:39am 10.30.02 Smaller Boats 2/891 A question for the experienced chesapeake sailor....... How formidable a challenge is a cruise from
C27 boat cover vendor Phil Decker at 8:03am 10.30.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/1021 Last year I knew of a vendor of a complete boat cover for a C27. It is a canvas cover that installs
Mixing Elbow Jacques at 7:21am 10.30.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/947 I have a Yanmar 1GM on my Hunter 27.. I pulled the mixing elbow for an inspection and found at least
Good Photos R.W.Landau at 7:03am 10.30.02 Ask All Sailors 2/913 I would like to see a new photo contest. I know Phil has his hands full with this site and his famil
2 Catalina 25 swing keels avail. Noah at 6:38am 10.30.02 Smaller Boats 0/849 I own a c22 and have been looking for a replacement swing keel, fingers crossed. I happened to come
Bareboating Ric Shultz at 6:11am 10.30.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/852 I have been sailing for 30years, inland. I'm on my 6/7th boat from a sunfish up to my Oday 25. Saile
Loading C-28 on a cradel correctly Dave Slepoy at 5:19am 10.30.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/882 Since the marina took the boats out of the water ....BOO HOOO HOOO. There has been some discussion a
Cat 30 SR Spinnaker Pole Mark at 5:19am 10.30.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1496 What is the proper length of a cat 30 SR spinnaker pole? In the literature I've read from Catalina
Relocating Holding Tank in H30 - 88 Frank Hand at 4:57am 10.30.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/908 In order to increase locker storage space in Head I plan to relocate the the holding tank. I would l
Getting Started tom at 3:35am 10.30.02 Trailer Sailors 12/2125 If one doesnt have any real sailing experience,, would a boat around 20ft to 24ft be way too much to
Stream Stay 2 headsail furler (jams at the top) Captain Jim at 1:24am 10.30.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1423 I have a 1987 Hunter 31' Legend that had a Stream Stay 2 headsail furler when I purchased the boat 2
Boom Kicker or Rigid Vang Calvin at 1:17am 10.30.02 Smaller Boats 4/808 I want to get rid of the topping lift so can rig a canvas cover for shade and protection from the su
Leak under starboard side deck of 375 Art Wener at 12:46am 10.30.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/992 When I decided to sell my 1992 Hunter 375 I was stunned at the surveyor's finding a water leakage un
New or used c22 swing keel wanted Noah at 12:31am 10.30.02 Smaller Boats 2/927 Hello,I just painted the bottom of my boat and noticed how bad my swing keel is. The area around t
Can't get my H34 out of the water................. Mark F. Arena at 12:23am 10.30.02 Big Boats 3/778 Aloha-Steady east wind for the last few days here. Just wondering if you folks living on the west
Fresh water system in non-freeze storage John at 12:13am 10.30.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1415 We store our boat in heated storage in Wisconsin. What is the best way to make sure the fresh water

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Raymarine auto pilot experts Captain Larry-DH at 5:29pm 07.18.20 it does it steering to compass too. There would be no track line, just a numeric heading in degree
maybe 3 lays of paint on hull..what to use? capta at 5:18pm 07.18.20 Are you talking about bottom paint? Just give it a quick scuff and apply new paint. You should be fi
Tapping bolt holes for reef track in old aluminum boom capta at 5:12pm 07.18.20 a. A larger hole will weaken the boom more than a row of smaller holes in the same plane (weakest l
Installing double line jiffy reefing on a Tartan 31 sesmith at 5:10pm 07.18.20 If you run the aft reefing line through a block anchored to the clew cringle and tie the end down to
Reefing tips DrJudyB at 5:10pm 07.18.20 We already had the head sail reduced to about 50%, but I'm going to try heaving to next time and th
Oceanis 321 replacement material for companion way? Matauman at 5:09pm 07.18.20 Ralph, great suggestion thank you. The wood looks nice but it's really not practical, although I do
Reefing tips DrJudyB at 4:58pm 07.18.20
Raymarine auto pilot experts Skipper at 4:47pm 07.18.20 Increase the off course limit/alarm point. I think the max is 40 degrees. There may be other opti
Reefing tips Davidasailor26 at 4:45pm 07.18.20
high water? DrJudyB at 4:44pm 07.18.20 i predict that next july the water level of lake michigan/lake huron will be 18 inches higher than
maybe 3 lays of paint on hull..what to use? Davidasailor26 at 4:37pm 07.18.20
Reefing tips ontherocks83 at 4:37pm 07.18.20 The only problem we ran into both when putting the reef in and shaking it out is the Genoa backfill
Reefing tips Hunter216 at 4:31pm 07.18.20 Heaving-to is usually done with a combination of jib and main. How would you reef if the main is in
Reefing tips garymalmgren at 4:11pm 07.18.20 The only problem we ran into both when putting the reef in and shaking it out is the Genoa backfille
Tapping bolt holes for reef track in old aluminum boom thinwater at 4:05pm 07.18.20 I would drill and tap the original holes one size larger and not add any more holes than necessary.
Reefing tips capta at 3:56pm 07.18.20 A tri hasn't got much similarity to a mono in that sort of situation. I sailed a Searunner 37 from S
Spinnaker for a 22 Sgt B Powell at 3:56pm 07.18.20 Rules can vary from one rating authority to another, but this is the most common. Luff max = 0.95 *
Installing double line jiffy reefing on a Tartan 31 Hayden Watson at 3:52pm 07.18.20 Another thing that I do differently than most sailors is that I don't try to get the clew cringle al
Reefing tips DrJudyB at 3:49pm 07.18.20 I currently sail a 24' trimaran on windy San Francisco Bay. For 45+ years prior to that, I sailed m
Installing double line jiffy reefing on a Tartan 31 Hayden Watson at 3:48pm 07.18.20 Dang, added another task to my boat projects. Marking the main halyard at the first and second reef

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