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polycoated anchor chain - opinions Bill P. at 7:06pm 10.30.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1044 I bought a used boat this year and it came with a Danforth with polycoated chain. I plan to add mor
Week-end liveaboard toy poodle Denise Kilpatrick at 5:49pm 10.30.02 Big Boats 11/1881 Always wanted a small dog that didn't shed, smell and was a lap dog.I finally got my wish. What advi
Refinishing Cat 22 hull Chad at 2:46pm 10.30.02 Smaller Boats 1/994 Hi all! I've got a 1974 Cat 22 that I acquired for free... yeah! But it did need some repairs. Th
Trailering the 26 John Pollitt at 2:15pm 10.30.02 Smaller Boats 4/1061 Question for those of you who trailer frequently. What's the best thing to do with the rudder? Remov
About To Have A 33.5 Surveyed Jeff at 1:07pm 10.30.02 Mid-Size Boats 7/1026 I have sold my H26 using this site and am about to purchase a 1993 H33.5. The new boat has been in a
Candid Camera Andy at 10:58am 10.30.02 Smaller Boats 1/846 Who's the real producer of the Hunter 23 pics. I enjoy the pictures, and the names are quite a joke
seacocks Don at 10:39am 10.30.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1101 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 1/2504 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 3/2188 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 3/994 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 2/930 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 0/1045 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 7/975 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 2/927 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 0/875 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 1/879 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 0/905 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 1/1529 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 3/962 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 12/2266 If one doesnt have any real sailing experience,, would a boat around 20ft to 24ft be way too much to

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Bleeding Yanmar Injectors kloudie1 at 6:32pm 08.31.20 Red circled area, Shannon.. The high pressure line from the HP pump.. You are correct.. when ya open
Forestay breaks for second time in three years Spadman007 at 6:25pm 08.31.20 Yes. I am also on a mooring ball so I have the mast up all the time. The stay broke just above the
Sailing with Efficiency dlochner at 6:23pm 08.31.20 How old are the sails? If the sails are old and stretched out it is difficult to go to weather and t
Forestay breaks for second time in three years justsomeguy at 6:22pm 08.31.20 Do you use a furler?
Turn Blocks on a 1984 Hunter 34 mnmpizza at 6:01pm 08.31.20
Deck Cleats dmax at 5:53pm 08.31.20 Yeah, 1/4" bolts sound too small - I did look at the SBO store, no luck. I've looked everywhere I ca
Main sheet cleat location jonelli at 5:51pm 08.31.20 Pretty certain it was intentional. My boat had almost one owner before me. The second owner had her
Chartplotter Connector Capt jgw at 5:49pm 08.31.20 Hopefully having it hooked up wrong hasn't zapped something. What happens if you input 12V+ on NMEA-
Chartplotter Connector Capt jgw at 5:46pm 08.31.20 One last idea, we had turned down the backlight on our chart plotter once and thought the unit was
Sailing with Efficiency JohnShannon at 5:45pm 08.31.20 You might try reefing, if you have lots of wind it can be faster to have less sail up. A big floggi
Stripper Rings capta at 5:42pm 08.31.20 I have a pair of non-self tailing Barlow 28's on my boat and would love to have self-tailers. There
hull speed, what it means. sailme88 at 5:40pm 08.31.20 I believe the 1.34 formula is incongruent with fore and aft waterline. It applies to the parabolic
Sailing with Efficiency Don S/V ILLusion at 5:39pm 08.31.20
Main sheet cleat location Capt jgw at 5:38pm 08.31.20 Well it does look different. Maybe a PO when he bought the boat found the blocks and coil of line in
Waste holding tank vs A/C duct Ron20324 at 5:38pm 08.31.20 On my BO 323 I had to remove the waste holding tank because it was crushing the duct that ran to th
Turn Blocks on a 1984 Hunter 34 (1) ggrizzard at 5:35pm 08.31.20 Is the "symbol" a "C" superimposed over a "W" as you see here: are no longer in business. If not,
Main sheet cleat location jonelli at 5:31pm 08.31.20
Deck Cleats Ron20324 at 5:30pm 08.31.20 The finish is chipping off of my jib sheet and stern docking cleats - does anyone know of a drop-in
Stripper Rings Capt jgw at 5:30pm 08.31.20 I have a pair of non-self tailing Barlow 28's on my boat and would love to have self-tailers. There
hull speed, what it means. Capt jgw at 5:17pm 08.31.20 1.34x the square root of LWL has always considered to be an average. Some hulls may be faster, other

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