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Boat cover for Hunter 386, 2002 Sam Bocchicchio at 6:19am 10.09.02 Big Boats 1/968 Does anyone know of any sailboat canvas company that makes stock covers for a Hunter 386. There has
C36 Crack on cabin sole Chic Lasser at 5:55am 10.09.02 Big Boats 4/1284 Looking at a 95 MkII and a lot of them seem to have cracks along the centerline either by the mast b
Five (!) MacGregors on Ebay motors... Ron Buckles at 5:50am 10.09.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/972 Guys,I just noticed there are five MacGregors on E-bay Motors righ now. (10-9-02 noon) Two of the
Alaska Bareboat Charterers Gary Wyngarden at 5:33am 10.09.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1038 I'm thinking about a bareboat charter out of Juneau next summer to vist Glacier Bay etc. I'd love to
16ft to learn on John at 5:23am 10.09.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1093 I am a complete novice who is looking to learn to sail. Locally there is a 16ft Oday for sale. Wou
TRANSPORT OF O'DAY 26 BRUCE CUTCLIFFE at 5:02am 10.09.02 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1368 I need to transport a 1985 O'Day 26 from Cedar Creek, NJ to Chelmsford, MA, a distance of approx. 29
RAW WATER INTAKE Terry at 4:48am 10.09.02 Big Boats 4/859 I noticed the water level in the Onan 8KW generator raw water strainer was about two inches from the
Solar as Primary Power Source? Ed Hebert at 4:31am 10.09.02 Ask All Sailors 7/1495 I recently got an ODay 22, complete with a rat's nest of remnants of an old electrical system that I
361 Performance Tim Porter at 4:02am 10.09.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1532 Any 361 owners...I am looking at a 2000 361, and had a chance to sail it this past weekend.I was
Islander Bahama 26 Stephen Kowalski at 3:07am 10.09.02 Ask All Sailors 1/4438 I am in the process of purchasing this boat. Any pro's or con's you would like to share would be app
Lifelines/stanchions for MAC 25 Bob Brown at 2:47am 10.09.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1140 I have a great 77' Mac 25. I notice many photos showing a stern pulpit and port and starboard stanch
Shelf life of gelcoat? Colin at 2:19am 10.09.02 Ask All Sailors 2/5992 How long can I expect gelcoat to last on the shelf? I believe it to be ployester resin and I have i
Winterizing the deisel Bill Babbitt at 2:06am 10.09.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1092 I am about to put the C-310 up for the winter and am wondering what would be the best way to leave t
Annapolis Boat Show Mike DiMario at 1:39am 10.09.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1055 I do not recall any mention of the Sailboat Show this weekend. We plan on being there on Friday for
150 Genoa or Geniker ? Ron Baer at 1:34am 10.09.02 Smaller Boats 4/1089 The 240 is a very slow boat in light wind , 4 ~ 8 knots.I'm about the last boat across the finish l
Boat Capacity Placard Walt L at 12:17am 10.09.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1718 I have come to understand that my old C27 hull #974 needs a boat capacity placard. This placard woul
Spare Parts List for 2GM20F Bruce at 11:32pm 10.08.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1007 I know there is one out there but can't remember where I saw it. Can anyone help?Thanks,Bruce Z
Interesting Inverter Source Jon at 10:14pm 10.08.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1058 I hope that this turns out to be an outstanding deal on inverters. On a recent Interstate highway t
Crossing an ocean! Dennis at 10:05pm 10.08.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1169 I guess with 19 footers making it to the Big Island, and someone in a 5 footer trying to circle the
Catalina MK 11 Mark at 6:27pm 10.08.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1172 Would like to hear from any owners of the above.Sea going capabilities etc etc.

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Lateen Sail Question, I'm Sure There's a Reason blackislandben at 2:15pm 08.25.20 Had a W W Potter 14 with that rig. Was a near little boat. Like the hard chines sailed pretty flat.
180W Constant Current Electronic Load 200V/20A Battery Tester Discharge Capacity Benny17441 at 2:12pm 08.25.20 Oops, and I thought my batteries were good.
Lateen Sail Question, I'm Sure There's a Reason dlochner at 2:08pm 08.25.20 Sliding Gunter rig. Been around a while. https://www.duckworksmagazine.com/04/s/articles/gunter/in
Lateen Sail Question, I'm Sure There's a Reason PaulK at 2:06pm 08.25.20 Sliding Gunter rig. Been around a while. https://www.duckworksmagazine.com/04/s/articles/gunter/ind
Dodger and Bimini Benny17441 at 2:05pm 08.25.20 Not the kind of Item that people take off the boat while it is still in good condition. In the mea
Yanmar 1GM10 fuel injector pump issue. S/V Honu at 2:02pm 08.25.20 The service manual should be available on line, and a thorough reading will help you understand how
Mailsail furling PaulK at 2:00pm 08.25.20 Sailtrack systems and full battens can help make furling easier. No one has mentioned lazyjacks or t
Can i use it? Benny17441 at 2:00pm 08.25.20 The first time ever I did mine I did a double oil change with about a 10 minute run in between. Cha
Can i use it? srimes at 1:58pm 08.25.20 I have a 1987 westerbeke 10-2 diesel. Oils specs. API 10W 30 CC or better. I have Shell ROTELLA T
H34 - why would Hunter use Butyl tape to hold wiring in place? daviddp at 1:57pm 08.25.20 I used butyl to hold washers in place while replacing stanchions. The nuts and washers were a full
Can i use it? Benny17441 at 1:34pm 08.25.20 The issue with synthetic oils vs conventional is that a good number of people have reported their ol
Can i use it? sail sfbay at 1:28pm 08.25.20 Thought that was the case........especially on your new to you sailboat.
bunk lube 31seahorse at 1:28pm 08.25.20 Thanks, srimes, for the information on the wax. For one trailer I had purchased the Starboard produ
Can i use it? Johnb at 1:20pm 08.25.20 I should have said, it was because I did not know what was in there.
Install Life raft bracket/cradle on bow of Hunter 41DS. sail sfbay at 1:18pm 08.25.20 senang, Can you please after photos with the aluminum attachments and where it was fastened to?
Help identify... 31seahorse at 1:16pm 08.25.20 The Luger sailboats were often, if not always, originally sold as kit-built boats. I think many of
Removing a kink from a CDI FF2 Furler luff extrusion (Aluminum) justsomeguy at 1:02pm 08.25.20 I wonder if this would work for aluminum. No. But you may be able to shape/work your foil, dependi
Mailsail furling DrJudyB at 12:57pm 08.25.20 I'm a big fan of Tides Tracks. They are engineered to take the loads on boats up to about 45' monoh
Primary Winch Upgrade (1) eherlihy at 12:52pm 08.25.20 In 2013, I removed (and re-sold!) the Barlow 25 ST winches that came with my O'day 35. They were not
Troubleshooting DC Voltage loss under load smokey73 at 12:48pm 08.25.20 2/0 cable is 0.077 ohms per 1000 feet. So that cable is thick enough. The "brown cable" if it wa

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