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Need a rigger in Long Beach, CA Ken Kindrick at 6:32am 10.09.02 Big Boats 1/1262 Anyone know a rigger in the Long Beach, California area that will actually RETURN PHONE CALLS or go
Boat cover for Hunter 386, 2002 Sam Bocchicchio at 6:19am 10.09.02 Big Boats 1/987 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 4/1313 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 0/981 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 0/1043 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 3/1108 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 5/1378 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 4/875 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 7/1509 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 9/1578 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 1/4462 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 4/1156 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 2/6125 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 4/1100 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 1/1062 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 4/1106 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 3/1734 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 2/1018 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 2/1069 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 4/1191 I guess with 19 footers making it to the Big Island, and someone in a 5 footer trying to circle the

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87 Hunter 28.5 reefing the jib jssailem at 7:21am 09.15.20 Welcome to the forum @Shaw_2112 A picture is worth... well a lot when it comes to solving these ty
ICW, December south to North shemandr at 7:12am 09.15.20 ... I'll, hopefully, be the proud owner of not just two but three sailboats, two of which I need t
Main sheet twist Jackdaw at 7:08am 09.15.20 Replace the line with a 12-strand single braid that does not develop twist. Like NER Salsa. In addit
plastic fuel tank repair Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:59am 09.15.20 I only posted to explain why you can't use a water or waste tank to hold fuel--gas OR diesel. I'd b
ICW, December south to North Scott T-Bird at 6:54am 09.15.20 How far south is it that people don't winterize their boat when it's in the water and left unattende
Where to register my boat timover5969 at 6:48am 09.15.20 I figured as much but thought it should be put out there. Not sure it was put out there but in Flo
Height of mast when on trailer? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:43am 09.15.20 Look above regarding bow pulpit
Measuring mast rake. Jackdaw at 6:29am 09.15.20 Our boat used to round up in a gust. Took out some rake and now the boat heels over in a gust. We p
refrigerator drain RoyS at 6:29am 09.15.20 Hold your compressed air horn firmly on top of the drain and blow.
Measuring mast rake. RoyS at 6:24am 09.15.20 Our boat used to round up in a gust. Took out some rake and now the boat heels over in a gust. We pr
O'day 222 Mast Base Plate Crazy Dave Condon at 6:23am 09.15.20 @anyhony Z Spar years ago built the masts for Hunter. They purchased Kenyon Isomat and moved to C
....and so it begins... Ron20324 at 6:20am 09.15.20 Follow up: Fueled today..19.7 gallons @$2.12.. $41.76 for the entire season.. 55 days sailing so
Main sheet twist Ron20324 at 6:14am 09.15.20 ... I remember washing the line and running it differently through the blocks and cured the problem.
plastic fuel tank repair Hunter216 at 6:10am 09.15.20 @Ron20324 Small metal cans 1 or 2 gallon, pick your colour :) https://www.uline.com/BL_8171/Gas-C
....and so it begins... DougM at 6:04am 09.15.20 During the 2019 season my fuel bill was $7.50. Unfortunately 2020 season use was zero.
Main sheet twist DougM at 5:59am 09.15.20 The mainsheet has probably developed a natural twist in it over time, much of it induced during coil
....and so it begins... All U Get at 5:54am 09.15.20 In the thirties this morning, we would have begun heading south if we had stayed on a ball in Maine.
Main sheet twist 31seahorse at 5:45am 09.15.20 Would the twist be corrected by changing the threading of the block on the traveler? Try to thread
Main sheet twist All U Get at 5:36am 09.15.20 That looks like a Schaefer block, contact Joy and ask if there is a solution. I had a block doing t
Measuring mast rake. Will Gilmore at 5:18am 09.15.20 You can, as I do, measure to the boom, for convenience. As Jackdaw says, the degree of rake is what

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