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Mainsail Lettering Michael Sindelar at 11:34am 09.19.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1498 My newly purchased 1985 Mac 25 is missing the lettering on the mainsail. I can see an outline where
Cleaning the Scupper Drain Lines Stan Taylor at 10:07am 09.19.02 Smaller Boats 5/6368 If I want to clean the Scupper Drain Lines leading from the cockpit while my '75 is in the water, ca
Need advice on darkening around toe rail bolt hole Will Baker at 10:06am 09.19.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/917 I'd appreciate some advice on dealing with a problem I have observed. It seems that a handful of the
Would you let your new 356 be used for demo sails? Colin Cheetham at 7:57am 09.19.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1106 My new UK built 356 is the show boat at the current Southampton Boat Show - and she looks great :-)!
H260 Rudder Question Bob Fliegel at 7:50am 09.19.02 Smaller Boats 3/807 Anyone have any idea why the H260 rudder is designed to float. Prior to owning my H260, I spent the
pocket crusiers Carl lebo at 7:37am 09.19.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1179 What defines a "pocket cruiser"?
McGregor 26X Accident in Vermont ? Bob Fliegel at 6:57am 09.19.02 Smaller Boats 10/1924 Anyone know anything about an accident in Vermont with a McGregor 26X ?
Vancouver Area Brian at 6:07am 09.19.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/971 Just purchased a C-27 and am moored at Horseshoe Bay. So far I've brought the boat back from Campbe
3.5 hp? electric ob? sufficient for mariner? Dan Marques at 4:26am 09.19.02 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1090 Apparently the end is near, because my "it will run forever" 1971 British Seagull has gone to that g
O'Day 34 Masthead Sheave Replacement Bill Stine at 4:22am 09.19.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1525 I've got a 1983 O'Day 34 and I need to replace the masthead halyard sheaves.What diameter sheaves
Porta Pottie Top Tank Jim Stevens at 3:36am 09.19.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1570 Peggie,I read your reply to a porta pottie question where the owner had "blues" leaking out of the
Good sailing areas down south? Anthony Bavuso at 3:29am 09.19.02 Ask All Sailors 7/1629 I am considering moving down south to maybe Florida or somewhere on the Gulf coast and I am looking
Enlarging scuppers on Hunter 25.5 Anthony Bavuso at 3:18am 09.19.02 Smaller Boats 5/1706 I have recently been toying with the idea of enlarging the scuppers on my Hunter 25.5. And I mainly
Storm ,To Mike Ed and Paul Olivier van Mierlo at 3:04am 09.19.02 The Cherubini Hunters 2/821 In response to your comments I'd like to give you some more details about this whole event. We did t
Lazy Jacks or Dutchman? Ed at 1:56am 09.19.02 Big Boats 3/1062 I'm considering installing Lazy Jacks, or having a Dutchman system installed that will work with my
What's wrong with the Hunter 212? Dave Youngblut at 1:27am 09.19.02 Smaller Boats 6/7637 I have read, with great interest, the many trailerable sailboat articles in the popular sailing maga
How much bottom paint will I need? Noah at 1:25am 09.19.02 Smaller Boats 2/1357 I need to paint the bottom of my 1976, Catalina 22 this winter. How much paint will I need. One or t
battery cables C-30 switch Anita at 12:56am 09.19.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/895 I am in the process of changing all my battery cables on my C-30 1989 from factory installed 4 gauge
test Jim Hughes at 12:43am 09.19.02 Other Sailboats 1/852 Jim, I'd be willing to test something that would keep me from having to put bottom paint on a boa
Porta poti blues Wayneo at 10:55pm 09.18.02 Smaller Boats 7/968 A few times I was healing a tad more than I should, window washing angle as gusts came through and I

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What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? rgranger at 11:06am 08.20.20
Battery Data Stu Jackson at 11:03am 08.20.20 Yea... I get that to a certain extent, but doesn't it seem like replacing the entire bank is equiva
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? rgranger at 10:59am 08.20.20 Rgranger, I tend to get more directly to the point, as in. 1) Can you or have you set a reef in Fo
Battery Data Richard19068 at 10:58am 08.20.20 I don't have an answer but am curious about the voltage. Your attachment show 12.76 to 12.8 but you
Chartplotter vs iPad tfox2069 at 10:50am 08.20.20 I don't know. Honestly, I have no interest in a touch screen plotter or tablet, actually. Faster re
Chartplotter vs iPad capta at 10:46am 08.20.20 Yes, an iPad plugged into 12 volts at the helm and inside a waterproof case responds faster than a
TD 14 <--- [old and dead Invest 97L] jssailem at 10:33am 08.20.20 "You never can tell..." with weather. Whether or not it will disturb your plans. 97L has been beate
Sad day, and no way to fix (2) Daveinet at 10:25am 08.20.20 Ok, so here are some more pics: 025 I'm thinking of cutting the cabin off and turning it into a lit
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? jssailem at 10:13am 08.20.20
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? (1) jssailem at 10:00am 08.20.20
Chartplotter vs iPad cb32863 at 9:59am 08.20.20 @fred1diver FYI. I have a Garmin GPSMap 441s that is not being used as I sail on a lake. DM me if yo
Chartplotter vs iPad tfox2069 at 9:53am 08.20.20 I was talking about in the waterproof case, mounted and plugged into 12 volts at the helm. Yes, an
Hunter shoal draft keel width earagone at 9:51am 08.20.20 Ive got a hunter 25.5 trailer that I have for sale, would you be interested? It's and F350 frame fli
Chartplotter vs iPad capta at 9:42am 08.20.20 The control is great on an iPad, and faster than a Chartplotter on a modern iPad, at least in my ex
Chartplotter vs iPad tfox2069 at 9:37am 08.20.20 I've never used a tablet as a chartplotter and I wonder how accessible the controls are in the wate
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? Davidasailor26 at 9:31am 08.20.20
Genevieve, the patron saint of Paris is now the name of a Pacific Hurricane. JamesG161 at 9:27am 08.20.20 Looks like the Caribbean is passing its heat energy across the Isthmus to the Pacific. Hopefully fo
Chartplotter vs iPad capta at 9:20am 08.20.20 I've never used a tablet as a chartplotter and I wonder how accessible the controls are in the water
Chartplotter vs iPad Tricia at 9:20am 08.20.20 If you get an iPad without a GPS chip, you can use a bluetooth enabled GPS like a BadElf to get the
prop stabilizer issue capta at 9:09am 08.20.20 What are "stabilizers"? If you google that word I doubt you have any on your sail boat. Pictures wou

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