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Forestay on a Vision 32-how tight? Tom Boles at 2:58am 06.27.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/1093 As we get accustomed to our new Vision 32 "Running on Empty", a question comes up about the forestay
78 H=27 Howard at 2:57am 06.27.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1050 I've removed the quaterbearth wall on several occasions on my 1978 H27 in order to replace hoses and
h460 Aground Clayton at 2:09am 06.27.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/849 There is a dramatic shot of what looks like either a 460 or 420 aground at the link below.Apparent
Bottom Paint jsfletcher at 1:51am 06.27.02 Ask All Sailors 37/2089 Advice Needed: My boat yard sent me a bill for $4,000 for painting the bottom of my Hunter 45 (1986)
H34 Main Sheet System John at 12:41am 06.27.02 Racing 5/1343 Any secrets, suggestions, or clever arrangements for mananging the mainsheet under heavy load? Have
TRAILER Mike Hatton at 12:28am 06.27.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1171 Hi there, has any one ever had a trailer problem, or any comments about them. Thanks Mike.
Best place to buy sails for my 25'? Chris Slade at 12:06am 06.27.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1083 I noticed I can get sails from a manufacture linked to this web site, however I called MacGregor dir
Rating Ed Napoleon at 10:51pm 06.26.02 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1023 Anyone have the PHRF rating for a box stock shoal draft 37 C?TIA73 Edbt
Replacement parts for old Lewmar winch? Mike at 10:39pm 06.26.02 Ask All Sailors 1/2303 One of my # 7 single speed winches popped off the center stem other day on my '79 Oday 23. The winc
bow light don robinson at 7:23pm 06.26.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/953 I have look for the wire for the bow light around the toe rail no luck does it run in the top deck f
How big a motor Ken at 7:07pm 06.26.02 Smaller Boats 8/1041 I sail only on a small lake and have no plans to move my catalina 22 .What is the smallest motor I c
B&R rig - NO BACKSTAY! Malcolm Clyde at 6:54pm 06.26.02 Big Boats 5/1677 I am considering buying a Hunter 410 but in Australia the BIG question seems to be....with the winds
Cockpit cushion solution Diane at 4:50pm 06.26.02 Big Boats 6/1914 The fiberglass cockpit benches get a bit hard on the butt after awhile, but boat cockpit cushions a
Comments on the folding alumimum dock cart? Tom Boles at 4:30pm 06.26.02 Ask All Sailors 7/1238 Our new Hunter Vision 32 is at the end of a LONG dock at a county marina, and there never seems to b
And Another One Gary Backway at 4:25pm 06.26.02 Other Sailboats 0/778 Charterer to Base:There's a funny sort of scraping noise coming from the hull. Do you think it co
Which Anchor Gary Backway at 4:23pm 06.26.02 Other Sailboats 1/773 This was heard over the radio from Charterer to Base:Charterer: Can you tell me what to do about
centerboard woes roy at 1:48pm 06.26.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/950 The centerboard on my 192 has been acting up. All started last year when the vessel broke it's moori
Listing Tony H at 1:47pm 06.26.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/927 I hate to admit it, but my 1992 H30 is listing about 1 or 2 degrees to port... I've looked everywher
Novice Looking for a Good trailerable boat Brad Purvis at 1:33pm 06.26.02 Trailer Sailors 9/2320 I am looking to buy good used trailerable sailboat and would love some advice as to how hard is it t
Spinnaker sailing Roger at 12:56pm 06.26.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/913 I just finished refitting my '84 Cat 30. It is spinnaker rigged with a fairly good light wind sail a

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Pre-purchase survey checklist Phil Herring at 3:56pm 08.16.20 FWIW, I don't think it's a bad idea to have a quick cheat sheet on things to check when looking at a
Cruising RPM research smokey73 at 3:31pm 08.16.20 Wow- I love it when a plan comes together and people can openly discuss thoughts. So for my 4JH2E r
Redo Mac 25 interior cabin roof whudatt at 3:30pm 08.16.20 Thanks for the reply, i'll check out Sairite's website !
Summer in the Salish Sea jssailem at 3:27pm 08.16.20 Enjoy. Be safe.
Summer in the Salish Sea Michael Davis at 3:26pm 08.16.20 How does it feel to be back? [/QUote Feels pretty good John. Amazing how much warmer it is down her
Redo Mac 25 interior cabin roof Cmackg at 3:18pm 08.16.20 I put new hull liner on mine as well. Got it from sailrite, went by their how to video. For the hard
Summer in the Salish Sea jssailem at 3:16pm 08.16.20 How does it feel to be back?
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Pre-purchase survey checklist GSail at 3:10pm 08.16.20 This is a cool detailed guide "How to do a marine pre-purchase survey". I want to provide a check-li
Cruising RPM research Davidasailor26 at 2:55pm 08.16.20 As another data point, here are some excerpts from the Yanmar YM Series operation manual - rpm) fo
Cruising RPM research kloudie1 at 2:54pm 08.16.20 Prop curve is the one to look at if considering load.. The DIN curves are with the engine being load
Two banks, three batteries and new charger capable of charging three battery banks Benny17441 at 2:41pm 08.16.20 Don't see why not. You could also join two sets of leads and connect them to the bank terminals or
Losing GPS fix when tacking: iPhone Michael Davis at 2:36pm 08.16.20 Thanks, John. I might give it a try. The only problem there, is how to keep the laptop charged on b
Losing GPS fix when tacking: iPhone jaysweet at 2:36pm 08.16.20 That a boy. I like it. Probably the first time I've used the chart table for its intended purpose.
Ballast Cracked Problem Goatman at 2:33pm 08.16.20 Thanks for all the replies. I had watched Ryan's video on Youtube. This is what we found so far. W
Summer in the Salish Sea (1) Michael Davis at 2:23pm 08.16.20
Losing GPS fix when tacking: iPhone jaysweet at 2:23pm 08.16.20 Jay if you like the Mac on board, check out the OpenCPN software. I have been using it planing trip
Redo Mac 25 interior cabin roof whudatt at 2:22pm 08.16.20 :banghead: I can "name that tune" in one note !!
New 37C owner Jim Legere at 2:20pm 08.16.20 I'm sure you will get some insight from @Tugslife or other knowledgeable forum members here but @Ma
Redo Mac 25 interior cabin roof kappykaplan at 2:20pm 08.16.20 B.O.A.T. = Break Out Another Thousand.:poop: :plus::plus::plus:

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