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A/C steve rainey at 4:02am 06.17.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1064 What is the best type of A/C to install in a boat? I have a 30' hunter pre 1970. What manuf and what
South Texas Catalina 30 Activities Denny Fegan at 3:45am 06.17.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/802 Fleet 10 of the Catalina Owners Association in Houston TX will host a raft up on July 4th at 8 pm to
Another question on the mast step/bilge block Chuck at 3:44am 06.17.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/991 Can anyone tell me how to identify the problem of the rotting block of wood in the bilge beneath the
12 volt drill Doug T. at 3:26am 06.17.02 Ask All Sailors 15/4440 There are lots of cordless drills on the market and some of them work off 12v battery packs. Seems
Vacation Kevin at 3:25am 06.17.02 Other Sailboats 0/772 Hello All,I will be out of the office June 18th through July 7th for some mountain biking , sailing
SC TO MAINE JEFF at 2:49am 06.17.02 Destinations 2/1506 Taking a Hinkley back home to Maine from North Myrtle Beach.Time is big factor.Any suggestions for
From the Diesel/Yanmar Newbie... Joe Dickson at 2:23am 06.17.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1029 I learned something this weekend at the dock that I will hopefully never need to use but it's great
Calling all Mech E's: Modal analysis on prop shaft Tom Boles at 2:18am 06.17.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1155 It is Rocket science!Has anyone ever done or thought about doing some experimental modal analysis
Caulking Querie 35.5 fred miller at 1:57am 06.17.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1044 Does anyone know what type of caulking was used to seal the fixed skylights on a 35.5? My port skyl
Engine Overheating Bill Dorsey at 1:57am 06.17.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1085 I have had an of and on problem with my Yanmar 2GM20F overheating. It first happened while in a long
Binding sail slugs Harry Howell at 1:51am 06.17.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1176 I have a V21. I put the nylon sail slugs with the stainless steel bails on the mainsail. for sever
Yanmar Trouble Tom at 1:43am 06.17.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1015 Yanmar 3GM30F / 1986 Hunter 34My Yanmar overheated after about 1 hour of use on Saturday just as I
H-34 weather helm? Charles Duhon at 1:42am 06.17.02 Big Boats 3/1470 Was out testing my new sails yesterday and was noticing the reduction in weather helm wasn't as much
Mac Goosenecks Ginger at 1:29am 06.17.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/913 Has anyone replaced the typical Mac/Venture boom to mast fittings? The roll furling boom end on my
halyards? Salty Dog at 12:51am 06.17.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/927 I'm not sure if I submitted this correctly, so I'll ask again. Does anyone know the length for jib
halyards Salty Dog at 12:48am 06.17.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/994 Does anyone know the approximate length of the internal jib and main halyards?
Opinions, Please...fuel tank replacement Jane at 12:17am 06.17.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1081 I have a 1996 29.5. The past three trips out the engine has died. RPMs just suddenly dropped. Once
Failure on inagural sail. Time to sell. . .?? Daniel Schafer at 12:13am 06.17.02 Ask All Sailors 37/2688 What a disapointment. Finally after 1.5 months of getting my newly purchased First 26 ready, I trie
Replacing Ports/1979 Oday 30 Pat at 11:24pm 06.16.02 Bigger Boats 2/1286 Has anyone replaced the opening ports in the head area of an older (e.g. 1979)Oday 30? The original
Need replacement battens (1) Dave Busby at 11:22pm 06.16.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1249 My son lost a batten overboard this week-end.Does anyone know where I can get a replacementlike in

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Drama in Pago Pago RoyS at 5:12am 08.14.20 Why it is called a quarantine flag.
Genoa Clew Ring shemandr at 4:42am 08.14.20 I like it. For reasons stated above and because bowlines catch on the shrouds when the release isn'
Genoa Clew Ring dlochner at 4:42am 08.14.20 It looks like the soft clew is just Dacron? It may be spectra webbing covered by a light sail clo
Genoa Clew Ring Davidasailor26 at 4:36am 08.14.20 The only drawback I see is having to splice eyes into the sheets. It will be harder to change sheet
Invest 95L (1) JamesG161 at 4:34am 08.14.20 Noteworthy is a series of Low's entering the Atlantic around NC and VA. BeholdDerecho Last year a
Genoa Clew Ring DougM at 4:30am 08.14.20 In your photo, the jib sheets are attached to the clew using a piece of dyneema or comparable line.
Beneteau 331 galley storage above fridge compressor BayGirl at 4:15am 08.14.20 Do you store food here? I find this handier for food, but the heat is the issue. I figured the hole
Genoa Clew Ring dlochner at 4:13am 08.14.20 No experience with this arrangement, however, it is interesting. It will be lighter than a metal cle
new sheets/halyards needed FDL S2 at 3:46am 08.14.20 I wouldn't tie them directly to the sail, I would tie halyard shackles to the line and use that to
Sirius 21 Mast standoff ends FDL S2 at 3:42am 08.14.20 thank you so much..but are these boots just covers for the part I need? Yes, they are covers for t
Invest 95L kappykaplan at 3:16am 08.14.20 No "Dammit Jim" on this one! :beer:
Sirius 21 Mast standoff ends (1) johnCartelli at 1:14am 08.14.20 thank you so much..but are these boots just covers for the part I need?
new sheets/halyards needed johnCartelli at 1:12am 08.14.20 thanks, I'll use the Sirius 22 they have listed...next question can i just tie the lines to the s
Drama in Pago Pago S/V Honu at 1:01am 08.14.20 A news report on the radio said that the vessel had engine trouble; they have not been granted clear
Dinghy on a small sailboat, Bilge pump, ocean sailing Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 10:55pm 08.13.20 I've cruised the Bahamas on my Meridian 25. with no problems at all. Just be sure to pick your weath
343 - boom vang and topping lift Ron20324 at 10:35pm 08.13.20
Invest 95L JamesG161 at 10:34pm 08.13.20 Tropical Storm Josephine just barely made it to get a name. The Fish, in mid-Atlantic, will appreci
Early morning sunlight Kings Gambit at 10:23pm 08.13.20 Watch for the Sugar Plum Fairy in summertime garb.:)
Hunter 33.5 Passage from Pensacola to Keys (2) JamesG161 at 10:20pm 08.13.20 October is stiil inside Hurricane season. 183801 Jim...
Finally Mark Maulden at 10:18pm 08.13.20 Congrats! Might see you out there!

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