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UV Cover for Genoa, need help! Mike at 11:19pm 04.28.02 Ask All Sailors 6/4145 I have recently purchased my first boat, a 93 Catalina 22. My question concerns the 150 Genoa. I h
Removing Expanding Foam Mike Turner at 10:56pm 04.28.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1317 We just purchased a used hard dinghy (Columbia 8). A prior owner apparently plugged the daggerboard
Sacrificial Zinc Mike at 10:41pm 04.28.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1563 I removed the zinc from my prop shaft and then painted the shaft and prop with special antifouling p
Help in high wind shep zedaker at 10:17pm 04.28.02 Racing 6/1357 How can I depower in high winds? My H27 gets overpowered in 20+ Kts such that I can not use the ful
Natural Gas converted to Propane Allen Freeman at 10:09pm 04.28.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1225 My recently purchased boat has a stove that was made for natural gas, but has been converted to prop
Sacrificial Zinc Mike at 10:02pm 04.28.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1159 I removed the zinc from my prop shaft and then painted the shaft and prop with special antifouling p
272 owners- I need some help!! Tom Ehmke at 9:29pm 04.28.02 Ask An Oday Owner 7/981 I removed the rudder on my 272 at the end of last season to strengthen the locations where the tille
REPLACE BUNK BOARDS FOR TRAILER bruce at 1:39pm 04.28.02 Smaller Boats 1/961 Have not had my 23.5 on the trailer for over a year. Went to pick it up and noticed the front 12 in
2003 Macgregor boat Vince at 1:32pm 04.28.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1059 Does anyone have any info on the new boat Macgregor will be offering in 2003?
Hunter 23 Regatta 2002 mike at 1:20pm 04.28.02 Smaller Boats 0/890 Just a reminder about the Hunter 23 Nationals this summer at Indian Lake Yacht Club in northwest Ohi
Hunter 260 - Lack of Travellers Brian at 12:29pm 04.28.02 Smaller Boats 8/1594 I am purchasing a new 260. There is a lot I love about this boat, however, in their effort to make t
Aground! SailboatOwners.com at 12:22pm 04.28.02 Ask All Sailors 71/5138 OK, it's 'fess up time.Are a sailor who has run aground, or a sailor who is going to run aground?
Fuel Fill Location Pete Albright at 12:12pm 04.28.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1015 I am installing a new two tank fuel system in my 1977 Hunter 30.I see that some of the newer Hunte
Widgeon mast replacement David Yingling at 11:59am 04.28.02 Day Sailers 1/1467 A stay broke last fall and the mast came down also. Are replacement mask made? Can I use a differe
Opinion request: Norcold Icebox conversion refridg Pat at 11:30am 04.28.02 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1497 Please post opinions of your system. How does it perform? If it died what would you replace it with?
Spider Cracking Robert at 11:22am 04.28.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/819 I have a 1985 Hunter 31 that has some spider cracking about a foot or so above the waterline, just f
heavyduty tiller straps jeff at 11:15am 04.28.02 Smaller Boats 1/1173 i just got my catalina direct owners manual/parts catalog for my 1988 c22. i see that they offer a n
verticle steering Mark at 8:36am 04.28.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1105 has anyone modified the steering system on their mac 26x to accomodate a larger verticle mounted whe
Sailing in the Bahamas Bill at 7:40am 04.28.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1280 Hi,Somewhere, I heard there is supposed to be a MacGregor meet in the Bahamas soon (where many sai
How Much Island Girl ? Duane Cady at 7:32am 04.28.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1071 Hello All -I have a Hunter 31. She has been telling me lately that she needs some hull and deck w

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Stepping the Mast on a 25.5 doable with a Ginpole and Stern Crotch ? RockynHilda at 4:17pm 08.04.20 Got any ideas or do you suspect the hoist is the best way to raise and lower?
Stepping the Mast on a 25.5 doable with a Ginpole and Stern Crotch ? RockynHilda at 4:16pm 08.04.20 @RockynHilda , it's a crutch. :beer:
Stepping the Mast on a 25.5 doable with a Ginpole and Stern Crotch ? RockynHilda at 4:16pm 08.04.20 Or will a crutch help elevate it to the point of being able to connect?
Stepping the Mast on a 25.5 doable with a Ginpole and Stern Crotch ? RockynHilda at 4:14pm 08.04.20 Ya reckon a hoist is the most proficient with this type of connection?
Stepping the Mast on a 25.5 doable with a Ginpole and Stern Crotch ? RockynHilda at 4:13pm 08.04.20 Most Likely Kap! I suspected the crotch might get somebody's attention, I like crotch better though!
Beneteau 361 stiff steering CapitalistSailor at 4:13pm 08.04.20 Mechone, I am intrigued by your statement that all the rudder bearings need to be fitted to specific
Stepping the Mast on a 25.5 doable with a Ginpole and Stern Crotch ? kappykaplan at 4:06pm 08.04.20 Crotch @RockynHilda , it's a crutch. :beer:
Insurance in Canada? joker460 at 4:05pm 08.04.20 We're with Aviva and their Skippers' Plan 1-800-661-7211
Cutlass bearing specs CapitalistSailor at 4:01pm 08.04.20 S/Y Obelix, I ahve just posted this response on your earlier thread: I have just noticed your quest
B323: Adding a house battery CapitalistSailor at 3:59pm 08.04.20 S/Y Obelix, I have just noticed your question about the source of the cutlass bearing. I bought mine
Stepping the Mast on a 25.5 doable with a Ginpole and Stern Crotch ? (1) RockynHilda at 3:56pm 08.04.20 This the the bracket at mast base, I don't know how tall the Aft Crotch needs to be yet to get the b
Is this Boat a good boat? Will Gilmore at 3:45pm 08.04.20 My wife and I have a family montra, "You work with what you got." What I've noticed about most of t
We are the proud owners of a 84 Hunter 25.5 ! RockynHilda at 3:41pm 08.04.20 Stepping the Mast on a 25.5 doable with a gin Pole? Baseplate at base of mast is a piece of channel
Invest 92L shemandr at 3:14pm 08.04.20 I kinda wish I was there. I do like a rip snorting storm when I'm high and dry. I rode many out in
Is this Boat a good boat? Don S/V ILLusion at 3:10pm 08.04.20
Motor Size? Sailavie1 at 2:52pm 08.04.20 You probably already know this but ensure you get a long shaft and mount it at the correct height ab
Invest 92L Captain Larry-DH at 2:49pm 08.04.20
Invest 92L (1) Captain Larry-DH at 2:48pm 08.04.20 Updated - winds increased to 50-60. My dinghy is trying to fly. Good thing it's tied to 4-points
Another battery charger question (1) Doug Thrift at 2:45pm 08.04.20 Finally got an answer from the Protech folks and they confirmed that I should replace the OEM batter
Invest 92L shemandr at 2:31pm 08.04.20

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