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Best $150 investment Dave Conley at 11:34am 03.02.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1198 My wife gave me a $150 gift certificate to use on the boat. I'd appreciate input as to the best bang
Backstays John Dorsett at 11:09am 03.02.02 Big Boats 3/896 I have recently bought the new 356, I traded my 1994 30T which was before the B
Island Girl ... again Bill walton at 10:48am 03.02.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1000 First let me say that I am a very satisfied user of IG products on my boat. Today, I went to my boa
buying boat Mquin at 10:24am 03.02.02 Smaller Boats 4/894 I am a newby and in the process of buying a bigger boat. I have a 17' vagaboung, that I have learne
Barebottom or Repaint? Bryan at 8:01am 03.02.02 Other Sailboats 2/773 I have recently changed from a slip owner to a trailer sailor.My 10 year old bottom paint on my Cap
Location of Photos Ed at 5:19am 03.02.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1008 Is is possible to access the single photos that are posted with an article? More interesting for me
306 on a trailer?? Pete Shaw at 5:00am 03.02.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/970 I have a friend who is very serious about buying the 306 in the near future.He is adamant about get
Mac 25 interior bulkheads Marty at 4:29am 03.02.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1419 Just wondering if any of you have replaced the wooden bulkheads inside your 25. I'm looking to repl
Trailer brakes necessary? Jack Kelly at 3:37am 03.02.02 Smaller Boats 6/929 the 1986 "23" we purchased in October came with a "Ken's Welding" trailer but no brakes. I realize i
Not a question but something I just found out... Les Blackwell at 2:17am 03.02.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1191 This is for all skippers intending to work on their boat. I just found the BoatUS catalog on line.
M-25 Universal Diesal Starting Problem Crawford at 12:27am 03.02.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1031 Thanks to all of you who gave me advice concerning my starting problem. I cleaned all of the connect
Refrigeration Stan Warren at 10:56pm 03.01.02 Big Boats 6/1085 Last summer I had refrigerator problems: I could not get the temp much below 60 degrees and the unit
78h25 is it a Cherubini? Doug Cross at 1:06pm 03.01.02 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1155 I have a Hunter 25 built in 1978 is it a Cherubini? What does this mean as far as quality
Water sking Jeffrey at 11:48am 03.01.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1016 How many of yu Mac26X owners ski? Can you or can't you?
Wind versus towing generator John Van Stone at 10:14am 03.01.02 Big Boats 3/950 I am considering getting either a wind generator or a towing generator. The advantages of the towin
Looking for Bluewater Experiance Joe Mullee at 8:57am 03.01.02 Other Sailboats 8/822 I'm getting ready to start my third sailing season, second on my own H34. I have done almost all my
Spinnaker rigging Lori Petersen at 8:29am 04.03.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1232 Does anyone know where I can get a spinnaker pole ring for the Hunter Legend 35.5? The track looks
dingys for small cruising sailboats? Steve at 6:39am 04.03.02 Ask All Sailors 6/943 I've got a 23.5 foot racer/cruiser, new for me last year. I'm thinking about doing some coastal crui
New Hunter 356 Advice John Gartner at 6:07am 04.03.02 Big Boats 6/1670 Are there any Hunter 356 owners already in the water who have some prelaunch advice for those of us
cleaner and wax John at 4:32am 04.03.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1000 Just purchased a22 catalina wing keel-needs a good cleaning on the fiberglass-1st time ownerwhich p

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Hunter 386 Shrouds howardfrost at 9:28am 06.08.20 Thank you Patrikh - interesting and I guess it's always an issue to 'tune' the stays so that the rig
Universal M25 Fuel Injector Removal Busy Living at 9:23am 06.08.20 RitSim and FastOlson, just wanted to thank you guys. We are in the water and engine is running smoo
Zinc for my 84 hunter 31 sail sfbay at 9:23am 06.08.20 Is this your manual? If so, the section 8 refers to engine anti corrosion zincs. http://j30.us/f
Good mechanic in the Long Beach, CA area? edgarcia2002 at 9:05am 06.08.20 Im flying into LA tomorrow to hang out on my Catalina 30 in San Pedro. I might be able to point you
What is this? rgranger at 9:05am 06.08.20 My wind scoops are open on 4 sides and have an X shaped piece in the inside; held up by a halyard.
Questions about Radar on smaller boats? rgranger at 9:03am 06.08.20 Thanks @sail sfbay
What is the Weirdest Thing You Have Ever Found on a Boat (1) All U Get at 8:50am 06.08.20 180508 Squatter while offshore.
Zinc for my 84 hunter 31 sail sfbay at 8:39am 06.08.20 What does you engine manual say about an engine zinc? What does you boat manual say about keel zinc
Hunter 386 Shrouds Patrikh at 8:29am 06.08.20 I have talked to a Swedish rigger some years ago about running backstay or similar at a B&R because
What is the Weirdest Thing You Have Ever Found on a Boat NotCook at 8:27am 06.08.20
What is this? PJL at 8:25am 06.08.20 My wind scoops are open on 4 sides and have an X shaped piece in the inside; held up by a halyard. P
Seaward Versus Hake Tedd at 8:24am 06.08.20 Thanks, guys. @Noodat Lady , I think you're right, the 300 lbs is probably the difference between th
Questions about Radar on smaller boats? sail sfbay at 8:22am 06.08.20 .............I do a lot of coastal cruising.............I have been caught out in fog. I would have
V Berth CABixler at 8:16am 06.08.20 Please consider using a "ticking stick" that is used by shipwrights so outline irregular shapes such
Battery Issue possibly? Maine Sail at 8:09am 06.08.20 The whole point I was trying to make is that it takes hours to recharge batteries and that the pr
V Berth marchem at 8:08am 06.08.20 I measured it and cut and sewed a set of sheets (and blanket and comforter) to fit. Ran new elastic
Stanchion Leak JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:52am 06.08.20 Ok. The first thing you need to do is take down the teak trim piece above the porthole, it's attache
Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:36am 06.08.20 You didn't get that from me. The directions I've always published are "Prepare a chlorine solutio
V Berth JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:28am 06.08.20 It's essentially a queen at the widest point. When we replaced our mattress we bought a queen latex
Cristobal Wind Info JamesG161 at 7:16am 06.08.20 Hopefully Cristobol is the only storm to deal with this season! We normally worry more in late Aug

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