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Any Brand names to NOT consider? Dave at 3:12am 12.12.01 Ask All Sailors 7/1111 WE are researching the market and wonder if there are any boat brands we shouldn't consider.
another question about roller furling Tom Wanderer at 10:52pm 12.11.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1121 I am about order roller furling for my hunter 25. My question this time is regarding the replaceme
Sail racing software simulators... Tom at 12:09pm 12.11.01 Ask All Sailors 0/905 Hi all,Does anyone have experience with the racing software simulators for a PC such as Sail 2000?
self steering question David at 10:07am 12.11.01 Smaller Boats 4/1067 Greetings all from Florida. I've seen several people mention putting together a self steering rig u
Rebuilt cockpit floor.... Steven Dion at 8:41am 12.11.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1082 David:Looks like the pros redid your boat. You can be proud of yourself. Looks like a new boat.
Morse Throttle/Transmission Control Bob F at 6:03am 12.11.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2306 The throttle control on my 376 (1998) is quite difficult to change from F to R and back, especially
Coastal Ocean Sailing with 34 Jim Caine at 4:35am 12.11.01 Big Boats 2/875 Have sailed for several seasons on the Chesapeake Bay and am now moving south and probably keeping t
Any experience Travers Tapper at 12:46am 12.11.01 Ask All Sailors 3/1161 Has anyone had any experience with a "Superfurl" furling/reefing system. I am planning to add a roll
sailing clubs Roger Whitney at 11:58am 12.10.01 Ask All Sailors 0/913 Are there any Oday sailing Clubs that operate near Annapolis?
Any suggestions on faster bottom paints? craig at 3:20am 12.16.01 Big Boats 3/1003 I want to take a look at changing bottom paint nextspring. Currently I have interlux fiberglas bott
Fish story SailboatOwners.com at 11:29am 12.16.01 Ask All Sailors 37/1843 Crabbers, lobstermen, gill netters, long liners, purse seiners, and... you? Sure most of us have
what prop lotsaknots arnie at 2:51am 12.10.01 Other Sailboats 2/762 i have a1980 s27 w/ms8 yanmar 3/4 in shaft, 2 bladeprop info on pitch ect. not visibal on prop.how
Information needed Ken Schwinger at 10:24pm 12.15.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/951 I just bought a 19'Hunter And do'nt have any information on it. The hull number is HUNCO198l990 and
Ice box drain.. getting to it! Dave at 8:31am 12.15.01 Mid-Size Boats 3/842 I know this is a common post but I am finaaly getting around to doing something to keep it from dra
Bottom protection Larry Baswick at 10:21pm 12.14.01 Big Boats 1/983 I have a 1994 H40.5 and it is time to apply a barrier coat to protect against possible osmosis. Is t
Throttle Cable Woes on 35.5 fred miller at 5:25am 12.14.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1033 The throttle on my 1992 35.5 Legend is extremely difficult/stiff to operate inspite of lots of lubri
Teak cleaning - Sanding vs what? Nichole at 8:59pm 12.13.01 Big Boats 4/1405 The teak on my rail seats and hatch has turned dark, I guess as it naturally does. Aside from sand
True Wind/Apparent Wind Don Guillette at 8:41am 12.13.01 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 10/2866 TRUE WIND/APPARENT WIND When I first started sailing, this subject always confused me. I
Delmarva 400 Cruising Rally Don at 3:48am 12.13.01 Ask All Sailors 4/1288 Any Chesapeake Bay (or other) sailors planning on doing the Delmarva 400 in May 2002? Or, has any
Dog Gone Rob Schmehl at 11:20pm 12.12.01 Big Boats 7/1105 Does anybody have any suggustions on how to get your dog from the boat to the dink (and from the di

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Activities between Sailing Mike4116 at 1:25pm 03.08.20 Many years ago while anchored at Turnbull Island in Lake Huron's North Channel my wife and I went as
Spring Prep is in its 3rd day for Mahalo Ted at 12:47pm 03.08.20 Where are your gloves?:( I'll give you a pair if you sand my bottom.
cal 34 mast removal tunaholic at 12:33pm 03.08.20 thanks for your input. you are correct most masts are tabernackled outside of the mast. this one i
FUEL CONSUMPTION Michael Davis at 12:04pm 03.08.20 cruise RPM over ratedRPM divided by 3 times your HP times0.225 equals litres/hour 3.74 litres=1 USG.
Engine power issue Stu Jackson at 11:50am 03.08.20 Congratulations and thanks much for letting us all know how it turned out.
Companionway Hatch Leak sailor420 at 11:28am 03.08.20 I know when a wash the cockpit and rinse off the hatch I will find water below. I believe it is a re
Adding another battery Hardhead at 11:27am 03.08.20 Nice set-up. That's a big check box off the list-
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Galvanic Corrosion (Collier 6) DArcy at 11:19am 03.08.20 Terminology is important. With my background in mechanical engineering, I was used to "bonding" as a
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Galvanic Corrosion (Collier 6) dLj at 10:49am 03.08.20 @DArcy - indeed, the term bonding does not appear in the NACE corrosion dictionary except as shown a
Coronavirus related travel in the Eastern Caribbean; Trinidad and Tobago, St. Lucia dLj at 10:35am 03.08.20 This past week my company went into travel lock-down. I've had to cancel multiple trips and am worki
Adding another battery Lazy1 at 10:26am 03.08.20 So I think for small boat solar my project is complete until things start failing. We are having a s
Spring Prep is in its 3rd day for Mahalo (1) jssailem at 10:14am 03.08.20 Proof that Les is not just a pretty face. in Sunday prayers to the Mahalo keel.
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Galvanic Corrosion (Collier 6) DArcy at 10:14am 03.08.20 @dLj I am no more an electrician than you are but what you have presented seems in line with what I
Coronavirus related travel in the Eastern Caribbean; Trinidad and Tobago, St. Lucia TomY at 10:07am 03.08.20 In just over a week we've gone from not too much concern about Coronavirus to plunges in global stoc
cal 34 mast removal Hunter216 at 9:45am 03.08.20
New Electric Wiring ScourgeOfTheHudson at 9:33am 03.08.20 I had been thinking of using the panel be the main on/off for that circuit, then having another togg
Port lights dLj at 9:27am 03.08.20 What material is used in port lights? Is it real glass or maybe Lexar, or plexiglass or some kind o
Engine power issue jonelli at 9:26am 03.08.20 Yes. It was insane. Now tied up at the slip I can get up to 2600-2700 or higher RPM in gear. I was g
cal 34 mast removal tunaholic at 9:01am 03.08.20 thanks for the manual, general terms only not much help on the specific question
Companionway Hatch Leak fred1diver at 8:59am 03.08.20 explain as there is a "cover" I mean a sunbrella cover

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