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Buying new sails...Confusion reigns Brad at 10:47am 12.18.01 Ask All Sailors 7/1319 We're about to take advantage of winter discounts and get a new main and genoa for our H25.5. We're
Rub Rail Restoration/Cleaning Bob F at 7:16am 12.18.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1135 Just bought a '98 376 and the rub rail is dirty/oxidized and needs a good cleaning. Any suggestions
Fast boat Dan at 6:25am 12.18.01 Ask All Sailors 5/1108 Hello all,I sail Hobies at the moment and I also race in a local yacht club with a friend on his mo
anybody use a profurl sail? Kirk Wickersham at 4:19am 12.18.01 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/1749 I have a Macgregor 26 and often sail singlehanded or with an inexperienced crew. There's often a sti
Oil Level on 78 HP Yamar John Van Stone at 12:49am 12.18.01 Big Boats 13/1183 We have a 1999 Hunter 450 with the 78 HP Yamar. The problem I have is when I am checking the oil.
Input needed from 33.5 owners (or anyone else!) elle at 11:46am 12.17.01 Mid-Size Boats 5/951 We have recently traded our sweet '89 H-30G for an equally sweet (I hope ) '92 33.5.We have severa
450 Office Conversion Mike Pilolla at 10:11pm 12.17.01 Big Boats 0/917 I just placed some photos and descriptions of how we converted our forward cabin into a convertable
Looking for an autopilot for my 30T Bert Kinyon at 6:13am 12.17.01 Mid-Size Boats 6/820 I'm getting ready for my sabbatical sail down to the Catalina's and beyond (maybe) and need to get a
Hunter 26 Jib Dimensions Rick Engel at 2:14am 12.17.01 Smaller Boats 5/1672 A number of poeple have referred to the Hunter 26 headsail as a 110% jib. My headsail (Doyle sail t
Florida to NJ spring cruise advice? Matt Picaro at 4:23am 12.23.01 Ask All Sailors 8/1479 Recently I purchased my first crusing sailboat, a Vision 32, which was and is in Florida.My intent
An addendum to my survey responses... Jon Bastien at 4:48pm 12.22.01 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1021 Hey Phil (and the rest of the gang at SailboatOwners.com), I just thought of another idea for add
Furling Systems Noah at 6:31am 12.22.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1208 I would like to add a furling system to my Mac over the winter. The biggest problems is I know nothi
Replacing Bimini Ron Searcy at 7:43am 12.21.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/941 To save a few bucks , I'm having a highly recommended awning maker , make a new bimini from my old p
Holding tank and plumbing material Randy S. at 2:33am 12.21.01 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1342 I am working on my plans to install "the last holding tank I'm ever going to install". Material choi
Bilge Kobi Maru at 8:23am 12.20.01 Ask All Sailors 9/1053 I am a new owner of a 1999 Hunter 340. The bilge of the boat (where the keel bolts are) had a littl
Passage 42 "Reversed Polarity" indicator problem Paul Cossman at 12:10am 12.20.01 Big Boats 9/1676 I have a 1991 Passage 42, and when my boat is plugged into shore power the reversed polarity indicat
"Sail confusion" clearing up... Brad at 1:25pm 12.19.01 Ask All Sailors 1/1227 Thank you all for your opinions...knew I could count on you guys. I know I wasn't clear on this, so
Replacing stanchion - 1979 O'Day 23 Nate at 2:32am 12.19.01 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1251 broke a 20" one-piece Schaefer stanchion. All I can find are the two-piece Schaefer(base plus post),
Cutter vs. Sloop Josh at 9:36pm 12.18.01 Ask An Oday Owner 4/6685 What advantages does a cutter have over a sloop? To look at the setup, I would think any sloop could
Sail cleaning Bill Burch at 9:46am 12.18.01 Ask All Sailors 6/1496 I want to send three sails off to see if they can have life breathed back into them.Please share e

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Unable to pull the daggerboard out, Any idea (2) lessardmath at 12:20pm 05.24.20 Been finally able to pull it out. But I have had a little surprise... There is a wingnut that must h
Anyone see hull moisture abaft the anchor locker drains in H466-2003? Mikem at 11:48am 05.24.20 Getting an insurance survey done and the surveyor reports finding moisture in both sides of the hul
P42 head system solenoid Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:41am 05.24.20 I need to replace the solenoid on my forward head system. After extensive searching I found it behin
Life Rafts, Once Again Kings Gambit at 11:16am 05.24.20 I want to be stepping up into a life raft not jumping down to it. Considering the risk I have my i
Tuesday might be the day I finally move the boat fred1diver at 11:02am 05.24.20 ok so I might have to postpone for about a week, the yard is moving a lot of boats around and I'd be
Sailing Season opening... Boat Handling - Are you ready? Stu Jackson at 10:59am 05.24.20 jon, when my boat stops all fwd movement, and I slip it into reverse and at idle or slow (definitely
Sailing Season opening... Boat Handling - Are you ready? jon hansen at 10:52am 05.24.20 stu, you need to add rudder to spin my sailboat. you need to add rudder to spin a 600 ft ship. just
Sailing Season opening... Boat Handling - Are you ready? Stu Jackson at 10:45am 05.24.20 Except there's no need to move the rudder when using prop walk on a sailboat to do a three point tur
Electric Ferries Coming to Maine? Mr Fox at 10:43am 05.24.20 Flat out guess, but electricity has been about $0.1/kwh since 1900 of course adjusted for inflatio
MMSI Question shemandr at 10:36am 05.24.20 Sorry to revive an old thread but I just got a new HH VHF with the DSC feature. I went to the USPS
P42 head system solenoid (2) mbaker at 10:33am 05.24.20 Anyone following my previous posts know I was installing an arch on Orion, my P42. Here are a coupl
Life Rafts, Once Again Kings Gambit at 10:33am 05.24.20 You make good points dLj. But even the commercial passenger boats these days carry 10 to 25-person
Anyone see hull moisture abaft the anchor locker drains in H466-2003? jssailem at 10:32am 05.24.20 both sides of the hull abaft the anchor locker drains. David used the "salty Sea" term abaft - mea
Plastic Hunter Crack Repair (2) Rictifyit at 9:56am 05.24.20 Here's an old picture of the top of the compression post. Sorry, can't answer your question about th
Life Rafts, Once Again Rick486 at 9:51am 05.24.20 I know that we as a forum have covered the topic of carrying life rafts aboard. It resurfaces whene
Puget Sound Boating - Washington Sailing jssailem at 9:50am 05.24.20 Raspberry juice Mark, at the ages of that crew, I think it was medicinal... Like Cranberry Juice b
Life Rafts, Once Again jssailem at 9:44am 05.24.20 I want to be stepping up into a life raft not jumping down to it. For a coastal cruiser having a l
Just a reminder Mikem at 9:36am 05.24.20 Ever mindful of their sacrifice and service. If not everyday, be sure to fly your flag today in re
Plastic Hunter Crack Repair BobbyFunn at 9:30am 05.24.20 You can't see it, but the first section of it houses the vertical PVC support below the mast step a
Life Rafts, Once Again dLj at 9:27am 05.24.20 Life rafts are an interesting subject. I'm always torn as how best to set one up. The off-the-shelf

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