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Sailing w/ & w/o the ballast tank full Greg at 8:31pm 06.14.01 Smaller Boats 6/944
Cat 30 Sails Brad at 3:58pm 06.14.01 Mid-Size Boats 0/886 I am looking at a crusing shute for my boat. I am thinking about .75 thick and 180% with the sock. I
Cockpit Speakers Sam at 2:19pm 06.14.01 Ask All Sailors 3/1185 Just replaced 2 cockpit speakers in our H25 with 41/2 " round speakers.The speaker cone in the starb
Freshwater port... Joe Dickson at 1:20pm 06.14.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1057 Recently we purchased a 1984 Hunter 31 and so far we love it! But at the moment I am having trouble
Toe rail bolts Tim Gabrielse at 12:47pm 06.14.01 Big Boats 2/949 I have had water leaking in the aft cabin of my Hunter Legend 37. God knows from where.I noticed t
Solid Waste Tank Nick at 12:37pm 06.14.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/899 When I asked my boat storage place this spring to pump out my waste tank, they said they tried and t
Need a trailer John A at 12:21pm 06.14.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/758 I live in Clearwater florida and I need to borrow (rent} a trailer for a catalina 22 for a couple of
Life expectancy of refer components Stephen J Baltes at 12:18pm 06.14.01 Other Sailboats 2/729 How long should I expect A/B refrigeration components to last? I have a friend with a 1-2 year old
Need to borrow a trailer John A at 12:13pm 06.14.01 Smaller Boats 0/939 I need to borrow (rent with deposit)a trailer for a couple of hours in the near future to transport
Widgeon Mast Hole Crack Mark at 12:03pm 06.14.01 Day Sailers 3/1518 I recently obtained an older Widgeon that is in pretty good shape except that the hole in the deck t
Access hole to under engine from bilge Chris Callaghan at 11:50am 06.14.01 Mid-Size Boats 4/968 Trying to get to the bottom of the oil pan is a pain, so I've decided to install an access panel thr
shuddering tiller Chris Callaghan at 11:44am 06.14.01 Mid-Size Boats 3/1079 When I run my engine Universal 25 Diesel, The tiller and rudder wobbles quite a lot under power. I
Re-route cooler drain Chris Callaghan at 11:41am 06.14.01 Mid-Size Boats 5/1084 My cooler drains into the bilge and I am working on designing something to change it to drain into t
Sleeping arrangements 2 Cabin 42' Paul at 11:22am 06.14.01 Big Boats 2/1017 I just spent a week on a friend's '91 Catalina 42 with two cabins, and we were unable to figure out
Mooring Depth Steve at 11:16am 06.14.01 Smaller Boats 2/1050 Any recommendations on the minimum water depth to moor a C22 with the keel up or the keel down? I h
C36 props/speed Gloria at 10:31am 06.14.01 Big Boats 0/1006 We usually motor at between 2300 and 2600 rpm's. Smooth. We are not interested in trying to push i
Fiberglass: Cleaning and Polishing Neil King at 10:28am 06.14.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/974 Can anyone suggest the best products/methods to clean and polish the fiberglass hull and topsides?
Provisioning Mark G at 9:22am 06.14.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 7/1327 Not exactly ocean passages, but I'm getting ready to head north beyond Desolation Sound for six week
how muchmoney goes down the drain ken saler at 7:32am 06.14.01 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1369 Im looking at an oday 25 that needs some work. how much sould I budget for : scrapping and repaint
Polar Charts Fred Hecker at 7:07am 06.14.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1070 I'm looking for poalr cahrts for my Hunter 40 sloop. What is the best source for these charts?

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Headsail furler problem Hydro Therapy at 1:31pm 04.25.20 I tried to take a pic but the sunlight killed it. The halyard enters my mast on a internal sheave. T
Headsail furler problem Sailfanatic at 1:23pm 04.25.20 The right way to lengthen the hoist of a sail is to add a strap of appropriate length to the head. T
Headsail furler problem justsomeguy at 1:20pm 04.25.20 Pictures may help...;)
Launched the Boat Last Weekend MrEd at 12:29pm 04.25.20
Sea Era not working Ron20324 at 12:01pm 04.25.20 @Ron20324 - Running clean water through the macerator makes sense, and I do that at the end of a se
Precision 21: Light wind foresail recommendations wanted. Hunter216 at 11:40am 04.25.20 Lake Diefenbaker - Wikipedia Maximum width 3.7 miles, average width is around 2 miles, and length u
Luff tape capta at 11:40am 04.25.20 . No, a 6 mm tape is not the same diameter as a #6 tape. A standard #6 tape varys between approx
Timeline may have just been sped up Bad Obsession at 11:23am 04.25.20 Matt, those of us who know you know what kind of sailing you like to do. Have you considered a Cat
Timeline may have just been sped up Bad Obsession at 11:16am 04.25.20 You'll probably get almost twice the boat (condition wise) than you would have just a few months ba
Luff tape DrJudyB at 11:12am 04.25.20 Ours are #6 or 6mm depending on where the sailmaker is. . No, a 6 mm tape is not the same diamete
Timeline may have just been sped up Stu Jackson at 11:10am 04.25.20 Matt, those of us who know you know what kind of sailing you like to do. Have you considered a Cata
How to replace a pump-out hose? ToddS at 10:57am 04.25.20 Ugh... Just as I suspected... I'm at the boat now... Had to cut/sacrifice the old pump out hose to r
Webasto Air Top Diesel Heater service? SG at 10:55am 04.25.20 You might call Horton Marine Services in Annapolis. P.S. -- Was it working? Is it just a check? W
Luff tape All U Get at 10:32am 04.25.20
Timeline may have just been sped up capta at 10:01am 04.25.20 My guess is that if you can offload the motor boat soonest, the pandemic will cause boat prices to d
Luff tape capta at 9:51am 04.25.20 Ours are #6 or 6mm depending on where the sailmaker is.
Luff tape DrJudyB at 9:07am 04.25.20 Hi all, We have a Hood Yacht Systems furler called Seafurl and would like to know the size of the
Its funny Friday! RussC at 9:05am 04.25.20 Where's @Kermit on this? :beer: Passed out from too many scrambled eggs I imagine?
Timeline may have just been sped up DArcy at 9:04am 04.25.20 We did sleep 5 on the C&C27 for weekends. I did replace the 8 gallon holding tank with a larger 14 g
2006 Hunter 25 need mast crutch or pictures .... Crazy Dave Condon at 9:03am 04.25.20 @waveform The 25 had a standard mast crutch for all ty25 style boats to carry the mast mounted on

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