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Lehr outboard propane bottle, how hot? SoSound at 9:57pm 08.02.19 Ask All Sailors 14/767 I just tried out my new Lehr propane outboard for the first time. Overall, a great experience (minu
1983 Hunter 34 companion way instrument pod mrhappy at 4:49pm 08.02.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/576 All The above the companion way instrument pod has seen its better days. Would anyone have a source
H 23.5 Anchor Locker Drain Thru-hull Repair and Replace (2) CrispyCringle at 3:11pm 08.02.19 Smaller Boats 3/1180 This is just a little piece of info for the next guy doing a anchor locker thru-hull repair on a H 2
Stay/shroud tension sbcwolff at 1:22pm 08.02.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1401 How much slack is too much on shrouds? We have upper and lower shrouds and a single spreader point
Reefing Mac 26s sbcwolff at 1:18pm 08.02.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/4652 Just wondering how best to reef my mac 26s. The main foot isn't free (slides into boom) so those lit
Pearson 28-2 water heater 757guy at 12:08pm 08.02.19 Pearson 22/4415 Good day, folks. Our water heater, apparently original, is starting to rust. It works fine, no cru
Catalina 25 Pop Top LTDT at 11:41am 08.02.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/4660 OK, this may be a dumb question...the Cat 25 manual says not to sail with the Pop Top extended, yet
Trailer for Catalina 25 LTDT at 11:23am 08.02.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/524 Cat 25 Owners...After nearly 50 years away from sailing we bought an abandoned Cat 25 in 2009 and re
Charging Voltage Question Monterey385 at 9:39am 08.02.19 Ask All Sailors 50/6452 This morning we awoke to the voltmeter reading 12.1 with the refrigerator and freezer on. We were f
Hauling/Launching Trailered Boats with a Strap or Rope Project_Mayhem at 8:02am 08.02.19 Ask All Sailors 40/5888 My 2wd truck was slipping like crazy at the ramp. I've heard of many people launching/retrieving wit
restoring windows tgrayson at 6:54am 08.02.19 Ask All Sailors 2/350 need some information about restoring aluminum frame windows on 1974 macgregor venture 17. frames ar
My Second Race (1) catalanc at 8:10pm 08.01.19 Ask All Sailors 1/302 Dead last, single handed, but was a nice nite.
Big Day Tomorrow (2) Terry Cox at 7:44pm 08.01.19 Pacific North West Cruisers 18/1574 Yes, August 2, 1969 was our wedding day in North Bend, Oregon. Father-in-law had to drag me out of b
Climbing the mast solo (1) jonelli at 6:49pm 08.01.19 Catalina 30 10/2972
Widgeon paint Case at 5:40pm 08.01.19 Ask An Oday Owner 2/726 I have a widgeon #88 and I am repainting it. It currently has splatter paint on the interior and I'm
I want it soooooo bad ... but I can't Raspa at 5:39pm 08.01.19 Mid-Size Boats 16/2060 Guys, gals... There's this crazy dude who's selling a 1982 Hunter 30 feet which on the Pictures look
going over hull speed h41 regatta Valerio at 5:05pm 08.01.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/694 I was thinking impossible in my heavy H41, we raced for 65 mi offshore on a broad reach and the wind
Hunter 22 Swing Keel Questions curt in CO at 12:43pm 08.01.19 Smaller Boats 16/3743 I recently purchased a 2013 model Marlow-Hunter 22 with hydraulic swing keel. 1. Is it possible to
Where to install low voltage disconnect device? (1) Ben4195 at 11:25am 08.01.19 Ask All Sailors 16/2118 Hi folks, there was a recent discussion about batteries and refrigerators and how to prevent the fri
Some small-boat cruising commandments (1) Jackdaw at 11:09am 08.01.19 Ask All Sailors 104/10344 While a perfectly decent (hell maybe ideal) small cruiser, we mostly race, daysail, and overnight on

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I just don't get this Timm R Oday25 at 2:50am 07.19.24 Thank you for supplying a more complere understanding to wht most certainly was a cause.
Rubber hose for prop shaft packing gland leaking, misaligned prop shaft? YankeeGirl at 11:58pm 07.18.24 Hey sorry for the late response I've been too busy out sailing. Thanks for the input. I did not end
Looking for block shackles BAD ORCA at 10:26pm 07.18.24 Check garhauer.com they made / make majority of Catalina hardware. Good luck I was just going to r
What wood to use for motor mount? SFS at 10:12pm 07.18.24 Excellent points, and I completely forgot G10. OP, you might want to spec out the cost of laying tha
Oday 222 roller furler jib/genoa sizing question jssailem at 9:37pm 07.18.24 I find it to be a good safety device as well. It keeps me from going on deck in waves. I can under
What wood to use for motor mount? jibes138 at 8:45pm 07.18.24 For those cross bolts you will be drilling holes. Plywood is laminated wood with each layer glued. E
Barnegat Bay NJ ~ Exploring tips dLj at 7:58pm 07.18.24 Nice boat! dj
Hunter vision 32 mast Davidasailor26 at 7:14pm 07.18.24
Looking for block shackles Steve_Catalina at 7:12pm 07.18.24 Check garhauer.com they made / make majority of Catalina hardware. Good luck
Barnegat Bay NJ ~ Exploring tips (1) ricardodacosta at 6:24pm 07.18.24 Cut it short and you'll be in 2' of water. I have the T shirt. In that area there are large expan
Barnegat Bay NJ ~ Exploring tips Ward H at 5:37pm 07.18.24 Thanks Kappy, @ricardodacosta You mention Berkley Island. Do you mean the county park at Berkeley?
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Basic Theories (Collier 1-4) (1) dLj at 5:24pm 07.18.24 Aw for heaven's sake guys... It's a boating book, not a college text. I'm skimming through it and
Catalina 16.5 Mast Flotation Crazy Dave Condon at 5:12pm 07.18.24 as a prior dealer, I sold many Hobie bobs at cost for the specific reason @Rick Webb stated. Thi
Looking for 1984 Hunter 27 rigging manuals or advice (2) heritage at 4:59pm 07.18.24 Post some pictures of your boom and mainsheet blocks. Here is a pic of my mainsheet setup before I
Looking for 1984 Hunter 27 rigging manuals or advice kappykaplan at 4:49pm 07.18.24 De nada . . .
Looking for 1984 Hunter 27 rigging manuals or advice givlucas at 4:48pm 07.18.24 Thank you!
Barnegat Bay NJ ~ Exploring tips kappykaplan at 4:46pm 07.18.24 @Ward H , perhaps you can chime in.
Barnegat Bay NJ ~ Exploring tips Captain Larry-DH at 4:37pm 07.18.24
Rudder size on Hunter 33.5 BigEasy at 4:28pm 07.18.24 Can you tell me the proper length of rudder for a hunter 33.5, I can possible rebuild it if i didn'
Datamarine replacements jviss at 3:55pm 07.18.24 The old Datamarine transducers were basically just a speaker and a microphone, sending the raw sign

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