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CDI Roller Furler juradog at 2:37pm 09.09.19 Ask All Sailors 3/567 For a Catalina Capri 22 jib. After several sails, the furler stops winding up completely and some o
Cabin Sole (1) sjsflyer at 1:53pm 09.09.19 Catalina 310 8/1949 What product would I use to get rid of these spots on my cabin sole?
HELP WITH MY YANMAR 4JH3E NO START PROBLEM Valerio at 1:01pm 09.09.19 Ask All Sailors 33/8540 Hi to all i have good voltage on the starter motor but when i turn the key noting happen, even no ti
Battery Cable Color (?) cb32863 at 11:46am 09.09.19 Musings With Maine Sail 14/3705 After moving my battery to the other side of the boat I realized I have now undersized the cable. Mi
Recycle sails Dim Sum at 11:09am 09.09.19 Trailer Sailors 4/1382 Hello everyone, I am new to sailing and bought a learner, a Sandpiper 565 at very low price. Well,
Will my Sandpiper mast and 3 sails work on my next 21ft sailboat? (1) Dim Sum at 11:07am 09.09.19 Trailer Sailors 25/4927 Hello everyone, I am new to sailing and bought a learner, a Sandpiper 565 at very low price. Well,
Replacing cleats. RolfSail at 9:38am 09.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/917 The bow cleats on my soon to be purchased 99 Hunter 260 are the cheap plastic kind. This boat will
FY2000 H380 Run Away AC Temperature rjburnette at 8:56am 09.09.19 Big Boats 5/891 I have a FY2000 Hunter 380 with the standard Marine Air Systems AC unit model number VCP16K. It has
Balance point on Hunter 33.5 mast to enable unstepping operation John Irwin at 8:55am 09.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1192 Recently purchased a 1993 Hunter 33.5. At our yacht club I must unstep the mast for haul out and win
water in engine? gfroch at 8:51am 09.09.19 Catalina 30 5/1345
M25 loss of raw water suction after sailing and/or rough weather turn - Catalina 30, 1983 TSACAT at 8:26am 09.09.19 Engines and Propulsion 18/3238 Hello, Why does my engine loose raw water suction after a day of sailing and/or a fast turn in roug
Why 2 thermostats in Yanmar 3QM30H? (1) Brazil at 8:11am 09.09.19 Engines and Propulsion 1/1291 I have a 1980 Hunter 37 cutter, with the Yanmar 3QM30H, designed for seawater cooling. The manual sh
Where to find folding winch handles? Project_Mayhem at 8:08am 09.09.19 Ask All Sailors 24/8328 I'm interested in a folding winch handle for my mast mounted winch. So far this is the only reasonab
looking to crew port charlotte Fl. richard9525 at 7:38am 09.09.19 Big Boats 1/497 Hey Hunter owners I use to own a H356 on the chesapeake.Sold it a few years ago. I miss sailing big
Hunter 37 Legend Marek Jadczyk at 7:28am 09.09.19 Ask All Sailors 4/790 I am looking for complete user manual. I have checked with Hunter, but they do have only partial and
Icebox Conversion...Which to Buy? Simon Sexton at 6:41am 09.09.19 Ask All Sailors 10/5926 Hey Everyone, By next August I'll be living aboard my Catalina 25 while attending A'M Galv
1985 legend 40 chp at 6:02am 09.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/946 Looking at a legend 40. Any advice on what to look at. Are the storage tanks aluminum and are they h
Accident statistics excerpt (1) Snorri Eriksen at 5:43am 09.09.19 Sails Call Lounge 9/1755 The attached image is from the coast guard 2018 accident statistics. Vessel activity at time of acci
Available Crew Forum Mike Oldak at 5:42am 09.09.19 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/669 I live in the DC area and keep my H34 on the Chesapeake Bay, but spend quite a bit of time in Marble
Lewmar portlight gaskets eianm at 11:22pm 09.08.19 Ask All Sailors 4/791 Does anyone have any clever tricks to installing new factory gaskets- it seems bloody near impossibl

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Differing shroud tensions affect sail? BAD ORCA at 8:59am 12.30.24 Yes. Forward lowers are typically tighter than the aft lowers. The forward act to induce prebend in
Oldest Boat to Buy dlochner at 8:59am 12.30.24 Looking at 35'-41' Morgan Morgans have a reputation as a solidly built boat. If/when you make an
Oldest Boat to Buy Don S/V ILLusion at 8:58am 12.30.24 Looking at 35'-41' Morgan My suggestion is to not rely on the good intentioned responses you recei
Oldest Boat to Buy warren5421 at 8:53am 12.30.24 Looking at 35'-41' Morgan
Another chainplate question Project_Mayhem at 8:36am 12.30.24 Full threaded bolts can result in elongated holes. The threads act like teeth on a saw blade. Your r
Oldest Boat to Buy dLj at 8:36am 12.30.24 Another complicating part that makes it hard to answer is what size boat are you looking to buy? Sma
Galley . . . comforts of home? degas at 8:34am 12.30.24 I've used dutch ovens to bake bread, but mainly on open fires - I'd like to learn how to do it on a
Another chainplate question Robert Strickland at 8:25am 12.30.24 @Robert Strickland @Project_Mayhem @jssailem et al., appreciate all the input. You all have convin
Fraudulent Website Warning Project_Mayhem at 8:24am 12.30.24 He's gotten good at designing and deploying websites quickly!
Very hard to turn wheel steering on a 1987 Pearson 27 cpntodd at 8:08am 12.30.24 Did you ever get this resolved? I had the same problem on my 1988 P27. I even bought new cable runs
Galley . . . comforts of home? jssailem at 7:57am 12.30.24 Will that "warm up" the boat cabin (especially during the cold night)?? I think more importantly i
Seeking adaptor for connecting German pressure regulator GOK to USA propane tank (3) JohnK Austin TX at 7:54am 12.30.24 The simplest way is to buy a new regulator for the US standard tanks. Seemingly so but the boat al
Galley . . . comforts of home? dLj at 7:54am 12.30.24 I usually go through 2x20 pounders per season but we cruise for three or four months per year. At
Another chainplate question timpete at 7:52am 12.30.24 @Robert Strickland @Project_Mayhem @jssailem et al., appreciate all the input. You all have convinc
Oldest Boat to Buy jssailem at 7:51am 12.30.24 That is a difficult question to answer. Some boats are 100 years old and have many years ahead. I ha
Galley . . . comforts of home? (3) william24424 at 7:50am 12.30.24 Stove holds serving tray/cutting board, reheats food, and cooks. (used often) Few overnights & weekl
Seeking adaptor for connecting German pressure regulator GOK to USA propane tank Hayden Watson at 7:43am 12.30.24 The simplest way is to buy a new regulator for the US standard tanks.
Oldest Boat to Buy dlochner at 7:29am 12.30.24 What is the oldest build date boat to buy today do to the way insurance companies are doing? Sold
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) jpiombo67 at 7:12am 12.30.24 I've always assumed that the mooring balls at Hasserott Beach were privately owned. My friend said
Another chainplate question Robert Strickland at 7:09am 12.30.24 I would replace the rotten bulkhead and reseal all chainplates with Bed-IT. The bulkheads on my Oda

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