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How to tell when a header isn't just an oscillation? danstanford at 5:40am 06.06.18 Racing 28/2443 trying to improve my tactics and this one is a question I struggle with. If I tack immediately and t
Cleaning Sails Apex at 4:33am 06.06.18 Ask All Sailors 7/415 We had a successful trip North to Elk Rapids from Muskegon (31hrs). Once we turned into the bay tho
A view west (1) jssailem at 4:59pm 06.05.18 Pacific North West Cruisers 5/532 Standing in front of the Cape Disappointment light looking out at the Columbia River Bar. of @Stu Ja
Turnbuckle needed KGarvey at 3:39pm 06.05.18 Bigger Boats 1/460 I'm in need of a turnbuckle for a 1989 Beneeau 35S5 please let me know if you have any information o
Backstays have to be removed for launch Bluenose at 1:39pm 06.05.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/1567 The boys at the yard tell me I have to release and tie back the backstays so they can launch with th
Strange Egg Ammonia Smell? Diving4food at 1:37pm 06.05.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/3260 Help! I ve been staying on our 33 Foot Hunter Sail for 3 weeks and all of a Sudden I came back from
Mast / Deck Light - Recognize? (1) mnmpizza at 1:33pm 06.05.18 Big Boats 11/1123 Hunter 34 - 1986: Does anyone recognize this Mast/Deck light? The deck light portion is out, and wa
Raw Water impeller questions (1) Mike Brown at 1:14pm 06.05.18 The Cherubini Hunters 9/889 I have a 1981 Hunter 27, with the Renault RC8D diesel. I recently had an overheating situation, and
Job interview Brian D at 12:14pm 06.05.18 Sails Call Lounge 25/1778 "That's for old people, like my parents." Priceless... Uo0KjdDJr1c
Rudder Rake topcat0399 at 10:17am 06.05.18 Ask All Sailors 8/1512 I have the unexpected opportunity to rebuild my rudder. The 50 year old teak has finally cracked hea
260 rudder question please GBGraham at 9:54am 06.05.18 Smaller Boats 18/1280 Just launched and had a problem with the rudder and there seems to be very little info in the handbo
OMC/Zephyr Saildrive -- Throttle Problems DharmaBum at 9:26am 06.05.18 Engines and Propulsion 1/589 Hi. I have an O'Day 25 with an OMC Zephyr Saildrive. The engine seems to be working fine -- good spa
A curious day at the marina (2) plenny7 at 9:13am 06.05.18 Ask All Sailors 21/1480 Our marina recently installed a webcam looking out onto the lake. I'd prefer it looked over the boat
Heavy Air Cup starting line Jackdaw at 8:29am 06.05.18 Racing 8/695 Last Sunday it was steady 24 knots with gusts to 32, so WYC abandoned our regular A-series races and
Maybe next time... Brian D at 7:53am 06.05.18 Sails Call Lounge 16/804 Man attempting to solo row across Atlantic has to turn back. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/06/05/m
Water heater leak Weichieboy at 7:39am 06.05.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/691 I have a Seaward F-1100 water heater. It is leaking water from somewhere inside the box. None of the
Lazy Jack Geometry danm1 at 7:33am 06.05.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/746 Looking to add home made lazy jacks and having read most of the threads, I had this brilliant though
Mast Slugs MSN-Oday at 5:32am 06.05.18 Ask An Oday Owner 4/524 Hey Guys, Broke multiple mast slugs yesterday from an bad wind shift... Can anyone direct me to a l
value of a 1989 272 le O'day donelanc at 5:12am 06.05.18 Ask An Oday Owner 7/838 to my fellow O'day owners, I posted a question about my above boat yesterday. Apparently, there
2000 Hunter 290 - Air Conditioning Draing Clogged tbh1234 at 5:00am 06.05.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/871 Hello, I just purchased a 2000 Hunter 290, I've inherited a couple of problems with it, I'm hoping t

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Early production Kittiwake dLj at 1:18pm 07.24.23 Regarding hull identification, I am wondering if there was any permanent markings predating HIN's t
H 41 sea water pump removal Ralph Johnstone at 1:02pm 07.24.23 I find the construction of the stair on the H41 very obstructive with the i mpeller change You ma
Another What is It? mbaker267 at 1:02pm 07.24.23 Hey, I live in South Carolina. We are eat up with bugs. Dirt Daubers are the worst. They will plug u
Need a Gudgeon for my 1980 Macgregor Venture 22' sailboat stickinthemud57 at 12:59pm 07.24.23 Blue Water Yachts carries parts for the Venture 22, but I don't see anything that looks like your pa
H 41 sea water pump removal Ralph Johnstone at 12:56pm 07.24.23 My question is, doing that do i lose the engine alignment ? If you remove and replace the mount(s
Wind sensor error fix needed Davidasailor26 at 12:56pm 07.24.23
Wind sensor error fix needed kappykaplan at 12:42pm 07.24.23 Any chance your speed-through-the-water input was messed up?
Another What is It? Roland5048 at 12:36pm 07.24.23 I have one installed on the coaming of the cockpit that leads into the lazzerette. Probably install
Electric Sailboat Drives rgranger at 11:39am 07.24.23 How many days do you actually drive more than 200 miles? At least three weekends a month... and t
Removing Treadmaster decking rgranger at 11:30am 07.24.23
Electric Sailboat Drives High Current at 11:12am 07.24.23 I like the idea of a hybrid. I'm interested to hear your approach to this. I know Vetus made one,
Electric Sailboat Drives stickinthemud57 at 10:42am 07.24.23 My neighbor at the marina has a Colgate 26 with an electric kicker. It has a removable battery, so h
40 Autopilot Linear drive Mounting Location nramsey at 10:42am 07.24.23 Mine was installed on the starboard side of the cockpit well and connects to an arm on the rudder st
Hunter brown hull stripe. (1) Daddyo27 at 10:40am 07.24.23 It is the original brown stripe found on most of the hunters at the time. the boat is bottom side u
Neutral and Ground wires connected in AC Panel jviss at 10:35am 07.24.23 No it is not. But the AC grounding bus should be connected to the DC neg/ground bus I have often w
Pressure/temperature valve and setting on water heater jviss at 10:32am 07.24.23 There you go again with the excessive affectation towards inanimate objects. Pd0VBm8gU5o
Neutral and Ground wires connected in AC Panel Maine Sail at 10:31am 07.24.23 No it is not. But the AC grounding bus should be connected to the DC neg/ground bus
Pressure/temperature valve and setting on water heater Ralph Johnstone at 10:30am 07.24.23
Life vest inflated while stored on boat. Common? jviss at 10:28am 07.24.23 The only two auto inflate harness/PFD jackets I have self-inflated due to humidity. I converted bot
Electric Sailboat Drives High Current at 10:25am 07.24.23

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