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Engine bleed screws Mark Maulden at 9:16pm 07.01.18 Ask All Sailors 5/483 So, I have to do, basically, a full engine bleed on my new Beta. The engine is a bit above the tank
Jib track D7764 at 7:19pm 07.01.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1239 Hi everyone, I don't mean to bother you all, but I need some information. I just bought a Hunter 18
Repair this mast? (2) DMC9001 at 7:14pm 07.01.18 Ask All Sailors 10/1457 Hi guys. My buddy and I just purchased our first sailboat together. Its an early 80's Macgregor 25.
jib overlap bow railing juradog at 5:08pm 07.01.18 Catalina 22 13/1346 Under certain conditions, my jib overlaps the bow railing creating adverse airflows. How do I corre
Two issues re 2006 Hunter 25: electrical system and steering Craig May at 4:53pm 07.01.18 Smaller Boats 10/1103 I have owned a 2006 Hunter 25 for one month. The electrical system worked when I took delivery of h
Boom tent dimensions 260 Kivalo at 1:31pm 07.01.18 Smaller Boats 9/1956 Can anyone tell me the dimensions that work well for a boom tent on a 260? I did a search and didnt
Hunter 18.5 rudder lower bracket screws pulled-out Grummanguy at 1:04pm 07.01.18 Smaller Boats 6/485 I recently acquired a Hunter 18.5, and discovered that the two screws holding the lower bracket for
Rare O'Day Swift (1) eldete at 12:41pm 07.01.18 Ask An Oday Owner 9/5017 Recently saw an O'Day Swift on CList which I have never heard of before. After researching there was
Windlass on B331 - can I haul the anchor manually? Bluenose at 12:20pm 07.01.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1732 I have a factory installed Lewmar windlass with the capstan. You use a lever without a handle to loo
35S5 Main sail and Jib rigging KGarvey at 11:41am 07.01.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/573 I'm looking for information on the correct rigging set up for the Main and Jib for a 1989 First 35S5
Engine and transmission serial numbers missing! Breal at 11:10am 07.01.18 Ask All Sailors 24/2338 We made an offer on a boat. During the sea trial the surveyor asked the seller why the serial number
Please Delete. Duplicate Breal at 10:53am 07.01.18 Ask All Sailors 5/483 We made an offer on a boat. During the sea trial the surveyor asked the seller why the serial number
How much heel are you comfortable with? PotomacDaysailer at 10:50am 07.01.18 Ask All Sailors 38/5751 Has this topic by talked to death before? I like it best heeled over about 20 degrees more or less.
In my hast to get underway... unhinged schoolboy at 9:20am 07.01.18 S2 36/3854 I will admit, Im a new sailing zelot...Im a noob, a newbie. I bought my S2 with my heart on my slee
Missing mast pin njlarry at 8:18am 07.01.18 Bigger Boats 13/3629 Hello all. The manual for my 1984 O'day 34 in big bold type warns that the dealer MUST intall a 1/2
getting black shoe marks off fiberglass.. MitchM at 7:20am 07.01.18 Ask All Sailors 32/5797 alas, when other family members invite guests they do not specify shoe soles. so now fo
Replacing Windlass on a 2004 Hunter 36 harryc at 6:49am 07.01.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/623 I need to replace a Simpson-Lawrence Sprint Atlantic Windlass on my 2004 Hunter 36. I see the Hunte
Knockdown / blown main PotomacDaysailer at 6:12pm 06.30.18 Ask All Sailors 11/1028 Was heading in and saw this boat with full main heeling in some hard gusts, headed over that way on
Lost Spring (1) Texas Gun-Man at 6:00pm 06.30.18 Catalina 22 5/675
Serpentine woes (1) Rick at 5:34pm 06.30.18 Ask All Sailors 11/705 So I am so excited about an upgrade. I get with Rod Collins (aka MaineSail) and I order, after some

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Downsizing to a 260 bmorr at 6:38am 06.29.24 Is the 260 a good downsize move for me? Have owned numerous sailboats over the years and currently
Invest 95L JamesG161 at 6:30am 06.29.24 The tropical Atlantic looks very warm, as does the Caribbean and that tongue of warm water in the G
Mobile navigation app jssailem at 6:23am 06.29.24 Sure looks like a map glitch.
Hypalon cleaning (2) sailcapt340 at 5:37am 06.29.24 Now, I use Aurora Speed Clean for my Achilles Dinghy. My dinghy was in need of a real good cleaning
Invest 95L shemandr at 5:16am 06.29.24 Jim & John, looking at the OHI it looks to me that the North Atlantic doesn't have as much heat as f
Mobile navigation app dlochner at 5:16am 06.29.24 Speaking of glitches... after following this thread, I decided to visit the App Store and download
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... dlochner at 5:09am 06.29.24 I'm probably using the wrong term... It is slab reefing already. Its actually two lines joined
2004 Hunter 36 Refrigerator...repair or replace? Rich 35.5 at 4:26am 06.29.24 If its an air cooled model, check the coils, they may just be filled with dust and lint... With t
What are these screw things called rgranger at 8:19pm 06.28.24 It is a pretty safe bet that the bolts are seized beyond all non-destructive attempts at removal. A
Mobile navigation app Captain Larry-DH at 7:55pm 06.28.24
Mobile navigation app SoSound at 7:51pm 06.28.24
Mobile navigation app (4) SoSound at 7:49pm 06.28.24 Speaking of glitches... after following this thread, I decided to visit the App Store and downloade
Mobile navigation app Captain Larry-DH at 7:45pm 06.28.24 I would definitely call that a glitch! If it happened enough for you to call it 'occasional', I'd
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... Ward H at 7:36pm 06.28.24 Get an electrician's fish tape that is longer than your mast. You won't need that length for the bo
Mobile navigation app SoSound at 7:09pm 06.28.24 My only complaint with Navionics (and it could be my problem) is the occasional freezing up on my
What are these screw things called dLj at 6:50pm 06.28.24 Titanium for the Win !! There is no magic bullet. Titanium has benefits and limitations, just l
2004 Hunter 36 Refrigerator...repair or replace? Kupe at 6:39pm 06.28.24 Hi Kupe. If the fridge runs but no cooling, it may need a re-charge. If it were my boat I would cal
2004 Hunter 36 Refrigerator...repair or replace? Terry Cox at 6:33pm 06.28.24 Hi Kupe. If the fridge runs but no cooling, it may need a re-charge. If it were my boat I would call
What are these screw things called dlochner at 6:19pm 06.28.24 Do your engineering then. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shear_stress Stress versus Shearing force
Ablative bottom paint help (1) thinwater at 5:54pm 06.28.24 Were there actually solid clumps in the paint before you started? A bad batch or one that froze, tho

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