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Pearson 28 - Engine starting question marvy1 at 6:44pm 05.05.18 Pearson 7/2512 Hi - I am a new owner of a Pearson 28-1 (1980), and have only previously sailed a larger Pearson 10M
Dielectric grease in mast lights plug? DAVA390 at 5:12pm 05.05.18 Ask All Sailors 5/827 During the recent move from home to the marina the plug wiring in the four prong plug for mast light
Hunter 260 Demasting Gypsea Kids at 3:20pm 05.05.18 Smaller Boats 43/5124 Anyone out there ever demasted their H260/H26? We just did and are looking for help. Such as: Manuf
Jib/Genoa car track ID Stand up block HighCs123 at 10:36am 05.05.18 Ask An Oday Owner 5/692 I want to buy new cars for my Jib track. What is the difference between cars not specified, and car
Ocean Marine Davits (1) Marc14857 at 7:41am 05.05.18 Ask All Sailors 2/858 I just received my Ocean Marine Davits and will be installing them this week on my Hunter 44AC. I a
Speaking of Furlers (2) Todd Atchison at 7:31am 05.05.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1339 So it's nearly time to launch our V222. Though we still don't have a name (we have a short list, don
What would you do DayDreamer41 at 5:44am 05.05.18 Ask All Sailors 25/2448 So, couple of weeks ago laying in bed, I am experiencing pressure in my chest and my left arm is thr
Diesel Fuel Full Circle 473 at 10:55pm 05.04.18 Ask All Sailors 20/2261 Can any of you experts out there tell me the deference between the diesel fuel at the marina fuel do
Back in the Chessy All U Get at 9:40pm 05.04.18 Ask All Sailors 18/1043 Hi all, It took us about 130 hours from the Bahamas April 17th to Deltaville, Va May 4th. We had s
The boat is (was) finally ready Mark Maulden at 8:49pm 05.04.18 Pacific North West Cruisers 15/1437 The new engine/drivetrain is good, J-prop is pitched, new propane system is in, boat is cleaned up,
Table Modification rosypar1 at 7:27pm 05.04.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1850 We are looking for a table modification that will allow the table to go down to make large sleeping
Winter storm blues... (1) rgranger at 5:13pm 05.04.18 Ask All Sailors 2/443 So this winter we had a nor'easter and the pylon in my slip on my starboard bow side came lose. No
Zipper Blues!!!!!!! (2) rgranger at 5:06pm 05.04.18 Ask All Sailors 13/874 So I have a mystery, or at least I'm confused. I started my annual spring deep clean of my boat
Keel separation or bad fairing? (5) danneskjold08094 at 3:52pm 05.04.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/4504
Aluminum-framed window installations (8) Scott T-Bird at 3:48pm 05.04.18 Ask All Sailors 4/295 I finally pulled the trigger and bought 8 new windows for my cabin. I originally had 6. When I bou
1984 oday 25 rudder length mastup at 2:27pm 05.04.18 Day Sailers 9/2295 hello, new to the forum wondering if anybody has modified the 25 rudder to the oday 26 specs to take
Whisker Pole Technique LakeShark at 2:20pm 05.04.18 Racing 7/2611 Any of you guys have a good video that shows proper whisker pole technique. It's one of many items
May the 4th Brian D at 1:29pm 05.04.18 Sails Call Lounge 9/656 be with you. :kick::biggrin::laugh::banghead::plus::deadhorse::yeah::yikes::clap:
420 Passage Forward A/C fan counts down from 6 wont cool tootssea at 1:26pm 05.04.18 Big Boats 2/521 our forward A/C just stopped cooling. We were in a marina and both worked just fine. Checked into an
Jib Hank Installation (1) Simon Sexton at 1:13pm 05.04.18 Ask All Sailors 27/6885 Hey Y'all, Good afternoon! As I was doing some repairs on the original sails that came wit

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Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 7:32am 06.17.24 I returned it to the dealer and he promptly replaced it with a new one which didn't instill a hell
keel bolt torque jdrutten at 7:24am 06.17.24 I tightened mine about a year and a half ago according to whatever docs were available, including Ra
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches Joe at 7:23am 06.17.24 Well, of course, Stu and I have made the same contrasting comments about this product many, many tim
Merit 22 owners emh56 at 7:23am 06.17.24 I just got a Merit 22, I was wondering what size motor you have on it. Your question is timely.
Merit 22 owners fishingbobber at 6:27am 06.17.24 We launched our Merit 22 for the first time today (after 2 years of work). The boat was last sailed
keel bolt torque Davidasailor26 at 6:23am 06.17.24 did this work with your 310? we used this using socket size info. for our 290. Not sure where the s
keel bolt torque colin59 at 6:11am 06.17.24 did this work with your 310? we used this using socket size info. for our 290. Not sure where the se
Hunter 306 Sea Hood Removal jdrutten at 6:07am 06.17.24
Wiring SiriusXM antenna or solar panels (2) jdrutten at 5:57am 06.17.24 I snapped a shot of the wiring coming out of the aft starboard arch support tube in case it helps.
Engine Overheating ice breaker at 5:50am 06.17.24 Everyone has given great advice. I would only add that back flushing the heat exchanger might help
Hunter 306 Sea Hood Removal Crazy Dave Condon at 5:48am 06.17.24 Robert An old trick is to pressurize the cabin and then looking where air is coming out. To do th
Catalina 27 teak before and after Project_Mayhem at 5:42am 06.17.24 You go. I worked over my handrails a couple of years ago. Will be revarnishing them this spring. Ep
Adding winches rgranger at 5:42am 06.17.24 I've added a deck organizer and a traveler to an H26. I can post pics of the process if you think
I want to buy a boat. What should I look for (insert brand of boat)? kappykaplan at 5:15am 06.17.24 Does size occur? I own an n scale 1/160 th sailboat Crazy Dave Condon. links don't work.
I want to buy a boat. What should I look for (insert brand of boat)? (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 5:13am 06.17.24 Does size occur? I own an n scale 1/160 th sailboat
Hunter 306 window replacement Ralph Johnstone at 12:05am 06.17.24 This is considered to be the bible of fixed port and hatchlight installation. This is the procedure
Hunter 306 window replacement Arbee at 10:32pm 06.16.24 Do you have a hobby woodworking shop ? If you have the power tools to go with it (table saw, small
Hunter 306 window replacement Ralph Johnstone at 10:25pm 06.16.24 Do you have a hobby woodworking shop ? If you have the power tools to go with it (table saw, small
keel bolt torque (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:16pm 06.16.24 Those are the ones if they look like this. Hunter sent these to me decades ago. hich the bolts (j-
Loose footed main with Mid-boom sheeting Hayden Watson at 10:12pm 06.16.24 I know this post is old, but why do folks call this a 6 to 1 sheet? As I see it, it is only a 4 to

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