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Selden In Mast Furler - New Problem (2) Nodak7 at 1:29pm 10.13.17 Big Boats 9/3449 Ok I am completely confused! The track guide for my mast furler is "stuck" at the bottom of the trac
Moisture Meters jviss at 11:33am 10.13.17 Musings With Maine Sail 5/3281 RC, I know you like the CT-33, but I couldn't help myself and bought a $40 General pinless moisture
Winter storage Oil change. Before storage or in spring? dsaniti at 10:40am 10.13.17 Mid-Size Boats 43/9920
Roller Furling upgrade MitchK at 10:15am 10.13.17 Newport 13/3573 Have any of you upgraded the foresail to a roller furling setup. If so, which furler did you go with
26S swing keel pivot assembly mystery copper sleeve (1) Bfranchini at 10:14am 10.13.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3082 Question for Sumner or anyone who has serviced the swing keel of a 26S Thanks to Sumner's detailed
Hunter 240 Zinc Arnie53 at 9:30am 10.13.17 Smaller Boats 15/1724 I have a Hunter 240 water ballast that is kept year-round in the Marina at Great Salt Lake Utah. Wh
1990 Mac26S Reese hitch pulling question Mike Harvey at 6:53am 10.13.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1085
Harvest Moon Race hewebb at 5:47am 10.13.17 Ask All Sailors 2/445 I was fortunate to be able to charter a boat and put a crew together to run the Harvest Moon Race ou
roller fairlead for a Benetau 321 (1) rsotomayor at 8:19pm 10.12.17 Parts Search 5/1339 Hi. I lost the Roller Farilead on the aft port side of a Benetau 321, which tore off during hurr
Harbor Freight jviss at 5:07pm 10.12.17 Ask All Sailors 52/7176 Harbor Freight has a lot of great tools for boaters, at prices we can afford I currently have in
Rudder bearing replacement - Beneteau 57 (2009) Philip Relf at 4:17pm 10.12.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1259 I replaced the rudder bearing last year and it looks like I'll have to do the same this year. Has an
Hunter 26.5 cdi furler CAL ADAMS at 3:18pm 10.12.17 Ask All Sailors 1/330 I'm sure someone has installed a CD{ furler on a Hunter 26.5 . Looking for information on how it was
Below deck autopilot on hunter 340 Steve3254 at 1:14pm 10.12.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/2713 trying to get ant information on will and how to put a ray marine mechanical drive autopilot on my 1
Sprockets, chain for Rotary Drive autopilot mlpayne at 11:49am 10.12.17 Big Boats 8/3902 I see on-going threads indicating folks are DIY installing Raymarine EV200 AP systems with rotary d
Replace acrylic portlights (3) kbgunn at 11:27am 10.12.17 Catalina 22 31/11414 I finally decided to address the acrylic windows that were sun damaged, crazed and leaking. Outsid
in mast furling Bill of Sail at 11:21am 10.12.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/976 looking for some advice on replacing the line for the in mast furling on a Hunter 340. Can anyone h
How to make a good offer on a boat for sale? Ward H at 9:54am 10.12.17 Ask All Sailors 32/5465 I've bought two boats in my short sailing career. Both under $4k in value, no broker, no survey and
Out of sight, out of mind? Pat at 8:53am 10.12.17 Bigger Boats 33/3675 We spent yesterday cleaning our quarterberth of un-used, not needed items...there was a lot! In doin
Flushing cooling system NYSail at 6:29am 10.12.17 Ask All Sailors 11/757 So I am getting ready to change antifreeze and all hoses...... Will flush the system a couple of tim
Catalina 310 wing keel draft? Lisa at 4:45am 10.12.17 Catalina 310 33/7691 Ready to purchase a Catalina 310 wing keel. We prefer a shallower draft boat, so that was a draw wit

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Single Lever Throttle/Shifter Question Foswick at 7:57pm 07.29.24 Many shifters have a knob on the side. Pulled out, the lever is disengaged from the shifting mechan
Tired of Hunter tank monitors and want to switch to SCAD Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:47pm 07.29.24 I recommend that you set the alarm on "3/4" instead of "full"...for two reasons: 1. USCG regs requ
Reefing: Procedural Questions Foswick at 7:46pm 07.29.24 Foswick, one should reef as soon as white tops and larger waves are visible nearby. This confirms t
Single Lever Throttle/Shifter Question Michael Davis at 7:30pm 07.29.24 Our single lever has a button on the centre that you push in if you want to increase RPMs in neutral
Single Lever Throttle/Shifter Question Davidasailor26 at 7:06pm 07.29.24 Often on a single handle the default behavior is to shift and speed control, and an extra action (li
Cold machine works but... danm1 at 7:02pm 07.29.24 Did a "paper test" on the seals (too cheap to risk a dollar) and wow. Fridge took only a light tug a
Single Lever Throttle/Shifter Question Ward H at 6:59pm 07.29.24 Yes, most likely user error. I posted all I know about his boat so far except I just remembered
Single Lever Throttle/Shifter Question Rich Stidger at 6:39pm 07.29.24 What shifter? Since he is new, maybe operator error?
Hunter 26 mast foot not flush to mast base Crazy Dave Condon at 6:04pm 07.29.24 @spencersea have you removed that toggle on the foredtsy? @dlochner also advised correctly about
Tired of Hunter tank monitors and want to switch to SCAD Captain Larry-DH at 5:54pm 07.29.24 You can alarm on empty (e.g. water tank) or full (holding tank)
Tired of Hunter tank monitors and want to switch to SCAD Captain Larry-DH at 5:51pm 07.29.24 Can the SCAD sensor be used as a signal switch? I would like to retrofit the sensors onto the "Navi
40.5 Bilge Pump Through Hull Replacement Rich Stidger at 5:48pm 07.29.24 Thanks, Rick. Now do you have a solution for the crick in my neck? :p
Reefing: Procedural Questions JoeWhite at 5:38pm 07.29.24 Foswick, one should reef as soon as white tops and larger waves are visible nearby. This confirms th
Cold machine works but... dLj at 5:34pm 07.29.24 I have pretty much the same set-up, but my Adler Barber runs for maybe 15 to 20 minutes when first s
Reefing: Procedural Questions Hayden Watson at 5:24pm 07.29.24 I think the correct term here is "nettles," not buntlines. I think it's important to tie them, eit
Yanmar electrical problem. dlochner at 5:10pm 07.29.24 2 strand: 1 Black, 1 red, an example of 12v boat wire. 3 strand: 1 Hot, 1Ground and 1 Neutral, aka
dinghy kappykaplan at 4:57pm 07.29.24 I wonder if @HBBIS 's statement had something to do with his post the other day asking about dinghy
dinghy Ralph Johnstone at 4:47pm 07.29.24 Was there a question? "No question mark so it must have been a statement" as quoted by Captain Ob
Reefing: Procedural Questions Ward H at 4:42pm 07.29.24 @duck21 As others have mentioned, tying the buntlines to the boom is not recommended as it is too ea
Yanmar electrical problem. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 4:40pm 07.29.24 226420 @DStegs49 , I sure wish this was available in Canadian Home Depots. These are top of the li

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