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A thing rarely seen in the wild: porpoising harbor seals (1) Kings Gambit at 9:03am 06.28.17 Ask All Sailors 14/3404 I was "making passage" from Santa Cruz Island to King Harbor (Redondo Beach) last week; motoring nea
Furler Model - Luff Tape Size JHoward at 8:39am 06.28.17 Ask All Sailors 6/3376 Hunter Cherubini 37.5, 1980. Had a 2nd hand Harken (series L300?) unit installed, have to get new ro
Mast support post length greg_m at 5:52am 06.28.17 Catalina 22 9/753 GDTU all! Would some kind soul kindly measure the length of their pole, erm... their mast support p
Can a Solar Charge Controller be used to regulate an outboard ? Leeward Rail at 5:22am 06.28.17 Ask All Sailors 21/5142 Question for the electrical nerds out here. My Tohatsu outboard has unregulated output via magneto
Towing without center support piedpiperIII at 4:02am 06.28.17 Catalina 22 11/974 Does anyone tow their boat with the mast supported for and aft only?? I put a support from the mast
Yanmar 3YM 30 SWP aftermarket rebuild Brahmany at 10:05pm 06.27.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/590 Any owners out the who have rebuilt the Yanmar/Johnson SWP with after market bearings and seals, and
Jacklines on a C30? patrickkidd at 6:55pm 06.27.17 Catalina 30 13/3055 I just tried the shortest jacklines at West Marine, which go 24" past the stern cleat when connected
Want to add additional halyards murrayabbott at 6:11pm 06.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2057 Hi I have a Hunter 45DS with the inmast furling system. I would like to add a spare halyard or 2 for
Vmax 6v agm batteries.... NYSail at 5:13pm 06.27.17 Ask All Sailors 0/319 looking to replace 2 4d agm batteries and came across vmax 6v 225ah. Says made in USA by vmax. Also
2017 Solar Eclipse Regatta kiteflyer at 4:59pm 06.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/777 ive been asked by my sailing club to organize a fun unconventional Regatta during the solar eclipse
Need replacement rudder H25 John D Wright at 2:54pm 06.27.17 Smaller Boats 3/492 I have a 2007 Hunter H25 shoal draft keel with factory installed pedestal and wheel. I need to repl
Advice on H31 gooseneck fitting (1) SeanP at 2:32pm 06.27.17 Mid-Size Boats 18/3331 Looking for feedback on what I am showing in this picture I shared of the gooseneck fitting on my 19
Recommended standing rigging tension worich24 at 1:57pm 06.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/873 I just bought a 1998 H26 and finished tightening the shrouds. There isn't any specific details in th
Help me win more races kiteflyer at 1:02pm 06.27.17 Mid-Size Boats 11/1195 I competed in my first race this past weekend with Arcadia, my 1991 Hunter 28. It was a 26 mile rac
I joined the grounding club! (3) T_Cat at 12:42pm 06.27.17 Catalina 22 19/1146 138008 138009 138010 Tough day last week. Decided to take the family sailing on the hottest day of t
Shore water pressure reducer RWSlater at 12:01pm 06.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/3040 I searched the archives and didn't find anything so here goes. I have a 2007 Hunter 45CC. The wate
It flys (1) LeslieTroyer at 11:57am 06.27.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 15/1439 got this last December. First time sailing with it The sock makes it easy. $1500 with sock on wint
swing keel woes Allegro WI at 11:28am 06.27.17 Catalina 22 5/799 For many years I kept my 1975 swing keel in a slip in quiet waters, but for two seasons it has been
356 anchor light question Jimongee at 10:56am 06.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1654 We Have a 2002 356. Over time we have replaced all the incandescent bulbs with LED's. All except the
Ideas (1) Eberline at 9:16am 06.27.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/521 I'd like to fix these cushions to get them through a few seasons until I replace them. Any ideas ou

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Stuffing box question. American_Mainsail at 4:36am 04.03.24 Only one thing to consider ............................. what is the temperature of the gland nu
Stuffing box question. (5) RevenantDan at 4:35am 04.03.24 Pictures? Needs some work, to be sure. There was a squatter on it, but at least he wasnt a crackhe
Raytheon Wind Instrument not reading east coaster at 4:32am 04.03.24 Same instrument lay out as yours. I also had the same issue, did all the tests as advised by raymari
Stuffing box question. kappykaplan at 4:27am 04.03.24 Now I have another project, lol. Was able to buy a 1976 Freeport Islander for $500. It floats and d
Rode for Desolation Sound Terry Cox at 4:27am 04.03.24 Danforth won't due and CQR tends to be unreliable in these parts. Hmm. Our boat came with a 40# Da
Stuffing box question. RevenantDan at 4:19am 04.03.24 As others have stated, drip rate is measured while spinning and is ideally zero at rest. 1 per sec
Rode for Desolation Sound Terry Cox at 4:17am 04.03.24 Where did you have the problem? Also been there many times before, Leo and never had a problem. Pr
Starting Engine on pallet cdells at 3:30am 04.03.24
Outhaul Setup Oceanis 311 Ikokite at 12:17am 04.03.24 The owners manual shows the outhaul attached to the boom... ring the diagrams in the user manual. C
Outhaul Setup Oceanis 311 (1) marcham at 11:45pm 04.02.24 The owners manual shows the outhaul attached to the boom...
Rode for Desolation Sound marcham at 11:27pm 04.02.24
Rode for Desolation Sound marcham at 11:18pm 04.02.24
Mooring setup cost.... NYSail at 9:35pm 04.02.24 The cost in port jeff for a used 500# setup is under $1000. Even if it included launch service, tha
Stuffing box question. High Current at 9:21pm 04.02.24 As others have stated, drip rate is measured while spinning and is ideally zero at rest. 1 per seco
Moving from Ranger 12 to ?? newranger at 8:52pm 04.02.24 Here is a related question, I'm having a hard time finding boats I want locally around SLC but I'm s
Rode for Desolation Sound leo310 at 8:29pm 04.02.24 Been to Sturt bay many times never had problems with anchoring. Where did you have the problem?
Mooring setup cost.... TimFromLI at 7:44pm 04.02.24 The cost in port jeff for a used 500# setup is under $1000. Even if it included launch service, that
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain dLj at 7:43pm 04.02.24 Swivel shackles are nice, but I'm told that they are the most frequent failure point in local groun
Cleaning foam cushions? ggrizzard at 7:25pm 04.02.24 Agree with foam replacement. But, you could clean the covers (if they are still usable) by taking t
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain thinwater at 7:24pm 04.02.24 a. The corrosion is because the rope stays wet. Something is weird; I've never seen the corrosion th

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