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Mast Compression Post Rot Barn-dog at 2:16pm 12.31.16 Ask All Sailors 26/6731 After reading about this, I decided to remove the teak wrap around the wood post on my 1987 Hunter 3
Tension on head stay back stay and upper and lowers. Roller furling and back stay adjustment. Charles Youker at 2:06pm 12.31.16 Catalina 30 13/2245 What should the tension on running rigging. Cat 30 tall mast.
Indoor Outboard fix started. (2) DAVA390 at 12:21pm 12.31.16 Ask All Sailors 10/750 Holidays over,3 weeks till our big trip,should be enough time for me to reduce my motor to a basket
Pearson 33-2 electrical drawings obdoor at 12:02pm 12.31.16 Pearson 7/3079 if anybody has a copy of the factory electrical drawings I would greatly appreciate a copy of them.
Oceanis 37 access hatch is not water tight Pilgrimtex at 9:46am 12.31.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1309 While stuck in a storm 4 days with confused seas; we wound up with a good 20 gallons of seawater in
Mast Diameter and Boom Length ~ Catalina 22 MK II catalanc at 6:25am 12.31.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1696 Hi Guys, I want to purchase a new main sail cover and I need to know the the mast diameter and boom
Soda Blasting rpwillia at 4:37pm 12.30.16 Ask All Sailors 3/437 Has anyone done this themselves? Last time I had my boat hauled the yard manager mentioned he was th
Shaefer rf top swivel "drum." Clydo at 4:18pm 12.30.16 Catalina 310 3/970 Recently could not unfurl rf. Pulled jenny down and found top swivel full of bird poo causing beari
Catalina 22 Asills17 at 3:02pm 12.30.16 Catalina 22 22/3273 Hi all, I'm a University student in his 20's looking to buy a used Catalina 22. I work part time mak
My off season project (1) kito at 12:22pm 12.30.16 Sails Call Lounge 9/1051 I know this is way off topic but wanted to share my latest project.......a pair of Mini Statement sp
Where can I find one of these ? (2) finefurn at 9:13am 12.30.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2980 I have a 1984 Hunter 27 I need the Reefing/Outhaul Line jamb on the Starboard side of the boom. I
302/322 shaft removal the_alpine at 8:39am 12.30.16 Bigger Boats 21/3101 any owners out there know if the prop shaft on these boats can be removed with the rudder in place?
O'Day 1987 35 Jghflash at 7:00am 12.30.16 Bigger Boats 12/1803 I am looking at buying a 1987 35 in Florida. The only "known" issues are some leakage from the stan
Happy New Year! (1) Kermit at 1:54am 12.30.16 Sails Call Lounge 23/1522 Hoping everyone will sail into a happy 2017 with fair winds and full sails.
Replacing Jabsco macerator with Raritan VanIslandGuy at 8:55pm 12.29.16 Big Boats 0/429 Just replaced both macerator pumps, (Jabsco orignals 1998), with new Raritan pumps. If anyone is co
What to look for when considering to purchase a used 26S Christen at 8:07pm 12.29.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1360 Greetings, I am looking to purchase a MacGregor 26s and am looking for input from owners as to what
A precautionary tale or shore power near disaster. (4) chrisings at 6:00pm 12.29.16 Ask All Sailors 22/2365 For reasons I don't need to go into here, we were never able to sail Trinity this season, sadly, she
New Design Trivia LakeShark at 12:27pm 12.29.16 Catalina 22 29/1730 Ok so I know this does not matter and it is simply useless trivia but I have to ask. Does anyone kn
49 ft hunter Florida canvas maker claugerbaum at 8:17am 12.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/437 Looking for reputable canvas dealer to cover the cockpit of a hunter 49
Sail Number? freeheelbillie at 7:13am 12.29.16 Catalina 30 4/1474 What's the proper way to do my main sail number? I assume it would be the first four numbers of my h

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Diesel shut off pull Michael Davis at 2:22pm 10.18.23
Diesel shut off pull Richard19068 at 2:13pm 10.18.23 Which model Yanmar? Are you certain you have a Yanmar, all the Yanmars I have seen are gray. I don
On h260 how to stop cables inside mast clanging? Crazy Dave Condon at 2:06pm 10.18.23 @Davenport First picture shows the companionway cover. Retake the picture of the area so I can see
Diesel shut off pull dlochner at 1:57pm 10.18.23 220825 Don, I was down at the boat and decided to take some poor and hard to see photos of my shut-o
Diesel shut off pull (2) Michael Davis at 1:42pm 10.18.23 At least on the 3JH2E the pull is about 3 inches hotos of my shut-off solenoid. Very hard to see b
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Timm R Oday25 at 1:39pm 10.18.23 Regarding docking with higher freeboard. My wife and I are getting older. A few years ago she decla
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Stu Jackson at 12:28pm 10.18.23 You have inner tracks and tracks on the toe rail - no? My neighbor's C-34 does and I wish I had tha
Kevlar skid plates? piratesnail at 12:23pm 10.18.23
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Apex at 12:11pm 10.18.23 Apex, I hear this all the time. We didn't have them either. So I bought track slide on cleats and
main flow issue jssailem at 11:52am 10.18.23 Thanks for sharing your observations @DinghySailor . :biggrin: You are a wiser and smarter sailor no
On h260 how to stop cables inside mast clanging? (1) jssailem at 11:49am 10.18.23 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments/img_20231018_132816-jpg.220820cover was destroyed.
On h260 how to stop cables inside mast clanging? jssailem at 11:47am 10.18.23
On h260 how to stop cables inside mast clanging? (4) Davenport at 11:43am 10.18.23 To answer my own question, it was NOT wiring which is sorta rigid and too light to clang, it was the
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger jssailem at 11:42am 10.18.23 :plus: SPOT ON @Stu Jackson. I have had the pleasure of observing your docking mastery in a variety
Kevlar skid plates? capta at 11:26am 10.18.23 A lot simpler and way cheaper solution would be to stop hitting rocks! Is your problem you do not kn
Dual Tracks on Hunter 33 (1) kbgunn at 11:26am 10.18.23 Nice Scott! Flying an asym is one of the top thrills of sailing. This is me flying one single-handed
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Scott T-Bird at 11:22am 10.18.23 Apex, I hear this all the time. We didn't have them either. So I bought track slide on cleats and
Just a bit too much heel and helm Scott T-Bird at 11:17am 10.18.23 I echo what John just said above, but have a few additional comments in line with that. Being singl
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Stu Jackson at 10:49am 10.18.23 (no mid-ship cleats) Apex, I hear this all the time. We didn't have them either. So I bought tra
Diesel shut off pull Stu Jackson at 10:32am 10.18.23 Stu, If I'm single handing at sea and I see or smell 'burning', I want the engine shut down now wit

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