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US Paralympic Sailing Team JTulls at 5:17pm 07.01.16 Racing 2/564 Just got the yacht club newsletter for this month and they ran a nice story about how one of the for
Slip Suggestions PaytonG at 4:39pm 07.01.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/1382 hey guys, so we have another question. We are on a waiting list for a 12x32 slip and are stuck using
M25 Tachometer on Universal won't calibrate high enough? patrickkidd at 2:59pm 07.01.16 Ask All Sailors 3/1141 Hi there! I have a universal M25 in a 1985 Catalina 30, and I am trying to calibrate the tachometer
Dropping the rudder on a Hunter 34 JACKHEAPE at 2:26pm 07.01.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2065 Anyone have any tips on dropping the rudder on a Hunter 34? I have to replace the cutlass bearing an
15' Venture Cat Help!? Scotts15'cat at 2:09pm 07.01.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/562 Recently bought a 15' Venture Cat with banana hauls, equipped with jib. My guess is its from the lat
Macgregor 26S help needed LFC4ME at 9:44am 07.01.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/4142 I need help with my 26S. This is my first boat. I have the owners manual but I need help with riggin
Storing a Laser hull in the water. patrickkidd at 8:53am 07.01.16 Ask All Sailors 22/3504 Hello! I have a Laser and space is at a premium so I have to store it in the water next to my Catal
Cabin Table Bracket/Support alfaguy at 8:37am 07.01.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/362 Would some fine Hunter owner post a photo of the bracket that holds up the fold-down table leaf on a
Companion Way Doors (4) Long Story at 8:26am 07.01.16 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 4/2569 Great design - frame slips in place of hatch boards, door has lift off hinge to frame. Windows come
Boat sank in a race. Lessons learned (1) Jackdaw at 7:59am 07.01.16 Ask All Sailors 81/7581 Last evening we lost a Capri 25 during an race. It was blowing 12-15, with 22 knots gusts accompanie
m-25 over heating captcoho at 6:51am 07.01.16 Engines and Propulsion 6/831 Engine started over heating the end of last season. Replaced hoses, impeller, fresh water pump, new
Missing Compression Tube? dlochner at 5:27am 07.01.16 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1386 The Hitachi Alternator on a Yanmar 3jh2 has a saddle mount. The engine only has a single ear in the
Trouble sailing in 7mph wind...? (2) shermanator at 12:58am 07.01.16 Ask All Sailors 12/3044 Had a quick question.. It was my first time sailing and I was moving along pretty nicely, but wasn't
Companionway Cover Color evan709 at 9:08pm 06.30.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/660 When I bought my 1993 Hunter 23.5, it didn't come with a companionway cover. I want to order one.
Question about my solar set-up Bad Obsession at 7:10pm 06.30.16 Ask All Sailors 10/356 Most of those on here frequently know of my set-up already. 100W flexible panel that I take on and
Refrigerator Rschipman at 6:05pm 06.30.16 Ask All Sailors 3/383 I recently bought 1983 hunter34, how do I turn on the refrigerator ?
Hunter 23 Rcarbo at 5:26pm 06.30.16 Ask All Sailors 1/348 I recently purchased a 1989 Hunter 23. What holds the large hatch cover up over the cockpit? Thanks
Hunter 23 Rcarbo at 5:25pm 06.30.16 Smaller Boats 10/1473 I recently purchased a 1989 Hunter 23. What holds the large hatch cover up over the cockpit? Thanks
How to deal with mainsheet and Bimini on H23 isaksp00 at 5:21pm 06.30.16 Smaller Boats 30/4196 I just installed the Bimini that came with our boat for the first time. When opened the front edge
Raymarine Auto Helm problem njlarry at 3:53pm 06.30.16 Ask All Sailors 7/894 The locking lever on our Auto helm ST 4000 keeps unlocking right after being engaged. It started las

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Damaged Hull and repair to ballast tank pdistefano58 at 5:15am 04.17.23 I wanted to thank Crazy Dave for all his help we are very grateful for him taking the time to talk w
More efficient way to clean gears? Rick Webb at 5:08am 04.17.23 Maybe a quicker way, I saw on YouTube to clean carburetor parts a guy put Velcro on the lid of a jar
More efficient way to clean gears? CYQK at 4:59am 04.17.23 pickup one of those batt operated pressure washers home depot has them works great
Sourcing leks Timm R Oday25 at 4:44am 04.17.23 JSSailem .. I swear to god ..I work with these guys ..chest out ..trying to impress anyone they can
Bow truster on hp450 (1) Nodak7 at 4:00am 04.17.23 I installed an external Yacht Thruster a couple of years ago, myself, and love it! It sure improve
Bow truster on hp450 henri at 11:36pm 04.16.23 Yes absolutely, what brand, type and power ? Was this satisfactory ... ?
More efficient way to clean gears? MikeHoncho at 10:20pm 04.16.23 Every year?
More efficient way to clean gears? BigEasy at 9:13pm 04.16.23 Or, you could get a parts washing station. You still have room in the garage don't you? :cool:
More efficient way to clean gears? DArcy at 7:39pm 04.16.23 The "proper" way is as Dave says, a part washing station. I used to use a Safety-Clean station at a
More efficient way to clean gears? dlochner at 7:19pm 04.16.23 David, that's the method I use also. After soaking for several hours in mineral spirits, I use a
More efficient way to clean gears? BigEasy at 6:27pm 04.16.23 Every year or two I disassemble my winches, clean the gears with mineral spirits, and reassemble th
Sourcing leks dLj at 6:24pm 04.16.23 I wish he hadn't changed the subject like - I was enjoying the typo... dj
More efficient way to clean gears? dLj at 6:22pm 04.16.23 I'd use toluene. dj
Newbie Fresh and Green dLj at 6:15pm 04.16.23 dLj Yes sir I haven't asked any questions yet but thanks for your response. Mostly I was just try
Identifying water in the bilge. Crazy Dave Condon at 5:07pm 04.16.23 If you determine it's fresh water please get my attention by @Crazy Dave Condon I was the Catalina d
Fresh Water Prime- Can't Get it kloudie1 at 4:44pm 04.16.23 The ShurFlow inlet has a built in pressure regulator. It sounds from your note that the regulator is
New sail advice needed jdrutten at 4:39pm 04.16.23 Amazing responses! Very helpful. Thanks all!!! I'm hearing that I need to be sure I know my needs a
Newbie Fresh and Green kappykaplan at 2:50pm 04.16.23 How they mount onto the boat so as to not become loose over time. There are quite a few posts on t
Bow truster on hp450 Nodak7 at 2:43pm 04.16.23 Are you talking external or internal thruster? I did an external on my 41 if that is of interest.
Newbie Fresh and Green Clay Smith at 2:29pm 04.16.23 dLj Yes sir I haven't asked any questions yet but thanks for your response. Mostly I was just tryi

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