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Hunter 170 Spinnaker Install Jmonserrate234 at 4:25am 06.22.25 Day Sailers 5/344
Which is any are the diesel tank vent - 2004 Hunter 41 (1) spadaforaj at 3:25am 06.22.25 Big Boats 8/488 trying to find out why tank is not venting properly - and in the course of things - don;t know which
Seldon in mast furling - backwards ? (1) spadaforaj at 3:17am 06.22.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/365 Hi - have had trouble on the 2004 Hunter 41 mainsail furling for a while - just had a new sail made,
Looking for inspection checklist for a Water Ballast C250 Pbyrne at 1:51pm 06.21.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/172 It's a 1998 Waterballast. Looks to be in very good condition, and trailering is what I'm intersted
Adding roller furling. Waybad at 12:11pm 06.21.25 Ask All Sailors 9/810 If you have a choice would you pefer to roll up the sail from the port side or the starboard side?
Recommendations for outhaul/inhaul lines? Dr. D at 11:52am 06.21.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/464 I get the main set as I want it. Within 15 minutes the foot has pulled away from the boom. Only thin
Musing on DC Electrical Changes (2) TrapperJohn at 11:44am 06.21.25 Ask All Sailors 20/1081 While I'm busy working on my thru-hull issues in another thread, I can't help but be parallel planni
Dock lines high on piling Danno 1914 at 4:39am 06.21.25 Ask All Sailors 12/532
Leisure 17 gooseneck - help (4) KatyLou at 2:42am 06.21.25 Parts Search 1/261 Hi all - I have just acquired a Leisure 17. The boom was inside the cabin, no sails sadly. I have th
Leaky window on Hunter 40.5 built 1993 Irek at 10:28pm 06.20.25 Ask All Sailors 7/326 Hi guys Anyone tried to deal with leaking big side windows? I wonder if there is a drawing showing
Weight of Hunter 23.5 trailer plus boat i.e. including boat, mast, furling jib, single axle trailer and 5HP motor Westerly at 7:18pm 06.20.25 Smaller Boats 14/860 I have a 1993 Hunter 23.5. I would like to determine the towing weight of the Hunter 23.5 including
New to the forum (1) Tmugs at 3:56pm 06.20.25 Catalina 22 17/894 I'm new to the forum and new to the catalina 22. Been lurking on the forum and time for an introduc
New outhaul line, Catalina 320 Jwhy at 10:52am 06.20.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/314 How do I replace the outhaul line running through the boom? I pulled the cable from the boom end un
Hunter 18....pointing problems?? Mainsail too low or weeds on rudder or centerboard? duganderson at 10:21am 06.20.25 Smaller Boats 3/323 I'm in a sailing club and we have several Hunter 18s. I've noticed problems pointing Hunter 18s whe
Diesel Fuel Additives... Necessary? PaulDaniel at 10:09am 06.20.25 Engines and Propulsion 10/732 I recently bought a 1994 Catalina 270 that has an inboard Perkins M20 (3-cylinder, 18 HP) diesel.
Fuel sender and gauge info fred1diver at 8:58am 06.20.25 Ask All Sailors 17/657 Hello again. I would like to install a fuel sensor(?) to My monel gas tank, how do I do that? Is is
Jabsco Y-Valve Confusion (1) testingthewaters91 at 8:20am 06.20.25 The Cherubini Hunters 3/348
Small World (1) Foswick at 7:42am 06.20.25 Ask All Sailors 3/251 I have to tell this story because it is so uncanny. When we sold our first boat, the guy who bought
Jaws All U Get at 7:21am 06.20.25 Ask All Sailors 0/131
Calling all O'Day Daysailer 1 Experts (5) jimshipsky at 11:09am 06.19.25 Ask All Sailors 11/350 Just bought an O'Day Daysailer 1 built in 1956. She was named Nancy Lee, and raced off Cape Cod and

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Need Help: Prop Shaft Jam Nut Won't Budge jssailem at 10:27am 07.31.25 I had not read that before. It makes logical sense. I can understand the mechanics being discussed.
Albin Vega 27 first time owner PaulK at 10:25am 07.31.25 The problems with the bow are small. Filling the divots with something like MarineTex (white) would
Furling line Q's Ward H at 10:11am 07.31.25 I've always heard that the length of the boat 2 is a good starting point. I started with 75' fo*
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance JoeWhite at 10:08am 07.31.25 I wonder if you have to pound it in more, then remove the key then pull out the wheel? Here is how I
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance testingthewaters91 at 10:05am 07.31.25 I have requested information using their Contact Us form, as no phone number was on the website. Wis
Unexplained situation last night dlochner at 10:02am 07.31.25 The other solution, besides a kellet, is an all chain rode. The weight of the chain causes it to dro
Need Help: Prop Shaft Jam Nut Won't Budge testingthewaters91 at 9:58am 07.31.25 I am not sure that they are Incorrect. I understand that the larger nut is the primary one. It is t
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance jssailem at 9:52am 07.31.25 Best to call them. :plus:
Need Help: Prop Shaft Jam Nut Won't Budge jssailem at 9:48am 07.31.25 I am not sure that they are Incorrect. I understand that the larger nut is the primary one. It is ti
Need Help: Prop Shaft Jam Nut Won't Budge pgandw at 9:48am 07.31.25 Won't be cheap, but correct size wrenches work better than pliers, adjustable wrenches, pipe wrenche
Need Help: Prop Shaft Jam Nut Won't Budge testingthewaters91 at 9:44am 07.31.25 Just a note of clarification needed as to the correct placement of the lock nut because I am beginn
Need Help: Prop Shaft Jam Nut Won't Budge LLoyd B at 9:37am 07.31.25 Just a note of clarification needed as to the correct placement of the lock nut because I am beginni
Unexplained situation last night Stu Jackson at 9:30am 07.31.25 Happened all the time at China Beach State Park in San Francisco Bay. Me, too. It's where I learn
AI and sailing decision making. Alan Gomes at 9:19am 07.31.25 Thank you, Foswick, for this really excellent and concise summary. While what you have written has b
Mastgate Timm R Oday25 at 9:15am 07.31.25 Some of the sail stops wont work . On our boat the boom is quite aways below the slot . Removing the
Water ballast sailboat rudder uphaul lined (1) CrispyCringle at 8:56am 07.31.25 Is this pic what your looking for Dave? This is for a H23.5. The drawing is pretty busy, but you get
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance Tally Ho at 8:53am 07.31.25 It could be tapered and someone smashed it on to the shaft. based on this data sheet from Edson, th
Need Help: Prop Shaft Jam Nut Won't Budge testingthewaters91 at 8:49am 07.31.25 Perhaps it is my background in industrial maintenance that makes me suggest cutting the nuts. There
Need Help: Prop Shaft Jam Nut Won't Budge Timm R Oday25 at 8:39am 07.31.25 Perhaps it is my background in industrial maintenance that makes me suggest cutting the nuts. There
Unexplained situation last night odaydokay at 8:38am 07.31.25

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