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1977 O'Day 25 Window Replacement lostintime at 5:26am 12.02.15 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2691 Hi all, Happy Holidays! Sadly I live in Michigan so "Happy Holidays" means the boat is out of the w
Cabin Deflection rich26nc at 10:12pm 12.01.15 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1282 Had some well meaning friends help tune my rigging. Now the cabin top is deflected at the mast step.
Early Christmas getting a new rig Fred Villiard at 6:04pm 12.01.15 SSB and Ham Operators 10/1965 I've made up my mind to retire the old TS-440 rather than fixing it. Trying to make up my mind what
Yanmar 2gm cylinder head; can it be fixed? Doons60 at 5:38pm 12.01.15 Engines and Propulsion 4/2862 I pulled the head on my Yanmar 2GM as I believed I had issues with an exhaust valve. I took it to th
Refrigerator kerry a berg at 1:40pm 12.01.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/723 Refrigerator keeps freezing/icing over. This seems to indicate that the compressor is still working
Possible to clean under V-berth? 51RD55 at 12:28pm 12.01.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/1754 Awhile back, at the very same time this site had undergone its upgrade, and I believe I was one of
rigging ShapeShifter at 9:41am 12.01.15 Ask All Sailors 8/853 My wife and I are going to retire soon on a mac26x. We lived and sailed a boat many years ago. We ar
Battery Cable size?? captron at 7:34am 12.01.15 Ask All Sailors 5/4661 Increasing the house bank, adding 2 additional group 31 AGM to bring the total to 4 house with a com
AIS is evolving to be more uncledom at 5:00am 12.01.15 Ask All Sailors 16/1194 I know not everyone is a big fan of AIS due to slow update rates and the fact that not all vessels t
Mast wiring Oday 302 (1) Mackaroni at 8:13pm 11.30.15 Bigger Boats 10/2420 I plan on rewiring my entire mast this winter while it is unstepped and resting on the saw horses.
1986 Hunter 31 Gear Ratio Dfisher at 6:41pm 11.30.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/768 Hello all. I have a 86 Hunter 31 with a Yanmar 2GM. The boat has a MaxProp feathering prop that wa
Dodger - Bimini Connector Bosman at 5:58pm 11.30.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1021 Hi all! I plan to make dodger-bimini connector over the hard water season. While I do very much hav
mods (2) ShapeShifter at 5:24pm 11.30.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1582 look what my wonderful husband did
Photos of my new and used sails. jlillie at 5:02pm 11.30.15 S2 3/894 I posted new album with all my rigging up along with the sails if anyone cares to take a gander. My
Kiwiprop spin when sailing Ken13559 at 4:43pm 11.30.15 Ask All Sailors 15/1423 I've KM2P gearbox on my Yanmar. I notice the shaft spinning during sailing. I put gearbox to reverse
New Batteries, SOC, squealing belts cbourne200 at 4:29pm 11.30.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1120 OK, 2 wks ago found batteries dead after charging the day before. Read all I could on forum about b
Roller furling options for 1978 Cherubini 30 (1) BlowMeAway at 3:24pm 11.30.15 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1611 117693 Wow, I had no idea there might be a forum specific to Hunter owners. Too cool, so I signed up
A few questions from a Cherubini 30 Newbie BlowMeAway at 3:04pm 11.30.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1561 Wow, I had no idea there might be a forum specific to Hunter owners. Too cool, so I signed up. The 1
RIGGING HELP ShapeShifter at 2:02pm 11.30.15 Trailer Sailors 9/1697 My wife and I are going to retire soon on a mac26x. We lived and sailed a boat many years ago. We ar
Paint Flamingo1 at 1:38pm 11.30.15 Catalina 22 31/4170 I'm getting ready to paint Ole Butterscotch and I've looked at West Marine, Amazon and marine stores

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Adding second reef to main sail? Kings Gambit at 12:24pm 09.09.23 I can't fathom how it's easier than just applying more main halyard tension. Quicker? How's th
Spontaneous combustion Ralph Johnstone at 12:20pm 09.09.23 I'll keep that in mind next time I take on a load of coal. :) Also, be careful the next time you
Spontaneous combustion jviss at 11:47am 09.09.23 Wet a cargo of coal and as it dries, poof. Many a ship has been lost that way. I'll keep that in m
Looking for new sails?? morbidfollower at 11:41am 09.09.23 I bought a new main thru Catalina direct. If you don't do the 15% off sale they are running you can
Spontaneous combustion capta at 11:37am 09.09.23
I have an 1985 Hunter 40 Legend, Aft Built-in Holding Tank Information RKownurko at 11:30am 09.09.23 TKwhalen, Thank you for the input you have given me some good guidance. Thanks RFK
Spontaneous combustion capta at 11:24am 09.09.23 OK, but why "Ask All Sailors?" I couldn't think of a better place to reach the most people. This i
Florida Marina reconciliation? ggrizzard at 9:50am 09.09.23 An old saw in boating: You can berth in Florida on the East Coast. You can pay $600.00 a month. You
How do I sail from one point to the other? jssailem at 9:46am 09.09.23 All of what has been said is relevant to sailing from one point to the next. Using what you have be
winter cover 37C (1) Tally Ho at 9:32am 09.09.23
Invest 95L (2) JamesG161 at 9:27am 09.09.23 Hurricane Lee current information, from the Hurricane Hunters. orts the Eye, which is Huge.:yikes:
Rudder counterbalance? Joe at 9:13am 09.09.23 Well yeah but I could just keep throwing parts at it! Have a link to this book? I went searching an
Rudder counterbalance? Joe at 9:08am 09.09.23 You can't properly trim a blown out sail:rolleyes:... proper trim technique can make it better but
How do I sail from one point to the other? Joe at 9:05am 09.09.23 Perhaps the most important sailing concept is the differences between APPArent wind speed and direc
H49/H50 Anchor Snubber/Bridle Setup Nate at 8:40am 09.09.23 I use a bridle and I pass it through the chocks up front as you are suggesting @tkwhalen I believ
How do I sail from one point to the other? xavpil at 8:30am 09.09.23 Hopefully Xavpil has a compass that he can see from the helm. Compass is a very powerful instrumen
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions Scott T-Bird at 8:26am 09.09.23 Based on the fact that he has an outboard motor and a starter battery that is only used to start the
How do I sail from one point to the other? xavpil at 8:22am 09.09.23 Over time, you will learn how close your boat can sail to the true wind, or the relative wind shown
How do I sail from one point to the other? xavpil at 8:20am 09.09.23 Once you learn the basics, navigation is not all that difficult. However, it is best learned in a s
How do I sail from one point to the other? xavpil at 8:17am 09.09.23

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