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Spinnaker type? chrisings at 3:44pm 09.22.15 Ask All Sailors 3/697 Oh wise internet forum folk, I seek your guidance. When we bought our '83 Catalina 30 2 years ago
On-Air Meetup steve stark at 11:52am 09.22.15 SSB and Ham Operators 17/3408 I know everyone is always busy, but I wonder if it might be nice to schedule a 1-time meetup on HF
Converting long shaft to Ultra long flynhi4u at 11:37am 09.22.15 Engines and Propulsion 4/4753 We just bought a one year old Tohatsu 4 hp 4 stroke for our hunter 20. We have a 2 year old Nissan 3
Spare Propane locker dimensions H380 bigbrownpilot at 11:24am 09.22.15 Big Boats 8/1811 I just bought a Lehr 5HP propane engine for the dink, and want to store a propane tank in the spare
Removing A Cutlass Bearing & Prop Nelsonhow at 10:58am 09.22.15 Mid-Size Boats 25/7130 This winter I need to replace the cutlass bearing on my H-30 (1" shaft). I'd like to do this withou
depth finder/knot meter combo AUDIS BROW at 9:54am 09.22.15 Bigger Boats 5/1592 I just purchased a 1987 272 Oday. It has a knot meter that I suspect is not working properly. It at
Vent line kinked Ken Cross at 9:30am 09.22.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1143 In January we purchases a 1989 Hunter 30 and I finally got around to troubleshooting a restricted fu
Labor Day Lopez Island (4) willsnow at 9:21am 09.22.15 Pacific North West Cruisers 3/2346 My Fiance' and I did a 4 day circumnavigation of Lopez Island over Labor Day Weekend. It was perfec
Oday 322 Sanitaion hose fireman416 at 8:28am 09.22.15 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1187 Does anyone know how long the sanitation hose from the head to the holding tank is and is the pump o
Winter layup, 2008 Hunter 27-3 Craig Cook at 7:54am 09.22.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/950 Any tips on pulling the mast on a 27-3? It appears that the spreaders are below the mid-point on th
Net tonnage and name change Bino at 4:13am 09.22.15 Catalina 22 5/903 We want to change the name of our boat- name and hailing port- that we purchased a few years ago. I
Rudder Bearings Beach Bum at 3:14am 09.22.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/625 I will remove the rudder and open it up during winter. The foam inside rudder is wet and foam needs
Bow roller on trailer - causing minor damage Macboy at 9:49pm 09.21.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1005 The PO installed the front roller mod on our trailer but if you miss it and come up just on the side
How does a prop shaft break? (1) THECUSCUS at 7:43pm 09.21.15 Engines and Propulsion 28/12128 Discovered my prop shaft sheared off. We motored for about a half hour, no abnormalities . Then sa
Folding prop P35????? THECUSCUS at 7:17pm 09.21.15 Pearson 0/703 Feathering prop P35????? Anyone have a feathering prop on their P35? If so what brand and what siz
Importing from Canada tricyclerob at 7:11pm 09.21.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1812 I'm considering buying a 28' sailboat on a road trailer that's in Canada and importing it into the s
Wire to rope main halyard borovans at 5:03pm 09.21.15 Day Sailers 10/5846 I'm replacing the lines on my 1974 daysailer 2. How do I attach the main rope halyard to the wire o
Shaft Seal Leaking Again... (1) FlimFlamII at 4:38pm 09.21.15 Engines and Propulsion 2/822 I replaced the seals back in June. No leaks until a few weeks ago. Now a slow drip out of the fron
H 25 water hose Db421 at 2:44pm 09.21.15 The Cherubini Hunters 1/643 Hunter made a lousy design decision when they placed the hose for the water tank. The filler sets i
1989 Oday 272 Review (1 Year) (5) MaritimeTees at 12:17pm 09.21.15 Bigger Boats 62/20748 This is my one year review of my 272 I purchased exactly one year ago. My experience as a sailor is

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New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage Nichole340 at 4:27pm 10.14.23 Well, my battery tender never stops showing me the red light, regardless of any battery I use it on.
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. Terry Cox at 4:20pm 10.14.23 That makes 8 bolts, and they are all 1". Just checked ours. Two beneath the shower sump box, four
Engineering Help Needed jssailem at 3:53pm 10.14.23 Check out this idea of "pourable foam". I have seen Total Boat marketing Pourable closed cell foam.
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage dlochner at 3:51pm 10.14.23 Make certain the batteries are fully watered and fully charged. Disconnect the negative cable and le
Legal Question dlochner at 3:45pm 10.14.23 The right of boarding ships on the high seas has a long history and is now governed by international
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage jssailem at 3:45pm 10.14.23 Looking forward to reading your suggestions and advise as always. Read the "Marine How To" article
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage Don S/V ILLusion at 3:44pm 10.14.23 Never bothered removing the batteries when it was in RI. Typical self-discharge rate in cool/cold we
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage Davidasailor26 at 3:42pm 10.14.23 Curious about how the tender is not up to the job, and if any charger is really needed at all. My pr
Running lines aft on Oday 25 jssailem at 3:40pm 10.14.23 More to consider There is always something more. After all it is a boat.
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage JoeWhite at 3:37pm 10.14.23 I would remove the shorepower charger from the boat and take it home to charge the batteries.
Running lines aft on Oday 25 tcbailey67 at 3:03pm 10.14.23 For an outhaul, I set up double blocks (IIRC) between the clew and boom end and ran the line forwar
Running lines aft on Oday 25 tcbailey67 at 2:58pm 10.14.23 I can not recall seeing a 3 stack of the image you posted. Yes 2 but not 3. There is a concern, I
Engineering Help Needed Tater at 2:43pm 10.14.23 It makes no difference in other areas, such as SE Asia. use two. They just use any crooked tree bra
Precision 23 dock size Scubagirl62 at 1:42pm 10.14.23 We're going to try it out and play it by ear as it's not like we don't have an alternative no matter
O'Day 192 Jib only sailing pgandw at 1:27pm 10.14.23 I find the Mariner (ODay's 1st 19ft minicruiser) will heave to quite nicely under jib alone. Marine
Proper shroud tension pgandw at 1:13pm 10.14.23 The Mariner (ODay/Stuart 19) racing tuning guide suggests 180# for the 1/8" upper shrouds as a start
H356 Engine compartment fresh air intake Patrikh at 12:57pm 10.14.23 I guess this link is what you are looking for. https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/downloads/Hunter_356_7
Running lines aft on Oday 25 (6) Ward H at 12:35pm 10.14.23 For an outhaul, I set up double blocks (IIRC) between the clew and boom end and ran the line forward
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. BabuBoat at 12:26pm 10.14.23 After some deep diving, I located what I hope is the LAST of the keel bolts, just beneath the main s
Running lines aft on Oday 25 jssailem at 12:09pm 10.14.23 I can not recall seeing a 3 stack of the image you posted. Yes 2 but not 3. There is a concern, I

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