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spinnaker leebru at 5:52pm 04.23.15 Ask All Sailors 19/2772 Hi all. I recently purchased a Luger Tradewinds 26. It has a symmetrical spinnaker but no pole.
safety equipment what to consider for stocking my 30 footer woodster at 5:09pm 04.23.15 Ask All Sailors 12/1461 ok i am starting to stock my boat with safety gear and equipment and looking for suggestions to sort
need new motor walkingwarship at 4:21pm 04.23.15 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1243 i need a new motor for an O'day22 what will be good for her?
Mods to be made - Stern Rail Swim Ladder Access Macboy at 3:59pm 04.23.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/4031 Hello all, excited to get active in this community here but I've got to start with the questions. I'
My friends are alive, boat in on bottom of S. Pacific blowinganddrifting at 2:38pm 04.23.15 Ask All Sailors 11/3214 I got the worst and best email this morning, my friends from Sault Ste. Marie Canada survived the mo
New Batteries TonyDilly at 2:26pm 04.23.15 Catalina 30 2/871 I have to replace the batteries on my 78. They have already been moved to below the nav station and
Brass Fittings for Water Heater okay? (1) Dreaming at 2:24pm 04.23.15 Catalina 310 5/11175 Recently installed a new water water heater and I used brass pipe fittings in the freshwater plumbin
Hunter 260 bran1371 at 12:07pm 04.23.15 Trailer Sailors 7/2101 I am interested in a trailerable sailboat that can safely go coastal cruising. Would a Hunter 260 be
Baffled By The Throttle Cable! John Jeffrey at 11:43am 04.23.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/1243 I have a Channel 32 with Yanmar 2GM - probably the original equipment. Throttle cable snapped insid
Safety first, always chrisings at 10:48am 04.23.15 Ask All Sailors 6/827 Hey folks, I just read some saddening news that I do not want to get specific with. I do however
Yanmar temp buzzer DJBrookster at 10:42am 04.23.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1486 Hi, the buzzer is sounding for the temp overheat right as engine is switched on from cold. On low r
How do I Install a Head Ventilation Filter?? SDK at 10:25am 04.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1296 Has anyone installed one of these in a 2004 Hunter 33? If so, where do I locate that ventilation "
Flooring Replacement tigermoon at 9:33am 04.23.15 Big Boats 2/752 Has anybody out there had the flooring replaced on a larger Hunter?? I have a 1985 Hunter 40. One
Draining the ballast on retrieval SFKjeld at 8:55am 04.23.15 Smaller Boats 9/1021 I pulled my 23.5 out for the first time the other day. We pulled the boat onto the trailer, then tow
C36 and Raymarine P70 down_shift at 7:31am 04.23.15 Big Boats 1/817 I'll be setting up the autopilot this weekend. For the vessel hull type selection, is the C36 consid
Getting on/off full keel boat on trailer? flynn at 7:19am 04.23.15 Trailer Sailors 25/7316 Has anyone found an easy way to get up and down from a full keel boat while it's on the trailer? I h
Running Rigging confusion Minnesota_Slick at 6:35am 04.23.15 Ask All Sailors 20/3334 Hi folks, I've got a 1977 Ericson 29' that needs new running rigging. I'm ordering the rigging us
Water Pump Grease Admiral at 5:54am 04.23.15 Catalina 30 3/754 My water pump grease fitting needs to have grease added. What kind, brand or type is used hear? I
Hunter 280 mikejay65 at 5:54am 04.23.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/775 does anyone to know how wide the wing is on a 1996 hunter 280, i need to know for transportation. t
Stuffing box Admiral at 5:45am 04.23.15 Catalina 30 12/1672 I have a 78 C30 and the stuffing box needs to be re-packed. I have read how to do it in the many po

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VDO Multifunctional Display: Batteries, water and fuel levels (1) Brians Mast at 8:07pm 02.24.23 David and Fox, Many thanks for this input. I've put in my order for the VDO Multifunction Display
Outboard question for Catalina 27 owners akulsp at 7:45pm 02.24.23 I wouldn't go over 10 hp, an 8 would probably be more than enough in most cases. Weight and hp are
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:34pm 02.24.23 Patting my Adiabatic fat tummy. :facepalm: That's gross. This isn't you, is it ? upply of calori
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 7:26pm 02.24.23 Notice the guy is concerned for the officer's safety, but not to the point that he wears his mask c
Another anchor (rode) thread Captain Larry-DH at 7:25pm 02.24.23
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? Ralph Johnstone at 7:23pm 02.24.23 With more than 100% improvement possible based on R Diesels calculations within the Carnot Cycle, f
Amenagement de la cabine avant en soute pour vie a bord (2) rgranger at 7:21pm 02.24.23 Small storage bins would be how I would go about it.
Another anchor (rode) thread Terry Cox at 7:18pm 02.24.23 Hi Mark. Have had for years 50' of chain and 150' of three strand, plus another set of the same for
Rudder Tube Hunter 36 JamesG161 at 6:36pm 02.24.23 Important tip... The Rudder Tube keeps your boat from flooding. If you need more explanation, PM m
Rudder Tube Hunter 36 skipperclaud at 5:51pm 02.24.23 Hey, I Also thought about that. but no other serious. thanks for replying
A lesson on winches (1) pclarksurf at 5:49pm 02.24.23 Totally get it-- had the exact same challenge when I got my original from the PO. I had to decide:
Rudder Tube Hunter 36 seadaddler at 5:49pm 02.24.23 I am thinking maybe that boat had a very bad grounding and the rudder was also damaged. I purchased
Outboard question for Catalina 27 owners dlochner at 5:33pm 02.24.23 I wouldn't go over 10 hp, an 8 would probably be more than enough in most cases. Weight and hp are
Newby with a ton of questions starting with block and tackle mainsail Kings Gambit at 5:27pm 02.24.23 You can usually find lots of Schaefer fiddle blocks and assorted hardware around in marine chandleri
Another anchor (rode) thread dlochner at 5:22pm 02.24.23 Read the manual for the windlass. Some windlasses advise against 8 plait. If the windlass has a caps
Oday 23-2 mast lights (2) twodzusfittings at 5:17pm 02.24.23 Not sure if the light configuration and units for a 23-2 has the same as my 30, but I changed out a
Another anchor (rode) thread Kings Gambit at 5:03pm 02.24.23
Where to look for Replacement Trailers Gene Neill at 4:52pm 02.24.23 Anyone have any recommendations for builders on the west coast? Just in case @Gene Neill decides he
Rudder Tube Hunter 36 (2) skipperclaud at 4:02pm 02.24.23 Access cut and clean with a mechanical wire brush. starting to bond it back with Epoxy and thickener
Another anchor (rode) thread jssailem at 2:59pm 02.24.23 Mark. I have 105' of chain and 250' 8 plaitt nylon rode. The 8plaitt was selected based on the smoot

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