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Mounting Height Of Outboard Motor Mount sreidvt at 8:36am 05.30.15 Day Sailers 9/6692 Hi All, I'm still restoring the 1974 O'Day 23 Pop-Top I bought last fall so I have not ever seen
strut 29.9 redux my1972ih at 8:31am 05.30.15 Seidelmann 1/2161 What could hold the strut into the hull besides the screws? Are there any screws which are only acc
Inboard gas tank feeding outboard motor? eugenesdream24 at 8:13am 05.30.15 Ask All Sailors 11/2177 I'm installing a new 9.9hp outboard motor on my sailboat since the old Atomic 4 has seen better days
B331 Speed Transducer wire routing (3) CABixler at 7:42am 05.30.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/2712 Hi I always pull my speed paddle wheel and swap with the dummy (blank) plug. Last season end howev
Yanmar 2GM20F Stribyd at 7:04am 05.30.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1250 I seem to be loosing coolant but see no leaks in side and no obvious coolant in the discharged water
How to identify shoal draft vs full riverbouy at 4:17am 05.30.15 Catalina 30 2/979 I have a 1977 Hunter 30 and was told the draft is 4'9". from everything I read the draft is either
Beneteau 48 January at 2:59am 05.30.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1446 Has anyone had any issues recently with the hull of the Beneteau 48?
Coolant get out exhaust Julius at 2:40am 05.30.15 Catalina 30 5/1773 I have a Catalina 30 1984 with Universal M25XP I changed my exhaust pipe and i see the coolant drop
Catalina 30 owner in Ventura/Oxnard nlneilson at 12:43am 05.30.15 Catalina 30 2/1037 Taken care of.
Shredding V belts njlarry at 8:45pm 05.29.15 Engines and Propulsion 18/5069 I am having three problems with the V belt on my m25-XPB Universal. 1) The engine keeps shredding b
Forestay Fasteners krantala at 7:36pm 05.29.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/834 Does anyone know what the fasteners are securing the forestay bracket on a o'day 25...screws or bolt
Yanmar Torque lehigh375 at 7:20pm 05.29.15 Ask All Sailors 1/907 I am at my boat but forgot my Yanmar 3YM30 Manual. Can someone look up what the torque numbers ar
Cockpit cushion snaps dave_and_dd at 6:28pm 05.29.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/2065 Enjoying the new boat! But wondering, each of the cockpit cushions has a little strap with snap on
Failed Winterization of Our Marine Head sailingseadragon at 12:17pm 05.29.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/4249 You would think after a dozen plus years of winterizing our boat I would be able to follow my own di
Remote Mic at Nav Pod Sailcarl at 9:39am 05.29.15 Mid-Size Boats 8/1222 Hello all, It seems that one or more pins at the connection on the NavPod for my remote Mic have
Lots of boats Jackdaw at 9:07am 05.29.15 Racing 3/2647 At WYC Thursday night usually has 110-140 boats out in 7 starts on 2 overlapping courses. It makes f
Where does the Anti-freeze go? Rick486 at 7:58am 05.29.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1735 Hi all: Every spring after I commission my Yanmar 4JH4E I notice the antifreeze level in the surge
Pearson 35 site???? THECUSCUS at 7:07am 05.29.15 Pearson 3/2152 Anyone know whats up with the website "pearson35.com" ? It hasn't been updated in quite awhile. Th
Replacing the Anchor Light kenvail at 6:26am 05.29.15 Big Boats 13/5514 I want to put an LED bulb in the anchor light of my 2006 Hunter 38. My boatyard thinks this anchor l
Easy Rope Clutch Removal CHARLIE STAGE at 6:06am 05.29.15 Ask All Sailors 5/2115 I have run into what is perhaps an age old problem and would like suggestions. I have worn out my ro

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Width of wing on wing keel fstbttms at 5:24pm 12.05.23 "Wing-on-wing" is a method of trimming your sails. It has nothing to do with your keel.
Thru Hull Replacement? fstbttms at 5:22pm 12.05.23 The thru-hull is the fitting that actually goes through the hull. The valve attached to the thru-hul
Knot meter sensitivity to sail trim thinwater at 4:23pm 12.05.23 which style of knot meter would provide optimal feedback when adjusting sail trim? Is a paddle whe
Continupus mainsail furling American_Mainsail at 3:53pm 12.05.23 SeaHawk - have you resolved your problem? The system can be a little finicky.
Cutlass bearing replacement on 2004 Hunter 36 American_Mainsail at 3:18pm 12.05.23 I did mine on my 03 44 a few years ago. It was difficult to remove (I used the cutting method) and t
Replacing Hunter 44DS windows American_Mainsail at 3:12pm 12.05.23 Amazing writeup. Thanks for posting it. I rebed both forward windows (they are very large) on my 4
Charts recommendation American_Mainsail at 3:01pm 12.05.23 I use Navionics and TZ iBoat. Both are great in their own ways and worth having. The birds-eye chart
Border Crossing with a Trailer Sailer Michael Davis at 1:43pm 12.05.23 Not sure about a boat ramp but there is/was a customs dock in the marina.
Border Crossing with a Trailer Sailer Tedd at 1:41pm 12.05.23 Thanks, @Michael Davis . I've considered Point Roberts but they don't seem to have a boat ramp, so i
Border Crossing with a Trailer Sailer Michael Davis at 1:37pm 12.05.23
Border Crossing with a Trailer Sailer AaronD at 12:48pm 12.05.23 I have a very small sample size (n=1) with on-the-water check-in. See that write-up. Our experience
Width of wing on wing keel FastOlson at 12:34pm 12.05.23 Good question. Can you interpret the measurement from the photo set the surveyor provided you from t
Day Sailer Cabin Modifications for Comfort pgandw at 12:24pm 12.05.23 An old thread - but I'll put in 2 cents. I am assuming you are not cruising in temps below 60, that
Knot meter sensitivity to sail trim jssailem at 12:13pm 12.05.23 1. My new boat Hunter 28.5 1988 is essentially void of any instruments other than a non-working Aut
Width of wing on wing keel rgranger at 11:30am 12.05.23 The guys who own SBO are former Hunter employees. I'm betting you could give them a call.
New Sovereign forum (1) CapeCodBubs at 11:07am 12.05.23 221768
Engine exhaust hose rust at hull exit Deadrise at 10:55am 12.05.23 The last H420 we used 14' of Trident 252-3004 (3" wire reinforced corrugated hose) this will bend m
Furring Jib Ward H at 10:48am 12.05.23 I agree with @Scott T-Bird about giving Dave Thompson a call to discuss your options. Very friendl
Furring Jib JacK P at 10:16am 12.05.23 That place has quite the interesting history! Can they help you with the furler & sail? i will gi
Day Sailer Cabin Modifications for Comfort Davenport at 10:09am 12.05.23 Ive had a Mac 17, Mac 26c, South Shore 23, Ericson 25, and now Hunter 260. The MacGregor 17 is nice

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