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Keel bolt socket (1) jimali at 10:56am 11.14.14 Ask All Sailors 14/6432 Hi I have been advised to check my keel bolts by undoing each nut, removing the plate from under,
460 dorade vent - what do they do? (3) jimali at 10:36am 11.14.14 Big Boats 6/2780 Hi On my 460 there are 2 dorade vents on deck between the mast and solar panel. They are obvious
460 mast step leak (3) jimali at 10:27am 11.14.14 Big Boats 5/2087 Hi I have a 460 in the UK which has a leak I am trying (frustratingly) to trace.The boat is out o
Java - Update for November Jim Seamans at 10:26am 11.14.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1484 Well it's finally over. I've completed my six months of chemo treatment today. It was very aggressiv
BoatUS - "Port Risk Ashore" down_shift at 9:11am 11.14.14 Ask All Sailors 32/7741 I just completed an interesting exchange with BoatUS. I am posting here to see if it was an abnorma
Jammed Centerboard Rope wendys at 9:09am 11.14.14 Ask An Oday Owner 6/5203 It seems that the wire cable on my Daysailor II comes off the pulley on the centerboard trunk and ja
Some New "How To" Articles Maine Sail at 8:44am 11.14.14 Ask All Sailors 13/2775 Hi All, Sorry for the lack of content here in recent months. I have been out straight. I finally ha
New s2 8.0 mid owner needs help please trustyone at 7:33am 11.14.14 S2 13/6418 I have just traded for an 8.0 mid (serial # SSU27129M76G) with a deep draft (4 feet) and on the orig
Covering transom clarsen at 6:41am 11.14.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1028 My 381 is shrink-wrapped for winter, but the wrap does not cover the bottom edge of the "scoop" tran
swing keel help marlene1 at 6:38am 11.14.14 Morgan 2/2605 I have a 1969 morgan 30 with a swing keel that is not connected to the cable. Is this a huge job?
What's the hose for? What do you think happened here? (3) CoolHandLuke at 9:16pm 11.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1525 Hey guys, Just wanted to get some input on what you think could've happened here: http://www.e
Shrink wrap. Is there a cheap alternative. (1) finding41 at 9:02pm 11.13.14 Ask All Sailors 41/15723 I had the idea of wrapping one of my boats this year. I don't want to pay $14/ foot so I was thinkin
Depth Sounder Options GinBoat at 8:48pm 11.13.14 Catalina 30 11/3299 We recently purchased a 1980 Catalina 30. What are the depth sounder options? The boat is on Muskego
Agreed to buy a boat; what's next? Survey? Inspection? Help! CoolHandLuke at 8:47pm 11.13.14 Ask All Sailors 15/2286 Hey guys! I'm still a new user to this forum... I'm mostly on www.hardforum.com (if anyone wants co
Need Advice on Pulling Perkins 4.108 From '84 Beneteau First (5) Doug in Lakeview at 7:23pm 11.13.14 Ask All Sailors 2/5892
Archive location Ritdog at 7:21pm 11.13.14 Ask An Oday Owner 0/682 Does anybody know where the archive is? I'm getting a message that I can't access archive/index
H26 sole Larry D Calander at 7:04pm 11.13.14 Smaller Boats 6/1847 Having been all over the Hunter site I can't find info on ordering replacement sole for my H26. Does
How do I know what yanmar I have seamonkeys at 6:53pm 11.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/991 I would like to know how I can tell if I have the sb8 or sb12 ? and does anyone sell the crank handl
Rudder Repairs on '84 Beneteau First 38 (3) Doug in Lakeview at 5:21pm 11.13.14 Ask All Sailors 21/7395
Yanmar SB8 Winterizing stollo770 at 5:11pm 11.13.14 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1780 Hello, I am in the process of winterizing my 1979 Hunter 27 and I was wondering if the Yanmar SB8 e

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Advice for a Solo Sailor? (1) Hayden Watson at 1:14pm 08.24.23 You can also order direct from KUS. https://kus-usa.com/product/sss-ssl-sender One thing I did was
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Kings Gambit at 1:06pm 08.24.23
Looking at a c22 need advise (5) newcat22 at 12:53pm 08.24.23 Been busy at work and a broken pinky again. I have a keel winch on order from E trailer $115.00! The
Kent Ranger 26 Topping Lift Help Timm R Oday25 at 12:52pm 08.24.23 I used a topping lift that came from the top of the mast for years . This past year ,I switched over
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Johann at 12:52pm 08.24.23 Wow, that's a clean installation! I picked up the cushion and an access panel and the top of my ta
Anchors ...3TacksontheWater at 12:51pm 08.24.23 Snip.... I started a couple threads about this at the time, but Photobucket ate all the pics. :mad:
Bad experience with a yacht broker, appreciate some advice Scott T-Bird at 12:48pm 08.24.23 Why all the links to Cruisers Forum? What was the point of this post?
Impact driver on window screws? (3) Tally Ho at 12:45pm 08.24.23 Then all bets are off :yikes: Greg
Deception Pass. shemandr at 12:44pm 08.24.23 A good topic even though I don't think I've ever been within 600 miles (Sun Valley) of that pass!
Kent Ranger 26 Topping Lift Help Canception at 12:28pm 08.24.23 The topping lift is the short cable hanging from the backstay and attached to the boom. The primar
Impact driver on window screws? jviss at 12:24pm 08.24.23 Windows? What's a window?
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 12:23pm 08.24.23 You can also order direct from KUS. https://kus-usa.com/product/sss-ssl-sender One thing I did was
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 12:22pm 08.24.23 You can also order direct from KUS. https://kus-usa.com/product/sss-ssl-sender One thing I did was
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 12:21pm 08.24.23 So you have reserve capacity analogous to a scuba tank (I may be dating myself here). "J" valve. :
Just a little bit more... Every year! Project_Mayhem at 12:12pm 08.24.23 Thanks for the bump @shemandr. I'm wondering if there's a way to do a vacuum test on the crank cases
Kent Ranger 26 Topping Lift Help jssailem at 12:07pm 08.24.23 Bold is to get a good wind and sail through the passage. I would have the engine running as a back u
Just a little bit more... Every year! shemandr at 12:04pm 08.24.23 Compression? Fairly easily tested with a compression meter. I don't know much about engines but yo
Kent Ranger 26 Topping Lift Help dlochner at 12:03pm 08.24.23 Having the topping lift rigged like the pig tail attached to the boom while sailing can be dangerou
Impact driver on window screws? (1) jssailem at 12:02pm 08.24.23 Any thoughts on whether the impact driver will do damage? If so, any thoughts on how to get the scr
Advice for a Solo Sailor? (1) Johann at 12:01pm 08.24.23 I installed this type of sensor, and it works very well. My problem was that the sensor is located

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