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Mainsail trim advice. (1) Daddio at 7:56am 11.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/3332 We have a Hunter 29.5 with a new north sail loose foot main. All summer we struggled with a diagonal
What is up front? Doc_holiday at 7:43am 11.08.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1431 In the bow (v-berth) there is a space above that has a smoked plexiglass. I saw that came down last
Cabin leaks Mara 2 at 7:26am 11.08.14 Mid-Size Boats 12/2002 I am considering purchasing a 1994 Catalina 270 le . The only problem is there are 2- 3 cabin leaks
Winterizing and Haul-Out: Prop shft coulping on M-25XP down_shift at 7:08am 11.08.14 Engines and Propulsion 1/915 Getting prepared to winterize my C36 MK1 tomorrow by reading the owner's manuals, threads, and Maine
Three blade prop Tony_Tammy_B at 6:54am 11.08.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/884 Can anyone tell me what 3 blade fixed prop should be used on the 423?
How to seal? (1) 2discover at 2:06am 11.08.14 Big Boats 8/1126 Hi all I replaced the single lever controller, the shifter and the throttle cable on my 1999 H410.
Prop guard slowdog at 9:38pm 11.07.14 Engines and Propulsion 1/1058 Who has a prop guard ? And do you like it ?
Still working on lock bolt slowdog at 8:41pm 11.07.14 Ask All Sailors 12/1603 What's your thoughts on a brass or aluminum bolt for a keel lock bolt ?
gangway CCrane2299 at 6:45pm 11.07.14 Catalina 22 7/1248 My boat is backed into the dock. Its about 5 ft between the dock and boat. I cut an extra 2x6 i had
Status Update Koolbreeze at 5:29pm 11.07.14 Seidelmann 2/2131 Well, I'm please to announce the coming out party of my new girl... After sitting tied at the dock
Hull color of this 22 ? (1) SailingRipple at 5:16pm 11.07.14 Catalina 22 2/763 I love the color of this hull but if I got it wrong it wud be a baby blue fail any ideas what it mig
Outhaul Bob S at 3:52pm 11.07.14 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 23/10098 I'll be finished winterizing this weekend and was thinking ahead to next season. I read a while back
Where is Halie? (1) cephius (Dave) at 3:43pm 11.07.14 Trailer Sailors 47/11455 I bought my H260 new in 2002. I've been in marinas every year since. We're retired now and doing t
Oday 23 masthead rogjack2 at 3:42pm 11.07.14 Day Sailers 1/1117 Is the masthead connected to the mast with the one bolt? I am assuming the main halyard sheave can
Don't see an electrical forum, need advice. Hooks at 3:29pm 11.07.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1001 So the boat has 2 batteries on board I'm going to charge/test/etc. Have a friend's 6A charger that
Downsizing to a Catalina 22 SailingRipple at 2:24pm 11.07.14 Catalina 22 9/1724 So I currently sail my Catalina 27 and love her after all the work I have done to her but I am in th
Tire size mmsailor at 2:18pm 11.07.14 Smaller Boats 1/704 I have a 94 23.5 on the factory trailer . Can someone give me the tire size the trailer is about an
Kyocera Junction Box 51blueheaven at 1:40pm 11.07.14 Musings With Maine Sail 1/1881 I have four Kyocera solar panels purchased in 2009. This year during winter lay-up I noticed most of
Ice box Liner pateco at 12:51pm 11.07.14 Mid-Size Boats 18/3240 The Ice box on my Hunter 31 is missing the liner. I don't know what it is supposed to look like, but
Painting A Sailboat with 100% Acrylic Paint (2) Seahorse24 at 12:39pm 11.07.14 Ask All Sailors 20/13918 We purchased a forty-year 24 foot sailboat and are in the process of restoring it. My son and I hav

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3GM30F raw water pump missing impeller vanes (1) Ralph Johnstone at 4:33pm 09.08.23 Removed the inlet hose on the HE and found both pieces from the fragmented impeller. I think "Rip
H42P - new thru hull and seacocks Terry Cox at 4:03pm 09.08.23 I have two seacocks that are rusted out, one is stuck open and the other is stuck closed. Also, wo
Learning about my Kells 23 - Swing Keel Bearing Blocks? Munsterfield at 4:02pm 09.08.23 Thanks for the reply John! Yes it was manufactured in 1976, and for all intents and purposes it's in
Adding second reef to main sail? jviss at 3:16pm 09.08.23 It is always something, and always a compromise:) I have thought about using one line for the tack
Adding second reef to main sail? Tally Ho at 3:11pm 09.08.23 Mine's relatively new, but I know a lot of guys put blocks on there. Then, the blocks need mainten
Adding second reef to main sail? jviss at 3:06pm 09.08.23
Hunter 320 Steering Issue Tally Ho at 3:06pm 09.08.23
Winter Cover - Midwest Steve L22188 at 3:01pm 09.08.23 Yes...Shipshape is the answer. They already have the patterns for many boats. I've had mine for a
Adding second reef to main sail? Tally Ho at 2:52pm 09.08.23 I haven't detected a friction problem with mine. Maybe it's related to line size? And I am probab
Adding second reef to main sail? Tally Ho at 2:46pm 09.08.23 An old Garmin GPSMap740. PO installed it sometime before I bought the boat. But I wired in the wi
Adding second reef to main sail? jviss at 2:19pm 09.08.23 Ever use one?:doh: Duh! Uh, have used since maybe about 1976 with Stephen Colgate on City Island,
3GM30F raw water pump missing impeller vanes kappykaplan at 1:59pm 09.08.23 Since this has always been a fresh water vessel I was not concerned about build up barnacles on the
Adding second reef to main sail? Kings Gambit at 1:33pm 09.08.23 The Cunnigham is an invention of Briggs Cunningham, skipper of Columbia and winner of the 1956 Amer
H49/50 Boom Preventer Rigging tkwhalen at 1:04pm 09.08.23 I rig my preventer from the mid ship cleat using a dyneema soft shackle to where the boom vang (atta
H49/H50 Anchor Snubber/Bridle Setup tkwhalen at 12:59pm 09.08.23 I use a bridle and I pass it through the chocks up front as you are suggesting
Winter Cover - Midwest plenny7 at 12:31pm 09.08.23 Shipshape Canvas, based in Duluth. https://www.shipshapecanvas.com I couldn't tell you the cost n
Anyone know if this Mercury 9.9 is 2 stroke or is 4 stroke? I seems too old to be 4. Its on a Hunter 260. -- ALEX jviss at 12:28pm 09.08.23 Darn, I was thinking I could ask seller of sailboat to drop it 2500 for not being 4 stroke, ha. If
Adding second reef to main sail? jviss at 12:20pm 09.08.23 Ditto with reducing friction on the reef line. I lashed my blocks to the dog bones. I haven't dete
Adding second reef to main sail? Ward H at 12:17pm 09.08.23
Anyone know if this Mercury 9.9 is 2 stroke or is 4 stroke? I seems too old to be 4. Its on a Hunter 260. -- ALEX jviss at 12:15pm 09.08.23 BTW, I really did make popcorn! Ha, ha. Working on my recipe. Orville Redenbaker's, in my 2 qt. s

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