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Help! Bronze stayplate busted... (2) AnnieFixit at 7:13pm 08.10.14 Day Sailers 4/1134 Help! Bronze stayplate (stemhead) busted... We have an old Oday Daysailer (#214) - I'm not sure whe
Lancer 44 fuel tank BetsieBay at 7:00pm 08.10.14 Lancer 0/1465 We just bought a 1980 Lancer 44 Motorsailer. The hull, engines, sail, and interior are in great shap
A Macgregor during Pirates and Wenches week at Rock Hall? Piotr at 6:57pm 08.10.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/911 So I went this weekend with my son and his friend to attend the Pirates and Wenches event in Rock Ha
modify Hunter 336 (1) pilotgene1 at 6:07pm 08.10.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/869 added a outboard motor mount to the bottom of the walk thru seat, so when it is in the down position
12v fridge change over Navicula at 5:49pm 08.10.14 Big Boats 0/646 I have a freezer on top with the fridge below........there is a drain plug that goes to the fridge..
shallow water sailing mmsailor at 5:39pm 08.10.14 Smaller Boats 4/943 I am running into some areas where my centerboard on our 23.5 is hitting the bottom . Whats the cons
H26 Top CB Uphaul Sheave BrianW at 4:45pm 08.10.14 Smaller Boats 1/728 On an H26, what holds in the top centerboard uphaul line sheave ' pin? It's right under the mast pla
Windlass switch R. Chapin at 4:34pm 08.10.14 Catalina 310 14/3950 I seldom anchor and have only used my Maxwell windlass a few times. It has been at least two years
Engine intake thru hull (1) windcat at 4:24pm 08.10.14 Catalina 30 4/1261 We have Catalina 30, hull # 959. The thru hull for the engine intake appears to be one piece with t
Exhaust hose leak at through hull rukidn at 3:51pm 08.10.14 Catalina 310 0/783 Had water in the rear bilge after two 30 minute out ' in motoring sessions following a spirited Lake
Raw Water Pump Replacement Options (4) Blackacre at 2:21pm 08.10.14 Big Boats 21/6976 I'm looking for some troubleshooting advice pertaining to my Yanmar 3GM engine on my 1986 Hunter H34
CDI Flexible Furler pewwind at 2:01pm 08.10.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1963 I have a 26M with a genoa on a CDI Flexible Furler 2 and I would like to take the genoa down to wash
37-C Standing Rigging Help Needed FredV at 1:23pm 08.10.14 The Cherubini Hunters 16/2841 Hi, Does anyone know where I can find directions/photos/diagrams/anything on how to attach the va
Electrical panel parts & labels sailfree20770 at 1:07pm 08.10.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/3963 Maybe someone can save me some search time... The electrical panel on our 1998 Hunter 376 has some
Welcome (1) Roger Long at 12:31pm 08.10.14 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 3/2275
Help! Swing Keel Stuck mrudman850 at 10:33am 08.10.14 Chrysler 2/7645 Ts our first year on a mooring and we've kept the swing keel down on our Buccaneer 180. On the advi
Which Caulk?-H26 Upper Compression Post BrianW at 9:42am 08.10.14 Smaller Boats 12/1154 I'm re-sealing the compression post on my H26. On the upper end of the post, on the mast plate to ca
How do you know when to replace the batteries? cymeyer at 8:40am 08.10.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1897 This is a question I should not have to ask, but I will. I searched the forum for answers and could
The Kinter MA600. IE:surround sound tv/stereo (3) Chris Patterson at 8:29am 08.10.14 Ask All Sailors 2/980 He title just about explains it, but anyways..... I wanted better sound on my tv, and my on board s
O240, first outing (1) Hydro Therapy at 8:19am 08.10.14 Day Sailers 4/862 The wife and I spent the better part of the weekend on the new to us O 240. I'm impress with her spe

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Spontaneous combustion jviss at 11:47am 09.09.23 Wet a cargo of coal and as it dries, poof. Many a ship has been lost that way. I'll keep that in m
Looking for new sails?? morbidfollower at 11:41am 09.09.23 I bought a new main thru Catalina direct. If you don't do the 15% off sale they are running you can
Spontaneous combustion capta at 11:37am 09.09.23
I have an 1985 Hunter 40 Legend, Aft Built-in Holding Tank Information RKownurko at 11:30am 09.09.23 TKwhalen, Thank you for the input you have given me some good guidance. Thanks RFK
Spontaneous combustion capta at 11:24am 09.09.23 OK, but why "Ask All Sailors?" I couldn't think of a better place to reach the most people. This i
Florida Marina reconciliation? ggrizzard at 9:50am 09.09.23 An old saw in boating: You can berth in Florida on the East Coast. You can pay $600.00 a month. You
How do I sail from one point to the other? jssailem at 9:46am 09.09.23 All of what has been said is relevant to sailing from one point to the next. Using what you have be
winter cover 37C (1) Tally Ho at 9:32am 09.09.23
Invest 95L (2) JamesG161 at 9:27am 09.09.23 Hurricane Lee current information, from the Hurricane Hunters. orts the Eye, which is Huge.:yikes:
Rudder counterbalance? Joe at 9:13am 09.09.23 Well yeah but I could just keep throwing parts at it! Have a link to this book? I went searching an
Rudder counterbalance? Joe at 9:08am 09.09.23 You can't properly trim a blown out sail:rolleyes:... proper trim technique can make it better but
How do I sail from one point to the other? Joe at 9:05am 09.09.23 Perhaps the most important sailing concept is the differences between APPArent wind speed and direc
H49/H50 Anchor Snubber/Bridle Setup Nate at 8:40am 09.09.23 I use a bridle and I pass it through the chocks up front as you are suggesting @tkwhalen I believ
How do I sail from one point to the other? xavpil at 8:30am 09.09.23 Hopefully Xavpil has a compass that he can see from the helm. Compass is a very powerful instrumen
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions Scott T-Bird at 8:26am 09.09.23 Based on the fact that he has an outboard motor and a starter battery that is only used to start the
How do I sail from one point to the other? xavpil at 8:22am 09.09.23 Over time, you will learn how close your boat can sail to the true wind, or the relative wind shown
How do I sail from one point to the other? xavpil at 8:20am 09.09.23 Once you learn the basics, navigation is not all that difficult. However, it is best learned in a s
How do I sail from one point to the other? xavpil at 8:17am 09.09.23
How do I sail from one point to the other? David in Sandusky at 8:09am 09.09.23 Every boat has a different capability to sail into the wind. With a shoal draft keel, and jib sheet
Cooling water temperatture gauges on Yanmar 3YM20 (1) Rich Stidger at 8:04am 09.09.23 If the gauge always reads full scale (240F) then that would indicate that there is a short in the se

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