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Hunter 260 rudder question Sublime at 5:18pm 04.03.14 Smaller Boats 5/1132 I'm wondering if other Hunter 260 owners can tell me how much play there is in the rudder. For examp
Bridge clearance Admiral at 4:42pm 04.03.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/3343 What are the bridge clearance heights for a Cat 30 standard rig and a tall rig? Need to know as the
Any ideas? Need a mast for Beneteau M38. Beneteau M38 Hydronaut at 2:14pm 04.03.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1167 Does anyone know where I may purchase a used Beneteau M38 mast? My broken mast is a Sparcraft NG Is
mast wiring connectors fiestaMojo at 2:12pm 04.03.14 Ask All Sailors 34/16569 I have my mast down re-doing the lights, I'm looking for guidance on the best type of connector to u
Cool use of GPS and Google Earth (4) Jackdaw at 2:02pm 04.03.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1901 Here is a cool use of your GPS tracklog and Google earth. Google Earth can input GPS tracklogs (or K
Fuel and Filters Warren Milberg at 12:49pm 04.03.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1161 A lot of people will be soon starting up their engines for the first time this year after a long and
1988 Hunter 22, Boom Specs antchristy32 at 12:09pm 04.03.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/925 I have recently purchased a 1988 Hunter 22 and the Boom is missing and wouldnt you know it but I can
Telescoping Spinnaker Pole Gudenuph at 10:04am 04.03.14 Ask All Sailors 20/6598 My Forespar telescoping control-line spinnaker pole needs a new control (extension/contraction) line
How to Remove Grey Enterprise Portlight spadaforaj at 9:45am 04.03.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1022 Can anyone walk me through how to do this ? It's leaking, I can remove the mounting scrws of the rin
Broken Prong on Oil Pressure Switch DaveJ at 9:33am 04.03.14 Catalina 310 19/3455 At haulout in the fall, I didn't hear the buzzer when I turned the key to 'on'. After I was on the h
All is NOT lost! or Robert Redford should have seen this Kermit at 9:05am 04.03.14 Ask All Sailors 11/2220 We saw this for the first time last night. Gotta love it! http://www.marketmenot.com/geico-gecko-r
manuals trainmanjess at 7:48am 04.03.14 Morgan 1/1437 hello all I recently bought a very nice 1971 Morgan 35' sailboat... I got a great deal on it... i
Does Anyone Have A Rig Tuning Guide? robertsapp at 7:30am 04.03.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2686 Specifically, I'm looking for a rig tuning guide for a B'R rig Z-spar furling mast. This is for a 19
ST50 instruments - blank faces redunculous at 5:37am 04.03.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1150 So a while back my instruments would occasionally not switch on - once the boat seemed to be warmed
Any B361 owners use 6V GC batteries? bshock at 5:26am 04.03.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1911 Hello All, I'm looking for any other B361 owners who might use 6V golf cart batteries in series fo
Dripless or Packing gland? ttac at 3:25am 04.03.14 Big Boats 11/2194 Hello. We are getting ready to haul out for bottom paint and some other maintains. We have a packing
The Garbage Thread Kestle at 9:12pm 04.02.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1367 Have a few tricks...let's get a few of you to contribute some more! OK, here are a few: 1) We put
Gulf Coast Cruisers RECESS at 8:21pm 04.02.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1296 I know many of us stop off at White City just past St. Joe. Free electric and water is a nice bonus
Help me find missing parts! (4) GeorgiaBII at 3:15pm 04.02.14 Smaller Boats 3/1113 As the ongoing saga of this resto of a 81'ish hunter 22 I've found yet another bit I'm missing. P
How does the water get into the bowl? Brian D at 2:38pm 04.02.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1395 OK, for you engineer types (non communications types like me), on the S3213 water separator, how doe

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st 4000 and rudder position (1) Ward H at 6:20am 07.03.23 If you want to go really super hi-tech, put a wrap of red tape on the port side of the spoke and a
Fresh water leak dlochner at 5:55am 07.03.23
Yanmar 2gm fuel lift pump leak dandelang at 5:52am 07.03.23 I had a stubborn fuel leak from the lift pump. I purchased a new pump but did not want to tackle the
Identifying switch under nav station??? shemandr at 5:46am 07.03.23 My H356 had a switch/reset under the Nav Station. I believe it was for the windless. I never under
Fresh water leak danb2k at 5:46am 07.03.23
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? rgranger at 5:36am 07.03.23
Appropriate amount of headsay sag? (1) Davidasailor26 at 5:31am 07.03.23 Your mention of the sail's age/use and three pictures showing the luff pretty eased brings to mind
VHF Antenna installation 2 OLD PIRATES at 5:15am 07.03.23 No connection ..... New aerial ..... Been replaced .....No brainer! ?
Appropriate amount of headsay sag? danstanford at 5:07am 07.03.23
ampacity of disconnects (1) JamesG161 at 4:38am 07.03.23 And I suppose heat shrinking could wait until I was back at a dock. or use this.
Bimini and Dodger replacement smokey73 at 4:21am 07.03.23 Thanks for the input. That is the kind of perspective I was looking for and I appreciate the experi
ampacity of disconnects dlochner at 3:56am 07.03.23 I don't understand the scenario, I think. You have a spare pump with a matching connector on it (y
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? SFS at 2:03am 07.03.23 Just had another thought: What about a Buccaneer 18? My dad had one for about 15 years, and I saile
st 4000 and rudder position john2 at 11:45pm 07.02.23 thanks, for the info. i'm placing a rudder sensor and see if it works. John
35s5 Backstay Adjuster Joe at 10:58pm 07.02.23 A picture might help for those of us outside the .Bene 34s5 sphere. Your budget might also be helpf
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't mermike at 10:53pm 07.02.23 Great news John!
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? Joe at 10:40pm 07.02.23 Take a look at the Lido 14. Very popular boat, easy to sail. Plenty of room to take a nap, carry a
Identifying switch under nav station??? Joe at 10:09pm 07.02.23 Follow the wire......
ampacity of disconnects thinwater at 10:05pm 07.02.23 I use the disconnects on 2 pumps, the cooling pump for the refrigerator and the potable water pump.
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? SFS at 10:03pm 07.02.23 Have you seen or sailed a Catalina Capri 16.5? It may be too little boat, weight wise, but I loved t

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