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Weather helm Don Guillette at 8:56am 01.20.14 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/10354 Yesterday I was speaking to a newbie sailor about weather helm. It would be very simple to demonstra
Deep keel bilge pumps - Maine Sail was right Skipper at 8:08am 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 4/5550 Mainsail was right (as usual) There is a deep sump in my keel behind the ballast. Water from the s
Is a "First Year Surcharge" common? Minnesota_Slick at 8:07am 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 19/3183 Hi folks, A couple of days ago, my wife and I received our first invoice from the Marina where we
Nitrogen Fill in a dinghy sailcapt340 at 7:57am 01.20.14 Big Boats 39/10441 Has anyone used Nitrogen to fill their dinghy, like you would use in your cars tires? In an effort
Oday Rally (rOnDAYvous) July 2004 (4) mikenovit at 7:43am 01.20.14 Ask An Oday Owner 34/5428 Oday Rally (rOnDAYvous) July 2014 We did an on-site evaluation yesterday in New London. We are he
through hull trainmanjess at 5:35am 01.20.14 Kittiewake 6/4434 hello all I have 4 through hulls in my boat that cannot use... they are a bronze ball cock through
Nexgen 5.5 in a Hunter 40.5 smokey73 at 5:27am 01.20.14 Big Boats 9/1711 Has anyone installed a NEXGEN 5.5KW generator in an Hunter 40.5? I got a very good deal on a Nexge
Polyester resin upside down Picflight at 11:39pm 01.19.14 Ask All Sailors 9/3296 I have Evercoat finishing resin 100518, I am applying on the outside, bottom of hull. The instructio
C-22's Finish in the Top at PHX Regatta CaptDon01 at 11:06pm 01.19.14 Catalina 22 5/1159 Well.....the results are in, and a couple C-22's took top honor's at the PHX "Birthday Regatta/Leuke
Tiller training Brian D at 8:55pm 01.19.14 Ask All Sailors 11/3186 Do you know anyone who is learning how to use a tiller? If so, here is an exercise that will help en
Plumbing the depths for.. puddlejockey at 8:23pm 01.19.14 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1314 Plumbing advice specific to the early 80's bini.. Can someone tell me how the plumbing is setup o
'87 272LE- Loose foot or attached main? Mickstr6 at 7:08pm 01.19.14 Bigger Boats 8/3055 I looked in the archives and didn't see anything to help me...I need to replace my very tired main a
Rudder Bearing Replacement, Hunter 35.5 Steverhnm at 6:34pm 01.19.14 Big Boats 18/7126 So it looks like rudder bearing replacement is in the future for me. Has anyone done this on a 35.5
Hunter 216 Centre Board michael gill at 4:56pm 01.19.14 Smaller Boats 3/1106 My 216 is showing too much sideways movement and I assume the bushes or some other element of the CB
oil indicator light Jwhy at 4:52pm 01.19.14 Catalina 30 2/929 Should the oil pressure light come on when the ignition key is turned to on?
radar on the mast jwieneck at 4:25pm 01.19.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/4875 I am trying to finally put radar on the boat. I have never had radar before. So I decide after loo
I don't think I need a 9.9hp for a Mac25 (3) patrickfarley at 12:09pm 01.19.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 69/9290 I have been sailing my current boat for 3 years now. I have a 9.9hp 2 stroke engine. According to
Oday 30 KCB, hull and leak problems (2) robert sardo at 11:55am 01.19.14 Ask An Oday Owner 0/989 I need help with an on going hull problem on a 1979 keel centerboard model Oday 30. There appears to
Out of water inspection Regular Guy at 11:05am 01.19.14 Smaller Boats 19/2715 I am new to this forum but was reading for some time as guest through many of these valuable informa
Batten Car System thaeni at 11:01am 01.19.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2106 I have a full batten main on my 33.5 and when dropping the sail it only comes down 1/2 way. I was w

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Catalina 27 M18 Universal Diesel v Belt loose? Richard19068 at 9:52pm 07.11.23 Way too loose! And besides the belt flopping around that black stuff all over the place is excessive
Honda BF2 outboard fuel problem (1) Hayden Watson at 9:03pm 07.11.23 s part #7 the part that needs to be reomved? Do you need to take off the recoil to get it off? I
Winch handle safe use Stu Jackson at 8:53pm 07.11.23 Mentions of self-tailing winches leave me in envy. Having those would simplify things, but boy, are
In boom reefing design (1) Rich Stidger at 8:39pm 07.11.23 Attached is the OEM setup on my h40.5. This might be the same as your 37. The mainsail outhaul on
Honda BF2 outboard fuel problem danooxnard at 7:24pm 07.11.23 Sorry for the delay in getting back to you I was at work. Yes you need to remove the lower plastic o
Prestolite alternator??? SycloneDriver at 7:20pm 07.11.23 I reinstalled the alternator and corrected some of the wiring, The alternator works, the voltage is
376 Powered Winch Wiring dlochner at 7:17pm 07.11.23 Two speed winches turn in different directions to get to the different speeds. The motor has 3 posts
Its funny Friday! Captain Larry-DH at 6:56pm 07.11.23
Potential new Hunter owner caverun at 6:51pm 07.11.23 And if the trailer does not look good here is a Hunter 23 trailer in Cincinnati for $450- needs a li
Beep Beep danm1 at 6:50pm 07.11.23 There is an audible alarm when it detects a polarity problem or ground wire fault. I think it is sho
Beep Beep JoeWhite at 6:36pm 07.11.23 What does it mean when it beeps. Do you have its manual? I have not seen an isolator with a beeper.
Latest Thinking on Holding Tank Additives Hayden Watson at 6:20pm 07.11.23 I I'd wait a while to open the pumpout cap too...and to be on the safe side, leave the lid on the
In boom reefing design Sailfanatic at 6:18pm 07.11.23 The video below shows the details of single line reefing on a P31-2. If the boom caps on your Legend
Winch handle safe use Sailfanatic at 6:13pm 07.11.23 Depends on whether racing or not. If racing, prepare the lazy winch with handle in and two turns o
Found On Deck jaysweet at 6:11pm 07.11.23 My vote is for "it may have come from the Travelift when they were launching your boat"
376 Powered Winch Wiring Don S/V ILLusion at 5:58pm 07.11.23 have you not been able to identify what electric winch make/model you have and search the internet f
DIY Electronics? Davidasailor26 at 5:58pm 07.11.23 You can get an Arduino for well under $10. Replicas I presume? Yes, I suppose so. For that matter
Winch handle safe use stickinthemud57 at 5:42pm 07.11.23
Winch handle safe use stickinthemud57 at 5:34pm 07.11.23 To the previous two posts: @rgranger: I have a floating winch handle and a spare floating winch han
Adler/Barbour Refrigerator 37C Tally Ho at 5:25pm 07.11.23 Dan, do you know where the compressor is mounted? Not much to inspect in the cold plate (the phot

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