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First sail in over a year AWalker at 4:07pm 08.11.13 Day Sailers 5/1100 I took my son (8) for a sail last night on our O'Day 23. It was the first time I have had the boat o
Proper Cable tension Please Costy at 3:53pm 08.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1319 I got me a tension Gauge and I was wondering if anyone know what the correct Tension I need for my 2
Mac 26x cruise spd under power (15HP) Tntimbo at 3:41pm 08.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/955 I am looking at a late model 26x w/15 HP Merc 4-stroke. What kind of spd and fuel burn should I ex
Hairline Cracks in Cabin top pcounts at 3:26pm 08.11.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/8163 I have a 2006 Catalina 22 Sport. I noticed this year I have developed quite a few hair-line cracks i
Boat lift capitolajack at 3:11pm 08.11.13 Smaller Boats 0/976 Where should I attach my harness to lift a Catalina 14.2? Excuse my lack of a more precise descript
Wanting to buy a Catalina 250 or Hunter 260 Chief RA at 2:59pm 08.11.13 Ask All Sailors 18/4343 Anyone know of a nice 250 Catalina or Hunter 260 for sale? I want a wing (shoal) keel with galvaniz
Healiner removal Hannah Quinn at 2:31pm 08.11.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/4011 I have found a couple of threads on removing the headliner in a Hunter. I've tried a couple of diff
stiff steering 1999 Oceanis 381 terrykiwi at 12:47pm 08.11.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3587 Have just completed 3 weeks away in the North Channel of Lake Huron Canada but I am still experienci
Prop size mikeone at 11:24am 08.11.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/644 I would like to know the proper prop size for a 322 ODAY with an 18 hp yanmar. Two or three blade?
merriman winches WillowsBeach at 9:17am 08.11.13 Catalina 30 0/991 I have bought an old 1976 C30 with Merriman Holbrook winches - anodized aluminum I believe. One of
Fuel problems gel3 at 8:46am 08.11.13 Mid-Size Boats 8/1821 I own a Hunter 290 it's a 2000 and I've owned it for 4 years. In the past 2 years I've had to change
Perseid meteors are happening now (visible at night) dlandersson at 8:22am 08.11.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1359 Perseid meteors are happening now (visible at night) :D http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/08/11
Does a Javelin 14 rudder float aschum at 8:00am 08.11.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2058 Tip over yesterday in heavy wind and lost rudder. I think it went to the bottom. Anyone know for sur
1991 Passage 42 Schematics & Info (1) brian3820 at 7:44am 08.11.13 Big Boats 17/3565 Morning Guys, Hope everyone has had a great 2013 sailing season. Well, we have closed one chapte
Off Again Singlehanded Roger Long at 5:08am 08.11.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/3756
pedestal guard rzweig at 5:06am 08.11.13 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1244 Hi, Does anyone have a plan to built a pedestal guard out of wood incorporating a wooden table.
electronic gauge recommendation timsha at 1:34am 08.11.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1730 I am looking to buy a Faria tacho/hourmeter to replace my original Yanmar unit (can't read the engin
Exciting Moment agprice22 at 7:57pm 08.10.13 Catalina 22 4/765 We had an exciting moment today: motoring down the channel to the lake, we spun the prop. The shear
san fancisco to monterey on a capri 22 bfields16 at 7:02pm 08.10.13 Catalina 22 2/957 Anyone sailed a capri 22 from San Francisco to Monterey?
Is the Catalina 309 a nightmare to sail? phennessey at 6:40pm 08.10.13 Catalina 309 Group Forum 10/8559 First let me start out with the fact that I am new to boat ownership but not new to sailing. I am a

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New to us Hunter 40.5 artboas at 5:19pm 08.08.22 First of all, congrats on figuring out the windlass. In my opinion, you did the right thing by mount
Catalina Fuse Box Stu Jackson at 5:14pm 08.08.22
Cabin water leak Calif. Ted at 5:13pm 08.08.22 On my 320 the forward tank under v-berth is higher and will drain to the rear tank if both valves ar
Rebuild Perkins Diesel jssailem at 5:13pm 08.08.22 That one shouild be decent for a 51 foot boat of say 30,000 pounds displacement. The 4.107 moved my
Navigation electronics for a trailer sailor jssailem at 5:08pm 08.08.22
New to us Hunter 40.5 artboas at 5:07pm 08.08.22 I used the Ambassador Marine Trinidad Head Shower Combo with Classic Sprayer. You will also need th
Cabin water leak kappykaplan at 5:06pm 08.08.22 Could the tank have a crack in it?
Mixing elbow cracked. ggrizzard at 5:03pm 08.08.22 If you are asking about the un-install, the existing elbow is attached to the exhaust manifold by a
Two Things Hunter 49 Georgedoyle at 5:01pm 08.08.22 The sheared screw was in a slotted opening on the engine mount foot. I suspect it was loose and was
Mixing elbow cracked. dlochner at 4:58pm 08.08.22 Shouldn't be a big problem. Take a look at HDI marine for a replacement. https://hdimarine.net
Two Things Hunter 49 Georgedoyle at 4:57pm 08.08.22 I checked and tightened everything. One lag would not tighten. It was spinning, so I drilled the hol
Navigation electronics for a trailer sailor Rick Webb at 4:48pm 08.08.22 Thanks for the corrections. What do you recommend my boat have? I will be sailing mostly in protec
Raymarine Wind failure artboas at 4:46pm 08.08.22
Two Things Hunter 49 SEMPERAVANTI41 at 4:40pm 08.08.22 Have you checked the tightness of the remaining lags? Perhaps the sheared lag was loose.
Cabin cushions sail sfbay at 4:28pm 08.08.22 Welcome to the forum!! Suggest contacting S2 Sailboat owner who might be interested in them.....do
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 4:19pm 08.08.22 We have discussed the idea of removing the pan. If even possible which is in doubt, what ever happen
Navigation electronics for a trailer sailor rgranger at 4:15pm 08.08.22 I understand most of these systems are not needed for the tried and true sailer who has many hours
Two Things Hunter 49 Georgedoyle at 4:14pm 08.08.22 That what it seems like happened. As I watched the engine while it was put into gear, I could see th
Flush! Tally Ho at 4:02pm 08.08.22 Dear Fellow Sailors, I have a new-to-me boat with a full head and holding tank. Not sure if I nee
Two Things Hunter 49 Tally Ho at 3:58pm 08.08.22 First thing: I finally got around to installing my Gori three blade folding prop and promptly sheer

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