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What are these ? (2) Q22 at 8:01pm 08.27.13 Catalina 22 6/1786 I was digging through the boat to see what was there down to two things I don't recognize. One looks
Hull/Serial Numbers JaySauls at 6:38pm 08.27.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/3100 I believe this has been addressed, but I can't find the hull ID numbers on my 1970 V24. I've looked
Air-Conditioning Installation depack at 6:28pm 08.27.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1030 Hello all, I'm looking to do an air-conditioning installation on my Oday 31. I have some questions
Bottom paint? glide at 5:53pm 08.27.13 Smaller Boats 5/1280 How important is bottom paint? My H23 sets in the building 360 days a year. The paint on the bottom
Lubricating Seacocks PDReynolds at 4:42pm 08.27.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1480 Hi All, I have recently purchased a new to me boat. She is a Beneteau 423, 2006 and I have noticed
To cover or not to cover that is the question! luv2sail67 at 4:18pm 08.27.13 Big Boats 10/2203 Hello - I am looking for perspectives about covering your boat for the winter in Northern climates (
Water Temp & Oil Pressure buzzer not working Claude L.-Auger at 3:59pm 08.27.13 Ask All Sailors 12/4187 OK I did a search in the archives but either I did not do it right or I missed it and therefore have
What kind of Tape wufibugs at 1:16pm 08.27.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1900 My ancient but functional WP 10 autopilot had some kind of tape under the clamp that holds the unit
Wintering hunterdoctor at 11:08am 08.27.13 Smaller Boats 2/718 I have an Hunter 18.5 and this year its been slipped at the municipal marina on the upper chesapeake
floater lever Jutta at 11:04am 08.27.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1300 Hi there, does anyone know where I find the floater Lever in the 96 Huntter 336 watertank? Our ind
Seeking Raymarine Raystar RS125 GPS owners in Fernandina Be Skip Gundlach at 10:46am 08.27.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1585 Seeking Raymarine Raystar RS125 GPS owners in Fernandina Beach FL to Brunswick GA Our RS125 GPS i
bulkhead dry rot PatandBob at 10:38am 08.27.13 Day Sailers 6/2161 Looking to buy 1983, but lower 3" of bulkhead has some dry rot. how to fix? Is it a structural iss
Looking for Jack stands in New Haven CT Drifter729 at 9:40am 08.27.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1125 Looking for Jack stands that will hold up a 26' sailboat , 8' beam , draws 78 inches and weights
scratch repair priariesailor at 9:40am 08.27.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2914 I have a '92 26S with a scratch right down to the fibreglass above the waterline. Believe I have the
Fresh water verses salt water boats Bob S at 9:10am 08.27.13 Ask All Sailors 20/3987 Just curious what is the general consensus of a fresh water boat compared to a salt water boat. I wa
Chesapeake Bay or Pamlico Sound? kito at 8:03am 08.27.13 Ask All Sailors 21/5185 I am going to look at a Islander 32 MkII and a Hunter 36 Cherubini on Sunday. They are both located
Mast wiring BrokeNotBroken at 7:49am 08.27.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1624 I am rewiring my mast to put a tri-color/anchor light at the top and a masthead/spreader light 15.5
Attaching to inflatable pfd DaveM at 6:53am 08.27.13 Ask All Sailors 3/3135 I am wondering what have been the best ways to attach PLBs, whistle and mirrors to PFDs like Mustang
Shaft Strut Bushing & Shaft Strut Sealant (2) Styx at 6:31am 08.27.13 Ask All Sailors 9/2582 I have an S2 8.0c that I am rebuilding. The inside plate and nuts were rusted. I removed them and wi
Rocna anchor on H36 ? PKFK at 5:58am 08.27.13 Big Boats 17/3861 Have any if you fitted a Rocna anchor on the H36 ? Did it fit without modifications to the bow rol

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Not to complain about weather forecasting certainty sailme88 at 4:32am 05.03.23 ......AND of course there is the Olde New England adage..... IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE WEATHER..
Universal M25 Crankcase vent line? RoyS at 4:29am 05.03.23 My 1980 Yanmar QM15 has the crankcase vent hose connected to a port in the intake casting similar to
DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings jviss at 3:53am 05.03.23 Be that as it may, swaged fittings are the dominant rigging system in the sailboat industry. You oc
Reefing system sheaves (2) garymalmgren at 3:31am 05.03.23 Just a little extra on rgranger's useful post. To remove the blocks you will need to remove one of t
Fortress anchor Davidasailor26 at 3:23am 05.03.23 I would be keen to see or get info on the Solomons test. Been there many times and yep on that anch
Cat 30 Windlass Ralph Johnstone at 10:35pm 05.02.23 When searching for information on a windlass install on any boat, nobody can offer any useful advice
Beneteau 12VDC Panel indicator lights Joe at 9:43pm 05.02.23 What's the panel look like?
Replacing Sheaves on a Catalina 27 Joe at 9:41pm 05.02.23 Thanks for the great info, Joe. The diagram is especially helpful. Both my main and jib halyards a
Reattach wire to steering quadrant capta at 9:37pm 05.02.23 Right. For me it's hard to see when the rudder is precisely amidships. After a few adjustments mine
Raritan PHII lubricate piston from top? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:35pm 05.02.23 Why would you need a grease gun to lube the pump??? Just stick the nozzle on the tube of grease up
Reattach wire to steering quadrant Richard19068 at 9:21pm 05.02.23 The trickiest part of this whole job is getting even tension on the steering cables while keeping t
Third summer, boat wont sail Stu Jackson at 8:54pm 05.02.23 How old are the sails? What size jib in what knot wind? (I had a 1981 C22 for many years, it sail
Reefing system sheaves (2) rgranger at 8:52pm 05.02.23
Third summer, boat wont sail DaveJ at 8:46pm 05.02.23 Maybe you are using the wrong anchor? Or your henway is the wrong weight? Good luck.
Third summer, boat wont sail rgranger at 8:42pm 05.02.23
Fortress anchor Screen Saver at 8:36pm 05.02.23 ii an anchor wont hold in 3 or 4 to 1 (excluding storms) you should get a new one. I anchor in anyth
DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings (1) dLj at 8:12pm 05.02.23 Just a quick look on Mcmaster shows the only fittings for "overhead" ratings are mechanical, the swa
DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings dLj at 8:06pm 05.02.23 There's the fatigue aspect not captured in the above, but the poured fittings have always been consi
Reattach wire to steering quadrant dlochner at 7:54pm 05.02.23 Those 2 long bolts sticking out are the adjustment eyes. Back the nuts off until there is enough sla
Urgent warning to genset owners baycloud at 7:52pm 05.02.23 Good warning to put out. I'm not familiar with this model Hunter, but where is the through hull, and

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