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RPMs below 1,000 JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 8:35am 07.31.13 Catalina 310 20/2837 Just curious how many reduce their RPMs below 1,000. I never do because of the high vibration at e
Roller furler Tom J at 7:33am 07.31.13 Catalina 310 3/1531 I want to check the tension on my forestay, but I'll need to move the roller furler up to get at the
Hunter P42 Windlass lyleh at 7:10am 07.31.13 Big Boats 5/2014 I have the original Maxwell VW800 windlass installed on my 1994 P42 with 210' of chain and 200' rode
Cutlass bearing replacement question DougM at 5:09am 07.31.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2059 I am just curious if there is anybody who has changed a cutlass bearing on a 323 or similar Beneteau
Need a winch handle cristobl at 5:08am 07.31.13 Bristol 1/9472 I have replaced my Bristol 27's original winches with a pair of large Merriman winches (about 4-1/2"
Diesel Fuel Tank Contamination Piratenorm at 4:39am 07.31.13 Catalina 30 15/2602 Morning. My 1983 Mark 1 turned 30 this year. I just returned from a one month tour around Georgian B
In the water (1) russlmiller at 2:00am 07.31.13 Ask An Oday Owner 14/1557 After rehabing a trailer and many small fixes my 1973 Oday 22 has a new home on the water. Still a l
Marlow Hunter Rendezvous Summary Mikem at 10:52pm 07.30.13 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 0/2830 Our voyage from Bremerton to Port Ludlow was uneventful until we came abeam Foulweather Bluff. The
Led Replacment bulbs 376 Mark Juetten at 10:08pm 07.30.13 Big Boats 4/3111 I wish to replace halogen bulb in built in ceiling linr lights in our 1996 376 hunter. I am having d
Main Sail Boom bag wellskp at 9:42pm 07.30.13 Big Boats 0/1313 We have fully batten, full roach main that is stored in a bag on the boom. Second try. The zipper ge
Tiller extension bakeroo at 8:31pm 07.30.13 Smaller Boats 1/1602 I want to add a tiller extension to my C=18. Anyone done this? How far from the end of the tiller wo
H23 boom rigging photos PLEASE!!! caseylpz at 7:45pm 07.30.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1040 I have an 85' H23 I can't figure out the boom rigging on it. Does anyone have photos they can post o
Missing tack bracket (1) Craerz at 7:36pm 07.30.13 Ask All Sailors 4/2547 Hello sailing folks, I have recently bought an old Idylle 11.5 by Beneteau, and there seems to be s
WiFi range extender. Am I wasting my time? Chris Patterson at 7:02pm 07.30.13 Ask All Sailors 44/8485 I was in a big box electronics store today, had to have a new router, plus I'm like a kid in the can
anyone make their own companionway screens? iSailor at 6:21pm 07.30.13 Ask All Sailors 37/22113 looking for low-buck solution to making a companionway screen. Any insight / pictures or your so
Muscongus Bay to Bar Harbor Roger Long at 6:12pm 07.30.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/2289
Universal 5411 water in the oil Bruce Adams at 6:06pm 07.30.13 Catalina 30 2/1200 I had coolant water in the oil in my Universal 5411. I just pulled the timing cover and found my rep
companion way hatch rudewarrior at 6:02pm 07.30.13 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1196 Hwllo everyone, i have a 36 cherubini that had no companion way hatch when i bought it. Does abyone
Is it so nice as all that? weinie at 5:52pm 07.30.13 Ask All Sailors 9/2116 `Is it so nice as all that?' asked the Mole shyly, though he was quite prepared to believe it as he
1984 Hunter 34 Purchase starrider1961 at 5:24pm 07.30.13 Big Boats 8/2567 I made an offer on a 84 Hunter 34 and it has been accepted I will be getting it surveyed. Can anyone

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SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report Hayden Watson at 8:37pm 06.02.23 Ahhh yes. Night sailing, or should I say re-sailing x3. Lol. Was it only 3? All that I know is th
2002 Volvo Penta heat exchanger bypass Ralph Johnstone at 7:11pm 06.02.23 If you have flow, and you see scale plugging the tube at the elbow, you found your problem. And i
bulb number Yanmar tach (2) Ralph Johnstone at 7:02pm 06.02.23 Bulb size ? New one on me and I thought I knew something about Yanmar tachs. Don't bother with the
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report MikeHoncho at 6:46pm 06.02.23 Ahhh yes. Night sailing, or should I say re-sailing x3. Lol.
Marine diesel engine classes? xavpil at 6:34pm 06.02.23 Stu is of course correct. Here is an intermediate step that I believe would be valuable for anyone
Yamaha 30 - YSM12 diesel engine - need new stainless steel wet muffler dlochner at 6:29pm 06.02.23 Centek Marine is a major supplier of wet exhaust mufflers. They literally have pages of them. One of
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report Hayden Watson at 6:14pm 06.02.23 Just wait to see what happens in part 4. :biggrin: Are you sure that we can't just skip part 4 an
Identifying Keel Layers - Need for Primer? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:11pm 06.02.23 Most dealer and yards applied epoxy barrier coats on lead keels. Cast iron keels need a primer pai
Anyone know where I can find one of these? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:04pm 06.02.23 Did you talk with Dave who is a salesman for U S spars near Gainesville Florida?
Addicted to Sailing mermike at 6:01pm 06.02.23 Tosca is named for an opera about a beautiful jealous woman, and they all die in the end. So appropr
First Boat Purchase Crazy Dave Condon at 6:00pm 06.02.23 @amistret As a former dealer, I asked my customers what they wanted to do with the boat as there
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising (1) skunther at 5:35pm 06.02.23
Yamaha 30 - YSM12 diesel engine - need new stainless steel wet muffler Ralph Johnstone at 5:32pm 06.02.23 Hi Peter, Just returned from a few days at Port Graves and then back to Snug Cove before returning
ZF Hurth transmission slipping Garester at 5:32pm 06.02.23 All Hurth gears will eventually slip. It's a bad design and defective from the factory. If changing
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. Crazy Dave Condon at 5:27pm 06.02.23 I use to call it a K Whopper with the issues. I had a 23 wing keel on a KW trailer one time get s
ZF Hurth transmission slipping Garester at 5:24pm 06.02.23 As others mentioned your prop needs to be matched to your motor and boat. What is the maximum RPM
ZF Hurth transmission slipping Garester at 5:21pm 06.02.23 First, you are seriously over-propped if you reach maximum speed at 2000 rpm, you should be reachin
Cleat recommendations for Hunter 26 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:15pm 06.02.23 @kappykaplan thank you as I have to be careful. @WesternTraveler I know the boat well. In the V
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report jssailem at 5:11pm 06.02.23 Just wait to see what happens in part 4. :biggrin:
ZF Hurth transmission slipping Garester at 5:08pm 06.02.23 What trans do you have there??? I have the HBW50

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