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Trouble Again with Raymarine Autotiller geehaw at 12:13pm 07.07.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1006 My St 1000 went crazy Again. With less then 10 hours since last repaired by Raymarine. And it had a
hunter single line reefing mike thornton at 11:55am 07.07.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/4524 Hi Guys, I have a Legend 336 with single line reefing. I have reinstaled the 1st and 3
Vibration after tranny oil change - what the heck??? odaydokay at 11:11am 07.07.13 Ask All Sailors 24/6741 I am the second owner of this Boat with 1985 Universal M12 and Hurth HBW 50 tranmission. 600 engine
Flowers & Gardening on the Boat - Need Advice! JoelHoover at 11:10am 07.07.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1246 Here's one for the ladies: My girlfriend and I bought a houseboat a few months ago and we have mo
Hunter 40 Hull13 at 11:08am 07.07.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/899 Any new Hunter 40 owners out there?
Roller Reefing Main Sail Design capta at 10:56am 07.07.13 Ask All Sailors 5/2532 We will soon be in need of a new main sail and I would like to hear some ideas on designing a roller
climbing to the top iwillmott at 9:27am 07.07.13 Big Boats 22/4328 I wonder how many owners have gone to the "top" of the mast somehow. I see a problem with electronic
Jib sheet blocks on deck configure jib sheets ? abk at 8:57am 07.07.13 Smaller Boats 4/1418 Pass jib sheets on the outside of the running rigging and thru the bloks on deck and to the cockpit
Bridged travellers vs. the price of gold. Chris Patterson at 8:38am 07.07.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1404 Aaah. If I could just learn everything, I wouldn't need you guys at all. But I don't. So, I am goin
How to Back Up a Sailboat (3) Roger Long at 8:38am 07.07.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 29/13877 I've just been sitting out here at anchor where it's cooler and fooling around with my animation too
Confusion over 50-amp vs. 30-amp shore power c130king at 7:52am 07.07.13 Catalina 310 14/14058 All, I have done some searches and found some info but I still do not know if I understand this sit
Yanmar 2GMF electrical connections (2) nestorph at 7:21am 07.07.13 Engines and Propulsion 2/2600 I recently took over an Islander 30 with a Yanmar 2GMF engine. She runs beautifully. However, afte
Teak ken336 at 6:22am 07.07.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/801 What grit of sandpaper do you use after stripping the teak? Also what varnish or clear coat for exte
Cleaning rubber ken336 at 6:20am 07.07.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/919 What do you use to clean the rubber parts on your arch and side rails?
Garmin Quatix Nom De Guerre at 5:33am 07.07.13 Ask All Sailors 1/927 I see that Garmin has released a watch that is loaded with sailing features. The 'quatix' has GPS na
flushing outboard at slip kpgraci at 5:25am 07.07.13 Ask All Sailors 14/6764 Due to the untimely demise of my former outboard I intend to treat the new one a bit better, that in
Wind masthead transducer swap Rovic at 3:18am 07.07.13 Ask All Sailors 0/929 Is it possible to use a Stowe ( Dataline ) masthead transducer and cable with a Raymarine or Raython
Mast ring for mounting blocks (1) nestorph at 8:09pm 07.06.13 Ask All Sailors 13/6225 I have an Islander 30 with a keel-stepped mast. I need to add some blocks around it to accommodate
YSM 20F Throttle Stuck ggrizzard at 7:51pm 07.06.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1360 After two years of trouble free use but then after two years of inactivity, the throttle on my Yanma
H-33.5-88 headliner leaks rgbeuk at 6:57pm 07.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/878 This great H33.5, for more than 15 years, has had a slow leak only during heavy rain storms from ove

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Corroding galvanized shackle JoeWhite at 3:08pm 04.20.23 There are stainless steel shackle you can try.
Rust color in Antifreeze JoeWhite at 3:04pm 04.20.23 The only other cause of high temperature may be that the antifreeze is not circulating as fast as it
Looking for info - how to access stanchion base on 2005 H33 Scott B at 2:47pm 04.20.23 You will need to drop the plywood hard board panel that is above the nav station and starboard sette
Should we go with a mast/rigging for original Macgregor 26X or 26M? Tally Ho at 2:43pm 04.20.23 What is different between the X and M mast? Can the existing sail be used with either one? If not,
What is the small cover above the rudder stock called? sailcapt340 at 2:23pm 04.20.23
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta JamesG161 at 2:11pm 04.20.23 Making Part 2 soon. The rest of my post#161 Shorter and a bit more professionally done.:pimp: Mor
Progress report on the 26 O'day! Project_Mayhem at 2:10pm 04.20.23 @artleyt115 If it's reasonably possible, I'd recommend getting your inboard running. It's a huge dif
What is the small cover above the rudder stock called? sailcapt340 at 2:09pm 04.20.23
Pumpin up those fenders! Project_Mayhem at 1:44pm 04.20.23 My boat is constantly being pushed into the dock from incoming waves. The docks feature some lovely
Progress report on the 26 O'day! Project_Mayhem at 1:38pm 04.20.23 It figured it was as good as time as any to redo the vanity . We've never used the sink , so out it
Progress report on the 26 O'day! artleyt115 at 1:24pm 04.20.23 I'd double check your bulkheads for rot around the chainplates. It's a common failure We do have n
New 170 sailor SKOTBRO at 1:15pm 04.20.23 Thanks for sharing guys, much appreciated.
Is BoatUS membership worth it? sesmith at 1:00pm 04.20.23 Not to hijack the thread, but it would be interesting to know what people pay for boat insurance.
Is BoatUS membership worth it? dmax at 12:51pm 04.20.23 I have Progressive, about $900 year which includes jump starts/fuel delivery/towing, my house is alm
Progress report on the 26 O'day! Timm R Oday25 at 12:41pm 04.20.23 Bulkheads .. I've replaced the starboard side . It was very straight forward. It wasn't rotted . The
Is BoatUS membership worth it? Roland5048 at 12:36pm 04.20.23 I carry AAA towing for my old vehicle and TowBoatUS unlimited towing on my old boat. Both about $16
Pumpin up those fenders! (1) Terry Cox at 12:36pm 04.20.23 Our fender lanyard remains fixed length with a carabiner to clip onto the toe rail. Always the right
Pumpin up those fenders! Terry Cox at 12:29pm 04.20.23 Never heard of such a thing.
Progress report on the 26 O'day! Project_Mayhem at 12:18pm 04.20.23 I'd double check your bulkheads for rot around the chainplates. It's a common failure
Progress report on the 26 O'day! artleyt115 at 12:08pm 04.20.23 Oh my, that seems like a nightmare. I am definitely going to check this out. I'd hate to rip out my

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