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In Mast reefing or Lazy bag Sailing Poodles at 12:33am 06.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2239 I am knocking on a bit now and my wife and I have decided that the time to do the Blue Water stuff i
sea water under the engine chokrisandy at 11:38pm 06.02.13 Mid-Size Boats 13/3257 Dear friends, i have a hunter 30/1981, during a regular check up , i found water under the engine at
Rot and damage to bulkhead (4) bitsailor at 8:12pm 06.02.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/5251 Hi We recently took ownership of a 1978 Catalina 27. The boat is in generally good condition but
Used Sails 8.0 B finegold1 at 7:32pm 06.02.13 S2 3/1184 I have a 1981 S-2 8.0 B and I do not want to spend a fortune for a new sail as I only use the boat f
470 tabbing issues in bilge area? jacksilver at 7:24pm 06.02.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/811 I am looking at a 2000 C470. it looks great...but... on the starboard side of the bilge there appea
Replacing oil on 272 with ten_two diesel Steps at 6:50pm 06.02.13 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1179 I tried replacing engine oil on our 272 diesel, wow what a headache, I must be doing something wrong
Cast iron ballast Jwhy at 5:52pm 06.02.13 Ask All Sailors 14/4692 I'm looking at an '84 Hunter 34 with cast iron ballast. How real is the corrosion issue with this m
No raw water flow thru exhaust seaduct at 5:38pm 06.02.13 Catalina 30 6/1586 We went on our shakedown of the season today in our 1986 catalina 30. All was good until we dropped
Trans cable buddyshea at 5:10pm 06.02.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/918 Can not shift forward or reverse using control handle at the wheel. By applying force to the lever o
Honda 8 stalls bakes at 4:21pm 06.02.13 Trailer Sailors 14/4625 Our 2007 Honda 8 hp starts and runs fine for a few minutes but then starts running very rough and al
Cruising Design Reefer furler wchevron at 4:13pm 06.02.13 Ask All Sailors 1/2029 Anyone have a Reefer 1 furler manual. I can't figure out where to cleat off the wire halyard after
How to install VDO water temp gage H-356 sailmaster39 at 2:49pm 06.02.13 Big Boats 1/914 Anybody install a VDO water temp gage on the Yanmar 3gm30 or 3ym30.I don`t like these idiot lights.M
Macgregor 26S jib sheeting questions Roadking Larry at 2:15pm 06.02.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/5454 My 26S is a '94 production boat, not sure if that makes any difference or not. I'm pretty sure mine
Furler yes or no phxfan at 1:29pm 06.02.13 Catalina 22 17/1688 need opinions on adding a furler or just a haul down. jim
Overheard On VHF 16 Today Maine Sail at 1:10pm 06.02.13 Ask All Sailors 16/3851 Commercial Ship: "Sailboat off Bug Light this is the XXXXX. What are your intentions Captain." Answ
Sail trim short course. 25yearslater at 1:04pm 06.02.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 35/11102 Hello all. Now that I have restored this boat and am able to go from point A to B I would like to i
245 centerboard uphaul Flossdriver at 12:35pm 06.02.13 Seidelmann 1/12860 My 245 has been great, but the centerboard uphaul is wearing and needs to be changed. Can it be repl
Air conditioning for a Hunter 38 -2010 luv2sail67 at 12:12pm 06.02.13 Big Boats 7/2055 Hi - we are looking at installing AC in our Hunter but have conflicting notes about the size needed.
battery size Pat at 12:09pm 06.02.13 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1249 Good Afternoon, I'm beginning to question something I said on a forum post...Here's my question: D
Beneteau oceanis 350 outhaul diagram Lemz at 12:08pm 06.02.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/3508 Could someone please send me a diagram of how the outhaul is rigged on a Oceanis 350

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Packing Gland Question / 1980 Hunter 33 Claude L.-Auger at 6:07am 05.02.23 3/16 is the recommend size! 1/4 can be fitted but as you already found out you cannot put 3 pieces.
Stanchion bases Claude L.-Auger at 6:05am 05.02.23 Hi Jim and welcome back. I believe the 31 was made from 83 to 87. In which case the stanchions are
Stanchions available NYSail at 5:34am 05.02.23 Rocky Point on LI
Stanchions available rickv123 at 5:33am 05.02.23
Not to complain about weather forecasting certainty sailme88 at 5:16am 05.02.23 I'll guess the forecasts for the San Diego area are on average, really accurate, while in New Engla
DO YOU KNOW YOUR BOAT? Terry Cox at 4:50am 05.02.23 Just thought of one cranny, the chainplate area, that has not been inspected, which requires drillin
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Ward H at 4:40am 05.02.23 John, I admire your control when telling us about the on going issues with your engine and mechanic.
Universal M25 Crankcase vent line? jviss at 4:12am 05.02.23 Wow, that doesn't look like the M25 I remember in my 1984 Catalina 36! Mine had an intake manifold
Stanchions available NYSail at 11:26pm 05.01.23
Sailing Movies? Kings Gambit at 10:30pm 05.01.23
Raritan PHII lubricate piston from top? (8) Ralph Johnstone at 10:05pm 05.01.23
Alternative to bimini skob1014 at 7:45pm 05.01.23 Maybe, add a solar panel to charge your devices. Seriously, Just buy a bimini for $500. rom the el
Not to complain about weather forecasting certainty sea_casper at 7:08pm 05.01.23 I'll guess the forecasts for the San Diego area are on average, really accurate, while in New Englan
DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings jviss at 6:14pm 05.01.23 Good points, @Scott T-Bird . I was thinking of doing my own, having lengths of wire made with swage
Raritan PHII lubricate piston from top? JoeWhite at 5:46pm 05.01.23 I pour about one table spoon olive oil in the toilet after use. This, not only lubricates the pump
DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings Scott T-Bird at 5:44pm 05.01.23 I'll also suggest that with a major refit, as you describe, the best strategy is to focus on the job
How to Clean Webasto flame sensor Air Top 3500 Hello Below at 5:43pm 05.01.23
Stinky Bubbly Hot Water JoeWhite at 5:36pm 05.01.23 The only other way to drain is to remove the water tank. Probably not a fist choice. You can disconn
DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings Scott T-Bird at 5:32pm 05.01.23 I think to summarize the reasons why many sailors choose mechanical fittings are: 1) Mechanical fitt
DO YOU KNOW YOUR BOAT? jviss at 5:32pm 05.01.23 For my Catalina 36 I had a map of all the storage spaces in the back of my log book, and an inventor

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