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Anchor JamesRay at 12:42pm 05.28.13 Ask All Sailors 15/1702 Can you have too much anchor? A friend gave me a 20lb danfourth and was reading that's for about a
helm seat (1) iamjonathan620 at 12:16pm 05.28.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/4384 I recently saw a Catalina 35' in a marina in Titusville that had a helm seat at a height that allowe
Snatch Block addboy at 12:15pm 05.28.13 Morgan 2/1647 I'm looking for some snatch blocks to take out my OI 41 the I have recently purchesed. Any good lin
Transom Seat Re-Varnishing (1) jsmac at 11:45am 05.28.13 Big Boats 21/3953 Hello, I have two transom seats on my 1998 Hunter 410, each with a white laminate platform that is
BC Sailors: Porlier Pass YVRguy at 11:37am 05.28.13 Destinations 7/9696 As a reasonably new sailor I'll be transiting Porlier Pass for the first time this weekend. Any tho
Any info on cutlass bearing? FlightRisk1 at 10:38am 05.28.13 C&C 0/1347 We have a C'C 33 that needs a new cutlass bearing. Owner's manual says the prop shaft is 1" in diame
Forstay cable needed Kenneth Hanson at 10:28am 05.28.13 Smaller Boats 8/1336 I need to replace the forestay cable on a Venture 21. Do not know the exact length or what vendor c
Interior cleaning kpgraci at 9:44am 05.28.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1431 In preparation for moving the boat back to the slip I'm going to remove everything from the inside t
Removing Pedestal Screws - Lessons Learned jibes138 at 9:35am 05.28.13 Ask All Sailors 10/7053 Had to replace my engine control cables late last week. Steering system is a classic Edson pedestal
Location of Echo Charger on Hunter 38 Pat Hooyman at 9:30am 05.28.13 Big Boats 12/2347 I'm trying map out the charging wiring system on my 2007 Hunter 38. Does anyone know where the Echo
Spreader Bracket for Balboa 26 (1) rgranger at 9:28am 05.28.13 Parts Search 2/4411 I need a spreader bracket for a Balboa 26. Anyone know if the originals are still available? Or so
H30 Yanmar 2GM RPM question malyea at 9:15am 05.28.13 The Cherubini Hunters 25/5900 All's well with 'Bout Time as we go into our third year together.... Every since I've owned her, w
Hunter Stanchion Base, HELP! :( (3) Dawn&Al at 8:49am 05.28.13 Ask All Sailors 10/2661 Hi, Can anyone Help? We had a collision a few weeks back with our 1984, 31' hunter sailboat, where o
Cabin Dome Lights - 90s era Legend jeepsailor at 8:14am 05.28.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1419 Looking at replacing the cabin dome lights in my '92 Legend 35.5. Of course, I was at the boat this
Hauled the P26 (5) drumbeater at 7:52am 05.28.13 Pearson 1/1540 After waiting 4 months for the water to warm up and the dolly to come available we pulled the Pearso
First sail of the season! But nausea strikes :-( JonnyQuest at 7:44am 05.28.13 Ask All Sailors 35/3066 Took care of enough items on the never ending To Do list and got the boat out yesterday. We had a hi
Yanmar YSE12 Engine not reliable (1) seanreid71 at 7:37am 05.28.13 Mid-Size Boats 13/7742 All, Thank you in advance for your assistance. i have recently purchased a 76 Hunter 30 and got a
Seacocks Open or Closed while sailing? YVRguy at 6:56am 05.28.13 Big Boats 11/11338 Curious as to common practice, particularly among Hunter 34 owners. I was advised by the previous o
depth meter Ed Cortese at 6:56am 05.28.13 Big Boats 1/1496 My Autohelm ST-40 depth meter pulsates erratically, simply posting depth readings of 18.4 over and
Mystery water in bilge (B361) (2) bshock at 6:55am 05.28.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1930 Hello all, I noticed a small amount of water in the bilge compartment directly in front of the gal

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Keel Bolt Cleaning Bob S at 6:33pm 05.16.23
Refrigerator Insulation Upgrade? LouisMK at 6:30pm 05.16.23 The foam should make a significant difference, less so the bubble wrap (R-1?) as it needs an airspac
Cleaning Shore Power Cord Tally Ho at 6:18pm 05.16.23
Crack in mast post base fiberglass MikeHoncho at 5:55pm 05.16.23 Search my threads for the same issue but for my 78. I documented it fairly well. The base on my was
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna MikeHoncho at 5:49pm 05.16.23 Where do you sail? Do you need longer distance? As for wires in the mast, I have the original lights
Stuffing box- dumb question? NYSail at 5:33pm 05.16.23
Y30 Settee Problem Joe at 5:19pm 05.16.23 That looks like a feeder opening for a bolt rope.
O'Day 302 Wheel Tally Ho at 5:09pm 05.16.23 I want to buy/install an autopilot on my O'Day 302. Any Brand Names and Model recommendations? Al
Mercury 3.5 HP fuel shutoff Joe at 4:58pm 05.16.23 Looks like you can get the owner's manual here: Here's a link for the parts catalogue I have a Toh
Y30 Settee Problem mermike at 4:06pm 05.16.23 Looks like you need to sew in a bigger boltrope or close the gap in the track,
Fresh Water leak Claude L.-Auger at 3:47pm 05.16.23 Peggie has a very valid point. To make sure it's coming from your system, you could put some food co
Keel Bolt Cleaning jviss at 3:25pm 05.16.23 If they are stainless, just leave them bare! The oxygen will help them retain their corrosion resis
Water heater sailmandan at 3:23pm 05.16.23 Thanks mermike Good stuff Dan
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 jviss at 2:57pm 05.16.23 Now once I get a serpentine kit, I will be upping that limit a fair bit. :beer::biggrin: I underst
Spinnaker (1) patbratton at 2:56pm 05.16.23 Zoltan's girlfriend? This is ZOLTAN and me. I am wearing the flag shirt.
Harken Furler maintenance sailcapt340 at 2:52pm 05.16.23 On my Selden Furlex there are 2 notches on both the upper and lower portions of the furler. Designe
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 jviss at 2:49pm 05.16.23 Yep. Just need to come up with 5-boatbucks. Oh, I thought a boat buck was a grand these days. If
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 Hayden Watson at 2:30pm 05.16.23 I'm not besmirching the 'engineers' at Universal, I'm besmirching you! :). Now, now. If I was pu
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't BigEasy at 2:29pm 05.16.23 @BigEasy , while the long pause has caused frustration, I have been directing my energy in other en
Mercury 3.5 HP fuel shutoff sailcapt340 at 2:28pm 05.16.23 Give us a year of the outboard as well. Lots of us have that size outboard. Also, have you tried to

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