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Hunter 41 mast height and ICW?? simpsonc at 3:25pm 07.30.12 Big Boats 7/4242 I have a hunter 41 ac with an in boom furling mast. Height of mast is 62' 10 inches plus the standar
line routing, rigging. anchorclanker at 3:03pm 07.30.12 Ask All Sailors 19/3436 Oday 222. Ive been reading everything and anything I can find, yet when it comes to some of the more
Hallberg rassy mistral fuel tank wesbrandt at 3:00pm 07.30.12 Hallberg-Rassy 1/17960 The fuel tank is beneath the cockpit floor with no access from above. My issue is the fuel gauge app
Rear Motor Mounts YSB8 (2) njwtech at 2:59pm 07.30.12 Engines and Propulsion 3/1824 I was checking the motor mounts on the weekend and found that all four of the bolts that attach the
gale sail type jib to hoist over rolled up genoa bffatcat at 2:46pm 07.30.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1291 Has anyone had any experience with a jib that is hanked on over a rolled up genoa and hoisted on a s
Looking at Hunter Passagewest at 2:39pm 07.30.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/946 Hi All Just a quick question I was looking at a hunter for sale and there is considerable rust on th
Hallberg rassy mistral. 1971 wesbrandt at 2:18pm 07.30.12 Hallberg-Rassy 1/3508 N the lazarrette, just aft of the rudder post and steering quadrant, there is a metal flang that is
Hull plug for a Widgeon jameslea at 2:13pm 07.30.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1114 I just bought a Widgeon probably built in the late 80's. Just aft of the center board is what looks
Looking for owners manual for O'Day 27 AndySkillen at 1:57pm 07.30.12 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1819 I just bought a 1976 O'Day 27. The good news is I have a sailboat. The bad news is I don't have a
Looking to move up Ted Pinelli at 1:45pm 07.30.12 Catalina 310 7/1460 Hello all, I am currently a C27 owner who keeps her moored on one of the finger lakes in upstate NY,
Placement advice for attaching motor mount on ODay 20 sailinsally at 1:45pm 07.30.12 Engines and Propulsion 0/1180 Hello ~ I am a first time boat owner of a 1976 O'Day 20 named Awesome. She is docked on a river in
Bow or stern in? Dunham at 1:31pm 07.30.12 Big Boats 26/4325 Hi everyone, Just curious as to how most people dock their boats. Do you go in stern first or bow f
What would you do.... Warren Milberg at 1:30pm 07.30.12 Ask All Sailors 15/2378 While sailing today, I happened on an empty kayak in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay -- not a great
Safety Check List for Guests (1) Paul and Judy at 12:38pm 07.30.12 Ask All Sailors 13/1999 I have compiled the attached Safety List for Guests who will be sailing with you. The information ha
Adding a Swim Platform to a traditional transom Rob19574 at 12:29pm 07.30.12 Ask All Sailors 10/25909 Hi All - I have an older style transom on my Catalina 30 that does not have an open or walk throug
steering wheel james295 at 12:27pm 07.30.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/979 I have a 42" steering wheel on my hunter 295 and would like to go smaller would a 30 " wheel work go
Hunter34 Cabin Water Tank Replacement C2L at 12:19pm 07.30.12 Big Boats 6/1802 Has anyone replaced the Hunter 34 Cabin water tank? If so what did you use and how easy/difficult w
Catalina 25 Restoration grcccw55 at 12:15pm 07.30.12 Smaller Boats 1/3849 Started restoring an older Catalina 25. Found a few interior cabin boards and panels that are beyond
Olympic Sailing kloudie1 at 11:51am 07.30.12 Ask All Sailors 1/945 watching some of the sailing.. Mighty fine sailing .. The coverage is on : http://www.nbcolympics.c
Catalina 320 Owner Fuel Tank Question paiscool at 11:30am 07.30.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/2977 I recently discovered AGAIN that diesel is lighter than water and the way I discovered this is my en

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Broken Steel Bolt in Universal M 12 Engine dlochner at 5:40am 05.07.22 There is a method, however I have never tried it, where a battery is used to heat the bolt. You'll n
Barnacle Buster seadaddler at 5:31am 05.07.22 I did circulate into ac unit with barnacle buster and it worked real good and will try same thing wi
Effects of disconnecting hydronic heater baycloud at 5:29am 05.07.22 If anyone else has a 4jh2e, can you post a picture of this same location of the engine? And what is
Is My Main Furled Backward seadaddler at 5:28am 05.07.22 Try pulling the sail out and pull the furling line in the way it should be and try grease I got the
Broken Steel Bolt in Universal M 12 Engine StanleyJ at 5:20am 05.07.22 Fellow Sailors: I have been attempting to correct the alternator belt alignment on my Universal M-
Roast my boat! 1994 Hunter 26 shemandr at 4:57am 05.07.22 Once it's cleaned up I'd consider a suit of sails to use up that extra money. But a cautionary note
Broken Steel Bolt in Universal M 12 Engine RoyS at 4:52am 05.07.22 Channellocks should work better than vice grips.
Broken Steel Bolt in Universal M 12 Engine dlochner at 4:41am 05.07.22 Try heating with a propane or MAP torch.
Beneteau 36 cc autopilot installation dlochner at 4:38am 05.07.22 Below deck APs should connect directly to the rudder post. Edson makes a short tiller arm for this p
Beneteau 36 cc autopilot installation (2) Davidasailor26 at 3:01am 05.07.22 Should be no need to switch to hydraulic steering. We have cable steering with a hydraulic autopilot
H260 in Upper Potomac and Chesapeake Bay Davidasailor26 at 2:53am 05.07.22
Roast my boat! 1994 Hunter 26 rgranger at 2:51am 05.07.22
Sailing the Heel Rick486 at 2:50am 05.07.22 Actually, your boat will sail better to windward if you reduce the heel. As a boat heels more and mo
Help replacing sheave divider on a Hunter 26 rgranger at 2:48am 05.07.22 It is just glued in like you suspected. 4200 is good enough. The plastic divider I got from SBO
Check your axles...... Don't be like me ShotgunSlim at 2:16am 05.07.22 Glad to hear everything came out OK. I smoked a hub/bearings the first time I was going to go out a
Mysterious washer, Yanmar 2GM20F MikeHoncho at 1:02am 05.07.22 And a bolt of some sort
Beneteau 373 2005 - i need to replace the engine compartment access door gas strut. Does someone have part numbers? Thank you in advance! NYSail at 1:00am 05.07.22 Knowing the size, and that you are evidently in fresh water, Go to your local auto parts store. It
Replace Volvo Penta Shaft log seal with a PSS from PYI shaft seal on my 1990 41S5? also retention collar? NYSail at 12:56am 05.07.22
Mysterious washer, Yanmar 2GM20F NYSail at 12:51am 05.07.22 Left over part. If it fell off from somewhere you would see fuel shooting all over. good luck
Upper Rudder Post Bearing/Bushing Replacement MikeHoncho at 11:36pm 05.06.22 Do the Churibini years have a grease zerk in the fiberglass tube between the hull and the packing gl

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