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Slow speed '76 Hunter 30 Yanmar YSE 12 J Hunter at 7:00pm 06.21.12 Engines and Propulsion 3/5713 I usually use the aux Yanmar YSE12 as little as possible, and don't usually depend on it for speed.
Swing/Kick-up Rudder weh5748 at 6:59pm 06.21.12 Ask An Oday Owner 31/17510 I just bought a used O'Day 19 with the swing rudder. I'm not sure what the purpose is. I see that pu
Genoa track placement on Oday 25 Mad Dog at 6:25pm 06.21.12 Ask An Oday Owner 9/3169 Hi all, My 1976 Oday 25 has no genoa tracks, just the deck blocks forward of the coamings. Is thi
Sidelines? Lifelines? PATBUZZARD at 5:17pm 06.21.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1440 If I'm using incorrect terminology please educate me. Anywho. When I bought my boat the previous o
Leaking mixer tap Dave555 at 3:23pm 06.21.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1064 In my 40.7 the mixer tap at the kitchen basin has started to leak. It leaks pretty much and it come
Companionway Stairs EastBaySailor at 2:49pm 06.21.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1931 We need to replace two steps on our companionway stairs, and I have not been able to find any after
Raising mainsail RDS2012 at 2:42pm 06.21.12 Smaller Boats 3/1279 Don't laugh. This is a dumb question. I'm trying to learn how to sail my new to me Hunter 18.5. No
New Sail Advise Rudder Nonsense at 2:25pm 06.21.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1670 Well I've been working on and sailing my 1973 V 222 for a year now and it's "spend money" time. I am
Hose from keel well ROMAR at 2:01pm 06.21.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/765 Have a Benny 311/321 with a lifting keel which leaves a keel housing amidship under the table. There
PDF manual for Hunter 25.5? heychadwick at 12:58pm 06.21.12 Smaller Boats 3/1914 Does anyone know where I can find one? I've got the pamphlet, but I'm hoping for the working manual
breaking in new batteries ? Stephen K at 12:52pm 06.21.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2672 I have learned so much from this forum, but I still consider myself a rookie at electrical stuff. I
Is It Safe To... GorillaToast at 12:46pm 06.21.12 Catalina 22 2/1215 Sail in light to moderate winds with the C22 swing keel less than fully lowered? I'd like to experim
Dumb question dept: H19... has a backstay? Phil Herring at 12:12pm 06.21.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/899 The mid-90's was the era of the hybrid rig, part B'R / part traditional. But the 19, did that boat
Jack-Lines methods chasmoyer at 11:31am 06.21.12 Big Boats 4/1216 We'd appreciate suggestions on equipping our 450 Passage with jack-lines when necessary; would you r
Louver Door Insert (2) DriftwoodNOLA at 11:09am 06.21.12 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2977 Back in the day . . . 30 years, my 1980 Hunter 36 was/is outfitted with plastic inserts to hold the
Is the hull of a 1981 22' Catalina really that thin? hp18carr at 10:14am 06.21.12 Catalina 22 5/3032 I'm new to the Catalina form, looking mainly at the 22' Catalina as a way to get out on the water wh
Basic Sail Trim Question, I think Ward H at 10:03am 06.21.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/6747 I want to sail my N17 level vs heeling over. I am still learning the boat but it appears with winds
Sailboat tunes upgrade (2) Tim R. at 9:58am 06.21.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1529 For the past year or so, I have been using a bluetooth receiver to stream music from my ipad or andr
Hunter 170 Chase Tube for Battery wires tdabbs at 9:48am 06.21.12 Day Sailers 3/3992 Page 26C-1 of the owners manual shows a chase tube to run wires from the battery to a trolling motor
Lats and Atts sunk? Tim R. at 8:43am 06.21.12 Ask All Sailors 23/5836 I just received this email from Lats and Atts. Trouble In Paradise? As many of you know, we

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C34 deck flex over sliding companionway top Stu Jackson at 10:54am 04.25.22 There is a turnbuckle ( on keel stepped) All the Mark II boats are deck stepped.
Annual WAxing ROutine (1) Scott B at 10:33am 04.25.22 This year will be the 15th season we've had the boat. I've been following the advise from Maine Sai
Docking with a loop cymeyer at 10:32am 04.25.22 There was a recent thread talking about docking methods, and I commented on my loop method of docki
Mooring ball pickup - single handed capta at 10:17am 04.25.22 What? You pick up and attach your boat to a mooring? Unheard of! We just pick one of the several "bo
Needing a new motor for my Catalina 22 Jacktar at 10:06am 04.25.22 Ditto love mine
Annual WAxing ROutine AndyL at 9:59am 04.25.22 We have a similar boat. I'm not an expert but came up with this strategy after doing some reading a
Autohelm Wheel Clamp Replacement 1989 Mark II jonelli at 9:31am 04.25.22
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 9:11am 04.25.22
Have you made cockpit cushions? jeepbluetj at 9:02am 04.25.22 On the oversize, I'd go around 1/2" (~1cm) or a bit more. It really depends on the foam and the fabr
Build a Better Boat Hook? jviss at 9:00am 04.25.22 Watch Deadliest Catch for the proper way of throwing these things. Most of them use an overhand "n
Beneteau Oceanis 381 Folding steering wheel? Cest La Vie at 8:59am 04.25.22 Without question, the folding Lewmar wheel is one of the many "top number one" improvements we made
New Catalina 30 Owner Hayden Watson at 8:53am 04.25.22 And your dock neighbors are so happy!
Add midship cleat to Vision 32? Len Ingalls at 8:51am 04.25.22 Another "midship" single hand docking. Note: Her fenders are out,bowline led back to midship & stern
Rigid Reefer mast raising Timm R Oday25 at 8:51am 04.25.22 I've been thinking about your furler all weekend . If you had jib halyard ,you could use instead of
Build a Better Boat Hook? Hayden Watson at 8:48am 04.25.22 Thanks, that looks good. One would have to be careful tossing one of those from a sailboat, with a
Need help selecting Chartplotter/Radar to go with Raymarine instruments jeepbluetj at 8:44am 04.25.22 A Raymarine Axiom would be instant plug and play with the other instruments. - Just plug it into the
Question on ODay 302 crack dmax at 8:21am 04.25.22 The cracking at the keel joint is a little reason for concern in a 302/322. There have been reports
Hunter 34 Port Light Shroud Length david21837 at 8:12am 04.25.22 Thanks again for the input. As always this is a great place for information.
Hunter 34 Port Light Shroud Length kloudie1 at 8:12am 04.25.22 Same here.. Trimmed them with a multitool then sanded to get everything looking good.
PVC Valve Safe Between Holding Tank & Macerator? JamesG161 at 8:05am 04.25.22 I actually chose the sea fresh option for my Raritan elegance so that it could be used in conjuncti

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