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To shrink wrap, or not? Dunham at 8:26am 09.05.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/4175 Hello everyone, It's almost that time to start thinking of winterizing our sailboats in Ontario.
Steering Cable grease? John1534 at 8:05am 09.05.12 Ask All Sailors 4/2181 I'm getting ready to service our steering system and I can't remember which grease I use the last ti
shifter cable length for h260 com coop at 8:56pm 09.04.12 Smaller Boats 2/1195 I have a 98 h260 , with edson pedistal wheel steering to a honda 9.9 out board . I need to know the
Windless morganoutisland at 7:45pm 09.04.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1184 Windlass Hello all, I would like to add a windlass to my 30' 78 Hunter...I have a anchor locker th
Proper Cradle Jeff McVittie at 7:20pm 09.04.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1083 I have a 28-5 on a four post cradle. When I purchased the boat there were 2 cracks in the hull wher
help understanding rigging dansaintamour at 7:05pm 09.04.12 Trailer Sailors 20/10637 Hi, I just got a Newport 17 from out of state and am very excited about it. I am quickly discovering
Help understanding rigging dansaintamour at 7:04pm 09.04.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1385 Hi, I just got a Newport 17 from out of state and am very excited about it. I am quickly discovering
New owner of 1982 H25 - need suggestions on restoring Stantheman at 7:02pm 09.04.12 The Cherubini Hunters 10/3361 Hello All, My wife and I have just purchased a 1982 H25 so we can learn to sail. We are previous p
Under y berth??? Boatsail1 at 7:00pm 09.04.12 Bigger Boats 6/1443 There is a wooden rectangular box under the y berth on O day 28. Any ideas????
rectangular wooden box in bow of Oday 28. What?? Boatsail1 at 6:58pm 09.04.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1166 What is the rectangular wooden box in the bow, under the y berth in my Oday 28?????
Installing a tabernacle on the cuddy cabin. (1) letsail at 5:50pm 09.04.12 Day Sailers 2/1827 Has anyone ever cut the mast on a Daysailer 17 and installed a tabernacle on top of the cuddy to mak
Reattaching Quadrant wwillis at 5:47pm 09.04.12 S2 2/1114 I recently replaced the rudder on my S2 11.0A. I'm now faced with the task of reattaching the quad
Loopers jwiggins at 5:32pm 09.04.12 Bigger Boats 4/1235 Am trying to get an idea on how long it will take me to get my Oday 34 from StL MO to Mobile AL. As
Do any of you have a companionway like this..... (5) Sumner at 5:32pm 09.04.12 Ask All Sailors 14/4228 http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sumner/endeavour-inside-mods/12-05-16-1-Companionway-1.jpg I could
Gowanus canal (1) NYSail at 4:41pm 09.04.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2252 A sailor in the neighborhood.... Sweet spot.
Keel hums Gruvola at 3:25pm 09.04.12 Sirius 21/22 7/4484 I got a Sirius 21 this July and have been sailing it for half the summer. It sounds like the keel i
UK vertical battened sail for inmast furler Ken Honeycutt at 2:46pm 09.04.12 Big Boats 11/2267 Does anyone have experience with a UK vertical battened sail for an H36?
A LITTLE HELP from my friends? Dragon Fly at 2:37pm 09.04.12 Bigger Boats 14/2147 Here's the symptoms: the 10 h.p. diesel in my 1984 Oday 28' over heats , quickly according to the ga
Heat Exchanger/New Water Pump mmdesmith at 2:11pm 09.04.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1980 I am still getting some smoke/steam out of my exhaust after replacing the impeller over the winter a
Beneateau 323 lifting keel Bikerwookie at 1:33pm 09.04.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1117 I have been looking for a beneteau 323 lifting keel for sale in the uk england and am struggling to

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Lewmar folding wheel problem (1) jssailem at 3:38am 02.13.23 The post is 3 years old. Looking at the image of the balls in his hand, it looks like he was using a
Need advice for running backstay with staysail on H49 jssailem at 3:25am 02.13.23 really don't want more running rigging complicating things if really not needed I read your commen
another winter movie jssailem at 3:14am 02.13.23 Interesting story about a sailor with a dream and the focus to achieve it. No money and a sketchy pa
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Kings Gambit at 3:00am 02.13.23 If there is any reluctance to post the details of a voyage that didn't achieve its stated goals, I
Meet your new Forum Administrator DAVA390 at 2:52am 02.13.23 Congrats and good luck. I had the pleasure of meeting Phil several years ago in Annapolis. Although
Need advice for running backstay with staysail on H49 Windpilot at 10:10pm 02.12.23 I added the staysail on my H410. Nothing in the factory manual which includes a page on the option s
New autopilot jssailem at 8:38pm 02.12.23 Be careful about what you are cutting. The old carpenter motto was: Measured twice cut once. The dis
Low oil indicator fading in and out stevenhagberg at 8:33pm 02.12.23 So far, I've tried replacing the oil pressure switch with a new one. No change. Went on a long mot
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer Ralph Johnstone at 7:05pm 02.12.23 Ralph, Are you saying to put the thru hull in place and use the nut to squeeze out the excess epoxy
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer mforum at 6:57pm 02.12.23
New autopilot chuckwayne at 6:54pm 02.12.23 Got the evo 100 and have a problem in trying to get the sea talk wire with the ends down thru the s
Lewmar folding wheel problem H30sailor at 6:50pm 02.12.23 The tension balls the hold the wheel together when folded have lost their elasticity and I don't se
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Ralph Johnstone at 6:31pm 02.12.23 The concept is good, but I want to be sure water cannot get back into the exhaust Manifold The ex
Hunter 41 Steering Quadrant Access? Ralph Johnstone at 6:20pm 02.12.23 Anyway, the panel is out, the rudder repaired, and the screw locations marked for next time. Seek
Seacock question on a 1981H33 Davidasailor26 at 5:40pm 02.12.23
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Prop seal change on Honda BF50A tcwest at 5:07pm 02.12.23
Hunter 41 Steering Quadrant Access? davespud at 5:06pm 02.12.23 Latest update--clicking on the one-to-one link in the previous post takes me to a page to schedule a
mooring pendants Captain Larry-DH at 5:00pm 02.12.23 I had 3 1/2" 3-strand nylon pendants (on my Catalina 22). 2 to the bow cleats and one longer one a
Prop seal change on Honda BF50A jssailem at 4:56pm 02.12.23

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