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Soon to be new 146 owner 2thdr at 3:31pm 07.15.12 Day Sailers 26/5197 Hello all, Just about to purchase a 2008 Hunter 146 that looks to be in good condition. I have a c
Prop Shaft Support sktnshri719 at 3:05pm 07.15.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/938 Recently had an ugly encounter between a rope and our prop shaft. Unfortunately the rope won. Bent p
Lifting Keel hose ROMAR at 1:52pm 07.15.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1124 Have a Benny 311/321 with a lifting keel which leaves a keel housing/box amidship under the table. T
Exhaust leak in 1966 Bristol 32 bristol 32 in Havre de Gr at 12:03pm 07.15.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1922 I have a 1966 Bristol 32 footer with the original 4 cylinder engine. Started it up this spring and
Yanmar 2qm15 starts hard mike diehlman at 11:00am 07.15.12 Musings With Maine Sail 16/9084 Yanmar 2QM15 starts hard Engine turns over nicely and has spark, but acts like it may be getting to
Yanmar 2QM15 starts hard mike diehlman at 10:44am 07.15.12 Engines and Propulsion 36/15508 Engine turns over nicely and has spark, but acts like it may be getting too much fuel. Some black so
Transmission - Vission 36 Yanmar 3HM35F lorisjohnson at 10:14am 07.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1292 I have a sloppy bearing on my transmission where the transmission connects to the shaft. It has allo
Hunter 27 new alternator CoteCC at 10:14am 07.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/973 Have replaced my original alternator on my Yanmar YSE8 with a model that has a built in voltage regu
Alternator output fuse #4 AWG dugout at 10:02am 07.15.12 Musings With Maine Sail 8/2947 What are the options for an "in-line" fuse with #4 wire within 7" of the alternator? I'm stumped :co
Stern anchoring line Lost Parent at 9:39am 07.15.12 Ask All Sailors 7/4416 I ahve a Catalina 30 and will be heading to desolation sound in august and was wondering what is the
Removing Old Ablative Paint ? David S at 9:31am 07.15.12 Trailer Sailors 23/21057 My fiber glass O'day 22 has 4 year old Interlux ACT and I am planning on repainting the bottom with
New Lake Ontario Hunter Sailing Association website Ken Palmer at 8:58am 07.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1136 As many Lake Ontario Hunter owners know, the Lake Ontario Hunter Sailing Association (LOHSA) was wit
leading control lines aft Wayne Steinhour at 7:44am 07.15.12 Ask An Oday Owner 12/3663 I am looking into lead control lines aft on my 23, and I have a few questions. There is not much s
Please help with a virgin purchase KGhowle at 7:35am 07.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1546 Hello, I am retiring in a month and want to live my dream of sail boating in the Caribean. I think I
pss carbon spray (1) dlewis812 at 7:13am 07.15.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1646 re-posting earlier question. abnormal amount of carbon dust; not lubricating etc?? a big concern
New Group morcharl at 6:58am 07.15.12 Smaller Boats 1/1501 Hi all, I just started a group for Catalina / Capri 16 ' 18's on Facebook. Just another place to pos
Lancer 36 Blackwater Tank mpergola at 5:52am 07.15.12 Lancer 1/2150 Does anyone have issues with their Blackwater tank? I purchased an 81 Lancer 36 two months ago and
Rudder post on C&C 26 Red 26 at 4:42am 07.15.12 C&C 0/1727 Hi all, I just bought a very nice '77 C'C 26. The rudder post has a fitting at the top where it prot
Mast Leak-Deck Plate vmaks at 4:00am 07.15.12 Bigger Boats 2/1395 O'Day 28, 1983....my mast is leaking, new boat to me so I have NO IDEA what the previous owner has d
Bilge Water related to Swing Keel? weh5748 at 3:51am 07.15.12 Ask An Oday Owner 20/7339 Although no signs of a major leak, and not taking on a lot of water, I can never seen to get that la

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Winter Cover Parsons at 8:26am 10.14.22 I have no experience not covering boats through winters, but when I looked around my Michigan storag
Typical weather kloudie1 at 8:22am 10.14.22 Of the 9 named storms so far this year, only 4 would have been named in years past. NWS seems to be
Loading boat on trailer (2) Leeward Rail at 7:54am 10.14.22 I have to back part way in, get the keel aligned in the keel tray with the boat only partially on t
Winter Cover (2) Tally Ho at 7:34am 10.14.22
Loading boat on trailer JBP-PA at 7:24am 10.14.22 To retrieve my boat, I cannot back as far as launching it. I have to back part way in, get the keel
Typical weather BigEasy at 7:08am 10.14.22
Small fin ahead of rudder? Baby skeg? RoyS at 7:03am 10.14.22 Many boats built during the wing keel fad era had rudders that were lower in the water than the keel
Typical weather Leeward Rail at 6:46am 10.14.22 No name from the NWS but if was in the gulf everyone would be running to high ground. If it isn't
Winter Cover RoyS at 6:45am 10.14.22 If you are going to keep your boat three of more seasons, its a simple answer. https://forums.sailb
Winterize Volvo Pentra 2000 KGarvey at 6:34am 10.14.22 Cousin google says watch this youtube fGWztgn8D6c Thanks, it has some good tips
Its funny Friday! (1) rgranger at 6:30am 10.14.22 210057 I totally want to do this some day.;)
Winterize Volvo Pentra 2000 rgranger at 6:27am 10.14.22 Cousin google says watch this youtube fGWztgn8D6c
Raymarine electronics hookup help rgranger at 6:25am 10.14.22 What @jssailem said... or alternatively try it with out and if it does not work then the answer is y
Columbia 28 rudder bushings rgranger at 6:21am 10.14.22 Columbia Yachts is still in biz. Maybe try calling them Contact Columbia Yachts 308 E. Dyer Road S
Raymarine electronics hookup help jssailem at 6:18am 10.14.22 Frill. To answer the question you need to examine the systems you plan to connect to the backbone. T
Small fin ahead of rudder? Baby skeg? jssailem at 6:04am 10.14.22
Typical weather (1) Bob S at 5:52am 10.14.22
Small fin ahead of rudder? Baby skeg? Parsons at 5:24am 10.14.22 @dlochner excellent posts here point out why some of what we sail with is based on strange racing ru
Typical weather Don S/V ILLusion at 5:10am 10.14.22
Small fin ahead of rudder? Baby skeg? Terry Cox at 4:46am 10.14.22 Well, seems simple enough to test out. Do you have any testing parameters that you can share?

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