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Hunter 356 3-blade cruising prop size? Solemn Silence at 9:20pm 07.03.12 Big Boats 0/1443 For those of you with a Hunter 356 (27 HP Yanmar) and a 3-blade cruising prop: what size prop are yo
new owner (1) dalekidd1956 at 9:11pm 07.03.12 Smaller Boats 10/2068 Hello, all. I have just purchased a 1988 Hunter 18.5. Plan to pick her up this Friday. This will be
Happy Independance Day everyone! Ken Cross at 8:54pm 07.03.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2559 Happy Independence Day everyone! Well our friends from Canada still get to wait. And the weather is
C-22 Owner's Handbook TJM8187 at 8:40pm 07.03.12 Catalina 22 1/1538 Does anyone know a good way to get ahold of an Owner's Handbook for a C-22? I ordered one through C
Masking Tape Lost Parent at 5:58pm 07.03.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1733 I am hoping to paint my nonskid deck this weekend and was wondering would be good tape to use for a
propane tank solonoid John at 5:42pm 07.03.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2736 Question: Can the solonoid valve at the propane tank leak/not seal up tight? I refilled my propane t
Marine surveyor Peter M at 5:09pm 07.03.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1452 Need to find a surveyor in Portland Maine for a 37' sailboat I made an offer on . Any suggestions
New Tiller and Windows for 26D came in (1) dawg2 at 3:57pm 07.03.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2341 These look great!!! I have been dealing with Rudder Craft ( www.ruddercraft.com ) and they have som
Wet core? Jared1048 at 3:48pm 07.03.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1404 Hello, I recently had to replace my bow light wiring since it was corroded and not working. I ende
Garman 230 G-Chart GUS516SM xcyz at 3:03pm 07.03.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1267 I think my G-Chart GUS516SM for SoCal is bad. My other G-chart for NoCal is working. Does any one kn
MOB solo with jack line question r.oril at 2:32pm 07.03.12 Ask All Sailors 17/3387 Now that I am venturing out into the big blue solo:eek:, I have a question: If the rudder is locked
Windless Failure hcapo at 2:24pm 07.03.12 Big Boats 1/951 I had and interesting problem with the windless on my 2005 Hunter 36. I anchored by powering out th
Canada Day weekend cruise (1) alexco38 at 12:36pm 07.03.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1229 Crossing Lake Ontario from Toronto to Port Dalhousie. Sustained this speed for over 3+ hours! Wha
Halyard Replacement Intervals DJW at 12:30pm 07.03.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2764 I was woundering what the generally excepted time intervals for changing out your main and jib haly
Rudder Packing Gland jrezab at 12:19pm 07.03.12 Ask All Sailors 2/2001 I have a 1986 Pearson 303 and plan to repack the gland for the rudder post. I need to find out what
%&$# Stanchion Leak ! jimmcgee at 12:14pm 07.03.12 Catalina 30 22/6148 During my pre-launch check I find out my VHF isn't receiving. Hmm, is it the radio or the antenna wi*
Furling advice? Slow Mo^cean at 11:31am 07.03.12 Catalina 22 10/1746 What kind of roller furlings are you guys running your 22s? I really have no idea where or what to
Venture 21 Keel Dimensions YukonVenture21 at 11:23am 07.03.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1018 Hey everybody, I have just been given a venture 21 on a trailer for free. It has been sitting for ye
Worn out sail? Ranger100 at 11:14am 07.03.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/5783 How do you know when your main sail is worn out? When I hoist my main sail up, the boom hangs down a
Endeavor Sailboats?? Dragon Fly at 10:46am 07.03.12 Ask All Sailors 9/10797 i HAVE LOOKED FOR TWO SEASON NOW, AND AFTER LOOKING AT CATALINA, HUNTER, RANGER, AND OTHERS TOO N

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Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) dLj at 11:15am 10.09.22 How much room do you have under those bolts? Do you have room to put like a pry bar and put pressure
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Don S/V ILLusion at 11:10am 10.09.22 So that hose clamp is below the water level?
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Leeward Rail at 11:00am 10.09.22 Yes. That is the way it works. The bottom of the hose is below the surface of the water and the en
Installing a Spinnaker jssailem at 10:54am 10.09.22 My bad. I must have sped read the first sentence. Then the repeated reference to "spinnaker" stuck.
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) jssailem at 10:49am 10.09.22 There are all sorts of chemical concoctions to try and dislodge a corroded fastener. I dislike the
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) jssailem at 10:48am 10.09.22 If the bolt is expendable and shaped as you believe, then grinding off the head may let you lift the
Floor Separated From Dinghy - Inflatible MikeHoncho at 10:05am 10.09.22
Tongue Extensions Tedd at 10:00am 10.09.22 @JBP-PA , any idea what your tongue weight is?
Floor Separated From Dinghy - Inflatible capta at 10:00am 10.09.22 Dear Fellow Sailors, Can I use 5200 to glue an inflatable dinghy? Does anyone have a better idea?
Tongue Extensions JBP-PA at 9:47am 10.09.22 The bar is 10 ft, but some of it must remain in the sleeves, if I use all three sleeves, about 5 ft
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) Rich Stidger at 9:46am 10.09.22 Double nut on the bolt tightly and see if you can turn it with appropriate sized wrench.. Good sug
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) Mark Maulden at 9:40am 10.09.22 Double nut on the bolt tightly and see if you can turn it with appropriate sized wrench..
Through holes and prop fstbttms at 9:34am 10.09.22 You specifically stated there is no standard... When in fact there is one. Point taken.
Through holes and prop Leeward Rail at 9:31am 10.09.22 Many production sailboats (and powerboats) are built with more (sometimes much more) than 1 shaft d
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 9:21am 10.09.22 He was
Through holes and prop Leeward Rail at 9:17am 10.09.22 No one said it the distance can't be larger than 1 shaft diameter. No one said there are not boats
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) jon hansen at 9:14am 10.09.22 blaster is fine, however i switched to kroil and have much better results. love the kroil! my $0.0
Through holes and prop fstbttms at 8:50am 10.09.22 Me ? I don't know nuttin'. I rely on the experts to tell me what to do. Hence ABYC P-6 6.5.5.4.
Through holes and prop Ralph Johnstone at 8:43am 10.09.22 Right. I'm making it up and you're the expert :laugh: Me ? I don't know nuttin'. I rely on the
Through holes and prop dlochner at 8:05am 10.09.22 Yeah, I'm making it up and you're the expert :laugh: 77 209878 209879 209880 No one said it t

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