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'89-'94 H27-2 - Q on original jib size Charles94 at 5:38am 07.27.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1039 1989 Hunter 27-2 Purchased a year ago with new Doyle sails. The furling genoa is ~150%. With the
Water ballast Hunter sailboats centerboards and rudders Crazy Dave Condon at 5:32am 07.27.12 Smaller Boats 0/1311 Hunter no longer builds the centerboards, rudders nor centerboard brackets. Foss Foam built the ru
Site was down overnight Phil Herring at 5:23am 07.27.12 Ask All Sailors 18/2770 All of our sites were down from approximately 6pm Thursday to 3:30am Friday (PT). The data center
Bulkhead Gauge Replacement (8) StanFM at 6:23pm 07.26.12 Catalina 22 13/5213 When I bought the boat, there was an old inoperable depth gauge in the bulkhead. In fact, it looked
Bought my first sailboat USAF93 at 6:04pm 07.26.12 Day Sailers 2/1725 I picked up a 2001 Hunter 170 with a few cracks on the deck. Nothing on the bottom. I've found a f
Broken outhaul inside of closed Isomat boom Jared1048 at 5:26pm 07.26.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/2203 Got caught in some gusty weather and broke my outhaul (broke the block in two that gives you 2-1 pur
It's Going to Take a Little Longer Than I Thought (2) Roger Long at 5:12pm 07.26.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 8/7426 I just returned from a week visiting the Long family seat in upstate New York, http://www.cruisingon
Windstar 223 kick-up rudder Bluff Kid at 3:36pm 07.26.12 Other Sailboats 1/2021 would some one e-mail me photos of their kick up rudder and how they rig it to keep it from kicking
Winch rubbers shanepandront at 3:19pm 07.26.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1145 Hi I am a new owner and i would like to know whether the blue inserts around the shaft of the winche
Jib downhaul and line routing (1) Chester at 3:00pm 07.26.12 Catalina 22 24/12530 We've come to the conclusion that it is not fun if someone has to go forward in 30-40 knot winds to
Webasto problem Dave555 at 2:19pm 07.26.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1265 I have a webasto 3500 heater in my beneteau and today when i tried to start it, it was all dead. No
Quick disconnect for electronics dbecker68 at 12:25pm 07.26.12 Ask All Sailors 14/2485 I have a GPS and a depth meter that are not permanently mounted on my boat, and I plug and unplug th
Sailing lull (1) kpgraci at 12:17pm 07.26.12 Ask All Sailors 16/3476 I haven't been sailing in weeks, perhaps months, I don't remember when. It's the darn heat and the g
H30 Cherubini toe rail Phil Herring at 11:36am 07.26.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/705 I have a customer looking for a scrap of toe rail for this boat; the company that manufactures the r
Front Hatch - I hate this! (1) CaptGregg at 11:14am 07.26.12 Catalina 22 6/1498 In the picture, my front hatch which is vertical because it's open shows where a PO had screwed teak
Thanks Jack sailnoproblem at 11:06am 07.26.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1048 Jack I want to thank both you and Al for all your help today, rigging my sails. It's amazing how muc
Holding tank in V-berth in Oday 30 griffy2000 at 10:24am 07.26.12 Bigger Boats 6/2136 Does anyone have a photo (s) of their holding tank located under the v-berth (stock or modified) of
Westerbeke Cylinder Head Torque Procedure Birdman737 at 8:56am 07.26.12 Ask All Sailors 5/2225 Greetings all! My 17 year old Westerbeke 42B FOUR has just shy of 900 hours on it, and through some
swing keel rope to cable replacement Dickbarton at 8:34am 07.26.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/9138 My 1984 O'Day 26 swing keel line is jammed. I suspect the rope to wire splice is frayed in the tube.
Hitch extension oldiesrocker2001 at 8:27am 07.26.12 Trailer Sailors 41/15428 I have the original trailer that must have come with my V21. This is a pretty short one with the ba

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What did he mean when he said this? Terry Cox at 10:00am 01.19.23 Our boat has a wing keel with a draft of 4'-11". Over the years I have observed some amount of drift
Lifeline Replacement Roadking Larry at 9:55am 01.19.23 Another benefit to Dyneema is that you can do it all yourself with no special tools. A few "Splice-
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month dmdiehl64 at 9:08am 01.19.23 I haven't had any luck with our local dealer. Do you have a good dealer reference?
Funny Friday!!! Ralph Johnstone at 9:04am 01.19.23 Oh my. Is he doing his own power connection tap? I firmly believe they are a couple of enterprisi
Main Sheet Swivel/Block/ cleat- 1981 Sirius 21 SailSK at 8:46am 01.19.23 Thank you both for the very pertinent advice. Very Much Appreciated!!!!
Macerator panel breaker cover marchem at 8:44am 01.19.23 Here s a simple one https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Sea-Systems-Circuit-Breaker/dp/B0002UENWO/ref=asc
Centerboard Mechanics and Physics christophermoorkelly at 8:42am 01.19.23 Warped, pitted, and the various holes are rusted wide open. The other stuff could be fixable with a
What did he mean when he said this? Wyo George at 8:27am 01.19.23
Lifeline Replacement sail sfbay at 8:14am 01.19.23 I replaced the coated lifelines on my Hunter 46 with Suncor 316 stainless steel 3/16" kit........ver
Lifeline Replacement Scott T-Bird at 8:10am 01.19.23 I switched from vinyl-covered to bare stainless on my previous boat and increased the diameter for s
What did he mean when he said this? Sail22Capri22 at 8:05am 01.19.23 Yes, it did seem like a dis on the wing keel. For a while, I also had an aversion to wing keels (b
Corrosion On Engine Scott T-Bird at 7:56am 01.19.23 I give full endorsement to Niemiec Marine. This will be hard on the wallet, but otherwise an easy r
Lifeline Replacement FastOlson at 7:48am 01.19.23 @jssailem: DId you have your lifelines made at a West Marine in the Seattle area? I requested a quo
What did he mean when he said this? dlochner at 7:46am 01.19.23 Ah, Robert Perry, a well known yacht designer of many many fine production and custom boats. He is a
What did he mean when he said this? Hollyberry at 7:43am 01.19.23 Robert Perry is an immensely talented and well known designer, but he's never been shy about his opi
Thru-hull discussion - Upgrades and issues Ward H at 7:39am 01.19.23 @jonelli I had missed this thread back in Oct so thought not too late to answer your question above.
What did he mean when he said this? Scott T-Bird at 7:37am 01.19.23 Yes, it did seem like a dis on the wing keel. For a while, I also had an aversion to wing keels (ba
What did he mean when he said this? tfox2069 at 7:34am 01.19.23 The writer simply meant that they weren't happy with sailing a boat with 2 feet, 8 inches of draft a
Single handing WI Rigger at 7:23am 01.19.23 How do you mark length on your anchor rode? I am going to mark mine this Summer. Looking for ways th
Single handing patbratton at 7:18am 01.19.23 I think grating would be better as you want to carry the water away.

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