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Engine oil for M35 Universal rbtrinkle at 2:49pm 07.19.12 Big Boats 4/8771 Alright, this might be a dumb question, but this is the first time ever working on a diesel engine.
Loose traveler sunset.c22 at 2:31pm 07.19.12 Catalina 22 6/1711 The traveler has become loose on one end, as if a nut on the back side had backed off. It moves abo
Extra cleat on a beam ibarabas at 1:20pm 07.19.12 Day Sailers 5/2106 Hi, I have a Hunter 170 and would like to use some fenders. However since the beam is wide using the
Standard Horizon Speed Log MLampner at 1:11pm 07.19.12 Ask All Sailors 2/2053 I am having a problem with my vintage Standard Horizon Speedlog. A year ago the display end's water
Hunter 170 Hoisting Bridle shaislet at 1:01pm 07.19.12 Smaller Boats 2/1337 Does anyone have any experience rigging a hoisting bridle for the 170? If so, can you provide what
How "good" is it? Wkemple at 12:08pm 07.19.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1642 I bought my 380 on a lake and love it; I go out almost every day there is wind. I'm wondering though
Taurus - Southerly Customer Service Taurus at 11:46am 07.19.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1051 I recently posted an inquiry to "all gearheads" who might have some input on the gear-shifting probl
H-26 Draft. Our Lake is getting low mojobently at 11:46am 07.19.12 Smaller Boats 1/964 I need to know the draft of my H26. I have found different numbers from 3'6" to 1'5". The water at t
Foreguy on a 34 Mk. 1 Dave2424 at 10:57am 07.19.12 Big Boats 4/1766 Hey All Trying to find an elegant way to run the foreguy. Currently faking it using the bow cleats.
Lewmar folding wheel question Pat T at 10:35am 07.19.12 Ask All Sailors 11/3686 I am considering the purchase of 40 inch folding wheel which is 4 inches bigger than my current whee
Small Parts (3) werner44 at 9:19am 07.19.12 Big Boats 9/2020 God Day I am looking for some parts which I can not get at the Hunteryachts anymore. 1. 5 x Set
New Hunter Dealer CNY and PA dave Eshbaugh at 8:57am 07.19.12 Lake Ontario Hunter Sailing Assoc. 0/23603 To Ken Palmer, thanks for your post. To LOHSA members, Empire Yacht Sales is the new HUNTER dealer
Yanmar and feathering props GWG at 8:31am 07.19.12 Musings With Maine Sail 8/4992 Yanmar requires that the tranny be in neutral when sailing. This is problematic for those of us wit
New Hunter 23.5 Owner - used sail shop in Virginia? Cape Charles at 8:17am 07.19.12 Smaller Boats 3/1393 Have a Hunter 23.5 with original mainsail, missing battens and jib. Anyone know of a used sail sourc
play in steering sgarber at 8:07am 07.19.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1970 I have a play in my edison wheel. Is this something I can tighten or should it go to the yard? This
Capsizing on Mooring Day at 7:27am 07.19.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/3704 As owner of Catalina Capri 16.5, boat has capsized multiple times on mooring in West Falmouth Harbor
2 sailboats on a lake = rgranger at 6:05am 07.19.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2722 ... a race! Yesterday we had 12- 15 mph winds blowing steady out of the SW. Got my new genoa hanke
mast leak-keel stepped vmaks at 6:00am 07.19.12 Ask All Sailors 7/6740 I have read MANY threads re: mast leaks, there is no definitive answer to cure the problem. My boat
Single line reefing setup (8) StanFM at 5:53am 07.19.12 Catalina 22 22/7003 The jib and main halyards and sheets all run back to the cockpit on my boat. But my trusty new boat
oil changes vmaks at 5:52am 07.19.12 Engines and Propulsion 9/2823 Atomic diesel....already know what the rec oil change is via the engine's website. General question

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Its funny Friday! SFS at 3:26pm 12.29.22 Ah, the things student pilots don't know. My first lesson, my instructor had me announce on the radi
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters (1) FastOlson at 3:23pm 12.29.22 Very Interesting thread, about a brand of fire suppression system I had not heard of. Our boat came
Sailing Distance Chart dLj at 3:05pm 12.29.22 Ben Franklin and Tim Folger. What do I win? :beer: Very cool! You should definitely press for a p
Sailing Distance Chart kappykaplan at 2:55pm 12.29.22 Ben Franklin and Tim Folger. What do I win? :beer:
Sailing Distance Chart dLj at 2:43pm 12.29.22 James Cook? dj
eye candy (1) jon hansen at 2:32pm 12.29.22 211909
Advice on gel coat to centerboard Crazy Dave Condon at 2:21pm 12.29.22 @stickinthemud57 My goof on the designations as you are correct but it is the board I think is stil
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast dlochner at 1:22pm 12.29.22 Can IQ have a negative value ? No. IQ scores are deviation scores, or how far the score is from t
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast Ralph Johnstone at 12:51pm 12.29.22 hanging around a fuel dock or a boat ramp might show some insight. :banghead: Can IQ have a negat
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast dlochner at 12:18pm 12.29.22 It might have to do with the fact that educated people recognize that there a whole lot of really s
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast LloydB at 12:16pm 12.29.22 IQ is just a number and somewhat accurate depending upon how you're measuring it but there's another
Taking the Lines of a 1979 37C - or obtaining the original drawings? Brian Dunn at 12:03pm 12.29.22 Thanks so much for this - I got in touch with John, and he may be able to help with drawings of the
eye candy (1) jon hansen at 11:23am 12.29.22 211902
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast jon hansen at 11:18am 12.29.22 hanging around a fuel dock or a boat ramp might show some insight. :banghead:
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast jon hansen at 11:16am 12.29.22 so, across the board what might the IQ of sailors be? :yikes:
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast Kings Gambit at 10:59am 12.29.22 So how did my teachers respond? Almost to a one they rated themselves as having average IQs and a fe
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 10:59am 12.29.22 Looks gorgeous! Thank you! Tomorrow plan to put second coat on the other side and then assemble i
Warped Rudder JBP-PA at 10:52am 12.29.22 Looks gorgeous!
H37c Rig tension shemandr at 10:13am 12.29.22 Rig tension is a fraction of the wire safe working load. Somewhere in the vicinity of 15 to 20 perc
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast dlochner at 9:32am 12.29.22

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