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New Sail Advise Rudder Nonsense at 2:25pm 06.21.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1770 Well I've been working on and sailing my 1973 V 222 for a year now and it's "spend money" time. I am
Hose from keel well ROMAR at 2:01pm 06.21.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/810 Have a Benny 311/321 with a lifting keel which leaves a keel housing amidship under the table. There
PDF manual for Hunter 25.5? heychadwick at 12:58pm 06.21.12 Smaller Boats 3/2013 Does anyone know where I can find one? I've got the pamphlet, but I'm hoping for the working manual
breaking in new batteries ? Stephen K at 12:52pm 06.21.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2739 I have learned so much from this forum, but I still consider myself a rookie at electrical stuff. I
Is It Safe To... GorillaToast at 12:46pm 06.21.12 Catalina 22 2/1253 Sail in light to moderate winds with the C22 swing keel less than fully lowered? I'd like to experim
Dumb question dept: H19... has a backstay? Phil Herring at 12:12pm 06.21.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/942 The mid-90's was the era of the hybrid rig, part B'R / part traditional. But the 19, did that boat
Jack-Lines methods chasmoyer at 11:31am 06.21.12 Big Boats 4/1284 We'd appreciate suggestions on equipping our 450 Passage with jack-lines when necessary; would you r
Louver Door Insert (2) DriftwoodNOLA at 11:09am 06.21.12 The Cherubini Hunters 7/3047 Back in the day . . . 30 years, my 1980 Hunter 36 was/is outfitted with plastic inserts to hold the
Is the hull of a 1981 22' Catalina really that thin? hp18carr at 10:14am 06.21.12 Catalina 22 5/3228 I'm new to the Catalina form, looking mainly at the 22' Catalina as a way to get out on the water wh
Basic Sail Trim Question, I think Ward H at 10:03am 06.21.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/6935 I want to sail my N17 level vs heeling over. I am still learning the boat but it appears with winds
Sailboat tunes upgrade (2) Tim R. at 9:58am 06.21.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1567 For the past year or so, I have been using a bluetooth receiver to stream music from my ipad or andr
Hunter 170 Chase Tube for Battery wires tdabbs at 9:48am 06.21.12 Day Sailers 3/4116 Page 26C-1 of the owners manual shows a chase tube to run wires from the battery to a trolling motor
Lats and Atts sunk? Tim R. at 8:43am 06.21.12 Ask All Sailors 23/5967 I just received this email from Lats and Atts. Trouble In Paradise? As many of you know, we
Roller furler improvement (3) HukilauMike at 7:53am 06.21.12 Ask All Sailors 5/2433 I am unduly proud of an improvement I made to my Oday 23. I have been frustrated with my roller fur
Holding Tank on a 2012 Hunter 33 Dunham at 7:35am 06.21.12 Mid-Size Boats 7/2496 Hi everyone, new to this forum and to our Hunter 33. Something that we just learned over the weekend
Looking for marine mechanic schools fifedog at 7:30am 06.21.12 Ask All Sailors 18/4357 My boy just graduated high school, and is interested in a career in Marine Engine Mechanics. We're
Topping lift Doc_holiday at 6:16am 06.21.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1358 I don't know what's standard on the Mac because of my "Frankenship" set-up but I hang my boom from t
Old Warhorse Makeover Followup (13) CharlieCobra at 6:13am 06.21.12 Ask All Sailors 16/2176 Finally launch the Santa Cruz 50 Anomoly today, or should I say the SC-52. It was a very long day in
A bird ate my Mast Head Wind Unit rajhnsn at 4:05am 06.21.12 Bigger Boats 8/2138 At the end of last season I noticed that my Navman 3100 masthead unit was missing and there was othe
Newbies need Mentor - Traverse Bay area GreatLakesFlagbearer at 12:21am 06.21.12 Trailer Sailors 1/1909 Husband and wife, newly retired and back in the area after an absence of 15 years. :) We now have

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Freeing rusty bolts - best penetrating oil RoyS at 6:05am 11.13.22 Start with the understanding that all penetrating oils are overrated and go from there.
Do not lick this Toad! (1) RoyS at 5:55am 11.13.22 Just discovered this safety warning. They need to stop.
O'day 28 Head/Hanging Locker Pan - What is under here? (4) Clutch Cargo at 5:38am 11.13.22 So, the surgery continues..... I have decided to cut the pan into three pieces. The largest will be
Filling Instrument Holes (1) BlowMeAway at 5:16am 11.13.22 Do you remember where you bought those vents? Have you had any trouble with moisture getting in? Th
Traveler Replacement on 37C Brian Dunn at 4:25am 11.13.22 Thanks, Jim, that's exactly the kind of info I was looking for. I noticed the 3-point boom attachme
CENTERBOARD WOES twodzusfittings at 3:55am 11.13.22 Boat is in the water. Once I get my fresh lines back from the rigger and they are reinstalled, every
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. rgranger at 3:46am 11.13.22 Here is a link that explains better https://www.tropicalboating.com/2010/04/the-perfect-solo-mast-r
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. rgranger at 3:42am 11.13.22 Ther me should be a set of @baby stays used in raising and lowering that prevent sway. They would a
Traveler Replacement on 37C Jim Legere at 3:34am 11.13.22 I had a 1983 H37C with the cabin top traveler. It is definitely a more convenient setup but mid-boom
Any Guesses danstanford at 3:02am 11.13.22 That is a treasure just looking for the right job and you know if you get rid of it the job will cro
Old Barient winches binding garymalmgren at 1:19am 11.13.22 Re: When I snug down the top nut the line lifter binds on the heads of the shoulder screws that are
Folding Prop Verdict Paul Mermelstein at 10:44pm 11.12.22 I've had the 3 blade Gori for about 10 years. I agree with the subjective findings that George poste
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions jssailem at 9:46pm 11.12.22
Holding Tank Ventilation Johnb at 9:35pm 11.12.22 A German friend who has a RV showed me how his holding tank system works and in summary by bubbling
Selden self tacking jib system jssailem at 9:34pm 11.12.22 i have big jibs too. love them too. i sail with a crew. so switching sails to match the weather is
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. (1) Tb0n3 at 7:46pm 11.12.22 The weather's been all over the place and I wish I had registered the trailer and boat so I could us
Selden self tacking jib system jon hansen at 7:17pm 11.12.22 been using a selftacking jib system on my masthead rigged yawl for the last 50 years. love it. th
Galley table question. (3) KevinKirby at 7:15pm 11.12.22 Here is a screenshot of the problem area. The table is mounted to an outer collar that slides up and
Old Barient winches binding PaulK at 7:12pm 11.12.22 jssailem may be right. We had Barients on our last boat and it was easy to put them back together s
Filling Instrument Holes shank at 6:38pm 11.12.22 I think I had the same aged instruments on my boat and had the same issues with decisions for those

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