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traveller chuckhrbek at 7:32am 07.01.12 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1039 i would like to move my traveller from the companionway entry to the top of the sliding hatch. can
Lead ingots in side of 37C hull FredV at 7:31am 07.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1364 OK, this is a bit weird! After removing the old water heater from under the nav station, I found 2 l
Designing Electrical System? FredV at 7:29am 07.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 15/4330 I'm getting ready to replace all of the 30-year old wiring in my 37C and would like some advice. I'v
Striped Screws on boom bail Michael Tannehill at 7:14am 07.01.12 Mid-Size Boats 10/3300 Does anyone have ideas on how to replace screws that have stripped out on one of the boom bails of a
Are you killing your diesel engine? WayneH at 6:46am 07.01.12 Engines and Propulsion 13/6553 I have been. While I was in Florida, I read an article in a boating magazine that discussed diesel
Best place to list for sale kiki at 5:46am 07.01.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1589 Need to move up or move down. My Bayfield 25 is seriously for sale,had lots of calls a few looky Lou
Friday night Thunderstorm in the northeast BillyK at 3:38am 07.01.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1746 Anyone suffer any major damage from the storms that rolled through Friday night? We just finally go
Emergency tiller arm? Ross Gard at 11:06pm 06.30.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1902 I have a 1984 456cs, only for 2yrs. now, can anyone tell or show the shape of the tiller arm, the ba
Outhaul question nbergma at 9:38pm 06.30.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1501 My wife and I are brand new to sailing (i.e. we don't know squat). We just bought a 1976 Catalina 22
A-4 Problem joefusa at 7:47pm 06.30.12 Catalina 30 8/2208 I have a '77 C-30 with the original a-4 gas motor. Having a problem this season that even Don Moyer
A-4 Problem joefusa at 7:42pm 06.30.12 Catalina 30 0/1135 I have a '77 C-30 with the original a-4 gas motor. Having a problem this season that even Don Moyer
Cutting a sail free in a surprise squall (2) MattObjects at 5:59pm 06.30.12 Ask All Sailors 84/18527 We have a sloop-rigged Grampian 26 keelboat that we've been restoring and sailing for the past 3 yea
Finally, the 23.5 is in her new slip. Thanks everybody!! (1) tampastockman at 5:17pm 06.30.12 Smaller Boats 6/1764 I just wanted to say thank you to everybody that has helped with advice on my 23.5 (and custom 19).
Replacing Masthead Anchor light datasailor2 at 5:15pm 06.30.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/4513 I own Hunter 1983 34. I will climbing the Mast to find out why my anchor light is not working. Proba
Food dye to locate leak ? Chris Nowell at 2:04pm 06.30.12 Ask All Sailors 12/3050 I am cursed ! I have managed to fix every deck leak on my boat, except for one. Directly above a bul
Mast wedges junovia at 1:58pm 06.30.12 Pearson 2/1684 Does anyone know the size of wedges to use to straighten the mast?
Dinghy jphud at 11:09am 06.30.12 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2114 Does anyone have an opinion on wether a 14 ' inflatable hard bottom dinghy is to large. Boat is 37,
Looking for Our next boat Gettingthere at 11:00am 06.30.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1958 I am located in the Pacific Northwest. I just sold a Hunter 33 to move to a trailerable sail boat fo
Keel cable when sailing drock10 at 10:15am 06.30.12 Catalina 22 14/2822 Hey do u guys let the keel cable loose when sailing or do u crank it up a bit so it puts a little te
Changing Main Furler Lines SVPardonMyFrench at 9:51am 06.30.12 Big Boats 2/1463 His All - I need to change main furler line on my 40.5 ; I can't see to find instructions that a

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Yamaha 30 / Scampi 30 (1) IORHalfTunner at 7:37am 01.21.23 As I've not received a respose to my query, perhaps the link to a photo of the "original" Y30 will c
Bearing Cap rusted tight sbrogden at 7:35am 01.21.23 The mfr of the grease gun I bought sent me a new nozzle - lifetime warranty on the gun. I'll check i
Bearing Cap rusted tight Orbweaver at 7:31am 01.21.23 I fought basic grease guns for years. Last year I finally got tired of it and upgraded: LockNLube \|
What did he mean when he said this? Orbweaver at 7:25am 01.21.23 I've found that most sailing magazines, and especially that one, tend to have a philosophy that any
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths Crusty Ol Salt at 7:06am 01.21.23 Not familiar familiar with the toilet seal wax trick. Here is one of many posts about using toile
Renogy Georgedoyle at 6:46am 01.21.23 We purchased four 100 watt semi-flexible panels and an MPPT controller from Renogy two years ago. th
Hunter 28.5 main sheet car Tally Ho at 6:22am 01.21.23 :worthless: Greg
Hunter 28.5 main sheet car RoyS at 6:19am 01.21.23 If the control lines are too thick for the small sheaves on the traveller and the track end fittings
My hunter 420 passage has a bad creaking sounds in aft cabin. Douglas Ronne at 6:16am 01.21.23 The port side cabinet in the aft cabin does creak at times when the boat moves about in moderate to
H33C Toe Rail Leak Approach RoyS at 6:13am 01.21.23 Tighten the nuts while holding the bolts from rotating. No need to over-tighten and damage the fiber
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths JBP-PA at 5:50am 01.21.23 Mine does the same thing on certain bottoms. Below 6ft in soft mud or heavy weeds it get confused, e
Dock and Go Override How-to dlochner at 5:40am 01.21.23 Congratulations! Have you tried Fred Warner Marine? I found them to be very responsive and helpful.
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths tenacity31 at 5:31am 01.21.23 How do you have it mounted? I used the toilet seal wax ring trick on mine. It took a couple of trie
Dock and Go Override How-to kappykaplan at 3:55am 01.21.23 Great detective work, brockfromwa! :beer:
WHERE DO YOU STORE IT? sailme88 at 3:43am 01.21.23 On the deck it is a trip hazard and toe knocker..When in use, it's dead manned to the mast. So why
WHERE DO YOU STORE IT? Davidasailor26 at 3:26am 01.21.23 ugh I mounted the chocks to the bottom of the stanchion instead of the top. Pole is nicely out of t
WHERE DO YOU STORE IT? Apex at 2:24am 01.21.23 @Hayden Watson any clanging when stowed? Do you have jaws both ends, or a socmet at the mast end?
My hunter 420 passage has a bad creaking sounds in aft cabin. Terry Cox at 10:54pm 01.20.23 The port side cabinet in the aft cabin does creak at times when the boat moves about in moderate to
What did he mean when he said this? justsomeguy at 10:46pm 01.20.23 Well, the writer is probably not very open to new experiences, Ayup. People are weird.
H33C Toe Rail Leak Approach David in Sandusky at 10:24pm 01.20.23 1. Tighten the bolts as heritage says. If that is not a 100% fix, 2. Put a bead of 5200 along the in

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