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Demasted JasonC at 6:39pm 06.16.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/4190 My forestays snapped at the top today while sailing Chesapeake Bay. In case you want to know you ca
just bought first boat 1973 catalina 22 TLUNLIMITED at 6:19pm 06.16.12 Catalina 22 2/1561 Would love to find a manual that shows manufactured specs for this boat, wiring, plumbing, trailer e
R/V Tioga Video (2) Roger Long at 5:51pm 06.16.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 8/6215 13.6 Meg Windows Media Video of the R/V Tioga's trip yesterday to service the Martha's Vineyard Coas
Stern Tube/Stuffing Box Hose Failure pencema at 4:14pm 06.16.12 Catalina 30 8/6541 I had a near-catastrophic failure the other day while motoring my '75 Catalina 30. Found several in
Throttle lever and demolition! DarylA at 3:40pm 06.16.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/3297 I'm delighted to say we took our Mac 26m to the coast ' got it wet. Apart from one or two small is
h420 perforance therobesons at 11:29am 06.16.12 Big Boats 11/2333 We are new to hunters as this 420 is our first one. In light air, under 8 kts this seems to be a sn
Removed Factory Genset, Now inverter does not work. therobesons at 11:11am 06.16.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/727 Duplicate post sorry. How do you remove a post? Bob
Catalina 27 Bayrealtor at 10:51am 06.16.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2760 Hi all! I recently purchased a catalina 27 dinette model. Wondering if anyone can give me directions
Spot Free Rinse (De-Ionizer) xcyz at 10:42am 06.16.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1261 Much of my time while on the boat at the slip is washing, waxing or wiping the boat. I can only wash
Extending Seatalk Cable Mad Dog at 9:50am 06.16.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1902 Hi folks, I apologize if this has been asked before, but a search didn't yield anything. I just
Getting Hunter 216 to head up into wind or irons Ed_S at 9:47am 06.16.12 Smaller Boats 3/1488 Hi, I'm new to the Hunter 216 but have sailed other boats. My experience is you get the boat to he
Windless and chain size? therobesons at 9:25am 06.16.12 Big Boats 3/1277 We have a 1999 h420cc. The chain that is on the boat is to small to fit the windless. Does anyone
Removed generator, now Inverter does not work! therobesons at 9:17am 06.16.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1156 We have a 1999 h420cc and the Factory Generator was in the rear locker and exposed to salt water and
26D PopTop Gas Strut Challenge (3) r.oril at 8:48am 06.16.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2401 After reading all of the threads on this subject, I decided to "get'er done"! I looked at all of the
Garmin NMEA 2000 to Raymarine X10 Cable jduehmig at 7:59am 06.16.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2872 Here's a question that should be simple but I want to make sure I don't do something stupid. I have
Yanmar stalls at low rpm after running markgoldfarb at 7:58am 06.16.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/4397 My Hunter 295 has a yanmar 2gm20f. She runs great until I come back to the dock after runing her for
Mast Luff Sluggs or Boltrope?/Standing Rigging Q Ward H at 6:55am 06.16.12 Ask All Sailors 11/4570 I am purchasing a new main sail for my Neport 17. I am being offered the option of Luff Slugs for $7
outboard storage for dinghy? iSailor at 6:15am 06.16.12 Catalina 310 1/1892 where do you guys store your outboard motors? On the rail? Anoyone use the deep locker in the port
222 fuel locker anchorclanker at 5:44am 06.16.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2590 The locker on my 222 had a small 3 gallon fuel tank. I brought it home so I could run the motor up a
Basic sailboat maintenance and repair questions. anchorclanker at 5:33am 06.16.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2054 While my particular boat is an O'Day 222, I feel there is enough commonality among the many makes an

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Pesky Otters Mark Maulden at 8:56am 12.31.22 I leave the stereo on a talk-radio station.
Alden 44 - Rudder Post Grease JoeWhite at 8:20am 12.31.22 I use lanocoat in the stuffing box. It becomes soft when the shaft turns and when cools completely s
Older sailers Claude L.-Auger at 8:12am 12.31.22 Underwent heart surgery in 2018 at age 74, yet still singlehanded my 34 down the St-Lawrence River a
Pesky Otters Jacktar at 8:06am 12.31.22 Mothballs keep the wasps out of underdeck areas on boats too.
Pesky Otters Crazy Dave Condon at 7:59am 12.31.22 Squirrels also hate mothvballs
Older sailers stickinthemud57 at 7:52am 12.31.22 My timing was poor. I just got back into sailing in 2022, and just turned 65. I am trying to make up
Best place to start sailing my c25 in saltwater Tally Ho at 7:50am 12.31.22 Don't ignore the Great Lakes. Very good cruising on Lake Michigan especially along either shore.
Pesky Otters kloudie1 at 7:26am 12.31.22 The alligators here keep the otters pretty much at bay! :yikes:
Older sailers kloudie1 at 7:23am 12.31.22 Turning 75 in 2 days.. Just about fully recovered from a knee replacement..I usually go out for a sa
Alden 44 - Rudder Post Grease Tally Ho at 7:16am 12.31.22
User friendly app for monitoring the Gulf Stream? JBP-PA at 7:15am 12.31.22 Windy.com wins for me for a APP. The free version of windy includes currents. PredictWind also in
Older sailers FastOlson at 7:13am 12.31.22 Age is only a number, albeit an important one. Your condition, physical and mental, is more importan
Older sailers thinwater at 7:10am 12.31.22 Higgs: You sounds like a smart guy. You have not "lost your nerve." Dares are for adolescents and s
Any sailor peppers out there? FastOlson at 7:08am 12.31.22
Saltwater hose to engine (1) 4Winds at 7:05am 12.31.22 All, please accept apologies for late follow-up! I installed between throughull/raw water strainer a
Older sailers dlochner at 7:03am 12.31.22 Last April I turned 70 while anchored at Grand Cay in the Abacos. This June we will leave Lake Ontar
Older sailers RoyS at 6:58am 12.31.22 My wife and I are both 74 and in good health. We take one two week long cruise each year and numerou
Any sailor peppers out there? Tally Ho at 6:58am 12.31.22
Raymarine Axiom RoyS at 6:44am 12.31.22 The Yacht Devices engine interface will work if your engine already has multiplex instruments. They
User friendly app for monitoring the Gulf Stream? (1) JamesG161 at 6:11am 12.31.22 Windy.com wins for me for a APP. a sail.

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