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Roller reefing Help ejet99 at 10:32pm 05.09.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1300 Hi, I have a venture 2-24 and I am trying to get info on the roller reefing set-up. When I roll up
The Devil Within ................................ (5) Ralph Johnstone at 10:11pm 05.09.12 Ask All Sailors 10/7057 ....................... finally revealed. Ever since we purchased the boat new, I've worried about
Lightening! Scott F. Murphy at 9:01pm 05.09.12 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1897 This weekend I was out sailing alone. The wind was blowing from the SW 10-15. Being alone I was jus
Catbird seats.... Sailinnsc at 8:02pm 05.09.12 Catalina 22 3/1900 EVening all.... Was curious if anyone has added seats to the stern rail on an old style 22 Think i
MSRP 1978 Oday 22 ami342 at 7:41pm 05.09.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1826 Does anyone know what the Oday 22 sold for in 1978 new from the dealer?
Yeah, Right (1) carboman at 5:08pm 05.09.12 Smaller Boats 9/2059 Thsi girls is probably in a back brace now.
Asymmetric Furlers Ducati at 4:24pm 05.09.12 Ask All Sailors 3/2269 I'm looking to purchase an furler for our asymmetric spinnaker. The Facnor AFX or a Selden GX15 h
Boom Internal Lines Gregor at 3:57pm 05.09.12 Smaller Boats 8/1564 I a newbie to sailing and new to my 1983 Hunter 22. There are three line running internal to the boo
Splash tips 2012 Nom De Guerre at 3:36pm 05.09.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2008 My new girl and I have a date with the travel-lift tomorrow afternoon. Although she has some experie
For Those of You Who Use Bowlines... GorillaToast at 3:30pm 05.09.12 Ask All Sailors 21/5073 ..to attach your jib sheets - how do you keep the tails from snagging in the shrouds? Please, let's
Stains on carpet inside hull RDS2012 at 3:27pm 05.09.12 Smaller Boats 2/931 On my new to me 18.5, there are water stains (?) on the carpet or material covering the inside of th
Leaving Atlantic City Tomorrow Roger Long at 2:54pm 05.09.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 11/3104 One of my crew came through. Well, actually, he hadn't bailed but there was a bit of miss-communica
Adding electric fuel pump newage1461 at 2:47pm 05.09.12 Engines and Propulsion 9/10708 I have a Hunter 30 with Yanmar 2QM15 motor. I also happen to have a small electric fuel pump lying a
Beneteau 381 Water leak garymuir at 1:02pm 05.09.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1044 V-berth side ceiling water in the hollow of the side ceiling area leak is somewhere has any one had
Flopper Stopper merlinuxo at 12:54pm 05.09.12 Trailer Sailors 6/4396 Simple and inexpensive home made flopper stopper http://books-for-sail.com/diy-projects/33-flopper-s
What's the wood in cockpit for? Good Will Hunter at 12:20pm 05.09.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1069 I recently bought a 1986 Hunter 23. Along the front end of the cockpit seating, there is a strip of
The House Always Comes Out Ahead Roger Long at 11:37am 05.09.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 15/3033 First roll of the dice here in Atlantic City: I had the corner of a tooth break off about a mo
Trailer Guides Tsatzsue at 10:42am 05.09.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1420 I know that tis topic has been hashed out. I have been searching the posts. However...I have a V25 a
Tune up costs shanker at 10:13am 05.09.12 Smaller Boats 12/5493 I had to take my 2009 Honda four stroke in to get a tune up because it would not start for me very w
Motor steering from tiller (3) timebandit at 9:46am 05.09.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/3894 If you have a 25 style motor mount and rudder you may be interested. I have looked at a lot of dif

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Carbon Monoxide Alarm going off due to the head? MikeHoncho at 1:13pm 09.17.22
Arch on bigger hunters Ralph Johnstone at 12:45pm 09.17.22 You're definitely on the right track (as shown in your drawing) but I would strongly suggest you cra
Reef line separated in boom Ward H at 12:39pm 09.17.22 Glad you got it working well. I hadn't heard back from you after you finished your setup. Sorry I
Strange Belt Wear (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:02pm 09.17.22 I've seen this industrially in my working life several times on belt drives. I took a couple of pho
What to do when the boat is not running... Will Gilmore at 11:32am 09.17.22 That sounds like a great experience, but John... Isn't it time to quit your wining and run those sai
Reef line separated in boom Jwhy at 10:37am 09.17.22
Strange Belt Wear Hayden Watson at 10:21am 09.17.22 My guess, If it was rubbing on something I would expect to see damage over the whole of the belt.
Stuffing box repack (1) Deleted member 117556 at 9:54am 09.17.22 Got this from Emarine for $10 plus $3 shipping. West Marine wanted $30...
Strange Belt Wear SabreToothedEngineer at 9:49am 09.17.22 My guess, If it was rubbing on something I would expect to see damage over the whole of the belt.
Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? Davidasailor26 at 9:13am 09.17.22 There are many concepts out there to help stop your shaft from rotating. Here are a couple (no rec
Strange Belt Wear dlochner at 9:11am 09.17.22 I think the alternator cover is the culprit, what I can't explain is why the wear is localized. La
Strange Belt Wear jssailem at 9:06am 09.17.22 My guess, If it was rubbing on something I would expect to see damage over the whole of the belt.
Strange Belt Wear (7) SabreToothedEngineer at 8:48am 09.17.22 First, housekeeping: no rodents are involved. The OD has been cleanly scraped, and the ID is simply
What to do when the boat is not running... (5) jssailem at 8:40am 09.17.22 Picking grapes is kind of a euphemism. You really cut the bunch of the vine. I watched a couple of p
Reef line separated in boom Hayden Watson at 8:39am 09.17.22 I followed @Hayden Watson s advice on setting up a single line reefing system. I attached Harkins C
New mast came with wrong base RitSim at 8:18am 09.17.22 Suggest you go to USSpars.com. Not sure of the age of your boat but I guessed Pre-2000. Look in th
Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? jssailem at 7:41am 09.17.22 There are many concepts out there to help stop your shaft from rotating. Here are a couple (no reco
Spring for Forespar Whisker Pole? jssailem at 7:33am 09.17.22 Rick, Like a conscientious skipper, when you returned from sailing or cruising you always gave the b
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries Benny17441 at 7:20am 09.17.22 Don't go by looks, in these motor mounts, looks are very deceiving. You can get a pry bar and star
Reef line separated in boom Ward H at 6:56am 09.17.22 I followed @Hayden Watson s advice on setting up a single line reefing system. I attached Harkins Ca

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