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Swing Keel/centerboard Lost this weekend LarryH at 2:33am 05.29.12 Smaller Boats 9/2933 The wife, kids and i were just beginning to leave our marina on our 1999 H260 this weekend when the
Main Halyard Truckers Knot DarylA at 1:21am 05.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/3099 Im now preparing to take our new Mac 26m and get it wet for our first time this weekend. Looking at
Oday 192 stay anchors (grommets?) on mast mkb at 12:27am 05.29.12 Day Sailers 2/1686 My Oday 192 uses a grommet to anchor the shrouds and forestay to the mast. A hook on the end of the
31 minutes on the M/V Wenatchee (this is a must-read) (1) Phil Herring at 10:01pm 05.28.12 Ask All Sailors 8/10313 A little background: This was just sent to me a by a friend who is a member of the crew and figured
O23 trailer question rbyham at 9:32pm 05.28.12 Day Sailers 12/2245 I am shopping my first sailboat. Currently have my eye on an O'Day 23 that looks to be in good shape
boomkicker/vang quandary sinnettc at 9:19pm 05.28.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 20/16036 Ran into a bit of a quandary this weekend when we were overpowered and I think I may be missing some
Keel repair problem Caught_Between_the_Sheets at 8:30pm 05.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2268 Ok I removed the sheet from around my ankle, so no longer caught...Now Trying to remove the keel on
Leaky Lewmar port londavidson at 7:26pm 05.28.12 Big Boats 2/1379 My 1989 C-36, Carte Blanche, #1013, has a leaky port. I'm sure the gasket needs replacing. Two quest
A New Anchor Question BWagner at 7:17pm 05.28.12 Big Boats 2/925 First I want to thank everybody who responded to my first anchor question - we bought 300 feet of c
Happy Birthday Golden Gate bridge (1) sfgary at 6:57pm 05.28.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1264 Went out today just to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge. Winds were 20-25 kn
Local Wind Speeds SailingShawnee at 6:52pm 05.28.12 Ask All Sailors 16/2899 Do anyone know of a website or resource to find local sailing conditions such as wind and gusts spee
Gear Oil Level Yanmar 2YM15 MLampner at 6:46pm 05.28.12 Engines and Propulsion 4/3698 So I went to check the level in the transmission on my relatively new Yanmar. The owner's manual say
3YM30 broken impeller blades (3) Ken Honeycutt at 6:15pm 05.28.12 Big Boats 6/4352 Posting this as a follow up to an earlier post about retrieving broken impeller blades from a 3YM30
Battery Switch Voltage Drop Jon4399 at 5:54pm 05.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1697 I thought my house bank was dead or dying. My volt meter on the elec. pnl. showed the voltage at 11
H23 Jib Sheet Winch/Cleat Operation (2) carboman at 5:18pm 05.28.12 Smaller Boats 8/2001 Seems like I had issues with the current setup last year. Which way should the winches rotate if y
2gm20f Trans issue bcollis at 4:36pm 05.28.12 Ask All Sailors 13/1935 This is the second time it's happened, so I guess it's not a fluke. Before I untie, I always put t
Bimini Top StrayCat 22 at 4:19pm 05.28.12 Catalina 22 8/3309 I've been working hard to get my boat in the water this weekend, but an unexpected electrical issue
Sheet lengths drumbeater at 4:04pm 05.28.12 Smaller Boats 1/864 I'll admit I've never measured the sheets on my boat, and I assume they are original, everything els
tongue weight on a 240 Bocamo at 4:01pm 05.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1458 I recently purchased a 240 on the original OEM trailer and the tongue weight is so severe that trail
Atomic 4 izaura at 3:44pm 05.28.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2759 Hi to everybody. I have trouble with Atomic 4. Engine starts, works fine. After o.5-1 hour of operat

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Missing boom PRoberaon at 4:43am 01.16.23 Appreciate the info
Replaced Motor Mounts Sailgunner at 3:29am 01.16.23 So you obviously researched this. I am curious how the Ellebogen mounts compare to the OEM Yanmar m
Missing boom Marmalade at 3:27am 01.16.23 You might give these guys a call on the boom... don't know where in GA you are, so can't judge of ma
Jibing The Mainsail Mifeo at 12:56am 01.16.23 PST. Preventer Sheet Traveler And the reverse after the gybe.
Fuel Gauge artboas at 10:37pm 01.15.23 Stress not about the units "dampen motion" design. These units have worked for years. Do they work
Replacing Hunter Built-In Solar Panel artboas at 10:29pm 01.15.23 I purchased a replacement panel from this site along with a bezel. It took a while for me to figure
Funny Friday!!! (5) JamesG161 at 9:33pm 01.15.23
Number of Poles in Hitachi LR180-03C Alternator (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:00pm 01.15.23 And to think, you could have finished this job days ago if you had just followed section three on pa
Ugly wallpaper Project_Mayhem at 5:39pm 01.15.23 The shelves while only holding select items ,also make for a very nice backrest . Otherwise your sp
Number of Poles in Hitachi LR180-03C Alternator dkinzer at 5:29pm 01.15.23 I've concluded that the Hitachi LR180-03C alternator has six poles. I brought the tachometer home an
Hunter 376 1998. Leaking around salon lights Greg Mott at 5:17pm 01.15.23
H49/H50 Cockpit Steering Quadrant Cover Daze at 4:31pm 01.15.23 Rich - I had actually briefly considered foam (albeit the WRONG kind of foam - was thinking insulat
Ice Box Conversion Quandary Hayden Watson at 4:05pm 01.15.23 I have done automotive AC professionally and have all that gear. I haven't dealt with small refrige
Funny Friday!!! Tally Ho at 3:58pm 01.15.23
Hunter 376 1998. Leaking around salon lights rgranger at 3:47pm 01.15.23 WWater can get in just about anywhere on top and then travel along the surface of that headliner for
Ice Box Conversion Quandary Leeward Rail at 2:47pm 01.15.23 I have all of the equipment to make the connections with either compression fittings or silver sold
another great winter movie thou off topic PaulK at 2:32pm 01.15.23 Our boat is stored at the marina in Bridgeport where they filmed some of the scenes.
Ice Box Conversion Quandary Hayden Watson at 2:20pm 01.15.23 That is my current plan. A few of them come with LG compressors. Ripping one apart for a DIY icebo
Missing boom PRoberaon at 2:12pm 01.15.23 Thanks, starting tomorrow.
Topping lift sheave size on Hunter 36 sail sfbay at 1:47pm 01.15.23 I would try it and find out or download the mast manual to confirm sheave diameter.

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