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water leaks ramon orton at 4:15am 05.11.12 Big Boats 1/909 I have water comming into the main cabin as folllows: - adjustable lights forward (mounted on the st
Safest Suggested Spinnaker Drop Ducati at 4:02am 05.11.12 Ask All Sailors 6/3932 Dropping a spinnaker has always given me grief especially in stronger winds so I'm going to get to
Opinions On William (Bill) Crealock Sail123 at 2:37am 05.11.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1796 I am doing research into William Crealock pertaining to his sailboat design career. I would like to
Nice run up the Jersey coast for Roger & Four Points? CalebD at 12:11am 05.11.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/2895 Just checked the spot beacon on Roger's website. They seemingly had a good run up in the Atlantic t
Spinnaker for my 420 jack boats at 8:50pm 05.10.12 Big Boats 1/1343 I'm looking to buy a used spinnaker for my Hunter Passage 420. I don't have a removable bowl pole y
Transmission Fluid Type drchpete at 7:25pm 05.10.12 Big Boats 12/8767 Does anyone know the type of transmission fluid to use in my Kanzaki KM4A tranny which is attached
Gudgeon Access Kit: What's another name for this part? (3) Nbot at 7:23pm 05.10.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1725 Previous owner on my C22 installed one of these at the front of the anchor locker but the (j~rk) use
Trailer Tongue Extenders CaptGregg at 6:56pm 05.10.12 Catalina 22 45/14443 Hello All! I've been doing some research on the net concerning bars that will extend a trailer out
insurance Monty VM at 5:18pm 05.10.12 Big Boats 0/818 I have been insured by Bluewater for several years. I am not happy with the difficulties in communic
Close call higgs at 5:07pm 05.10.12 Ask All Sailors 23/3649 Larry and I are fortunate to be alive right now. But for good crew work, fast thinking, and experien
PHR Rating for Hunter 270 jimfrankelly at 3:54pm 05.10.12 Smaller Boats 1/1221 I am trying to get a PHRF rating for my 2002 Hunter 270 to take it racing in our JAM Fleet. Has any
Winch disc went flying into Lake Wylie - What to replace??? (2) dknape at 3:32pm 05.10.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1982 Okay, next project is to repair or replace my winch on my new to me 1987 Hunter 26.5. Last week, du
Depth Sounder yellowood at 2:52pm 05.10.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1414 My depth sounder is operating erratically...is there an easy solution... has anyone used the handh
battery question - Gel-cells Neverbored at 2:51pm 05.10.12 Catalina 310 3/2074 I'm looking at replacing two 4D Flooded lead acid batteries with two 4D Gel-cells on a Catalina 310.
Need a Strut for Catalina 27 1974 FairLady at 1:30pm 05.10.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1289 Hi, I need to replace the portion of the hull where the strut attaches. Has anyone had any experien
S2 9.2A Starboard Chainplate Repair (5) Bob McKee at 1:27pm 05.10.12 S2 0/2340 The Starboard Chainplate leaked and rotted the support bulkhead inside the boat. This is the repair
Why Not Elastic Paint as UV Barier On Sail's Leach/Foot? rardiH36 at 1:15pm 05.10.12 Ask All Sailors 9/5165 At the risk of opening myself up to some (OK probably much) incredulity, has anybody tried (or done
Mexico Race Blaise at 12:35pm 05.10.12 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1162 Just to give you guys an update. We just got back from the Mexico race. We won our division for the
New Race in SoCal Rick D at 12:32pm 05.10.12 Racing 3/4934 There is a new race from Long Beach with a Friday, June 29th start. It will go to either Newport Bea
HUnte 41 AC windlass capacity simpsonc at 11:53am 05.10.12 Big Boats 4/1342 New to Hunters, and just bought a Hunter 41AC 2005. So far so good. I am having trouble figuring

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Should I climb the mast or step it.Messenger line broke shemandr at 3:55am 11.26.22 Please don't send a kid up there - yours or anyone else's. As for a buddy, think of how your life
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater jssailem at 3:47am 11.26.22
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater Captain Larry-DH at 2:43am 11.26.22 I think that the risk of failure for a diesel heater installed under my bunk is not that it stops w
Buying a Hunter 23. No brakes advice Benny17441 at 9:42pm 11.25.22 Was that the NYS regulation in 1986? It was common to find 22-23' sailboats with a single axle tra
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater jssailem at 9:32pm 11.25.22
Winterizing SailDrive in water Hello Below at 9:20pm 11.25.22 Agreed @Mark Maulden. Yes the ZF(Hurth) saildrives are also exactly as you have describe. I did n
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater (5) mermike at 9:03pm 11.25.22 I ended up tapping the fuel tank. It didn't go great. The step bit caught and torqued the sheet meta
Winterizing SailDrive in water Mark Maulden at 8:18pm 11.25.22
Winterizing SailDrive in water Hello Below at 8:01pm 11.25.22 Given that the upper end of the saildrive that has water in it is probably a foot below the water su
Winterizing SailDrive in water Captain Larry-DH at 7:22pm 11.25.22 Maybe the guy is thinking of the saildrive as being like an outdrive that raises up out of the water
Winterizing SailDrive in water Captain Larry-DH at 7:13pm 11.25.22
I bought that 26 O'day! Davidasailor26 at 7:10pm 11.25.22
Winterizing SailDrive in water (1) Hello Below at 5:33pm 11.25.22 Not sure if I understand what the objective is by pouring antifreeze into the seacock with the boat
Passage 42 bulkhead Puesta del sol at 4:59pm 11.25.22 Hi Keith. Ditto. Same with repacking the stuffing box. Any suggestions on that one? Would it be eas
Passage 42 bulkhead Terry Cox at 4:49pm 11.25.22 This is not the same when changing the oil filter.... If only there was starboard side access ... H
Passage 42 bulkhead Puesta del sol at 4:42pm 11.25.22 just want easier access. After looking at some pictures of the 42 interior I did notice that the b
Washington Sellers Beware Roland5048 at 4:26pm 11.25.22 I still had to pay the $8.75. :facepalm: you folk in FL have some interesting Toll Road rules.
I bought that 26 O'day! artleyt115 at 3:51pm 11.25.22 If I understand these actions.. You removed a diesel engine and are replacing it with the outboard
I bought that 26 O'day! jssailem at 3:37pm 11.25.22 The boat originally had a diesel inboard motor....We actually just under 80 pounds under what that
Passage 42 bulkhead Dan Kelly at 3:33pm 11.25.22 just want easier access. After looking at some pictures of the 42 interior I did notice that the bu

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