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Hood 705 LD Mainsail Furler Line Routing? Me and Boo at 11:11pm 05.02.12 Catalina 30 2/2595 I have a Catalina 30, vintage 1984, with the Hood SeaFurl 705 LD mainsail furler. I need to learn ho
If your sailboat swamped, would it sink? (1) Sail123 at 10:42pm 05.02.12 Ask All Sailors 55/18328 I had a Mac 25, and in every out of the way place, everywhere was crammed with blocks of Styrofoam.
Show Us Your Marina & Water (6) Sail123 at 10:19pm 05.02.12 Ask All Sailors 43/7975 My yacht club is Branched Oak Yacht Club outside Lincoln NE. 1800 acres, it is a smaller lake than m
Engine Stringers rphrogers at 8:53pm 05.02.12 Catalina 30 4/1695 Has anyone ever had to replace their engine stringers ? I just tore out all the wood in the bilge,
wiring diagram for mast lights and bow lights dknape at 8:47pm 05.02.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/9239 My current problem is that when my mast was put back up, my mast lights and bow light no longer func
Hunter Marine parent company bankrupt?? Cool_Change at 8:30pm 05.02.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2482 Seen this? Sounds like Hunter may get out from under this but still disconcerting... The article b
How to clean waxing and buffing pads Sailoff at 8:28pm 05.02.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2888 How do you wash your rags/pads that you use for waxing/buffing your boat? What type of detergent do
16-foot Scow-Style Boat-What is It? (1) philwsailz at 8:17pm 05.02.12 Ask All Sailors 30/18768 14-foot or 15-foot Scow-Style Boat-What is It? Bought this locally tonight. Free-standing unstayed
Leaking Fixed Windows 1995 Beneteau Oceanus 321 byjohn at 8:14pm 05.02.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/8035 To Whom It May Concern What is the best way to repair a window which has separated itself from the
Haven't Got a Clue... GorillaToast at 7:35pm 05.02.12 Catalina 22 27/4123 ...how to fix this. Did my first shakedown sail of the season today. Wanted to see if I had any mo
Beneteau 361 Westerbeke 30B3 idle rpm suttonski at 7:20pm 05.02.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1618 Hi, I have a Benetau 361 year 2000 with a Westerbeke 30B3 and I am trying to adjust the idle. If I
Autopilot recommendations? tsheie at 6:53pm 05.02.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2484 Any recommendations for a tiller autopilot? Links to suppliers or reviews that would be helpful? I
Engine alignment O'Day 30 Captainron1 at 6:33pm 05.02.12 Bigger Boats 1/1075 I am about to install my rebuilt Yanmar 16HP into my 30' O'Day. I appreciate any tips to align the m
Door county, WI trip help audriuskanape at 5:53pm 05.02.12 Destinations 6/2768 Me and my family planing the short 3 day trip to Door county. Could anybody from the area give us an
nylon stuffing box repack thetone at 5:46pm 05.02.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/6866 Does anyony have detailed instructions on repacking a nylon stuffing box on a 28.5?
Yanmar JH impeller access (3) Steve Dion at 5:31pm 05.02.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1257 For those of you who have had issues changing the impeller on a Yanmar JH engine, I have a solution
Spinaker Chute twodzusfittings at 5:06pm 05.02.12 Smaller Boats 2/1158 In my quest to get everything ready for the season,I separated the chute from the spinnaker sail. No
catalina 36..spinnaker pole foreguy Ron Costabile at 4:56pm 05.02.12 Big Boats 0/2069 I now proudly own a C-36. This special sailboat is spinnaker equipped and the pole is rigged to be j
How much line do I need? Costy at 4:26pm 05.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1401 For my 21 Venture when I called to order new line I was told that I need 55' for the main sail, 55'
What Size Outboard davenlynn at 4:19pm 05.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/4695 I need to buy a new outboard motor for our Mac 25, as the old one is too heavy for me to lift on and

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40 ft hunter electrical Tally Ho at 4:42am 11.23.22 Uhm, that might not work. Because even with two banks, the negatives are combined back to the engi
Racing rule questions Apex at 3:20am 11.23.22 rule 13, while tacking....after a boat passes head to wind, she shall keep clear of other boats unti
Racing rule questions danstanford at 2:25am 11.23.22 Two scenarios - both boats on same tack, not overlapped and overlapped. Per rules 11 and 12, in bo
De-powering water heater for winter NYSail at 11:34pm 11.22.22
Do you like Pocket Yachts jssailem at 9:38pm 11.22.22 When we talk about Pocket Yachts, there are the every day variety and then there is the Townsend-Ter
Buying used C22. Fresh vs salt water boat? Grotto at 7:33pm 11.22.22 dry stored vs slipped : dry stored Fresh vs salt: fresh, trailer vs no. trailer this is the kick
Holiday Decorations Crusty Ol Salt at 7:16pm 11.22.22 211109 211109 Very cool
40 ft hunter electrical DayDreamer41 at 6:40pm 11.22.22 Good luck on your searches, we have a 41 07 model year and have yet to find any meaningful EL drawin
Key issues with C275. Mike8074 at 6:16pm 11.22.22 It's going from freshwater to freshwater, so not a huge deal...but it does have that VC17 on it whic
40 ft hunter electrical Stu Jackson at 6:00pm 11.22.22 Remove the black wire from 1 battery bank, turn the battery selector to 1 and see what works (house
Racing rule questions Stu Jackson at 5:56pm 11.22.22 Sorta kinda... A boat can be to windward of another while still being clear astern (or clear ahea
Racing rule questions PaulK at 5:24pm 11.22.22 Thanks for pointing out that inaccuracy. In fact, boat A is clear astern in the first sketch. It is
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 4:50pm 11.22.22 Just shopping for wood in case I need to make a rudder. Cannot find anything suitable that is 1 inch
Oday 25 portlights Project_Mayhem at 4:31pm 11.22.22 I've repaired cracked frames with fiberglass and paint. They looked decent at 5ft away. I can elabor
40 ft hunter electrical Tally Ho at 4:16pm 11.22.22 Remove the black wire from 1 battery bank, turn the battery selector to 1 and see what works (house
Winterizing the A/C artboas at 4:05pm 11.22.22 I have used a 5 gal bucket with a drain installed to winterize both my engine and my AC. I place th
Oday 25 portlights terry_buda at 3:47pm 11.22.22 Just wanted to update this a bit. The rest of life has affected any time we've had to sail or work
C315 engine model and transmission gear reduction data question Davidasailor26 at 2:42pm 11.22.22
Racing rule questions stickinthemud57 at 2:27pm 11.22.22 In the first sketch, how is boat A to windward? Thanks for pointing out that inaccuracy. In fact,
C315 engine model and transmission gear reduction data question VFR750 at 2:21pm 11.22.22 Thanks John This is just what I needed. unfortunately, the 2.62 transmission is different than w

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