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Hood 705 LD Mainsail Furler Line Routing? Me and Boo at 11:11pm 05.02.12 Catalina 30 2/2607 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 55/18439 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 43/8047 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 4/1710 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 7/9264 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 2/2488 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 6/2906 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 30/18877 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 15/8057 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 27/4125 ...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 0/1619 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 10/2491 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 1/1084 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 6/2793 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 7/6883 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 0/1263 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 2/1160 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 0/2074 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 4/1402 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 22/4716 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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2001 B361 Chain Plate leak jssailem at 6:57am 11.29.22 Does the mast winter in place? Are you a DIY guy or rely on the experts?
Watermaker jssailem at 6:54am 11.29.22
2001 B361 Chain Plate leak GDanko at 6:53am 11.29.22 Although our recently acquired B361 has always been in fresh water and pulled each winter, the PO ne
Replacing cockpit throttle on Elite 29 (aka Feeling 850) jssailem at 6:50am 11.29.22
Watermaker RoyS at 6:33am 11.29.22 Another long distance cruise issue is trash accumulation. How do you long distance cruisers handle t
Two fender covers for 8x20 fenders RoyS at 6:24am 11.29.22 I'm just wondering....... How did we get from free fender covers to death by flaming arrow? The tra
Change taps didiercat at 6:17am 11.29.22 Welcome aboard! lots of good info on the site. The taps change just like those in home plumbing. T
2001 B361 Chain Plate leak (4) jssailem at 6:13am 11.29.22 Nice clean repair and procedure @Hollyberry . No matter the brand, all boats need to be inspected f
Help! Engine problem :( flightlead404 at 6:13am 11.29.22 To close this out. Reviewed all my invoices. Nmeimac marine shipped me the incorrect pump a year ago
Change taps didiercat at 6:08am 11.29.22 I have had our 40.5 for 23 years and in the course of ownership, I contemplated changing the faucet
rewiring the mast Scott T-Bird at 6:02am 11.29.22 My mistake forward Are you talking about the steaming light on the front of the mast half-way up o
How ro remove an in-mast furling mainsail? Lu Sea at 5:59am 11.29.22 When the top of the sail is jammed in the mast, we alternate pulling the inhaul back in a few feet a
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic Zencra at 5:57am 11.29.22 As for the 14.2v, anything over 13.8v (3.45v/cell) with a short amount of absorption time will get a
Boat is Hibernating jssailem at 5:41am 11.29.22 Like Real Estate, sailing is all about Location, Location, Location.
In-boom outhaul rigging. Could use some help... Scott T-Bird at 5:31am 11.29.22 Thanks for that. Actually, the purpose of the bungee is to keep enough tension on the system when n
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic Hayden Watson at 5:23am 11.29.22 doesn't that defeat the purpose of having a high output alternator and at 14.2 you're a fair way of
DC distribution panel in Hunters Terry Cox at 4:50am 11.29.22 I don't particularly like the push-to-reset breakers Hi George. What is improper about push-to-res
Boat is Hibernating kappykaplan at 4:49am 11.29.22 I delivered my boat for hibernation last week.
2001 B361 Chain Plate leak GDanko at 3:46am 11.29.22 Interesting discussion; Conclusion - there's not a "rubber seal", just sealant which some suggest to
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic Zencra at 1:47am 11.29.22 I have 560Ah LFP and a group 21 AGM start battery. I have all loads isolated and charge them both t

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