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Maxwell 800 SVPardonMyFrench at 9:48pm 04.21.12 Big Boats 4/2280 Hi All bad surprise using the windlass on my 40.5. Works fine leading the chain down but slips o
Whisker Pole Holder MLampner at 7:56pm 04.21.12 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1716 As long as I have owned the boat my whisker pole has basically laid on the deck with the jaw griping
Great short book on Kindle about Mac's Hollyweirdos at 7:25pm 04.21.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1675 http://www.amazon.com/Sailing-Misadventures-Wild-Hair-ebook/dp/B0039IT8OE/ref=pd_sim_kstore_6?ie=UTF
Yanmar 3jh4e Oil Change Help Needed sailingguy2005 at 7:14pm 04.21.12 Ask All Sailors 9/12665 I have a 40hp Yanmar 3jh4e which I will be changing the oil. I've never done this on this engine. Th
Best antifoul for a trailerable? southernsailer at 7:13pm 04.21.12 Smaller Boats 7/2572 What is the best antifoul for a trailerable. I have a 94 23.5 cruise pac. I want to leave it in the
Curley Mast (2) finding41 at 6:12pm 04.21.12 Trailer Sailors 17/4750 I raised my mast in the driveway yesterday for the first time. I just lifted it my self and was surp
Whisker Pole Length Question kpgraci at 6:03pm 04.21.12 Ask All Sailors 10/8672 I've always read that a whisker pole should be 100% the length of the foot of the jib. But accordi
Help lost key Lost Parent at 5:36pm 04.21.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2371 1982 Catalina 30 diesel It has 4 plug in spades on the back and one screw terminal . It looks orig
Assistance with Bow Eye Replacement. Leak prob. too abk at 2:52pm 04.21.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/3656 My 1984 m25 bow eye ihas slid out and moves back and forth as it is loose. I removed the rig covere
Wheel Bent Any ideas? PGIJon at 2:43pm 04.21.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1202 While tying to install the raymarine wheel pilot on my h34, I have discovered that the wheel is lops
Bunks - for my Cat 22 to sit on - trail rite trailor (2) Sailor boy at 2:33pm 04.21.12 Catalina 22 19/4714 I could use some words on replacing my bunks ... best wood - sealing it - bending it - covering - et
Volvo Ocean Race, who is watching? RECESS at 1:53pm 04.21.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1402 Their coverage this year is outstanding. When they are out away from shore they load a 3 - 5 minute
Storm Jib Chris Bogle at 1:29pm 04.21.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1593 Just tried the sails that came with recently purchased Oday 22 ' found that the jib is a storm jib '
Some happy All U Get at 12:28pm 04.21.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2180 Yahoo, I started two outboards today and only had to remember what that turtle means. The two-strok
hunter centerboard removal motdem at 11:16am 04.21.12 Smaller Boats 1/1045 hi, does anyone know how to remove the 212 hunter centerboard? tom
oday 25 mast step hinge pins tigereye37 at 10:29am 04.21.12 Ask An Oday Owner 9/4939 Does anyone know of a good source for replacement hinge pins for a 1976 oday 25? Also, if anyone kn
Broken stays in sail RDS2012 at 8:42am 04.21.12 Day Sailers 2/1343 Another newbie question. I just bought a '88 Hunter 18.5 and the stays (?) in the mainsail are brok
No Drain To Bilge In Forward Compartment healeyman at 8:08am 04.21.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1831 Recently repaired a water leak in the bow berth. (The bow compartment where the fresh water tank sit
Questions on Jib Handling and Reefing treeman at 8:03am 04.21.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2263 Hello: This is my first season with an O'day 222. At this point, I've got 2 hours of sailing exp
Downwind Surfing Sailm8 at 6:58am 04.21.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1608 Just returned from a two week trip and I was wondering. I had to motor sail to keep up with our gro

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Need perkins prima M50 fuel line replacement??? Ralph Johnstone at 8:47pm 12.14.22 :worthless: You're going to have to post several, well laid out pictures because, as you have verba
Caframo (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:31pm 12.14.22 Many (most?) marinas do not allow unattended heaters, even with a frost setting. Nope. Everyone
Wacky Wednesday comes early.... stickinthemud57 at 8:04pm 12.14.22 There is no one I would rather sail with than my wife. She is competent, cool, and collected. She
Wacky Wednesday comes early.... higgs at 7:19pm 12.14.22 There is no one I would rather sail with than my wife. She is competent, cool, and collected. She
Caframo Terry Cox at 5:25pm 12.14.22 Very pleased with our Caframo flat style boat heater that has a frost setting. Been using it for yea
Hunter 41DS auto-pilot 'brain' install location and other questions Rjm st.petersburg at 4:26pm 12.14.22 Mine are definitely on the starboard side and labeled with a warning on the thru Hull to leave open
Hunter 41DS auto-pilot 'brain' install location and other questions MFD at 4:11pm 12.14.22 On my 2005 41DS the Autopilot brain is located at the Nav station, behind the panelling on the left
Caframo TimFromLI at 4:08pm 12.14.22 You would be MUCH better off running a small dehumidifier. The power draw is the same and they actu
Single handing WI Rigger at 4:00pm 12.14.22 On your Hunter 240, do you have a loose footed main? Or do you use the bolt rope groove? On my Hunte
Boat Smells! Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:55pm 12.14.22 I hope you thoroughly cleaned the bilge first, 'cuz Pure Ayre is not a cleaning product and only wor
Caframo ggrizzard at 2:34pm 12.14.22 I second HELLO 's request to advise the group of any response from Caframo.
Hunter 41DS auto-pilot 'brain' install location and other questions Rjm st.petersburg at 2:28pm 12.14.22 On my 2005 41DS the Autopilot brain is located at the Nav station, behind the panelling on the left
engine vibration JoeWhite at 2:27pm 12.14.22 On my c36 M35B it was a cracked alternator bracket which totally broke off finally. After replaci
On Hunter 36, where have you installed your solar charge controller? MFD at 2:02pm 12.14.22 I have a different model boat (Hunter 41DS), but my choice was to install the MPPT charge controller
engine vibration kloudie1 at 12:20pm 12.14.22 After verifying the above items, if the vibration is still there, you may have one "lazy" cylinder t
Tongue Extensions Tedd at 12:11pm 12.14.22 That could also double as a winch mount to step the mast with minimal modifications I have a built
Caframo thinwater at 12:02pm 12.14.22 I used the Caframo heater. It has a "frost" setting. Turns on when temp goes below a certain temp
Caframo thinwater at 12:00pm 12.14.22 Those Pelletier cooled units are only effective down to about 52-degrees F ambient. I read they low
Connecting dyneema core halyard to shackle thinwater at 11:50am 12.14.22 Hi Dave. Halyard hitch will do the job. Do your self a favor and go for proper halyard shackles. I
engine vibration Ralph Johnstone at 11:30am 12.14.22 What rpm? Many folks have their idle speed set too low. Carrying that sage remark one step furthe

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