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Companion way All U Get at 3:37am 03.29.12 Ask All Sailors 45/6858 Hi all, I had given some thought to the companion way hatch and how to secure it during the night wh
My Sailboat Mentor Bailed (1) Sail123 at 10:03pm 03.28.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2323 I met a guy that sails a Mac 26 X. He is pretty knowleggable about sailboats, more than me. He he
Lake Pleasant, AZ Best Anchor Foosflicker at 9:56pm 03.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/7383 Looking for the best or most useful overnight anchor for Lake Pleasant,AZ. Our first anchor (Danfort
center of gravity fore and aft. txtowman at 9:48pm 03.28.12 Catalina 22 5/2257 Is the center of gravity moved when the keel is up or down? I know if i am tending sails on the bow
Hunter 356 overhead light lens removal Solemn Silence at 9:01pm 03.28.12 Big Boats 6/2988 So how does one remove the lens in either of the head overhead lights to change the bulb? There must
Instrument jorgefife at 7:36pm 03.28.12 The Cherubini Hunters 8/2115 Cannot resist a bargain so I bought a Si-Tex Navadd8000 MK2 G It has 4 wires and would like to test
Spirit 23 Inner & Outer Window Frames Windyway at 7:30pm 03.28.12 Parts Search 0/2088 I'm looking for original plastic window frames. I really need these frames to finish off my 23 foote
Hunter 23 Lake Ontario Crossing grindz145 at 7:02pm 03.28.12 Smaller Boats 67/12977 Hunter 23 Lake Ontario Crossing - Any Pocket-Cruisers? Hey guys, So I've got it in my head that
Tef-Gel or Loctite? SVTatia at 6:29pm 03.28.12 Musings With Maine Sail 6/10307 On applications with dissimilar metals and where back-out prevention is also needed, what would be t
Rusty 2YM15 sea water pump dee.yeah at 6:27pm 03.28.12 Yamaha 6/3421 Last week I replaced the cracked sea water filter and the hose of the 3-year-old 2YM15 on my Y25. I
9.2 plexiglass hatch Lorin Smith at 6:00pm 03.28.12 S2 6/3335 Hello S2 9.2A owners. I need dimensions from a forward deck hatch please. If one of you will send th
And God said "Let there be light" (3) CaptGregg at 5:50pm 03.28.12 Catalina 22 4/1445 Well I don't have all the wire nicely bundled, I still have a bit more to do to it, it's mainly temp
amf puffer cherylvorndran at 5:28pm 03.28.12 AMF 0/6143 Looking for a dager board for a 1980, 12.5' puffer. Does anyone know where I can get one?
Standing Rigging Tension? hubbardo at 5:11pm 03.28.12 Smaller Boats 0/1024 What is or how can I find out what the factory recommends for the tension on the standing rigging fo
Halyard and Line Lengths for 1978 H-25 hubbardo at 5:10pm 03.28.12 Smaller Boats 3/1258 Does anybody know how long the Halyards and Sheets were when a 1978 Hunter 25 came from the factory?
2008 Hood Furler troutsmustang at 4:30pm 03.28.12 Smaller Boats 24/3627 Setting the boat up for my first sail with her, we can not get the furler right. I will unfurl, but
Mounting Microwave lokimbar at 4:25pm 03.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2749 I recently bought an O'day 31 that came with an old/ unsafe pressurized alchohol stove/oven, which I
Does anyone know exactly what this is??? (1) Sailor Scotty at 4:21pm 03.28.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1513 So this device came off the bow of a 1950's Kettenburg 50 sloop. Thinking it may have something to d
Yanmar cockpit control (1) Captainron1 at 3:50pm 03.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 0/883 Hello everyone and many thanks to the valuable replies to my previous requests. Today I am looking t
Several questions ... eliems at 1:53pm 03.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1242 Laying in my V Berth with 30 knot winds and the boat sailing around on the anchor pretty good, I was

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keel resting on bottom dlochner at 7:04pm 12.15.22 Thank you all. I'll have to double check on the rudder, they're saying maximum draft is 4'5" so I'
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast dlochner at 6:58pm 12.15.22 Here's a video of the survivors talking about their experience. I think there is a little exaggerati
keel resting on bottom Egovos at 6:51pm 12.15.22 Thank you all. I'll have to double check on the rudder, they're saying maximum draft is 4'5" so I'm
keel resting on bottom Don S/V ILLusion at 6:34pm 12.15.22
Hunter 41DS auto-pilot 'brain' install location and other questions DayDreamer41 at 6:26pm 12.15.22 @dkinzer exactly as ours is setup as well
keel resting on bottom JoeWhite at 6:20pm 12.15.22 Is the rudder longer than the keel?
keel resting on bottom sail sfbay at 5:59pm 12.15.22 Welcome to the forum!! If the bottom is mud........no big deal........but expect potential loss of
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast Captain Larry-DH at 5:53pm 12.15.22
Legend 40.5 leak in aft cabin (1) SV Maverick at 5:49pm 12.15.22 Hi fero, Here is a picture inside my 40.5 pedestal before I installed the autopilot. The wires go
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast Captain Larry-DH at 5:35pm 12.15.22
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast heritage at 5:07pm 12.15.22 There is a post on Active Captain in April of this year about a transit of Oregon Inlet by a 43' cat
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast TimFromLI at 4:46pm 12.15.22 Well, I had thought of going south for the winter in a few years - lessons learned for my trip. Esp
Exhaust soot Yanmar 4JH3E HarryvdMeer at 4:35pm 12.15.22 Thank you. The valve clearance is going to be checked on Monday.
Hunter 41DS auto-pilot 'brain' install location and other questions dkinzer at 4:27pm 12.15.22 In case you weren't aware, your rudder position sensor is that device near your left foot in your se
Hunter 41DS auto-pilot 'brain' install location and other questions (2) dkinzer at 4:24pm 12.15.22 On my 2007 H41AC, the S3 Course Computer is mounted behind the forward panel at the nav station - th
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't JamesG161 at 4:10pm 12.15.22
Caframo Mark Maulden at 3:56pm 12.15.22
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast shemandr at 3:54pm 12.15.22 Dog's safe. Prolly still loyal to its caretaker. See if the skipper's wife is (An old joke). I'm
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast Scott T-Bird at 3:44pm 12.15.22 I suspect they did not plan to go offshore, out of the CG radio's reception. The CG can receive a
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast Rick486 at 3:35pm 12.15.22 It's hard to add anything enlightening to this audience regarding this incident. I can say it woul

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