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The Mast is up!! ewoden1 at 6:35am 03.19.12 S2 7/2604 So long, not so cold winter, with sole and cabin top repairs. Stepped the mast this past weekend.
Hunter 376 Running Rigging Fareleeds Dave Sullivan at 6:34am 03.19.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1454 Can anyone tell me if there is an easy way to accomplish maintenance on the runnig riggine fairlead
tachometer recommendations (1) bugbitten at 6:04am 03.19.12 S2 11/2693 Folks, I'm big on engine instrumentation. My 9.2A came with zilch. I've added a temp gauge and now
Peukert Exponenet for Deka DC27 kielboatsa at 5:53am 03.19.12 Musings With Maine Sail 12/4470 Does anyone know the peukert exponent for a deka marine master DC27 (flooded group 27 deep cycle). I
Roller furling for a 1976 24'C&C patmacdonald at 12:09am 03.19.12 C&C 2/1623 I folks, Does anyone know where one would be able to find a decent used roller furling for a 1976 24
Bahamas Dismasting (1) BWagner at 9:41pm 03.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2040 See the attached photo. This is the sailing vessel Fair Winds which suffered a dismasting off Eli
Universal M-18 HX - what the... (1) Skipper at 8:46pm 03.18.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1447 I found an earlier post from someone with an M-18 who couldn't figure out how to get the port-side e
Light coming through Costy at 8:05pm 03.18.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1521 So I got below in 21' Mcgregor and I am seeing light coming through the front lower V shape part of
Sailed to Fort McRea for the weekend RECESS at 7:46pm 03.18.12 Pearson 0/1190 I sailed down to Fort McRae from Chico Bayou in Pensacola yesterday, spent the night and sailed back
340 Halyard Blocks Andy1237 at 7:07pm 03.18.12 Big Boats 3/1468 Need to replace one of the halyard blocks at the base of the mast. Owners manual says "Rutgerson Se
How do these sail? (2) rpwillia at 6:59pm 03.18.12 Ask All Sailors 12/6272 Saw this in the boatyard in Ft Washington, MD. Don't see these too often and wonder how they handle.
Has anyone replaced the "Grease Cup" on their water pump? jrowan at 6:51pm 03.18.12 Catalina 30 11/7800 Hello all, I decided to do some more spring maintenance chores today, and after changing the oil I r
Replace rubber rail on stern sugar scoop mrinkel at 6:48pm 03.18.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/4974 I have a new to me Beneteau Oceanis 370 (1991). I would like to replace the rubber rail on the ster
Brookhouse NMEA 0183 Multiplexer Crane man at 6:43pm 03.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/6573 Can any one verify if Brookhouse is till in business:doh:. I'm currently trouble shooting a Brookhou
Why pan head screws on the toe rail? Nelsonhow at 6:06pm 03.18.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1177 I finally decided to chase down several toe rail leaks on my old H-30. I started from the stern and
O'Day 30ft 1979 Manual Captainron1 at 5:45pm 03.18.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2895 Hello, I am looking for the manual (s) that would have come with the O'Day 1979 30ft. My boat has 5
New batteries Blitz at 5:04pm 03.18.12 Musings With Maine Sail 3/3027 I was recently instructed by my supplier to two new house batteries (US Battery group 31) that I sho
Off 'center' spreader (2) Team118 at 5:00pm 03.18.12 Catalina 30 5/1356 I just noticed this on the way home tonight. The port spreader seems to be a bit 'downward' as com
Balancing my 30 MK 1 C&C tanders at 4:48pm 03.18.12 C&C 2/2266 With my 30 C'C MK I seem to have to reef down at least one in the main ' some in the jib when winds
Dingy on Davits DougMc at 4:44pm 03.18.12 Big Boats 2/1450 I currently keep a 10'6" inflatable on davits on my H 36. I sail on lake Erie with the top of the di

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373 Shallow Draft Depth joker460 at 8:33pm 12.15.22 If you go to Yachtworld and do a search, you'll find several 373's for sale with the same keel as th
Cabin water leak SJN at 7:55pm 12.15.22 My 310, hull 260, has two bow tanks, the standard install plus a smaller additional tank. There is
Boom Vang specs? BubbaV at 7:10pm 12.15.22 Thanks, Joe! I was able to follow along with everything you said without once scratching my head in
Sheet line Hatch/Solar vent protection?? (1) Dalliance at 7:07pm 12.15.22 I have another solution. I had the same issue with genoa sheets occasionally snagging under the for
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

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