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Servicing Spinlock XA clutches? (1) egodsey at 9:09pm 01.03.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/4624 Does anyone know how to disassemble the double-wide Spinlock xa clutches used for the halyards on th
Selden Mast issues recall of forestay fittings jimnlin at 8:37pm 01.03.12 Ask All Sailors 4/3577 Contact Selden for replacement before your boat is sailed again. We provided our mast serial number
Winter electrical plans, looking for feedback luken7 at 7:29pm 01.03.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1883 We have a Beneteau 361 with a Yanmar 3GM30, 27hp engine with the stock Hitachi 60amp alternator. For
adding a second house battery therobesons at 5:43pm 01.03.12 Big Boats 7/4945 My boat has 1-4d house battery. There is a second one just sitting there and I would like to hook i
Flexable holding tank Jackdaw at 5:26pm 01.03.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2217 Peggie, My new-to-me Beneteau First 260 comes factory equipped with a flexible (bladder) 10G hold
Where to get the small insturment lights therobesons at 5:18pm 01.03.12 Big Boats 4/1073 I have 4 gauges on my ships panels, ac amps and volts and the dc amps and volts. 2 of the bulbs are
General Rigging Question CPseudonym at 2:58pm 01.03.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2072 As a newby to sailing sifting through the information on this forum I've seen posters relate owner
Squirrels swimming? Trinkka at 2:35pm 01.03.12 Day Sailers 10/4010 Has anyone ever seen a squirrel swimming in the river or any body of water? A friend of mine who is
Tuning Jib Furling John1534 at 1:00pm 01.03.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2020 I am having a problems get the front edge of my 1995 Hood jib furling sail to line up right. The fro
Moving Boat with Sheared Shaft Strut tomgrigsby at 12:36pm 01.03.12 Ask All Sailors 18/3941 My 1979 H30 has a sheared shaft strut (sound of weeping here). It sheared off clean at the hull. T
Seepage from Waste Line Vented Loop... JoyRide28 at 11:56am 01.03.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2751 Hi Peggy, et., al., Happy New Year. I have what I hope is a fairly simple question. I have noticed t
Gasoline vs. Propane. Benny17441 at 11:19am 01.03.12 Ask All Sailors 13/4328 One of our friends posted a reply to a thread and he raised the safety issue of using propane vs gas
Crack in Hunter 17 Deck James White at 11:05am 01.03.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/5904 Need help please- from ANYONE- I want to buy a Hunter 17 (love these boats) but it has a 14" crack
Jabsco Head rebuild or replace...? Squidd at 10:50am 01.03.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 37/16508 I posted this on another forum and just got reamed and basicly told I was a fool... so please be gen
1984 H34 HWH - What is this valve? (1) dqb24 at 10:45am 01.03.12 Big Boats 23/6030 Starboard/outboard side of the hot water heater...small diam petcock - was frozen - after PB blaster
new FX mainsail Jordan grant at 10:38am 01.03.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2054 Incemy last post Ive gotten to try out the new sail so I can answer my original post from +months ag
emergency tiller question Bergovoy at 9:39am 01.03.12 S2 6/2090 hey all... I have a 1980 S29.2a and it has a plastic deckplate on the back seat/bench area... unde
Stern Rail Seat (1) Scott2 at 9:12am 01.03.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1197 Laast summer my H240 went through a horific lake storm that blew up quickly.Winds were estimated at
Now I know what's under that 8.0CC sole ewoden1 at 8:21am 01.03.12 S2 0/1070 Opened up the sole on my 8.0CC this past week. Interesting piece of, ahem, engineering. Recall I
Anchor Sizeing Great Lakes Squidd at 7:47am 01.03.12 Ask All Sailors 31/7650 Looking thru my gear and I have a "S13" Danforth which I assume is a 13# anchor, I have 30' of 3/16"

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Capri 26 - Winterizing the Inboard Stu Jackson at 3:21pm 11.17.22 It would help if you told us what engine you have. Otherwise, look here: Engines 101 - The BIGGEST
Questions About Bottom Paint fstbttms at 3:04pm 11.17.22 Do you guys know what chemical got outlawed 30 years ago? Like, can we get some of that stuff from
Questions About Bottom Paint dlochner at 3:03pm 11.17.22 Do you guys know what chemical got outlawed 30 years ago? Like, can we get some of that stuff from
Capri 26 - Winterizing the Inboard Davidasailor26 at 2:55pm 11.17.22 What Kappy said. From a winterization standpoint you just need to run antifreeze through the raw wat
Questions About Bottom Paint cousineddy at 2:52pm 11.17.22 Do you guys know what chemical got outlawed 30 years ago? Like, can we get some of that stuff from M
CDI FF2 patbratton at 2:46pm 11.17.22 I had a symmetrical kite on my 23.5. Id be happy to discuss how it was rigged, if you need any info
Questions About Bottom Paint capta at 2:35pm 11.17.22 OK, if you say so. Indeed I do.
Questions About Bottom Paint fstbttms at 2:34pm 11.17.22 30 years ago antifouling paint actually antifouled. OK, if you say so.
Questions About Bottom Paint capta at 2:30pm 11.17.22 What's your definition of "soon"? I've been hearing this rant for almost 30 years. 30 years ago an
Looking for a captain to sail my boat SFS at 2:29pm 11.17.22 I sent you a Private Message. Welcome to the forum.
Looking for a captain to sail my boat jssailem at 2:15pm 11.17.22 William, Welcome to the Forum. With what looks like a boat named "No Worries" why not sail it down
Looking for a captain to sail my boat William Brunes at 1:53pm 11.17.22 Can anyone give me some shipping companies that are reasonable? Or does anyone have a sailboat trail
Looking for a captain to sail my boat kappykaplan at 1:51pm 11.17.22 Weather conditions aren't favorable this time of year for such a trip. Welcome to the forum! :beer:
Looking for a captain to sail my boat dlochner at 1:49pm 11.17.22 Have you checked in trucking the boat? I suspect it will be cheaper. Captain rates are $300-500 a da
Capri 26 - Winterizing the Inboard kappykaplan at 1:11pm 11.17.22 You should have a radiator cap, and the thermostat is under the neck - just like on an automobile.
Where, or where? Don S/V ILLusion at 12:23pm 11.17.22 I thought AOC asked that same question
Removing Two Stroke Exhaust Marks (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:21pm 11.17.22 Could this be a replacement for wet sanding?? The finest wet sanding paper I use when chasing spi
winterizing puzzle Don S/V ILLusion at 12:21pm 11.17.22 Full tank of fuel? Depending on how well balanced it is when hauled or set on stands, the contents o
Replacing wire/rope main halyard Roland5048 at 11:36am 11.17.22 Will the sheave on this mast take just rope? Depends on the sheave. I replaced the rope to wire h
Electric dinghy engines 4arch at 11:27am 11.17.22 I generally agree with the pros and cons in the post above but have some additions. The pros of elec

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