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Venture 222 rudder/tiller voltzwgn at 10:12pm 08.20.11 Parts Search 1/3342 Hi, I just picked up my first sailboat today a Venture 222 1973 for $300. It needs some work but a
25 II Spinnaker winch size harryjak at 9:45pm 08.20.11 Yamaha 3/1911 My 25 has the halyard winches and jib winches. The Halyard winches are Barlow 15's and the Jib winch
Leaks in cabin (3) paulj at 9:39pm 08.20.11 Catalina 310 8/2438 After a big storm in 2007 I had some leaks in the areas shown in the attached pictures. There were
Manual wanted for Oday 20 jljl at 9:38pm 08.20.11 Day Sailers 1/1659 I don't know if anyone has one scanned, but it would be nice to have one for my new (to me) O'Day 20
Leach flapping Sailfast41 at 9:19pm 08.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2099 I have a Hunter 410 with in mast furling. I have tried all the usual trimming techniques with no he
Water Water Everywhere MLampner at 7:53pm 08.20.11 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2269 Well for those who followed the water in the engine pan and the bilge saga, yet another tale of whoa
Threading a depth finder cable ljcraigie at 7:13pm 08.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1105 I am installing a shoot through the hull depth finder in my Hunter 280. What is the best path to th
Hunter 212 jib info Yves09 at 6:56pm 08.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/974 Hello, Last week I bought a hunter 212 2002. There was no jib with it. I thought that it was easy to
Unexpected water, multiple failures shipwreck66 at 6:31pm 08.20.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1781 Finally got my C27 back in the water Thursday afternoon. Spent the past month in the boat yard getti
Wanted 26X Trailer ikipupule at 4:26pm 08.20.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1436 I am looking for a used trailer fro my MacGregor 26X on Long Island. Any suggestions?
Help! What are we doing wrong? ikipupule at 4:22pm 08.20.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1907 I sometimes find myself having to dock my 26X in very low tide and have to raise the swing keel. If
Sailing Upstream on the California Coast ??? pkdailey4 at 4:00pm 08.20.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2145 Any body know how long it takes to motor sail up from Long Beach to SF ? I'm looking at a 30 ft Isla
wireing solar panel, controller, batt switch. Leftfield at 3:14pm 08.20.11 Ask All Sailors 11/6878 I put a 100w solar panel on our Mac 26S. My intention was to have enough juice to run an LED anchor
Bridging a heat pump across circuits prroots at 2:58pm 08.20.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1385 We recently purchased a Beneteau 411 which came with two 30 amp shore connections. Connection 1 powe
285 First Bimini Andreas.M at 2:11pm 08.20.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1874 To Any First 285 owner: Any recommendations for a bimini which will fit the 285 first? My boat d
Missing fitting on mast?? (1) guidera48 at 1:14pm 08.20.11 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2104 Getting ready to spray the mast. Prepping and sanding the mast I found a location about 3ft above t
sailing on the southern chesapeake bay for labor day weekend thomasgoodmaniii at 12:52pm 08.20.11 Destinations 0/2627 If anybody is up for some buddy sailing or group rendezvous on the lower bay Sept 2-5. I normally pu
Slipping Line Raising the Main rachelmackenzie at 11:01am 08.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1972 We are getting the hang of sailing our 336 and are also figuring out the 'nuances' of the boat. Spe
lost my tohatsu lanyard newsailor72 at 10:51am 08.20.11 Engines and Propulsion 8/4795 the mac 22 sailboat I bought recently came with a 6 hp 4 stroke tohatsu outboard, but I lost the red
Sealant for side ports Oday 34 Sail Imagine at 7:07am 08.20.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1904 Have purchased new side ports for my Oday 34 from DR Marine can anyone recommend the best sealant to

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Replacement Generator for Beneteau 411 seadaddler at 1:20pm 02.07.22
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) Hello Below at 1:06pm 02.07.22 Is anyone really going to fine us for not having a US radio license? See Post #19 above Re: Grumpy
Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? LloydB at 1:01pm 02.07.22 Same question as 'seem to have painted myself into a corner can this cause problems?'. I have used
Yanmar 4JH4E - Bleeding Air after Fuel Filter Change dkinzer at 1:01pm 02.07.22 what you should do is bleed the injectors beginning with the first one. It should then fire after w
Old transducer with new depth sounder? Deparlocean at 12:56pm 02.07.22 That sounds right. I think I misleaded myself thinking more of a speed sensor than depth sounder. Bu
Old transducer with new depth sounder? dlochner at 12:37pm 02.07.22 There is a world of difference between the transducers built in the 80s and those available for the
Modification Impact Expert Advice Requested dlochner at 12:31pm 02.07.22 The issue with weight is not the weight as it is the placement of the weight. Weight placement affec
Old transducer with new depth sounder? Deparlocean at 12:28pm 02.07.22 I would try to connect the tranducer to the new instrument if it has the same number of wires to con
Tiller Serenity on Hudson at 12:27pm 02.07.22 used a screw driver as a stick shift on a Peugeot. Lend the car to an employee and he returned with
B41S5 Mainsheet control (1) sail sfbay at 12:08pm 02.07.22 Can you please post a photo of the current arrangement? In the meantime, suggest routing the mainshe
Modification Impact Expert Advice Requested Captain Fantastic at 12:02pm 02.07.22 Where would your head be in relation to the boom using any of these seats? Thank you for your resp
Yanmar H386 Display motor control housing senang at 12:00pm 02.07.22 You might try to get it 3D printed.
Modification Impact Expert Advice Requested Captain Fantastic at 11:57am 02.07.22 Adding weight should not have an effect to the speed when sailing. It may require more sail and tri
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) YVRguy at 11:49am 02.07.22 @YVRguy here are a few other things that you probably are aware of when you enter the US and Washin
Modification Impact Expert Advice Requested captcoho at 11:33am 02.07.22 Understand a decrease in speed sailing and under power but lack understanding in tipyness and rec
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) Hello Below at 11:23am 02.07.22 @YVRguy here are a few other things that you probably are aware of when you enter the US and Washing
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) Terry Cox at 11:21am 02.07.22 He prefers to ghost along at 2 knots if that's what conditions offer and take it as it comes. A wi
Yanmar H386 Display motor control housing sailing H386 at 10:46am 02.07.22 Are there any Hunter 386 owners on this forum who might be interested in such a molded item? Just
Yanmar H386 Display motor control housing dmax at 9:39am 02.07.22 I can see that now in the picture - you may well have to mold one yourself.
Yanmar H386 Display motor control housing sailing H386 at 9:18am 02.07.22 thank dmax for yr contribution. However the cockpit of the Hunter has a small bend.. It makes the co

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