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Slogging Roger Long at 4:21pm 11.13.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/2812
Hunter 340 Mainsheet Replacement broble at 2:37pm 11.13.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1320 I recently purchased a Hunter 340 and on the trip home from San Diego the mainsheet let go. It shatt
Hunter 410 Blower Don Lucas at 1:46pm 11.13.11 Big Boats 3/1141 My 410 has a Blower breaker and there's wires to it. But to date I haven't seen a blower in the boat
H22 asy spi cabbyjprs at 10:43am 11.13.11 Smaller Boats 1/1428 Going 7.5 kts spi, jib and main sail http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4dnvjKhmPQ'feature=youtube_gd
Preparing to Head South From Puerto Montt Sequitur at 10:01am 11.13.11 Big Boats 0/877 I have just added a new post to our blog at: Preparing to Leave Puerto Montt There is a lot of info
All i want for xmas is 40+ feet of water. gabriel.donnelly at 9:04am 11.13.11 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1805 My lake is dry, my marina is gone. The Knotty Girl is somewhere out there down the channel couple mi
Sail types - ratio? voltzwgn at 9:02am 11.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1470 Ok I'm sure the question will give it away but I'm pretty new to sailing at leasrat at more than a c
SIMONIZ ROYALE MARINE cleaner/wax VBJOEY at 8:59am 11.13.11 Day Sailers 0/2304 Why can't I find one thread on this product? I've kept an old can for many, many years and just tri
Engine odor... Doug/Karen at 7:59am 11.13.11 Big Boats 8/3578 As we prepare to close the boat for the season, we bring home several items of bath and bed linens.
Replaceing halyard mike pace at 7:38am 11.13.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1998
Cockpit floor repair captdaveglass at 5:52am 11.13.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1866 Having started the job and determining that the plywood under the top surface does not extend to the
Keeping food longer MORNING LIGHT at 4:55am 11.13.11 Ask All Sailors 36/9708 In my boat, I only have an ice box, like most of us I guess, but when you go sailing for more than 5
Bilge Compression Block was Mud. (3) BillyK at 4:54am 11.13.11 Catalina 30 41/15741 We dove into the compression block repair yesterday on our 1990. One of the previous owners did a b
Amongst the pain of repairs and maintenance - we have this (17) redunculous at 9:03pm 11.12.11 Big Boats 1/1229 I sometimes find myself wondering if the work on my 40.5 will ever finish Then I look through the p
Salt creep at swageless fitting? Cool Beans at 8:42pm 11.12.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1612 Was down at the boat to pull the port upper chain plate. I noticed all the shrouds had dried salt c
Water flow with moyer's bypass kit chiefaponte at 8:33pm 11.12.11 S2 4/1552 My atomic four is equipped with Moyer bypass kit plus a new thermostat. Last time my boat was in the
Westerbeke Universal M30 Oil Pressure Sensor Stan Breaux at 7:45pm 11.12.11 Ask All Sailors 3/3840 My oil pressure sensor won't stop alarming. I checked the oil, and it was just 1/2 quart low. I adde
Steering broke JasonC at 4:27pm 11.12.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1688 Great day sailing, until the steering broke. The boat was coming out next week anyway, but steering
Hunter 140 question bill novak at 4:18pm 11.12.11 Day Sailers 2/2146 I bought a Hunter 140 and have a question about the transom plugs. Are these supposed to be left op
rudder post on 79 33 (3) bugaloo at 3:18pm 11.12.11 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1940 Has anyone replaced the rudder post on a 33, I have the rudder out and the post look's bad bad and b

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Catalina 320 diesel? JamesG161 at 11:52am 11.12.22 White Lake, MI and where will you cruise?
Catalina 320 diesel? Siamese at 11:46am 11.12.22 Count the injector lines / injectors. Each cylinder gets one injector. Once you know which engine
Timidly rebedding stanchions Will Gilmore at 11:33am 11.12.22 Senile does come from the same root as seni. It's Greek, as you may remember. -Will
O'Day Javelin Larger Jib Sail? Stu Jackson at 11:07am 11.12.22 Suggest you review this earlier post I made: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/furling-jib-s
Black Widow vs VC-17M? stickinthemud57 at 11:06am 11.12.22 Good plan. Perhaps during the season you have a sailor's box that contains the needed items for ove
What we learn from sailing - hurricane prep for home BigEasy at 10:45am 11.12.22 We're expecting (little) Hurricane Nicole this morning in central Florida, and I took a walk throug
Galley table question. (1) Claude L.-Auger at 10:43am 11.12.22 As the owner of an H-34, I have had to deal with the compression post issue and also replaced the ro
Galley table question. Hollyberry at 10:34am 11.12.22 It's a bit concerning that Hunter would've used materials that would 'rust'.... perhaps a previous o
Traveler Replacement on 37C Brian Dunn at 10:14am 11.12.22 This thread caught my eye because I have a 1979 37C (Hull #23) and I'm envious of the 198x 37Cs that
Selden self tacking jib system Kings Gambit at 9:53am 11.12.22 Self-tacking jibs perform relatively better in the sail plan of fractional rigs with large mainsails
Galley table question. jssailem at 9:46am 11.12.22 sn't the 'compression pole' a vital part of the mast structure Yes it is. Like all parts of your b
Do not lick this Toad! Leeward Rail at 9:14am 11.12.22 If you buy a new power tool and open the operators manual you will find pages of useless safety ins
Selden self tacking jib system jssailem at 8:46am 11.12.22 Tom... At the $1400 asked by Catalina I would take a look at options. StingySailor likely put his
CENTERBOARD WOES jssailem at 8:33am 11.12.22 Is the boat still in the water or are you on the hard? If on the hard, can you get a hose or spray
Freeing rusty bolts - best penetrating oil MaryEllaRose at 8:18am 11.12.22
Buying used C22. Fresh vs salt water boat? w4swk at 7:48am 11.12.22 ,I'm looking to buy a 1986-1991 C22 soon. I live in upstate NY and have the northeast to find a boa
Buying used C22. Fresh vs salt water boat? Gene Neill at 7:37am 11.12.22 Is a fresh water boat strongly recommended over a salt water? Makes no difference....... That i
CENTERBOARD WOES (4) twodzusfittings at 7:36am 11.12.22 Well, that plan of attack didn't work! Cut the pipe, tried to push a rod down to push the board out.
Galley table question. Kings Gambit at 7:28am 11.12.22 If it is a compression post it would not be attached to the mast. They are replaceable with mast up.
Buying used C22. Fresh vs salt water boat? sail sfbay at 7:22am 11.12.22 Welcome to the forum!! Is a fresh water boat strongly recommended over a salt water? Makes no diff

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