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Sea Anchor or Engine jrocheleau at 5:51pm 08.01.11 Bigger Boats 3/1766 In heavy weather (winds > 50 mph), do you prefer weathering the storm on a sea anchor or underpower?
Cradle Plans for Hunter (deep keel) 31 (1984) Tip-Sea at 4:05pm 08.01.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1098 I am looking for plans for a cradle for my deep keel 1984 hunter 31 sailboat that I recently purchas
Auto tiller Conrad151 at 3:43pm 08.01.11 Catalina 22 5/2608 I have an 1987 c-22 swing keel and would like a little help at the helm. I have read a little about
Alas..my poor tiller for I knew it not well.... (1) bobcatflip at 2:49pm 08.01.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/4209 New Sailor Bob here..went out to my mooring for a day of sailing and my tiller apparently decided to
Engine overheating in narrow channel surrounded by boats Jared1048 at 2:15pm 08.01.11 Mid-Size Boats 10/2282 Hopefully your weekend sailing wasnt like mine... While out in a narrow channel with dozens of boa
Fuel System Problems Captain Dick at 1:54pm 08.01.11 Big Boats 12/2876 Own a Hunter 2005 46LE with the standard Yanmar engine package and 100 gallon fuel tank. When motor
Difficult to maintain speed upwind Captain Dick at 1:45pm 08.01.11 Big Boats 4/1474 We sail a 2005 46LE on Lake Michigan and love it. However our ability to sail close to the wind is n
Mast Raising System Part Needed Okie Dokie at 12:22pm 08.01.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1172 I dropped the shackle that attaches the line leading from the mast raising system to the mast. Of co
"Reefing Madness"--Angst revisited (1) rognvald at 11:50am 08.01.11 Ask All Sailors 8/3364 Bill and Tim, I hope this file comes through showing the reefing system. Thanks, Ron
Sunbrella teacher63 at 11:38am 08.01.11 Smaller Boats 4/1523 This is going to be about dumbest question ever, but does anyone know what side faces out on Sunbr
New Post from Roger-The Downside of Cruising Strider Reports at 11:04am 08.01.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/4325
Vision 36, leak around the mast Mike H. at 11:03am 08.01.11 Big Boats 4/1228 Hello Steve and you other Vision owners. Last weekend we did a rough passage out the gate. Whil
Need Sails leshitch at 10:46am 08.01.11 Parts Search 5/3091 Hi, I recently bought a Hunter 27 and the sails are useless. Does anyone have a set of used sails th
I can't find Havoline/Texaco Coolant Velero49 at 10:41am 08.01.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1320 Whayt is your Yanmar dealer using instead?
bruised legs Lost Parent at 10:34am 08.01.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2806 On my 1982 Catalina 30 when I am standing behind the wheel the backs of my legs get beat up from the
Pics of Cherubini style cabins? fingerlakes.sail at 10:31am 08.01.11 Smaller Boats 2/1244 My 1974, 25 ft is a delight to sail...but the cabin needs some work. I am wondering if anyone has p
C-30 Whisker Pole Blue Hull at 10:11am 08.01.11 Catalina 30 7/8342 First season with my '81 C-30. I discovered the value of a whisker pole this weekend. Catalina Direc
repower chusansail at 9:30am 08.01.11 Ask All Sailors 6/1915 I am looking for a boatyard on the east coast south of virginia, to do an engine repower, which woul
Want to beat the heat in Bar Harbor Maine Christian Sailing at 9:29am 08.01.11 Destinations 5/4677 Too late to do anything this year but the family and I are considering cruising up to Bar Harbor, ME
Johnson Pump Aqua T Head bsavulis at 8:10am 08.01.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2473 I thought I might post this to alert others to the issues I am having with this unit. The head is

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Adding an Hour Meter Benny17441 at 4:53pm 01.31.22 When I say fuel range can vary from hour to hour I meant that you could leave port and be running at
Yanmar impeller replacement Paul356 at 4:46pm 01.31.22 Niemiec Marine in New Bedford, Mass., now has the Yanmar parts franchise, at least for east of the M
Raising the Mast Tater at 4:39pm 01.31.22 Great. Thanks for the info. By the way Tater... I grew up just down the road from Logan Martin Lake
Rudder repairs (1) racenmotorsports at 4:13pm 01.31.22 We turned the rudder on it's side and started digging at the lower mount with the cracked glass. Al
Rudder repairs (2) racenmotorsports at 4:10pm 01.31.22 Sorry for the delay in response. Been hiding from the tough Texas winter...LOL. I finally got to br
Install CC 38 solid rod, keel step onto my Oceanis 400 advice/help El �ltimo at 3:51pm 01.31.22 We own a Beneteau 41S5 1991 with stainless steel solid rod stays except the aftstay and forestay (9
Raising the Mast JeremyW at 3:41pm 01.31.22 They replace the existing adjusters. I measured my adjusters and they are within the range of these
1987 Catalina 22 Outboard Spring Assist Lift Bracket pclarksurf at 3:19pm 01.31.22 yikes-- big difference in the model years there.
1987 Catalina 22 Outboard Spring Assist Lift Bracket (2) Gene Neill at 3:16pm 01.31.22 Not sure if I understand that correctly. On our 87 new design, the outboard motor bracket bolts do
One week Sail adventure Capt Robbie at 3:09pm 01.31.22 if you plan to do weekend trips a lot which I would hope. Then purchase a jumpstart pack and bring
Update racenmotorsports at 3:05pm 01.31.22 Great to have you back! Keep pushing and get well!
One week Sail adventure Davidasailor26 at 2:53pm 01.31.22
H240 Rudder Questions (2) patbratton at 2:45pm 01.31.22 I drilled the new hole for the single block attachment for the lifting line for the rudder. It works
Wee bits Joe at 2:40pm 01.31.22 I have this apparent wind indicator that mounts on the bridle of my Nacra 5.2. The black bracket at
Boat History sail sfbay at 2:32pm 01.31.22 ........... So title is clear, however last owners changed name ........ Glad to hear.......the abs
Boat History Halvern at 2:23pm 01.31.22 Thanks for the suggestions, I sent in a request for an Abstract of Title last week, Thursday, and re
H49/H50 Cockpit Steering Quadrant Cover macdu at 2:11pm 01.31.22 Did the wings as well - laid new fiberglass wing to wing, did it all. Another thing I did was fill t
Firefly battery issues tfox2069 at 2:02pm 01.31.22 Are you "stuck" with the Sterling Pro Charger or the Sterling Pro Charge Ultra? If you have the "U
Firefly battery issues jssailem at 1:57pm 01.31.22 Sterling Pro profile Are you "stuck" with the Sterling Pro Charger or the Sterling Pro Charge Ult
Time out Furuno jssailem at 1:45pm 01.31.22 marine electronics shop Those Marine Electronics shop weenies... What could they possibly know tha

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