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Crankcase breather oil separator. Roger Long at 4:33am 08.17.11 Musings With Maine Sail 8/9405 Mainsail, I don't have the details with me up here in Nova Scotia but you have got to tell people
Mahone Bay to Halifax Roger Long at 4:23am 08.17.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/3303 I left Mahone Bay under an absolutely flawless blue sky, motoring over a water surface nearly as dev
Mahone Bay Roger Long at 4:17am 08.17.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/2029 The two cold days of wind driven rain in Tanner Cove turned out to be the high point of the trip thu
Anyone know of a San Juan 25 club? Capt Jim24025 at 9:04pm 08.16.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2522 Does anyone know if a club exists for San Juan 25's? I have found one scuttled and have access to a
Halyard issues Lucky Day at 8:43pm 08.16.11 Smaller Boats 13/2437 While stepping our mast on our h260 to install a new roller furling and tune the shrouds for the f
Replacing hot water heater in Hunter Legend 30 t -1991 (1) Rem123 at 8:29pm 08.16.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1634 I've been trying to remove the hot water heater from it's storage area to replace it . It seems to b
Lady J post launch interior reveal (18) CharlieCobra at 8:03pm 08.16.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2322 Now that Lady J is in the water and the mechanic finally got off the boat, we were able to detail he
There are 54 named rivers Ross at 7:43pm 08.16.11 Ask All Sailors 25/4162 On the Chesapeake Bay there are 54 rivers that feed into the bay and nearly 8000 miles of tidal shor
Hunter 54 exterior reveal (10) CharlieCobra at 7:20pm 08.16.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2130 What started out to be lipstick on a pig turned into a complete makeover. The Hunter 54 is ready to
Refrigerator/Freezer Water Flow rgtet at 7:07pm 08.16.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1557 I don't seem to have any documentation relating to my refrigerator/freezer unit and was hoping for
# of sail slugs Gilligan and mate at 6:49pm 08.16.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1468 Hey guys.. Still working at getting mast up. How many sail slugs for a mac 25?
what about cherubini??? hunter bum at 4:36pm 08.16.11 Ask All Sailors 14/4381 Hello folks and friends,I'm back from long vacation/sailing in south America where I sold my boat.l
Me Boat on land seadaddler at 3:47pm 08.16.11 Ask All Sailors 16/2547 My boat and me are now stuck on land with my shoulder surgery today will keep my Hunter 36 out of w
Alternator Upgrade Beneteau at 3:00pm 08.16.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/3005 We have a 1997 Beneteau 321 powered with a Yanmar 3GM30F and stock alternator I would like some inp
Couple problems solved sailaway78 at 1:39pm 08.16.11 Engines and Propulsion 3/2780 After a short one week trip over the fourth of July, I had a slight overheating problem on the way
Sea of Cortez & New Google Earth Functionality (1) geoffschultz at 1:18pm 08.16.11 Destinations 3/3565 As you may have noticed, we're back from this year's cruise through the Sea of Cortez in Mexico. We
How to replace wire pennant in Pearson 33 swing keel? Steve Hedges at 12:56pm 08.16.11 Pearson 14/7681 I just bought a Pearson 33 with a swing keel. The keel is stuck in the up position - I am hoping th
Replacement Mast - Hunter 146 krking at 12:55pm 08.16.11 Day Sailers 4/3729 I damaged the mast on my Hunter 146 and I am looking for a new or used replacement. Does anyone ha
Pearson 36-2 porthole screens Handelman at 12:26pm 08.16.11 Pearson 1/2049 Hello, I'm trying to source replacement porthole screens for my 1985 Pearson 36-2 but don't know
Heeling degree beofre knockdown kersse at 12:03pm 08.16.11 Ask An Oday Owner 8/3037 Heeling degree before knockdown Recently took up sailing with a 23' O'Day. At what degree of heelin

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Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) Rich Stidger at 12:30pm 10.09.22 How much room do you have under those bolts? Do you have room to put like a pry bar and put pressur
Installing a Spinnaker Tedd at 11:58am 10.09.22 The folks at north sail suggested a bungie cord attached to the bow pulpit to hold the block out and
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Leeward Rail at 11:47am 10.09.22 but if hose breaks or separates any cockpit water from rain has potential to cause you major heartb
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Leeward Rail at 11:43am 10.09.22 Is it Ok to leave the valve closed until I can replace that hose? Yes. Keeping that valve closed w
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Leeward Rail at 11:32am 10.09.22 So that hose clamp is below the water level? Yes.
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Steve_Catalina at 11:18am 10.09.22 Just my observation, I can't telling your working on this. The hose should be upgraded, clear plasti
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Jamesiv1 at 11:16am 10.09.22 So that hose clamp is below the water level? It appears that it is - Yes. Here's what happened...
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) dLj at 11:15am 10.09.22 How much room do you have under those bolts? Do you have room to put like a pry bar and put pressure
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Don S/V ILLusion at 11:10am 10.09.22 So that hose clamp is below the water level?
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Leeward Rail at 11:00am 10.09.22 Yes. That is the way it works. The bottom of the hose is below the surface of the water and the en
Installing a Spinnaker jssailem at 10:54am 10.09.22 My bad. I must have sped read the first sentence. Then the repeated reference to "spinnaker" stuck.
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) jssailem at 10:49am 10.09.22 There are all sorts of chemical concoctions to try and dislodge a corroded fastener. I dislike the
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) jssailem at 10:48am 10.09.22 If the bolt is expendable and shaped as you believe, then grinding off the head may let you lift the
Floor Separated From Dinghy - Inflatible MikeHoncho at 10:05am 10.09.22
Tongue Extensions Tedd at 10:00am 10.09.22 @JBP-PA , any idea what your tongue weight is?
Floor Separated From Dinghy - Inflatible capta at 10:00am 10.09.22 Dear Fellow Sailors, Can I use 5200 to glue an inflatable dinghy? Does anyone have a better idea?
Tongue Extensions JBP-PA at 9:47am 10.09.22 The bar is 10 ft, but some of it must remain in the sleeves, if I use all three sleeves, about 5 ft
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) Rich Stidger at 9:46am 10.09.22 Double nut on the bolt tightly and see if you can turn it with appropriate sized wrench.. Good sug
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) Mark Maulden at 9:40am 10.09.22 Double nut on the bolt tightly and see if you can turn it with appropriate sized wrench..
Through holes and prop fstbttms at 9:34am 10.09.22 You specifically stated there is no standard... When in fact there is one. Point taken.

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