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Sea of Cortez & New Google Earth Functionality (1) geoffschultz at 1:18pm 08.16.11 Destinations 3/3567 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 14/7684 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 1/2050 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
Rambler 100 Rescue in Fastnet Race Alan at 11:54am 08.16.11 Ask All Sailors 6/3305 Rambler was competing in the Royal Ocean Racing Club's biennial Fastnet Race after setting a course
Catalina 22 SK trailer options? GDTRFB at 11:37am 08.16.11 Catalina 22 6/9949 I recently purchased a '77 swing keel catalina. Nice boat, set up well but it was in the water when
Hot water pressure too low watercolours at 10:32am 08.16.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2330 Ahoy fellow sailors, I'm having a problem with hot water pressure. Cold water pressure works great
Exhaust/Water Mixing Elbow Needed (3) oceanblues at 10:16am 08.16.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/2123 I have a 1994 Catalina 320 and need a new exhaust/water mixing elbow. I've looked all over the inte
Marine Air Corrosion (2) Marc14857 at 8:33am 08.16.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2049 Was doing some maintenance on my AC systems today and noticed that the system has started to corrode
do a lil dance..... zeehag at 8:29am 08.16.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2504 Zee, nice to see you on the forums. How are you doing in MX? Is your body doing better in the climat
simple mast for solar panel FourPoints at 7:27am 08.16.11 Ask All Sailors 18/5758 Currently I have my solar panel attached to the starboard corner of the stern rail, and around 3 it
33.5 Hatch Part numbers (2) Paul and Judy at 7:09am 08.16.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/893 Does anyone know the part number for the hatchs midships for a hunter 33.5 1993. I believe Boman cu
Replacing corroded keel bolts (2) Orens at 6:08am 08.16.11 Bigger Boats 0/1573 I had my 1985 O'Day 31 on the hard for an unrelated issue, and had the boat yard retorque the keel b
32 oday 1991 Dragon Fly at 5:12am 08.16.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2294 looking at an oday 32 4 sale. 1991. what are particular issues to look for with the rudder siz
Correct Spring Arrangement for 26S Trailer? (1) Cruiser1 at 4:13am 08.16.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/13487 I am about to replace the springs on my 26S trailer. The attached photo shows the current arrangemen
H33C sink drains/thru-hulls Faded501s at 12:59am 08.16.11 The Cherubini Hunters 11/5047 First post so please let me introduce myself. I just bought a '81 33 (largely due to researching on
Fair price for a 1983 M25? (4) jjsbiggs at 9:08pm 08.15.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2537 Take a look at the photos of the 1983 M25 that I bought last year and tell me what you think would b
Cool trip Puget Sound and San Juan Islands Ken Cross at 8:33pm 08.15.11 Destinations 5/4277 This year we did a quick trip to the San Juan Islands and central Puget Sound. I say cool becaus
chain and rode replacement, worn out (1) luken7 at 7:41pm 08.15.11 Ask All Sailors 23/4757 I believe it's time to fix my chain and rode. The link connecting to the rode is rusted, and the spl

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Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Leeward Rail at 1:05pm 10.09.22 Got it. Makes sense. Make sure the part of the clamp that tightens are on opposite sides, like tha
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Jamesiv1 at 1:02pm 10.09.22 2 clamps at each end where it connects. Read the link I posted. Got it. Makes sense.
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Leeward Rail at 12:59pm 10.09.22 As in use 4 clamps per hose instead of 2? 2 clamps at each end where it connects. Read the link I
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) PaulK at 12:58pm 10.09.22 What about applying a little heat? The differing expansion rates might crack the bond.
Loose footed main vs bolt roped main PaulK at 12:55pm 10.09.22 Having a loose foot allows the sail to set better along the foot. It isn't twisted by the boom, so
Tongue Extensions JoeWhite at 12:48pm 10.09.22 My H25.5 extention that I built was 13 feet long total with its own hitch. It had a wheel near the t
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Jamesiv1 at 12:35pm 10.09.22
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Jamesiv1 at 12:34pm 10.09.22 Double clamp . . . As in use 4 clamps per hose instead of 2?
Loose footed main vs bolt roped main kappykaplan at 12:32pm 10.09.22 My main is loose footed - works fine. :beer:
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) Rich Stidger at 12:32pm 10.09.22 blaster is fine, however i switched to kroil and have much better results. Jon- I have used both P
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? kappykaplan at 12:30pm 10.09.22 Double clamp . . .
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?

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