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Maximum chain in H-340 chain locker? KenKindrick at 7:38am 08.07.11 Big Boats 1/1411 What's the maximum feet of 5/16 BBB chain that will fit in a H-340 chain locker? I currently have 60
Best way to clean scuffs from floating dock on your hull? (1) luken7 at 7:07am 08.07.11 Ask All Sailors 15/11801 So we arrived at our destination where the marina has floating docks and I forgot to put our fenders
Broken Base on Hunter 18.5 (2) jimrhome at 5:57am 08.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2533 After a pleasant and uneventful 90-minute sail on my 20-year-old Hunter 18.5, the mast fell down aft
Starter Issue pfaffk at 5:30am 08.07.11 Engines and Propulsion 9/3774 Good Morning, I have a Hunter 290 with a Yanmar 18HP engine, and I think I have a starter issue but
VHF at Nav. do I need it? StellaBlue at 2:35am 08.07.11 Ask All Sailors 17/5022 Continuing with my electronics upgrades and questions, as a new to big boats, I am currently doing a
Wierd topic--bees Slanderscribe at 10:03pm 08.06.11 Ask All Sailors 42/14901 So, I dry dock my boat. I finally got it cleaned up and ready for the season. Now I can't even get
Windrose 24 Rudder specs wntrtxn at 9:18pm 08.06.11 Other Sailboats 2/2468 Would anyone have the basic dimensions for a Windrose 24 Rudde? A picture would be helpful too. We p
anchoring question Gilligan and mate at 8:04pm 08.06.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2306 Need some advice.. we are anchored a couple hundred yards from shore in about 4 to 5 feet of water.
Electrical Panel - Breaker Lights kingermark at 7:18pm 08.06.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1467 Has anyone ever had to change out the strip of little red lights on the a/c electrical panel? I had
Battery Maintenance Paul17512 at 5:29pm 08.06.11 Catalina 30 4/1706 I accidentally topped off my lead acid batteries today with distilled vinegar instead of distilled w
Moving sailboat from Cleveland to Sandusky stevestk at 5:12pm 08.06.11 Big Boats 5/3451 If I buy a boat (Hunter 34 or Catalina 30) in Cleveland, Ohio, being a novice it seems to me I could
Classic Mast and Boom Beneteau at 3:30pm 08.06.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1300 We have a 1997 Beneteau 321 with classic mast and boom by isomat. I would like to have a drawing of
We got the new boat home!!!! An anonymous user at 3:00pm 08.06.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1464 Linda and I are now the proud owners of a 1991 mac 26s. We drove down to Augusta Friday night and st
New WEMA Tank Sensors sailcapt340 at 2:54pm 08.06.11 Big Boats 8/6780 My 2000 340 needs new tank sensors. The gauges simply do not read and when they do they jump from e
Welt Cord??? 27catman at 2:45pm 08.06.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1361 I have a '78 Catalina 27 and I am replacing/refinishing some bulkheads and galley counter top. I no
Bottom is Done (8) shipwreck66 at 12:13pm 08.06.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1550 All work is done, just waiting for an opportune day to launch her when the boat ramp isn't so jacked
New Breaker Panel and help wiring (1) jfmid at 12:02pm 08.06.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2922 Hello All, I have been reading lots of the threads about electrical wiring and making a boat safer
main salon table med2463 at 11:58am 08.06.11 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1428 If someone has built a drop down table from the bulkhead out of the lumber from the fixed table that
New bottom and relaunch... (2) sj01 at 11:53am 08.06.11 Big Boats 1/1318 Took our baby out of the water to have the rudder bushings replaced as well as the cutlass. Decided
Need opinions of Lancer 28 FastCatSailor at 11:34am 08.06.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2498 Can anyone tell me about how the Lancer 28 sails? Also, info about build quality, etc would be appr

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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.
Through holes and prop Leeward Rail at 9:31am 10.09.22 Many production sailboats (and powerboats) are built with more (sometimes much more) than 1 shaft d
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 9:21am 10.09.22 He was
Through holes and prop Leeward Rail at 9:17am 10.09.22 No one said it the distance can't be larger than 1 shaft diameter. No one said there are not boats
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) jon hansen at 9:14am 10.09.22 blaster is fine, however i switched to kroil and have much better results. love the kroil! my $0.0
Through holes and prop fstbttms at 8:50am 10.09.22 Me ? I don't know nuttin'. I rely on the experts to tell me what to do. Hence ABYC P-6 6.5.5.4.
Through holes and prop Ralph Johnstone at 8:43am 10.09.22 Right. I'm making it up and you're the expert :laugh: Me ? I don't know nuttin'. I rely on the
Through holes and prop dlochner at 8:05am 10.09.22 Yeah, I'm making it up and you're the expert :laugh: 77 209878 209879 209880 No one said it t
Tongue Extensions Tedd at 7:39am 10.09.22 Fantastic, @JBP-PA . I like the idea of a separate extension, especially since I have surge brakes a
Through holes and prop (8) fstbttms at 7:32am 10.09.22 Oh boy, here we go again, playing it fast and loose while making it up as we go along. Right. I'm

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