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Center board stuck any suggestions tommym at 4:00pm 07.14.11 Day Sailers 5/3771 My 12 year old Hunter170 has a stuck centerboard. Never has done anything but drop all these years
Waste Holding System Upgrade Duke at 3:49pm 07.14.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1863 I have a Morgan 321 that still has the original bladder - instead of a tank - waste holding system.
Hunter 31 thruhulls mellis18 at 3:38pm 07.14.11 Mid-Size Boats 7/2643 I want to make sure I find all the thruhulls on my 84 hunter 31. I found the valves for the engine w
The Yawldory Sails! (1) Roger Long at 2:44pm 07.14.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 6/4304 http://hphotos-snc6.fbcdn.net/280002_1666882852370_1846284215_1067897_1270867_o.jpg Full album here
nature powered bilge pump merlinuxo at 2:27pm 07.14.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2168 I think this is a neat idea: http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=632
auto pilot dlewis812 at 1:38pm 07.14.11 Ask All Sailors 27/6401 reading other post on single handed. have been single handing just fine without an auto pilot o
Boat Us Trying To Help (1) kloudie1 at 1:03pm 07.14.11 Ask All Sailors 8/3218 This was discussed before but here is the BOAT US letter from yesterday.. This is looking pretty ser
Repairing a wooden mast wetass at 1:01pm 07.14.11 Ask All Sailors 6/5134 I have come into possession of a 50' wood mast that came off a boat that sunk in our local marina af
Lights out MarkW at 12:54pm 07.14.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1230 My Steaming light and Bow running lights are out. I have used a wire brush and cleaned the ground w
Can Chain Alone Anchor Your Boat??? Maine Sail at 11:08am 07.14.11 Musings With Maine Sail 18/9237 Hi All, So over the years I have read many a diatribe by those professing that; "The anchor is not
Reefing the mainsail - Hunter 216 Steve Huber at 10:48am 07.14.11 Smaller Boats 1/1510 Any suggestions on the best way to reef the mainsail on a Hunter 216 and the best way to store the r
Gelcoat Colour 1990 Hunter 30 Ray1156 at 10:33am 07.14.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1228 I'm repairing some deck delamination and would like to match the grey nonskid colouring. I'm having
Sizing the prop for a 1990 H-33.5 w/ 2GM20F navigator97 at 10:07am 07.14.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1285 Can anyone give me guidance to determine the correct prop size for my H-33.5 with a Yanmar 2GM20F en
A "Single Hander"? Coastie at 8:06am 07.14.11 Ask All Sailors 51/8037 Have gotten a bit older, but still love sailing. Am going to buy a boat, but want one I can "single
Help Sailing scuttlebutt at 7:32am 07.14.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3570 Hi well I have a Catalina 30 from 1988 I need to get her out and sail. I live in BocaRaton fl and
Who is Responsable for Damage mcrow33 at 7:12am 07.14.11 Ask All Sailors 22/4786 Hi, A week ago a micro-burst thunder storm rage though our area. Winds topped 40-50+. The other da
'74 Ericson 27 For Sale -- Excellent condition BobBBalt at 6:30am 07.14.11 Ericson 1/7130 Hi all, Sad to say, but life has forced me to sell "Mariposa", my beautiful 1974 Erics
Convert freshwater bottom paint to salt water protection? Beautiful Day at 9:22pm 07.13.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2846 I am considering the purchase of a 44 foot Catalina. However, she has been sailed on fresh water and
jib furling trouble Dutchess at 9:05pm 07.13.11 Big Boats 5/2501 does anyone know what furling system was standard for a 1990 hunter legend 35.5. my problem is as fo
Catalina 25 stanchion Ted Thompson at 8:05pm 07.13.11 Smaller Boats 4/4219 I have a 1986 Catalina 25 with a bent stanchion at the cabin entrance. It is bent at the base only,

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Installing a Spinnaker mermike at 8:50am 10.08.22 The spinnaker halyard should run through a block attached to an extension of the masthead called a c
Alternator Bracket Tedd at 8:47am 10.08.22 It's easy to make your own adjustable link like the one in @RoyS 's picture, if you're so inclined,
40 ft O Day winterizing water system eherlihy at 8:45am 10.08.22 Drain all of the freshwater from the system. Run each tank empty, then open the drain the hot water
Installing a Spinnaker Tedd at 8:22am 10.08.22 No, it is because the spinnaker halyard is forward of the jib forestay and will not foul it. So, o
Alternator Bracket sailcapt340 at 8:21am 10.08.22
Installing a Spinnaker sail sfbay at 8:01am 10.08.22 No, it is because the spinnaker halyard is forward of the jib forestay and will not foul it.
Happy Birthday to John Shepard Tedd at 7:53am 10.08.22 Just seeing this now, John. Happy birthday! Thanks for all your great ideas.
Alternator Bracket dlochner at 7:51am 10.08.22 A "belleville" washer will also help resist loosening from the vibration. That would also work, t
Alternator Bracket Tedd at 7:47am 10.08.22 If the alternator is slipping, try using a double thick fender washer under the adjusting bolt head.
Alternator Bracket (1) dlochner at 7:40am 10.08.22 The attached photo shows an alternator jack I built a few years ago. Once the alternator is in close
Installing a Spinnaker Tedd at 7:38am 10.08.22 With a fractional rig you should not need a tacker. Is that because the block for the spinnaker haly
Installing a Spinnaker sail sfbay at 7:36am 10.08.22 With a fractional rig you should not need a tacker. My Hunter 386 was fractional and I attached the
Installing a Spinnaker Tedd at 7:34am 10.08.22 Thanks, @sail sfbay ! I'll experiment with it. The article on the Tacker web site seems to suggest t
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping John_F at 7:26am 10.08.22 Try checking to see if the impeller is slipping on the motor spindle under load. Thanks,, it defin
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping John_F at 7:24am 10.08.22 I agree with Ralph. I have work on and tested pumps for over 40 years and the first thing I ask whe
What wind forecast turns you away? danm1 at 7:05am 10.08.22 Good plan. Same theory when skiing. "Never call last run."
What wind forecast turns you away? john6206 at 7:02am 10.08.22
Alternator Bracket (1) sailcapt340 at 7:02am 10.08.22
Replacing My Own Standing Rigging Tally Ho at 6:47am 10.08.22
What wind forecast turns you away? Kings Gambit at 6:41am 10.08.22 It should depend on how, if even, the boat is rigged for high wind. Most boats these days have one s

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