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teen leg stuck in prop KD3PC at 12:44pm 06.30.11 Ask All Sailors 23/10509 I realize we are mostly sailboaters, but having been around powerboats, jet boats, jet skis, drag
H22 Bilge Pump Gregor at 12:29pm 06.30.11 Smaller Boats 4/1717 Just bought a new old Hunter 22. It's a 1983 with a fresh bottom job and everything looked solid. We
Install of Safety Netting on Lifelines 2d Wind at 12:10pm 06.30.11 Ask All Sailors 5/7529 Hi all, Apologies if this has been answered elsewhere, but numerous searches here and elsewhere ha
Boat name 48dodge at 12:05pm 06.30.11 Day Sailers 13/3503 I'm looking at getting my boat's name put on soon. It's "Even Keeled" I have a design I came up wit
When to replace halyards? (1) Ed Schenck at 11:50am 06.30.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2802 Yesterday I replaced all five of my halyards with messenger lines. The jib halyard and staysail hal
About LEDs for anchor light. Ed Schenck at 11:25am 06.30.11 Ask All Sailors 10/5187 My mast is down and this would be a good time to convert the anchor light to LED. It is a tri-color
flying a spinnaker Justin_NSA at 11:01am 06.30.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/3164 I have the original Mac spinnaker in my sail bag. I don't think it has ever been used. Does anyone f
Hunter 18 needs new mast Jolly Rodger at 10:58am 06.30.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1405 I have an older 1989 Hunter 18 with a broken mast. The break occurred at the spreaders and the mast
Winch handle needed hummingbird at 10:31am 06.30.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1668 I am looking for a winch handle to fit the stock winches on my late 70s model Mac 25'. This handle
Replacing Cleats for the Jib - suggestions? Scubagirl62 at 9:30am 06.30.11 Smaller Boats 4/1332 On our 235, there are regular cleats to tie off the jib sheets. They are a pain. We thought about
C-22 Mast Gate / Boom Placement C22_Lady_OH at 9:17am 06.30.11 Catalina 22 9/6722 I am a new owner and trying to get my "Lady" set up correctly. I am confused on the mast, boom and m
Windows and leaks redunculous at 8:40am 06.30.11 Big Boats 3/1365 Hi all My 1995 40.5 Hunter legend is showing a few signs that the seals are starting to give out I
Help-Stuck Prop Shaft Holder on Honda 9.9 BrianW at 8:16am 06.30.11 Ask All Sailors 7/4839 For my first time, I'm changing out the impeller on my 2001 Honda 9.9. I'm following the brief instr
B&R Knowledge TerryGufshoz at 7:30am 06.30.11 Mid-Size Boats 11/2393 Help! I recently acquired a 29.5 and I'm really struggling with the angles of sail. All of my expe
Advice- Moving Astern gpd955 at 7:20am 06.30.11 Ask All Sailors 19/4467 So I plan on putting Anam Cara in her slip stern-in. Currently I am bow in, which was perfectly fine
Raymarine acquires Tacktick Blitz at 5:50am 06.30.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2193
Easy Air Filter for Perkins 4108 (1) Idratherbesailing at 5:35am 06.30.11 Engines and Propulsion 6/12209 As an owner of a 1991 vintage Perkins 4108 I often looked at the original "bug catcher" air filter (
New Halyards Bill Jones at 5:01am 06.30.11 Smaller Boats 1/1210 Yesterday, my wife and I went to the lake to take care of a few things on the boat. The biggest pro
Daysailer II Capabilities andersailing at 4:58am 06.30.11 Ask An Oday Owner 4/35745 I just bought a 17' Oday Daysailer II. Can somebody tell me what the capabilities of this boat are
Which Winch?? nemosuit at 2:51am 06.30.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1764 Forgive me, guys. I know we've talked about this before, but I've got a quick question and just don'

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Hunter 30 and prop walk Tally Ho at 4:57pm 08.29.22
Autopilot Direct Drive on H34 Tally Ho at 4:42pm 08.29.22
Why do we bother rant Tally Ho at 4:33pm 08.29.22
Cleaning the hull Sailor Sue at 4:27pm 08.29.22 It is currently about $12 a gallon at Lowes. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Klean-Strip-1-Gallon-Safer-M
Why do we bother rant Arbee at 4:24pm 08.29.22 Agree totally with the original rant and I've always found this forum to be incredibly helpful (and
Cleaning the hull dlochner at 3:23pm 08.29.22 I'm not sure how much a gallon of muriatic acid costs, but we buy toilet bowl cleaner at the dollar
Boat lift kappykaplan at 3:18pm 08.29.22 Definitely empty the ballast tank.
Cleaning the hull Sailor Sue at 3:17pm 08.29.22 It is considerably cheaper to just buy a gallon of Muriatic Acid at the hardware store, dilute by 5
Why do we bother rant kappykaplan at 3:16pm 08.29.22 I prefer curmudgeon. That's me! :plus:
Hot water heater kappykaplan at 3:14pm 08.29.22 "Cold water heater." Water heater is sufficient . . .
321 air conditioning install Weasel at 3:08pm 08.29.22 If you install a condensate on the water discharge line you will have a dry bilge. I have had one on
2 boom vangs, no main sheet? LakeShark at 3:07pm 08.29.22 @Jamesiv1 thats great to hear. Mark is a super nice guy and a wealth of knowledge. I am sorry I hav
Service life of nylon anchor rode? (1) Kings Gambit at 2:58pm 08.29.22
How can I tell if an engine is frozen or worth trying salvage? ConceptKreator at 2:51pm 08.29.22 Ya I think at this point I'm at the "I might as wen test it apart and see what I can see" stage... w
Hunter 30 and prop walk Paul356 at 2:46pm 08.29.22 When my H356 was new, it had a fixed 3 blade and the prop walk was noticeable. I went out and pract
Mast lights Davidasailor26 at 2:40pm 08.29.22
Why do we bother rant Paul356 at 2:38pm 08.29.22 Someone up above touched on what's for me a sore point. Ask a (real) question on this or other foru
Hunter 280 mid boom traveller chp at 2:37pm 08.29.22 So. I have to thank Mike from Sailboat owners tech questions for giving me the answer to my boom que
GPS Antenna Removal H49 dlochner at 2:35pm 08.29.22 Already have. Raymarine (I believe it is a Raymarine 125) bolted the flush mount through the mount
GPS Antenna Removal H49 Boiler at 2:31pm 08.29.22 Have you tried twisting the top and removing it? Have you tried removing the nuts? There are no nu

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