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Question about Jib on a H22 drumbeater at 2:13pm 05.30.11 Smaller Boats 6/1710 Another question from our first use of the boat last week. Our jib keeps getting hung up on the b
Adult size butt for porta pottie hz293 at 1:50pm 05.30.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/3527 I have a 1976 Catalina 27 which has a marine head that is a direct to the water flush and has no msd
need some roller furler advice (1) Captnkev25 at 1:44pm 05.30.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3120 HELP!!! This winter I sent my 150 Genoa to the sail maker for some love. He washed it up put on some
73 ericson 27 JeffAllen at 1:15pm 05.30.11 Ericson 1/4029 I'm restoring an abandoned Ericson 27. The bracket that connects the spreader to the mast is broken
My first on-the-river breakdown DAVA390 at 1:08pm 05.30.11 Ask All Sailors 51/11414 Hot and sunny in Baltimore today, we realized it would be slow going in light air. We had to go out
Matching interior color of Pearson 10m (1) theredboat at 12:57pm 05.30.11 Pearson 0/1194 I'm doing some work near the head of my pearson 10m and filling up some holes where old hoses used t
Pink stuff lingering seadoggie at 12:19pm 05.30.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2918 After placing pink antifreeze in our fresh water system, it is very hard to get it out. Does anyone
Tricky reverse gear on Universal 5424 CalebD at 11:53am 05.30.11 Engines and Propulsion 4/3005 In less then a week I'll be visiting a friends 32' Endeavor that has a U 5424 engine with wheel stee
water smells like ..... : ( sailsail at 11:45am 05.30.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2247 Midway through the season last year had a problem with hot water ...smelled like rotten eggs. I did
Anchor Locker dividers 96 Beneteau 440 otisdude at 11:07am 05.30.11 Ask All Sailors 7/3136 Hi, I need advice. I have a 96 Beneteau Oceanis 440 (ex moorings boat) and I need to divide the cock
Setback Roger Long at 10:26am 05.30.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 25/8445 Even though my list has been getting shorter, I've been starting to panic since there is an awful lo
seacock nipple leak njl at 8:15am 05.30.11 Ask All Sailors 19/5398 Hi - this is my first post. I'm hoping someone can give me some good advice. I recently bought a
Thank you, Maine Sail dbecker68 at 8:00am 05.30.11 Musings With Maine Sail 1/3454 I posted this last night on the "Ask All Sailors" forum, thinking I would reach the largest audience
got the admiral out on her 1st overnighter! doehunter at 6:19am 05.30.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2302 Finally. And I discovered that I really like night sailing. We went to lake Conroe, just an hour
Rebedding Deck Fittings and Misc. Fly4hire at 6:03am 05.30.11 Big Boats 1/1278 I recently purchased a very clean fresh water 2002 356 that had an excellent survey. The surveyor di
Genoa hangs up on spreaders Wayne Spanier at 5:48am 05.30.11 Catalina 22 27/7920 Help! When I am coming about into the wind, and my 150 genoa is moving from one side to another, it
Where are we on world map? Ken13559 at 5:12am 05.30.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1469 Anyone know of a website where we could put a pin to indicate our home berth? It'll be good to know
SPX-5 install where? Ken13559 at 4:52am 05.30.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/873 I've got a new SPX-5 for my H326, now where should I install the Course Computer? I can think of onl
Jib Lead Tracks for Hunter 216 bobbened444 at 4:36am 05.30.11 Smaller Boats 6/2208 I'm interested if many H-216 sailors have installed jib lead tracks on their boats. I'm thinking of
Port Window Gasket Replacement cheapscotchron at 3:25am 05.30.11 Pearson 3/2777 Need to order new gaskets for port windows. Any suggestions for determining what make windows are in

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2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks Crazy Dave Condon at 4:47am 08.19.22 Look at the bolt pattern holding the wheel inside the boat for any water stains and see if the nuts
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks Crazy Dave Condon at 4:29am 08.19.22 Close up the boat. Tape a large piece of of plastic over the entire companionway and put a slit in
New to us Hunter 40.5 (2) SV Maverick at 4:16am 08.19.22 The "slop" in the steering is cumulative. Rudder bushings, steering blocks and cable tension. I have
Sailors vs. Stinkpoters justsomeguy at 3:51am 08.19.22 Good point but isn't he making his own point by example....?:) I was wondering what he meant by "a
Sailors vs. Stinkpoters Leeward Rail at 3:13am 08.19.22 I also played and coached baseball but never set foot on a soccer field. But I do know that there i
Sailors vs. Stinkpoters Rick486 at 2:21am 08.19.22 So I have to admit something here... I bought a 19ft power boat about a year ago. I enjoy it! I
Sailors vs. Stinkpoters Rick486 at 2:06am 08.19.22 If you're gonna be a stinkpotter, you should at least know how it's spelled. ;) Good point but isn
New to us Hunter 40.5 baycloud at 10:37pm 08.18.22 Thank you both!
New to us Hunter 40.5 artboas at 10:16pm 08.18.22 I don't have an autopilot attached to the wheel - mine is a linear type connected to the rudder. I'
dock neighbour's shore power cord? Shadowwalker at 9:58pm 08.18.22 A 30 amp to 15 amp adapter is safe. Remember 30 amps at 220v is two 15 amp 120 volt circuits. No wh
New Catalina 30 Owner Shadowwalker at 9:39pm 08.18.22 She is beautiful! I am looking forward to your progress reports. Looks like you have a good start on
Hot Alternator with engine off. capta at 9:32pm 08.18.22 That was my thought as well. Sometimes even a new item can be bad?
Sailors vs. Stinkpoters Shadowwalker at 9:27pm 08.18.22 The sporting analogy is lost on me, but I get the gist of what you're saying. Yes, there are some
Western Lake Erie Shadowwalker at 9:16pm 08.18.22 @BrianH I had considered that. The 38 Miles from Monroe seems like an epic journey, but probably m
Hot Alternator with engine off. Shadowwalker at 9:11pm 08.18.22 Disconnect the battery and get your meter out. Sounds like you have a bad field diode.
Western Lake Erie SoSound at 9:06pm 08.18.22 @BrianH This post was from a year ago, and I still haven't tried Lake Erie, but I'm considering get
Sailors vs. Stinkpoters justsomeguy at 8:54pm 08.18.22 .... and what about librarians? Love librarians.
New Catalina 30 Owner (3) mikeracca at 8:50pm 08.18.22
New Catalina 30 Owner (1) mikeracca at 8:45pm 08.18.22 Well my fancy tear drop shaped leg was an absolute failure. 2 reasons it failed. First off the measu
Sailors vs. Stinkpoters sail sfbay at 8:44pm 08.18.22 Operated a 21 ft Sport Nautique ski boat for 20 years, in addition to a sailboat, and always respect

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