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Compass conundrum Scallywag-l36 at 11:17am 04.23.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2047 So.... Autopilot shows heading exactly 180deg opposite to my actual heading, boat cursor on chartplo
Hull Sophie1223 at 10:17am 04.23.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1234 I'm looking at purchasing a hunter 36 1982. The bottom has several layers of paint and has not been
What a Score! Roger Long at 10:17am 04.23.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/3521 One of my secondary nagging worries about having an old boat is the hot water heater. While its fai
help-how to remove prop frozen nut ??? MitchM at 9:48am 04.23.11 Ask All Sailors 12/11005 well i have to take off my prop shaft so started with the prop itself. i have a flexof
PSS Dripless Shaft Seal bellow compression fatigue Patrick Lombard at 9:29am 04.23.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1601 I have a 6 year old PSS Dripless shaft seal. It has been adjusted a few times over the years. My pro
Release agents Ted at 8:51am 04.23.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2250 I am going to be using Marine-Tex (epoxy based putty) to make a small repair adjacent to a threaded
Traveler Quoddy at 8:46am 04.23.11 Ask All Sailors 103/23186 It seems the traveler is falling out of favor on a number of modern boats. The 2011 Bavaria 32, Morr
Double washers on Keel bolts kbrian at 8:37am 04.23.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2411 On my 510 I have removed the keel bolts and discovered that double washers were used on 3 of the 6 b
Over maintaining darkaegisagain at 8:30am 04.23.11 Ask All Sailors 13/3894 What is a reasonable schedule for diesel filters and oil changes? I think 50 hours is a bit too freq
Shroud & stay tensions sharps4590 at 8:21am 04.23.11 Catalina 22 4/1735 Let me apologize for my computer illiteracy and being unorganized before I even start. I did a sear
O'Day 222 RUDDER kdmjme at 7:47am 04.23.11 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1911 I'm in the process of ordering a new rudder (Idasailor) for my 1984 222 and am curious about the len
Rudder storage thisoldspouse at 7:47am 04.23.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2062 After seaching the archive, Has anyone found a better place for storing the rudder/tiller? I'm tired
Norths radian sailcloth Andrew Terrey at 7:01am 04.23.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1528 Does anyone have experience with norths radian sailcloth for radial constructed sails?
ice box cover jodygoldman at 5:22am 04.23.11 Catalina 30 1/1694 I have a 1986 catalina 30 and the lid to the ice box is no longer serviceable. I have looked at the
311 Swing Keel reworb at 4:38am 04.23.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2650 We moved to a house that is on shallow water and had to sell our boat. I think a 311 swing keel wou
Macerator Problems (1) AndrewB at 3:20am 04.23.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/4563 We own a Hunter 410 (2000) and spend much time cruising and about 5 months (winter) in the Bahamas.
Rope to Wire Halyard geehaw at 1:25am 04.23.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2335 My boat has wire to rope halyards. The rope has an eye splice this is run through a crimped formed
C&C 30 post 1982 Marathon at 9:04pm 04.22.11 C&C 1/2878 i am looking for information on the hull and deck construction of post 1982 C'C 30's and any issues
Replacement Bulkheads for Catalina 22? jdhatfield at 8:43pm 04.22.11 Catalina 22 3/4216 I am looking for a replacement product for the bulkheads in my Catalina 22 (1988). Any ideas/suppli
Size of stern tube on 466 for Shaft seal drchpete at 7:03pm 04.22.11 Big Boats 2/1305 Does anyone know the size of the stern tube where the shaft exits on the 466 (same on 460?) ? Mode

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Beneteau 323 mystery through-hull part nitrogenase at 6:56am 06.01.22 you can actually purchase them anywhere here is a page with several on it just pick the type and si
Vagabond 17 - (Standing Rigging Unknown) (1) rgranger at 6:55am 06.01.22 Is this what you have on your stays? ler sailboats to use these types of connectors .... and it lea
Beneteau 323 mystery through-hull part Randylb at 6:51am 06.01.22 you can actually purchase them anywhere here is a page with several on it just pick the type and siz
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 6:39am 06.01.22 If I was doing it, I would be worried about forming the inside and needing to come up with a perfec
Legend Mast Tuning - pumping, new rigging ben solomon at 6:39am 06.01.22 Download the Brian Toss DVD on "Tuning your Rig". He did this on a legend 37.5 (the model I have).
Forestay adjustment Paul356 at 6:22am 06.01.22 My 356 with the B&R rig came with several sheets of rigging instructions. Among other things, it ad
Best Marina in San Diego? Joe at 6:07am 06.01.22 Sure...... what word did you have in mind? heh, heh. Next time I'm down there I'll say hello. Ca
J scows mconners at 6:04am 06.01.22 https://melges.com/melges-mc call melges, they will explain. nice people. i have an Ascow I sent
Max prop issues fstbttms at 5:54am 06.01.22 There is a step in the installation where the blades are installed and they were obviously installe
Problem lower the main (1) Joe at 5:53am 06.01.22 You need a "mast gate cover"https://cdn3.volusion.com/reeua.fzzpa/v/vspfiles/photos/3454-1M3-2.jpg?v
Legend Mast Tuning - pumping, new rigging fero at 5:44am 06.01.22 You may want to go through this document, some good points/hints. http://www.riggingandsails.com/pdf
Best Marina in San Diego? Joe at 5:27am 06.01.22 Joe, things are different now. Okay.... whatever... That's what he said to me about a year ago....
Hurricane Agatha Hit Mexico and may turn into Alex. shemandr at 5:11am 06.01.22 We could use some rain here on the Treasure Coast.
J scows DougM at 5:02am 06.01.22
Hi I just purchased a hunter legend 40 87 model with a yammer 4jh engine has a b control panel that is the proper way to start it up an shut it off Terry Cox at 4:40am 06.01.22 Yes, a photo would help. However, our 4JH2-TE does not have glow plugs. The toggles on our panel con
Screwed through the hull SailingLoto at 4:39am 06.01.22 At least he didn't screw it to the trailer bunk... I have done that before.... I agree with the
Beneteau 331 rear swim platform teak insert Bluenose at 4:09am 06.01.22 What I have used successfully on these is LePage's PL Premium construction adhesive. Get it at Lowe'
Furling System CF-700 kappykaplan at 3:20am 06.01.22 @circa1971la , the photo is not attached.
Hold Fast is in the water! kappykaplan at 3:18am 06.01.22 Congratulations on a safe and successful launch. :beer:
Problem lower the main sailme88 at 2:23am 06.01.22 That appears to be a friction stop.. Drill a hole into the mast that would like the stop bolt to rem

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