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Going Sailing...for the honeymoon Bad Obsession at 1:47pm 05.22.11 Ask All Sailors 25/5614 I got married yesterday. My wife is only two seasons into sailing but she is learning the ropes. W
Wire-Rope Halyard replacement please help CNein001 at 1:17pm 05.22.11 Musings With Maine Sail 5/7396 Thank you for reading. I am trying to replace my wire to rope halyards. The sheath up top is too n
Hunter 260 Flooded LarryH at 1:00pm 05.22.11 Smaller Boats 4/2332 After having my air conditioning serviced to get ready for some summer overnight stays at our marina
Wiring Harness Wrapping? Roger Long at 12:52pm 05.22.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2910 I just cleaned my engine and part of that project turned into pulling out of yards of hardware store
trip report..pictorial... (16) zeehag at 12:23pm 05.22.11 Ask All Sailors 12/2795 http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l206/z-hag/DSC06090.jpg http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l206/z-
Mississippi Float (Sail??) Trip Tom Hoffman at 12:21pm 05.22.11 Trailer Sailors 3/3187 Hey Every Body... My wife and I are going to put our boat in the Mississippi at Dubuque, Ia. thi
Standard Horizon GX1500S VHF Radio and Weather Alerts SEMIJim at 11:35am 05.22.11 Ask All Sailors 5/3376 Anybody out there have a Standard Horizon Quest-X GX1500S VHF and can confirm something for me? Th
Scuppers UPSGUY at 11:02am 05.22.11 Catalina 22 16/4608 We have had some heavy rains of late. And the boat is still on it's trailer in the yard. I came out
Emergency tiller nanseabee at 9:56am 05.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3820 Does any-one know where I could purchase an emergency tiller set-up for a 26X? - Or, does any-one h
challenger rigging mikeomg at 9:22am 05.22.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1672 I am looking for the owners manual for a challenger 32, trying to figure the correct attachment and
Boomkicker experts.. Slade at 8:55am 05.22.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3732 My boat came with LazyJacks and I'm pretty sure I would like to remove them. Full batten main hang
Jib Furling hunter vosion 32 Srushton at 7:18am 05.22.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1151 Hi all, Just joined and am posting my first request. Recently purchased a Hunter Vision 32 without
Where is Cabin Drain in my Cat22? Mary and Joseph at 5:06am 05.22.11 Catalina 22 12/3247 Good Morning! I got my "new" Catalina 22 back home yesterday. Yes, at 6pm on Doomsday, we sailed h
Mast mis-stepped..... NYSail at 2:20am 05.22.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3359 Hello all... Last week the boat was dropped and mast stepped. Tightening the rig the other day, I
Diesel Fuel tank gasket & misc. amontem at 2:10am 05.22.11 Ask All Sailors 8/4004 Irwin Citation (1979) 34' Refurbish questions Hi , I am refu
Stuck centeboard amontem at 2:06am 05.22.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2064 Hi All, I am unable to release my centerboard form its housing. My boat is an 1979 Irwin 34'Citation
Splicing issue Prime Time at 9:45pm 05.21.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2918 I have 3/4 inch nylon double braid. Tried to do an eye slice and found the core was actually double
Man Overboard shipwreck66 at 9:00pm 05.21.11 Catalina 22 5/2065 forgive me for stating the obvious here, but was having lunch with local coast guard personnel today
9.2A stern tube diameter? scottmcg at 8:28pm 05.21.11 S2 5/1680 I'm repowering my 1977 9.2A next month with a BetaMarine 902 (25hp). While the boat is on the hard f
Evaporative A/C shipwreck66 at 8:25pm 05.21.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 22/4029 Ok Phil, here is your update. I Purchased a Kuulaire Evaporative AC to put on my boat to run off an

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1985 Hunter 23' question Crazy Dave Condon at 12:42pm 09.16.22 @sail sfbay is correct 5/16 for jib sheet and 3/8 for main sheet. However Hunter went back and fort
Spring for Forespar Whisker Pole? Rick Webb at 12:39pm 09.16.22 Just the spring (both ends), and I did have to cleanup the aluminum where the spring seats against
Carbon Monoxide Alarm going off due to the head? Justin_NSA at 11:20am 09.16.22 I tried a different brand detector and it still goes off. It's not even mounted in the head.:what: W
Reef line separated in boom jssailem at 11:19am 09.16.22 Scott. If you were inclined to leave the cockpit to reef, then you keep the single line in the boom
Trailer Tongue Question LloydB at 11:16am 09.16.22 A closer look at the images supplied to us by skipper you will see that the zip ties were tied aroun
Output Shaft Coupling Hunter 28.5 Ralph Johnstone at 10:45am 09.16.22 and we even admitted to preferring a raw water cooled model rather than the current freshwater cool
Reef line separated in boom Scott T-Bird at 9:12am 09.16.22 Ouch!! If you reefing line looks like the leftmost diagram below and you can remove the end cap th
460/466 Propeller Scallywagger at 9:00am 09.16.22 For an idea of how you would go about getting a propeller try https://www.flexofold.com/purchase t
Trailer Tongue Question capta at 8:59am 09.16.22 I'm with those who think the PO was messing with your mind.
Output Shaft Coupling Hunter 28.5 Simon Sexton at 8:56am 09.16.22 Looks like you and Max and your friends have your work cut out for you. I am sure its a labor of l
Output Shaft Coupling Hunter 28.5 smokey73 at 8:47am 09.16.22 Looks like you and Max and your friends have your work cut out for you. I am sure its a labor of lo
Carbon Monoxide Alarm going off due to the head? Leeward Rail at 8:19am 09.16.22 What is the brand of your unit? Kidde? Might be.. Will confirm tonight.
Spring for Forespar Whisker Pole? FastOlson at 7:27am 09.16.22 Thanks Did you replace the spring or the whole end? Just the spring (both ends), and I did have to
Output Shaft Coupling Hunter 28.5 Simon Sexton at 7:20am 09.16.22 Sounds like a great project. It would be an interesting learning opportunity for local boat owners.
Carbon Monoxide Alarm going off due to the head? JamesG161 at 7:16am 09.16.22 What is the brand of your unit? Kidde?
Output Shaft Coupling Hunter 28.5 jssailem at 7:12am 09.16.22 Sounds like a great project. It would be an interesting learning opportunity for local boat owners.
Carbon Monoxide Alarm going off due to the head? Leeward Rail at 7:10am 09.16.22 That is Rotten Cabbage odor. Put in Methane and Propane gas so people smell a leak. Jim... Yup.
Output Shaft Coupling Hunter 28.5 Simon Sexton at 7:04am 09.16.22
Output Shaft Coupling Hunter 28.5 Simon Sexton at 7:02am 09.16.22 Is the oil in the picture from the transmission? Good morning @heritage ! The goopy mess down th
Output Shaft Coupling Hunter 28.5 Simon Sexton at 7:01am 09.16.22 If you are just trying to get by, then the shaft/transmission couplings are all you need. Looking

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