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Ilya is Launched! arknoah at 7:01pm 05.21.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1174 After many frustrating weeks of waiting and trying not to be a major pain at the marina, Ilya was fi
Winch to eye relationship (1) dscribner at 6:29pm 05.21.11 Trailer Sailors 12/6679 In one post I posted a photo of my boat on the trailer. One fellow piped up and said that my winch
Hunter 40 Mast Step Well jmag at 6:10pm 05.21.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1060 Our Hunter 40 (1986 vintage?) has a shallow well for the mast step. It's a problem. It collects but
Battery life Ross at 6:02pm 05.21.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2474 I had to change my batteries this year they lost 3 volts over the winter and won't hold a charge. Th
Patronus is home Juice6576 at 5:59pm 05.21.11 Mid-Size Boats 6/2111 Shakedpwon cruise is in the books. The weather was crappy and not much sailing got done, but we sure
Crack In Mast (1) plannen at 5:45pm 05.21.11 Ask All Sailors 36/10289 My mast has a 12" crack at the lower section of this 50 ft mast. (see photo) Is there a risk sailing
Motor mount installation and access to bolts? jrale at 5:37pm 05.21.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1998 Macgregor Owners, RE: 25 ft Macgregor sailboat: How do you gain access to motor mount bracket bolts
barlow winch Jerry C at 4:52pm 05.21.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1391 how to take apart a barlow australia on a 222 mast
Rudder Line Question Ledhead51879 at 4:34pm 05.21.11 Day Sailers 2/1626 I recently purchased an Oday DSII but it has a DSIII rudder, I took the rudder assembly apart to cle
Removing bent dipstick Raftco at 4:09pm 05.21.11 Engines and Propulsion 2/2868 I have a Universal 25XP diesel. Today, I went to check the oil level and found the dipstick seems t
Boom vang ehudm at 3:10pm 05.21.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/6082 Did anyone try to use 2 boom-vangs? one connected to the port side and the other to starboard side.
Breaker Sizing FourPoints at 2:59pm 05.21.11 Musings With Maine Sail 27/14790 I'm trying to size the breakers for the new electricial panel, right now on the old panel everything
What would you do with this fitting? Roger Long at 2:15pm 05.21.11 Musings With Maine Sail 18/6999 This fitting on my Yanmar, just downstream from the RW pump, has a NPT thread but has to end up orie
Grand opening of New dock in Anacortes paulj at 2:08pm 05.21.11 Catalina 310 2/1753 New dock at Port of Anacortes - Cap Sante Boat Haven Anacortes,Wa is not for Catalina 310's ..
Normal cracks in keel? (3) bustedrudder at 2:03pm 05.21.11 Big Boats 3/2139 Looking at a 376 shoal draft. On haulout it was noted there is a 2' crack on the port side starting
trouble logging in Bob 04 H260 at 1:41pm 05.21.11 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/2890 I can login fine on the home page but if I try to login on the Hunter forums I get an error, user na
Coolant Change Siamese at 1:26pm 05.21.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/4999 I need to change the coolant on my 309's 3YM20 Yanmar. Can anyone speak with authority on the best
New Panel (1) c_witch at 12:59pm 05.21.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2073 HIee, Just thought I'd post a picture of the new panel I've made for our boat. It has mounted a n
Well...Hello There rhr1956 at 12:44pm 05.21.11 Pearson 0/1073 I just joined the group. I have sailed off and on for about 20 years and I am just getting back into
Keel jlgregg at 11:05am 05.21.11 Ranger Boats (WA) 0/2643 I will soon need to replace the swing keel in my Ranger 20. Does anyone make replacements?

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2 mm halyard leader - Canada nitrogenase at 2:53pm 09.18.22
2 mm halyard leader - Canada sail sfbay at 2:41pm 09.18.22 No need to slice. Connect each existing line to a small diameter messenger line by sewing with sail
Western Lake Erie john6206 at 2:18pm 09.18.22 @tkwhalen The drive from Columbus to Toledo is a pretty nice drive. My daughter just became a Buckey
I'm assuming this means my battery is dead?? john6206 at 2:09pm 09.18.22 After an hour on the charger it's telling me it's a 12 volt battery with 53% charge. So I guess an
I'm assuming this means my battery is dead?? john6206 at 1:59pm 09.18.22 I may have asked for advice too soon. It seems to be charging now . . . . We'll see if it holds a ch
29.5 owners JR19454 at 1:53pm 09.18.22 Just curious for hunter 29.5 owners with the pedestal traveller. I have a Hunter 280 and would like
I'm assuming this means my battery is dead?? dlochner at 1:52pm 09.18.22 Yep. It has led a full life. When you buy a new battery, make certain the charger can charge the b
I'm assuming this means my battery is dead?? kloudie1 at 1:51pm 09.18.22 Prolly so. 6 years is pretty good life for use like that.
Any woodworkers about? (1) john6206 at 1:17pm 09.18.22 My prototypes (in cedar) are pretty good. Installation went pretty smoothly, hatch slides well. The
H37C Need to Replace Turning Blocks knappytime at 12:53pm 09.18.22 Yes, just purchased. Upgrading size wise from my Catalina 28. Definitely enough to keep me busy lo
Restoring the look of old Lewmar Winches Tally Ho at 12:25pm 09.18.22 For the next step in this thread, I found a local guy who will black powder coat 3 winches (2 parts
New Mailsale (1) Tally Ho at 12:17pm 09.18.22 Greg, if I could pull the stack pack out of the way I'd be wholeheartedly in favor. I'm probably go
Restoring the look of old Lewmar Winches PhilaSailor at 11:30am 09.18.22 For the next step in this thread, I found a local guy who will black powder coat 3 winches (2 parts
H37C Need to Replace Turning Blocks PhilaSailor at 11:21am 09.18.22 Hello, Interesting you are new to the Cherubini. John Cherubini worked near where I am. His sons,
Reef line separated in boom Hayden Watson at 11:00am 09.18.22 What a great use for a soft shackle. I tied the blocks on following the Harkin instructions. I wasn
WWP 19 converted to power boat. Han Solo at 10:59am 09.18.22 Why not just pull start the motor? If it's in an awkward location, then just attach a longer piece
WWP 19 converted to power boat. Han Solo at 10:57am 09.18.22 I will need a small cranking battery and the outboard will only be used to charge the LA battery. Th
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising LloydB at 10:07am 09.18.22 The difference between very vs vary isn't a lot unless you use Google as your dictionary because Goo
Outhaul line replacement for furling main RitSim at 9:52am 09.18.22 You should also consider cleaning/relubing the furler bearings and the mast slide . This can be don
H37C Need to Replace Turning Blocks knappytime at 9:30am 09.18.22 Thanks Michael, for taking the time to provide this information. You weren't kidding when you mentio

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