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Forward wheel on Pearson 10M JudeHey at 7:31pm 05.21.11 Pearson 1/1715 Why is the wheel forward in the cockpit on the 10M? How do people like it? Thanks
Ilya is Launched! arknoah at 7:01pm 05.21.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1175 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 36/10290 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 2/2869 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 13/6083 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 27/14793 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 18/7000 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

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Joker valve question - back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush toilet Captain Larry-DH at 6:34am 09.19.22 It is a scheme that has worked for centuries, before the advent of online shopping. Now it is a buy
2 mm halyard leader - Canada Leeward Rail at 6:34am 09.19.22 On a few occasions, I have even laundered my halyards and sheets. Yup. I got weird looks at the
2 mm halyard leader - Canada Leeward Rail at 6:32am 09.19.22 We talking stepped or unstepped winter storage? Our current boat's mast was de-stepped each year by
2 mm halyard leader - Canada (1) rgranger at 6:21am 09.19.22 Some do it, some don't. My halyards have not been removed for previous winters but are starting to
2 mm halyard leader - Canada Scott T-Bird at 6:20am 09.19.22 Is taking halyards out for winter a common thing in some places? I have never seen it. I've never
2 mm halyard leader - Canada nitrogenase at 6:15am 09.19.22 Some do it, some don't. My halyards have not been removed for previous winters but are starting to s
2 mm halyard leader - Canada Leeward Rail at 6:13am 09.19.22 Is taking halyards out for winter a common thing in some places? I have never seen it.
Joker valve question - back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush toilet jssailem at 6:08am 09.19.22
Joker valve question - back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush toilet Captain Larry-DH at 6:00am 09.19.22 I think it's defective. I just replaced my joker valve and there were no gaps. Thanks - Does any
Joker valve question - back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush toilet kappykaplan at 5:32am 09.19.22 I think it's defective. I just replaced my joker valve and there were no gaps.
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries kloudie1 at 5:26am 09.19.22 Quick note: The parts book shows the two front mounts to be "100" and the two aft mounts to be "75"
Identify 6M O'DAY? Will Gilmore at 5:22am 09.19.22 There should be cables to raise and lower your rudder. A lot of Mariner owners replace their origin
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries RoyS at 5:01am 09.19.22 Hard to tell from the video, but there could be a separation of the engine mount top plate from the
I'm assuming this means my battery is dead?? john6206 at 4:17am 09.19.22
Tropical Depression 7 (2) JamesG161 at 11:12pm 09.18.22 The slow turn to the North West in the Heat Fueled area of the Caribbean did the Push to Hurricane F
I'm assuming this means my battery is dead?? Benny17441 at 9:49pm 09.18.22 If you can get it fully charged, connect your lights to it and see if they lasts a reasonable time
Any woodworkers about? (1) Daveinet at 8:53pm 09.18.22 Yes, using the masonite as a pattern. Sanding the edge to get the shape right. We use this method fo
I'm assuming this means my battery is dead?? dlochner at 8:34pm 09.18.22 There are two battery characteristics that are at play here, one is the charged voltage and the othe
Carbon Monoxide Alarm going off due to the head? Justin_NSA at 8:23pm 09.18.22 What makes them marine rated? It was expensive??
2 mm halyard leader - Canada rgranger at 8:18pm 09.18.22

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