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Woven Dacron Mainsail Don Guillette at 2:44pm 04.20.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/4084 I received the following Email shown below from a forum lister who sails a C25 concerning a woven da
Raise the chocks on the bow for less friction on rub rail? sunbow at 2:03pm 04.20.11 Pearson 0/1346 Has anyone raise the bow chocks on a Pearson 30 to reduce the wear on the rub rail from the bridles
Mid Shaft Bearing Second Wind M41C at 1:54pm 04.20.11 Morgan 2/2640 I have a 1987 Morgan 41 Classic and been having problems with a prop mid shaft bearing. It looks lik
H34 Galley Sole dimensions betzhunter at 1:35pm 04.20.11 Big Boats 4/1976 Does anyone have the dimension (measurements) for the galley sole area for a 1984 h34, other than cr
H22 rigging jim148 at 1:12pm 04.20.11 Smaller Boats 2/1173 When I took ownership of my 1981 H22 last fall (2010), the jib halyard had been pulled out of the ma
ysm 12 injector assembly aussiejay at 1:01pm 04.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1199 I have a ysm 12 and have rebuilt it, and my last thing to do is get the injector rebuilt. Problem is
Masthead Unit derfus at 12:31pm 04.20.11 Parts Search 3/5990 Hi, I'm looking for a Datamarine masthead unit for my boat one working or a rebuildable unit .Please
Maxprop pitch for H44DS DickL at 12:07pm 04.20.11 Big Boats 2/1403 Getting ready to install my new 3 blade 18" Maxprop on my Hunter 44DS and it sure would be nice to g
Ammeter installation Roger Long at 11:53am 04.20.11 Musings With Maine Sail 19/9285 If I want to start my long journey towards the perfect electrical system with the baby step of insta
winchrite Jim Seamans at 11:46am 04.20.11 Ask All Sailors 0/3 Has anyone purchased one? How is it working for you? I know about the right angle drills, just in
Fiberglass repair Sailing all day long at 10:29am 04.20.11 Trailer Sailors 3/3166 My 22ft sailboat cockpits seats fiberglass covering the plywood lifted up and made the ply rot.:cry:
Rubber bumper jackzimmerman at 10:21am 04.20.11 Big Boats 5/2099 Hi all, our 1999 Hunter 380 has a "rubber bumper", for lack of a better word, around the whole peri
wire-to-rope halyards CNein001 at 9:42am 04.20.11 Musings With Maine Sail 2/2731 My measurements are P=27.75; I=34.5; J=12.0; E=10.25. (all in feet) Would a wire-to-rope halyard
Recoating the hull gell coat... mklein@iowatelecom.net at 9:39am 04.20.11 Ask All Sailors 26/9369 Hi, I am refinishing an old mac 25. It has many scrapes in the gell coat. I was wondering after
361 Dingy ??? pdnervo at 9:32am 04.20.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1558 got a 361 and would like to go coastal cruising... what is a practical dingy and where shall i store
Sold our H26 sea_casper at 8:35am 04.20.11 Smaller Boats 5/1834 Sold our 1998 H26, now moving to Hunter Mid-Size Boats Forum. Our old boat is now in Quebec, Canada
Macgregor 26X - what controls the swing keel? tkanzler at 8:04am 04.20.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/9056 What controls the swing keel on a 26X? Cable? If so, where does it run, and how do you control it?
Replacing Stantion (1) doctorsail at 7:45am 04.20.11 Catalina 310 3/2163 Has anyone has the opportunity to replace a stantion. Over this winter water and ice collected in gu
Charge both banks together? Stephen Trapani at 7:29am 04.20.11 Ask All Sailors 13/2566 I have two banks with a big starting battery on one and two 6V in series on the other. They got deep
Hull maintanence markb49 at 7:26am 04.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1384 I'm getting my hull gel coat redone and have to decide to either wax or bottom paint the new finish?

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Electric panel capseaquel at 7:30am 09.09.22 If you can get the tip of the multimeter probe to touch bare metal, that is good enough. Poke the
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 7:26am 09.09.22 I think you meant what is sadder. Either way, I happen to agree with you. Hmmm... I may need a
Electric panel capseaquel at 7:26am 09.09.22 In this photo you sent at the far left is a symbol and the letters T and C. Would this be the 15 am
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? Scott T-Bird at 7:24am 09.09.22 Walk away. Really? Based on some goop around the chainplate cover? You wouldn't consider the ask
Electric panel rgranger at 7:23am 09.09.22
Electric panel (1) rgranger at 7:21am 09.09.22 I don't fully understand the lable but I am noticing the word "fuse" here... I can't quite make out
Electric panel capseaquel at 7:20am 09.09.22
Holding tank odour (Peggy ?????) Scott B at 7:11am 09.09.22 Just looked up the Shields hose, and it gets bad ratings for permeation. My hose looks suspiciously
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Scott T-Bird at 6:57am 09.09.22 Excellent rundown from @Benny17441, someone who has done it and knows it well. But I can't imagine
Traveling alongside Scott T-Bird at 6:30am 09.09.22 Having said all that, like the original poster I would want to drive along with the load if it wer
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:28am 09.09.22 Joker valve in any manual toilet should be replaced at least annually...here's why: (Excerpt from m
What size Zinc for 2005 Hunter 33 fstbttms at 6:28am 09.09.22 Does anyone know, or know how I can determine the size of the zinc for my 2005 Hunter 33? Your
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? dmax at 6:27am 09.09.22 And to add to what everyone has said, when you start tearing it apart, it is almost always worse tha
Internet entrance test jssailem at 5:57am 09.09.22
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history thinwater at 5:39am 09.09.22 Suffering with you! As Peggie Hall would tell you, I have had Jabsco (manual) heads on my boats for
New Mailsale tfox2069 at 5:28am 09.09.22 Neil Pryde has a decent reputation; I wouldn't hesitate working with them. But completely agree wit
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? dLj at 5:10am 09.09.22 From the looks of the pictures you have shown, and the statement that the inside looks great - I wou
Throttle Shifter Mechone at 4:59am 09.09.22 Not the one, Then post a picture . The one posted by myself and Holleyberry is what I have except
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? jssailem at 4:55am 09.09.22 Hey there OR sailor. Welcome to the SBO forum. Pretty much just conjecture: impossible to know wha
Catalina 18 - Advice on mast raising? shemandr at 4:40am 09.09.22 That's not bad. The forestay length has a lot to do with the feel of the helm. So figure out the

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