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Prop noise dcollinge at 8:48am 12.03.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1589 Last year I replaced the standard 2-blade prop on my Hunter 33 with a 3-blade prop (purchased throug
Correct size for spinnaker sock Kermit at 8:06am 12.03.10 Smaller Boats 3/4488 I got a great quote on a spinnaker sock from www.chutescoop.com I ordered the spinnaker from FXSail
Advice on Boat Insurance? montanasailors at 7:54am 12.03.10 Ask All Sailors 15/3865 Hello, We've just bought a 1975 Balboa 20' with 5hp motor and trailer for $3000 and are shopping
weighted keel chp at 7:13am 12.03.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3545 Just curious. Has anyone ever tried to add some weight to the bottom of the keel. I would think that
Looking to buy a Hunter cubanito1 at 7:05am 12.03.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2643 Hello All, First a little background on me. I am an ignorant new sailor, waiting to take the keelboa
End of season.... (1) Warren Milberg at 7:02am 12.03.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2225 Well, the fat lady sang. I ended my sailing season a few days ago by hauling down the sails, winteri
WiFi Access JMonda at 6:22am 12.03.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2007 Hi Folks, I was wondering if anyone has tried a product similar to those offered by Bitstorm (www.b
Hunter 450 Mast Step Leak Bob7387 at 5:01am 12.03.10 Big Boats 2/1555 Hunter 450 1998 Mast Leaks into main cabin when it rains . Mast is stepped to deck and waterti
I have written a new, non-sailing, article Brian D at 1:42am 12.03.10 Sails Call Lounge 4/3448 I have a new article out about the Stationary Low-power Reactor Number One, or SL-1. This reactor we
Shroud replacement nick_ander at 12:22am 12.03.10 Day Sailers 1/2061 I have a DS II with a broken shroud. I would like to replace it, but it looks like the rigging shops
How Can You Tell Sail Age? Windyway at 9:30pm 12.02.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/5199 How does one tell if his / her sails are too old? I have the original sails for my boat with no rips
Looking for old tillers CaptJake at 9:26pm 12.02.10 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 2/1599 This is gonna sound kinda weird but I'm trying to pull off an experiment without spending a fortune.
Aft Traveler Location on a Spirit 23 Windyway at 8:57pm 12.02.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/5186 Hi Don; I'm fairly new to sailing but I'm anxious to learn! I want to build a boom traveler on the
Insurance for the investment: Boat and Trailer (1) silvercharlio at 8:26pm 12.02.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1852 Good Health and Fair Winds to all Sailors. Please help me with your experience in your Boat and Trai
Fuel Tank Vent Trap (3) Witzend at 7:56pm 12.02.10 Catalina 310 4/2521 Speaking of cobbling up something from some of the many SS pipe fittings my dad collected from the D
Winch replacement Jonrod222 at 5:59pm 12.02.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1414 I am looking to replace my winches on my 222. I have the original barient #8 currently. I was lookin
Bayou Evening (1) kloudie1 at 4:30pm 12.02.10 Ask All Sailors 26/4356 Just back in from an overnight in a local bayou.. The weather has been really great for the last cou
Boom Vang jetboatn at 3:53pm 12.02.10 Smaller Boats 16/2554 Hello, I am new to this site and sailing also. I purchased a Hunter 23.5 as a first boat to learn sa
Nissan 5hp, no water at idle (1) C Jones at 1:41pm 12.02.10 Smaller Boats 11/4404 2002 Nissan 5hp 4stroke long shaft, I start the engine at least once a week, year round on my h23 Hu
What are you getting your Mac for Christmas? Justin_NSA at 10:39am 12.02.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2218 I am getting a Lewmar synchro block to improve my main handling. A couple 12v cabin fans, and enough

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swing keel will not drop on Santana 21 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:03am 08.01.22
Tools kloudie1 at 7:02am 08.01.22
Fuel Vacuum Gauge (1) JamesG161 at 6:58am 08.01.22 A vacuum gauge is installed in the fuel output hose That is a indicator of "clogging" only if you
Sailing Dingy Questions (O'Day Widgeon) jssailem at 6:56am 08.01.22 Good solution in you situation Eddie.
General upgrade Info jssailem at 6:53am 08.01.22 propane for a point of use water heater Initially this sounded like the optimal system, when I ad
Solar Voltage Project_Mayhem at 6:48am 08.01.22 Almost lost my boat when I chose a budget controller a Renogy. I have a Victron now. Renogy never
Tools dlochner at 6:46am 08.01.22 I put a piece of Corrosion Inhibiting paper in the tool box. https://www.mcmaster.com/rust-preventa
Sailing Dingy Questions (O'Day Widgeon) Eddie C at 6:44am 08.01.22
Shore power battery charger isn't charging? jssailem at 6:31am 08.01.22 Dave you indicate you have a DMM. Is it designed to measure DC amps? Here ia a link to Fluke meters
Hunter H240 trailer sway problem. Crazy Dave Condon at 6:28am 08.01.22 That is a temporary situation which I have seen before falling off damaging trailer and in one case
1975 Cat 22 Chainplate Location C_Level at 6:13am 08.01.22 Tie along piece of string to forestay fitting and stretch to chainplate location on one side until
2005 Hunter 36 Shorepower tfox2069 at 6:10am 08.01.22 We were able to run the air con and the water heater for the 4 days we were in port over the last 2
Water dripping through bimini at ends of the traveller kevingreen5 at 6:02am 08.01.22 We have a 356 and the bimini has a gap each side where the traveller ends. In the rain, water come
Broken transom shower holder arthur.goldberg at 5:52am 08.01.22 Thanks folks. I'll get a login from a Beneteau dealer.
Solar Voltage (1) BillBay36 at 4:43am 08.01.22 Almost lost my boat when I chose a budget controller a Renogy. I have a Victron now. Renogy never g
Solar Voltage Maine Sail at 4:36am 08.01.22 It's in broken english Start with a quality controller... Victron, Morningstar etc. (eg: a real c
Wobbly wheel. jssailem at 4:35am 08.01.22 Beneteau may make the plastic surround housing your gauges, MFD, and switches but the mechanical ste
Fuel Vacuum Gauge Davidasailor26 at 4:02am 08.01.22 Concur with James that the answer is no. To explain it differently - Any restriction in the secondar
Solar Voltage kloudie1 at 3:26am 08.01.22 Here is some stuff: Calculating Proper Charge Settings for Rolls Flooded Lead-Acid Batteries : Techn
Solar Voltage Davidasailor26 at 2:51am 08.01.22

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