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Raise the boom Geoff K at 9:00am 05.25.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 10/9359 I've wondered about raising my boom about 6-8 inches. There's no absolute reason I need to but a few
accessing top of mast mokum2 at 8:52am 05.25.10 Ask All Sailors 15/2126 There is a halyard wrap around the top of the forestay above the furling on my Hunter 30. I have a
Installing a fixed vhf radio with mast top ant bellnier at 8:51am 05.25.10 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2648 I got an iCOM IC-M422 vhf marine radio and a Shakespeare 4200 3 db antenna. I'm told the mast on my
GPS to Radio Bob Stammerjohn at 8:37am 05.25.10 Big Boats 1/1608 I sail the Chesapeake Bay on Catalina 38 hull #307 Built 1984. These are mostly solo cruises. To in
Fixed or swivel snaps for Asy sheets? Clark at 8:26am 05.25.10 Ask All Sailors 12/2064 I will use one or the other; just wanted feedback from other sailors as to whether I really need the
Mainsail position/trim with Asymm . . . Clark at 7:15am 05.25.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/3772 For optimum performance, where should the mainsail be when broad reaching with an asy spinnaker? Fi
Extending Lifelines Propnut30 at 7:08am 05.25.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1272 I got a question folks, Would it be useful to extend the lifelines on the bow of my venture to the c
Side windows - Erickson 27 pchasher at 7:05am 05.25.10 Ericson 1/2935 I just bought an Erickson 27' and noticed that the rubber gaskets around the windows needs replacing
Afloat again olsalt at 6:47am 05.25.10 Day Sailers 1/1232 The old geezer had some minor difficulties to overcome the past few weeks. After finding, fixing, re
lost rudder (1) Steve Walsh at 6:38am 05.25.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1361 Saw this in Cruisers Forum: Link to article on recent lost rudder in the St. Petersburg Times. I won
In need of a bimini scottandlisa at 5:13am 05.25.10 Ask All Sailors 16/3925 After a day of cleaning our new sailboat, I am burnt to a crisp. Any ideas of where to get a bimini
Anti Foul-Hull Prep In The Fall Ducati at 4:53am 05.25.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1838 Not that I'm looking forward to the end of sailing but was wondering if I can prep and anti foul in
Seat replacement Roger Long at 3:59am 05.25.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/2740 Is there a non-marine and commercially available seat and lid that will fit my Groco HF or do I need
Cooked my #1 battery, why? Pat T at 8:01pm 05.24.10 Ask All Sailors 12/2651 Had my boat (used) for 4 years prior and no battery (flooded) or charger (Newmar Phase 3 model PT-25
Rigid Vang positioning Geoff K at 7:55pm 05.24.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/3954 2 questions: 1) How do I choose the location for rigid vang attachment to the boom? I have a Garh
ST50 Radar Help!!! James 20287 at 7:44pm 05.24.10 Ask All Sailors 3/5903 I recently purchased a used Autohelm ST50 Plus Radar, and I'm having trouble figuring out how to con
Leeky keel chris.weinberger at 7:35pm 05.24.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1332 Hello I have a 1974 Macgregor Venture 24. There has been water in the hull and I suspect the keel bo
New Boat rtmccue at 6:52pm 05.24.10 Big Boats 2/1504 On Saturday we signed the papers to a 2000 450 passage. 4 years on the hard did not do it any good,
Ghost 13 Sailboat RNEAUL at 6:30pm 05.24.10 Ask All Sailors 1/5996 Lost my rudder and carriage and the mfg. has been out of business for about 20 years. Wanting a repl
Lake Erie Islands on a 22' joatmon67 at 6:02pm 05.24.10 Trailer Sailors 5/3057 Just got my first 22' O'day. Her name is Therapy. First year sailing, so i'm sure I won't be going

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Take two: Sell day is NOT one of the happiest... DougM at 4:29am 09.27.21 rgranger Here in Michigan my slip fees are zero because I have deeded deep water space on the wall
Help me put my head plumbing back right Davidasailor26 at 4:28am 09.27.21 I don't know if they can be combined with a sink drain through the same thru-hull. This is how my
2005 Hunter 36 Stainless Steel Arch Scott B at 4:07am 09.27.21 Nuts and bolts. There is an access panel in the aft cabin to get at the underside of that plate.
Help me put my head plumbing back right Apex at 3:16am 09.27.21 @Benny17441 it is difficult to describe, because I am also having a hard time picturing it, even whe
Take two: Sell day is NOT one of the happiest... DAVA390 at 2:25am 09.27.21
Take two: Sell day is NOT one of the happiest... DAVA390 at 2:21am 09.27.21
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 Jacktar at 9:08pm 09.26.21 Well actually it turns out did not have to out run any storms, Yet!
Hunter Passage 42 Forward Window Paul Cossman at 9:03pm 09.26.21
Rudder cables - need some help Richard19068 at 8:53pm 09.26.21 So in the midst of a race in the waters off Lewes, Delaware I needed to do a hard over in 20 knot w
M15 engine is overheating Stu Jackson at 8:39pm 09.26.21 Stu, as I mentioned I did take the line off that is down stream from the pump and water we flowing
Help me put my head plumbing back right Benny17441 at 8:08pm 09.26.21 Can't really picture what you are describing. The galley sink usually discharges directly through
Rudder cables - need some help kloudie1 at 7:46pm 09.26.21
I left the lights on Ward H at 7:41pm 09.26.21 That said, you can purchase marine LVD's; Blue Sea Systems had one for about $65. A great investmen
Rudder cables - need some help Captain Larry-DH at 7:14pm 09.26.21
2005 Hunter 36 Stainless Steel Arch drm1 at 7:08pm 09.26.21 Hi everyone. Got my heat gun and gonna try it tomorrow JS. For this who have taken down their SS ar
Winterizing the Head Holding Tank jviss at 6:54pm 09.26.21 Joker valves should be replaced at least annually That's overkill, in my opinion. I got 15+ years
Elvabro Deck Passage Cableport - Thread size Ralph Johnstone at 6:53pm 09.26.21 Stainless acorn nuts are 1.20 at ace. Cheaper per each at McMaster Carr but have to buy 25 The te
Gunnel corrosion sunlover at 6:45pm 09.26.21 The 2nd photo of the stancion base and deck looks pretty ugly. Hard to tell if the deck is signific
Quest Water Pipe Size Ralph Johnstone at 6:43pm 09.26.21 Just measured a Qest fitting and it's 1/2" ID. The factory installation tubing (1999) was PEX with
Gunnel corrosion BigEasy at 6:16pm 09.26.21 I'm thinking that I need to strip the hardware to find out what I'm dealing with. does that soun

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