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Sad sight (2) PotomacDaysailer at 11:41am 08.10.10 Trailer Sailors 16/5847 Passed by the Washington (DC) Sailing Marina on a bike ride and saw this boat, looks like it has bee
Has anyone improved jib sheet "cleating"? Clark at 11:31am 08.10.10 Mid-Size Boats 6/1764 We have a 1996 280 and there are some jam (V) cleats for the sheets to be used until the wind streng
Zincs for hunter 33 yanmar 29hp engine??? paul1938 at 10:31am 08.10.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1620 I just purchased 2 months ago, a 2005 H33 with the yanmar 3 cl. engine, that's the one with 29 hp. I
Fuel tank repair caguy at 10:23am 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2593
Wanted-Raymarine St4000 autopilot control head (2) joe-fran at 10:23am 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 8/6187 My Ericson-28 was hit by lightning earlier this summer. All electronics were fried. Have replaced th
cradle design Bob 04 H260 at 7:39am 08.10.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1885 I have a friend with a Hunter 270 - (a 260 with a keel). He does not have a trailer or cradle and th
Opening Port Windows Piratenorm at 7:27am 08.10.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1252 I am going to change the fixed portlights on my Catalina 30 Mk 1 (1983) to at least 2 opening ones b
You guys were right I was wrong higgs at 7:19am 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 13/2752 all the griping about West marine hit me as a bit picky. No more. I was wrong. 3/16' lifeline
Teflon grease, silicone grease can? Ken13559 at 7:19am 08.10.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/11218 Peggy, In one of your recent post, you mentioned using teflon grease to lub the inside of the Jabsco
up the mast Rob19574 at 6:54am 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1925 Hi all - I have to make a lovely trip up my mast (Catalina 30) to replace a missing wind-vane fin.
ID boat - just for fun (1) higgs at 5:54am 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1907 What is it? she is 29 ft. long. From the photo you can see the headsail extends out to a sprit, bu
Shrink Wrap Spreader Tips Ducati at 4:00am 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2652 My experiments in finding other cool uses for shrink wrap continues. We rig our mast every spring
wanted " Dodger for a ODay 27 tony201 at 12:10am 08.10.10 Bigger Boats 0/1420 Looking for a dodger for my ODay 27 Tony
A Water Ballast Hunter H260 in the Winter robischd at 11:20pm 08.09.10 Smaller Boats 12/4953 I have a water ballast Hunter H260. It is in a slip on a lake in North Idaho that almost never free
Extrapolation wufibugs at 10:02pm 08.09.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/3927 Don, I have been slowly working through your book so I would not proceed from one section to the nex
Hunter 23 cockpit drain teacher63 at 9:30pm 08.09.10 Smaller Boats 9/2923 Today was one of those days that one would like to sell a boat. I had not been to the boat is about
Wing Keel Trailer teacher63 at 9:18pm 08.09.10 Smaller Boats 1/1486 I was wondering on a Hunter 23 if there should be a zinc on the wing of the keel. From what I under
Refrigeration and Power Management MDO at 8:58pm 08.09.10 Ask All Sailors 20/6529 I am interested in advice and best practices for balancing refrigerator use and power consumption wh
Salon Table AlwaysFORSAIL at 7:52pm 08.09.10 Big Boats 5/2402 I have a 2001 Hunter 380 and would like to have a smaller salon table. The factory table is too lar
Keel Repair rwild88 at 7:14pm 08.09.10 Irwin 1/2544 Has anyone had any experience in rebuilding or replacing an integral keel on an Irwin?

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Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? LakeOntario270 at 5:21am 07.04.22 It was put there for a reason so I use it.
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? DougM at 4:59am 07.04.22 My Beneteau was wired so that the blower runs when the engine runs. Both the intake duct (no blower)
knot ID Apex at 2:56am 07.04.22 https://www.animatedknots.com/poachers-knot
Ignition Switch Ward H at 2:08am 07.04.22 I agree with @Tally Ho , either you didn't wire the new switch exactly as the old or the new switch
Low oil indicator fading in and out (2) jonelli at 10:22pm 07.03.22
How to leak-proof a split sliding aluminum frame Catalina window JasonMetoyer at 9:34pm 07.03.22 hello could you please help me out could you let me know what is the exact gasket kit and where you
10 guage to 16 guage? SailingFree44 at 9:07pm 07.03.22
Swing keel delrin rod stuffing box ggrizzard at 8:56pm 07.03.22 The (nuts) should unscrew. There should be some packing material inside one of the bigger nuts de
Hunter 240 rigging Sailavie1 at 8:55pm 07.03.22
Ignition Switch Stu Jackson at 8:50pm 07.03.22 My question is.....why isn't the ignition switch controlling the starting procedure. As far as th
Newport 28 mk2 masthead fittings (1) adamv at 8:26pm 07.03.22 So yes my 'solution' is affront to all engineers but it does mean my estimates/ calculations/ sheer
Fuel Tank Location SvenTheGoose at 7:57pm 07.03.22 On our 1972 28 the fuel tank is directly under the cockpit sole. The fill is just a bit aft of dead
Hunter 240 rigging rgranger at 7:44pm 07.03.22 You should have a turn buckle between the drum and the foil
Hunter 26 taking on water rgranger at 7:40pm 07.03.22 Try adding some RIT dye to the ballast tank and then see if the color comes out that drip
10 guage to 16 guage? JoeWhite at 7:34pm 07.03.22 Gentlemen, thank you for your feedback. I have learner much on these forums. This is what they ar
Windlass on an 11A Mark Maulden at 7:30pm 07.03.22 Yes..i split mine fore/aft. The stbd side was glassed into the deck along with more layers on the d
Newport 28 mk2 masthead fittings adamv at 7:29pm 07.03.22
How to connect a depth sensor to my Samsung tablet and phone? jssailem at 7:29pm 07.03.22 I link a transducer to an AIS system. The system has a WiFi Gateway. My pc laptop and iOS iPad con
10 guage to 16 guage? Davidasailor26 at 7:28pm 07.03.22 Well, the operation is about to begin. Question came to mind, does it matter if the bilge pump dis
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? MikeHoncho at 7:23pm 07.03.22 Engine compartment blowers for diesels are applicable while under way not at start up like gasoline

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