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Lines on the Main and Genoa Leech tomgrigsby at 1:42pm 06.19.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/3590 My sails have a thin little lines on the leeches that can be tensioned or eased. What are they for?
1970 O'day 23' Pop Top Project (8) nateman at 11:10am 06.19.10 Day Sailers 153/39685 1971 O'day 23' Pop Top Project Well it has finally begun! We bought her new years day and took own
breaker panel lights (LED's) Winton at 11:08am 06.19.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1300 I want to replace several burnt out LED "on" indicator lights on a 1985 breaker panel. The size on
Boat Shoe Deal maxxx at 10:19am 06.19.10 Ask All Sailors 2/2009 For what its worth, I ran across a sale at my local k mart that bears consideration. They have 2 sty
Air Conditioner loses prime H44 Schatzi at 10:03am 06.19.10 Big Boats 7/1961 My air conditioner pump occasionally loses prime. It may be due to healing over and putting the rai
Light air, big waves Geoff K at 9:15am 06.19.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 11/4068 Two days ago we set out for a pleasant sail in 8-10 knot winds hoping to practice the trim directio
How do I see the jib? Geoff K at 9:01am 06.19.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/4090 I've read Don's book and am amazed at how little I know. Now I'm trying to put some of that new know
At sea for 1152 days, returns home! Brian D at 7:28am 06.19.10 Ask All Sailors 15/3189 A long LONG range cruising sailor is back on dry land after more than three years continually at se
And another thing...where is the fuel shutoff?? PrincessoftheLake at 5:21am 06.19.10 Big Boats 7/2426 I know there has to be a fuel shut off valve somewhere but where would it be on Hunter 1995 40.5? O
Seawater Leak duncanhoo at 5:04am 06.19.10 Bavaria 13/5225 Owner of 2003 B44. Got it second hand and have had numerous water in the bilge issues. Got the fre
Light Fixtures need new switches PrincessoftheLake at 5:01am 06.19.10 Big Boats 4/1403 My 1995 Hunter 40.5 has two bad switches in light fixtures. One is the overhead light in the aft ca
23.5 Bimini Bill Jones at 4:41am 06.19.10 Smaller Boats 8/2691 Yesterday, my wife and I installed our new Ameriseam bimini on our H23.5. It took a call to the com
force 10 hot water heater newboatowner at 4:29am 06.19.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1901 After two seasons of no hot water, I found an easy method to bleed the heating lines off the engine
Selden Mast rake Broke Sailor at 4:20am 06.19.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/4583 I had my Selden in mast furling rig tuned. The man in charge told me that the mast rake was excessi
how to clean fresh water tank cabos at 9:54pm 06.18.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/3181 Hi, I got little white rocks in my fresh water tank. Hunter passage 42. these rocks keep on blocking
Spinnaker Furlers nick at 7:56pm 06.18.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1392 I'm headed up the coast to do Hamilton Island Race Week in August and am thinking of investing in on
HOT no wind piedpiperIII at 7:36pm 06.18.10 Catalina 22 15/2308 We have been in the 90's even 103deg. the other day but it's only windy when I am at work RRRRRGGGG
Keel sail510 at 7:24pm 06.18.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2298 My husband and I both have always wanted a sail boat so we bought a MacGregor 26". Can you tell me w
Deck Drain is clogged rpearlberg at 6:10pm 06.18.10 Pearson 6/3635 Pearson 303. The port side deck drain is not draining! Is there a valve somewhere that controls th
Hunter 25 1979 quintash at 3:58pm 06.18.10 Smaller Boats 0/1133 Hi ive had my boat for a season after 10 years of no love at all .. it seems my information regardin

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Bilging Every 3 Minutes capta at 9:55am 06.17.22 We found our bilge pump recycling a lot too, but not enough leaks to account for it. Until... we d
Bilging Every 3 Minutes capta at 9:49am 06.17.22 Many Automatic bilge pumps today have an electronic check system that is engineered to cycle the pu
Grand Traverse Bay tips! Epic1969 at 9:19am 06.17.22
Stress Cracking Along The Hull Just Below The Waterline and The Rudder Shaft jssailem at 9:15am 06.17.22 it would be a waste of money for the cosmetic repair. Tell that to the owners of mature cars, trop
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing dsalvail at 9:13am 06.17.22 Losing top-notch sail shapes is the compromise with all furlers, right? The convenience offsets the
Grand Traverse Bay tips! jssailem at 9:11am 06.17.22 Interesting, Scott. Sounds like a movie to share with my wife this evening. She grew up in Michigan
Wooden sliding hatch door vsfoster at 8:56am 06.17.22 Thank you, I have watched them all, perhaps ill make a video myself.... :)
Stress Cracking Along The Hull Just Below The Waterline and The Rudder Shaft jmcdowel at 8:55am 06.17.22 Thanks Mechone, this is what'd heard and discovered through my research, but I'm most glad to hear f
Wooden sliding hatch door sail sfbay at 8:48am 06.17.22 Do an internet search on "builing sailboat comapnionway doors" and find videos on how to fabricate t
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing jssailem at 8:30am 06.17.22 tightened the headsail halyard to keep the furler assembly as straight as possible This is a good
Wire Size Justin_NSA at 8:24am 06.17.22 I keep a spool of 16ga and a spool of 10ga on board. Circuits with trivial current (lights, fans,
Wire Size JBP-PA at 8:20am 06.17.22 I keep a spool of 16ga and a spool of 10ga on board. Circuits with trivial current (lights, fans, e
Stays/Shrouds Too Short Fix jssailem at 8:20am 06.17.22 masts have always been taken down and raised while the boat is on stands. when on the hard, had a
Stays/Shrouds Too Short Fix Scott T-Bird at 8:13am 06.17.22 Did they have her on jacks? Maybe the problem was with the way the yard uses their jacks. If the
O'Day. 40- reefing setup? DonEvans at 8:11am 06.17.22 Hi LouisMK, trust your ODay 40 is sailing smooth. I'm replacing the reefing lines on my 40. Did you
Stays/Shrouds Too Short Fix Scott T-Bird at 8:11am 06.17.22 Hi, So I assume the boat was on land when the rig was set? That seems strange to me. I've always s
Stays/Shrouds Too Short Fix BarryL at 7:55am 06.17.22 Hi, So I assume the boat was on land when the rig was set? That seems strange to me. I've always se
Vented Hatch Covers tfox2069 at 7:33am 06.17.22 I have a water proof cover that covers front hatch and goes forward of hatch about 2 or 3 feet whic
Stays/Shrouds Too Short Fix Sandy Stone at 7:11am 06.17.22 I have seen more than one hull dished in due to over-enthusistic application of the jackstands. AFA
Datamarine Instruments terry_buda at 7:05am 06.17.22 I had a superb experience with DMI although it was quite some time ago. Mike, dig deeper, don't ju

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