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Sail Repair Barry14722 at 12:02pm 05.31.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1455 I managed to tear my headsail today. It has a long, vertical rip about 8 inches long, as I was feedi
Lap Fitting A Prop To A Shaft (8) Maine Sail at 11:27am 05.31.10 Musings With Maine Sail 51/26392 The process of lap fitting your prop to the prop shaft taper makes certainj both the shaft and pro
to swing, or not to swing CG Sailing at 8:51am 05.31.10 Smaller Boats 5/1631 Hello felow sailers, I just sold my 25' Megregor with a swing keel ' am going to buy a 2000 to 2006
Beneteau 373 House Battery rick3 at 8:24am 05.31.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1676 Does anyone know the type of house battery that a Beneteau 373 has?
D-Star sullyj020 at 8:20am 05.31.10 SSB and Ham Operators 0/4579 anyone operating on D-star? I monitor 30C. running a Icom 880 in the mobile and in the shack. als
First Sail - Finally - Hunter 15 (1) esterhazyinoz at 7:36am 05.31.10 Day Sailers 16/6614 I launched my boat, Tallulah - a new Hunter 15, for the first time this weekend on the Swan River in
Halyard abuse? Jack at 7:33am 05.31.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1184 For those of us with in mast furling and roller furling head sails. Let's face it we all love the c
Can anyone verify DRAFT? luvitt at 6:10am 05.31.10 Big Boats 3/1539 I have a 1986 H40 on ebay, and i have caused a bunch of confusion in the listing, and may have hurt
Another electronic chart system problem Roger Long at 6:09am 05.31.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1838 From: First Coast Guard District LNM Notification mailto:first-cg-dlnm@cgls.uscg.mil Sent: Monda
Mega Sailing Yachts (4) cephius (Dave) at 5:16am 05.31.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1586 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/52/MirabellaV.JPG/473px-MirabellaV.JPG http://mir
Aft salt water leak 28.5 five gems at 2:00am 05.31.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1216 After this years bottom job, I motored back to the marina and noticed that a lot of sea water had co
Expected boat speed Shooter II at 10:53pm 05.30.10 Ask All Sailors 15/3123 The theoretical max hull speed for my H31 is 6.83. I've got a Yanmar 2GM20 - 2 blade I was out on th
How to power accessories? mikelong at 8:51pm 05.30.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1409 Hey everyone! I live in Sarasota, Fl and I just picked up a 1974 30' Hunter that I will be living
Sailing with an outboard and tiller... I could use some tips! damoses1 at 8:23pm 05.30.10 Trailer Sailors 21/16863 My o'day 22 has both an outboard and a tiller. My outboard is on the right side of the boat and swi
A Day for Heroes Weasel at 6:13pm 05.30.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1869 Tomorrow in between the hamburgers and hopefully great sailing, pause for a moment and say a prayer
I need some serious advice!! paiscool at 3:13pm 05.30.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 19/4304 I bought a Catalina 320 1995.I replaced the toilet with a new Jabsco.The previous owner was terrible
need a pawl spring for a choey lee winch mjg at 2:46pm 05.30.10 Other Sailboats 3/1928 we were greasing the winch and lost the tiny spring that puts tension on the pawl...any idea who mad
Used Boat Websites? sigbear at 1:57pm 05.30.10 Ask All Sailors 11/4232 Can you recommend any other good used boat websites other than yachtworld.com? Sigbear
26X launch and recovery North Shuswap sailor at 11:30am 05.30.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/3243 being new to the Macgregor style boat (all others have had at least some form of keel) after reading
Macgregor 26 trailers North Shuswap sailor at 11:18am 05.30.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1663 just purchased a 1997 26X and have some questions about the trailer. 1. I read that the factory ha

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Paper Charts Crusty Ol Salt at 5:39am 06.12.22 Here is a link to the NOAA site. The first item on the site is this statement. https://www.nautical
Trying to find source of leak in 23.5 waterman30 at 5:27am 06.12.22 Will do. I noticed that hole was kind of squishy when I was repairing the locker lid.
Spinnaker use "cruising style" dlochner at 4:45am 06.12.22 Rick's sail looks like a symmetrical spinnaker, not an asymmetrical spinnaker like Greg and John hav
Stray Current Corrosion Problem jaysweet at 4:05am 06.12.22 Jay, What manufacturer and size (watts) isolation transformer do you have on board? Surpr
ODay 35 keel bolt NM at 3:05am 06.12.22
Stray Current Corrosion Problem BigEasy at 12:41am 06.12.22 Anyway: good luck fixing your problem. (We have an isolation transformer on our Hunter 306, BTW.)
Stray Current Corrosion Problem BigEasy at 12:26am 06.12.22 Since I have the same AgCl probe as you do, perhaps a PM and phone call Sunday after 5pm might be h
Stray Current Corrosion Problem BigEasy at 12:23am 06.12.22 What material are your anodes made from? Zinc, collar on shaft.
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 11:29pm 06.11.22 Nice cleaning job, Mike. As a retired navy pilot and maintenance officer it was drilled into me tha
New Catalina 30 Owner Mikem at 10:56pm 06.11.22 Nice cleaning job, Mike. As a retired navy pilot and maintenance officer it was drilled into me that
New Catalina 30 Owner (1) mikeracca at 10:32pm 06.11.22
Stray Current Corrosion Problem JamesG161 at 10:31pm 06.11.22 What are the possible problems? Hook a Drop Zinc to your shaft ASAP. Since I have the same AgCl
Shipping boat from HI to mainland? Epic1969 at 9:28pm 06.11.22
Stray Current Corrosion Problem fstbttms at 9:23pm 06.11.22 If it is any consolation, for years I never had any issue with anodes until last summer. Took the b
Replace Toilet Hose on 92 H30 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:58pm 06.11.22 It shouldn't be necessary to destroy a bulkhead to gain access to what's behind it. Doesn't sound li
New jib sail ? Stu Jackson at 8:52pm 06.11.22 It depends on where and how you sail. Here is a good thread: A very illuminating and interesting d
Spinnaker use "cruising style" (1) Tally Ho at 8:51pm 06.11.22
Fuel Cap Winch Bob S at 8:42pm 06.11.22 https://www.rigrite.com/Hardware/Deck_Fills/Amiot_Deck_Fills.php https://www.rigrite.com/Hardware/De
Where Is Your Battery Charger? mikeracca at 8:40pm 06.11.22 Well the aft bulkhead of the lazzarette is where the charger lives now. The cables should be here so
Transmission Cable mikeracca at 8:38pm 06.11.22 Mike. It might be worth a shout to the SBO Store to see if they have the cables in the new warehous

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