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Newbie eddyguevara75 at 8:16pm 05.09.10 Catalina 22 11/2173 hello... I'm new to the forum.. Just bought my first sailboat... a catalina 22.. I'll be doing
Talking about roughing it (1) Scott B at 7:15pm 05.09.10 Ask All Sailors 43/6316 I had to chuckle when I saw this, after the interesting discussion on 12v hairdyers and generators..
Skeg Weeping (3) capjules at 6:13pm 05.09.10 Ask All Sailors 14/4695 Skeg Weeping Hello, I have Fantasia 35 Hull 69, year 1980 My skeg is weeping where it joins t
Skeg Weeping (2) capjules at 6:09pm 05.09.10 Fantasia 35 0/448 Hello, I have Fantasia 35 Hull 69, year 1980 My skeg is weeping where it joins the hull just beh
Replacement of the Transmission Cable Rob.bell59 at 5:20pm 05.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1209 I have purchased a 1989 30 ft Hunter and the transmission cable has recently broke at the Clevis at
Cabin Top Winches jorgefife at 5:51pm 05.09.10 The Cherubini Hunters 7/4663 I know I asked a similar question before, but that was how to bed the 2 winches; that I have done, b
H310 - Does my jib look strange? (2) mcaswell at 5:36pm 05.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1683 I've noticed while sailing, my jib seems to be positioned low... the foot of the sail is impinged up
Manual teacher63 at 5:28pm 05.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/966 I also need a manual. I am picking a 1987 Hunter 23, the boat is in NJ. I am desperate for a man
Pure Oceans Ablative reviews? Drifter26 at 5:26pm 05.09.10 Ask All Sailors 2/2136 I'm trying to select an ablative bottom paint that won't break the bank and will keep the slime off
Spare bilge pump/Barlow winch (2) Mitch at 4:59pm 05.09.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2808 Hello all. More questions as usual. I have an electric bilge pump and a hand operated one in the coc
Automatic Bilge pump for 11.0A Spike033 at 4:02pm 05.09.10 S2 4/1625 I bought an 11.0A last July and was told by the surveyor that there was a Bilge pump that he couldn'
Got Bacon? USCG approved signal divice (2) Mitch at 3:42pm 05.09.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2366 Hello all. Hope you'r all doing well. Went down to the boat this morning, and was wishing I had some
O'Day 192 Spinnaker LBSmith at 12:34pm 05.09.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1221 I have an O'Dat 192 and want to know if anyone has experience with a spinnaker for this size boat/mo
In search of: Eriechuck at 11:51am 05.09.10 Bigger Boats 2/1577 I'm in the market for an 87-89 O'Day 272 LE. Anyone in the Ohio area interested in selling? I need t
Water tank problem Stevep at 11:25am 05.09.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2192 Hi all -- I am located in Maryland and my boat is in Annapolis. Recently, I ordered new plastic wat
another bilge pump question butchrobbins at 11:15am 05.09.10 Ask All Sailors 26/13087 My bilge pump runs, but is not pumping anything out of the bilge. I took it apart this morning to m
Need new Sails John Burns at 10:53am 05.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1277 The roller furling sails (both main and head) on my 2002 Hunter 356 are beginning to show the need f
Depths through Kent narrows Plankton at 10:50am 05.09.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2886 Anyone been through Kent narrows recently and know what depths there are running?
Mast stepping Scooterbar at 9:37am 05.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1655 I need to haul out my 1985 Hunter 23 for bottom paint and I am new to sailing and have no idea how t
Leaking holding tank? mcaswell at 9:21am 05.09.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/7277 In an effort to stop the source of odor in our boat, I replaced the hoses a while back, but the odor

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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
Grand Traverse Bay tips! Scott T-Bird at 6:25am 06.17.22 If you go to Bowers Harbor be sure to stop in at the Boathouse ... see all the scenes from the Josh
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing dsalvail at 6:12am 06.17.22 My 1989 Hunter 33.5 had the same problem a couple of years ago. Exactly the same positioning, rubbin
Yamaha Outboard Cooling Problem Brian D at 6:09am 06.17.22 Flush after each use when in salt water (I know, had the same issue with lack of cooling water flow)
Stays/Shrouds Too Short Fix Plymouth Sailor at 5:43am 06.17.22 Did they have her on jacks? Maybe the problem was with the way the yard uses their jacks. If the
Installed new batteries, engine still won't start kloudie1 at 5:18am 06.17.22 As Roy says, the wiring multi connectors is a prime suspect as well as the green fuse holder Sailcap
Installed new batteries, engine still won't start sailme88 at 5:09am 06.17.22 New batteries shouldn't need charging... If they did, something is wrong.. Batteries will always eq
Installed new batteries, engine still won't start RoyS at 4:59am 06.17.22 Check wiring between starter button and starter solenoid. Common problem of poor connections within
Installed new batteries, engine still won't start SycloneDriver at 4:41am 06.17.22 How many batteries does that Hunter have? The previous owner of my boat replaced the house batterie
Installed new batteries, engine still won't start sailcapt340 at 4:02am 06.17.22
Installed new batteries, engine still won't start Davidasailor26 at 3:05am 06.17.22
Bilging Every 3 Minutes Stephan at 3:01am 06.17.22 Many Automatic bilge pumps today have an electronic check system that is engineered to cycle the pum
New owner of neglected 1986 Capri 18 (1) StDilbert at 1:32am 06.17.22 Looks good! Sails cleaned up very well. I too was surprised...And I bought it fully expecting to r
Stray Current Corrosion Problem BigEasy at 12:46am 06.17.22 Sounds like you have corrosion under control. Thanks to all of you who contributed helpful in

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