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Leak at the top of the mast ridetheocean at 5:34pm 03.10.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1521 Hello Folks, I have a 1995 Hunter 336. I have seen an interesting problem arise this winter due t
Sail upgrade for O361 bsmith15 at 4:34pm 03.10.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1467 I have a O361 sailing on an inland lake. The Neil Pryde sails are wearing thin and it is time for a
fastening external sail tracks okawbow at 3:39pm 03.10.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1592 I have removed the damaged external sail tracks from my Cheoy Lee 31 mast and boom. They were fasten
Cabin Heater Tank (1) Roger Long at 2:44pm 03.10.10 Ask All Sailors 13/3137 I discovered that my main fuel tank is just a few inches too low for gravity feed to the Newport die
Keeping 3M 4200 Ken at 2:04pm 03.10.10 Catalina 22 2/1460 I'd imagine will work just as well for other brands. Like everyone else I once had one heck of a ti
Hatch interior trim gregreinhard at 1:03pm 03.10.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2121 I need to replace my headliner on my 1986 Cal 28. There is a small 14"x9" Lewmar hatch with interior
Advice on an old Oday22 (2) Sloopy Sails at 12:53pm 03.10.10 Day Sailers 7/1722 Hello all, I have come across a neglected O22 and need to pick your brains. Right now it is sitting
Finally got inside today... Tom Hoffman at 12:23pm 03.10.10 Trailer Sailors 36/7275 Well, after considerable waleing and knashing of teeth, I got inside the boat and like many of you
Halyard (1) All U Get at 11:47am 03.10.10 Ask All Sailors 26/4420 Hi all, I'm going to use a 7/16 line for a halyard and would like to splice it on a shackle. The pr
Sail Ties Vision 36 Mike H. at 11:18am 03.10.10 Big Boats 2/1173 We have a 1994 Vision 36. It has the stayless rig and flys a H U G E main. The reefing system is s
260 owners manual nickm0317 at 11:06am 03.10.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/5725 Can anyone help me with a downloadable copy of the Hunter 260 owners manual? I recently purchased an
Lazy Cradle paulj at 10:45am 03.10.10 Catalina 310 11/6105 I'm in Sidney BC this week having my Lazy Cradle installed. Have given up on the Ducthmen main sail
How do I know when holding tank is full? Dupree at 9:42am 03.10.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 25/33582 That's probably a total newbie question, but then I AM a total newbie with this stuff. I've never ha
Fuel tank clean out and sender (10) Jim D at 7:24am 03.10.10 Big Boats 1/1464 I thought I would post some pics of my Fuel tank access port along with a fuel sending unit. If you
Installing a 3-blade Classic Maxi-prop pwoznicki at 6:46am 03.10.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1433 Is anyone familiar with the blade angle settings (in degrees) for a 3-blade Classic Maxi-prop on a P
Installing a Classic 3 blade Maxi-prop pwoznicki at 6:45am 03.10.10 Pearson 1/1733 Is anyone familiar with the blade angle settings (in degrees) for a 3-blade Classic Maxi-prop on a P
Trailer Advice workin2hard at 5:45am 03.10.10 Other Sailboats 12/3198 i'm trying to buy a trailer for my 27' boat (and i'm as green as they come). i've gotten a bunch of
Would you sail on a plastic bottle? Nicky17000 at 3:00am 03.10.10 Ask All Sailors 16/2208 This is what these guys are doing. Built catamaran from plastic bottles. They have a very entertaini
wing keel in mud taxit at 1:07am 03.10.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1597 Thanks Chris and Don for your replies. I would now welcome opinions on a wing keel 3'10" draught be
stupid question irisimo at 8:43pm 03.09.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/1702 i have a c27 tall ri have 2 screwdriver size/type gadgets on 2 sides of my traveler in their own ho

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Starting fluid jviss at 6:26pm 04.04.22 It works for aircraft. So, you know an aircraft engine that is a diesel and a couple of hundred po
Starting fluid Tally Ho at 6:25pm 04.04.22 There's no throttle on a diesel engine, only a speed control, which is connected to the governor sp
Starting fluid Davidasailor26 at 6:23pm 04.04.22 I was also thinking it would eliminate the need for winterizing the engine Winterizing the engine,
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions waterking2 at 6:16pm 04.04.22 As promised, here are images from the underside of the deck where the FWD lower chainplates have be
Starting fluid Tom J at 6:00pm 04.04.22 This made me chuckle. How does a hair dryer have any affect on an engine that's a couple of hundre
Wooden strip for Stern Rail Seats jssailem at 5:28pm 04.04.22 Them is Pretty!
Wooden strip for Stern Rail Seats (3) Ken13559 at 5:27pm 04.04.22 Finished job. Varnish with Oak colour. Takes couple of days but result is well worth it. Ken Y
How to access through bolts above headliner WayneH at 5:23pm 04.04.22 On my T37, the battens are held up with screws BUT the battens cover up the screws that hold up the
240 mooring/dock cover Paul356 at 4:53pm 04.04.22 Good boat canvas tailors will come out and measure on the boat, usually using plastic panels. No on
H340 Inverter DannyO at 4:44pm 04.04.22 Correction - that is an E03 error.
PSA it turns out that you actually do need to remove the boom before lowering the mast (2) pclarksurf at 3:49pm 04.04.22 pclarksurf Is that big hook for the reefing grommet on the sail? Indeed-- was working up a reef h
PSA it turns out that you actually do need to remove the boom before lowering the mast ambler at 3:33pm 04.04.22 pclarksurf Is that big hook for the reefing grommet on the sail?
Outboard motor. Too much stress on the transom? Benny17441 at 3:29pm 04.04.22 I would be more concerned about the vertical acceleration forces that would be imparted when the ste
Rescue? I must be missing something Will Gilmore at 3:16pm 04.04.22 Will, where do you find the USCG reports - link? I've searched for some of these, and all I ever fi
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? gudiss at 2:59pm 04.04.22 i design structural systems for buildings, which are essentially sails cantilevered from the ground.
Starting fluid Crusty Ol Salt at 2:48pm 04.04.22 They need to be plugged in. I guess I am lucky to have shore power. I was also thinking it would
Starting fluid DArcy at 2:43pm 04.04.22 What is the issue with not using engine block heaters? They need to be plugged in. How about an o
1990 Hunter 30 Anchor Chain Plate Rusted Jim L C at 2:37pm 04.04.22 i'd run, but i'm old, so really i walk away muttering that that's a deal breaker. :cool: I agree.
1990 Hunter 30 Anchor Chain Plate Rusted Jim L C at 2:37pm 04.04.22 Run Forest! The iron anchor for the chainplate will have to be changed. Thanks for your input. I a
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? gudiss at 2:36pm 04.04.22 The easiest way to look at it is using Newton's laws. For every force the is an equal and opposite

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