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Newbie Venture 25 keel question ChrisNC at 4:46pm 11.08.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2325 My first project is to replace the trailer bunks. I was cogitating on how to raise the boat off the
Engine vibration when motoring in a Hunter 44 Larry Jackel at 3:10pm 11.08.09 Big Boats 9/3022 Despite careful engine-to-shaft alignment, I have been unable to eliminate moderate vibration when m
New sailboat owner! Squadron at 2:43pm 11.08.09 Ask All Sailors 43/8877 Hi! I just purchased a 1982 Hunter H22 swing-keel, and I'm reading through the owner's manual and l
Proud New H22 owner! Squadron at 2:30pm 11.08.09 Smaller Boats 3/1689 Hey guys! I've just become the proud new owner of a Hunter H22 from 1982. The previous owner was k
Need survey: What to do when engine doesn't work? ryanmohr at 2:21pm 11.08.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2789 I'm a first-time boat buyer living on Oahu and it seems nearly every boat I'm interested in "has eng
Source for bimini top replacement fabric mcaswell at 1:30pm 11.08.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/2268 It looks like the sunbrella fabric of our bimini top is about ready for replacement. I was going to
Reverse Polarity light in control panel tomlwilcox at 12:03pm 11.08.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2180 I have a 2000 Hunter 450 Passage. I am getting an occasional flash of the reverse polarity warning
O'Day 272 mast pulley Mikewhittaker at 10:29am 11.08.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2669 My O'Day 272 halyard jams up when hoising the main, about 6 inches from full up. As I inspect the sy
Characteristics of Fin Vs Shoal Keel Dan D at 9:58am 11.08.09 Mid-Size Boats 5/4724 We're deciding on a new boat after 5 years with a 92 MacGregor 26S. We need a faily shallow displac
stearns seat saver KD3PC at 8:55am 11.08.09 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/1238 New old stock seat saver (seat cover) by stearns, old but still new in the plastic wrap.... yours f
Drunken Sailors Favorite Drink Recipes pkdailey4 at 7:26am 11.08.09 Sails Call Lounge 21/14096 In my younger years I was a bar keep and then an instructor at a bar-tending school in San Francisco
Twist or shorten? Quoddy at 5:15am 11.08.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/4778 I have roller furling and I want to take power off the jib upwind in medium waves and wind with some
SR Mariner Instruments sailfree at 3:26am 11.08.09 Ask All Sailors 3/3819 Does anyone know where to get manuals for SR Mariner instruments? We bought a boat recently with 5 o
Toilet mystery catguy at 10:36pm 11.07.09 Big Boats 2/1729 I'm working on a late 80's Catalina 34 trying to solve a few issues. One of them is he macerator pum
Venture 25 motoring questions (1) ChrisNC at 8:24pm 11.07.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/3741 Hey, folks! I just bought a 1977 Venture 25. It had no motor, but hey, what do you expect for $250
Cockpit foot rest jbd1924 at 5:51pm 11.07.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 10/5571 We recently purchased a slightly used 309 but won't have a chance to sail her until next spring. Ou
Inland bridge clearence gatekeeper236 at 5:36pm 11.07.09 Destinations 7/9753 Can anyone tell me if a 53.6 mast will clear bridges along Tenn/Tom and Tenn river as on a H33.5 or
Hatch Gaskets JORGE FIFE at 4:39pm 11.07.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1521 Does anyone know where I can gt the gaskets for the 2 hatches on a Hunter 33, 1982? When I phoned i
Draining Rasmus fuel tank JFHPJ at 4:00pm 11.07.09 Hallberg-Rassy 8/8350 I need to drain the fuel tank on our Rasmus because of contaminated fuel (diesel bug). According to
gel coat color match Granger at 2:17pm 11.07.09 Day Sailers 5/7084 I need to make some gel coat repairs on my O'day 26 (1984). My first attempts to mix a resin that m

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NOT buying H34 markwbird at 11:48am 08.16.21 I go thru about 1/3 to 1/2 of a tank per year and I use my boat quite a bit. I just top off the tan
Electric Head not working Davidasailor26 at 11:43am 08.16.21 At least one side of the switch should have voltage at all times (whenever the breaker is on anyway)
Rig tuning physics Davidasailor26 at 11:41am 08.16.21 Yes, uppers are usually set tighter than lowers because the upper wire is longer and subject to mor
Has anyone been able to get Raymarine Axiom to control older raymarine ST7000 auto pilot?? karellen at 11:33am 08.16.21 The only autopilot that can be controlled by the Axiom are the Evolution series. I am not aware of a
Rig tuning physics jssailem at 11:31am 08.16.21 LeeandRick, post: "I know for a "fact" that my forward and aft lowers have less force than the cap s
Rig tuning physics Ed Caldwell at 11:21am 08.16.21 t. Looking at point "A", the the tension in the upper shroud must equal the tension in the lower
Electric Head not working Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:18am 08.16.21 Which model Jabsco toilet do you have? How old is it? Btw, to test for voltage, you need to put th
Rig tuning physics Davidasailor26 at 11:08am 08.16.21 I know for a "fact" that my forward and aft lowers have less force than the cap shrouds. All I have
Rig tuning physics LeeandRick at 10:56am 08.16.21 Ok, so it would seem that forces on the lower shrouds, either a single shroud or a pair, would be g
Rig tuning physics Scott T-Bird at 10:45am 08.16.21 My understanding of the rig tensions is to keep the mast in column while sailing. The compression o
Rig tuning physics Stu Jackson at 10:43am 08.16.21 If riggers are recommending greater tension on the lower shrouds than the cap shrouds, it would see
Surveyor in Idaho? Tedd at 10:39am 08.16.21 Thanks, @brobertson , that's a huge help. John was one of the names I found in my quick web search,
Has anyone been able to get Raymarine Axiom to control older raymarine ST7000 auto pilot?? jssailem at 10:26am 08.16.21 Layers of issues when trying to connect an AP to a display be it Raymarine or others. You may get
Rig tuning physics jssailem at 10:14am 08.16.21 Google fact checks Is that what is known as an Oxymoron?
Rig tuning physics Meriachee at 10:13am 08.16.21 Google fact checks?
Rig tuning physics jssailem at 10:11am 08.16.21 it would seem that keeping the mast in column, as desired, My understanding of the rig tensions is
How long has it been since you cleaned your unmentionables? jeepbluetj at 10:09am 08.16.21 They certainly do. The Garhauer blocks in my mainsheet (2004 vintage) just recently lost all of thos
Rig tuning physics Ralph Johnstone at 10:06am 08.16.21 New people on this forum need to realize we are all experts (haha) and do their on research. Good i
Rig tuning physics Scott T-Bird at 9:52am 08.16.21 Just to chime in ... it was perfectly clear to me that Jon was talking about lower shrouds vs upper
Electric Head not working rreichert at 9:21am 08.16.21 I did try testing the motor with a volt meter but did not get any reading. Breaker was on but not su

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