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Flyer - deck compression or shear or both (1) bad dawg at 8:04pm 11.29.09 Pearson 0/1154 I have had to replace the lower section of bulkheads both forward and aft in the main cabin. I have
Corroded track pin for genoa car tyson_troy at 5:14pm 11.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1373 The locking pin for my port genoa car is frozen. I've used penetrating oil to loosen it without any
22 vs 25 Joe McGinty at 3:47pm 11.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1469 I've had a '79 Mac 22 for five years. Love her. We daysail on a 9 mile X 3 mile lake. I now got
How to test a fuel tank sender spadaforaj at 2:02pm 11.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1335 No matter how many times I try re-wiring my fuel guage - it is either pegged on full or empty and ne
Yanmar starter question patman70 at 12:55pm 11.29.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1855 Have a Yanmar 12ysm (old turkey) ' the magnetic solenoid stopped working. Wondering if it comes apar
masthead anemometer installation Sailfish74 at 12:52pm 11.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2873 Could anyone advise on how to run a wire through the mast on a Hunter 35.5 to connect a new ST60 Win
Yanmar Parts wufibugs at 11:33am 11.29.09 Ask All Sailors 11/3037 I did some shopping and it seems that Niemiec Marine has the best prices going for Yanmar parts. Th
power thrusters dennis23685 at 10:54am 11.29.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2145 has anyone had any experience with the outboard power thruster sold on this site. Sounds almost to g
Battery Question thaeni01 at 10:51am 11.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1228 If I hook up two 100 amp deep cycle batteries in parallel will I have 200 amps of capacity?
Texas in March dennis23685 at 10:21am 11.29.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2538 I need some advise from all you trailer sailers. I am hoping to take my catalina 22 from Colorado to
Spinnakers Help with sizing. Rod Douglas at 9:13am 11.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1125 Salty Dogs I have just purchased a 1991 Legend 35.5. I am seeking information about Spinnakers. Wh
222 Mainstay Questions WayneCatt at 8:48am 11.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/3411 I have had a 222 model for about a year . .when I rig the mast the backstay is somewhat slack with t
Fuel filter questions sol y mar at 8:46am 11.29.09 Catalina 30 12/7066 I recently purchased a 1988 cat 30, and have been using this time to get to know my boat. I need to
Another solar question. Ed Schenck at 8:07am 11.29.09 Ask All Sailors 23/6208
Draining water tanks 213008121 at 7:26am 11.29.09 Cal 0/1690 looking for information on how to drain the fresh water system. I emptied the 2 water tanks by runni
Hunter 240 weight dispersal on trailer Dock Holiday at 6:58am 11.29.09 Smaller Boats 20/8386 Anyone know how much boat weight the swing keel should support on the trailer and how much weight th
Barient 2 speed 21ST issues? RobG at 6:20am 11.29.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1832 One of my concerns noted in my survey of the E28 was play in the drums of the genny winches. I could
Foam luff Quoddy at 4:48am 11.29.09 Ask All Sailors 15/8031 What is a foam luff? How is it installed? What does it do for you?
4 Couples On A Charter Boat? Ducati at 3:45am 11.29.09 Ask All Sailors 16/3367 You and your wife just got back for a bareboat charter in the BVI's. You start to think how nice it
Atomic 4 throttle and shift lever position (3) ryanmohr at 12:24am 11.29.09 Ask All Sailors 7/8430 Got two stupid questions for you all about the Atomic 4 (I wanted to confirm things before starting

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Inside Passage Anyone? Captain Grey Beard at 4:26pm 05.12.22 I would suggest more than one good book on passage making to Alaska. Yes, I have alot of reading t
Inside Passage Anyone? Ralph Johnstone at 4:16pm 05.12.22 Another important item is a good quantity of anchor rode. It should be in the neighbourhood of 250'
Edson brake install! Fred at 4:13pm 05.12.22 My H33.5 doesn't have one installed either. Would be nice though. ~$300 USD
Inside Passage Anyone? Captain Grey Beard at 4:08pm 05.12.22 If you have a trailerable I would give consideration to putting in at Skagway and exploring from th
Pressure Cap for H33.5 with a Yanmar 3GM30 diesel Fred at 4:06pm 05.12.22 These seem to be hard to get these days. A local (tractor) Yanmar dealer wanted almost $100 CDN for
Looking for a recommendation for foam teak Kingjim91 at 3:48pm 05.12.22
cl 14 stickinthemud57 at 3:33pm 05.12.22 If this has been mentioned already, my apologies... Be aware that that type of furling rig is eithe
Inside Passage Anyone? (4) Ralph Johnstone at 3:29pm 05.12.22 Having been through the inner passage to Port Hardy numerous times over the years, I would strongly
Inside Passage Anyone? ShawnL at 3:17pm 05.12.22 We can see the northern lights in Upper Michigan -- as long as you're in a place that doesn't have t
Uv cover shemandr at 3:16pm 05.12.22 It looks like a UV cover. Ours was blue so you could tell when it was wrapped all the way around th
Roast my boat! 1994 Hunter 26 bmorr at 3:11pm 05.12.22 I have had my H26 for a bit over 10 years. My biggest improvement was adding the Bimini followed by
Potable water system problem on 2013 Catalina 315 sail sfbay at 2:40pm 05.12.22 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! Fun learning the systems on a new boat. Suggest: 1. Reviewi
Torque specs for Yanmar 3GM30F? Scott T-Bird at 2:24pm 05.12.22 I kind of thought you go by the torque spec for the nut size. Am I mistaken? It seemed to me that
Torque specs for Yanmar 3GM30F? dlochner at 2:19pm 05.12.22 PM me your email address and I'll send you the shop manual for your motor.
Loose shrouds? (1) El Pinguino at 2:18pm 05.12.22 Hi. I have been reading many of these very interesting info on MCA and it seems that this problem is
Inside Passage Anyone? (1) pclarksurf at 1:48pm 05.12.22 somebody in a C22 is up for R2AK:
Rhodes 19 wiring Timm R Oday25 at 1:18pm 05.12.22 I'm not sure you need all that you've shown . If you are only going to using one battery ,no need fo
Uv cover kloudie1 at 1:07pm 05.12.22 Kida looks like one. Some sails have a sacrificial piece of sailcloth sewn on like that so that it c
O'day 28 FWD End of Blackwater Tank Access dmax at 12:46pm 05.12.22 I have used Tile-X to remove mold on gel-coat, pretty powerful stuff.
Inside Passage Anyone? Johnb at 12:39pm 05.12.22 If you have a trailerable I would give consideration to putting in at Skagway and exploring from the

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