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Late fall Sailing yodagwb at 11:17am 11.20.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2256 Has anyone left, does anyone leave for the Bahamas from Norfolk Va in early December, 1st wk, and if
Cal 28-2 Keel lnsc23 at 9:45am 11.20.09 Cal 1/3911 I have an 87 28-2 shoal draft and am considering replacing or extending to the deep draft (3' 9" vs.
Another 40.5 Question Michael G at 9:13am 11.20.09 Big Boats 6/1617 I am about to install a radar pole on the back of my 40.5 and as you would know it I stumbled on a g
Teak Cleaner Salty at 8:58am 11.20.09 Ask All Sailors 15/9599 I am in the process of looking for a teak cleaner and varnish / oil to redo my boat interior. I am r
Soundproofing I/B Diesel engine area sail2kn0m0r at 8:10am 11.20.09 Day Sailers 2/1962 Has anyone soundproofed their inboard engine "room" I have 26 Oday Yanmar 8hp and found this product
Sailboat Power systems kloudie1 at 7:03am 11.20.09 Ask All Sailors 35/7082
replace inboard with outboard on a 82/30 john w smith at 6:35am 11.20.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2025 I have a 1982 - 30 with a DEAD engine . I also have a newer 15 hp long shaft outboard. I woul lik
Stu Pls Help DanNahant at 6:13am 11.20.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1918 I have a 1987 Catalina 30 Mk II with the Universal M25XP diesel. Even when the batteries are fully c
Beneteau 361 - second fuel tank Phil_Oceanis 361 at 5:46am 11.20.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3968 Has anyone added a second fuel tank to a Beneteau 361 (or similar boat)? Any ideas how to do it? T
Captain Herring needs to post ... Shoaldrafter at 4:47am 11.20.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1283 Folks, Captain Herring needs to post a "utube" or video of how to use this new item from his boat
Tuning the rig on hunter water-ballast boats Nicky17000 at 1:33am 11.20.09 Smaller Boats 5/2414 Hi, I would like some advice for proper rig tensioning on these type of boats. Usually I set the mas
Reducing sail on a Catalina 320 with roller furling main C22Reflections at 7:16pm 11.19.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/5480 Question for Catalina owners with roller furling mains. I have owned a 1986 Catalina 22 ("Reflectio
bunks on trailer dtdsail at 5:11pm 11.19.09 Catalina 22 6/1902 I am trying to get a trailer set up for my Catalina 22. Does anyone know how high to put the bunks o
where to sell a mast Jerry Loomis Monterey at 5:05pm 11.19.09 Pearson 1/1774 With out trying to sell my mast on the forum would anyone know where I might advertise a mast, riggi
Bringing our 1986 9.2C back in shape Calypso at 4:08pm 11.19.09 S2 5/2393 We've just completed two summers of ownership. Here's what we've done. -paint mast and boom, use tef
I don't know what my boat is (2) mullinb at 2:51pm 11.19.09 Trailer Sailors 8/4887 This fall I traded 2 canoes for this sailboat. My problem is theres no name plate or any other I D .
2 blade vs 3 blade prop Roger F at 2:43pm 11.19.09 Mid-Size Boats 12/5500 Hi - I currently have a 2 blade prop. Just realized pitch was off and in process of having that fixe
newbie- bottom paint? digitek718 at 2:32pm 11.19.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1439 just pulled my oday 25 cb out of the water today...not sure the condition of the bottom paint..how d
2 blade vs 3 blade prop? Roger F at 2:28pm 11.19.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/2 I have an H306 with a 2 blade prop. I have since found that the pitch was off a bit. I am consider
Beerfort Scale Roger Long at 1:34pm 11.19.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1571 Finally! A wind force scale modern sailors can use. Force 0: Sails hanging limp. Tiller tends itse

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Anchor woes fred1diver at 7:56pm 04.21.22 Good point about the mud, we do have a lot of that around here, I will have to look into that
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? DArcy at 7:53pm 04.21.22 It looks like the quadrant is under the panel behind the wheel. Open it up and see if there is room
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? (1) higgs at 7:23pm 04.21.22 204679 Quadrants I have seen look more like this.
X2Power AGM battery Scott T-Bird at 6:16pm 04.21.22 those batteries are made by Enersys, the parent company of both Northstar and Odyssey. With firefly
Yanmar 2GM20F rear main seal (1) Ken13559 at 6:14pm 04.21.22 Ken, the parts book says it is a double lip nitrile, HTC 60829 oil seal. I think that is 60mm id, 8
Folding 3 blade prop Davidasailor26 at 6:14pm 04.21.22 We have a Flex-o-fold 3 blade on our Beneteau 37 with 30 HP engine and love it for the same reasons
Fresh water flush Tally Ho at 6:02pm 04.21.22 You could do what I do (my lav sink drain is not below the waterline). After sailing, and using the
Folding 3 blade prop Mikem at 6:00pm 04.21.22 Mu daughter has a 1984 H 37C with the 30hp engine and a Campbell Sailor fixed three blade. She crui
Advice on gelcoat delamination on keel capt.amory at 5:50pm 04.21.22 well done. forum
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? Terry Cox at 5:48pm 04.21.22 Different model boat here, but ours came with a linear drive autopilot motor that is connected to a
Yanmar 2GM20F rear main seal Ken13559 at 5:48pm 04.21.22 Hey Ken, I'm really impressed with your diving into this project. How many hours do you have on y
X2Power AGM battery Scott T-Bird at 5:42pm 04.21.22 It does seem small. The battery is located just aft of the bulkhead separating the saloon from the
TV removal Hunter 50 joshw5144 at 5:27pm 04.21.22 There are some pretty decent low profile mounts and thin tvs now days. As far as the admiral is conc
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? Don S/V ILLusion at 5:08pm 04.21.22
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? Rjm st.petersburg at 5:06pm 04.21.22 I have a 41DS, the rudder reference is under a floor panel in the cockpit. The drive is behind a cei
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? smokey73 at 5:06pm 04.21.22 I believe the linear drives are designed to be attached to the Radial Drive or Quadrant, not the rud
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? (1) Calif. Ted at 5:05pm 04.21.22 As Higgs points out, you want to attach to the Quadrant which I'd assume to be above the pictures, i
Folding 3 blade prop Rjm st.petersburg at 5:03pm 04.21.22 I have a Maxprop, definitely the most popular. Variprop is easier to adjust. Kiwiprop and Slipstream
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? higgs at 4:50pm 04.21.22 Your Hunter does not have a quadrant? My linear drive is attached to the quadrant.
Folding 3 blade prop kappykaplan at 4:49pm 04.21.22 I have a Maxiprop three blade. Feathering and a really nice prop. Another :plus: from me!

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