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Oh Joy refit 10/14/09 (9) CharlieCobra at 5:00pm 10.14.09 Ask All Sailors 29/4253 More fun lately. We're getting down to the bones and finding less issues than anticipated. You can
Paragon G-300 Manual Transmission BornSailor2 at 4:56pm 10.14.09 Ask All Sailors 8/3132 Hi All Does anyone know what type of lubrication goes into a Paragon Manual Transmission? BS2
excellent 26D rudder DNease at 3:48pm 10.14.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2982 Just putting out to everyone the info on my newly designed 26D rudder blade. I built it during the
What to look for when buying ? HappyDays32 at 2:31pm 10.14.09 Ask All Sailors 15/2502 Would someone be able to give me some insight into what items to look for when going to purchase thi
Running bilge pump while under way bfabian at 11:50am 10.14.09 Cal 1/2568 is it ok to run my bilge pump while underway? i seem to have a fair amount of drip coming form my s
Cleaning Fenders FreeTime at 11:25am 10.14.09 Ask All Sailors 21/21960 I want to clean my fenders over the winter. Can I get some advise as to what would be the best for c
Installing a Spinlock XAS single rope clutch on my H36... Kerbs at 10:27am 10.14.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/6122 I am looking for installation instructions for the above noted rope clutch which will be used for my
I am looking to get dimensions/weight etc. for a swing keel oldschoolkyle at 10:18am 10.14.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2363 I am looking to get dimensions/weight etc. for a Centerboard off a 25ft Oday I lost my keel in the
Engine Blower purpose Panamajames at 6:35am 10.14.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/7357 Could you tell me what exactly the purpose of the blower in the engine compartment. Remove heat and
Winterizing marine air conditioning system gordhodgson at 6:02am 10.14.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/7369 Question #1 This is my first season with my Hunter 450 and I am not quite sure how to winterize the
NOAA Charts rjarrell at 5:59am 10.14.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1743 After downloading the free charts from NOAA's website my browser did not recognize the file. How do
The nature of sail Quoddy at 5:29am 10.14.09 Ask All Sailors 18/5240 Is this true of all sailboats? As wind speed builds, you can sail faster and closer to the wind up t
Lift and drag Quoddy at 4:27am 10.14.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 10/5609 As I understand it, anything above a very light wind you want a full sail and as wind builds you fla
Hunter 260 Centerboard mkinnane at 1:38am 10.14.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/5781 I just purchased a Hunter 260 and plan on Mooring it in a tidal area. Is the centerboard strong enou
Fixed Prop vs. Folding wufibugs at 11:30pm 10.13.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1566 What is the preference for Hunter 31s, fixed or folding. How much real gain is there on a fodling p
Soon to be 51' Beneteau Owner HappyDays32 at 10:14pm 10.13.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/36 Ok guys,:neutral: I want to buy my first sailboat. I found this 51' Beneteau in the VI. I will be
replacement gaskets for Bomar portlights Victoria28 at 9:54pm 10.13.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2551 Hi again from Victoria BC, does anyone know of another source for replacement gaskets for the Bomar
Power Setting, Universal 25 Inter20sailor at 8:49pm 10.13.09 Catalina 30 3/1518 Hello Lads, Having come to the Cat 30 (1991 MkII) from various skiffs and high performance dinghi
Plexiglass for Islander 26 Adaptive Sailing at 8:22pm 10.13.09 Islander 1/2725 I was in contact with the original supplier of the hatch and windows somewhere in CA but lost the co
Water Ballast Freezing scooters6 at 7:10pm 10.13.09 Smaller Boats 5/3814 I recently purchased a 260 with water ballast. Plan to store the boat in slip on Wheeler Lake off th

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Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? MikeHoncho at 9:19pm 04.30.22
Line Bags MikeHoncho at 8:56pm 04.30.22
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 8:48pm 04.30.22 Well I decided to play around in Tinker Cad tonight and print a mounting block for the throttles. I
Smoothing boat bottom and painting Tally Ho at 7:56pm 04.30.22
OK, SO WHATS THE REAL ANSWER Tally Ho at 7:32pm 04.30.22
Dealing with wind shear Davidasailor26 at 7:31pm 04.30.22
Wetnesses under compression post (1) Avi at 7:30pm 04.30.22 another photo
Wetnesses under compression post (1) Avi at 7:23pm 04.30.22 Looks like water been accumulating there
Wetnesses under compression post Avi at 7:18pm 04.30.22 Yes the bottom of the compression post sits on a wooden base . The support got rotten
OK, SO WHATS THE REAL ANSWER Davidasailor26 at 7:14pm 04.30.22
How do I get to this bolt? Tater at 6:55pm 04.30.22 Is this where you take a grinder cheap wrench, then put whatever bends it may need. I have done that
Corrosion on Lightning mast jssailem at 6:48pm 04.30.22 That looks a little strange. One option would be to remove the exit box, by drilling out the rivets
Smoothing boat bottom and painting Davidasailor26 at 6:43pm 04.30.22
Painting area between boot stripe and bottom paint jssailem at 6:40pm 04.30.22 I would use the same color paint as the topside. If not it would look strange.
Need Advice for Reprop of '08 h36 jssailem at 6:38pm 04.30.22 I have never needed red line in reverse. You should not need to do that. When I installed the new
Smoothing boat bottom and painting jssailem at 6:34pm 04.30.22 Caution as you proceed. You do not want to burn through the gel coat into the glass. Looks like a fo
Need Advice for Reprop of '08 h36 Davidasailor26 at 6:34pm 04.30.22 Wow, the Oceanis came with a 17x12 on the 3YM30, and more amazing is the CS on Hadley is 20x13. I
Hunter 280 steering wheel mainsheet jssailem at 6:24pm 04.30.22 Your charts is saying 55 ft long. I would just remove the line and measure it, then get replacement
Desperate leakinhg Crusty Ol Salt at 6:17pm 04.30.22 Also.... Who in the world knows what has happened in the last 15 years since the work was completed
Desperate leakinhg Crusty Ol Salt at 6:11pm 04.30.22 I think he is saying the tension was measured before the work was started and the tension was set to

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