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Mainsail/Headsail sailaway78 at 2:31pm 05.14.09 Ask All Sailors 36/4936 Have I been wrong all these years. Recently spent a couple weeks in San Diego, and noticed somethin
Identify? courtesy730 at 1:42pm 05.14.09 Ask All Sailors 21/2843 Can anyone identify the make and model of this boat. Im told its a C'C 35 1988 but I dont believe th
Beefing up Oday 26 tiller/rudder connection Drifter26 at 1:30pm 05.14.09 Ask An Oday Owner 11/2820 I've read the Oday 26 reviews on this Web site. Many of them state that the connection between the
instrument windows steam up sailliny at 1:08pm 05.14.09 Catalina 310 2/1642 Once I start the engine the instrument windows (RPM, Fuel, Volts) on the pedestal steam up on. Is th
Mainsheet rigging on 1973 Mac V21? Ben Kent at 12:31pm 05.14.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1486 I just bought a 1973 Mac V21 and the prior owner didn't show me how to do the triangle(?) mainsheet
Shoal vs full keel in Chesapeake Bay?? purcellr at 12:09pm 05.14.09 Catalina 30 4/2392 Hello, I have recently moved to Virginia Beach and am looking to purchase another C-30 (or maybe a C
Dripless Shaft frmreilly at 11:27am 05.14.09 Ask All Sailors 12/2500 I bought a Pearson 323 with the dripless shaft instead of the stuffing box. I know NOTHING about it
Hunter 26.5 Bimini edsonfarm at 11:01am 05.14.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1316 Does anyone know the specs for a 1987 Hunter 26.5 bimini? I'm trying to shop around for one but mos
Hydraulic Steering DJW at 11:00am 05.14.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2377 Looking to upgrade to a 50' Maple Leaf with Hydraulic Steering. We have never had a boat with Hydr
Working on my bottom bsavulis at 10:37am 05.14.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1521 I am very close to being ready to apply the barrier coat to the hull of my H27. I plan on 4 coats of
Auohelm 6000 Computer needed captnfin at 10:28am 05.14.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1384 I am looking for an Autohelm 6000 Autopilot Coarse Computer for a linear drive unit. If you have on
Down Haul thaeni at 8:10am 05.14.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1192 I was thinking about installing a down haul for my main sail so I don't need to send someone to the
AC Wiring on Beneteau Wakadui at 7:49am 05.14.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/8 Does anyone know how the AC outlets on Beneteaus are wired? Does it pull AC directly from shore pow
Garmin! Garmin! GARMIN! Roger Long at 7:27am 05.14.09 Ask All Sailors 15/1817 I just returned from a short and very satisfactory sea trial of Strider. Everything in functional a
Two boat dilemma Ken Honeycutt at 6:32am 05.14.09 Ask All Sailors 12/3654 About 18 years ago (hard to believe) I bought a 74 Oday Mariiner for a good price..I repaired the d
boom vang elaine@me at 6:12am 05.14.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1709 hi, been sailing my hunter 310 for many years and till this day i do not properly tweek my rod kicke
Gooseneck compressed Into Mast H36 lhodge at 5:06am 05.14.09 Big Boats 5/1440 I originally posted (6 weeks ago) to "ask the Expert" forum the following: I have a 2006 H36 that
H25 Tiller post service Rick Silverman at 4:26am 05.14.09 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1014 At the point that the tiller post extends up thru the cockpit there is a piece of wood than a plasti
Did some one supersize my font? Hermit Scott at 2:48am 05.14.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/2505 'Cause some thing looks weird.
Gib Sheet and Main Traveler line sizes Soggy Paws at 10:05pm 05.13.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/3882 Anyone know the size of the Gib Sheet for a 2002 Catalina 270 (lenght and line size?) Time to replac

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Arguing with insurance company MitchM at 1:09pm 07.05.21 too bad we dont know why the OP's shaft seal was leaking. (NB- there have been re
Universal Diesel 5411 overheats with recirc line open, never gets warm with recirc line pinched closed Alan Gomes at 1:07pm 07.05.21 Looking at your diagram. The critical point is the thermostat. Are you sure that the thermostat is
Battery troubles dlochner at 12:56pm 07.05.21
Universal Diesel 5411 overheats with recirc line open, never gets warm with recirc line pinched closed jssailem at 12:56pm 07.05.21 With the recirculation line open, the engine overheats. With the recirculating hose closed, the eng
Electronic anomalies DougM at 12:55pm 07.05.21 Doug, you remind me of me... and my B323 ! I took 2 overnight cruises, post-covid, and IIRC, every
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter jaysweet at 12:49pm 07.05.21 It is a shame that there really is no affordable, long lasting, effective, copper free bottom paint
Hunter 376 Mainsail tack point shackle size needed Rob Hntr376 at 12:49pm 07.05.21 Thanks for the follow up. Glad you found a shackle that works. Is there concern that the screw pin
Inflatable RIB jssailem at 12:44pm 07.05.21 There are many ways, but for me the simplest is to attach the spinnaker halyard to the dinghy. I a
Added a second battery and solar panel. coreyjohnson99 at 12:42pm 07.05.21 Im also interested in hearing your opinion of the SeaDog clamps without a strut. Do you find that i
Battery troubles jssailem at 12:35pm 07.05.21 Learning about batteries and their care is not a simple "Do this all your troubles will be solved" a
Hunter 376 Mainsail tack point shackle size needed (2) jssailem at 12:19pm 07.05.21 Thanks for the follow up. Glad you found a shackle that works. Is there concern that the screw pin
Jib traveler.... Project_Mayhem at 12:10pm 07.05.21 An impact driver may make it possible with only one pair of hands so long as you don't over tighten.
Best location for a Bilge Pump John Marrone at 11:56am 07.05.21 I guess we'll my wife get inside, close up the cabin and I'll start spraying water on the deck. This
Electronic anomalies Project_Mayhem at 11:42am 07.05.21 If you are experiencing connection/corrosion issues I'd recommend picking up a can of DeoxIT. Not ch
Do You Have a Safety Gear Diagram on Your Boat? (1) DArcy at 11:30am 07.05.21 I imported the layout drawing for my boat into Apache OpenOffice Draw then traced over the lines to
Propane storage on H44 Ac wyctoronto at 10:56am 07.05.21 Thanks!!
Hunter 376 Mainsail tack point shackle size needed (2) Rob Hntr376 at 10:46am 07.05.21 Sure. Rigging is one of my things. While at the boat on the weekend, I dug deeper through stuff f
Propane storage on H44 Ac Rich Stidger at 10:37am 07.05.21 Sorry, and where did you source the brackets? West Marine.
Propane storage on H44 Ac Rich Stidger at 10:35am 07.05.21
1987 C22 SK Fuel to Outboard (1) Gene Neill at 10:33am 07.05.21 Fuel line typically goes out through a scupper. I had to install an inspection plate to access my

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