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Man Overboard Tracking Device Survey patchoe at 5:45pm 08.06.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1182 Hello all, A few weeks back a cohort of mine started a thread on this topic and we thank you for eve
Social groups Roy10289 at 4:09pm 08.06.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1281 I am pretty much a solitary person and have never liked to just "chat" with people just for the sake
Price mitch9999 at 3:26pm 08.06.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1104 Hello, everybody... I would like to hear some opinion on my post and appreciate ANY RESPONSE I could
Hull repair of Daysailor II gsaue at 3:11pm 08.06.09 Day Sailers 2/1557 Recently developed a 7" semicircular break in the hull at the rear of the centerboard slot, flooding
1986 40' hunter. halyard diameter? luvitt at 2:03pm 08.06.09 Big Boats 6/2225 i had some fellows looking over the boat with me, and they said my halyards were too big. i dont kn
How to remove a Hurth Transmission. Ernest at 2:03pm 08.06.09 Ask All Sailors 0/17 I have a Catalina 30 with a Hurth HBW 50 Transmission that needs replacing. I would welcome any advi
Anchor light buld replacement Cpt. Jon at 12:54pm 08.06.09 Ask All Sailors 17/3142 Anchor light bulb replacement Hello, Since we bought our boat, our anchor light hasn't worked. I
Anchor light buld replacement Cpt. Jon at 12:50pm 08.06.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1 Hello,
Sewage in Bilge Brad Hoff at 10:53am 08.06.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/3705 Peggy, I replace the hoses on my holding tank about 6 months ago and noted that the intake fitting
Diesel Exhaust Fan mike361 at 9:41am 08.06.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1788 I hate the noise the diesel exahust fan makes when I am motoring. Motor noise is bad enough but the
Mast Step? Cpt. Jon at 8:23am 08.06.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1693 Hi all, Stu Jackson mentioned a mast step for taking his sail cover off in another thread. My w
Back in Business!!!! SEADANCE at 7:41am 08.06.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1759 Hi Guys and Gals! Thanks again for all of the help. At the end of June, we noticed a leak between
In-mast pros and cons Ctskip at 7:22am 08.06.09 Ask All Sailors 34/9877 I'm questioning the in-mast sail ,verses the boom furler and the "old" fashioned way of dropping the
Newbie to boats... but I really want to learn to sail and want a boat! superwormy at 7:03am 08.06.09 Ask All Sailors 26/3716 OK, first, a disclaimer: I'm a total newbie to boats. I've been on boats only a handful of times, I'
drdave daddde at 6:28am 08.06.09 S2 1/1425 I recently purchased a S2-22. There is an electrical plug located near the mast on a rubberized cord
How close to the wind? Quoddy at 5:45am 08.06.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1240
Wheele Bogdang at 5:24am 08.06.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1535 Ok, anyone ever put a wheel steering on a mac 26s? My wife wants to do this, I would be happy with i
year of boat max1957 at 2:38am 08.06.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1138 its a javelin hull#18989 class#1197 any idea of year thanks
Internal Roof Pannels (H-33) Layla at 12:18am 08.06.09 Mid-Size Boats 4/1340 Hi, I am new to this forum and appreciate responses. We (three Israeli skiper partners) purchased a
Z-Spar Foot Blocks (1) Aus Ross at 11:49pm 08.05.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2207 I am looking for 2 Clutch type Foot Blocks to add to my side deck, I am sure they are Z-Spar but I c

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Mast rail Scott T-Bird at 7:19am 03.29.22 That gooseneck looks like it is riveted to the mast. Unless it is not the original location for it
Mast rail mikeracca at 7:18am 03.29.22 I'm not looking at it right now but it must be behind the gooseneck and that does not look easy to
Suspect Crankshaft oil leaks kloudie1 at 7:09am 03.29.22 The crucial thing is if ya have enough space.. The transmission can be uncoupled and removed aft but
Mast rail GrantBrown at 7:03am 03.29.22 I'm not looking at it right now but it must be behind the gooseneck and that does not look easy to r
SEALING THE MAST rschuss at 6:58am 03.29.22 There is movement in the mast step due to stretching of the shrouds and hull movement and if you str
Honda 2000 vs. Lincoln 140 welder kloudie1 at 6:54am 03.29.22 Probably could handle the lower-lowest power settings, but not the full rated output.. Lincoln (the
O'day 23 through hull access rschuss at 6:49am 03.29.22 On my O'Day 222 the cockpit drain is in the transom. In this photo it looks like this drain would be
Mast rail mikeracca at 6:49am 03.29.22 The gate could also be behind the gooseneck.
New 22 Owner Sail Jake at 6:07am 03.29.22 Thanks for the rudder info. This rudder will be a kick up, how will the rules be different? Thanks
Mast rail kappykaplan at 5:47am 03.29.22 Is the mast gate farther up on the mast? On my boat, the gate is about 12" above the gooseneck.
Mast rail (1) GrantBrown at 5:44am 03.29.22 203885 I thought there would be a removable stopper that will allows the sliders to be removed but
Mast rail kappykaplan at 4:47am 03.29.22 Please post photos so we can see what you're working with.
'86 Hunter 34 coolant through exhaust jssailem at 2:43am 03.29.22 Even if the exhaust is underneath the boat, most are at or very near the stern. Back the boat into a
SEALING THE MAST Barnacle Phil at 11:00pm 03.28.22 Thanks for asking this question. I have the '82 O'day 30 FK (Full Keel) version with the same proble
'86 Hunter 34 coolant through exhaust stuendan at 10:55pm 03.28.22 Assume your motor is a 2gm20F - the manual says 422 gal/hour @ 3600 rpm or 7 gal/min. Assuming a lin
Beaching a Hunter 40.5 by the pier Bouchard at 10:33pm 03.28.22 Thanks for the answers. I forgot this thread, dumb of me. It was a question out of curiosity. Then I
Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 9:55pm 03.28.22 My son was very upset about having to walk to school. I walked with him to keep him company. "You
26 Classic cockpit seat mod kendyoozed at 9:04pm 03.28.22 I definitely hear you on wanting to keep fuel odors out of the cabin when storing fuel in the lazar
Yanmar 3GMF can't get rpms over 22,000 I believe is soon to be resolved ! Benny17441 at 8:00pm 03.28.22 Yes, tied to the dock will affect performance. The fuel governor responds to loads on the engine,
Suspect Crankshaft oil leaks Benny17441 at 7:38pm 03.28.22 What is the grade or viscosity thickness of your engine oil? An oil additive to thicken viscosity

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