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Holes in the mast okawbow at 6:30pm 08.06.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1353 When removing or moving hardware on an aluminum mast; is it important to fill or patch the holes? Sh
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 6/2226 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 1/1139 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

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Mast rail jssailem at 8:51am 03.29.22 Grant Your boat is not unusual. The goose neck is fixed in the place so that the sail is the correct
Mast rail GrantBrown at 8:50am 03.29.22 Yes, I saw that. So I can pull the sliders out at that point? In your pic is the gate closed, locked
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) kappykaplan at 8:46am 03.29.22 Use of channel 16 is for Emergency Communications...." International hailing and distress . . .
Mast rail (1) Scott T-Bird at 8:41am 03.29.22 Probably looks like this ...
New 22 Owner jssailem at 8:37am 03.29.22 how will the rules be different? Rudders longer than the keel get stuck in the mud. Rudders unlike
Mast rail Scott T-Bird at 8:30am 03.29.22 When you took this picture, was the sail fully raised or was the sail down and gathered above the bo
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) jssailem at 8:29am 03.29.22 I believe you only need to register the radio and pay a fee, there is no test like with a HAM licen
Mast rail Scott T-Bird at 8:12am 03.29.22 Thanks for the replies. I'll be back out there this afternoon for a closer look. It's just strange
Mast rail jviss at 8:12am 03.29.22 Thanks for the replies. I'll be back out there this afternoon for a closer look. It's just strange
Mast rail GrantBrown at 7:58am 03.29.22 Thanks for the replies. I'll be back out there this afternoon for a closer look. It's just strange
Spinning Prop While Under Sail (1) sail sfbay at 7:56am 03.29.22 To add to what others have said about sailing in neutral please refer to attached Yanmar service adv
'86 Hunter 34 coolant through exhaust flightlead404 at 7:54am 03.29.22 Great answers guys---I definitely plan on finding the other two vanes but I just wanted to be sure
SEALING THE MAST sail sfbay at 7:49am 03.29.22 Have you considered a mast collar or tape Deck Collars / Mast Collars (rigrite.com) to help prevent
Water Pump Running dlochner at 7:43am 03.29.22 At the risk of being pedantic, water, like most liquids, doesn't compress :) The water pressure com
Hunter 23 Hull/deck joint R&R? dmax at 7:42am 03.29.22 I think more pictures, especially of the affected area, would help. If the rest of the hull-deck joi
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) mikeracca at 7:40am 03.29.22
Water Pump Running dmax at 7:39am 03.29.22 Basic understanding of the accumulator. When your pump runs, it pressurizes the water in your syste
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 7:21am 03.29.22 203886
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

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