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Local Knowledge Gray's Creek BLIGHT at 7:36am 05.04.09 Destinations 4/2919 Does anyone have any "Local Knowledge" of navigation about Gray's Creek which off of the Magathy Riv
V berth Leak H290A at 7:23am 05.04.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1233 Hi all you H290 owners, anyone ever run into a leak somewhere on the starboard side in the V berth?
Best option for repairing sail? CaptianJack at 6:55am 05.04.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1320 Hello all, We had a violent windstorm a few weeks back and my jib (on a roller furl) was not as ti
Mistral 33 - hydraulic steering issues jack pine at 6:33am 05.04.09 Hallberg-Rassy 2/6031 My Mistral 33 was built in 1972 and has its original hydraulic steering. The steering has been some
Oday 23 Main Sail cover measurements PapaJack at 6:23am 05.04.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1653 Mast down, need to order main sail cover. Do you know the various standard length and circumferen
Unusual incident Witzend at 4:38am 05.04.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2196 I have not filled my water tank yet, since winterization. I'm on my mooring and wanted to run the en
Single handed vs. family aboard Hermit Scott at 10:18pm 05.03.09 Ask All Sailors 37/3598 We made it to the boat today. There was a point in the day where I wish we hadn't. The wind was not
Bilge issues pmitch at 9:45pm 05.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1426 Does anybody know if the area under the two quarter births have drain holes which route back to the
Furling Main Jam Pat Hooyman at 9:17pm 05.03.09 Big Boats 9/3086 Our furling main jammed - it is a Selden mast with a Doyle vertical batten main on an H38. First it
Can't Eliminate Lee Helm - Gremlins??? svwalkabout at 8:49pm 05.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2979 Well... Where to start... I can't eliminate the lee helm problem that I seemed to have built mys
Islander 32 Marc Bjorklund at 8:47pm 05.03.09 Islander 1/3294 I have an Islander 32, Robert Perry design, !972. The fuel tank has developed a leak and needs repl
Adding Reefing Hardware RJMartin at 8:20pm 05.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2266 I need to add reefing hardware to my V224. I have a reasonably good description of a "jiffy-reefing
Catalina 30 Electrical Short C30 3058 at 7:04pm 05.03.09 Catalina 30 8/3134 I have a short in my electrical system that is causing severe battery drain whenever the battery swi
o'day 40 strut free play markl at 6:37pm 05.03.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1156 Hello O'Day 40 strut free play.Any suggestions how to fix it? Thank you, Mark.
Boat name letter boards jybiom at 5:58pm 05.03.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1155 Hi. I am looking for a company that makes letter boards that can take a boat name that is about 6 "
Rhodes 19 reefing question Tashi at 5:55pm 05.03.09 Day Sailers 2/4396 Hi, This is a question for any rhodes 19 owners. I have recently acquired a 1978 Mariner and am
My anchor light is on crack! Bad Obsession at 5:44pm 05.03.09 Ask All Sailors 24/5048 Last week my anchor light didn't work when I was anchored. It worked the week before that when I wa
Where to find MACG factory original cheek block for halyard? MacWind19 at 3:54pm 05.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1714 I am looking to replace three cheek blocks on my '89 macgregor 26. It would be nice to replace them
37C rig tuning Don LePage at 3:51pm 05.03.09 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1822 Hi All: Question about rig tuning. A friend lent me a rig tuning gizmo and I though I would set up
Holding Tank Maintenance gkornrneich@comcast.net at 3:41pm 05.03.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1776 Hi Peggy, I've read that leaving the boat for a while with Calgon Water Softener (and maybe a bit

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Too much mast rake sirius86 at 8:16pm 07.02.21 What ever you start with rake wise, you will end with it if tuned evenly. Loosen everything up and
Newbie - Just brought a 1986 Hunter 23 home Roughsawn at 7:59pm 07.02.21 She's now parked in the front yard. Gotta put the topside hardware on early tomorrow morning, repla
Too much mast rake sirius86 at 7:58pm 07.02.21 First one point I don't understand, if the engine is heavier, why is the stern higher? Now in my l
Newbie - Just brought a 1986 Hunter 23 home (3) Roughsawn at 7:56pm 07.02.21 Ready to go sailing! Been a LOOONNNGGG day. Her interior is all cleaned up, new tires on, bearings
Added a second battery and solar panel. Project_Mayhem at 7:35pm 07.02.21 Im also interested in hearing your opinion of the SeaDog clamps without a strut. Do you find that it
Just can't get no release! Project_Mayhem at 7:22pm 07.02.21 Also consider the amount of line to be used The current line came off of a Cat 27 Tall Rig. There'
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working Davidasailor26 at 7:21pm 07.02.21
By the power of the sun... Project_Mayhem at 7:16pm 07.02.21 I'm leaning more towards the 100w stern rail mount. The boat actually faces Southeast. Panels could
Captain's decision that destroyed a City... MikeHoncho at 7:06pm 07.02.21 Famous Ammonium nitrate ship explosion, Texas (where everything explodes or burns) 1947 O-d6cqhCJNE
The SUN celebrates CANADA DAY Stu Jackson at 7:00pm 07.02.21 Black & yellow? Not red & white? Thx, John, great photo.
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working (1) kodiak1120 at 6:59pm 07.02.21 Thanks again for all the help. I got the cold water working, but when I put the faucet in the hot wa
Arguing with insurance company MikeHoncho at 6:55pm 07.02.21
Reconnecting cut transducer cable on Standard Horizon DS35 DArcy at 6:54pm 07.02.21 At 200Hz it's not too hard to create a passible splice. There are two types of losses you need to wo
Too much mast rake MikeHoncho at 6:50pm 07.02.21 What ever you start with rake wise, you will end with it if tuned evenly. Loosen everything up and d
Too much mast rake jksirius at 5:04pm 07.02.21 In my limited experience I have found that the mast is quite flexible. Do you have a baby stay? I do
Galley Cabinet Removal: Rebedding Leaking Starboard sail track Closing Time at 4:53pm 07.02.21 Finally getting back to this. What I will describe will sound very basic and simple so I don't know
Yanmar GH/HM alternator saddle mount concern heritage at 4:31pm 07.02.21 To eliminate the play, place a shim to fill the space between the engine mount and the alternator mo
Galley Cabinet Removal: Rebedding Leaking Starboard sail track Cat 310 #1 in GA at 4:18pm 07.02.21 Finally getting back to this. What I will describe will sound very basic and simple so I don't know
Reconnecting cut transducer cable on Standard Horizon DS35 garymalmgren at 4:15pm 07.02.21 Do it and let us know if it works. Try the easy (crimp) fix first and if that doesn't do it, go for
Just can't get no release! dlochner at 3:51pm 07.02.21 My first suggestion was to change the cleat angle. That is where you start. We both started there

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