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Hunter 240 Rig Tuning & Mast Raising Tim Kenney at 1:29pm 05.29.09 Smaller Boats 18/12215 Aurinko III is a Hunter 240 which I bought new in 1998. I have sailed her fair amount since. Being
cam cleat on main control line Miller26S at 1:04pm 05.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1198 The cam cleat that is attached to the block on main control line is cratered and needs replaced. I g
chain plate attachments gdarling at 12:02pm 05.29.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1171 Re: late '80s First 305 Problem: attaching shrouds to chain plates. Specifically, this boat has thr
Finally (1) Phil V25 at 11:50am 05.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1118 Last year was such a bad year for our sailing activities; what with two floods (one at home and one
Anchor / Mast Head light Larry14133 at 11:47am 05.29.09 Ask All Sailors 0/5 The Anchor light on my O'Day 302 seams to have failed. Anyone have an idea of what type of bulb wou
Spots on stainless steel Ken Honeycutt at 11:46am 05.29.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1521 I've got what looks like water spots on some of my SS tubing. I tried Collinite metal polish and was
Puffer rigging instructions? Lindy Lou at 11:38am 05.29.09 AMF 1/10799 Hello! My husband is new to sailing and bought an AMF Alcort Puffer that did not come with rigging
Anchor / mast head light Larry14133 at 11:34am 05.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1366 The anchor light seams to have failed on my 1987 O'day 302. Any one have and idea on what type of b
rigging genesta at 11:31am 05.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1048 Never sailed and we purchased our first sailboat. How's that for adventurous! The boat is a 1977
Tall rig vs regular Ed3052 at 10:39am 05.29.09 Catalina 30 10/16653 What is the real difference between the tall rig and regular on the 30
Forestay tension paphman at 9:30am 05.29.09 Catalina 22 6/3709 I would like to know what some of you are using for forestay tension. We have an adjustable backsta
Differences between Kick-Up Rudders (1) Aldo at 9:11am 05.29.09 Catalina 22 0/1420 Please take a look at the attached photo of two kick-up rudders. My rudder is on the left, and is fr
Into Blue Water captjoemiki at 7:14am 05.29.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1455 Ahoy Everyone, I live on the east coast of central Florida Fort Pierce, Fl. now. I been sailing the
Checking fuel in an E 27 gramp2672 at 7:07am 05.29.09 Ericson 0/1598 How can I tell how much fuel is left in the tank on an Ericson 27 ?? The tank is angled. I dip a sti
Stay quick release ? (1) MrBee at 6:55am 05.29.09 Ask All Sailors 13/4222 Good morning, I have a cutter rig irwin 10/4. The inner stay is not needed as part of the standing
questions from an old newbie packman at 6:44am 05.29.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1855 Good Mornin' all and sundry, Help me out folks, I'm driving six hours to look at an '84 27PS, How im
Looking to buy a lancer 27PS (new sailor) packman at 6:38am 05.29.09 Lancer 0/2482 Good Mornin' all and sundry, Help me out folks, I'm driving six hours to look at an '84 27PS, How i
Tachometer not working BaySailerBill at 5:09am 05.29.09 Ask All Sailors 3/3591 Hi All, I own a 1984 Catalina C27 with a Universal M18 Deisel motor. I'm having a problem with my
Reverse Cycle Hugh4753 at 4:13am 05.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1242 AC Installation Question I've got a '94, 35.5 Legend and am going to install a reverse cycle this s
Too Good to be True ? ? ? Ralph Johnstone at 11:14pm 05.28.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1950 Has anyone tried this antifouling substitute and if so, what kind of results did you get ? http://w

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mast raising MacBeane at 5:23pm 02.03.22 Thanks Patrick! I appreciate the information and all the photos. I like the argument to raise when
Question about water in forward bilge Erbardy at 5:21pm 02.03.22
Question about water in forward bilge dlochner at 5:17pm 02.03.22 Probably condensation.
mast raising stickinthemud57 at 5:15pm 02.03.22 I wish we got around enough to establish a "routine" for getting the boat on the lake. Maybe after w
Haul out the water BigEasy at 5:04pm 02.03.22 Yes, he is moving it to dry land near or at his home, to work on it; it is a project boat. Probab
H26 Centerboard Play Chiriqui at 5:03pm 02.03.22 A stand bow and stern to add assurances. Getting the trailer out was a little struggle. Took lower
H26 Centerboard Play (1) Chiriqui at 4:57pm 02.03.22 I had two pics on this cell that I uploaded but don't see as yet
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H26 Centerboard Play (2) Chiriqui at 4:55pm 02.03.22 202340202341
H26 Centerboard Play Chiriqui at 4:51pm 02.03.22
mast raising (10) patrickfarley at 4:15pm 02.03.22 Mass raised and ready to go 38 minute from arrival time at water. I'm located at Aqualand Marina on
Swim ladder Mark Maulden at 4:14pm 02.03.22 I would drop it off the side..stay away from the prop
Why some boat owners should never attempt DIY repairs Calif. Ted at 4:10pm 02.03.22 Could have been a union plumber under government contract. Worked in a newly built Fire Station once
Swim ladder (2) Sola Gratia at 4:02pm 02.03.22
Oh My the Moorage Costs TimFromLI at 3:50pm 02.03.22 I wonder what his phrf is?
H240 mast type (1) sf50 at 3:49pm 02.03.22 Thanks for the help. Can you tell mast type from this photo? Mike
M-25 engine issues Stu Jackson at 3:46pm 02.03.22 Are you SURE, really sure, that it is not from the weep holes on the raw water pump?
Hunter 216 Centerboard sailtec hydraulic ram Crazy Dave Condon at 3:45pm 02.03.22 Check the archives as you should find some respo
Genoa question Sola Gratia at 3:45pm 02.03.22 good on ya for getting the drifter out rather than firing up the iron jenny! :facepalm:
Just found out my strut is severely compromised. dmax at 3:43pm 02.03.22 You can likely find a used one in decent shape for significantly less than a boat buck, here's a pla

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