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Hunter 33 Mainsheet Car spadaforaj at 6:24pm 05.24.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1059 Hi - I just picked up a 1981 H33 and am replacing just about everything - need some help on this one
Sugar ants RECESS at 4:37pm 05.24.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2219 I read what the archives had to say but had a more specific question. I have sugar ants coming acros
owners manual johnnynxn at 4:19pm 05.24.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2030 I am looking for an owners manual for a 25' oday sail boat...I just bought a 1985 sailboat
Slow drain....No drain? rpell46 at 1:19pm 05.24.09 Catalina 30 5/2108 Hi everyone, I am about 95% done with all those "little annoyances" on my new 1991 Cat 30 MKII, ex
Compression Post Issues rritter2000 at 11:43am 05.24.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/982 With my 33.5 mast stepped (unloaded) I can move my compression post. Two questions: A. Is this norm
prop johnausen at 11:42am 05.24.09 Bigger Boats 1/1335 We recently purchased an Oday 37 CC. The prop is an 18RH9 driven by a 32 HP Universal diesel. Acco
87 Ericson 32 Emergency Tiller jdenlinger at 9:26am 05.24.09 Ericson 3/3167 We just purchased an Ericson 32. 87 model and discovered it does not have and emergency tiller despi
simple (probably dumb) question - reefing the jib patsheridan at 8:17am 05.24.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 19/16008 i've got a 24' islander, with a simple hank-on jib. can i "reef" the working jib by simply attaching
Unwanted Solar Heat SeanMorey at 8:10am 05.24.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1906 Are motoryachts hot to live on in southern california? How do you stay cool?
Catalina 36 MK II Rudder Slop Carribean Soul at 6:21am 05.24.09 Big Boats 1/1965 I have a 1995 C36 MKII with sloppy rudder/wheel linkage. I checked in the aft lazarette and found t
Throttle Cable Replacement AlwaysFORSAIL at 6:20am 05.24.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1935 My throttle cable has broken and is either stuck or secured inside the pedestal. Has anyone had this
Drain plug, sorry if duplicate BobDay at 5:45am 05.24.09 Day Sailers 3/1864 Hello, I just purchased an O'day 20. I am concerned that there is a fishfinder installed and I can f
O'Day 20 Drain BobDay at 5:13am 05.24.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2534 Hello, I just purchased an O'day 20. I am concerned that there is a fishfinder installed and I can
Heathkit Depth sounder ???? MrBee at 5:11am 05.24.09 Ask All Sailors 8/4286 Good morning all. I know some one out there will know about these things. The boat we just bought
O'Day 20 Drain BobDay at 5:10am 05.24.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1116 Hello,
Charlotte Harbor,Fl, Weather seadaddler at 2:13am 05.24.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1053 So what do you do here on the west coast of Florida with this summer weather. How do you plan sailin
H260 Rudder Post Blocked. (1) WallyQ2 at 10:42pm 05.23.09 Smaller Boats 4/1372 Hi all. I'm trying to lower my rudder with less effort, and wanted to put in 2 micro blocks for a 4:
rental sailboats ironhors42 at 10:15pm 05.23.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1541 We are going to Kills Devil, North Carolina outer banks. Would appreciate if anyone can anyone tell
Hunter 33 Question Big Red for life at 9:45pm 05.23.09 Mid-Size Boats 7/2938 Hello, I am looking at a Hunter 33 and wondering what others experience is with the boat. What
Galley Mods (1) oreana123 at 9:07pm 05.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/3369 I am getting ready for a camp out on my 26D, and I thought I'd make the galley more ergonomic for th

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Leaky Windows Project_Mayhem at 12:31pm 02.22.22 I used butyl for one of my windows. If you put too much on you'll never get all of the extra to sque
2007 Hunter 41DS Autopilot Linear Drive Failure keepsmilin at 12:29pm 02.22.22 DayDreamer41, your suggestion was correct. There is a access cover when removed gives you direct ac
Battery options Stu Jackson at 11:43am 02.22.22 Charging 2 12v in parallel is not going to result in an unbalance like a series charge can. .... Ba
Battery options (1) jeepbluetj at 11:35am 02.22.22 Rod would link his own site: Batteries Archives - Marine How To As far as balance is concerned, let
BRASS THRUHULL VALVES CORROSION Project_Mayhem at 11:32am 02.22.22 A few articles I red said that these valves often times have a copper coating which explains the gre
Potential Buyer of DS1 Johnb at 11:11am 02.22.22 I am not familiar with that particular boat but I would like to comment based on my dinghy sailing d
Battery options mikeracca at 11:03am 02.22.22 I believe you are making a mountain out of a molehill & coming up with a 1962 issue in 2022. If yo
Water level Mark Maulden at 10:51am 02.22.22 Mark, Thanks, that helps a lot. Can i designate the smaller tank as the supply tank for the hub. Eli
Bent jaw toggles on lower shrouds bmorr at 10:41am 02.22.22 11 years ago when I first raised the mast on my 26 the same thing happened. I replaced them and now
Battery options Tom J at 10:28am 02.22.22 My current setup is 2 6v house batteries in the chart table, and a starting battery right next to t
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Catalina 27 keel Tom J at 10:26am 02.22.22 The owner said they think the scuppers are leaking. By "scuppers", do you mean the cockpit drains?
Bosun's chair mikeracca at 10:22am 02.22.22 There was an incident in a mooring field in Key West when a sailboat heeled over 90 degrees and dun
Considering Hunter 49 Purchase ! Bluesmoods at 10:16am 02.22.22 My Hunter 50 is a tall rig, non furling main. I have owned the boat for over 5 years. It is a wonde
Battery options mikeracca at 10:15am 02.22.22 My current setup is 2 6v house batteries in the chart table, and a starting battery right next to th
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 10:10am 02.22.22
Barient 8P winch jamming, pawl problem? jssailem at 10:03am 02.22.22 Came across this sale on Pawl Springs. They have both large and small. https://ca.binnacle.com/p143
Battery options Ward H at 10:00am 02.22.22 Mike, sounds like you know what you are getting into with regards to battery banks. Great! For an a
Leaky Windows jeepbluetj at 9:52am 02.22.22 I found a few leaks in the chain plates, and I am well versed in the repair of those from my MacGre
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