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halyard wrap jib blane at 1:09pm 09.02.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/3430 I have halyard wrap on my jib. I see no sign of damage at the top of the mast . No info in owner's
burnt 30 amp connection richk at 11:51am 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1208 As I was leaving the boat yesterday, planning to hook up the 30A shore power, I noticed one of the t
Decals phdoc at 11:40am 09.02.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1030 I have purchased a 1983 Mac 25' and on the sides of the aft quarter decks there appears to be old Ma
More Hunter 23.5 Questions pjdobs at 11:34am 09.02.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/4081 We recently purchased a 1993 Hunter 23.5 and are having a real hard time finding parts and informati
That hum markwelles at 11:24am 09.02.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1149 On our maiden voyage in our Mac 25 we were accompanied on our way by a loud hum that we suppose came
Tow boat grounded me Pete17844 at 11:08am 09.02.08 Mid-Size Boats 5/1243 I'm interested in opinions on how ticked or not I should be at a tow boat operator. Our engine over
Fading Interior Teak Jack9792 at 11:04am 09.02.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1321 Our boat is a 2002 H356. The teak just inside the cabin has faded from exposure to the sun. The res
Varnish Removal from Teak morgantheship at 10:57am 09.02.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1146 The previous owner of my H27 at one time varnished all of the teak, but it was not cared for over th
Battery House Bank Bob S at 10:50am 09.02.08 Catalina 30 2/1706 I plan to upgrade my house bank from two group 24 (one house and one start)to whatever I can fit wit
Labor day sailing pictures (1) walt at 10:38am 09.02.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1220 Here are a couple of mine from some nice sailing and picnic with a bunch of family
Keel Roller Replacement Iron141 at 10:00am 09.02.08 Trailer Sailors 5/7675 I need to replce the 8" keel roller on my Magic Tilt trailer. Any ideas on how to remove the PAL nu
Sailboat going to the dogs (1) John at 9:52am 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1344 We just returned last night from our two-and-a-half day trip to Half Moon Bay and back. As you can s
Finally got to change fuel filters underway Jim Seamans at 9:37am 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1606 Joan and I had a great four day sail over Labor Day weekend. Got to raft up with some friends and l
Connecting Head Pickup and Vanity Drain Discharge near thru-hulls jveatch at 7:40am 09.02.08 Big Boats 7/1850 In order to eliminate smell in the toilet after no use for extended periods in the salt water enviro
Longer boom Deadline at 6:44am 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1208 Has anyone considered changing out the boom on H320 to make it two feet longer? By ratcheting down
Any one else having connection problems today? filthy liberal scum at 6:36am 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1275 Have been dumped three times today trying to submit a post.
want to monitor amp output of alt filthy liberal scum at 6:16am 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 17/1429 will try this again. got cut off when trying to post this a while ago. I would like to be able to mo
just wondering cat22 porsche at 4:36am 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1045 As some of you know I have a 1989 cat22 with wing keel. I read in the manuel that the wing keel is 6
Reaching a boat VIgirl1 at 4:34am 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 15/1285 I have to reach a boat on its way to Australia. They recently left Florida, without a satellite phon
Connecting Head Pickup and Vanity Drain Discharge near thru-hulls jveatch at 10:34pm 09.01.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2353 In order to eliminate smell in the toilet after no use for extended periods in the salt water enviro

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Cruising Wobbly and lessons in seamanship - crossing the Wash. (1) Will Gilmore at 3:35am 01.24.22 It looks like Ireland has some very beautiful canals and rivers to cruise. https://www.waterwaysirel
Generator on a Hunter 326 (32') Digger54 at 2:08am 01.24.22 What sort of generator do I need to run my AC and other equipment on my Hunter 326? Is it practica
What is it? (3) Joe at 2:06am 01.24.22 Leech line cleats samples..... they're just small, thin vee/clam cleats for the leech cord. https:/
bent t-bolts and shroud replacement Joe at 1:27am 01.24.22 $200 seems pretty reasonable to me and by replacing everything all at once you have one big chore to
1989 Catalina 30 Control line size and length Joe at 1:22am 01.24.22 Don't forget "lines led aft". Many boats, especially the older ones, did not come rigged with all c
Buyer's or Seller's market? nightowle at 10:39pm 01.23.22 Rising tide floats all boats...... As a broker, I can say this is likely true in stocks and real e
Something I found on my computer when copying files to my new one. Weasel at 8:41pm 01.23.22
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 njlarry at 7:54pm 01.23.22 Given the age of our boats, it is likely flange will not easily part from the shaft. I will likely e
Hunter 410 clutch mounting Ralph Johnstone at 7:39pm 01.23.22 Going to install the new next to the old and that section is raised, so does that mean there is a p
How to install/snake a internal halyard? rhwins at 7:33pm 01.23.22
Power Halyard Winch Trouble Shooting quadrille38 at 7:13pm 01.23.22 I'd bet on something providing increased resistance when hoisting rather than a problem with the wi
Cruising Wobbly and lessons in seamanship - crossing the Wash. jssailem at 7:00pm 01.23.22 Irish Channel also known as the North Channel. Connecting the Irish Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Sit
Hunter 410 clutch mounting Sailgunner at 6:51pm 01.23.22 The question is whether there is an alum backing plate molded into the fiberglass. Going to install
Something I found on my computer when copying files to my new one. (1) jssailem at 6:29pm 01.23.22 Ok... I have reproduced the document as a PDF for anyone who would like to keep a copy.
"Hawkeye" Will Gilmore at 6:25pm 01.23.22 Hi Simon, It is good to read your posts again. That is a nice looking boat. I really like the clean
Cruising Wobbly and lessons in seamanship - crossing the Wash. PaulK at 6:20pm 01.23.22 Cross the Irish channel If crossing the Wash was a 12-hour somewhat bouncy trip in relatively calm
Power Halyard Winch Trouble Shooting JoeWhite at 5:36pm 01.23.22 Is the main sheet and boomvang loose? Is there anything holding the boom down? Can you raise the aft
Raymarine depth transducer Ken13559 at 5:36pm 01.23.22 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/depthsounder-malfunction.91367 Looks like I'm not alone w
Power Halyard Winch Trouble Shooting Rick D at 5:27pm 01.23.22 Thanks for all the suggestions. It worked fine for the first 20 years...but something has changed.
I purchased stock in ITW (maker of Plexus) ... Now What? Shorefun at 5:24pm 01.23.22 The crack on the side I would feather down the crack area. Then saturate some glass with the glue an

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