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H 23 mast raising block and tackle ITHACAJIM at 6:28pm 08.25.08 Smaller Boats 3/3314 I am trying to improve the mast raising lowering system for a hunter 23, 1988, by getting a block an
Can't get to macerator gerry17139 at 5:26pm 08.25.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/2429 Dear Peggy, My friend (it's reall not me) is very frustrated with his macerator. He has a 2004 hunte
Update today paulj at 3:49pm 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1396 This is a sailing boat. paulj
Beautiful Up in Maine (1) Jim Seamans at 3:43pm 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1174 Was up in Portland and Bangor, Maine this last weekend enjoying a family reunion. Thursday to Sunda
My mast broke this week-end! antoineH336 at 3:22pm 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 13/2164 I'm in pain, and looking for advice. On Sunday, I was sailing the north part of Lake Champlain NY
Phil, what happened to my thread? CharlieCobra at 1:57pm 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 3/989 I posted up about a slip I was giving up in the PNW and it disappeared. I'm not selling anything, j
Watch Hill,RI Info seadaddler at 1:51pm 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1387 OK I give up where is it that everyone anchor's at Watch Hill,RI. We were sailing past it last we
What is the absolute best bilge pump sailaway78 at 1:49pm 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 14/4282 Once again, a Rule float switch has failed. A little over a year old. Also noticed when I pulled i
aft birth beneteau 331 Mystic51 at 12:26pm 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1459 My wife and I just bought a four year old 331 that will be put in the water in a few days. We want t
battery cable size John at 12:23pm 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 12/1543 So now I have a second question: I'm installing an emergency start battery, which would be used f
Check Yanmar drain cocks on older engines Blueskies at 12:12pm 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1386 I was lucky, we had just completed a 240 mile trip, and I had been checked engine oil, coolant etc.
Thud from below! Pete17844 at 11:23am 08.25.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1305 I'm looking for suggestions on what might cause a thud from underneath (I'm positive we weren't agro
PNW slip available CharlieCobra at 11:21am 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 0/902 I'm not really sure where to put this as it's not an ad. I'm giving up my 36' slip in Skyline Marin
lake Erie Bogdan at 11:13am 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1374 can anyone help me, Im trying to find if anyone can share chart of W. Lake Erie. really want to take
Big Western Lake Ontario Sailing Regatta this weekend. jimq26 at 9:41am 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1027 Looks like good weather (Fay is supposed to be finished by then). All sailors - racers ' cruisers a
Mecury 6.0 wont start..... Scubajeep at 9:21am 08.25.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1477 I have a 1996 mecury 6.0 on my Hunter 23.5 that was working fine 2 weeks ago... then yesterday it wo
Anti-Siphon valve on Engine Rob19574 at 8:38am 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1787 Hey all - I had a situation this weekend where a hose went on my anti-siphon valve located under
Need AC advice Hugh4753 at 8:36am 08.25.08 Big Boats 4/1307 Contemplating putting a reverse cycle with heat on my 1994 35.5 and am looking for suggestions on pl
Slime in my fuel rfrye1 at 8:18am 08.25.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1325 We own a 1998 Hunter H376. I recently found what I could only call "beige/greenish slime" in the cle
What bristols have circumnavigated? okawbow at 8:04am 08.25.08 Bristol 2/6084 Has anyone circumnavigated one of the smaller Bristols? By smaller, I mean 35' and shorter. Is the B

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Point to ponder: furling the jib NoReverse at 5:10am 01.10.22 Need to read your manuals. If you have an oversized jib on my 37.5, you need to remove 1/3 of the
Best to lift a Core Sound 17 with large Davits (1) videorov at 4:53am 01.10.22 Im changing my plan and looks like I will put the Core Sound 17 on the boat lift once I get the bott
Safest knot for dock line on a o ring... justsomeguy at 3:48am 01.10.22 Bing Yeah, Bing sucks. ;)
What is the Purpose of This Toe Rail Fitting Nodak7 at 3:35am 01.10.22 All is good but the true reason for these pad eyes is to attach your jacklines and tethers for man o
More on Maine Sail hjboven at 2:20am 01.10.22 I just read about Rodd's misfortune today. It remembered me of the ton of things I learned from hist
Venture 23 - Rigging Help MacBeane at 9:59pm 01.09.22 Not sure what you mean about the main sheet. Most older Mac's use what known as a "crosby rig" for
Is compass light wired into stern running light on the 270? eusjim1 at 9:24pm 01.09.22 Compass is on the Edson pedestal. I believe that the boat was built this way. Will track down the
Is compass light wired into stern running light on the 270? Joe at 9:01pm 01.09.22 Very common for Compass' to be aftermarket install. Either track lead from compass or flick all cir
Point to ponder: furling the jib jssailem at 8:33pm 01.09.22 Easy. It is an excellent tool. I got it when I installed my Harken furler. It is as easy to use at i
What is the Purpose of This Toe Rail Fitting Joe at 8:20pm 01.09.22 Previously installed for your convenience to use for anything. Can never have too many padeyes, imh
Custom full boat cover (3) BC Bernie at 8:15pm 01.09.22 201644201645201646
What is the Purpose of This Toe Rail Fitting Will Gilmore at 8:11pm 01.09.22 :plus: All of the above? Attaching dock fenders to, tiedown for paddleboard, clipping halyard to so
Custom full boat cover (2) BC Bernie at 8:10pm 01.09.22
What is the Purpose of This Toe Rail Fitting nightowle at 7:50pm 01.09.22 I think you're correct, as well as a possible block for a preventer. It's possible it's for setting
Safest knot for dock line on a o ring... garymalmgren at 7:24pm 01.09.22 Terry. You are dead right. I just uploaded the vid without watching it. I never imagined that some c
Point to ponder: furling the jib nightowle at 7:19pm 01.09.22 I'm a bit short on wraps......but not my boat! :biggrin:
Point to ponder: furling the jib Ward H at 7:01pm 01.09.22 I'm also one who puts three wraps of sheets around the furled jib and I always tie my furling line t
Point to ponder: furling the jib BigEasy at 6:52pm 01.09.22 The luff tape pre-feeder that was demonstrated in the video, posted by Sailfanatic, appears to be a
Looking for New Chart Plotter Ward H at 6:46pm 01.09.22 I had all of maybe 20 waypoints stored in my GPS which were the inlets of the harbors and bars I wo
I still don't quite get rule #2... jssailem at 5:50pm 01.09.22 Greg... The ColRegs are pretty clear. They are literal in their construction. I try not to read too

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