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rigging mainsail sheet cb3296 at 5:05am 05.04.08 Day Sailers 1/1231 Just inherited use of Daysailer. I would like to know the configuration for the main sheet. Dead
Removing water from diesel tank. Dennis W. at 12:34am 05.04.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1638 Just finished 3-days at Two Harbors, but, had engine trouble developed on the way over. Rough runnin
Halyard mystery NorfolkRagbagger at 7:11am 05.04.08 Catalina 30 0/1159 I am one of those infamous people who used a messenger (despite my better judgment)to replace my mai
Fred- the Avatar is attached (2) Dennis W. at 7:51am 05.04.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1156 Fred, This photo shows 4th of July cove looking East across Isthmus cove into Big Fisherman, Santa C
Deck Soft Spot. What the....? Gary at 5:46am 05.04.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1313 87 Hunter 28.5Have a small (~14"x14") soft spot starboard of the mast. The area flexes about 1/4 in
Head sails dale at 9:41am 05.04.08 Catalina 22 4/1118 I would like to know what everyone has for head sails. On our 22 we have a 1.5 oz. 150% drifter, a
pressure sink Louis at 10:00am 05.04.08 Smaller Boats 1/868 Finally took the boat out into the water today. After a winter or fixing up and cleaning it felt gre
Rewiring Mast Jim22491 at 11:19am 05.04.08 Other Sailboats 2/1019 I am rewiring my mast, My problem is all the wires ar just through the deck and siliconed. This cann
Head Lighting Greg W. at 11:28am 05.04.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/897 I have two wires entering the ceiling of the head on my boat just above the mirror. I thought they m
Short changed ? Canukwi at 12:27pm 05.04.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1008 I don't know if I missed something in the past several years that I've used Interlux VC-17m for my b
Raymarine ST 69's or Tacktick? palacegrand at 12:40pm 05.04.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1050 Recently purchased a Yamaha 30 which while overall in good shape, features some rather old instrumen
Favorite sailing music Dave at 12:12pm 05.04.08 Ask All Sailors 15/1886 I'm working on filling up my iPod, and have lots of varied music. I decided to work on a sailing tun
pictures tpolo at 11:58am 05.04.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1027 I was able to post pictures in the past but for some reason it does not work anymore for me....this
marina Real, gyuamas MX monty at 11:34am 05.04.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1295 Can anyone give me lat. long. for marina real? I am moving there next week during hurricane season a
does any one know the first outlets on the circuits? I'm bob at 1:18pm 05.04.08 Big Boats 2/794 adding or rather have added a Freedom Marine inverter/charger and now have to change the first outle
is Home Depot GCFI the same as marine GCFI? bob at 1:07pm 05.04.08 Ask All Sailors 2/968 it costs twice as much at west marine ?????
Dagger board stop rope length needed..... Nik at 2:07pm 05.04.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1371 My 26D didn't come with the safety line to prevent the dagger board from dropping too low. how much
Hard water deposits Brian at 2:13pm 05.04.08 Big Boats 1/958 I just looked into the aluminum water tanks on my 10 yr old liveaboard boat and saw lots of calcium
Captain Pigot... or Captain Kangaroo? SailboatOwners.com at 2:21pm 05.04.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1257 There really ought to be only one captain at a time aboard a boat; often there isn't time for a deci
oil change windsmaker at 1:55pm 05.04.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/5379 Ok I'm perplexed? Changed the oil in my perkins 4 108 this weekend. pumped out ~4 quarts. and put

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Racor Fun Yesterday sailme88 at 4:44am 05.02.21 Folger's may not be the best coffee but they have the best re-purposing containers....They cut easil
Tranny Fluid & Heat Exchanger (2) SawyerCurt at 4:03am 05.02.21 Changing the transmission fluid had been on my list for a while, and I'm embarrassed to say it was o
Adding a Bowsprit to a Std Rig Boat Joe at 4:02am 05.02.21 You'll pay $330 for an 18 inch piece of teak, or $600 for the same piece in fiberglass, plus anothe
H31 Where is the Y-valve mounted? HMT2 at 3:53am 05.02.21 In my 1983 model, it was under the sink and tucked slightly to starboard. It was halfway between t
H31 Where is the Y-valve mounted? kloudie1 at 3:34am 05.02.21 There was no Y-valve originally on the H-31.. The link above (post #3) has the original plumbing dia
SafeFS30 - installation on a Passage 42 - Location to install? JamesG161 at 12:56am 05.02.21 I am fairly confident that Hunter Installed a similar device on every boat they made that has AC sho
240 HIN indentation number location? SolentHunter at 12:45am 05.02.21 thanks for the reply there aren't any floorboard as it's all moulded in the H240 but I will have a
Beneteau 311 Traveller Line - What Works for You? sail sfbay at 9:46pm 05.01.21 Stiffness = low stretch
Beneteau 311 Traveller Line - What Works for You? CapitalistSailor at 9:35pm 05.01.21 Sail SFBay, When you say stiffness, do you mean stiff as in not bendy, like Sta-Set X, or do mean lo
Passage 42- Electrical Panel A/C light indictors - wires - burnt sail sfbay at 9:32pm 05.01.21 You need to hire my marine electricians. They repaired all that on my sail and power boats.
Polaris Compass / no fluid PaulOtt at 9:12pm 05.01.21 Point taken. Better to replace. That or just remove and glass in the hole. My hand held chart plo
Install an anchor Windlass (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:55pm 05.01.21 Welcome aboard @Dale Haz. Every installation is different depending on the shape of the anchor lock
Polaris Compass / no fluid Don S/V ILLusion at 7:07pm 05.01.21
H31 Where is the Y-valve mounted? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:26pm 05.01.21 I wouldn't restore the system to "factory settings." If the buyer turns out to be in any waters whe
Durango tow vehicle questions FuzzyBadger at 6:24pm 05.01.21 Great! Thank you. Kendyoozed, can yo recommend a brake controller?
Durango tow vehicle questions FuzzyBadger at 6:21pm 05.01.21 Then you will be fine towing.... Great! Thank you.
Looking at an O'Day 34 Blowboat at 6:21pm 05.01.21 Thanks everyone for your comments...they are very helpful. It seems this is not the boat for us...ma
Durango tow vehicle questions kendyoozed at 6:14pm 05.01.21 Then you will be fine towing....
Batteries Tom J at 6:05pm 05.01.21 Costco has Interstate GC batts at a decent price. Should do in a pinch.
H31 Where is the Y-valve mounted? SFS at 6:05pm 05.01.21 In my 1983 model, it was under the sink and tucked slightly to starboard. It was halfway between th

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