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Considering a prop change Mike at 4:46am 01.30.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1057 Hello fellow sailors. I am considering putting a 2 blade gori folding prop, 16.5 X 13 x2 on my 06 H
37 Cutter Staysail Boom Innards (1) John Brecher at 5:25am 01.30.08 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1451 I have taken the boom apart for overhaul and paint. This was driven by the need to unfreeze the outh
mainsheet set up for solo sailing with a wheel BobM at 6:24am 01.30.08 Ask All Sailors 20/7346 While I certainly appreciate company, I am not willing to forgoe sailing for lack of another pair of
H33 Anchor Replacement Stephan at 7:31am 01.30.08 Mid-Size Boats 8/904 Looking to replace the Danforth type anchor (18lbs) that came with the boat with either a Rocna 33lb
Flex o Fold on a new 36 Hunter seadaddler at 8:10am 01.30.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/916 Anyone change their fixed three blade prop on a newer 36 Hunter,is the install easy or what.NickEr
Lancer Model Number RJ1946 at 8:19am 01.30.08 Lancer 8/2027 Does anyone know which Lancer 28 model number POGPS28 is. I've been looking for sails an I didn't re
Sheave Replacement on ZSpar Mast Head cbsailor at 8:33am 01.30.08 Ask All Sailors 3/2541 I need to replace both sheaves in my ZSpar masthead. Its a fractional rig on a Hunter 33.5 so I only
CDI furler opinions Mike8088 at 8:31am 01.30.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1610 We're looking at buying a CDI FF4 furler for our O'day 26. What is the general opinion of this furl
Extend the V-Berth in H-33? Scott A. at 8:49am 01.30.08 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1704 Being somewhat tall and large, I find the v-berth a little to short and end up having to sleep on my
Wheel lock on Whitlock? Dave Sharp at 10:00am 01.30.08 Big Boats 1/1120 We purchased ou 1998 376 used. It has the Whitlock steering gear. Since it is not addressed in the
Hot Water Heaters jaydog5000 at 9:56am 01.30.08 Ask All Sailors 14/1547 I am replacing my hot water heater in my 1985 Catalina 30. It is located in the port side locker.
How many of you Fish ( Troll ) Stillraining at 3:49pm 01.30.08 Ask All Sailors 22/2470 Off the back of your boat while sailing ? How do you do it?, and what have you caught?Post some p
H37C sheets and sails. Ed Schenck at 10:52pm 01.30.08 The Cherubini Hunters 1/985 Sheets and sails. Sounds like an ad for Target. There were so many questions in a recent response
hank on jib sail bag walt at 12:20am 01.31.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/8292 Oreana123, Ive seen pictures of a bag at the bow of your boat which holds a hank on jib when its dow
SS + Keel = Bad? Netrick at 12:54am 01.31.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1659 I am still working on the keel of my 80 Mac 25 and was looking for a SS bolt for the keel when I ran
120 Vac Receptacle behind microwave on Beneteau 331 Weasel at 3:23pm 01.31.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1940 I am planning to install a 120VAC fused GFI strip in my lazzarette to plug my searchlight and spare
Do you know what's holding your boat ???? (1) Maine Sail at 12:11pm 01.31.08 Ask All Sailors 14/1807 Hi All,Every year in our mooring field, now over 1200 boats mostly sail, we have people break free
Need Prop Info Bob M. at 12:24am 01.12.08 Catalina 30 14/2216 We have lost a blade from our folding prop and are wishing to replace with a new or used fixed blade
Point Loading Capt Ron;-) at 1:40am 01.12.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1039 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I originally want
Freezer/Refrigerator - Adler Barbor Powerplate Problems Skip at 3:33am 01.12.08 Big Boats 3/1206 I replaced the existing Frigiboat compressor and evaporator plate with an Adler/Barbour C200 and Pow

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boat steers backwards??? Tally Ho at 5:54pm 11.26.21 It seems that the mechanic may have taken the steering cables off to get the transmission cable repl
boat steers backwards??? Davidasailor26 at 5:50pm 11.26.21 The mechanic must have disconnected the steering cable to gain access to the transmission cable in t
Water tank pick up Tally Ho at 5:48pm 11.26.21 Glad to hear. Always good when you solve a problem (a mystery in this case). Greg
C-36 salon table Mscheurich at 5:30pm 11.26.21
boat steers backwards??? (1) SailingFree44 at 5:27pm 11.26.21 image
A shackle is a shackle is a shackle - or NOT...... dLj at 5:27pm 11.26.21 Good cautionary post Rich. Even the best metal hardware when immersed in water will corrode. It i
boat steers backwards??? SailingFree44 at 5:26pm 11.26.21 this is what i am talking about or is the work up top, unscrewing the compass?
Water tank pick up Rjm st.petersburg at 5:07pm 11.26.21 Problem solved. With much persuasion, I was able to separate the elbow for the pickup from the tank.
A shackle is a shackle is a shackle - or NOT...... Tom J at 5:03pm 11.26.21 Good cautionary post Rich. Even the best metal hardware when immersed in water will corrode. It is
Porta Pot on 23.5 twistedskipper at 5:02pm 11.26.21
Single handing Will Gilmore at 4:57pm 11.26.21 You could probably find a log template online somewhere, but just use a nice notebook that feels goo
A shackle is a shackle is a shackle - or NOT...... Tom J at 4:55pm 11.26.21 Every time I went to sleep onboard when tied to a mooring ball in Jamestown or Newport, Cuttyhunk,
Touchless Sailing D Swanson at 4:41pm 11.26.21 Good topic. Having taught myself how to sail, I take satisfaction when I have balanced the helm and
boat steers backwards??? SailingFree44 at 4:32pm 11.26.21 very funky sailing this way, how do i fix this mistake?
boat steers backwards??? Don S/V ILLusion at 4:31pm 11.26.21
boat steers backwards??? jssailem at 4:27pm 11.26.21 :plus: @smokey73 has identified your challenge. The steering cable was installed incorrectly. This s
boat steers backwards??? SailingFree44 at 4:25pm 11.26.21 I too have no idea how the mechanic pulled that off. Yes, the gearbox cable. so twist the cables at
boat steers backwards??? smokey73 at 4:15pm 11.26.21 When you say "transmission" cable do you mean the cable for forward - reverse on the gearbox for the
Porta Pot on 23.5 SkookumZac at 4:05pm 11.26.21 Yes, I recommend moving the pot out to the cockpit at night. -Z
Sailing and restoring #9874 AaronD at 3:53pm 11.26.21 How are you deploying those 200 watts of solar? 4x 50w semi-flexible panels, on the bimini with ve

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