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Closed loop Halyard/ Gerr Downhaul Sean at 5:37am 10.04.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1616 I want to run my foresail halyard aft to the cockpit and I'm considering combining a closed loop Hal
How to connect laptop with GPS to auto pilot Seattle Scott at 8:31am 10.04.07 Ask All Sailors 13/3748 So I have a Simrad wheel pilot with instructions on how to connect to chartplotter and I have my lap
SWING KEEL PIVOT FOR ODAY 22 frank7741 at 8:34am 10.04.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1030 DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE TO FIND A PURPOSE MADE SWING-KEEL PIVOT PIN FOR AND ODAY 22. I AM CURRENTLY U
Fogging the diesel for winter? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:52am 10.04.07 Ask All Sailors 20/3721 Never did this but noticed someone ask on a different forum which got me thinking(not good).Does an
Hunter 30 1990 Brock at 9:34am 10.04.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1201 Hi, I just purchased a 1990 Hunter30 in Seattle and am bringing it home to Powell River next week. M
Manual for Oday 272LE Ron Austin at 10:45am 10.04.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1239 Does anyone have a manual for an Oday 272LEthanks
Bristol Finish Good or Bad BD at 4:51am 10.04.07 Ask All Sailors 9/2657 Have you used Bristol Finish, if so what are your thoughts, Good or Bad?
Oday 28 wiring schematic? j_schoenfeld at 4:51am 10.04.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1465 I am a new oday owner, and the guy I bought it from told me he had redone the wiring. I'm sure he di
30 AMP Dock Power ho1man at 4:41am 10.04.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1037 Hi;I just got rid of my 30 year old boat and purchased a 1999 Hunter 270. To my surprise, there is
catalina 22 rusty centerboard ewjili at 12:39pm 10.04.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1517 I recently bought a 1988 Catalina 22 and on haul out today I found the centerboard to be half covere
Sails Call Lounge Stu Jackson at 2:16pm 10.04.07 Ask All Sailors 22/1742 For those of you who may be new to this forum, you may be interested in the Sails Call Lounge, which
What could it be worth? Manny at 2:15pm 10.04.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/861 I went to change the oil on my Renault RC8D today and while warming the engine up I discovered yet a
1997 Hunter 40.5. the good, the bad and the ugly? George H260 at 2:30pm 10.04.07 Big Boats 5/13152 Hi AllI am considering making an offer on a 1997 Hunter 40.5 Will be getting a survey, but would
Sandpipers in action video Michel Boulet at 6:14pm 10.04.07 Other Sailboats 0/740 A short video showing two Sandpipers in action. It was filmed on the Saint-Laurent river, near Montr
Blown Fuse Paul Akers at 12:17am 10.03.07 Forum Help (Site Talk) 17/2086 Last week when starting to depart from a local marina, I blew the 30a fuse that is used by the push-
Bilge Pump???? + Wiring???? Popeye18296 at 12:34am 10.03.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1005 Howdy, Back again for more answers.Need enlightenment regarding bilge pump.No thru hull or manual pu
Weight of 26 Hunter, loaded on trailer Teresa & Cliff Vogel at 1:55am 10.03.07 Smaller Boats 8/10466 Can anyone give us a fairly close idea of how much the 26 Hunter weights when on trailer (including
Weather for Annapolis - Looks Great Jim Seamans at 2:31am 10.03.07 Ask All Sailors 12/902 No rain in the forecast for until maybe Monday with Isolated Thunderstorms. 80-85 every day. 5Ji*
Fuel tank vent Denial23229 at 2:35am 10.03.07 Yamaha 1/1613 Does anyone know where the diesel tank vent hose terminates? The boat is a Y25 built in 1978.
Diesel Fuel Biocide srojoe at 3:07am 10.03.07 Ask All Sailors 10/2451 I'm looking for a biocide to use. I need some recommendations for brands to use please.

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Awwww, Nuts!!! shemandr at 12:27pm 09.06.21 Uhmm. Aluminum rivets could be too soft and may distort with the compression of the rig on them.
Sailing and rowing dinghy Webbers Cove 12 KieranP at 12:24pm 09.06.21 Above is a photo of the Webbers Cove 12' dinghy tender.
Sailing and rowing dinghy Webbers Cove 12 (1) KieranP at 12:24pm 09.06.21 198010
Fuel delivery issue Tom J at 12:15pm 09.06.21 If there isn't a fuel pump between the tank supply and the Racor, I'd still would like to know what
Fuel delivery issue SV At Last at 12:08pm 09.06.21 Just a thought. Are you hearing the exhaust fan over the fuel tank?
Anyone know why there are two pick ups on starboard freshwater tank on the hunter passage 450- 456 or where they are located discovery at 12:03pm 09.06.21 Page 57A of the 450 owner's manual Hunter_450_10411156.pdf (sailboatowners.com) shows one starboard
Fuel delivery issue Richard19068 at 11:54am 09.06.21 If there isn't a fuel pump between the tank supply and the Racor, I'd still would like to know wh
Awwww, Nuts!!! Papadave at 11:22am 09.06.21 Thanks everyone for the help! In all my years sailing, I've done a lot of dumb things, but nothing l
Fuel delivery issue Fleet at 11:08am 09.06.21 Turning the start key to position 1, the key stays there and something that sounds like an electric
Tongue weight question. LeeandRick at 10:42am 09.06.21 It's 1 percent for 6 inches, on my trailer. So, about a thousand times as much as you think. But i
Tongue weight question. Mr. Dave at 10:37am 09.06.21 Yeah, I was way off. So 0.3% of, say, 1000 lbs, is like 3 lbs, ya? I can see the impact on drivabili
Mysterious Yanmar Vibration - Only in forward gear (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:21am 09.06.21 The alignment was done to 0.025 to start. So not perfect, but I would think I'd see some improvemen
Mysterious Yanmar Vibration - Only in forward gear Tom J at 10:16am 09.06.21 That looks like some sort of flexible coupling. I think, in order to align it, the flexible core wo
Mysterious Yanmar Vibration - Only in forward gear dlochner at 10:13am 09.06.21 The spacer is likely a flexible shaft coupling. These are often designed to shear if the prop hits s
Tongue weight question. Tedd at 10:11am 09.06.21 So a couple of inches (2 specifically) would be how much of a percent?... Zero point three percent
How hard is it to replace a prop annode while the boat is in the water? Ralph Johnstone at 10:10am 09.06.21 Looks like the anode is in good enough shape to last me through the season. Looks like it's still
How hard is it to replace a prop annode while the boat is in the water? Davidasailor26 at 10:08am 09.06.21 I finally got around to diving under my boat. Looks like the anode is in good enough shape to last
Tongue weight question. Tedd at 10:06am 09.06.21 @Mr. Dave 's comment about "tongue weight" got me thinking about how misleading the whole "tongue we
What would you change in this plan? (fiberglass part of a rotten core job) sandpiper10471 at 10:05am 09.06.21 I use 1708 stitchmat. About 1/16" per, or four pieces to a 1/4". I would guess you would need at lea
Tongue weight question. Mr. Dave at 10:04am 09.06.21 It's 1 percent for 6 inches, on my trailer. So, about a thousand times as much as you think. So a

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