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Water Leak - not what it appeared muised at 1:26am 08.01.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1095 Yesterday I replaced all the electrical lines between the batteries, switch and starter, as well as
I need advice. Buying a Catalina 30 - 1977-1983 Gottabeonthewater at 2:07am 08.01.07 Catalina 30 3/2331 Hello all.I am going to be a proud owner of a Catalina 30 very soon. However I am looking to impr
Diesel Stalled jaydog5000 at 2:46am 08.01.07 Ask All Sailors 14/1691 I have a few questions!! I was motoring yesterday and out of nowhere the engine stalled. I have be
Cetol advice (1) SEADANCE at 6:18am 08.01.07 Ask All Sailors 12/5710 Hi guys and gals!I washed, sanded and applied one coat of Cetol Marine Lite varnish to the 4 teak
Replacing in-mast furling line trimphi at 6:30am 08.01.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1323 If anyone has replaced their in-mast furling line how did you remove the large right hand cover plat
Bilge siphon DannyS at 5:48am 08.01.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1593 I have had a couple of interesting moments with my electric bilge pump siphoning water back into the
It can happen. dickforth at 6:53am 08.01.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1311 It happened to me and I know it has happed to others. About 19 gal. of diesel fuel was accidently p
Furling mechanism kees mulder at 7:05am 08.01.07 Hallberg-Rassy 1/1913 I have a problem with the furling mechanism as it does not lock at all. I will change the system to
running rigging Hunter 23.5 jbreland at 7:49am 08.01.07 Smaller Boats 3/2145 In the archives I found the following specs for the running rigging on a 23.5Running Rigging Specs
Electrical panel on macgregor 25 Martin15377 at 7:41am 08.01.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2968 Hi !I bought a 1986 Macgregor 25, in very good shape except for the electrical panel, which is a me
Gearshift cable in an Edson binnacle Burnell at 8:07am 08.01.07 Ask All Sailors 2/2138 My linkage from the shift lever to the cable has broken off.I disconnected the transmission lever t
450 composite rudder ted at 9:16am 08.01.07 Big Boats 3/927 I stumbled across a thread on the H450 loosing rudders. Seems 16 of them lost rudders. Hunter offerd
Replacing cushions in H23 Joelle Dupont at 10:52am 08.01.07 Smaller Boats 3/946 Working on updating my new (old '87) H23. The interior of the boat and all the contents has a milde
Build your own thru-hull backer plates? flyhop at 12:16pm 08.01.07 Ask All Sailors 10/5929 1981 Oday 28. Backer boards to all through-hulls were dry rotted. For a variety of reasons, I am r
H376 Fuel Line size Bob F at 12:15pm 08.01.07 Big Boats 1/993 I am going to install a manual fuel shut-off valve in the engine compartment on the tank side of the
Hunter 26.5 Rudder Bushing?? thesolarstone at 12:23pm 08.01.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1694 I just purchased a 1987 Hunter 26.5 and I am desperate need of a Nylon bushing that mounts on the de
Please Please Andrew Mark Juetten at 1:21pm 08.01.07 Big Boats 0/805 Hope you can post those pictures soon. Many of us are eargerly awaiting salvation from a miserable d
c-22 kick-up rudder - stop rivit mike masserant at 5:13pm 08.01.07 Catalina 22 4/2123 any ideas as to where to place the kick-up rudder dedent rivit for helping to control a slippping
Could this be a Bonsai gin pole? Anthony Pogson at 9:18pm 07.30.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1117 The recent discussion on gin poles prompts this.When I purchased my used 260 it was supplier with
B & R Rig Ted at 11:27pm 07.30.07 Big Boats 8/1565 I'm getting serious about the hunter 450. One area of concern is the B ' R rig. By all accounts, it

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San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner Kings Gambit at 12:17pm 07.20.21
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner JackOlsen at 11:57am 07.20.21 Decades ago (ok, make that many decades ago!) I used to sail over there in a Rhodes 19. That was a
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner Kings Gambit at 11:53am 07.20.21 Decades ago (ok, make that many decades ago!) I used to sail over there in a Rhodes 19. That was a
Sailing Hammock YVRguy at 11:49am 07.20.21 Buy them here: The 5 Best Hammocks for Sailboat Use (royalhammockheadquarters.com) How to rig a h
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner Richard19068 at 11:45am 07.20.21
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner Kings Gambit at 11:31am 07.20.21 Good point. No disagreement on the technicality there but that mark is regularly passed by sailboat
ISO Surveyors - NH area Apex at 11:10am 07.20.21 Can we mention other forums here or is that a no no? you can PM me....:)
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner Alan Gomes at 11:10am 07.20.21 I'm going to wish I had the keel when I'm out there, but my boat is a centerboard -- so I only need
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner Richard19068 at 11:07am 07.20.21
Sailing from Forked River, NJ to Cape May 31seahorse at 10:57am 07.20.21 Hello dhodge and welcome to SBO. Many years ago I traveled with three friends on a recently purch
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner JackOlsen at 10:54am 07.20.21 I'm going to wish I had the keel when I'm out there, but my boat is a centerboard -- so I only need
Autopilot Options for Hunter 326 BigEasy at 10:42am 07.20.21 Better concentrate on repairing what you have. There are very limited options available for your boa
Reefing Method Question Alan Gomes at 10:34am 07.20.21 From the Pinapple Sails site: "It is important to note that the luff sliders are simply there to g
Reefing Method Question Sailfanatic at 10:18am 07.20.21 I am trying to learn how to reef my mainsail with my current setup on a 1990 MKII TR. I have a top
Reefing Method Question snoopy_ at 10:12am 07.20.21 Thanks to all for your answers and points of view. They were very much welcomed. The boat is new t
Reefing Method Question Alan Gomes at 10:10am 07.20.21 Okay, understood. I feel that I in my configuration I have two bad parts of possible good solution
Reefing Method Question snoopy_ at 10:07am 07.20.21 That was my point: You shouldn't have the reefing points at the mast and the halyards run aft. So
Reefing Method Question Alan Gomes at 10:05am 07.20.21 That sounds like my setup. I typically remove the topping lift from the boom and tie it down to th
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner Kings Gambit at 10:03am 07.20.21 The buoy is a waypoint. Doesn't really matter which side you pass it on. The launch ramp is at Ca
Solar on H38 - How much do you have? flightlead404 at 10:00am 07.20.21 Roger that, thanks. I have 2 x 8D, less than one year old and probably room for a 3rd under the nav

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