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Leak around main salon hatch Ken Honeycutt at 7:37am 09.10.07 Big Boats 0/855 Just took possession of a new Hunter 36 (awesome boat). The dealer took care of all the issues I cou
Furled mainsail is stuck in mast JackR at 7:47am 09.10.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/7741 I have in mast furling on my Hunter 42.How can I work the sail to get it to come out of the mast,
White drinking water hose safe? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:41am 09.10.07 Ask All Sailors 22/7249 Anyone else had a similar experience which makes me wonder if this type hose is any different than t
40.5 cruising spinnakers and diesels Frank at 9:56am 09.10.07 Big Boats 12/1142 Hi all,I have a couple of questions regarding my Legend 40.51)Cruising Spinnaker: I am rigging
Painting Deck with Interlux Using Roller or Brush? Barry at 10:11am 09.10.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1279 Has anyone out there ever used the Interlux 2 part polyurethane paint Perfection to paint a deck usi
Painting Deck with Interlux Using Roller or Brush? Barry at 10:07am 09.10.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2009 Has anyone out there ever used the Interlux 2 part polyurethane paint Perfection to paint a deck usi
Winter Cover Dave4991 at 11:00am 09.10.07 Smaller Boats 4/1104 It wont be long before it will be time to haul the boat for winter storage. I'm thinking about usin
26m towing with engine on Scott at 10:49am 09.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1189 How large of a motor can you put on a Macgregor 26m? Can you leave the motor on while towing?
Tow weight Karl6618 at 11:27am 09.10.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/970 Seeking towing weight information. I have a 1988 H23 with original trailer. What is the estimated
Impulse 16 new owner Help Steven Charest at 12:03pm 09.10.07 Other Sailboats 0/951 just got 16 Impulse with retractable keel it sticks when up and can not fin way to lock it down when
LAZY JACKS INSTALLATION Bruce21401 at 12:19pm 09.10.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1092 Can anyone out there provide information with respect to proper installation of lazy jacks? Lazy
outboard flush Ron20444 at 12:18pm 09.10.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1580 I have a 1985 Mercury 9.9 outboard . Can i reverse flush my cooling lines by feeding hose pressure
Mac's ability to rest on the bottom at Low Tide! SeacretSailor at 1:06pm 09.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1157 Wanted to share these photos of my Mac 26S at Low Tide here in Maine! I live/work in Kennebunkport
VC 17 in the Fall Bill Leathen at 1:01pm 09.10.07 Smaller Boats 3/909 Does anyone know if it is OK to put a fresh coat VC-17 on the boat before we put it away for the win
Hunter 260 vs Hunter 26 Dan Robisch at 2:56pm 09.10.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1646 Hello,I'm researching my first sailboat. Besides being newer, what's the difference between a Hun
Anchor set up Trev at 2:27pm 09.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1112 I am looking for ideas on how to set up/store my anchor and rode. I have about 15 feet of chain wit
H41 Graysailor at 2:03pm 09.10.07 Big Boats 8/997 Just took delivery of a new H41. Nice little rocket. Seems to move quite well. Updates and questions
H410 Compass for the Autohelm. AndrewB at 7:00pm 09.10.07 Big Boats 7/1073 I have a H410 Year 2000 and I am trying to find the "Compass" for the Autohelm. I have the Raymarine
Cockpit Cushions Rob19574 at 11:12pm 09.10.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1371
Phil --are the archives not working???? Bill Murray at 11:30pm 09.10.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1139 They were accesible last night - but this morning I cannot get the archive forum to open????????????

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Wheel pulling to the right VernonJ at 3:10pm 08.30.21 It didn't occur to me to try without power. I'll do that this weekend. It's not that center is diffe
Moisture readings from survey Barnacle Bill at 3:07pm 08.30.21 Instead of asking us, you should be asking the surveyor who did the survey. You are paying him for
Aqua Signal FOB sail sfbay at 3:01pm 08.30.21 Ouch!! You can buy a Spare Fob Floatable Transmitter for the 20410 System Mfg# 20416 for $39 here
wind indicators/depth/speed suggestions? MikeHoncho at 2:59pm 08.30.21 put another 15 to 20 hours on it then make a decision. I'm always looking up at my sails anyways (ha
26S Considering new prop. (1) sail sfbay at 2:56pm 08.30.21 I you are motoring at speeds of 6.1 - 6.3 knots at 3200 rpms with a good bit of weight in the boat (
DIY Designing And Buildling A Sailboat rgranger at 2:53pm 08.30.21 I like the X-mas tree lights. Best part of the boat....:biggrin:
Work Load Advise - Damper, Motor Mounts, Exhaust Elbow MikeHoncho at 2:50pm 08.30.21 A little follow-up. I decided to forgo the dapper plate. I removed the battery (8dAGM) from in fro
Auto-Pilots dlochner at 2:43pm 08.30.21 I'd have to believe a below deck system uses considerably more power than others. You would be co
Auto-Pilots MikeHoncho at 2:36pm 08.30.21 I'd have to believe a below deck system uses considerably more power than others.
is it hard to tip a sail boat? mcgregor 26s Leeward Rail at 2:32pm 08.30.21 @Barnacle Bill .. I suspect all that is a bit above pay grade for a beginner.:biggrin: Don't scare
Hunter 430, how do I run a seatalk cable between pedistal and instruments in the arch? Also to the nav station? flightlead404 at 2:25pm 08.30.21 On my '07 H38 the SeaTalk cable for the ST60 instruments on the pod and the ethernet/SeaTalkng cable
Universal Atomic Fuel Return Lines? Barnacle Bill at 2:18pm 08.30.21 It's the low pressure side, but you need an acceptable fuel line. For diesel it is Type B1 which is
Surveys are a waste of money Barnacle Bill at 2:13pm 08.30.21 There are good surveyors and bad surveyors. Hopefully the bad surveyors don't last long, or they fin
is it hard to tip a sail boat? mcgregor 26s Barnacle Bill at 2:06pm 08.30.21 What this is all about has to do with the righting moment of a boat. Righting moment is determined
Still Pulling Out My Hair...... rpell1@msn.com at 2:03pm 08.30.21 My C-30 had a confounding leak that I finally traced backet to the aft end of the stern tube hose -
MacGregor 25 Classification Ward H at 1:38pm 08.30.21
Using a trolling motor on small boat Project_Mayhem at 1:33pm 08.30.21 You're just looking to move 50' or so I'd go with a small sealed gel battery. I use a 10 amp for my
MacGregor 25 Classification rgranger at 1:22pm 08.30.21 Hey @Giro! I don't think @cb32863 was trying to be a smart ass. I read it as someone thinking ou
Auto-Pilots dlochner at 1:19pm 08.30.21 An underdeck autopilot is more reliable and able to steer in higher winds and seas than a tiller or
Fuel line crack. dlochner at 1:06pm 08.30.21 It may be possible and if you have cracks in the fuel lines they are well past their prime and need

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