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Bottom Prep & Paint ericorion at 11:04am 07.24.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1189 After 2 hurricanes blew through the area, my neighbor's 1982 Hunter 22 sank in the canal. I raise
change out to Raritan PHII Mike8245 at 11:21am 07.24.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1516 Peggy I have followed the list for some time now and have a manual Jabsco head that is near at least
1972 Morgan 22' supernailman at 11:26am 07.24.07 Morgan 3/5732 I went to look at a morgan 22 today and was confused about the wire that connects to center board.
comparing catalina and c and c TI doug at 12:32pm 07.24.07 C&C 14/11177 Hi, any advice when comparing a catalina 27 '86 near mint condition owners are asking 16Kvs.
Need advice on the Keel Lock Trev at 2:46pm 07.24.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1021 I have only sailed my Mac 25 a few times, but have not locked the keel as the PO advised he never di
Anchor windlass in shallow anchor well Dave Finley at 2:09pm 07.24.07 Big Boats 11/2681 I'm thinking about installing an anchor windlass in a H-376. The anchor well is fairly shallow with
water leaks in my o'day 30 cabin william dieffenbach at 7:14pm 07.22.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1254 Hi all,I recently purchased a 1986 o'day 31 and have a question about cabin leaks. The upper cabin
transmission/rudder for mooring stimpy at 10:12pm 07.22.07 Ask All Sailors 2/924 I am new to mooring and have a Pearson 303 with a Yanmar 2GMF engine. How should the transmission be
Garmin, E-trex Legend... Roger at 10:33pm 07.22.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1147 I'm having problems putting in 'way-points' even with the instruction book. 800# guy talks too fast
Hot wire Deadline at 9:48pm 07.22.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/904 The incoming 110 wire on my Hunter 320 gets so hot as to melt the casing and more recently electrica
Hunter 23 Mainsail connectors to mast Karl at 9:57pm 07.22.07 Smaller Boats 6/1433 My Mainsail connectors to the mast on the vertical rise are starting to rust out and I am missing tw
Friction brake on Pedestal Wolf at 9:50pm 07.22.07 Hallberg-Rassy 0/1633 Hi there, I've got difficulties with the friction brake on the pedestal steering on my HR 353/#668
Lake ontario losing water Brian M H23 at 11:01pm 07.22.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1041 Well, it seems like I may have made a little mistake. I found this quaint little bay west of roches
rudder/transmission positions stimpy at 10:56pm 07.22.07 Other Sailboats 1/1046 I am new to mooring and am in an area with some tidal current. My P303 has a 2GMF Yanmar. When left
BOAT RIGGING Ernie Blakey at 11:27pm 07.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/828 What is the average life of the ropes (Halyard, etc) on a Hunter 260?
NICRO Vinny at 11:20pm 07.22.07 Big Boats 9/999 vents.Anybody have any repair experience?One of my vents is acting up. I replaced the battery a
Stuffing box?? ken at 11:33pm 07.22.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1082 I have heard reference to a "stuffing box" on various forums lately. I am unfamiliar with the term.
Repairing Old Cockpit Instrument Installations Oxman at 11:59pm 07.22.07 Ask All Sailors 12/2244 I bought a Cherubini Hunter 27 (1980) and I'm going completely through it before I put it in the wat
Seasick solutions Deadline at 9:46pm 07.22.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/1108 Here's a summary of last week's posts on preventing seasickness...DietAvoid greasy foods, sweet d
cat 22 leaking keel trunk john12339 at 9:42pm 07.22.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1044 Out of clear blue sky after a rough day of sailing i found many leaks in keel trunk , one leak aft

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Replacing broken push button cupboard latch on beneteau 31 LloydB at 3:18pm 07.17.21 Beneteau site would be a better ask without pictures.
Correct way to secure main and jib sheets? Ed Caldwell at 2:43pm 07.17.21 So..... this 34 ft boat only has two winches? And they are located a distance from the helm , next
So yeah, bought a sailboat... (1) Horse Opera at 2:40pm 07.17.21 I have been wanting to replace what flotation there may be forward. I have seen some DS II owners op
Got a new sailing dinghy Davidasailor26 at 2:27pm 07.17.21 Can you share more about the eye splice you used and why? How is it tied? How much length do you ne
What is this? SailingLoto at 2:00pm 07.17.21 If you mean the one in the sail track, it is to hold up your pop top. You should also get to know
What is this? Stu Jackson at 1:35pm 07.17.21 If you mean the one in the sail track, it is to hold up your pop top. You should also get to know t
Reef rigging / outhaul rigging shemandr at 1:30pm 07.17.21 The outhaul has a 2:1 purchase which is appropriate. Running thru those blocks was either a mistake
Swim ladder (1) thinwater at 1:11pm 07.17.21 All great suggestions. The stand off ladders are easier to use. You need the ladder to be deep enou
Hunter 30-2 Fuel Shutoff MFD at 12:45pm 07.17.21 If it does not have one, I would recommend installing one. Not just for the convenience when changi
Bleed Fuel Lines on Universal M25? Stu Jackson at 12:45pm 07.17.21 Bleeding 101 Bleeding M25 Series Engines 101- A Summary of Links for You Use the knurled knob to
External shore power connection. (1) caverun at 12:40pm 07.17.21 Hey Dave, no, my 240 did not have shore power. Shore power on the 260 I have now was installed by yo
Viadana sailboat gear Grotto at 12:31pm 07.17.21 Update: so had the main sheet blocks out a couple of times, happy to say they cleat nicely, hold wel
Reef rigging / outhaul rigging justsomeguy at 12:31pm 07.17.21 Thoughts? That'll work. Don't know why the outhaul was routed through those cheek blocks. Don't ne
Throttle position while sailing? MFD at 12:31pm 07.17.21 As noted earlier - you will want to follow the recommendation based on which transmission you have.
External shore power connection. Crazy Dave Condon at 12:23pm 07.17.21 @caverun Did your H 240 boat have shore power and if so where is it? Are you happy about location
Correct way to secure main and jib sheets? sail sfbay at 12:22pm 07.17.21 To add to post #2......jib and and mainsail sheets secured on a winch cleat with the mainsail clutch
Reef rigging / outhaul rigging Sailfanatic at 12:19pm 07.17.21 My take is: 1. the outhaul runs forward thru the two fairleads on the top of the boom, to the aft-mo
A New Record! capta at 12:18pm 07.17.21 We've been extremely lucky. First we found a slip for our 53 footer in the height of the season, to
Correct way to secure main and jib sheets? duck21 at 11:36am 07.17.21 On the 340 I believe the same two winches serve the halyard. Sail order goes: Raise main, lock hal
ST4000+: RIP jssailem at 11:26am 07.17.21 17 years of service. I think you reached the life expectancy of plastic mechanical parts and then so

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