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Furled mainsail is stuck in mast JackR at 7:47am 09.10.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/7845 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 22/7785 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 12/1240 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 1/1322 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 11/2234 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 4/1133 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 4/1240 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 4/1004 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 0/982 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 2/1116 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 6/1627 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 4/1176 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 3/937 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 2/1784 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 3/1153 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 8/1064 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 7/1125 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 8/1418
Phil --are the archives not working???? Bill Murray at 11:30pm 09.10.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1148 They were accesible last night - but this morning I cannot get the archive forum to open????????????
PHRF for the Chesapeake Bay Velero49 at 12:40am 09.11.07 Big Boats 2/2216 Just completed a couple of "charity races", the Leukemia and Hospice Cups and the RCs game me differ

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Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) chriscampbell at 6:57pm 11.02.21
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair jaysweet at 6:27pm 11.02.21 See this thread for pictures of my broken drive ring (and dust cover): ST4000+: RIP . I bought a rep
SAE 2-pin vs MC4? (1) thinwater at 6:18pm 11.02.21 I have used SAE 2-pins for decades. Yes, they are polarized. You will need to keep them filled with
Missing bulkheads. sail sfbay at 6:13pm 11.02.21 Welcome to the forum!! Can you post photos of the interior bow? Do an internet search on "San Jua
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair jssailem at 5:41pm 11.02.21 They ordered a new drive I'm not too surprised to hear it is on backorder. My guess Raymarine may
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair jssailem at 5:38pm 11.02.21 I agree I think the MK1 was more robust. I looked at an old AUTOHELM at a consignment shop. It had i
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair Calif. Ted at 5:37pm 11.02.21 Over a month ago I was asked to look at a faulty wheeldrive, when I took it apart the bearings fell
New Forums: Questions, Suggestions, Comments Aarrrgh! at 5:36pm 11.02.21 I hope I'm not intruding, but I'm kinda new to forums, and I could use some help. It seems that you
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Odd wave Captain W at 5:13pm 11.02.21 Kind of cool you captured it on video. Would have been harder just describe.
Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) Stu Jackson at 5:10pm 11.02.21 I'm starting to lean toward just getting a 10 or 15 watt panel and some alligator clips. It's a sli
Yanmar Reface Ralph Johnstone at 5:10pm 11.02.21 You could also get the nuts and bolts from a Yanmar dealer but you'd have to rob a bank (no, make th
Water Heater replacement for H31 Galind at 5:09pm 11.02.21 I installed the Kuuma 11800, 5 gallon water heater. The previous water heater had the water connect
Jib Sail Trim Controls Don Guillette at 4:48pm 11.02.21 On our Taswell 43, I've found that moving the car aft is easy....the tension and angle on the jib s
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Yanmar Reface dlochner at 4:37pm 11.02.21 The bolts on my Yanmar are all steel. The bolts holding the transmission to the block look to be gra
Help Determining 1997 Hunter 26 Mast Type Wind Dreamer at 4:28pm 11.02.21 Phil & Rgranger - thanks for the help!!! On a side note - has anyone ever removed old spreader brac
25-II throttle cable replacement (1) Tally Ho at 4:26pm 11.02.21 I am looking at purchasing the HDI stainless steel mixer elbow and adaptor joint. One concern I ha
25-II throttle cable replacement Tally Ho at 4:22pm 11.02.21 Last part of the exhaust setup, is the muffler. I have what I think is the original waterlift muff
Help Determining 1997 Hunter 26 Mast Type Phil Herring at 4:11pm 11.02.21 It is a Z-Spar rig and it will need the wrap-around bracket, which looks like it will need to slide

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