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Yamaha 8hp, Will Not Steer ! Mergatroid at 10:34am 07.28.07 Ask All Sailors 4/3528 Just bought a h26 with a 2006 Yamaha 8hp, high thrust with throttle controls near the starboard ster
daysailer draft melanie at 11:31am 07.28.07 Day Sailers 2/1195 Hi,I'm new to the day sailer and am curious as to draft with board down. ThanksMelanie
Loose rub strip tacojohnston at 11:10am 07.28.07 Big Boats 0/888 Just put my boat on a truck from San Diego to the North West. When I went for my first sea trial my
Mast Conversion oki.al at 12:35pm 07.28.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1409 Hi For some unknown reason, I don't see a 17' O'Day listed as an option to choose from. I do see
Hunter 25.5 My first boat pvwarren at 2:05pm 07.28.07 Smaller Boats 3/1183 Hi,I just bought a 1984 Hunter 25.5. It is still in the yard getting the bottom painted. I should
size of clew reefing line pvwarren at 5:58pm 07.28.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/963 Hi,I have a 1984 Hunter 25.5 that I just bought...it is missing the reefing line for the clew. An
EPA Discharge Permit Requirement for Recreational Ken Palmer at 9:28pm 07.26.07 Ask All Sailors 28/2212 Take a look at this Boat US link. Help is needed from pleasure boaters.
Advice on stuff for my cruise Kyle at 12:03am 07.27.07 Ask All Sailors 67/4915 Hi,I have recently come into a small amount of inheritance, may grand mother passed away, and want
Flag Etiquette higgs at 1:13am 07.27.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1405 When flying a couresty flag of another country, should it be flown above or under one's club burgee?
Dufour 32 Classic Marko at 1:52am 07.27.07 Other Sailboats 0/1449 Next friday I am going to Sukosan marina in Croatia to see a Dufour 32 Classic.What should I look i
Jib Fairleads Ken Prichard at 2:23am 07.27.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/2816 I have a 19' Hunter with a 110% jib. The jib fairleads are fixed in position so I assume Hunter didn
Real Question on Cruising(as opposed to Kyle's ) MoonSailer at 2:21am 07.27.07 Ask All Sailors 15/1585 Kyle mentioned Robin Lee Grahams Dove a Lapworth 24. I looked it up and compared it to my Pearson 3
Advice for a new owner Robert19742 at 2:48am 07.27.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/991 Are there any Hunter 146 owners out there that have found a way to correct for how tipsy this boat i
Deck Thickness Allan R at 3:21am 07.27.07 Big Boats 1/1473 I am considering installing a set of mid-ship cleats on my 36 MKII, does anyone know the thickness o
pb with Declaration of Conformity CE nono13500 at 4:04am 07.27.07 Bigger Boats 1/1597 I just buy a Oday 37 and i want to have a belgium flag. They want a Declaration of Conformity CE for
macgregor-boats.com is DEAD! Kevin C 26S at 4:51am 07.27.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1043 Just went to go look at mods for the Mac on macgregor-boats.com and it is gone! Some scumbag has pu
H34 1984 Yanmar 3GMF Oil / Lube color justice at 6:27am 07.27.07 Big Boats 6/1059 what color should the diesel engine oil/lube be when checking the dipstick for recently replaced oil
H34 1984 Manual..... where to find one? justice at 6:33am 07.27.07 Big Boats 6/1175 HiNo, I don't want to buy one from Hunter.... any ideas on where to find one otherwise?Marc
Stuffing Box George Saoulli at 7:09am 07.27.07 Catalina 310 2/1699 Does any one know how often the stuffing in the shaft stuffing box has to be repacked? And any tips
Brake specs Pierre at 7:53am 07.27.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/926 What are the specifications for ordering an axle, bearings and brake parts for a 26X trailer? How m

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Outhaul tension DayDreamer41 at 5:24pm 10.21.21 The boom on our 41DS (E=19'-6") main sail area of 470 or so sqft, custom built mainsail. The boom is
Outhaul tension ScottFreeRick at 4:54pm 10.21.21 Thanks for the replies. I will have to check the boom, to see if there are blocks on the outhaul.
1987 Mk II Lower Shroud U-Bolt Failure jssailem at 4:48pm 10.21.21 Rod was selling the Bed-It Butyl Tape through a marine supply I think in Maine. He told me the outfi
Outhaul tension jssailem at 4:37pm 10.21.21 Granted the H41has 443 sqft of mainsail area and a 18.25 foot boom, compared to my 35 ft boat with a
Sail cover repair question Tally Ho at 4:25pm 10.21.21 I just restitched several seams on my winter cover with my Speedi-stitcher. And on my old boat, th
Transferring from Blaine to Everett (1) jssailem at 4:12pm 10.21.21 I plan to get OpenCPN up and running on my phone as well. OpenCPN is a busy app with a lot of data
Transferring from Blaine to Everett jssailem at 3:43pm 10.21.21 Deception Pass State Park SoSound... Isn't that Cornet Bay?
Sail cover repair question jssailem at 3:41pm 10.21.21 I used one of those awls before. It was one hideous repair job. Often happens with the first go. B
Sail cover repair question Hydro Therapy at 3:37pm 10.21.21 Thanks for the replies. I will check out the links. I used one of those awls before. It was one hide
Sail cover repair question sail sfbay at 3:05pm 10.21.21 ..............The zipper that closes the cover needs re sewn in sections............Has anyone used
Transferring from Blaine to Everett colb218 at 2:22pm 10.21.21 Thank you so much all! I certainly lack navigational experience so trying to make this as simple as
North Shore Canvas winter cover experience (1) Bob S at 2:03pm 10.21.21 Sorry to hear that, nothing more frustrating than being disappointed. Maine Sail recommended Fairclo
Rigging (1) sail sfbay at 1:55pm 10.21.21 Welcome to the forum!! Please post a photo of your boat, mast and current rigging. Long shot .....
Outhaul tension JRacer at 1:19pm 10.21.21 See this thread and this post. Replacing internal outhaul \| Sailboat Owners Forums
Hunter DS/ Junneau Sun Odyssey DS kappykaplan at 12:57pm 10.21.21 @jamiefu, I have combined your postings to one post. No need to have multiple posts with basically
Hunter DS/ Junneau Sun Odyssey DS JohnShannon at 12:50pm 10.21.21 Money no object? I have to think a 2010 is more $$ by a bunch than a 2003.
Outhaul tension Justin_NSA at 12:28pm 10.21.21 Loose footed or footed main? In mast furling? I could see needing a route to a winch if the main
Outhaul tension DayDreamer41 at 12:21pm 10.21.21 Loose footed or footed main? In mast furling? I could see needing a route to a winch if the main i
Outhaul tension SoSound at 12:21pm 10.21.21 I am in the process of running a new outhaul on our Oceanis 34. My current setup sounds similar to
Is using 3M 5200 selant too strong to water proof cockpit? JamieB at 12:15pm 10.21.21 Went with 4200. Worked an absolute dream.

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