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Roller furling in heavy wind. Pthelen at 2:10am 06.21.07 Day Sailers 3/2436 This is my fist season on my boat and I went out in a heavy wind on a small lake with my nine-year-o
What do you use for cradle pads? Marybeth and Rip at 3:02am 06.21.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/3281 We are refurbishing our cradle. It is 20 years old. The four pads have plywood squares with carpet o
spare mainsail whisperwill at 2:57am 06.21.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1215 Hi,I am looking for a a back-up mainsail for my 25 and have been surfing over the web with limited
better foiled dagger ("keel") walt at 3:21am 06.21.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/902 Im wondering if anyone has run a 26C with the original dagger (either drop down or swing) and then r
steering problems bobcat17801 at 3:26am 06.21.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1615 Was sailing this last weekend in a good strong wind and medium surge...it was great. In the last few
Where to start! yks on my 1996 26' Steven at 3:29am 06.21.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/901 Hello all! I just purchased and 1996 Hunter 26' and did so via email and photos. I know this was cra*
web site for minney sand sailor at 4:16am 06.21.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1123 *cry the link i have doesnt work .does anybody have one that does
Block Island or Martha's Vineyard Rob2435 at 5:05am 06.21.07 Destinations 9/7453 Thinking about heading to Block Island in August. It's rather a long sail from NYC so my thought is
Centerboard Gasket Debi at 5:44am 06.21.07 Day Sailers 1/1992 I have just completed the restoration of my 1972 Daysailer and need to replace the centerboard gaske
I need help.with rigging- need pics if possible Wendy at 6:16am 06.21.07 Other Sailboats 3/996 New boat owner needs help with almost everything. Does somone know where to get a manual?? I had a
Just purchased a 1997 Hunter 340, need suggestions Heather at 6:26am 06.21.07 Big Boats 10/3265 Hi everyone. We took delivery of our 340 in April. After sailing every weekend since then we are s
Portable Air Conditioner wsimpson at 6:23am 06.21.07 Ask All Sailors 11/2123 Would a portble air conditioner like this one from Walmart work in a sailboat?
Finished my A/C installation Jack h23.5 at 6:48am 06.21.07 Smaller Boats 11/1342 Expecting a cooler summer on the water. My boat is in the water for the summer, so I added an A/C u
Can you guess the cause of the leak? Stephen OBrien at 8:26am 06.21.07 Ask All Sailors 14/1449 Today I discovered the cause of a leak that had been driving me my crazy. My 1981 Hunter 27 took on
searching for a rudder knotaloud2 at 8:56am 06.21.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1042 I have recently recovered a S2 5.5 grandslam from a boat yard junk pile. the boat itselfis in fairly
adjustable genoa cars Bob Moretti at 9:22am 06.21.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/2345 This season I finally upgraded to the adjustable genoa cars we were discussing on this list during t
Bluewater Boats Photo 3 Rick D at 9:51am 06.21.07 Other Sailboats 4/991 Bluewater boats should be self-righting....
Bluewater Boats Photo 2 Rick D at 9:49am 06.21.07 Other Sailboats 3/1129 Something broke...
In The Spirit Of Bluewater Boats... Photo One Rick D at 9:47am 06.21.07 Other Sailboats 0/756 I thought I'd post three photos of the delivery of a 'bluewater' boat. These were sent by my Brother
Changing primary and secondary filters Bob Alden at 10:22am 06.21.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/921 Fellow sailors:Any words of wisdom on changing the primary (Racor) and secondary (Yanmar) filters

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Well, I made a $800 mistake by flipping the little switch on the engine on panel. twalker H260 at 6:12pm 09.17.21 If you have an oem extinguisher the switch at the engine panel should not have released the extingui
Well, I made a $800 mistake by flipping the little switch on the engine on panel. MitchM at 6:00pm 09.17.21 if it's an oem extinguisher install you should be able to get lots more info from hu
Small dog Ramp/Step Recommendations for hatchway Catalina 27 MitchM at 5:55pm 09.17.21 i spent a couple days building a beautiful folding wooden 'dog ramp ' with stainless hinge
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing twistedskipper at 5:47pm 09.17.21
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler Deep Sea at 5:26pm 09.17.21
New H240 owner - portable toilet question caverun at 5:24pm 09.17.21 That's good news- BTW I've had good luck with the Aqua-Kem chemical for the waste tank- really contr
Teak seats and trim. georgetheleo at 5:21pm 09.17.21 There are lots of foam teak looking products that just glue down on FG. Dont buy a China made one
Overprotection of prop (too much anode) on BENETEAU Oceanis 351 heritage at 5:11pm 09.17.21 Years ago while cruising in the Caribbean, we were having excessive barnacle growth on the prop and
thru hole replacement georgetheleo at 5:05pm 09.17.21 Better replace all with Forespar Marelon. Most of Benny s have cheap Italian made thru hulls and at
Hunter 410 Refrigerator Light Wiring Sailgunner at 5:00pm 09.17.21 The frig lights are connected to the Courtesy Lights 1. If your lights are not working its either th
Oceanis 37: leaking Volvo Stern Gland shaft seal when engine is running georgetheleo at 4:44pm 09.17.21 These Volvo shaft log non-seals are just stupid!!
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler DAVA390 at 4:23pm 09.17.21 Trawler: driving inside, forward, laughing at the rain. Conversion, likely sitting in stern, in the
34/35 Prop Shaft Strut? eherlihy at 4:04pm 09.17.21 IIRC you have to remove the fuel tank to get at the bolts for the strut. Quite a project. I repla
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? (1) Stu Jackson at 4:02pm 09.17.21 Stu: For sure I thought you would have the Garhauer adjustable system. Don, I raced back in SF wi
1997-H410 Stay chainplate cracks !! JamesG161 at 3:22pm 09.17.21 Some ideas: - To weld the cracks but also fill the smile shape cut with welding I have expert t
Simple head question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:20pm 09.17.21 Is the odor out the tank vent or is it from the toilet? --Peggie
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler jssailem at 3:18pm 09.17.21 Deepsea's envisioned trawler, might be a rather spartan Great Loop boat.
Rudder bearings H34 JamesG161 at 3:07pm 09.17.21 really know till I start actively sailing the boat, if it's going to need rudder bearings but I sus
Decking forward cutty need pictures previously inhabited by wildlife (Javelin) (1) Seaswood at 3:00pm 09.17.21 This was damage cut out & replacement piece https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52279550472_cd033e35
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler Leeward Rail at 2:55pm 09.17.21 which is building wooden boats. Hmm...sounds like a nice small wood trawler will happen one day.

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