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78 yamaha ms24 motorsailor capncowboy23769 at 11:30pm 06.13.07 Yamaha 0/2480 I purchased a yamaha MS24 motorsailor. Very nice boat, good lines, sails very well, has 1 cylinder
Loose rudders? Jerry at 12:24am 06.14.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1074 Hello,I recently purchased a Macgregor 26M with twin rudders. My question is how loose should the
Trailoring the 26M with 50 HP Jerry at 12:29am 06.14.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/868 Hello,I recently purchased a Macgregor 26M and had a 50 HP Mercury installed. The Mecrury manual
Mast Head Sheaves Jeff Scheid at 12:00am 06.14.07 Catalina 30 6/2100 Does anyone know the stock size of the 4 mast head sheaves in a 1980 C30? Acording to the C30 manual
ROLLER FURLING SYSTEM JOHN WEATHERLY at 12:16am 06.14.07 Bigger Boats 1/1286 I WANT TO INSTALL A ROLLER FURLING SYSTEM THAT DOEST NOT REQUIRE TAKING THE MAST DOWN OR CLIMBING TH
maxwell winch Ed Sargent at 5:02am 06.14.07 Smaller Boats 1/1065 My hunter 25.5 has a maxwell 17 self tailing winch which needs repair parts. I can not find any web
Bad Luck or Bad Omen? Wahya at 5:00am 06.14.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1550
Compass deviation from engine instruments sailingdude at 4:34am 06.14.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1364 I have purchased a new Ritchie HF-742 compass to mount at the top of the Edson steering pedestal on
keel trouble HD at 4:26am 06.14.07 Other Sailboats 3/994 I have owned this boat for three weeks so I don't know alot about this boat. Last weekend when tring
auxiliary power Jon94 at 4:19am 06.14.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1766 I recently purchased a 1976 Catalina 27. It has a 5hp Nissan outboard on it. I think Catalina reco
Cockpit cushions Christy7695 at 3:36am 06.14.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/915 I'm looking for patterns to make cockpit cushions for our 280. I'm sure I can give it my best shot,
Whew, the project list is finally shrinking sonofasailorsailing at 2:37am 06.14.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1135 last weekend, we got the last of the "big" projects completed. We flipped the switch and cool air be
71 O'day Daysailer owner's manual wanted ken13563 at 2:25am 06.14.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1987 I recently purchased a 71' O'day Daysailer and am currently performing some minor repairs and mainte
42 vs 400 dick taylor at 2:25am 06.14.07 Big Boats 5/4459 I have raced 22's owned 34 and now have a 36 and want a larger more comfortable boat for extended st
Thru-Hull Sealant / 4200 or 5200 Rob19574 at 2:16am 06.14.07 Ask All Sailors 53/18422 Hi all -I need to replace one of my Thru-hulls tomorrow. What is the best type of sealant to use
Topping Lift Pthelen at 2:03am 06.14.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1003 I have replaced my topping lift with a boomkicker. I read on a another post the suggestion that you
Broken Spreader Anthony at 2:00am 06.14.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/974 I need to replace my starboard spreader. Where can I get one?
Sail Track Hunter 27/and Swim Ladder HunterRuach27 at 1:35am 06.14.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1035 I have a 79 Hunter 27. On the mast where you slip the sail clips in there is nothing on the bottom t
LIne vs wire topping lift Bob16937 at 12:58am 06.14.07 Big Boats 5/2670 Just purchased 1990 Hunter 35.5 with a topping lift-dutchman combination. Question why Hunter used
Diesel fuel return line to tank? Jim at 7:58am 06.14.07 Big Boats 10/10635 Recently, a diesel mechanic advised that the return line was improperly connected. So, he fixed it

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Pitch sail sfbay at 3:28pm 10.02.21 Try this link: How to Measure a Boat Propeller (goneoutdoors.com)
Pitch All U Get at 3:20pm 10.02.21 Get a tape measure, grease pencil, protractor and calculator with TAN or tangent function. Use the
Running main halyard to cockpit / 18.5 MHJ at 2:40pm 10.02.21 On my C22, I installed a standup block at the base of the mast and a cheek block to turn the line a
Best Fill for Drill and Tap KZW at 12:07pm 10.02.21 Trying to understand the dimensions... The holes are located 3.75" center to center length. and 1.7
Best Fill for Drill and Tap KZW at 12:06pm 10.02.21 I'm sure you've looked thoroughly. Just to check: Catalina Yachts AND Catalina Direct, too? Cata
Deck drains and Scuppers 1973 Ranger 29 Labelesallison at 12:06pm 10.02.21 No kidding. Can you use thru hulls instead of scuppers? I'm finding stainless steel thru hulls that
Sailboat Drone Davidasailor26 at 11:24am 10.02.21 I like it. Very good use of technology to gather data that can be used to improve forecast accuracy
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? MaritimeOliver at 11:19am 10.02.21 While deciding where to put your unsold boat, consider taking it home. Wherever you put it, try to
flush ceiling led lights Phil Herring at 11:06am 10.02.21 You can now buy those lights with LEDs already in them. ;) Progress!
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? Two Sails at 11:01am 10.02.21 Well that was definitely it. Boating app is now recording kts appropriately as long as I keep it aw
flush ceiling led lights Sailgunner at 11:01am 10.02.21 buy the replacement fixture here and replace the bulb with LED. Most of us have already done that.
Vision 32 side ports? 1StVision at 10:47am 10.02.21 Thank you sail sfbay and kloudie1, good information. When I redid it I used butyl tape not VHB tape.
Running main halyard to cockpit / 18.5 sail sfbay at 10:33am 10.02.21 .........I don't want to take my winch off the mast, so I guess I'll buy one and install..........
flush ceiling led lights Phil Herring at 10:15am 10.02.21 That part is available here: https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/part.php?m=420&c=5&p=52197
flush ceiling led lights stuartsw at 10:04am 10.02.21
flush ceiling led lights JRacer at 10:02am 10.02.21 Might check with www.Marinebeam.com
Jib Sail Trim Controls Don Guillette at 10:00am 10.02.21 Additionally, I was sad to hear from him about the difficult time the folks in Melbourne and all
Mods to our 35s5 (3) JRacer at 9:52am 10.02.21 Our table arrangement.
Any alternative to Rig-Rite for Amiot replacement hardware? JRacer at 9:47am 10.02.21 Email sent
Running main halyard to cockpit / 18.5 Stu Jackson at 9:46am 10.02.21 On my C22, I installed a standup block at the base of the mast and a cheek block to turn the line af

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