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out of mothballs The Nonnie at 3:31am 05.23.07 AMF 1/3325 I have just purchased a apollo 16' and i have no reference or owners manual to see how the mast with
Hull Wax Removal Magothy Boy at 3:44am 05.23.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1615 I am going to be waxing my hull during haul out in August and I am interested in any one's experienc
PERKINS DIESEL OVERHEATS BOB at 4:03am 05.23.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/3845 I have a 95 Beneteau 351 with the Perkins Diesel (Ibelieve the model # is M30). It overheats a crui
Whisker Pole Roger 10107 at 12:48am 05.23.07 Catalina 22 3/2909 We recently purchased a Capri 22 with the performance package. This included a spinnaker pole. The p
second hand spinnaker for Hunter 240 keel_haul at 6:03am 05.23.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1818 I'm checking the used sail market for a cruising spinnaker for a Hunter 240. What luff and foot meas
Music to My Ears Wayne24164 at 8:14am 05.23.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1430 I am having an am/fm radio/CD player, (marine), installed in my 25 ft. MacGregor. Although I have t
How about using a 25 hp outboard on a C-25? Tom at 8:57am 05.23.07 Smaller Boats 5/1595 Is this crazy? I've always wanted a little more speed using the 9.9 Merc outboard on my C-25, so wh
Mainsail stowing in Doyle Stack Pack Terry in Naples at 9:04am 05.23.07 Big Boats 1/2075 When I lower the main the bottom slide on the sail is stopped above the slot in the mast by a sail s
Trailer for a Catalina 30 Duane at 9:56am 05.23.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1978 I am looking for a trailer for a Catalina 30
Need a high chair for the wife buzzzsaw at 10:59am 05.23.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1020 Ok here is a good one. The wife tried to take the tiller on the mac 25 and can't see enough to get a
Bad Day gpd955 at 10:38am 05.23.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1024 Well, what was suppoesd to be a great day turned out terrible! Beautiful weather, sunny, 10-15kt wi
COMPUTER/GPS SOFTWARE Capt'n Bob at 7:54am 05.23.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/938 I am taking steps to hook up my Garmin 192C GPS chart plotter to the onboard laptop computer.Have t
Zincs Chief at 7:53am 05.23.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1256 Usualy my yard provides the shaft zincs, however last year as the boat was about to splash I noticed
KY daysailors get together on Barren This weekend! TimHayes at 7:27am 05.23.07 Day Sailers 0/1025 I just wanted to drop a line here to remind the daysailors of the Kentucky and surrounding areas tha
halyard to mainsail sailmate47@juno.com at 7:26am 05.23.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1012 When raisinng our mast we let the halyard to the mainsail slip out of the mast. Any suggestions on h
Raritan Round 6 Gallon Hot Water Heater Install Greg W at 12:20pm 05.23.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2627 I just received a new Raritan Hot Water Heater today via UPS. It has both the heat exchanger and el
41 refrigeration Graysailor at 11:56am 05.23.07 Big Boats 6/1133 Any thoughts on the refrigeration on the 41. They are using Nova Cool units. Not sure that they will
Painting the keel SHADS at 11:44am 05.23.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/970 I am in the process of putting the anti-fouling paint on the hull. Should I paint the keel as well
Results so depend on rating and fleet Andy at 2:48pm 05.23.07 Racing 1/1686 The results are in and our Hunter 340 took first place! Not because we are great sailors (although I
seized stuffing box David at 2:16pm 05.23.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1836 Just put my boat in the water and noticed excessive leaking from the stuffing box. Couldn't break fr

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CDI roller furler for the 1987 26.5 Hunter joel@CDI at 10:50am 09.14.21 You would need the FF4 based on a forestay length of 30.89' on the Hunter 26.5- max forestay length
Main sheet rigging Meriachee at 10:27am 09.14.21 I may have posted this already, and if I did, apologies, but here's a couple of shots of the mainshe
Fuel is in waste holding tank what to do ? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:00am 09.14.21 Gas doesn't affect or permeate polyethylene so if the tank is made of that (likely) it should go awa
I left the lights on patrickfarley at 9:54am 09.14.21 It was the biggest Everstart deep cycle battery from Walmart. EverStart marine battery group size 2
Engine Instruments Died dlochner at 9:52am 09.14.21 I'd start with the ground given the Tach's behavior. It is not reading anything, so the circuit is n
Ripped off at Point Wilson? seanmadian at 9:42am 09.14.21 Hello Dave, I'll start the thread by saying that my partner and I crossed the Strait for the first
Fuel is in waste holding tank what to do ? markwbird at 9:20am 09.14.21 I would try an industrial degreaser. I believe you can get them at Home Depot or maybe an auto part
Do you make a Wifi hotspot? Do you use a dedicated one? jssailem at 9:10am 09.14.21 But it is a cool name. And effective, according to the marketing brochure. And potentially presiden
Idiot lights and Buzzer dlochner at 9:06am 09.14.21 Check the grounds on the wiring harness. None of my idiot likes worked. I changed the ground wire at
Kirie / Elite owners - need rudder dimensions for Elite 324 DaveTheWave at 9:05am 09.14.21 I've got those plan drawings, that's why I was asking for dimensions from current Elite 324 owners i
Fuel is in waste holding tank what to do ? dlochner at 9:03am 09.14.21 It does happen, but not really a COMMON occurrence. If tank is anything but stainless it will need
Fuel is in waste holding tank what to do ? Steve_Catalina at 8:59am 09.14.21 It does happen, but not really a COMMON occurrence. If tank is anything but stainless it will need t
Fuel is in waste holding tank what to do ? jeepbluetj at 8:58am 09.14.21 Get a water cap the says "water" on it, I'm sure there is a fuel cap that says "diesel fuel" on it,
Do you make a Wifi hotspot? Do you use a dedicated one? (1) dLj at 8:48am 09.14.21 Like a satellite phone, or the Iridium... SSB.... I understand the SSB has difficulties in the Ind
Well, I made a $800 mistake by flipping the little switch on the engine on panel. DRhoads at 8:47am 09.14.21 Where did the $800 go?
1st Haul/Bottom Job/Cutlass Bearing - Any gotchas? flightlead404 at 8:35am 09.14.21 Consider that there generally is no reason to strip the hull and reapply barrier coat (5-7 coats) u
Resource sail sfbay at 8:08am 09.14.21 Welcome to the forum!! Suggest joining a local yacht and/or sailing club. Also join Cruisers Forum
Swing crane info sail sfbay at 8:01am 09.14.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat. My marina has a swing crane and no l
Sailboat wanted? SEMPERAVANTI41 at 7:39am 09.14.21 Contact Joe at Preferred Yachts in St. Petersburg, FL. I pass really clean H45 that is for sale when
Fuel is in waste holding tank what to do ? Boomer2it at 7:15am 09.14.21 Get a water cap the says "water" on it, I'm sure there is a fuel cap that says "diesel fuel" on it,

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