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Adjusting the pitch on a Max-Prop Larry Jackel at 7:57am 04.21.07 Big Boats 3/1122 Has anyone taken apart a 3-blade classic Max-Prop and adjusted the pitch?Is this a job best left to
water heater alans at 8:33am 04.21.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/1104 hi, were sailing, feels great. i have a 1999 hunter 310. my water heater light does not come on. swi
Head Sail Selena at 8:25am 04.21.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/941 I have just had my head sail serviced. There was chafe on the front area of the foot from rubbing o
Starter problem fixed Charles Graser at 8:14am 04.21.07 Mid-Size Boats 0/912 Columbine's engine starts OK, just in time for Spring sailing and Fleet I's Napa Cruise. As was sus
Anyone Know Anything About This Stuff? Rick Webb at 8:43am 04.21.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1003 A buddy heard about this stuff from another guy. He wants to order some and split the order with me.
Center board is stuck up! Timm R 25 Oday at 8:40am 04.21.07 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1422 Hi I put our boat in today,only to find the center board is stuck up inside the shoal draft keel.I
Anyone Know Anything About This Stuff? Rick Webb at 8:35am 04.21.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1302 A buddy heard about this stuff from another guy. He wants to order some and split the order with me.
Companionway leak 1995 320 DaveGL at 8:58am 04.21.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1183 Just bought this boat in november 06. When it rains I get a puddle of water on the engine cover. I h
ODay all day triplereef at 9:00am 04.21.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1061 Hi I just bought a pre owned boat in Ont Canada it,s a ODay Tempest 235 and I have never sailed a fi
Cleaning my prop smorrow at 9:20am 04.21.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1170 After scrubbing all the growth off my bronze prop I then applied some WD-40 and scrubbed it in with
Help with mast raising Yankee Sailor at 11:27pm 04.20.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2141 Is there any owners out there that live in SE North Carolina that can help me raise the mast and hel
37.5 sea hood removal sailor5017 at 11:26pm 04.20.07 Big Boats 0/854 Noticed that my sea hood is getting soft any tips on removal for repair. Thanx
Weight of cradle for 38s5? Ted1394 at 10:22pm 04.20.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/897 I need to trailer the cradle for my newly purchased 38s5 377 miles from WI to MI. I'm trying to figu
ODay 28 shroud tension pete1 at 4:06am 04.21.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1563 I have recently acquired an ODay 28 and am unable to find recommended shroud tensions. I've recently
Swim platform (1) sargentef21000 at 11:28am 04.21.07 Day Sailers 2/1212 I was surfing ebay during the winter and purchased a teak swim platform with a ss collapsible three
Free Standing Rig Flash15064 at 1:20pm 04.21.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1385 Has anyone heard of this configuration for a Hunter?From an ad I saw:Standard features of the Hu
Prop anti fouling chelsabella at 12:33pm 04.21.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1280 Any suggestions for anti fouling on a bronze prop in New England waters. last year I used Desitin o
e25 deck core? sunfirescout at 12:15pm 04.21.07 Other Sailboats 1/1083 While I was removing a portlight on my e25 today I noticed there was no wood core between the fiberg
Flying Dutchman? JoshGray at 9:15pm 04.19.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1006 A 40' "Ghost Yacht" was found off the shore of Australia with the engines running and sails hoisted.
Wax on?? How soon with a new boat Scott B at 11:11pm 04.19.07 Ask All Sailors 20/3158 After reading the thread on Maine Sail's rant on clean boats and admiring the wax job on his boat (a

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Sail question shemandr at 3:21pm 07.31.21 Yeah, sailmakers try to give you a little extra leech up high to create a higher aspect ratio sail w
Looking for 260 in Canada sail sfbay at 3:17pm 07.31.21 You are not the only one.......I saw 2 classifieds by Canadians wanting a 260: Hunter \| Find New and
Sail question RussC at 3:11pm 07.31.21 Thats very common and doesn't seem to be a problem. when the sail is under load it most likely won't
Catalina 309 Osmosis Damage Hull shemandr at 2:53pm 07.31.21 I read the referenced article. My Mark 25 had the pox, as I call those round small imperfections i
Installing Battery Monitor (1) jssailem at 2:29pm 07.31.21 If you bought the newest Balmar SG200 monitor, you can monitor both the House and the Starter batter
Linear drive fitment jssailem at 2:19pm 07.31.21 Thinking about beyond coastal sailing it might be worth checking out windvanes. No electrical power
Olympic Swimmers Hayden Watson at 2:16pm 07.31.21 ... If you really think about it, except for diving, I would imagine having very low body fat would
Installing Battery Monitor Captain Larry-DH at 2:14pm 07.31.21 I have two house batteries (4D) in parallel and a separate Grp 24 for starting. Just monitor the h
Upgrading Windlass wire - double up on the wire Roy1919 at 2:11pm 07.31.21 How about the 20 amp/hr rating on these batteries? House Batteries: US Batteries L16CH 6v - 420Ah
Olympic Swimmers walt at 1:29pm 07.31.21 If the race starts from blocks on the pool deck, the taller person has an immediate advantage of get
Olympic Swimmers Don Guillette at 1:14pm 07.31.21 For any Fluid Dynamics , certain shapes matter. Jim: I wasn't familiar with the term fluid dynamic
What is best outboard for 1972 Catalina 27 (2) TheThunderCat at 12:59pm 07.31.21 How big of motor do you think this boat will take? I read someone did a 50hp. Could this handle some
Installing Battery Monitor Juice6576 at 12:39pm 07.31.21 Are those two batteries wired in parallel as one bank? Or is one the house, and the other for engin
Hunter 34 Chainplate Anchor help HelloOutThere at 12:32pm 07.31.21 Hauling my h34 out early to start repair on the chain plate(s), one of which is rusted out. Has anyo
Cleaning Hayden Watson at 12:23pm 07.31.21 Twice in the past 23 years I have taken a pressure washer to the interior of my C30. Both times it
Linear drive fitment sunandsmiles at 12:21pm 07.31.21
Cleaning Rich Stidger at 12:20pm 07.31.21 I had one of those sailboats but I can't remember if there is any fabric on the interior that would
Oceanis 31 Window leak LRsunnyB at 12:20pm 07.31.21 The correct way to do it is as suggested by sail sfbay. I have a port light that was badly crazed b
Oceanis 31 Window leak Hello Below at 12:17pm 07.31.21 Thank you. Links useful. Difficult to know which products are best to use, so good to have a heads
Oceanis 31 Window leak LRsunnyB at 12:14pm 07.31.21 Suggest rebedding them with Dow 795. You might find this thread on replacing portlights: WINDOW RE

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