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Scott Stevenson
at 5:55am 03.26.07
5/1205
Just got a new main from Banks and discovered that there is an overlap between the backstay and main
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RickS
at 6:27am 03.26.07
3/1214
Since we are putting an a new loose footed main this season, I am contemplating upgrading the outhau
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scottish
at 6:36am 03.26.07
1/1296
Sailors, I have to demast my hunter to relocate it in Long island my questions: Does anyone k
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JB
at 8:19am 03.26.07
8/1907
I been told by a mechanic here in the Marina that a Canadian company has designed and is manufacturi
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Gary Bowers
at 7:55am 03.26.07
3/1216
I don't have any resources locally to ask this question to, so please bear with me. I have been sai
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Ross
at 7:36am 03.26.07
16/1788
I have often wondered how others mark length on their anchor rodes. I know the length of my chain
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John S
at 11:06am 03.26.07
2/848
I crewed on the Idasailor research boat this weekend. It has a lot of gofast accoutrements installed
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David
at 11:20am 03.26.07
1/1678
We have a leaky packing on the prop shaft. Would anyone know were I would go to find out the size a
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Steve_Catalina
at 11:29am 03.26.07
3/1207
I am trying to purchase a boat 34' sailboat located at the Norfolk, VA Naval Base. Willoughby Bay Ma
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Edward 14244
at 10:47am 03.26.07
18/16944
I am looking at possibly 'moving upwards' to a 38ft boat. I have been looking at a 1997 Cat 380. The
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Tim R.
at 10:14am 03.26.07
1/999
Great episode of Epic Conditions on the Weather channel this week. Recorded it last night and just
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makanihula
at 10:04am 03.26.07
0/941
I'm restoring a '72 mariner and all seems original and fixable, but I've got a 'leak' and the boat h
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seadaddler
at 9:12am 03.26.07
11/2057
I want to add more chain to my new 36 with windless and defender told me they can remove the chain f
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BAHoff
at 11:48am 03.26.07
3/4787
I just purchased a 1984 Oday (Anniversary Edition) 222, on a Shoreline trailer. I need to weigh the
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higgs
at 12:05pm 03.26.07
13/1317
We are told that diesels are good for 10 - 20, 000 hours. Yanmar tells me my 3QM is good for 40,000
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higgs
at 12:00pm 03.26.07
29/3129
This purely an acedemic question for me - at this point. I see posts from people whose diesels ar
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david
at 12:00pm 03.26.07
1/1582
How do You get your keel back up if you reeled it up to far and it falls down?
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Pat Adam
at 12:15pm 03.26.07
6/1202
For anyone who might be thinking of removing their compression post to change centerboard line or re
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Rubicon 1983-31
at 12:16pm 03.26.07
2/1583
I recently scanned the original manual that came with my 1983 H31 and have made it available online
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Skip
at 12:24pm 03.26.07
6/975
The Raytheon auotopilot on my 1983 H30 trips the breaker after shutting down the engine! Help! Anyon
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If you had one of these...
nightowle at 11:35pm 09.07.21 I still call a TV remote a "KaChunker" which resembles the noise the TV made while changing channel |
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Bilge Pump - Siphon BACK!
Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 9:49pm 09.07.21 If the bilge pump outlet is below water when the boat is heeling, and there is no check valve or an |
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I just bought a C30 yesterday!!
Ward H at 9:48pm 09.07.21 I found a picture of my dodger frame. It's not a great photo, but you can see how it looks like you |
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New toilet and holding tank system
Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:57pm 09.07.21 I haven't examined the whole plumbing run but it is controlled by a gate valve that lets the water i |
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Bilge Pump - Siphon BACK!
FastOlson at 7:48pm 09.07.21 One of the best ways to address the dangers and shortcomings of a centrifugal pump (like the cheap a |
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Depth sounder and speed stoped working
SoSound at 7:19pm 09.07.21 Check the network settings and find the sources for you data on your Zeus MFD, see if your transduce |
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HUNTER 376 Halyard Installation
pparker99 at 7:05pm 09.07.21 I've seen spars marked that way, it boggles my mind, the label really should say, "spare jib halyar |
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HUNTER 376 Halyard Installation
Sailfanatic at 6:51pm 09.07.21 Ah, thanks for bringing up point needing clarification! Halyard is for asymmetrical spinnaker. The |
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HUNTER 376 Halyard Installation
pparker99 at 6:48pm 09.07.21 I think you are on the right track on feeding the halyard down the mast. Do you have a spare sheave |
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HUNTER 376 Halyard Installation
pparker99 at 6:40pm 09.07.21 Ah, thanks for bringing up point needing clarification! Halyard is for asymmetrical spinnaker. The m |
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luger 27 fairwinds safe for icw or Florida sailing
slash19781 at 6:38pm 09.07.21 well i appreciate the comedic factor of that reply but in no way was that helpful lol A for effort t |
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What would you change in this plan? (fiberglass part of a rotten core job) (5)
Rabe at 6:38pm 09.07.21 Got the new core installed, epoxied and old skin put on. Still have to bevel and glass the kerfs thi |
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Power washing the bilge? (1)
Hayden Watson at 6:30pm 09.07.21 My posts are probably some of those you found mentioning pressure washing. I have done it twice in t |
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Shoal vs Wing Keel
Sailfanatic at 6:28pm 09.07.21 A deep keel model will well out sail either a wing keel or shoal draft, buy a short keel only if its |
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If you had one of these...
Will Gilmore at 6:28pm 09.07.21 My grandmother had one exactly like Brian's picture. You could change the channel by rattling a set |
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Depth sounder and speed stoped working
Don S/V ILLusion at 6:27pm 09.07.21 The first step would be to see if power is getting to the instruments |
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