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Pin hole in a brand new mainsail capejt at 3:59pm 02.24.07 Ask All Sailors 8/2069 Hi all,I just last season bought (through this site)a new mainsail for my Hunter 33 ('79).As the w
AVS Info / eliminating Prop Walk Kay Sythes at 9:00pm 02.22.07 Big Boats 5/1306 Can anyone tell me what the AVS values of the 1983 Hunter Legend 34 are in degrees? Also I have hug
H33.5 Roller Furling line broke Patrick at 9:47pm 02.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1019 Was hanging the genoa yesterday after getting it fixed only to have the roller firling line come apa
What roller furler joegooch@hotmail.com at 9:56pm 02.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/961 I am wanting to buy a roller furling! What is the opinion of the Spintec?Also, how long should the
Need DIY advice Wright Ellis s/v Whisky II at 10:09pm 02.22.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1016 The screws holding the front hatch cover on my boat have worked loose and two have stripped out. The
Adjusting the Tachometer/Engine RPMs Bob at 10:19pm 02.22.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2101 I have the M-18 Universal diesel (500 hrs) on my '88 Catalina 30. I was adjusting the throttle linka
Balancing engine rpm and guage rpm - how to? Bob at 10:26pm 02.22.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1008 I have the M-18 Universal diesel (500 hrs) on my Catalina 30. The other day I was adjusting my throt
Keel raising system RichardL at 11:39pm 02.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/981 I have a 26S and I was wondering if anyone has run the cable to raise the keel back to the cockpit?
Spinnaker Broke sailor SV Marcell at 1:15am 02.23.07 Ask All Sailors 4/926 Why do you not want to tie a stopped knot at the end of the Spinnaker sheets. Ref: "Pinning a broac
Feathering Prop Pazula@aol.com at 1:53am 02.23.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1254 I am interested in purchasing a feathering prop for my 321. What brand would you recommend?
Trailer required for 25 foot sailboat Pbarton at 2:20am 02.23.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1062 Hi there everybody: I recently sold my Hunter 1978 25 footer to a Canadian sailor. He wants to trail
Sanding the bottom, coating and painting Joe Wienecke at 2:20am 02.23.07 Big Boats 6/945 Need so feedback, I am looking at a 35.5 to purchase. The bottom paint that is on it now is flaking
Hot water heater Mojo4166 at 2:59am 02.23.07 Ask An Oday Owner 12/2059
Sanding the bottom, coating and painting Joe Wienecke at 2:44am 02.23.07 Big Boats 14/2051 Need so feedback, I am looking at a 35.5 to purchase. The bottom paint that is on it now is flaking
Window leaks on a Catalina 30 1982 Pbarton at 2:23am 02.23.07 Ask All Sailors 4/2266 Hello again: I've discovered leaks in nearly all of the windows of the '82 C30 I just bought. Any ti
What size/style anchor riding sail do I need? Rich Stidger at 4:24am 02.23.07 Big Boats 4/1156 I have a 1997 h40.5 with a split backstay.Is there anyone with this particular sailboat or one ver
Companionway Lock NEW H-36 seadaddler at 5:12am 02.23.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1065 What's up with the new companionway locking systemon the new H-36 is it OK for you.I am not crazy
Decision time tom at 5:08am 02.23.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1121 We want to go sailing this Saturday but a big storm is developing just north and west of Wheeler lak
LewMar Port Light replacement Lenses kaatz at 5:03am 02.23.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1895 On the lenses there are four holes: two are for the hinges and the other two are for the locks. Anyo
Starting Battery Location Jeff Merrill at 5:22am 02.23.07 Catalina 310 7/2554 For those who have added a starting battery, where did you put it? Does it fit in with the two exist

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Furling Main Winter Storage artboas at 1:01am 08.30.21 Pat: The only mildew that I have experienced is around and under the spreader patches. This all h
Alternator shutoff switch? artboas at 12:45am 08.30.21
Catalina 315 Instruments Skipper John at 12:08am 08.30.21 Thanks, Stephen, for the information.
is it hard to tip a sail boat? mcgregor 26s Will Gilmore at 9:33pm 08.29.21 Welcome to the best sailing forums to be found in the Web, @stricklandmma. It's great to have you j
Galled stanchion removal DArcy at 8:43pm 08.29.21 If the trouble is the holes don't quite line up then just drill them slightly over sized.
propeller selection, and shifting Ken Cross at 8:03pm 08.29.21 Our 1989 Hunter 30G with an Edison pedestal has down for reverse and up for forward. You get used to
Galled stanchion removal Ken Cross at 7:57pm 08.29.21 The stanchion bases vary a bit but the one that I replaced, I had to bend it to make it fit the boat
Follow up on "Running out of hair to pull out", Raw water leak. rpell1@msn.com at 7:48pm 08.29.21 Hi Ralph, I know on my 93 and on a friends 95 and according to the attached diagram from Catalina,
is it hard to tip a sail boat? mcgregor 26s Ken Cross at 7:46pm 08.29.21 First off, a McGregor classic which includes the 26D and the 26S sails fastest at about 10 to 15 deg
Galled stanchion removal (3) jdrutten at 7:45pm 08.29.21 Success! After getting back to the boat I loaded up on pb blaster and decided that it made sense to
Follow up on "Running out of hair to pull out", Raw water leak. rpell1@msn.com at 7:40pm 08.29.21 So tell us .......................... how many hairs do you have left now :( ? Not nearly as man
How to remove rusted stut bolts ('81 33) (6) Rabe at 7:09pm 08.29.21 Took some pictures this weekend while I was working on the boat this weekend. I didn't notice, but t
Catalina 315 Instruments stephen_i_w at 6:55pm 08.29.21 I have a C315. The MFD, the wind instrument and a depth sounder are mounted on the nav pod on the p
is it hard to tip a sail boat? mcgregor 26s JohnShannon at 6:42pm 08.29.21 Get yourself a Laser, they are very easy to tip. Once you have a keelboat not so much, they can cer
Boom Vang placement on an O'day mariner icysails at 6:39pm 08.29.21 Welcome to SBO, icysails. You have to be patient. There are a lot of O'Day models and a few Marin
is it hard to tip a sail boat? mcgregor 26s JoeWhite at 6:30pm 08.29.21 There are data available for your boat indicating at what angle of heel is at no point of return. Ev
is it hard to tip a sail boat? mcgregor 26s dlochner at 6:24pm 08.29.21 Generally, it is pretty hard to capsize a keel boat. It requires a combination of wind and waves tha
Universal Atomic Fuel Return Lines? dlochner at 6:09pm 08.29.21 Don't use the auto parts store line. Fuel lines should be non-permeable, i.e. they should not leak f
Jib Halyard Swivel problem? Sailfanatic at 5:40pm 08.29.21 Just to cover the base, you should not ease the jib halyard before furling the jib, or you will exp
Rigging (Shroud & side stay) tension for O'day 222 Sailfanatic at 5:34pm 08.29.21 You might watch the videos on this channel yTHdfe7l5mM

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