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RELACE OR REPAIR BOW PULPIT CARROLL ERTEL at 9:11am 02.24.07 Other Sailboats 3/3819 MY BOW PULPIT WAS DAMAGED FROM NOSING INTO A PILING.IT WAS BENT DOWN ABOUT 45 DEG. IS THERE ANY WAY
Removing old shaft packing questions Waffle at 8:39am 02.24.07 Big Boats 4/1319 This is the first time I have ever tried repacking the shaft. I can't see much old packing material
Required slip size Steve at 9:56am 02.24.07 Smaller Boats 1/1238 Moving my boat to Kaw Lake, OK and the only slips available are 11'X26'. My C250 has a beam of 8'6".
Required slip size Steve at 10:09am 02.24.07 Ask All Sailors 15/2420 Moving my boat to Kaw Lake, OK and the only slips available are 11'X26'. My C250 has a beam of 8'6".
solar power suggestions? dan c at 10:10am 02.24.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1013 want to have electricity this year and don't want to have to lug around a charger. can anyone sugge
Little rubber shroud lock thingys Mike Howell at 11:04am 02.24.07 Smaller Boats 6/1164 I have no idea what they are called. I need the rubber things that fills the holes securing the shro
Sailor Gras Franklin at 1:07pm 02.24.07 Ask All Sailors 3/934 One day I was driving from Galveston back to Kemah and saw a sign about "Yatchi Gras". I didn't see
Transom Vibration From Outbord Motor Richard18988 at 2:03pm 02.24.07 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 2/1967 Does anyone know how I can eliminate a transon vibration noise caused by my 5 HP 4 stroke Nissan sin
Summer Cruise Stephen Jensen, Fleet 1, Seattle at 2:56pm 02.24.07 Other Sailboats 0/806 Fleet 1's summer cruise this year is to the Canadian Islands July 28 to Aug 3Look to our website fo
Pin hole in a brand new mainsail capejt at 3:59pm 02.24.07 Ask All Sailors 8/2070 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 5/1308 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 1/962 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 1/1063 Hi there everybody: I recently sold my Hunter 1978 25 footer to a Canadian sailor. He wants to trail

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Wheel pulling to the right Hayden Watson at 3:27pm 08.30.21 A bend shaft can cause vibration but I do not beleived that it can cause the boat to turn one way or
26D windows..... finding41 at 3:22pm 08.30.21 If you have the tools it's not hard to make them yourself. I made the ones for my 26D out of a half
Aluminum vs SS bimini frames Barnacle Bill at 3:11pm 08.30.21 Stainless for sure.
Webbing: Sew or Tie mikemoyer at 3:11pm 08.30.21 Thanks. Isn't Dyneema singlebraid rope? I've read that webbing is preferable because it won't roll w
Wheel pulling to the right VernonJ at 3:10pm 08.30.21 It didn't occur to me to try without power. I'll do that this weekend. It's not that center is diffe
Moisture readings from survey Barnacle Bill at 3:07pm 08.30.21 Instead of asking us, you should be asking the surveyor who did the survey. You are paying him for
Aqua Signal FOB sail sfbay at 3:01pm 08.30.21 Ouch!! You can buy a Spare Fob Floatable Transmitter for the 20410 System Mfg# 20416 for $39 here
wind indicators/depth/speed suggestions? MikeHoncho at 2:59pm 08.30.21 put another 15 to 20 hours on it then make a decision. I'm always looking up at my sails anyways (ha
26S Considering new prop. (1) sail sfbay at 2:56pm 08.30.21 I you are motoring at speeds of 6.1 - 6.3 knots at 3200 rpms with a good bit of weight in the boat (
DIY Designing And Buildling A Sailboat rgranger at 2:53pm 08.30.21 I like the X-mas tree lights. Best part of the boat....:biggrin:
Work Load Advise - Damper, Motor Mounts, Exhaust Elbow MikeHoncho at 2:50pm 08.30.21 A little follow-up. I decided to forgo the dapper plate. I removed the battery (8dAGM) from in fro
Auto-Pilots dlochner at 2:43pm 08.30.21 I'd have to believe a below deck system uses considerably more power than others. You would be co
Auto-Pilots MikeHoncho at 2:36pm 08.30.21 I'd have to believe a below deck system uses considerably more power than others.
is it hard to tip a sail boat? mcgregor 26s Leeward Rail at 2:32pm 08.30.21 @Barnacle Bill .. I suspect all that is a bit above pay grade for a beginner.:biggrin: Don't scare
Hunter 430, how do I run a seatalk cable between pedistal and instruments in the arch? Also to the nav station? flightlead404 at 2:25pm 08.30.21 On my '07 H38 the SeaTalk cable for the ST60 instruments on the pod and the ethernet/SeaTalkng cable
Universal Atomic Fuel Return Lines? Barnacle Bill at 2:18pm 08.30.21 It's the low pressure side, but you need an acceptable fuel line. For diesel it is Type B1 which is
Surveys are a waste of money Barnacle Bill at 2:13pm 08.30.21 There are good surveyors and bad surveyors. Hopefully the bad surveyors don't last long, or they fin
is it hard to tip a sail boat? mcgregor 26s Barnacle Bill at 2:06pm 08.30.21 What this is all about has to do with the righting moment of a boat. Righting moment is determined
Still Pulling Out My Hair...... rpell1@msn.com at 2:03pm 08.30.21 My C-30 had a confounding leak that I finally traced backet to the aft end of the stern tube hose -
MacGregor 25 Classification Ward H at 1:38pm 08.30.21

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