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Snap, crackle, crash SailboatOwners.com at 11:52am 02.11.07 Ask All Sailors 25/2770 You and your family have been sailing for a week or so on your boat in coastal waters. You are on yo
Catalina 22 roller furler installation info Ed Piotroski at 11:31am 02.11.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2514 I have recently begun sailing with the purchase of a Catalina 22. I know nothing about how to insta
Hunter Legend 45 OR 45 - Seaworthiness Kristoria at 4:47pm 02.11.07 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 1/2556 Hi,Does any body have any experience or history as to the seaworthiness of the 1986 Series of Hunt
Single line Reefing systems for the Mainsail oceansail0 at 9:27pm 02.09.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/1604 I have just bought a h31. The forums are great. It appears that I will be doing alot of reefing of t
Autohelm ST 50 windspeed transducer needed Patrick at 10:20pm 02.09.07 Ask All Sailors 1/998 I am looking for a replacement ST50 masthead wind vane with the wind direction feather and the speed
H33.5 alternator upgrade, whats works ? Patrick at 11:54pm 02.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1173 I have a H 33.5 with a Yanmar 3gm30 that has a stock 80amp Hitachi alternator.I have 4 golf carts
rudder deeper draft than keel bsheehan at 6:02am 02.10.07 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1957 I ran aground at speed (not paying attention and depth was broken)and bent the rudder shaft which co
Planning a Cruise sailortonyb Allied Mis at 6:04am 02.10.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1216 Well, Im back from 'Blue Water Rehab' for the week and am now beginning to plan our fall cruise. We
What to look for on a boat with a saltwater past jpeac2 at 7:00am 02.10.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1091 Hello all!As I stated in a previous thread I am currently looking at purchasing a used mid-90's bo
Keel replacement (I want to know how-to) Marc Robic at 6:54am 02.10.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1071 I want to know how to remove the existing keel and replace it with a newer shoal draft keel (with bu
Polarity Switch? New Sailor at 9:05am 02.10.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1065 Hey folks, i just purchased a 1984 Catalina 25, there is a switch on the electric switch panel that
Stern Rails for 1978 Hunter 25 Lane504 at 9:24am 02.10.07 Smaller Boats 1/955 Does anyone know if it is possible to add stern rails (as seen in today's Hunter 25 models) to a 197
Dingy Davits lavie423 at 9:56am 02.10.07 Big Boats 1/1408 We have a 1994 Catalina 42 and a Avon by West Marine 10.3 hard bottom dingy. We want to install davi
Fuel consumption- do you know yours? Tim Haibach at 10:05am 02.10.07 Mid-Size Boats 6/1844 I have a Universal 14hp inboard diesel and will be making my maiden voyage in Mid-april. I was wonde
CYOA Bertucci's, Columbia Maryland Larry Wilson at 10:23am 02.10.07 Columbia 2/1815 Re: CYOA - Mid Winter Cruise-Not in a Md. Columbia, but in Columbia, Md.As the daylight lasts long
Bilge pump through hull placement Craig Warren at 10:19am 02.10.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/4587 I am installing an automatic bilge pump in my 1974 Oday 27. Where would be the best location to inst
Moorage in the Med? Bob15962 at 10:50am 02.10.07 Ask All Sailors 0/890 I am kicking around the idea of buying a boat in the Med - Greece... I have never had to consider mo
Anyone full-time live aboard on Mac 26 X or M ? Art G. at 10:52am 02.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/3992 Are there any full-time live aboards on Mac. 26 X or M models ? If so, where,how long, shoreside/do
H27 Jib Conquistador at 11:50am 02.10.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1055 Is there a larger jib available for the H27 (2006)? Does anybody have any pics of this model with a
New Catalina 30 fuel tank tomfoolery at 5:28am 02.10.07 Catalina 30 2/2204 I'm installing a new fuel tank in my Catalina 30. Any suggestions about whether it should be just fa

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Indicator lights on AC/DC Control Panel kloudie1 at 8:48am 08.21.21 If both quit at the same time, I'd suspect that the power circuit for those LEDs has a bad connectio
Indicator lights on AC/DC Control Panel sail sfbay at 8:44am 08.21.21 The indicator lights are subject to failure. Just replace them. I had to replace the majority of in
Chainplate Caulking jssailem at 8:38am 08.21.21 Roy, 2016, I removed and reinstalled the 6 chainplates on my boat. Before slipping the chainplates b
How to rig outhaul on O'Day 272? The manual doesn't show the outhaul. Revolutionary at 8:38am 08.21.21 I don't have time for a detailed response now. But yes the reefing line looks better to me and the
Creature comforts sail sfbay at 8:33am 08.21.21 Noce job!! You vhf radio an mic at the helm looks like my Standard Horizon Matrix GX2200 with AIS/G
Creature comforts kappykaplan at 8:16am 08.21.21 Looks good, @BC Bernie ! :beer:
SELF TAILING WINCH ARM DIRECTION sail sfbay at 8:13am 08.21.21 Can you post a photo showing your concern? Do you have the winch manual? Are you asking what positi
Chainplate Caulking Spindrift NH at 7:42am 08.21.21 I need to rebed my chainplates and it sounds like I have the same configuration. I was planning to u
Beneteau 361 new owner sail sfbay at 7:38am 08.21.21 Good to hear you are having success unfurling your mainsail!! If your mainsial is 17 years old a re
Dish Soap Rinsing SFS at 7:35am 08.21.21 The easist way to get hot water for washing is to put a little water in the dirty skilet with a few
26D windows..... sail sfbay at 7:34am 08.21.21 Are you simply wanting to replace the tinted acrylic window? In that case, carefully remove the win
Beneteau courtesy light controller (1) Davidasailor26 at 7:29am 08.21.21
Beneteau 361 new owner (2) Swoon at 7:25am 08.21.21 Yesterday during a four hour sail I tried alternating the main in and out. It seems to be getting ea
Beneteau 361 shaft seal BigEasy at 6:32am 08.21.21 I thought the original poster was referring to the small fitting sticking up from the top of the sh
Never say never BigEasy at 6:23am 08.21.21 Bimini is an absolute necessity on Gulf coast. Have had five boats over the years and all were equip
propeller selection, and shifting Boomer2it at 6:14am 08.21.21 Thanks Roy, The units I saw online from Edson are listed at around $1300 (not sure if they are SS, f
Never say never RoyS at 6:13am 08.21.21 Plus one for the bimini. I just installed mine this season. Great to be out of the sun. I am 72, I t
propeller selection, and shifting RoyS at 6:01am 08.21.21 Installing the single lever dual function controller is not difficult. You need to find a suitable p
Backstay adjuster DougM at 5:17am 08.21.21 With my split backstay and a 48 foot mast, that triangular block system would end up near the top of
Chainplate Caulking RoyS at 5:17am 08.21.21 I redid one side with butyl tape. After a time a leak started. Tightened the screws on the slotted p

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