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LEE HELM ON A CHRYSLER 26 Jim B at 12:20am 12.04.06 Trailer Sailors 3/1428 A friend has a Chrysler 26 with radical lee helm. I am not familiar with other Chryslers. Is this
UV STRIP REPPLACEMENT tks at 12:25am 12.04.06 Big Boats 1/907 I own a 1997 Hunter 340 and I need to replace the UV protective strip that runs along my leach of my
1984 H22 plumbing daver at 12:29am 12.04.06 Smaller Boats 3/989 I am curious if there are any other H22 owners out there who can clear the confusion I have about t
Reefing Hooks for a Catalina30 rvh3 at 1:28am 12.04.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1186 I'm a new owner (May'06) of a Catalina30. It came with an extremely complicated reefing system whic
Here's a nice movie clip Reudi Ross at 12:53am 12.04.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1013 We've all seen a few of these!
genset won't start ! loren hall at 1:57am 12.04.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1133 Have a 1997 Hunter 430 with NorthernLights genset. It has 950 hours on it. Has been more difficult
Amp hour question... SweetTrade at 2:53am 12.04.06 Ask All Sailors 13/1259 Hi I am installing a Bose Companion 3 (Seriers 2) 2.1 speaker set up for my ipod in my hunter 23. I
H26 vs H260 sea_casper at 3:28am 12.04.06 Smaller Boats 7/1747 What year did the H26 morph into the H260, and what wher the basic differences?
H 240 looking to Store, Launch & Sail easily bobjanzan at 5:02am 12.04.06 Trailer Sailors 1/1307 We have a H 240 and we're looking for a marina/storage facility with a ramp where we can launch the
Cleaning Sails Seekswind at 5:00am 12.04.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1034 Noticed the topic of cleaning sails. If you wanted to clean sails yourself. Other than taking them
Hunter 240 looking to Store, Launch & Sail easily bobjanzan at 5:05am 12.04.06 Mid-Size Boats 0/796 We have a H 240 and we're looking for a marina/storage facility with a ramp where we can launch the
On board water Tony at 5:34am 12.04.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1085 I have a 1984 Hunter 25.5 which I bought recently and suspect that the water system has been idle fo
Lakes Norman & Lanier Ron at 5:31am 12.04.06 Ask All Sailors 16/2934 Looking to move south in 2yrs. If the employment area looks good around inland NC or Ga is it comfo
Tow an 11' Whaler for a Dinghy?? David at 5:52am 12.04.06 Ask All Sailors 12/2806 I have a 22' sailboat.My wife does not feel safe bringing our 3 year old for a sail without having a
Doyle stack pack Bill at 5:59am 12.04.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1360 I am considering a new main sail with the Doyle Stack Pack. I don't want to give up ANY performance
Mac26X in Uruguay Zephyrs Aura at 5:58am 12.04.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1051 Hello, I was in Montevideo, Uruguay yesterday and saw a Mac 26X at the marina. Wondered if anyone
Mac26X in Uruguay Zephyrs Aura at 6:00am 12.04.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/835 Hello, I was in Montevideo, Uruguay yesterday and saw a Mac 26X at the marina. Wondered if anyone
Batteries for a new Hunter 36 Pete at 6:27am 12.04.06 Big Boats 13/1997 Would welcome thoughts/knowledge on the size of house bank and isolated starter batteries for a new
Main Halyard John Dombi at 8:22am 12.04.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/869 Has anyone with an O'day 25 run the main halyard back to the cockpit? Looking fo advice as well as p
23' Venture mast-raising Marcus at 10:17am 12.04.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1263 We recently purchased another Venture 23'. I have become a bit gimpy in the bvack and shoulder sinc

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Catalina 275 Rudder float or sink? dleckenby at 5:14pm 05.24.21 Oh no, that sounds like incredible bad luck. Hope you manage to find it. I'm going to check that bol
Strange starting issue - anyone else experienced? jssailem at 5:13pm 05.24.21 But now, when the key remains in the start position, an alarm sounds and stays on What is this ala
Yanmar SD20 Saildrive dleckenby at 5:09pm 05.24.21 Sadly it's too late to clean it up as we've been back in the water for a week. Maybe next time. I ha
Strange starting issue - anyone else experienced? Ralph Johnstone at 5:01pm 05.24.21 Can I run the engine safely with the key off? That's exactly why we learned to NEVER shut off the
Pop quiz ggrizzard at 4:59pm 05.24.21 The sub. Limited manouverabiility.
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise Terry Cox at 4:59pm 05.24.21 i vote for a new thread. Mike Honcho has a good idea and that is to start a new thread, but includ
Behavior of marine batteries Scott T-Bird at 4:55pm 05.24.21 If you are going to combine 2 batteries to make a significantly improved battery bank, then get anot
Help with lost Beneteau swing keel (1) twistedskipper at 4:49pm 05.24.21
Buying a Hunter 41 DS sailtheworld79 at 4:45pm 05.24.21 So, I guess my real question would be: has anyone sailed this boat offshore for extended periods. Ho
Rudder Purchase sail sfbay at 4:40pm 05.24.21 Can you purchase an extended mast clutch form Rudder Craft here? Rudder Craft or Rudder Craft
Help with lost Beneteau swing keel Tom J at 4:40pm 05.24.21 Could a swing keel be fabricated from steel plate? The weight would be there, and the leading and t
Sherwood Raw Water Pump Leak Stu Jackson at 4:29pm 05.24.21 Ralph's right. For those who aren't familiar with the Torrensen and marinedieseldirect websites, yo
Help with lost Beneteau swing keel twistedskipper at 4:14pm 05.24.21
Yanmar SD20 Saildrive Codybear at 4:04pm 05.24.21 Your internal had more wear than mine which had the wrong alloy for freshwater. But your external pr
Considering Hunter 49 Purchase ! sail sfbay at 4:03pm 05.24.21 Welcome to the forum!! The 49 is a great boat!! For comparison my 46 does not have weather helm a
Rudder Purchase (1) KlausH at 3:59pm 05.24.21 Consider enlarging the rudder so that you get more rudder surface in front of the rudder shaft.
How to calibrate Raymarine i60 wind instrument Davidasailor26 at 3:50pm 05.24.21
Shore water feed Don S/V ILLusion at 3:45pm 05.24.21 Should be simple enough to replace an O ring and see what happens
Which Sail to Get dlochner at 3:42pm 05.24.21 I was advised to avoid the sails available on Amazon yet they seem to have nice colors than what I
Which Sail to Get sail sfbay at 3:41pm 05.24.21 75 sq ft appears to be correct BUT to be sure suggest contacting your regional sunfish association I

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