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Help deciphering my Trailer Tires? SeacretSailor at 6:59pm 10.31.06 Trailer Sailors 5/2212 I'm a new Trailer Sailor ' I'm wanting to understand my trailer's tires, mainly so I'll know they ar
capsize sunandsea at 9:48pm 10.31.06 Yamaha 4/2033 HiWe just bought our Yamaha 25II and we do not have any sailing experience. Could anyone tell us a
Hello all sailaway78 at 10:53pm 10.31.06 Ask All Sailors 5/891 Today we are laying over a day in Bellhaven NC. Had planned on doing grocery shopping and laundry i
Outboard maximum size? Mark at 11:23pm 10.31.06 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1332 Hello everyone. I have been an Oday 22 owner for about 8 years now. Recently she was pirated and t
S37 mast height sailaway78 at 10:44pm 10.31.06 Seidelmann 1/1662 Have a question about the mast height on an S37. Book says 48.6, but went under the bridges in Cape
Maximum outboard size? Mark at 11:39pm 10.31.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1033 Hello everyone. I have been an Oday 22 owner for about 8 years now. Recently she was pirated and th
Repairing a power winch Dan at 11:51pm 10.31.06 Ask All Sailors 12/1026 My power winch trips the breaker when the sail is about halfway up the mast. It also draws more amp
Universal M25 Replacement Jim22199 at 11:58pm 10.31.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/4266 Looks like I might have to replace my old engine, any opinions on what is a good brand and model wou
Engine chocking off Hugh4753 at 10:29pm 10.31.06 Big Boats 11/1014 Recently my engine has been shutting off when I get below 1000rpm. Usually while docking which can
Strange Problem Forrest at 2:07am 11.01.06 Other Sailboats 1/843 Yesterday while docking I discovered the boat would not go in reverse.I have the Yanmar 2GM20F eng
Hatch Handle Alan at 1:18am 11.01.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1040 Hi,I'm looking to replace a broken hatch handle and am having no luck. The handle is from a moori
Water in engine Russ at 1:05am 11.01.06 Ask All Sailors 13/1704 I have a Hunter 420 Passage, 2004 model, with a 56 hp Yanmar. When I cranked it 2 days ago, the eng
z-Spars in-mast furler (1) Bill at 1:02am 11.01.06 Ask All Sailors 2/2717 I have a 10 year old Z-Spar in mast furling system on my Beneteau OC281. The furler works ok but I
Cast Iron Keel Maintenance brian20169 at 2:19am 11.01.06 Bavaria 4/3945 I finally get the opportunity to preview a Bav30 on the 11th of November. Today's question regards t
Chock for 1989 P-31 sailposh at 2:14am 11.01.06 Other Sailboats 0/715 Does anyone know where I can obtain a new or used chock for my P-31. Ernesto (the storm) broke my st
Performance data Phil at 2:48am 11.01.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/908 Does anyone know where to find polar performance curves for a Catalina 27 of any vintage?
1984 Oday 26 owners manual Dennis23509 at 3:09am 11.01.06 Day Sailers 2/1429 I was wondering if anyone has a copy of the owner's manual for the 1984 Oday 26' sailboat. I have s
Pop Top Tony23670 at 3:12am 11.01.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/901 I have a 1984 Hunter 25.5 and noted the following:1. From the underside of the cabin top, there ar
Home Products Jim Rushing at 3:36am 11.01.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1371 Peggy, we have used your products so long on the boat that the Admiral is wanting to try something a
Engine to shaft alignment Bob at 3:36am 11.01.06 Big Boats 2/869 I was checking the shaft to transmission alignment the other day and it occured to me that I cannot

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Hunter 260 Forestay Tension with Furler Crazy Dave Condon at 5:37am 05.19.21 Rig could be over tensioned. Do me a favor. Take your two top fingers and pull back without moving
Hunter 260 Forestay Tension with Furler Sailavie1 at 5:23am 05.19.21
Is this too close? Alternator Mounting... Daveinet at 5:16am 05.19.21 The only thing I would worry about is rubbing through the foil and then getting foam all over. Those
eye candy (1) TomY at 4:52am 05.19.21 ARION, the first fiberglass auxiliary yacht built turns 70 years old this season. The fiberglass hul
3JH4E Overheating at low RPMs - Any ideas? RoyS at 4:48am 05.19.21 Rethinking this; dock hose might have too much pressure. System is probably designed for 10 psi or s
Jones Beach Northwell Amphitheater shemandr at 4:45am 05.19.21 I believe the stage faces away from the bay. I've been to several JB concerts there. You could pro
Is this too close? Alternator Mounting... Maine Sail at 4:38am 05.19.21 Brett, Your primary means of alternator protection is Belt Load Manager. This should be at least le
Bad Situation with Great Circle Sails Marmalade at 3:57am 05.19.21 No horse in this race... but a tribute to Roger Martin that was penned by BH was posted on SailingAn
3JH4E Overheating at low RPMs - Any ideas? RoyS at 3:52am 05.19.21 If it is a centrifugal pump it might not have enough pressure for this application. Put a dock hose
Beautiful work! 31seahorse at 3:30am 05.19.21 Spectacular work, Will! In each piece of art you created a keepsake to be sure.
C30 Hard steering to port under power kappykaplan at 2:50am 05.19.21 Is the prop shaft off centerline of the boat? Mine is offset to starboard. Designed that way so th
Looking to Re-wire my Newport 33. brett_howard at 11:10pm 05.18.21 I've been rewiring a Newport 33 for the last few years... ;) But when I say rewiring it I mean I'm
M25XP PCV Question (1) brett_howard at 10:45pm 05.18.21 Installing that belt was stupid! It worked well for a while. Then in the last 10 minutes it starte
Hunter 260 Mooring Challenges CaptainRan at 10:41pm 05.18.21 I would suggest solar over wind due to the simplicity of no moving parts.
Hunter 260 Forestay Tension with Furler CaptainRan at 10:31pm 05.18.21 I don't know how you raise your mast but for me, it is a block and tackle that pulls it up towards t
H26 installing inspection port Sailavie1 at 9:47pm 05.18.21
1975 Catalina 22 Hull/Deck Seam C_Level at 9:27pm 05.18.21 Since the boat is up side down those screws seem to be working a bit harder. I removed 8 or ten of
Maiden voyage Flying Jay at 9:25pm 05.18.21 Flying Jay, which Marina? Coyote Point, and it looks like you're there/here too... let's meet up!
Maiden voyage JoeWhite at 9:10pm 05.18.21 Flying Jay, which Marina?
Does your club have a designated drink? DArcy at 7:57pm 05.18.21 Most drinks I've never heard of, but I'm a beer guy. Good news, you can go to Ocean Beach Yacht Cl

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