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mast foot retro (1) sand sailor at 6:11am 09.19.06 Other Sailboats 1/796 i want to know if there is an upgrade to the mast foot for my 68 santana 27???
Replacing the keel hanger on Catalina 22 Annie Fury at 6:42am 09.19.06 Smaller Boats 0/900 I would like to find a Catalina service yard in Nys/Conn to replace thr hanger for the keel on my 19
Fouled Knot Meter O'Dazed at 7:00am 09.19.06 Ask All Sailors 13/1637 Once again the knot meter was fouled all season. On haul out it was a garden of sea vegtables again
ENGINE COOLANT LEAK john dewey at 7:31am 09.19.06 Catalina 310 3/1498 I HAVE A SMALL COOLANT LEAK THAT I CANNOT SEEM TO LOCATE THE SOURCE.ANY HELPUL TIPS WOULD BE APPRE
Ranger II outfitting Mac at 8:23am 09.19.06 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 0/1392 I am now the proud owner of an eleven foot Ranger II sailboat. As a brand new sailor, I am having a
Fl Yacht Charters Ted at 10:07am 09.19.06 Ask All Sailors 3/962 Looking for input on Florida Yacht Charters, especially their operation in the Bahamas.Thanks
Know a good Marina in Grand Haven?? Greg at 10:39am 09.19.06 Big Boats 1/830 We are moving our Hunter 36 to the west side of Michigan but are having trouble finding deep slips.
does the 376 have real teak or.......... duality at 10:35am 09.19.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/791 was it the new spaceage stuff? how bout the sole? is there a preferencemike
Traveler Island Sun at 10:56am 09.19.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/869 My traveler is located in front of my companionway, is there any issue with locating it on top of th
Yanmar maintenance questions (cooling & fuel) Persy at 11:00am 09.19.06 Big Boats 8/1609 I have an 01 420 with 4JH3E that has about 300 hours.1) Yanmar manual says to clean exhaust mixing
H280 Rigging Specs & Stuff Clark at 11:10am 09.19.06 Mid-Size Boats 0/932 Just thought I'd provide definitive information relative to the type SSused in the H280 rigging. Th
Non-slip Tip Props Steve Dion at 11:20am 09.19.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1324 FYI-In case anyone is interested in improving the performance of their fixed blade prop, you may w
Once again, I catch up on the "Empty Pockets" saga John P12803 at 12:14pm 09.19.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/905 Wow, what a great story!!!Certainly a couple of people that make everyone want to just hit the sea
1977 Cat27 Todd at 12:24pm 09.19.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1273 I am new into sailing, don't have a boat yet, but would like to get one. I have gone out several tim
Anchor alarm Clay at 12:27pm 09.19.06 Ask All Sailors 10/1172 Courious to know what you would set your anchor alarm at:Although I have been sailing for 25 years,
310 starboard tilt Steve Dion at 12:29pm 09.19.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1117 just purchased a 1999 310. i love this boat. went from a 25 catalina to 310. any way i have a full t
hunter 38 rudder Andre at 2:12pm 09.19.06 Big Boats 6/2195 I chartered a 2005 Hunter 38 for a four day trip to catalina island.We left Marina Del Rey for Cata
OMC Saildrive conversion Sherry at 8:45pm 09.16.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1393 I just removed an OMC SailDrive from my ODay 23 with no intentions of putting it back I am going to
Standing headroom Don at 11:28pm 09.16.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/927 Does anyone know what the standing headroom is, in a 1985 O'day 35?
Bimini Top Measurements - O'Day 26 radiocommander at 1:53am 09.17.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1753 I want to install a bimini top over the cockpit of my O'Day 26. Does anyone have their original mea

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Using Maxwell VW800 Windlass Team118 at 12:22pm 05.10.21 So I will try your thoughts about re--flaking the line. I would assume that if I wrap the rope arou
H216 Bilge Water. Don S/V ILLusion at 12:18pm 05.10.21 Welcome. Its hard to suggest a repair when we don't know the source(s). Check the mast step and any
self centering rudder/tiller? markwbird at 12:17pm 05.10.21 Yes. This appears to be a reference to rudder design. A balanced has the center of force at the rud
Cracked motor mount on Hunter 26 MySong at 12:15pm 05.10.21 Thanks for the ideas. May try to get a smaller plate to reinforce the cracked area and clamp it all
Need a clean SS cut Justin_NSA at 12:12pm 05.10.21 Porta-a-band. More likely, an angle grinder with fresh cut-off wheel. Mark it first by wrapping wit
Need a clean SS cut Justin_NSA at 12:10pm 05.10.21 Do you have access to a band saw with a fine tooth metal blade? I do have a Delta bandsaw but I've
Cracked motor mount on Hunter 26 rgranger at 12:09pm 05.10.21 I'm partial to JB weld and have used it for many things. But it probably does not matter that much.
self centering rudder/tiller? RussC at 12:07pm 05.10.21 Returning to my dad's home for a visit sometime in the '80s, he loaned me his Ford Probe to go visi
Need a clean SS cut thinwater at 12:05pm 05.10.21 Porta-a-band. More likely, an angle grinder with fresh cut-off wheel. Mark it first by wrapping with
Need a clean SS cut thwilson at 12:04pm 05.10.21 I have some new stainless steel tube, 7/8" diameter, 0-065" wall thickness arriving from Go2Marine
Instruments on panel not working. Justin_NSA at 11:45am 05.10.21 Could be just a bad ground somewhere. Polarity is correct I assume.
Can you climb the mast on a Hunter 26? twalker H260 at 11:41am 05.10.21 If it is a cdi furler you do need to clean out the black top piece of it occasionally to allow the i
Yanmar SB-8 Shift/Throttle Controls (1) npaulay at 11:34am 05.10.21 Photo of the setup for reference.
In-mast furling Outhaul car on boom Rubber Upstand replacement SailJunkie at 11:28am 05.10.21 Thanks! Great Information. Ordering from Lewmar today!
Instruments on panel not working. Don S/V ILLusion at 11:24am 05.10.21 Time to pull out the voltmeter and start tracing where the voltage issue is. Guessing isn't producti
H40.5 Forward Head sump circuit shorted. edguy3 at 11:17am 05.10.21 Jim, I'm using this Rule 20F . Good suggestion on threading with the old. I'll report after I star
Detroit River transport stephen_i_w at 11:15am 05.10.21 We were planning a similar trip for this season but were advised that the Canadian border is closed
Yanmar SB-8 Shift/Throttle Controls npaulay at 11:15am 05.10.21 Hi Gary - was able to test the cables over the weekend. Throttle hooked up nicely. Still have some i
Replace Headliner Hunter 306 Pat cool skip at 11:07am 05.10.21 I just did the job last weekend. Quite easy. I used a plastic roler (for installing mosquito scree
Cracked motor mount on Hunter 26 MySong at 10:59am 05.10.21 If you can wrestle the motor into the cockpit, you should be able to remove the mount, put a dab of

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