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2-stroke nisson outboard nick maggio at 10:36pm 10.14.06 Ask All Sailors 14/1577 My wife and I Saw a 2-stroke nisson on dink last week and thought it was very small and light,where
Owners of in-boom furling system? Kauai26 at 11:13pm 10.14.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1335 From my post "Fools query on furling main sail" I learned from Moody Buccaneer of "in boom furling
Trailer Winch Phil Benge at 11:14pm 10.14.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/983 This winter I need to replace the trailer winch on my 82 stock Mac trailer. The stamped information
Course Computer Waldo Emerson at 12:04am 10.15.06 Big Boats 6/908 On a Hunter 44 where is the couse computer located andthe gyro ?
Volvo 2 cyl. Gas engine Gene at 3:13am 10.15.06 Other Sailboats 1/1022 Looking for Engine Manual and advice for Idleing problems . Very difficult to set Idle speed , suspe
O'Day Sprite Old Sprite Sailor at 3:45am 10.15.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1476 I am having a '59 O'Day Sprite rehabed, and my marina has almost completed the project. The hull is
Newer Type of Fixed Port leaking (1) SceptreSailor at 5:26am 10.15.06 Ask All Sailors 4/985 I have a Catalinia 310 Hull 282 and last week the Fixed port on the starboard side has started leaki
310 Fixed Port Leaking (1) SceptreSailor at 5:21am 10.15.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/1092 I have Hull 282 and last week the Fixed port on the starboard side has started leaking-really bad.
No hot water after flushing engine DickL at 12:54am 10.15.06 Big Boats 7/1182 I'm a new owner of a H44DS and am beginning my winter preparation. Following a successful change of
Rudder Tube Morgan 45 berryaf at 8:30am 10.15.06 Ask All Sailors 0/904 Rudder TubeDoes anyone have experience with a leak in the rudder post area of Morgan 45. If so, pl
Rudder Tube berryaf at 8:28am 10.15.06 Morgan 1/1890 Does anyone have experience with a leak in the rudder post area of Morgan 45. If so, please contact
Name of manufacturer please ? (1) Louis Dallaire at 8:22am 10.15.06 Trailer Sailors 5/1439 Please,.Ask me, the name of manufacturer of this trailer. it's a Hunter 13.5, 1993TKSLouis
USCG Documentation windswept1522 at 9:36am 10.15.06 Mid-Size Boats 4/1464 I've just purchased a 1987 Catalina and am interested in the USCG documentation. Has anyone docume
shower sump float switch jack boats at 9:55am 10.15.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1777 I have Attwood sumps which aren't pumping water because the float switch isn't sensitive enough. Is
Lady Liberty sailaway78 at 6:15am 10.15.06 Ask All Sailors 2/854 Someone remarked that I should attach photos, along with reports. So whenever I have some I will. T
24 hours to Cape May sailaway78 at 6:07am 10.15.06 Ask All Sailors 23/2549 Now we are really headed south. Into Cape May this morning around 10am. We left from behing the sta
Pressure Stephen at 5:48am 10.15.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1431 On "wet" my head pulls in water nicely. On "dry" it builds pressure and the plunger / rod actually w
Bolts around the mast step? jack boats at 10:25am 10.15.06 Big Boats 4/986 Inspecting all access panels revealed another curiousity. It seems that the bolts sunk through the
Arch bolt torque? jack boats at 10:06am 10.15.06 Big Boats 0/842 We got our first rains of the season friday night, affording me the oppurtunity to look for leaks.
Water Ballast Capt Woody at 10:02am 10.15.06 Smaller Boats 7/1126 I have had my Hunter 240 for just a year and I am finally going to be leaving it in the water starti

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1984 (not Charubini) Hunter 30 jssailem at 2:13pm 07.30.21 What is that shorthand for Justin? 30T = 30 Terrific feet of Fun?
How to know if you need more power or less drag? Davidasailor26 at 2:04pm 07.30.21
Main sheet rigging - H33.5 (1) sail sfbay at 2:03pm 07.30.21 Another rigging option............route the mainsheet to on side of the traveler through a block und
Upgrading Windlass wire - double up on the wire (1) Davidasailor26 at 1:57pm 07.30.21 Can you link a reputable source for this? Looks like it depends on the temperature rating of the i
Main sheet rigging - H33.5 Fred at 1:55pm 07.30.21
Upgrading Windlass wire - double up on the wire Richard19068 at 1:46pm 07.30.21 2AWG can handle 200A depending on voltage drop, length of run, run time and insulation rating. If I
Beginner Questions shemandr at 1:26pm 07.30.21
Helm Seating - What do you do? (H38) quadrille38 at 1:15pm 07.30.21 We have a couple of these on our 38. Use them when sitting in the cockpit reading or sometimes down
Yanmar 3GM white smoke odaydokay at 1:12pm 07.30.21 Simple condensation maybe. Cool, not hot....
How to know if you need more power or less drag? Stu Jackson at 12:54pm 07.30.21 Have you read Don Guillette's excellent book?
Upgrading Windlass wire - double up on the wire Stu Jackson at 12:50pm 07.30.21 2AWG can handle 200A Can you link a reputable source for this?
Between chart plotters (1) NYSail at 12:46pm 07.30.21 I mounted a blue sea water proof duel usb low and out of the way. Great addition to the cockpit. Ran
How to know if you need more power or less drag? JRacer at 12:32pm 07.30.21 You might also want to pick up a copy of Bill Gladstone's, North U books or the whole course. I have
How to know if you need more power or less drag? shemandr at 12:16pm 07.30.21 According to Melges in one of his books you are not really supposed to sail in a straight line, or n
1984 (not Charubini) Hunter 30 Justin_NSA at 12:05pm 07.30.21 Mystery solved. I was seeing a gap after '83. My '91 30 is what they called a 30T for a few years
How to know if you need more power or less drag? (1) jssailem at 11:54am 07.30.21 Arvel Gentry worked on the connection of aerodynamic theory to practical application on sailboats ba
New O'Day 25 Owner Project_Mayhem at 11:35am 07.30.21 I assume you're talking about the wood strip that holds the cushion in place. If I were to take a gu
How to know if you need more power or less drag? danstanford at 11:27am 07.30.21 Well, IMO, you definitely want to flatten out the sails in the lighter stuff as too much depth can/
1984 (not Charubini) Hunter 30 Red_Dog at 10:57am 07.30.21 Okay, just spoke with the owner. I was the one confused. When I was first told what the boat was I h
Upgrading Windlass wire - double up on the wire Stu Jackson at 10:55am 07.30.21 We have two 850AGM start batteries, plenty to run a windlass, so I want that to work flawlessly wit

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