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Boat Cleanliness at Brokerages R.G. at 12:24am 09.05.06 Ask All Sailors 28/2127 My wife and I went to Houston over the weekend to look at a couple of boats. I had contacted the bro
Ripped genoa lincolnm at 12:44am 09.05.06 Other Sailboats 1/992 Need advice on how to replace a ripped genoa. Ernesto just did a job on my 130 % jib. I just bought
New Hunter 25 mooring issue Mike16400 at 1:05am 09.05.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/832 My new Hunter 25 seems to have an issue while sitting on her mooring. It appears to sail about the
HELP!!! Gary Cripps at 1:12am 09.05.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/859 I NEED A MAST!!!
Sea breeze and waves David at 1:28am 09.05.06 Day Sailers 3/1080 Seeking some advice. I was out sailing last week in my 170 with my main reefed and jib unfurled. T
Mast inspection hole Captain Flipper at 1:44am 09.05.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/1353 Both my anchor and steaming lights are out.Bulb is OK, but I have no voltage up top. The mast on my
Building a Trailer for Oday 272 LE David Clark at 1:40am 09.05.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1300 I am trying to build a trailer for my Oday 272 LE.The Boat is in the Water at the moment so it is d
engine thermostat question newly anonymous at 2:13am 09.05.06 Big Boats 4/767 We had hydronic heating on our 410, but it didn't dry the cabin enough during the rainy season so we
VHF RADIO CHANNELS SINE NOMINE at 2:39am 09.05.06 Ask All Sailors 12/935 Can someone provide me with the important channels on VHF (East Coast N.E.) i.e. Coast Guard, rescue
Location of Cooling Hoses MarkC at 3:30am 09.05.06 Big Boats 15/1196 I need to replace my cooling hoses. One of the two smaller hoses at the themostat and pump has a sma
H340 Waste Pipe removal??? John T1594 at 3:23am 09.05.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/862 Back in July of '06 there was a thread discussion about a problem with the removal of the head waste
Replacement rear "Mattress" for 1994 Mac 26S Jeff Linehan at 3:53am 09.05.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/950 Just spent weekend "not-sleeping" on 12 year old stock "rear sleeping area" pad.Vowed to spend som
PARTS Gary Cripps at 3:52am 09.05.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/827 I still need a mast? I think I may have found one? I found a 83 Mac 25 I can buy for parts but I o
Cruiser/Racer Rig Tuning - O'Day 37 Capn Rich at 3:47am 09.05.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/884 *oThe O'Day manual says 1) adjust the mast rake to the factory specs and 2) tune the shrouds to ma
which Mac 26 model year is best value? tdolby2001 at 5:48am 09.05.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/4153 I'm looking for a used Mac 26. I'm wondering which model/year is considered the best value. The Ms s
I need to make standing rig Mac at 5:39am 09.05.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/823 Hello, I need to make some shrouds for my Mac 25. Can I use 7x19 3/16 s.s. for this boat? I see th
Diesel Fuel...Marine vs NYSail at 5:24am 09.05.06 Ask All Sailors 38/9324 Hello allWas wondering if there is any difference between marine and auto diesel fuel.A conversat
CENTER BOARD CORKY at 5:23am 09.05.06 Smaller Boats 9/1611 Well it finally happened. The rope that lifts my center board broke this weekend. I have the boat o
Outboard vs inboard David at 6:29am 09.05.06 Mid-Size Boats 5/1778 I currently have a 22' sailboat with an outboard.Id like to move up to a 28-30'Catalina.My wife pr
It's about the bow jerry bushee at 7:19am 09.05.06 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1021 Edwardo snapped a bow line, bent the starboard bow railing and smashed up the black fiberglass "cove

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Anchoring systems Davidasailor26 at 6:34am 06.13.21 Those loads do seem pretty crazy. By the table you could argue I should design for a load of 6000 lb
Anchoring systems shemandr at 6:13am 06.13.21 1 1/2" is massive. The corresponding chain would be 1/2" or maybe 9/16"? That would be replacing
BELT DUST sailme88 at 6:09am 06.13.21 The belt is the weak point, but the pulleys can also experience wear. Friction heat works on both.
Anchoring systems dLj at 5:43am 06.13.21 Under what conditions would your anchor be under a 4800 lb load? Read note 2 in the first table.
Raymarine Evolution Wheel Pilot Install Closing Time at 5:35am 06.13.21 Ward: This is fabulous information! I started a diagram with a spiral notebook and some estimates
Anchoring systems dlochner at 5:32am 06.13.21 Under what conditions would your anchor be under a 4800 lb load?
Yanmar 3JH2E Stalling at Higher RPM Under Load shemandr at 5:30am 06.13.21 You can oil that kill cable. The most through way is to remove the cable from the housing - you hav
Raymarine ST4000+ Seatalk Fail message Good Vibes at 5:29am 06.13.21 Could be something as simple as there is a second breaker/switch that needs to be turned? Auto Helm
Raymarine ST4000+ Seatalk Fail message Good Vibes at 5:27am 06.13.21 Could be something as simple as there is a second breaker/switch that needs to be turned? Auto Helm
Thoughts on this Black Crud In Bilge? Previous engine fire? Oil Leak? - Hughes 40 dlochner at 5:26am 06.13.21 It is probably the result of petroleum products, some diesel, some oil, some transmission fluid. I"v
BELT DUST twodzusfittings at 5:13am 06.13.21 The belt dust has increased lately after I put a little more tension on the belt. The V shape became
Relay for always on MC-614 WadeBoggsCarpetWorld at 5:03am 06.13.21
Raymarine ST4000+ Seatalk Fail message Ward H at 5:03am 06.13.21 Could be something as simple as there is a second breaker/switch that needs to be turned? Auto Helm
Considering a Hunter 240 John Marrone at 4:57am 06.13.21 Appreciate the input, regardless stepping on or off this boat from anywhere other than the cockpit b
Relay for always on MC-614 Ward H at 4:57am 06.13.21
Whisker pole for an O'Day 28 - which one Joe at 4:55am 06.13.21 I'm not that keen on spending the big bucks unless I'm absolutely sure I needed the high end adjust
Thoughts on this Black Crud In Bilge? Previous engine fire? Oil Leak? - Hughes 40 shemandr at 4:53am 06.13.21 What was it like before it was restored?
reefing blocks for oday 322 kappykaplan at 4:50am 06.13.21 The reef line is intended to pull the back of the sail down, and back at the same time. :plus:
AP not holding heading Joe at 4:49am 06.13.21 Besides calibrating, you might look through the configuration data to make sure the controller is us
New owner of 1985 Hunter 28.5 frfaris at 1:43am 06.13.21 Thank you all this was very helpful. looking forward to the beer and learning more from previous po

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