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Fitting a bimini to a Hunter `79 jacko9888 at 6:28am 07.21.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/801 I own a Cheribini Hunter 27 1979 vintage with the mainsheet fixed to the aft end of the boom and wan
Water in the bilge! Doug at 9:54am 07.21.06 Trailer Sailors 4/1431 My Lancer 28 is taking on water (fills the bilge in about 30 mins) and I suspect it is from the rudd
Honda motor cooling water franksears15552 at 10:17am 07.21.06 Ask All Sailors 2/973 I have a 2000 Honda 9.9 engine. A great motor- my most important piece of safety eqipment on board.
WINCH MOUNTING gene at 9:59am 07.21.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/804 WHAT IS the degree that the sheet enters your coming mounted winch on O'day 25s? I am replacing my
O'Day 192 Outboard Size?? Tim at 11:17am 07.21.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1458 I'm looking for guidance for the correct outboard HP for an O'day 192. The boat came with an old Jo
Pedestal Throttle Parts Island Sun at 1:12pm 07.21.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/811 I need Pedestal Throttle Parts for 1985 Hunter 285. The pedestal is the original and not an Edson. L
Suntan Lotion staining gelcoat HELP!! Bill at 1:09pm 07.21.06 Ask All Sailors 13/9663 Whenever my crew wears suntan lotion, it turns the Gelcoat Orange wherever the suntan lotion has con
Shower track rollers rad at 11:31am 07.21.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/805 Has anybody any idea where to find replacement mini rollers for the head shower track? I am missing
Maiden voyage out of water Tommy B. at 2:11pm 07.21.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/923 I recently loaded my 23 hunter onto it's trailer for the first time. Following someones advice I fl
Using H22 centerboard Pete at 9:46pm 07.19.06 Smaller Boats 6/864 I'm new to sailing and in reading books on sailing they often mention adjusting the centerboard posi
H44 pointing ability Larry Jackel at 10:48pm 07.19.06 Big Boats 4/1105 Despite much tweaking, I haven't been able to get my h44 stock jib to draw properly with apparent wi
Wilcox Crittenden bawgy at 10:48pm 07.19.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2174 Are parts still available for these heads . I just purchased a Venture 24 with one in it and when I
Throttle and shift cable failure lross83 at 10:57pm 07.19.06 Mid-Size Boats 6/1486 Though it seems the shifter has always been on the stiff side, this year it became more and more dif
Hot Weather Poptop John S at 10:59pm 07.19.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1272 I have been getting ready for summer sailing in extremely hot weather. I wanted a poptop cover that
atachment to asymetrical spinnaker for Hunter 340 rami at 12:00am 07.20.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1237 I like to add an asymetrical spinnaker to my hunter 340and need to add a bow sprit of some kind.can
Stern Rail Mounting of Tender Outboard Bruce Cutcliffe at 12:21am 07.20.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1221 I would like to mount my recently purchased 4-hp Yamaha outboard on the stern rail of my O'Day 26.
Fixed Boom on C-30 Jeffg at 1:22am 07.20.06 Catalina 30 4/1791 Hi,I would like to mount a solid boom vang to my Catalina 30 and need to keep the boom from rotati
WAAS in Canada ? Ron at 1:30am 07.20.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1197 I was reading about WAAS for the GPS system. My old Magellan unit does not have it, and I was consi
Shafer 310 roller furler J. Southern at 2:47am 07.20.06 Ask All Sailors 3/961 No manual for this shafer furler, but the turnbuckle is inside the aluminum tube above the furler dr
Day sailing from Central NJ Canfield at 3:31am 07.20.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1061 Just buying a Mariner 19 intending to trailer for day sailing. I have sailed Barnegate and upper Ch

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San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner Kings Gambit at 3:15pm 07.20.21 I'd like to hear actual numbers where people here think a 19' boat should decide to stay safe in th
Sailing Hammock Scott T-Bird at 3:12pm 07.20.21 The tension on the headstay is multiplied from pulling a perpendicular load (hammock). Here is a c
Solar on H38 - How much do you have? flightlead404 at 3:06pm 07.20.21 Yes, standard two stand alone fridges and two ice box type freezer/fridge units. Together, they can
Yanmar 3GM white smoke sail sfbay at 2:58pm 07.20.21 Brucegra..........thanks for the update. Unless you have records when the last engine service was pe
Solar on H38 - How much do you have? Georgedoyle at 2:53pm 07.20.21 Yes, standard two stand alone fridges and two ice box type freezer/fridge units. Together, they can
Sailing Hammock Captain Larry-DH at 2:46pm 07.20.21 The tension on the headstay is multiplied from pulling a perpendicular load (hammock). Here is a ca
Reefing Method Question snoopy_ at 2:44pm 07.20.21 Alan, Thank you, I came across this site in another post and I think it speaks to issues I was havi
So we did it... DayDreamer41 at 2:40pm 07.20.21 With no pictures it just didn't happen, Welcome to the best sailing forum on the net
So we did it... WayneH at 2:35pm 07.20.21 YAY!!! When it looked like we were going to lose our 372, the Admiral started looking for a replacem
Alternator Battery Charging Project Issues/Questions DayDreamer41 at 2:12pm 07.20.21 Sounds to me that the alternator regulator is not working when connected to the Sterling, was the ca
Yanmar 3GM white smoke Brucegra at 2:09pm 07.20.21 Thanks for the replies. I did wonder if it was steam. It dissipates very quickly behind the boat. Th
Alternator Battery Charging Project Issues/Questions Maine Sail at 1:58pm 07.20.21 He may want to read this: https://marinehowto.com/understanding-the-sterling-power-pro-batt-ultra-ba
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner JackOlsen at 1:11pm 07.20.21 Thanks. I did. Sounds like a beautiful day for sailing, today.
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner Kings Gambit at 1:00pm 07.20.21 Check the NOAA zone forecast, but keep in mind that it covers a wide are (Pt. Mugu to San Mateo Pt
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner JackOlsen at 12:50pm 07.20.21 Thanks. On top of the NOAA official report, I look at Windfinder, PredictWind, Sailflow, Windguru,
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner Alan Gomes at 12:35pm 07.20.21 And I don't mean to fan any flames, but what would sailors here consider a no-go in terms of winds/
Sailing Hammock Scott T-Bird at 12:32pm 07.20.21 Being concerned about the furling headsail, I would hang one end from a halyard and use a strap to c
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner JackOlsen at 12:25pm 07.20.21 And I don't mean to fan any flames, but what would sailors here consider a no-go in terms of winds/s
1978 O'Day 30 Lost my swing keel, lost sliding hatch cover. Losing my mind! Boat name "Happy Days" Project_Mayhem at 12:25pm 07.20.21 For parts I would check with D and R marine, Mass Marine and IBXBoatworks.com. If you're not familia
H34 buy or not... Artey1 at 12:24pm 07.20.21 Know about the compression post don't see it as a deal breaker, chain plates, should be checked on

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