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Main Sheet frayed at boom (1) Summer Wind at 7:44am 05.23.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/919 On our Hunter 42P the main sheet rubs and is frayed where it exits the bottom of the Isomat boom (se
Home Made Boat Stands ???? Chris at 8:20am 05.23.06 Ask All Sailors 8/19417 Has anybody made or know of anybody that has made their own boat stands. I will be doing a bottom jo
to buy or not to buy a catalina chris Lawrence at 9:49am 05.23.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/2084 Hi all, my girlfriend Karen and I are considering buying a 1996 42 catalina mk2 pullman,we h
smart battery charger installed on Hunter 29.5? Rick at 11:07am 05.23.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1217 I have a 1995 H-29.5 with what appears to be the standard battery charger system. The charger is a D
Pointing Ability and Weather Helm David Popken at 11:52am 05.23.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/2608 I own one of the Cherubini Hunters from the 70's. It's a 30 footer, tall rig I beleive. One of my b
Centerboard winch specifics Bald Eagle at 12:05pm 05.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1216 A friend has a 25. He forgot which way the winch operates to crank up the keel. Help! Yeah, I kn
Rudder: Keeping it down Ron_S at 12:06pm 05.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/806 Boat is a 1980 Mac 25. Believe the rudder is stock. One continuous line to pull it up or hold it dow
Motor Recommendation for 26M HoJo at 7:18am 05.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/806 I will become a proud owner of a new 26M within the next month.I need some advise on what brand 50h
Transmission repair manual Paul at 7:07am 05.23.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1858 Does anyone know where I can get a copy of the transmission manual for a KANZAKI model #KM3V transmi
Tires on the road, tired - no more driving /cap'n Ron at 12:35pm 05.23.06 Ask All Sailors 0/867 Mates, here's a coincidence straight from this list herebouts: Lorrie, he lady who had posted on nee
severe weatherhelm Randy at 12:47pm 05.23.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/821 I am having severe weatherhelm problems with my Catalina 27. Cracked my tiller in 3 places trying to
joining two ends - knots tony litvak at 12:54pm 05.23.06 Ask All Sailors 8/985 Last week, a friend showed me a neat trick - to join two lines, he melted the two ends over a heatin
trailersailor LAM at 12:29pm 05.23.06 Ask All Sailors 3/952 What length sailboat can I pull safely with a full size truck? I need to pull the longest trailor an
Max Hull Speed Grant C. at 1:32pm 05.23.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1089 I am a new owner and am questioning the "Max Hull Speed" for my H23 Racer. I have read that statist
Balsa Cores in Beneteau First 38? camden maine at 2:03pm 05.23.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1060 If any one has this information, I would be very appreciative. I am looking at several Beneteau 1st
Sail Reefing Kelly at 2:00pm 05.23.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1365 Two part question about reefing: (1) Slab/Jiffy Reefing. Last week we were out in gusty conditions
Outboard Mount for O'Day 19 Eveningstar1 at 5:12pm 05.23.06 Day Sailers 6/3225 I just purchased a 1980 O'Day 19, and want to mount a 5-6 HP 4-stroke outboard. It came with the li
The old question of New vs Used is here again... Owen at 8:30pm 05.21.06 Ask All Sailors 17/4380 I keep doing the math and I hope that what I am doing is incorrect. My wife wants a new 40'ish sailb
Adler Barbour Compressor Unit Russ at 8:34pm 05.21.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1479 My 20-year old refrigerator's Adler Barbour compressor unit finally developed a PC board irreparable
How long should gell 8D batteries last? BBC at 10:01pm 05.21.06 Big Boats 4/756 We have 2 group 8D gell batteries and a gell starter battery on our 1997 Passage 42. The batteries

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Fischer Panda Mini 12 valve corrosion SycloneDriver at 5:01am 04.15.21 Many/most water lift mufflers have a drain. Drain the muffler, but that sounds like a pain. Maybe
Rudder collar assembly mmlspace at 5:00am 04.15.21 Sorry, not yet. Waiting to pull the boat to avoid dropping the rudder. My teak plate is continuous
change steering wheel hunter 29.5 kappykaplan at 4:54am 04.15.21 Changing the wheel will not cause the rudder to drop.
change steering wheel hunter 29.5 kappykaplan at 4:53am 04.15.21 perdona que creo que no nos hemos entendido yo lo que quiero cambiar es solo la rueda ,NO el timon,
Covid-19 Vaccination dlochner at 4:39am 04.15.21 I've had both shots. I know plenty of people who want to "wait and see" I say once those who want
DC Distribution Re-wiring DArcy at 4:36am 04.15.21 Brand & model of inverter? The inverter is an Eliminator 3000W. It is a relatively cheap, modified
Zeppelin RIBS dlochner at 4:20am 04.15.21 No info on this particular boat, but I am curious about the problems you had with your mast last yea
change steering wheel hunter 29.5 I�AXIO at 4:08am 04.15.21 perdona que creo que no nos hemos entendido yo lo que quiero cambiar es solo la rueda ,NO el timon,
change steering wheel hunter 29.5 kappykaplan at 4:05am 04.15.21
change steering wheel hunter 29.5 I�AXIO at 3:39am 04.15.21 muchisimas gracias por tu respuesta kappykaplan
change steering wheel hunter 29.5 kappykaplan at 3:33am 04.15.21 If you have a traditional helm, the bolt through the wheel serves only to secure the wheel to the pe
change steering wheel hunter 29.5 kappykaplan at 3:31am 04.15.21 Disculpar que para expresarme tenga que utilizar el traductor de google que no siempre obedece al p
change steering wheel hunter 29.5 I�AXIO at 3:25am 04.15.21 Disculpar que para expresarme tenga que utilizar el traductor de google que no siempre obedece al pi
Well, that was surprising! DAVA390 at 3:23am 04.15.21 kind of in the same boat ( Ha) myself. Boat i just bought has many spots on the hull that are very f
Well, that was surprising! DAVA390 at 3:18am 04.15.21 All's well that ends well. I didn't really have any problem with your post/response at all. I was
change steering wheel hunter 29.5 kappykaplan at 3:14am 04.15.21
A4 to M-35 on C 30 ? jibes138 at 3:14am 04.15.21 Your boat is limited by "hull speed" that is the theoretical maximum speed your displacement hull wi
DC Distribution Re-wiring Maine Sail at 3:13am 04.15.21 Brand & model of inverter?
Anchor chain for Catalina 440 (2005) HansZelf at 12:54am 04.15.21 Perfect Stu, great help! Thanks from the Netherlands.
Time for New Insurance JamesG161 at 11:47pm 04.14.21 Kind of a knee jerk reaction to their above normal losses. So far Progressive is paying my claim o

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