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Max Hull Speed Grant C. at 1:32pm 05.23.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1115 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 0/1081 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 8/1404 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 6/3357 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 17/4579 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 7/1510 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 4/766 We have 2 group 8D gell batteries and a gell starter battery on our 1997 Passage 42. The batteries
Oxidation INSIDE Mast Rob19574 at 10:56pm 05.21.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1200 Hi All -I am almost done with my mast restoration project on my '78 Catalina 30. The job came out
Wheeled steering Mac 25? wieken at 10:40pm 05.21.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/952 I would like to convert a mac 25 to wheel steering. Does anyone have pictures or the know how to do
Disposal of Neighbor's Ashes John at 11:10pm 05.21.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1042 I have been asked to use my Catalina 30 to dispose of the ashes of my neighbor by her family. They
Chainplates for Ranger 23 Henry4685 at 11:10pm 05.21.06 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 1/2682 A chainplate on my Ranger 23 started to leak. Where can I get information concerning its repair and
Re-rigging brain failure BruceK at 12:22am 05.22.06 Mid-Size Boats 0/769 The 94 30T I am refitting came with the traditional Scheafer main sheeting system and traveler set u
When buoy dodgeball fails... Levin at 12:38am 05.22.06 Ask All Sailors 16/1329 Hello all... This weekend I was out for a nice sail on the San Diego bay and made the mistake of
FIRST SAIL! CharlieCobra at 2:10am 05.22.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1003 Finally, the day had arrived. The day to put the boat in the water and make sail. After co-opting
Pressure water pump recommendations Steve J. at 1:56am 05.22.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1046 My fresh water system pressure pump just died. Since I have family arriving for a Memorial Day week
Sump pump drain Daydreams at 1:47am 05.22.06 Seidelmann 1/1452 I am rebuilding a Seidelmann 299 from scratch and have 3 big boxes of parts and no directions. I hav
356 Speed Transducer Location Paul Aubrecht at 1:40am 05.22.06 Big Boats 8/1118 Is the transducer for speed the one under the floor in front of the vberth door or is it the one und
Gel Coat Cracks tgrass462 at 2:51am 05.22.06 Smaller Boats 6/990 I'm sure ths has been addressed else where - but our 1994 H-26 has a number of very thin cracks in t
Installing winch Bill C320, Papillon at 3:45am 05.22.06 Ask All Sailors 6/5134 I am replacing a standard winch with a self tailing one. This winch is for my in-mast furler.What
S25: tune standing rigging Doug LaVerne/Aisling at 4:25am 05.22.06 Seidelmann 2/1702 What references can anyone point me to on tuning the standing rigging? (Or sailboat maintenance in g

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Riveting question Tedd at 7:08am 05.22.21 I've done a lot of riveting over the years, having been involved in a few airplane projects and havi
Replacing spreader mount on a H19-2 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:57am 05.22.21 Chase Former Hunter dealer. You need to advise If mast and boom are Z Spar. If so, replacement
Riveting question RitSim at 6:14am 05.22.21 I had the same issue. I'm interested in what others say. In my case, I felt the rivet deforming an
H23.5 trailer Rick Webb at 6:13am 05.22.21 Did you dry the battery in the v berth on top of the water ballast tank ???? exacyly put a piece o
WINDOW REPLACING AND WHICH SEALER twodzusfittings at 6:11am 05.22.21 All good stuff. Where can I buy a "Lounge depressor" :D
Movie Chase scene using sailing catamarans Daveinet at 5:36am 05.22.21 Hobie Tri-foiler. Enough said.
H38 - Is there an aux solenoid in the starter circuit? flightlead404 at 5:34am 05.22.21 My engine has a start solenoid. It's location put the wire for right at the sole and something it w
H38 - Is there an aux solenoid in the starter circuit? Don Lucas at 5:23am 05.22.21 My engine has a start solenoid. It's location put the wire for right at the sole and something it wo
Sailboat tour Cal 33- You tube william24424 at 5:12am 05.22.21 Wow, that's an impressive video Dave, while learning to edit, I forgot the basics, next one I'll th
New S2 6.7 Owner - Lifting Keel Maintenance JDE at 3:38am 05.22.21 Looking for some information about the 6.7. I just spent the winter restoring a new to me boat. Laun
2000 Hunter 260 No Registration JimSails at 10:08pm 05.21.21 That hull sure looks cracked?
Hunter 260 Forestay Tension with Furler JimSails at 9:55pm 05.21.21 You can loosen the turnbuckles on the spreaders slightly to make it easier to clip the furler then r
H26 waterline / water flowing into gas locker on tack (2) JimSails at 9:51pm 05.21.21 Here is a shot of a few inches of water in the gas locker area with the fuel line floating under wat
Blower issues? ScottySailor at 8:16pm 05.21.21 Typo Edit. #4 should say. -I checked power at blower switch but power goes in and out regardless o
Movie Chase scene using sailing catamarans FastOlson at 7:59pm 05.21.21 Foiling sail boats, doing double digit speeds, will really catch on when the sailing venues are robo
Retrieve lost end of topping lift? DArcy at 7:53pm 05.21.21 Or you could get rid of the topping lift and put on a boom kicker or rigid vang. I have a kicker and
Halyard Keeping (1) DArcy at 7:44pm 05.21.21 I use gasket hitches looped over the winch/cleat. My Islander Freeport 36 only has the main sheet on
Retrieve lost end of topping lift? Tally Ho at 7:41pm 05.21.21
H38 - Is there an aux solenoid in the starter circuit? flightlead404 at 7:19pm 05.21.21 Could it be a worn "start" button? Its a key start not a button. Have not put a meter on it yet
H38 - Is there an aux solenoid in the starter circuit? ggrizzard at 7:06pm 05.21.21 Could it be a worn "start" button?

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