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electric current / prop strut NYSail at 9:00pm 05.11.06 Ask All Sailors 18/1319 Hello all,I was changing my cutlass bearing on my P36-2 last weekend and charging my batteries at
Single Handed Racing Question - Which Boat To Buy? Michelle at 8:51pm 05.11.06 Ask All Sailors 6/2745 I crew (fordeck) on a 40' with a group of fine people. One day I want to purchase my own boat. This
Long Stuffingbox Hose Ralph18414 at 10:15pm 05.11.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1098 While servicing the stuffing box on my Pearson Wanderer for the first time (on the hard) I was appal
sticky shifter cable Mike F. at 12:00am 05.12.06 Ask All Sailors 12/2280 Every year I say that I am going to do something to make the shift linkage (fwd-n-rev) more smooth.
winter home Tom Colley at 12:30am 05.12.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1022 My wife and I loves sailing and boats; We are from KY.; we was wanting a warmer climate to winter on
Fixed Portlight Replacement BrianW at 1:02am 05.12.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1181 I have to replace a broken fixed portlight located in the head of my Hunter 26. Could anyone walk me
New engine for a 352 Valen at 3:22am 05.12.06 Hallberg-Rassy 0/1622 Anyone experienced the 352 with a new Penta D2-55 engine with the oilfilter etc on the "wrong" side?
looking for good lake in ct kamol at 2:18am 05.12.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/974 Any one sailed on Mashapaug pond, in north-eastern CT any danger, shallow rocks. any other lakes in
Heads overflow Paul Foster at 2:14am 05.12.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1379 I have a hunter passage 42 with 2 heads.When we return to the boat after a few days away we find tha
Seidelmann 34 sail plan John11948 at 2:09am 05.12.06 Seidelmann 2/2097 I have finally contracted with a spar manufacturer for my new mast.Although I have the sails, he ha
Leaks in the cabin Jim U at 3:45am 05.12.06 Smaller Boats 4/807 This past winter and spring i've had alot of water come into my H23 cabin. I'm talking 6 to 10 inche
New (to me) V-21 in the driveway. CharlieCobra at 6:27am 05.12.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1018 I just bought a 1976 Mac V-21 and am wondering what to use to hold the tiller on it's pins? The boa
Where to put a Propane locker? Joe at 7:01am 05.12.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/849 I have a 84 34 ft hunter. I need some ideas for a Propane locker. Thanks for any Info.joe
1969 Islander Bahama 24 Dave at 7:43am 05.12.06 Islander 13/4999 I was wondering if anyone has a manual for a Islander Bahama 24'. My friend and I purchased a projec
Broken Mast Step (1) Rick D at 8:00am 05.12.06 Big Boats 0/1383 I suggest you check your folding mast steps which are installed on some of the larger models. Mine i
deck anchor cleats gene at 8:20am 05.12.06 Day Sailers 0/959 I have a 1976 O'day 25. The deck cleats are mounted thru balsa core with a 3 inch x1 inch metal back
deck anchor cleats gene at 8:21am 05.12.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/811 I have a 1976 O'day 25. The deck cleats are mounted thru balsa core with a 3 inch x1 inch metal back
Gelcoat Deck Repairs Change Color Ian at 8:59am 05.12.06 Ask All Sailors 6/2148 I was told by my gelcoat repair guy that if we do a few touch-ups to fix cracks that they will chang
Mast Step 380 Eric, on Selah at 9:51am 05.12.06 Big Boats 0/889 I have a 380 with a Selden mast (ICW 44' mast)and every spring when I look her over I worry about th
Hull Cracks davidtre at 10:37am 05.12.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1179 Has anyone with later model Hunter's had any problems with hull cracks. I heard that there may be so

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Any 1" rail mount speakers for stern rail? Project_Mayhem at 9:36pm 06.14.21 Most of the rail mount speakers are pretty pricey for what they are. Below is a link to a cheaper on
Keel questions (3) Lakeskiier at 9:25pm 06.14.21 Here are the pictures. Any insight is very appreciated
How far down should she be dunked? Project_Mayhem at 9:11pm 06.14.21 Dave is correct about the extension. I do have remote shift/throttle controls. At close to 100lbs th
Cant blocks for winch dLj at 8:21pm 06.14.21 This can also be done using epoxy with structural fillers. Very fast to make, strong and long lastin
Should I run away, find out more, or jump on this? Catalina 30 FastOlson at 8:16pm 06.14.21 Get a survey. Your insurer will demand one. Your marina will demand proof of insurance. And, there y
Cant blocks for winch FastOlson at 8:10pm 06.14.21 Not quite sure what is being requested, but the OP may be having overrides on the primary winches be
Steering Cable Fell Off Brian D at 8:06pm 06.14.21 Another possibility if, heaven forbid, your rudder falls off, is to use the motor for short burst st
Cant blocks for winch Justin_NSA at 7:51pm 06.14.21 This writeup on the boat doesn't mention the angle of the winches being a problem. It does say they
Summer in the Salish Sea MikeHoncho at 7:48pm 06.14.21 Got a little sailing in North of Ludlow but not much. Anchoring in Mystery Bay for the night.
Should I run away, find out more, or jump on this? Catalina 30 MikeHoncho at 7:46pm 06.14.21
Cant blocks for winch Phil Herring at 7:11pm 06.14.21 Hi Andrew, welcome to the forums? Let me make sure I undertstand... you want a winch pedestal or pa
3GM30F Clean-up Ken13559 at 6:44pm 06.14.21 Scott, have you consider turning the SCW Pump (mod require use of YM pump bracket) around like those
another really good reason not to ground at low tide.. Ken Cross at 6:43pm 06.14.21 Have you run a remote starter (see below) to try to turn the engine over? Sometimes unrelated thing
I bought a 2000 MacGregor 26 X, and looking for help on how to rig the boat. stickinthemud57 at 6:38pm 06.14.21 Wish I had some direct experience with that. My experience with roller furling is with my Hunter 170
Chartplotters and GPS how do you decide. Scott T-Bird at 6:36pm 06.14.21
H22 cover Phil Herring at 6:34pm 06.14.21 There are a couple of Hunter 22s; be sure you're both talking about the same boat.
Is tuning the rigging necessary? Ken Cross at 6:26pm 06.14.21 Your boat is made to take the mast up and down without tuning the rig.
Should I run away, find out more, or jump on this? Catalina 30 Ward H at 6:26pm 06.14.21 Well, I agree with all the other posters about what to check. This is not a walk away boat. Here whe
Chartplotters and GPS how do you decide. Ken Cross at 6:24pm 06.14.21 To me the intuitive interface of Garmin sold me. It's also really competitive in price. It has some
Got a new sailing dinghy Captain W at 6:12pm 06.14.21 Looks great!

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