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chewing up belts 4107 Perkins tom h at 12:00pm 12.21.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1388 I've replaced the alternator, aligned the pulleys as best I could with a true, flat rule, and I stil
New H-28.5 Website Stephen21728 at 11:19am 12.21.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/898 I've started a new website very recently targeted to the h-28.5 drivers and enthusiasts. I've includ
OOPS! Ice and snow on deck steve10959 at 10:45am 12.21.05 Big Boats 4/877 Several mishaps in the family and an early snowfall has left Morning Star(1994 H40.5) with snow and
1985 Pretorien; Shall I buy it? FastSailR at 10:42am 12.21.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1323 I am seriously considering buying a 1985 Pretorien 35. She's a fresh water boat, seems well found,
Universal Diesel Help Nice N Easy at 6:47am 12.21.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1027 I have a problem concerning a Universal Diesel, model 5416, a little two cylinder model. The raw wa
choosing another boat ron witmer at 6:27am 12.21.05 Ask All Sailors 14/1415 For the past 9 years, I've sailed an S2 26, shoal keel. It's been tough duty but I have held on to
Snapped Cable to Swing Keel Mike at 5:58am 12.21.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/990 Before heading out a new crew member tried to hoist down the swing keel, well he turned the handle t
running rigging threaded thru boom Dennis Brooks at 5:56am 12.21.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1849 I have been replacing the running rigging on my Hunter 23 (1987). I replaced the haylards with no pr
Merry Xmas Don Guillette at 5:27am 12.21.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/1672 Shipmates: I hope all you sailors have a Merry Christmas and a great new year. All you guys that are
Filtering questionable water for drinking abroad Alex 2740 at 5:08am 12.21.05 Ask All Sailors 4/932 Good day to all,We recently sailed south to Mexico and are going to continue further south for som
1978 Pearson 31 Jubilee13133 at 3:45am 12.21.05 Other Sailboats 0/1492 Are there any memebers who race this model? I am looking for suggestions on the running back stays,
Shoal Drafts????? seadog at 3:30am 12.21.05 Other Sailboats 3/834 Greetings: I have a E23 that has a swing keel. Does anyone know if Ericson made any othe
remote boat monitoring adam at 3:10am 12.21.05 Other Sailboats 2/725 Anyone own remote boat monitoring gear? Any thoughts?Adam
Exhaust Diameter Paul Meyer at 2:33am 12.21.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1959 I will be changing the exhaust on my Catalina 27 before next season. It currently has a 6hp Petter
winter projects Justin_NSA at 1:42am 12.21.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/889 I plan to do some improvements, restoration, etc this year on my 26S. Plans are to expand the electr
Keel Smile Repair Keith at 1:30am 12.21.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1755 I need your help. I have to repair the keel joint on my Hunter 31. It has some cracking and I want t
New Instruments sailme2 at 11:56pm 12.20.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1723 Ahoy all...Here's today's burning question(s).I need to replace the instruments on my P30...depth,
where is the autopilot linear drive on a 343? rols at 4:13pm 12.20.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2218 Hi. I didn't get the autopilot (ST6001) installed at Beneteau, I'm having it done here (possibly a m
Forward Hatch replacements dave kuchenbecker at 3:20pm 12.20.05 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 0/1556 I just purchased a Ranger 33. We looked at several. One that we looked at had a forward hatch that
We are interested in buying another O'Day (280?) Anthony at 1:15pm 12.20.05 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1397 We may be interested in purchasing another O'Day, hopefully a 280. I did not see any advertised fo

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symmetrical versus asymmetrical Spinnaker Tally Ho at 3:56pm 03.15.21 My buddy with a H33 (fractional B&R rig) sails an a-spin, no issues. Bigger boat, but also bigger
Beneteau 461: Lewmar 48 electric conversion kit senang at 3:39pm 03.15.21 I modified a Lewmar winch to electric. If I had to redo it I would buy a (new or used) electric winc
Springtime on the Bayou Leeward Rail at 3:39pm 03.15.21 Which brings up the chance to post one of my favourite children songs by a great Canadian comedy mus
Newbie - Just brought a 1986 Hunter 23 home (2) Roughsawn at 3:33pm 03.15.21 Great boat hows the sails look? Probably good enough to learn on ,practice pulling mast up in yard
New Fuel tank - '91 30t Justin_NSA at 3:29pm 03.15.21 I just did that to my freshwater tank for cleaning. Be careful to clean out the debris from cutt
Newbie - Just brought a 1986 Hunter 23 home kappykaplan at 3:26pm 03.15.21 Galley looks nice:dancing: :plus:
New Fuel tank - '91 30t ErikHunter30T at 3:17pm 03.15.21 Hey Justin, fellow 30T sailor! My original tank still works fine, but I want to be able to clean i
Hunter 33.5 1994 - purchase decision $eabreeze at 3:15pm 03.15.21 I am considering the purchase of a 1994 Hunter 33.5. Does this model still use wood core constructi
In Boom Outhaul Justin_NSA at 3:14pm 03.15.21 Tried to help by looking at the downloads for a Catalina 275. see link https:catalina.sailboatowners
Launching / Retrieving a Catalina 22 with a Prius....? Justin_NSA at 2:58pm 03.15.21 I'd bet Toyota knew the Prius has electric drive when they recommended not towing with it.
New job - new ride (1) Jackdaw at 2:53pm 03.15.21 No head, just WAG bags Dyneema life lines Blocks made from vapor No beer, pizza, or seconds Tool k
Newbie - Just brought a 1986 Hunter 23 home Doug J at 2:50pm 03.15.21 Galley looks nice:dancing:
Springtime on the Bayou Rick486 at 2:42pm 03.15.21 A few years back my wife and I visited a home development with seniors present. Funniest sign I hav
In Boom Outhaul PMK at 2:40pm 03.15.21 Are you sure that the outhaul line is broken? Two years ago in high wind and max outhaul tension my
Newbie - Just brought a 1986 Hunter 23 home (2) Roughsawn at 2:34pm 03.15.21 Oh, I also have a question for ya'll. Here's looking at the cockpit drain from the cockpit: und th
Springtime on the Bayou (1) jssailem at 2:27pm 03.15.21 A few years back my wife and I visited a home development with seniors present. Funniest sign I have
Will 5200 and painted surface? Head Sail at 2:27pm 03.15.21 I used JB Weld to repair an exhaust riser. Ended up with a broken exhaust riser in the middle of sh
Newbie - Just brought a 1986 Hunter 23 home (2) Roughsawn at 2:24pm 03.15.21 Also, I managed to get the galley refinished last week. The old, yellowed sink is now sporting a ni
Cherubini Raider 33 (Not a Hunter) rudder shoe dlochner at 2:11pm 03.15.21 It certainly looks like the 'shoe' on my H30C from 1979. Good chance it is. Over the years I've l
I made some custom rugs! VisionPNW at 2:10pm 03.15.21 Wall-to-wall ? It would be tricky, but I could pull it off!

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