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Leaking deck at the mast Michael at 3:52pm 11.07.05 Ask All Sailors 0/849 Rainwater gets in where the mast gets through the deck. I sealed everything around the deck but stil
Keel troubles Rodney Sheaffer at 3:30pm 11.07.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1026 I have been having troubles with my keel on my 1979 oday 28. I get cracks in the bow and stern ends
outboard fiz or failure tom h at 3:28pm 11.07.05 Ask All Sailors 11/1521 My friend didn't spray oil into his outboard last year and now the piston is froze. I was trying th
Leaking Holding Tank Craig at 1:50pm 11.07.05 Mid-Size Boats 0/834 I discovered a a leak in starboard/bow corner my holding tank that is draining to my bilge. An attem
Choice of electric heads Allan deVilleneuve at 1:18pm 11.07.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1171 I would like to replace one of the Jabsco heads with an electric for guests. From reading previous p
Weather WildBill at 12:43pm 11.07.05 Other Sailboats 0/634 Where do you get your weather from. Last month after tying down Peal for the storm I log in to NOAA
Leaves of change Michael at 10:50am 11.07.05 Ask All Sailors 3/929 How has the changing of leaves been in your area? With negatives in rainfall this year, things weren
macgregor 26 S. Hernando at 9:52am 11.07.05 Trailer Sailors 5/1733 Hi: Any one knows how much load does the trailer and boat will put on the rear of my car during trai
Bed Spread Joanne at 9:32am 11.07.05 Big Boats 5/891 We just purchased a 2004 H44DS and it appears that the previous owner must have washed the bed sprea
headsail rope size Rick at 9:27am 11.07.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1291 Im about to replace the headsail rope on my 85 H285. My question is 3/8 rope or 1/2 rope? Also Im gu
siphon break charles at 9:04am 11.07.05 Big Boats 1/1035 My 2003 420 Hunter has a Vetus siphon break for the engine. It has a thin hose going to the bildge b
Honda generators Russell10327 at 8:52am 11.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1394 We are a mooring in Wickford and find that we run our engine just to charge up the battery. So th
Replace main with full roach sail? Jim Parrott at 8:48am 11.07.05 Ask All Sailors 5/2447 OK, a small amount of knowledge is a dangerous thing... I read an ad for one of the high end daysail
help in mexico eehollee at 8:06am 11.07.05 Ask All Sailors 25/2060 howdy,i would really appreciate some help on this.i live in mexico,ive found a 35 foot abandoned bar
Servicing swing keel on 22 ft catalina Andy at 7:53am 11.07.05 Smaller Boats 1/1773 I have a 1980 22 Catalina whose swing keel needs to be rebush. There is excess play at the pivot poi
I caught the mouse Ctskip Allmand 31 at 7:24am 11.07.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1118 I trapped the critter and just for you, Fred I released him on shore away from my slip. He was last
312 series Ctskip Allmand 31 at 7:20am 11.07.05 Other Sailboats 0/978 The guy who just surveyed my Allmand, mentioned that he thought it was a 312 series. I never heard o
Telltales Don Guillette at 6:01am 11.07.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/2183 Mates: Anyone who knows me or has read my book knows how much importance I place on telltales. In fa
I've been using this forum for years and... Tim McCarty at 6:01am 11.07.05 Catalina 310 3/2383 Just noticed the C310 section. Excellent! Thanks Phil H. I really hope other 310 owners monitor t
Used Cal 31 sails Dick at 5:45am 11.07.05 Cal 2/576 I'm looking for used sails for a Cal 31 in Good to Excellent condition.

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Macgregor 26s Mods Macboy at 7:50pm 04.12.21
Jib Hank Installation timlho at 7:50pm 04.12.21 Plastic screw-on hanks of that type are used for dinghy sails. They come in two sizes. They are f
Hunter 260 Mast Stepping System JoeWhite at 7:48pm 04.12.21 I set up one for my H25.5. I believe it will work for any boat. Visit Sail La Vie \| 1999 Catalina 36
Cutlass Bearing for Beneteau 36cc Jskosmo at 7:48pm 04.12.21
Thinking about painting my hull Macboy at 7:45pm 04.12.21 Wow!
Beneteau 321 genoa roller furler swivel top and low parts stuck together BigEasy at 7:34pm 04.12.21 Emmanuel, Just read a Practical Sailor article about various furling systems. Pro Furl rep s
Tachometer powers on, but does not show RPM JoeWhite at 7:33pm 04.12.21 I am curious if anyone has measured the alternator current output at 2000 RPM. This is also displaye
H356 Polars smokey73 at 7:29pm 04.12.21 rough look, the numbers aren't unreasonable - but I've never found 356 polars. Note that it says "H
Thinking about painting my hull (2) HEINZIR at 7:27pm 04.12.21 First coat of Interlux Perfection put on yesterday with a foam roller and not tipped.
H356 Polars chuckwayne at 6:51pm 04.12.21 I own a H356 and although I don't race it interesting to see how well you can get your boat to pref
Swivel hoist rings for jacklines instead of pad eyes? Tally Ho at 6:50pm 04.12.21 I've been reading a bunch of forums/blogs/etc. with an eye to installing jacklines on our '84 Hunte
Catalina 36 v berth mattress Calif. Ted at 6:47pm 04.12.21 Not familiar with CD's mattress, but if you want it custom Boatbeds is pretty well known for their p
1983 H30 Chainplates ggrizzard at 6:46pm 04.12.21 I don't understand the change either, even though I didn't tend to the chain plate/deck cutouts and
location of seatalk course computer chuckwayne at 6:42pm 04.12.21 Raymarine autopilots don't get their power from the seatalk bus - not enough current capacity. look
Solar Panel Voyager1 at 6:38pm 04.12.21 V1 - That's what we've been trying to tell you. What do you mean by "a controller?" I understand
Dingy Davit Horizontle Stabilizer Tom J at 6:34pm 04.12.21 looks like a long weekend of experimentation Yes, but worth it. Like Rich said, the bow must be h
2007 H38 - What chain works with Simpson-Lawrence gypsy? quadrille38 at 6:32pm 04.12.21 You might want to check here. Index of /wp-content/export The index has links to manuals for the bo
Vhf splitter for ais transceiver CarlN at 6:27pm 04.12.21 I would go with the Vesper splitter. Amplifies the signal as well as splits it. And yes - with a poo
1983 H30 Chainplates sandpiper10471 at 6:25pm 04.12.21 Interesting that due to leaky chainplates damaging knees and bulkheads, Hunter switched to the rod a
Inverter recommendations CarlN at 6:22pm 04.12.21 A Victron Multi Plus. If there's room to mount it I'd consider going up to the 3000 watt 120 amp cha

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