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Bahamas Cruising Necessities Jared at 6:48am 09.20.05 Ask All Sailors 37/2746 My wife and I have been doing a little dreaming about taking our H34 down the ICW and shooting over
Repropping Oceanis 321 Roger Seals at 6:33am 09.20.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1174 I have the original 3-bladed, fixed prop and actually believe that it is too much prop for the boat.
home made tether Tony Litvak at 6:21am 09.20.05 Ask All Sailors 7/4685 Does anyone have experience with building their own tethers? I purchased a 25ft jackline that I pla
VDO Sumlog problems DWELLS13648 at 6:02am 09.20.05 Hallberg-Rassy 2/3892 I am having problems with my VDO sumlog. My HR352 is 21 years old so I guess the log is 21 years ol
Screw job advice BruceK at 5:54am 09.20.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/960 Continuing my refit of my "new" 30T....I am adding a Garhauer rope clutch and a 4 in line deck organ
Dufour 27', 1972 Jean-Guy at 5:12am 09.20.05 Other Sailboats 0/1057 I would like to have characteristic of this sailboat and is it a good motor and a good boat for the
Monitor Self Steering For HR 46 R Briggs at 3:59am 09.20.05 Hallberg-Rassy 0/1688 Does anyone have experience with the Monitor Self Steering system on an HR 46. How does it perform
oil Glenn at 3:04am 09.20.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/1035 Removing oil I used a hand pump the first 5 times I change the oil in my Cat 30 with a Universal 54
Broken centerboard cable Jacktar at 3:35am 09.20.05 Smaller Boats 6/1659 Could have been worse! Pulling our 216 out for the season, as the boat was almost all the way up on
Low RPM Roy Udwin at 3:31am 09.20.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1649 After 4 weeks of no sailing, I finally got to take my boat out again.My Westebreke 10hp started eas
Grungy lines/rope j at 3:23am 09.20.05 Smaller Boats 8/824 Some of our spring lines had lain in the water (fresh lake water)for quite a while. Now all slimy a
Wind Bully Wind Gust Preventer BrianW at 3:09am 09.20.05 Ask All Sailors 0/1188 The previous owner of my Hunter 26 bought and used a device in addition to a preventer called a "Win
Water tank R. A. Lueck at 3:01am 09.20.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1233 1. Does anyone have experience installing a 30-40 gallon water tank in the bow below the v-berth?
Bottom Job In The Wet? Bill Edmundson at 2:57am 09.20.05 The Cherubini Hunters 0/855 First Ivan, now Katrina, and maybe Rita.I have had to repack the shaft seal in the wet. Change sh
Yamar B-type control panel Fuses? mmlogan at 2:53am 09.20.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1128 While installing new gauges, I shorted out the key switch. Is there a fuse in the harness that I'm m
CDI or Harken or ? ODazed at 2:52am 09.20.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1176 The cost diffrence is substantial. Most people seem happy with the CDI system. I do coastal sailing
HELP! 28.5 Black Bilgewater mister_j at 2:50am 09.20.05 Mid-Size Boats 7/2077 I have recurrent black, smelly, mildew water beneath the floor of my 28.5. It's in the section aft o
replacement engine alans at 2:31am 09.20.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1020 can i get some afvise on the perfect engine to replace my older 9.9 for my cat 25. it seems that im
nautical radar range mortyd at 2:23am 09.20.05 Ask All Sailors 14/1351 am i missing something? most radar discussion i have seen stresses range and resolution, but isn't t
Lazarette false floor R.A. Lueck at 2:23am 09.20.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1065 I'd like to install a "false floor" in the lazarette. Anyone out there with experience regarding th

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1984 H34 120vac circiut issues sail sfbay at 8:42am 05.04.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new Hunter 34!! Is the reason the marina wanted yo
Dock Tying Alternatives NotCook at 8:41am 05.04.21 The challenge is our cleats aren't very large and don't have a centre hole to thread through for a
Window Caulking (1) rgranger at 8:40am 05.04.21 You will rue the day. I bayou country we would say roux
Riding Sail -- Use and Sources NotCook at 8:39am 05.04.21 running the nylon bridle directly from the anchor chain to the bow cleats Making one bridle side
Capri 18 Bilge Pump Hose JonnyEp at 8:35am 05.04.21 Thanks, I am giving up on this because the pumps they sell are all for mounting below the deck (I ca
Mac 25 rudder lifting line diagram ? (4) rgranger at 8:34am 05.04.21 This might not be the same design but this is how the Mac 25's baby sister (the Mac 22) does it. 8
Manasquan NJ to Block Island SEMPERAVANTI41 at 8:31am 05.04.21 Anchoring in Fire Island inlet, I have anchored for the night in the cove off Oak Beach, but you hav
Dripless propeller shaft Andy_P at 8:30am 05.04.21 Yes, it is some sort of dripless system (not sure which one though). That while sealant smeared ar
Insurance for Macgregor 65 sail sfbay at 8:27am 05.04.21 Just to add about marine insurance cost...........in my experience it ranged from 0.75 - 2% of the b
There's a hole in my boat rgranger at 8:27am 05.04.21
What Anchor Shackle to get? Galvanized anchor shackle with G4 chain and stainless swivel cptjak at 8:22am 05.04.21 You can keep the swivel if you put 6 inches of chain between the swivel and anchor there by eliminat
Buying Used Sails - Size Measurement Tolerance jssailem at 8:21am 05.04.21 No real rule of thumb. If the sail is bigger than your rig then you will have sail slop like trying
Add a Spinnaker to my Javelin 14 Rhubarb at 8:18am 05.04.21 Thanks so much for getting back to me John. Bare with me I'm still a learning 70 year old. ;-). No n
Pulling prop shaft to change Stuffing Box - Hunter 310 wdonovan at 8:12am 05.04.21 No room for the above puller. Idea... Use the existing coupler for a puller. Separate coupling halve
Insurance for Macgregor 65 FastOlson at 7:59am 05.04.21 Insurance from a legitimate marine insurer will run you about 1% per thousand of agreed $ valuation.
Tackle for secondary anchor thinwater at 7:55am 05.04.21 You probably only need an FX-16, but a 23 is good for very soft mud. The 23 will be hard to set in f
Spring lines mjsb at 7:49am 05.04.21 It should not be a surprise, as new to boating owners begin to consider improving their securing of
Buying Used Sails - Size Measurement Tolerance (1) sail sfbay at 7:48am 05.04.21 I assume this is for a jib sail. For a jib the J dimension is fine but you need to know the luff mea
What Anchor Shackle to get? Galvanized anchor shackle with G4 chain and stainless swivel thinwater at 7:46am 05.04.21 Get rid of the swivel. I have had that specific model crack due to side loading. If you align the c
Spring lines mjsb at 7:45am 05.04.21 I put these folding mid ship cleats on my H31. Attaches to toe rail and work great. https://www.

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