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Centerboard leaking Bill L at 11:04pm 06.04.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/825 I have a 1969 Daysailer. It has the crank type centerboard lever. It appeared to be rigged wrong as
Sail clips/slugs Dave at 10:52pm 06.04.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1203 I just bought a new M26, and am new to sailing. Our sail uses the line built into the sail for hoist
Main Halyard to the cockpit Dean at 10:46pm 06.04.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/816 I would like to run the main halyard to the cockpit on my M26, but have heard it interferes with the
VHF cable through mast DAF at 10:43pm 06.04.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/837 I am trying to run my VHF cable through the mast on my M26. The bottom third of the mast is hollow,
Hatch Boards Cool_Change at 10:21pm 06.04.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/993 Am making new hatch boards for my h27 and replacing current wooden ones (which I think I'll keep for
Throttle control Broke sailor SV Marcell at 9:53pm 06.04.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/937 The engine throttle on my Hunter 27 after setting a certain engine rpm will all by itself reduce the
my Hunter 260 has a leak! Stan at 2:24pm 06.04.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/895 I noticed my bilge pump running for the first time and upon inspection found about an inch of water
Rudder post Bearings Rogerbw at 1:49pm 06.04.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/909 The rudder post bearings on my Oday 27,1978 model are non existant.What is best way to replace the
Bits and pieces Honeyman at 1:44pm 06.04.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1200 Slowly, but surely, I'm putting my 35.5 plumbing back together using a lot of the information from o
Rudder Twist Dave Roberts at 12:03pm 06.04.05 Smaller Boats 3/829 We bought a 1995 Hunter 26 last year and have noticed that when there is weather helm on the rudder
in or out of gear Joe Wienecke at 11:30am 06.04.05 Big Boats 7/902 When sailing do you leave the gear shift in nuetral or in gear? I noticed in 20 knot winds today I
Question for Dan Bryant Steve Horswill at 10:59am 06.04.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/753 Dan you responded to a rudder problem sometime ago. I am trying to remove my quadrant from the rudd
Stuffing Box Tube Jeff M10656 at 10:58am 06.04.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1005 After lauch of our 1988 C30 MKII, I noticed a small stream of water coming from the rubber tubing th
stuck seacock.... collective wisdom? Tree at 10:20am 06.04.05 Ask All Sailors 12/1976 What would you do:You are several days sail away from your home port. The seacock on the sink dra
working the main sheet frank barbehenn at 10:08am 06.04.05 Smaller Boats 8/1174 My question: I am a novice. I am not sure how to handle the main sheet which is attached aft combi
Stuffing Box Tube Jeff M10656 at 9:40am 06.04.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/1030 After lauch of our 1988 C30 MKII, I noticed a small stream of water coming from the rubber tubing th
Leaving the mast behind.... Willy26x at 9:32am 06.04.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/773 I plan to spend some time on the Erie/Barge canal soon and will leave the mast and rigging behind in
Solar Panel Steve at 9:30am 06.04.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/772 I have a 1994 40.5 and a question concerning the solar panel fuse. I assumed that the solar panel wa
Need information on Standing rigging. rfowlerhelen at 9:28am 06.04.05 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1076 I am having to learn the terminology for a sail boat. I just bought a 1974 Javelin and have a frayed
Macerator Pump problems Steve at 9:24am 06.04.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1802 I have a new problem with my macerator pump. When I switch it on, I do not hear anything and it imme

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Winter Cover for mast up boats? (1) quadrille38 at 5:34pm 10.06.20 Well Michigan here and same heavy snow sometimes. I have a custom winter cover made locally. Terrif
Catalina 27 compression post / mast leak SailingLoto at 5:14pm 10.06.20 look at the topside. Is the deck sunk in around the mast base? I would guess leaking mast step/ba
37C Running backstay pics (2) Mikem at 4:43pm 10.06.20 Hi, can any other 37C owners post up some pics of the deck end of your running backstays? Mine wer
Hunter 38 cabin door latch removal. seadaddler at 4:15pm 10.06.20 What year Hunter 38 do you have and my 2007 H-36 latch was not too much trouble taking apart, where
new sail ordered sail sfbay at 4:14pm 10.06.20 Wallet............I have a Harken SailCloth Wallet.
Looks Important Maybe All U Get at 4:13pm 10.06.20 Paint em. This goes back to my career when a jokester dropped a red bolt under our fire truck.
Winter Cover for mast up boats? berner73 at 4:13pm 10.06.20 What does "cost effective" mean to you?
new sail ordered seadaddler at 4:12pm 10.06.20 Keep the suggestions coming and just got my new jib and main last week from Precision, so far every
Hunter 170 furling Jib problem JerryA at 4:10pm 10.06.20 Having owned a H170, my vote is to keep the furler. It's not designed for easy access to the bow. Ju
Lightning Protection sail sfbay at 4:10pm 10.06.20 You might find this thread helpful including first tread' post #2's and the second thread recommenda
Engine oil level rising Westerbeke 58 dave_and_dd at 3:38pm 10.06.20 Hey guys, dont mean to hijack this thread, but i may have a similar issue with a yanmar 3ym20. Wher
Fresh water manifold dehler25 at 3:19pm 10.06.20 That looks like them. The video shows you just push the locking collar in to release them 0-srEmBIs
Looks Important Maybe Hunter216 at 3:18pm 10.06.20 Or, you toss one into the close -aboard competitions mainsail high up at the start and it falls to
Fresh water manifold dehler25 at 3:16pm 10.06.20 Is this what you have? SBO store; Whale Quick Connect, and there is documentation on the Whale we
Boat opinion. Glsawyer at 2:52pm 10.06.20 which one? not everyone "follows" all your posts... Sorry lol. New sailer. Mis leading title
Boat opinion. Stu Jackson at 2:43pm 10.06.20 I just missed out on a cal 36 cruiser at 1300. I want around 35ft. Project like my other tread says
Boat opinion. dlochner at 2:28pm 10.06.20 I have read that...but the fact I can beach at high tide to do things like scrap hull or swap out a
Boat opinion. Glsawyer at 2:21pm 10.06.20 That one looks awfully rough. Bilge Keel boats have 2 keels. al low water. The Boat in the book ab
Looks Important Maybe jssailem at 2:16pm 10.06.20 Or, you toss one into the close -aboard competitions mainsail high up at the start and it falls to
Cored hull for 1992 Beneteau First 265 JohnShannon at 2:16pm 10.06.20 You might have mistaken strand mat for a core. No expert, but I think to bulk up the thickness of t

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