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Electrical Issue texastom at 4:26am 07.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/814 I noticed this weekend that my voltage meter and amp meter were doing some strange things. While sit
A question for you Sail trim Gurus Dave5031 at 4:12am 07.18.05 Smaller Boats 1/899 I'm just curious. I have two boats, a '76 19' Oday Mariner ' an '87 h23, both fractional rigs. The o
Daysailer advice wanted... Hankr1 at 3:48am 07.18.05 Ask All Sailors 7/2188 Our old ODay Widgeon is just too small so we are looking for a larger used daysailer with the follow
How much sleeping space is there in the 26X interested in buying at 2:54am 07.18.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/4724 Well i'm interested in buying a mcgregor 26X and Iw as wonder how much room there is in the cabin. a
masking tape removal Richard19068 at 2:46am 07.18.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1212 Is there a secret or trick to easily remove masking tape after varnishing bright work? I have used t
2GM20F valve cover breather tube Mario7470 at 2:20am 07.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1421 Hunter 29.5On my valve cover, there is a tube coming out the breather on the cover. It is sticking
12 v microwave Mario7470 at 2:12am 07.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 30/1859 Hi,We just bought a Hunter 29.5 1995 and WE just love it !I have a microwave in my hunter 29.5.
conversion of 40.5 to cutter Dodd Daggett at 1:56am 07.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/807 Have you converted a 40.5 to a cutter rig? Were there any problems? Did it work? What's the cost?
Jib Sheet Adjustments Richard at 1:32am 07.18.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/1983 Don, I love your site here, and just ordered your book. I have a question about my Neilpride jib. I'
Bird poop Monty16708 at 12:52am 07.18.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1082 We moved our Catalina 30 to a new marina last year and this summer the forward deck was covered in p
cdi flex furler for oday 20 casey dulemba at 12:14am 07.18.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1033 Does anyone out there know which cdi flexible furlers i can use on my 1978 oday 20? I need to order
Considering a Hunter 170... LeeC at 11:53pm 07.17.05 Day Sailers 6/1860 I'm considering buying a Hunter 170 or a Catalina 16.5. (I'm in the process of selling another boat
MAC 26-C RUDDER QUESTION... Louis Holub at 11:23pm 07.17.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/894 Does anyone have dimensions for customizing the 26-C Rudder. I hear that the boat performs much be
In mast furling kristin boyce at 8:37pm 07.17.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 23/3854 Don, I am in the process of trying to absorb all of the terrific information that is contained in yo
Water seeping out of keel when hauled reverie at 4:07pm 07.17.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1140 I have some water seeping from a small hole when the boat is hauled. It is coming out of the fiberg
Looking for Cal 24 main sail and jib dimensions Robert at 4:07pm 07.17.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1864 Hi, can anyone tell me or point me to where I can find dimensions for the main sail and jib for a 69
Mac 25 newbie rigging questions Richard at 3:30pm 07.17.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/923 I stepped the mast on my recently purchased '86 Mac 25 in the driveway today. I thought it would be
What's for dinner? SailboatOwners.com at 2:54pm 07.17.05 Ask All Sailors 46/5101 You can't sail for long before you get hungry. There's just something about being on the water that
polars for h31 mike at 2:21pm 07.17.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/1386 HI loking for polars for my H31 thansk Mike
Toronto Circumnavigation Michael Mangione at 1:47pm 07.17.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1011 Sailors,My family and I recently returned from the Toronto area. We were forunate enough to have a

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minimum screw size dlochner at 4:32am 04.09.21
Dynaplate dlochner at 4:28am 04.09.21 I am almost going to agree with this, however, that is old school thinking, right along with the 10
minimum screw size Joe at 3:39am 04.09.21 Can you through bolt to a backing plate? rgranger's comment addresses the more important issue. Y
Engine block de-rusting question Rick Webb at 2:52am 04.09.21 I had a thought that if I went to all the trouble to get it off and cleaned up I'd have the outside
Universal M25-XP Broken Engine Mount L Bracket Ward H at 2:34am 04.09.21 Ward, so sorry to hear. 1. No. Because you know I'd have heard about it. 2. Could be, given yo
Universal M25-XP Broken Engine Mount L Bracket Ward H at 2:19am 04.09.21 At what RPM Ward? Under 1500rpm. We were moving slowly around the anchorage when the wind pushed u
Where do I find this part? garymalmgren at 10:35pm 04.08.21 Vacuum cleaner? Shore power? Cordless vacuum? Diaphragm pump? How about a sponge, rubber gloves an
Halyard wrap with Furlex JRacer at 10:06pm 04.08.21 Yep. Wrong angle for the halyard. Not the furlers fault.
Universal M25-XP Broken Engine Mount L Bracket Stu Jackson at 9:04pm 04.08.21 Is having this bracket breaking actually common? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
What is this thing on my Beneteau 361 boom? BigEasy at 8:55pm 04.08.21 It is intended to keep the car from moving too far forward when the sail is being furled into the m
minimum screw size rgranger at 8:28pm 04.08.21 Can you through bolt to a backing plate?
Universal M25-XP Broken Engine Mount L Bracket Michael Davis at 8:25pm 04.08.21 Just remembered I did have an anchor line wrap the prop shaft about mid season last year. It pulled
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing rgranger at 8:24pm 04.08.21 waiting for the weather to warm up so we can get our lead belly boats in the water Speaking of lead
Assemetrical No Rush at 8:24pm 04.08.21 A reputable sailmaker will size the spinnaker based on your rig dimensions. Cruising asymmetrical s
Where do I find this part? alexco38 at 8:21pm 04.08.21 The best way to get "ALL" the water out is vacuum cleaner. With shore power (can use inverter): htt
Halyard wrap with Furlex No Rush at 8:07pm 04.08.21 If you have a back stay tensioner, adding some tension before furling also helps.
Halyard wrap with Furlex chuckwayne at 7:39pm 04.08.21 There is a furlex version - I've replaced mine
What is this thing on my Beneteau 361 boom? Jskosmo at 7:37pm 04.08.21 As always - thank you SO VERY MUCH!
Halyard wrap with Furlex Dave Groshong at 7:32pm 04.08.21 There's likely a furlex version as well, I will check with Selden
Halyard wrap with Furlex Ted at 7:30pm 04.08.21 Dave is correct. Another type of halyard deflector is the one made by Harken it's very easy to insta

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