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Get a Charge From The Guest Expert Forum Rick D at 5:32am 07.18.05 Ask All Sailors 0/902
Tired of engine problems Capt JON at 5:28am 07.18.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/996 I have a 12 horse Yammar YSM12,It doesnt give me full power,tired of working on it.Its a 1980.I was
306 Main Sail Rich at 5:23am 07.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/900 I can't seem to get any power out of my main sail. In 5 knots of wind the boat will barely sail on
Lesson Plan Don Guillette at 5:22am 07.18.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/1940 Ship mates: I was thinking about something Kristin Boyce said about trying to absorb all the sail tr
Best Place to Sell Jim W23131 at 4:53am 07.18.05 Smaller Boats 9/1865 Based on experiences here, what would be the best place to list a sailboat boat online for sale.Th
Electrical Issue texastom at 4:26am 07.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/817 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 1/901 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 7/2189 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 10/4793 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 8/1220 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 7/1430 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 30/1879 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 2/813 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 6/2014 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 2/1083 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 4/1037 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 6/1891 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 2/896 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 23/3895 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 4/1147 I have some water seeping from a small hole when the boat is hauled. It is coming out of the fiberg

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A4 to M-35 on C 30 ? sail sfbay at 8:12am 04.16.21 I will also add........make sure the larger engine is maintainable, i.e., ease of access. A friend
rudder rigging question wynkoop at 7:52am 04.16.21 If you encounter the bottom as much as I do, you can make the downhaul of bungee cord. Chip V. Whe
O'Day 25 Shoal Draft Centerboard Water Leak Timm R Oday25 at 7:50am 04.16.21 Wow .I had no idea the bolts were that close to the bilge . Makes me wonder about my own boat now ..
rudder rigging question wynkoop at 7:49am 04.16.21 do you have a pic of the hole in your tiller? Sadly I did not take a photo of the holes in the til
6-pack Charter Looking for More Capacity (Catalina 30) - USCG Inspected Vessel Requirements sailme88 at 7:37am 04.16.21 My boat is slightly larger.. Ive had 8 (eight) guests aboard to motor only to an island restaurant.
Fluke 360 / testing for AC leakage. Don S/V ILLusion at 7:37am 04.16.21 The most common cause is on the DC side and most multimeters are not precise enough to detect the sm
Installing Spinlock Rope Clutches smo10018 at 7:30am 04.16.21 Having never drilled a hole in the boat anywhere I can't say with any level of confidence how thick
Funny Friday!!! BrianH at 7:29am 04.16.21 I know it is not Friday but I saw this on CL today... :facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::facepalm::fac
6-pack Charter Looking for More Capacity (Catalina 30) - USCG Inspected Vessel Requirements DougM at 7:20am 04.16.21 You have got to be kidding! There is no way I would even consider putting 6 people on a 30 foot boa
The Dinghy Diaries YVRguy at 7:05am 04.16.21 It looks like the Walker Bay 8 (and 10) is still available, they have a separate site for the rigid
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 6:28am 04.16.21 192780
Close Call Parsons at 6:15am 04.16.21 ... storms that came across the GOM that morning. Took me a while to figure out what "GOM" meant, a
Capsized transport in GOM. Rick Webb at 6:11am 04.16.21 I'm still trying to wrap my head around how 30 to 40 foot waves can form with winds in the 70 mph r
Capsized transport in GOM. Captain Larry-DH at 6:02am 04.16.21 I'm still trying to wrap my head around how 30 to 40 foot waves can form with winds in the 70 mph r
Close Call Ron20324 at 5:56am 04.16.21
Fluke 360 / testing for AC leakage. RoyS at 5:31am 04.16.21 Is your dock pedestal circuit breaker a GFCI type?
Covid-19 Vaccination (1) dlochner at 5:17am 04.16.21 192779
Capsized transport in GOM. shemandr at 4:54am 04.16.21 I'm still trying to wrap my head around how 30 to 40 foot waves can form with winds in the 70 mph ra
Fluke 360 / testing for AC leakage. sail sfbay at 4:48am 04.16.21 I will let the forum electrical experts comment on your specific question. I will be very intereste
Covid-19 Vaccination (1) TomY at 4:46am 04.16.21 It feels like a race here. Maine and NE numbers of fully vaccinated are rising quickly. At the sam

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