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Positioning and use of galley table bunk cushions Tony Dimond at 12:56pm 02.09.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/879 HI, Can anyone help me figure out the right combination and placement of the factory stock seat cush
How hard to run diesel? Brian at 11:28am 02.09.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1057 I have an older Yanmar without a tach and without a thermostat. I have been told I can run it a 90%
Cabin hatch mbechelb at 10:49am 02.09.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1003 Does anyone remember an article sometime ago about the cabin hatch mod where they found or devised a
Looking for the right daysailer. John G. at 10:25am 02.09.05 Trailer Sailors 10/2200 I want to buy a used daysailer that isn't to difficult to rig, launch or sail. I would like it to
Holding Tank Replacement Ken at 9:27am 02.09.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/946 Not sure if I have a leak or crack in the Holding Tank - Checked all hoses - replaced Macerator - mi
Dropping salon table to berth Carrie Luber at 9:04am 02.09.05 Big Boats 1/1604 We have recently purchased a 'new-to-us-' Catalina 34mkII. We can't figure out how to get the salon
Follow Me TV Tony at 8:07am 02.09.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1050 Hi Does anyone have any experience or knowledge about the above satellite tracking system for marin
Halyard and sheet length for Hunter 30 David Hoy at 7:55am 02.09.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/3267 Hello,I recently bought a 1979 Hunter 30, and am in the process of getting it seaworthy. One thin
New soundproofing you can paint on rfrye1 at 7:02am 02.09.05 Ask All Sailors 1/948 I just an article about a new item called "Silent Running SR1000" in Santana magazine that is a pain
290-306-Radar nick8481 at 6:48am 02.09.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/872 Where did you put the radar dome up the mast,just above the spreaders or just below the spreaders.M
Rail kit for a hunter 23.5 nunca at 5:40am 02.09.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1422 I have noticed in the photo gallery that a lot of people have stern rail kits and seats on their Hu
SODA BLASTING MARK at 5:28am 02.09.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1053 WANT TO STRIP MY BOTTOM . HAS ANYONE HAD ANY EXPERIENCE WITH SODA BLASTING? I GOT AN ESTIMATE OF $
Repair or parts for a Autohelm ST50 NavCenter smd at 5:27am 02.09.05 Ask All Sailors 1/2123 I have a complete ST50 system on my sailboat and it worked fine for the first year I bought this sai
starter battery installed near fluxgate compass mark at 5:24am 02.09.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/950 THINKING ABOUT INSTALLING A STARTING BATTERY ON MY CATALINA 40. I FOUND ROOM UNDER THE AFT QUEEN BER
"J" dimension of 135% genoa on a 310 Worth Higgins at 5:14am 02.09.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1114 I have recently purchased a 310. In attempting to equip this boat with a whisker pole I need to know
Boat on fire at Everett marina patrick at 4:10am 02.09.05 Ask All Sailors 11/1595 It looks like a power boat called Nordic Star. Located at the end of a pier. She is smoking right
More taxing questions Jonathan at 3:53am 02.09.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1104 Hey!I tried to slip these questions into a topic already in progress, but no one responded. This
310 PHRF Rating Mike Mc at 2:00am 02.09.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/3376 Does anybody have any knowledge or experience of PHRF Rating/racing the 310?
full holding tank Greg at 1:55am 02.09.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1126 The macerator pump seems to have quit on me and the tank is partially full. Should be almost no "sol
Mast Tuning-260 LKYusnret at 1:04am 02.09.05 Smaller Boats 3/874 How do you tension D2, I have a stemball on one end and a marine eye on the other. The only way I ca

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Hunter 33 rudder split Tally Ho at 12:36pm 12.26.20 How long has the boat been out of the water? Long enough for water in the rudder to freeze and crea
Cal 3-27 Cutlass Bearing WBH at 12:35pm 12.26.20 Many Thanks Greg. There are four possible options for a 4 in strut, 1 1/4. 1 3/8, 1 1/2 and 1 5/8
New Self Tailing Winches LeeandRick at 12:33pm 12.26.20 I would like to suggest that you spend the extra money and get two speed winches. Your arthritis wi
Heating options for very cold locations (i.e. Alaska) capta at 12:13pm 12.26.20 Most boats up that way are into diesel stoves. Warms the boat very inexpensively and they are great
New Self Tailing Winches thinwater at 12:12pm 12.26.20 Much of this relates to how fast the boat tacks. Some boats can hand-haul the sheets in before they
New Self Tailing Winches capta at 12:05pm 12.26.20 The arthritis is getting bad enough we've decided to put self tailing primary winches on the old (4
New Self Tailing Winches capta at 12:03pm 12.26.20 This is just my opinion... but.... You do NOT use the selftailer jaws during a tack, only for trim
Yanmar 2gm throttle resistance, can't get RPMS below 1500 Sailfanatic at 11:49am 12.26.20 Check the throttle area for any rust.. If you have a small leak in the heat exchanger, the throttle
Columbia 28.. halyard wire or? themotorman at 11:43am 12.26.20 I am refurbishing a 28 Columbia. it has wire halyards. I see that some users like all rope. What ar
Drifter vs asymmetrical spinnaker Sailfanatic at 11:38am 12.26.20 Thanks for the photo, if I go with the asymmetrical spinnaker I think that will work. Connecting a
New Self Tailing Winches Sailfanatic at 11:33am 12.26.20 ....During the tack you pull the tail and it allows you to hand trim as far as possible without the
New Self Tailing Winches Tom J at 11:13am 12.26.20 When using the winch you can pull the sheets and the line will run around the winch and off even th
Reindeer on my roof. Ron20324 at 10:35am 12.26.20 last year. i've been trying to do better. I dunno man... have you priced coal? AND, in a FEW thou
New Self Tailing Winches LeeandRick at 10:32am 12.26.20 Thanks guys, I thought this was the meaning. My old self tailing winches did not work this way. You
New Self Tailing Winches thinwater at 10:32am 12.26.20 This is just my opinion... but.... You do NOT use the selftailer jaws during a tack, only for trimm
Spinnaker on marlow hunter 31 rbrentsaunders at 9:58am 12.26.20 Thanks for all the replies! I will go for it.
New Self Tailing Winches Hayden Watson at 9:47am 12.26.20 Johns description is excellent. To put is in application terms, you can wrap the line around the wi
Drifter vs asymmetrical spinnaker Voyager1 at 9:41am 12.26.20 Thanks for the photo, if I go with the asymmetrical spinnaker I think that will work. Connecting a b
Drifter vs asymmetrical spinnaker (1) Hayden Watson at 9:40am 12.26.20 Your anchor roller is integrated to your stem fitting like mine so it is plenty strong enough. I us
New Self Tailing Winches jssailem at 9:39am 12.26.20 When using the winch you can pull the sheets and the line will run around the winch and off even tho

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