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Electric WInch Maintenence rfrye1 at 3:49pm 07.19.04 Big Boats 1/960 My 1998 H376 has an electric winch (Lewmar) I use to raise the main and trim the main sheet. Aside f
How much should a survey cost? txsailor at 3:16pm 07.19.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1196 Looking to purchase a cat 30 in the near future, and I was wondering how much a surveyer should cost
Weathered gelcoat Bill18593 at 2:56pm 07.19.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1039 If penetrol is not the answer, what is a good sealer / treatment for the deck and cockpit? I've use
Ready to learn new2sail23 at 2:25pm 07.19.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/815 Well here she is, finally in the water, rigged and ready to go!WOOHOO
426 vs 44 mast struts Steve B22166 at 1:33pm 07.19.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/985 I have noticed that the earlier 426 had mast struts and the newer, 44's do not. I am wondering why t
wheel steering Ken Greavett at 1:32pm 07.19.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/919 I purchased a 1995 26ft hunter last august. It has an Edson steering system with a single 12 ft cabl
H23 Trailer Rims and tires Gaston at 1:30pm 07.19.04 Smaller Boats 11/1180 My trailer has Remington Tires (size 27x8.50 RI4LT). They look like a off road tires and searching i
C30 with M18 Alarms at IDLE with Warm Engine Kilgore at 1:27pm 07.19.04 Mid-Size Boats 6/1699 I have a Universal M-18 in my 1984 Catalina 30. The engine has about 1200 hours on it, and I have h
Hunter 340 Furling Gerald Davies at 1:17pm 07.19.04 Big Boats 5/3904 I am considering moving up from a 1988 Hunter 30' to a 2001 Hunter 340.I notice some of the 2001 34
Manual Head Jim at 12:33pm 07.19.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1331 I'm having a problem finding a replacement manual pump for a mansfield/sealand pump. Do you have any
Need a new Dodger/Bimimi Paul (Affinity C320) at 12:31pm 07.19.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1037 Need a recommendation for canvas work on a Catalina 320 in the Annapolis area.
forestay sag Larry Jackel at 11:53am 07.19.04 Big Boats 6/1033 How much forestay sag us reasonable on a 340 (no backstay)? In 20Kts apparent wind I have about 4-6
Marine Refrigeration Evaluation tarheel at 10:43am 07.19.04 Other Sailboats 1/1234 I'm considering the following two mfgrs of 12V refrigeration. Sea Frost Model BD 12/24 with evaporat
rig tuning billoak at 10:14am 07.19.04 Smaller Boats 11/1749 Just bought a 1987 26.5. Sailing on a trial in a fresh breeze main only, I notice that the stays to
Screens on the 356 (Revisited a year later) deacm at 10:14am 07.19.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/956 Last summer (or was it the summer before?) we were all moaning about the crappy screens that came st
Installing a thru hull marine toilet Dave at 9:24am 07.19.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1068 I have read that for the new 26 there is the potential of adding a thru-hull marine toilet with hold
Johnson 9.9 outboard question Mark R. at 9:03am 07.19.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1807 HI, I have a 1986 Johnson SeaHorse 9.9 HP outboard on my 1972 Oday 23. I've noticed that after I
2GM20F Running Hot with White Smoke Mark at 8:49am 07.19.04 Mid-Size Boats 5/1350 My engine has been running hot lately normally it runs at about 179 to 183 degrees. This weekend it
raw water or freshwater aeb at 7:19am 07.19.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2136 Looking for a recommendation on whether to go with the freshwater model or raw water model of the Ra
Tuning Issue... Drew13440 at 6:52am 07.19.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1018 OK, the shrouds are all set at about 15% of breaking strength, a little light, but I, too, am "afrai

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Ugly, Ugly Sailboats DougM at 5:21am 01.27.21 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The 2021 Beneteau First 53 is a beauty. However, I do prefer
12 volt charging at marina dlochner at 5:14am 01.27.21 The tech guys are a bit optimistic. At higher levels of SOC charging efficiency drops due to interna
A good first sailboat? Justin_NSA at 5:08am 01.27.21 There's a nice review of them in PS. It doesn't sail well into high wind https://www.practical-sail
Telltales kappykaplan at 5:07am 01.27.21 'Hair telltales stalled' Liked! :thumbup:
Telltales (4) TomY at 4:41am 01.27.21 I just typed telltales in my finder, and several of my photos came up. A knockabout out of Woods H
Barbecue Beefs (1) TomY at 4:24am 01.27.21 Ha! It's funny but I love the fact that the magma regulator just sort of swings with the 1 lb bottle
A good first sailboat? Whatfiero1 at 3:30am 01.27.21 Check sails as most valuable part lay out on ground see how flat they lay look at all 3 corners make
Telltales Whatfiero1 at 3:25am 01.27.21 As a kid, I grew up in 80's I'd use a little piece of duct tape and vcr tape or even cassette tape t
Telltales danstanford at 3:04am 01.27.21 Lots of telltales on the main of the America's Cup boats. I found it interesting that the rows have
Telltales Joe at 2:36am 01.27.21 I just call 'em "Tells". As far as location.... headsail luff and mainsail leech are absol
Redesign Binnacle Pod Marmalade at 1:31am 01.27.21
My new saildrive Mark Maulden at 11:22pm 01.26.21 Latest..Seems Twin Disc is not being very responsive. In their very weak defense, they (and Beta) m
Davits and Solar Panels desodave at 11:10pm 01.26.21 This local company (BC) - Ocean Marine Systems - has made davits to fit Hunter's for years and were
Barbecue Beefs Mark Maulden at 10:37pm 01.26.21 A cheap kettle with a few charcoal briquettes. Simple, easy, and cheap. Spent briquettes go overboa
Wallas Diesel Heater help jssailem at 9:38pm 01.26.21 The guys at Scan Marine are pretty good. They were helpful to me.
Telltales jssailem at 9:36pm 01.26.21 Arvel Gentry, when working to develop his understanding of sails, put tell tales all over the sail t
Wallas Diesel Heater help westcoastjack at 9:26pm 01.26.21 You might give Scan Marine a call. They are the Wallas distributor and service center for these pro
Wallas Diesel Heater help westcoastjack at 9:25pm 01.26.21 Hi Shivering. I found the manual. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/9v4td2kfoyaqoy3/AAAnLrhHEP5figIsJXb-Hz
Wallas Diesel Heater help westcoastjack at 9:23pm 01.26.21 Try this site Page 87 - 490526C (wallas.fi) Thanks Leo, seems to be a slightly different version s
Telltales All U Get at 9:21pm 01.26.21

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