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sail size deadringer at 4:48am 07.01.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1090 i recently purchased a 1974 28 foot irwin sail boat i was wondering how big the main sail is and whe
Surge Brake Bleeding/Tongue Extension fredsb at 4:42am 07.01.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1350 For trailer experts: my trailer has a coupler in the brake line which is disengaged when the tongue
Shroud Tension Jonathan Cushing at 4:25am 07.01.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/981 I have an 1983 O 23 and am wondering how people determine shroud tension. I would prefer not to buy
PHRF racing an H23 (Neenah, WI) scott k at 4:01am 07.01.04 Smaller Boats 2/993 I am in my first year of racing a Hunter 23 (1986) in the PHRF fleet at Neenah, WI's Nodaway Yacht C
Painting Autohelm 4000 RedondoCat28 at 3:18am 07.01.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1053 The wheel drive unit on my Autohelm 4000 is looking pretty shabby with about half of the dark grey(?
Furling Main Frank15188 at 2:35am 07.01.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1217 This is my first year with a furling main. Does anyone know where one can get information on the bes
Sailing with Genoa ccesur at 1:07am 07.01.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1080 Hi,I have recently bought a Hunter 29.5. Somebody told me that sailing with genoa only, without ho
Broken Mast Don1531 at 1:01am 07.01.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/869 I am trying to locate a new mast for my 1990 Hunter 35.5. I have tried Isomat who made the original
Sailing the B Warren M at 12:48am 07.01.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/987 I realized when I recently bought my 1986 Hunter 28.5 with the double spreader, swept back B
1980 Yanmar 2 GM Diesel Maintenance Robert 19994 at 12:32am 07.01.04 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1733 Does anyone have the factory recommended maintenance and specs for a 1980 Yanmar 2 GM 13 HP diesel?
Keel awalkernc at 12:26am 07.01.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/998 My keel snapped off 2 years ago and I lost it in the intercoastal. How/where do I get another one?
Gas tanks and batterys in the same space Ralph18418 at 12:19am 07.01.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/909 Does any one know where the batterys were located on a 1979 Catalina 25 for the outboard, running li
Florida Bound agolden at 11:10pm 06.30.04 Ask All Sailors 7/1400 We're heading South in September/October and are looking for feedback on Florida marinas that allow
Squeeky compression post Tim22946 at 10:59pm 06.30.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/854 My compression post is awefully squeeky. Has anyone found a cleaver idea to tame this noise?
mast raising dennis23749 at 9:54pm 06.30.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1039 i would appreciate any info on how to raise the mast with a limited number of people. thanks,
Water Leak ABM at 7:59pm 06.30.04 Smaller Boats 5/1488 Has anyone experienced taking on water between the cabin and the hull while healing?On a recent sai
Spinnaker dimensions bodyfat2 at 4:24pm 06.30.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1820 Could someone post the dimensions of spinnakers that would fit a Mac 25 1984?thanks
o displacement and weight algae at 3:58pm 06.30.04 Day Sailers 1/1224 I understand less, the older I get. I would like to know the weight of my 1974 oday 22. The disp*
Mike B of Denver Co. Mike in Cape Cod at 2:35pm 06.30.04 Smaller Boats 0/737 Mike please send your e-mail address to me at jburns@aol.com as I have a question regarding your aut
Mainsail Downhaul Ed13752 at 1:07pm 06.30.04 Smaller Boats 7/7489 Has anyone tried to rig a downhaul on the mainsail? Most of the time I have to get on top the cabin

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Introduction and salt water trailer question danooxnard at 9:10am 01.24.21 I have 1974 Catalina 22. It is on the original trailer. It is a California boat always in salt water
Introduction and salt water trailer question sail sfbay at 9:07am 01.24.21 A steel trailer built with C-channel and painted with rustoleum (2 coats rusty metal primer/2 coats
Yanmar 2GMF to 3GMD swap?? (2) xavierspl at 8:58am 01.24.21 Thanks for the dimensions! They look extremely close surprisingly. I already planned on a rebuild of
Hunter 34 Fuel Tank Well splax at 8:55am 01.24.21 that drain well serves to indicate fuel hose failure by hold fuel spilled after fueling the tank
Hunter OEM Solar panel set up Captain Mateo at 8:46am 01.24.21 Company website. :) http://www.specialtyconcepts.com/special_home.html Excellent thanks. Just che
Yanmar 2GMF to 3GMD swap?? (2) kloudie1 at 8:44am 01.24.21 Info note.. Here are the dimensions for the 2 GM and the 3 GMD so you can see what you will have to
Winter sailing (Or Summer if you're below the equator) Justin_NSA at 8:40am 01.24.21 We went skiing in Innsbruck one Christmas. Met up with some very nice people from "down under". Is w
Winter sailing (Or Summer if you're below the equator) capta at 8:37am 01.24.21 Been very close to a year since the sails have been up. A pretty tough and unpleasant year, though m
Yanmar 2GMF to 3GMD swap?? Justin_NSA at 8:37am 01.24.21 It's a great price if it's in good shape. Otherwise you may be back at square one with an engine tha
Introduction and salt water trailer question Rick Webb at 8:34am 01.24.21 Talk to these guys: http://sailtrailers.com Kinda on the way if you go that way. They might even t
Winter sailing (Or Summer if you're below the equator) Terry Cox at 8:34am 01.24.21 Hi Ken, just got back from a week on the water. A bit chilly out there. Sorry, no pictures to share,
Amount of Exhaust Water out the back Capt jgw at 8:32am 01.24.21 Here's a link to an earlier thread. Same question, same answer. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/p
Yanmar 2GMF to 3GMD swap?? xavierspl at 8:31am 01.24.21 Ok well, I've basically going back and forth with the guy, story goes, he got it with a bunch of oth
Yanmar 2GMF to 3GMD swap?? Justin_NSA at 8:27am 01.24.21 These are just my opinions. I've swapped a few car engines but never a boat. I even rebuild the dies
Yanmar 2GMF to 3GMD swap?? kloudie1 at 8:24am 01.24.21 Check that the GMD has a heat exchanger on it for "fresh water cooling" .. Kind of confusing in your
Delrin Sheaves Terry Cox at 8:24am 01.24.21 Very nice inventive solution. Although the aluminum sheaves appear to have rounded bottoms, perhaps
Delrin Sheaves dLj at 8:21am 01.24.21 One of my little projects for the winter was to make new sheaves for my masthead which I hope will
Yanmar 2GMF to 3GMD swap?? xavierspl at 8:19am 01.24.21 The person selling doesn't know how many hours, I basically have little to go off other than the fac
Yanmar 2GMF to 3GMD swap?? Justin_NSA at 8:02am 01.24.21 Motor mount alignment and transmission mating would be my guess. Probably less work than a rebuild i
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit Crazy Dave Condon at 7:44am 01.24.21 Tie down winch handle on trailer stand as I have seen locking mechanism come loose. The one on trai

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