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vancouver, or BC anybody know of cheap charter co robert19784 at 1:08pm 06.06.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1313 I want to charter bareboat 27-30 foot boat near vancouver,for june 20-27 any suggestions,anybody not
Auto Furl problems Jerry21779 at 12:30pm 06.06.04 Big Boats 6/1211 Is anyone familar with a Stream Stay(?) auto furl system. I believe it to be original equipt. on my
O'DAY 22 Manual for Newbie odaytom at 11:52am 06.06.04 Day Sailers 2/2154 I just purchased a neglected O'DAY 22 and I need a manual for rigging info. Any ideas? Also, does th
26X Rudder Adjustment johnj999 at 10:53am 06.06.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1331 My dual rudders have are out of alignment so there is a noticeable v (i.e. they are not paralel to e
o'day 25 in heavy weather? mikesworld at 10:37am 06.06.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1395 Hey O'day 25 owners, I have a question for you. I'm considering buying one with a fixed keel. My q
Registration John C6370 at 10:31am 06.06.04 Big Boats 2/890 What is the requirement for US yachts that visit Mexico or the Caribibean, are they required to be U
shroud tension sylvio at 10:30am 06.06.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/983 I have a 1992 hunter 27', how much tension should the shrouds and stays have ? 500,600,700 lbs ?
PSS leaking Shaft rattling elena at 10:28am 06.06.04 Other Sailboats 4/1948 The PSS Shaft seal seems to be leaking more than it should. We just bought this Catalina 38 sailboat
trapezoidal portlight replacement Rob2437 at 10:18am 06.06.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1135 Does anyone know how to get replacement trapezoidal portlights for a hunter 28.5. The exterior fram
Loud rattling at higher RPMS elena at 9:55am 06.06.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1044 Our sailboat is rattling excessively at higher RPMS when under motor. The engine is a 1982 Universal
Can't reach 6 knots motoring Larry Jackel at 9:47am 06.06.04 Big Boats 12/1225 Since launching 6 weeks ago, my 340's performance under engine power has degraded. Last season I cou
empty water tank macgregor 26s cristian at 9:06am 06.06.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1183 what is the best to empty tank1.use a pump and pull water out the boat2.use an air pump and creat
Forestays Arturo12802 at 8:49am 06.06.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/898 In need of a new forestay for a 22 foot, 1983 MacGregor. Any after market, pre-made outlets around?
Restoring a CAL 28 MSmaby at 7:57am 06.06.04 Cal 14/1428 We just bought a CAL 28 that crossed from San Diego to Hawaii. It is a solid boat, but in need of re
Ripped the mast out !! --A BEGINNERS QUANDRY dsisto at 7:49am 06.06.04 Day Sailers 4/1346 I'm a novice as you might guess by the title. My 19' O'day daysailor went over, mast and sails becam
Topping Lift tie off for a '22 chelsabella at 5:40am 06.06.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1137 Having recently purchased a 1984 Hunter 22, where have you found is the best place to secure the boo
Porthole Awning? Ricardo18816 at 4:57am 06.06.04 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1796 Hi, Well for a lack of better terminology I will call it a Porthole awning. The one design flaw tha
5 Hp Nissan trouble DCsailor at 4:11am 06.06.04 Smaller Boats 22/10810 I have a problem with my 5 HP Nissan outboard. It came with my boat last summer. It has never run
Traveler For 260 CPT Tom at 4:02am 06.06.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/725 I am due to take delivery of my new 260 later this mounth. Having sailed a number of 280's I am not
Help Identify Fuel Filter on 1983 H34 (It's Brass) Joe Mullee at 3:29am 06.06.04 Ask All Sailors 2/2057 I have what appears to be a brass fuel filter between the fuel tank and engine and would like to kno

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Battery location H31' (83-87) SFS at 2:18pm 01.11.21 Mine were in the aft quarterberth, very close to the centerline, up against the bulkhead, and forwar
Battery location H31' (83-87) ShawneH at 2:12pm 01.11.21 This space stay's pretty dry. Plus with battery boxes, I think the batteries will be dry. The we
Cracks in keel dlochner at 2:09pm 01.11.21 I'm in the "It looks like fairing compound" crowd. Polyester based fairing compounds, especially che
Dual headstays Davidasailor26 at 1:58pm 01.11.21 I think @Jackdaw has written in the past about the detrimental effects of a furled gennaker in front
Cracks in keel kloudie1 at 1:57pm 01.11.21 Yeah, kinda looks like a fairing compound that is failing.. someone may have used an automotive fill
Battery location H31' (83-87) jssailem at 1:53pm 01.11.21 Batteries do not like water splashed on them. A couple of batteries can weigh as much as a small cr
in board sheeting? (1) Drinky Crow at 1:48pm 01.11.21 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/data/attachments/167/167148-69da5dabf13f6a989f3f62054893bdc3.jpg
Cracks in keel Scott T-Bird at 1:47pm 01.11.21 I don't know anything about encapsulated keels, but are you just looking for something to do? Unles
H260 keel (1) rgranger at 1:44pm 01.11.21 Do you see the hole in this diagram? (see attachement)
H260 keel rgranger at 1:43pm 01.11.21 Okay so... not sure if you are talking about an intentional hole or damage. Can you show pics?
Cracks in keel BarryL at 1:41pm 01.11.21 Hey, I can't be 100% sure from looking at the picture, but I think you are just seeing many old lay
Engine alignment issue? ShawneH at 1:37pm 01.11.21 Ok, So trying to correct it while on the cradle is not recommended then? I did order a new shaft lo
P42 generator info (1) Jim_H42 at 1:37pm 01.11.21 Terry - thanks for the phone consultation - it's appears we have different generators. For the rec
H260 keel sail sfbay at 1:29pm 01.11.21 Anybody's guess as to the cause................can you show a photo of the damage and what is your r
AIS Receive Problem Identification Richard19068 at 12:50pm 01.11.21 @dlochner is correct. Not all data is transmitted all the time. Correct but, from the linked in
P42 generator info Terry Cox at 12:46pm 01.11.21 Hi Jim, that looks more like the engine circulation cooling pump, not the sea water pump. The sea wa
Did you Hear the Interference? JamesG161 at 12:15pm 01.11.21 Wow , Great job on the Solar Radiation Input Rating system. Nice find!! Jim...
Emergency Tiller Grizzly Sailor at 12:06pm 01.11.21 Good to know it wasn't original. How deep does it normally go? All the way down to the rudder, or j
H26 Proposed Reef Configuration GBGraham at 12:05pm 01.11.21 I was discussing a new reef configuration with Crazy Dave about a month ago, but then was distracte
P42 generator info (2) Jim_H42 at 12:02pm 01.11.21 Terri - thank you! Your write-up is exactly the situation I'm experiencing - seawater is not pumpi

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