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Cabin and cockpit tables - Hunter 26 Dan Christensen at 7:50am 06.09.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1325 I recently purchased a 1994 but very new Hunter 26. Unfortunately the previous owner lost several i
loose arch warning newly anonymous at 7:50am 06.09.03 Big Boats 2/967 Two weekends ago, while close reaching with reefed main in 22 knots true, traveler down, I noticed t
What kind of Hobie Cat Mast Float for 170? Jeremiah D. Canty at 7:46am 06.09.03 Day Sailers 0/1572 Got some great advice on mast floats for 170. However, before I commit dollars I'd like to know if
Wheel pulling hard over when under power Brett at 7:24am 06.09.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1421 I have a Legend 37.5. When motoring the wheel wants to swing hard over from the force of the prop.
Mast Hinge Dave Noack at 7:24am 06.09.03 Smaller Boats 5/1747 I'm getting ready to install a mast hinge on my '87 Hunter 23 to take the wobble out of the mast ste
H26 sail slug Tim Daley at 7:07am 06.09.03 Smaller Boats 4/885 I have a missing sail slug (usually no big deal and I have spares) but this one broke out of a nylon
Raw Water Stratiner David at 6:39am 06.09.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/919 My '87 O'Day 322 does not have a raw water strainer in the engine cooling water intake. I assume it
Stern rail seats Ulises at 6:29am 06.09.03 Smaller Boats 9/909
Centerboard, tiller pic or drawing Michael Binns at 6:12am 06.09.03 Day Sailers 1/1235 Where can I find a picture or drawing of a tiller or centerboardThanks
Tank indicators that lie Jeff at 5:58am 06.09.03 Big Boats 6/1295 Both the water ' waste tanks indicate to be 3/4 to full most of the time, I removed the gauge from t
Sailing to Chincoteaque .. need a marina.. Hayden C Jones at 5:34am 06.09.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1071 I'm planning to do a sail from Ocean City MD to Chincoteaque VA (40 miles) this summer and would lik
C& D Canal ... current and tide Hayden C Jones at 5:29am 06.09.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1254 I paln on circumnavigating the Delmarva peninsula bext summer and am going clockwise. For some dumb
Harmonic Vibration Scott at 5:01am 06.09.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1094 I recently purchased a 1988 Catalina 27 with a Universal M18 with 720hrs, my first diesel inboard, a
Centerboard problem JEff at 5:00am 06.09.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1459 When pulling back into the slip yeaterday (1996 26X), I went to raise the centerboard and the cable
Speak english to me Bob Rutland at 5:00am 06.09.03 Mid-Size Boats 11/1038 The 2GM Yanmar owners manual says the transmisson oil capacity is .25L. Can someone convert this to
Custom Pedestal Guard Dave Winiker at 4:46am 06.09.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/1263 Sorry for the delay in posting photos of my recently installed custom pedestal guard. They're locate
Shifter Problem Ralph Regar at 4:28am 06.09.03 Smaller Boats 5/863 I have a 1999 H260 which I purchased new. It has a Merc 9.9 "Bigfoot" model outboard and wheel steer
Thank you regarding Dock Anchoring Questions lloyd at 4:07am 06.09.03 Ask All Sailors 0/933 Thank you to the people who responded to my questions regarding anchoring my dock.I used a 6 foot p
Center board construction CJ at 3:56am 06.09.03 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1065 I am interested in knowing what the centerboard is made out of. Is it lead covered with glass? The
Will Benneteau be at the Jax boat show? ted at 3:54am 06.09.03 Ask All Sailors 3/944 I am trying to find out if Benneteau will be showing boats at this years Jacksonville Boat Show in A

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Invest 95L BigEasy at 7:39pm 10.29.20 Wonderful news..... Jim, Sorry to hear about the boat. Hopefully rudder is only damage and ca
Help: Steering Wheel Locks Up When Hard To Port kloudie1 at 7:39pm 10.29.20 Interesting.. I note that as you go hard to port, you lose mechanical advantage over the rudder beca
Fall Racing on Galveston Bay Jackdaw at 7:38pm 10.29.20 Okay, risking sounding like a total idiot, what are reaching sheets? How are they different from "n
Fall Racing on Galveston Bay Bill19233 at 7:22pm 10.29.20 Oh. make some reaching sheets for those fetching legs. MUCH faster when reaching! Looks like I'll
Help: Steering Wheel Locks Up When Hard To Port catalanc at 7:21pm 10.29.20 Claude, Rudder moves freely when disconnected from the arm and am pretty sure the arm runs free when
Help: Steering Wheel Locks Up When Hard To Port catalanc at 7:19pm 10.29.20 Hey Tom. Ladybug is under cover and will be a week or two before I can crawl underneath the tarps, b
DIY leather steering wheel cover project Tally Ho at 7:18pm 10.29.20 186704 186705 Very nice...someone must bored with the quarantine ;-) Greg
Help: Steering Wheel Locks Up When Hard To Port kloudie1 at 7:15pm 10.29.20 A quick check would be to disconnect the quadrant-to-rudder link bar and move the rudder by hand to
Colorado winter sail LeeandRick at 7:05pm 10.29.20 All this talk of cold gives me shivers. Hey Walt lets go on an overnight to Steamboat Cove election
Fold or flex? Drinky Crow at 7:03pm 10.29.20 Love my MaxProp! :beer: Tell us more.....got a dealer for these local. From Boating Scandinavia
Help: Steering Wheel Locks Up When Hard To Port Tom J at 6:46pm 10.29.20 Appended is a pic of the quadrant on the inside of the transom. I greased/oiled the cables and ti
Blisters on 1991 Beneteay 41s5 sail sfbay at 6:09pm 10.29.20 Break open each blister. Grind away the broken dome of the blister. Scrub until squeaky clean with
Container Ship cuts Minesweeper in two WayneH at 6:08pm 10.29.20 I have two rules for sailing in shipping channels. The Gross Tonnage Rule: He who has the grossest
Bimini measurements for 23/2 sail sfbay at 6:08pm 10.29.20 The links below shows guidance on measuring for a bimini. https://www.greatlakesskipper.com/how-to-
Blisters on 1991 Beneteay 41s5 Davidasailor26 at 6:07pm 10.29.20
Fell in love with the MacGregor 26M, but... (1) Jackdaw at 5:52pm 10.29.20
How to start my Ericson 31 1977 Erickson QE3 at 5:51pm 10.29.20
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DIY leather steering wheel cover project Mikem at 5:49pm 10.29.20 When we purchased our new to us Hunter 466, the wheel had a cover but it had some holes and was fla
Help: Steering Wheel Locks Up When Hard To Port (1) catalanc at 5:47pm 10.29.20 Appended is a pic of the quadrant on the inside of the transom. I greased/oiled the cables and tig

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