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replacement mast rburns at 7:30am 02.03.03 Day Sailers 2/1000 a tree limb has slightly bent my Javelin's mast (it was secured to the boat/trailer.) Where do you s
Kickup rudder Jim Honeyman at 6:55am 02.03.03 Smaller Boats 15/1438 I have repared my rudder blade and am reataching the lanyard. Question, is the lanyard to hold the r
Johnson Outboard ? Gill at 6:20am 02.03.03 Smaller Boats 1/938 I have a 1982 Johnson Sailmaster 9.9 outboard. What is the proper gas/oil mixture to burn? Is ther
Oars needed Tim at 5:15am 02.03.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1042 I bought a used inflatable tender this weekend with no oars. Anyone have any they are looking to se
Raymarine 5000 Autohelm George Illian at 5:03am 02.03.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1179 We are getting ready to install 5000 Autohelm and was wondering if anyone had experience, good or ba
Inverter advice wanted Gene at 4:36am 02.03.03 Ask All Sailors 11/1263 We just bought a new (to us) Sailboat. 1981 Watkins27 Pilothouse Sloop. New 18hp Yanmar 2GM20F diese
Sail mods to convert to furling? Mike at 4:36am 02.03.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/1051 I'm buying a boat without roller furling on the jib. If I add it, do I need to have work done on the
Where do I put the stupid Gas Tank? Craig at 4:19am 02.03.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1058 I have a 26c and struggling with the fuel supply. If I keep the tank in the Lazarette eventually th
Tandem Axels Mike at 3:54am 02.03.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/938 I have trailered my 26x east and west on 1000 mile (one way) trips and have always been concerned ab
356 and Blue Water Sailing Peter Naylor at 3:49am 02.03.03 Big Boats 12/2845 Just about to buy a 356 and my optomitrist, a long time sailor, strongly advises us to get owner Blu
O'Day 222 Compression Brace Gregg at 3:48am 02.03.03 Day Sailers 3/1092 I bought a 1984 O'Day 222, that lacked the stainless steel compression brace. I have since purchase
Sliding cabinet doors John at 3:34am 02.03.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/933 I'm looking to replace the interior sliding cabinet doors on my 1983 Catalina 30 with something bett
Plastic plates between till and rudder panels Slim at 3:14am 02.03.03 Smaller Boats 4/988 I own a 1994 Hunter 26. The aluminium tiller handle fits inside two metal plates extending from eac
Rigging a Cruising 'chute with Furling Headsial? Rick Belisle at 3:14am 02.03.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2520 I have an '88 H285 with a 150 genoa. I also have a Cruising 'chute (with sock) that I attach to a sp
Honda EU2000i genset maxwell blanchard at 2:54am 02.03.03 Ask All Sailors 15/3243 Has any of you sailors yet used the Honda EU2000i gasoline powered portable genset? If so, what equi
Clearance between rudder post and sleeve Jim Geiger at 2:17am 02.03.03 Smaller Boats 5/1800 I am trying to restore my Hunter 25 (1974 model). I have considerable clearance between the rudder
Single handed mainsail furling Frank Schueler at 1:52am 02.03.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 10/1596 I have a basic 1976 H30 that fits our budget well. The boat is in great shape and we enjoyed it all
Assymmetrical Spinnaker Allen Sauter at 12:58am 02.03.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/1069 I just purchased a 1993 Hunter 35.5 Legend and I want to add a assymmetrcal spinnaker to my sail inv
Down wind advice please Baja Bob at 12:55am 02.03.03 Big Boats 4/814 Shopping for a dwon wind cruising sail. does anyone have advice as to whether to get a tradional or
Spinaker traditional or asymetrical Baja Bob at 12:45am 02.03.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/1064 I am interested in obtaining a down wind cruising sail have heard pros and cons about different type

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Sump Pump on Nav Panel and Rule 650/750 Bilge Pump Tally Ho at 7:02pm 07.29.20 Bad info .. sorry.. not possible to have starter run away without instrument panel switch on.. Was
Does anyone have experience using Ewincher or WinchRite? (1) Tally Ho at 6:59pm 07.29.20 I have a Milwaukee 90degree 18 volt battery operated drill with a winch bit. I bought it to allow p
New forum member with an introduction and some questions Meriachee at 6:56pm 07.29.20 If You buy a 26c, be very careful if thinking about s cut polish. A major downside is pretty thin g
New forum member with an introduction and some questions rgranger at 6:35pm 07.29.20 And thanks again for everyone's opinions. So far the realistic candidates are: Hunters 26, 260, 28
Interior wood trim repair or other ideas Will Gilmore at 6:13pm 07.29.20 "The screws are just to clamp the pieces together ...and dowels are for alignment. The glue joint
Rigging a Capri 165 Dave Groshong at 6:11pm 07.29.20 Not the best picture, the smaller Hunter boats use a pigtail like this, to make the forestay the c
dorade box cowl vent jviss at 5:56pm 07.29.20 I get a pretty good breeze inside from the Dorades, so I don't know. I'll look again when I'm there
Rigging a Capri 165 Hunter216 at 5:48pm 07.29.20
How deep to launch IASailor at 5:46pm 07.29.20 If you do fall off the end of the ramp. Don't panic if this happens. Take a ratchet strap of spar
dorade box cowl vent dlochner at 5:45pm 07.29.20 This certainly isn't the case on my boat; the Dorade scuppers are quite large, could get rid of all
Blue Water Yachts communication issue Seadoc at 5:42pm 07.29.20 Hi, all! Received a call back from BW Yachts yesterday. All's well!!:)
Macerator vs non-macerating discharge pump NYSail at 5:40pm 07.29.20 Pump out service in port always available. Yes I conversed the tank so gravity discharge is from bo
Rigging a Capri 165 (1) Johnfranklin1 at 5:19pm 07.29.20 Could this be where I attach furler pigtail
Rigging a Capri 165 Johnfranklin1 at 5:15pm 07.29.20 That is the block at the top of the jib halyard on the front of the mast. In the photo I uploaded i
Funny Friday!!! Captain Larry-DH at 5:15pm 07.29.20 True story: Many years ago my grandfather gave a friend a ride home from work. He was doing this f
Rigging a Capri 165 (1) Hunter216 at 5:06pm 07.29.20
Solar Vent on a head hatch. heritage at 4:35pm 07.29.20 Capta, Marinco/Nicro calls it a shutoff damper. https://www.marinco.com/en/~/media/inriver/3826
Rigging a Capri 165 (1) Johnfranklin1 at 4:33pm 07.29.20 Is there a tang here?
How deep to launch rpludwig at 4:33pm 07.29.20 obvious, but sometimes overlooked.....if a kick-up rudder, make sure it is "up". If not a kick-up,
Rigging a Capri 165 (2) Hunter216 at 4:27pm 07.29.20

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