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AC Racing - Regions Heritage-Racing Shamrock V Dave at 11:48pm 01.18.03 Ask All Sailors 0/904 Here is a picture I said I would post of my morning spent racing against Shamrock V just outside of
rust at keel stub -hull joint in 2001 H 340 WWolfson at 8:58pm 01.18.03 Ask All Sailors 0/801 I have had a reappearance of rust penetration from the inside out at the keel-deck joint on my 2001
Has anyone used Map Tech Pocket Navigator on an HP-iPAQ 1910? Bob Todd at 7:17pm 01.18.03 Ask All Sailors 0/1010 I use Map Tech with my laptop, but I was just curious if anyone uses the new hand-held version for t
How water back flow into the engine cylinder? jp at 6:16pm 01.18.03 Ask All Sailors 3/2123 I know for some reason(s) the raw cooling water can back flow into engine clinders during fail start
black smoke in engine room at start up ken matejka at 1:07pm 01.18.03 Other Sailboats 3/1228 An odd sequence of events occurred earlier today involving my 2gm20f that I hope one of the diesel
H28.5 black smoke in engine room at start up ken matejka at 1:05pm 01.18.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/865 An odd sequence of events occurred earlier today involving my 2gm20f that I hope one of the diesel
black engine compartment smoke at start up ken matejka at 1:01pm 01.18.03 Ask All Sailors 0/864 An odd sequence of events occurred earlier today involving my 2gm20f that I hope one of the diesel
Oday 25 Mast Wiring W/ Interanal Halyards Michael Gordon at 10:48am 01.18.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/833 Hellow!I don't know whether or not the Oday 25 was ever offered with internal halyards, but I am m
Oday 25 Mast Wiring W/ Interanal Halyards Michael Gordon at 10:40am 01.18.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1362 Hellow!I don't know whether or not the Oday 25 was ever offered with internal halyards, but I am m
Charity or Charter? Rick Warner at 10:36am 01.18.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/971 Ok, here's the scenario: your sailing friend has taken part in a church (or school or local charity)
H240 Wind Vane Replacement? T-bone at 7:24am 01.18.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/990 Can anyone help me out with a replacement model # for the Wind Vane on my Hunter 240. Dropped my ma
Wiring Specs--Dual Battery, Wiring Upgrades Paul Fishburn at 7:19am 01.18.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1230 I want to install a second battery and switch that my motor will charge. I am also interested in up
Off shore spinnakers Chuck at 5:45am 01.18.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1021 Shopping for a new spinnaker, any problems or comments on offshore products such as Rolly Tasker.
Hunter 23 Nationals 2003 Ken Alexander at 5:18am 01.18.03 Racing 0/1048 Hunter 23 Nationals ' Rendezvous, Sept. 20 ' 21 2003. This years Nationals will be held on Indian La
IMCI, are the inmates running the asylum? MArk at 4:44am 01.18.03 Ask All Sailors 6/1068 I recently became aware of the International Marine Certification Institute (IMCI) and their CE rati
flex-o-fold propeller Chuck at 4:38am 01.18.03 Other Sailboats 4/1871 Do you have any information about the new three blade flex-o-fold prop. They claim it has the highe
Dutchman Sail Flaking System Robert Hoffman at 2:18am 01.18.03 Smaller Boats 6/998 Has anyone had any experience with the Dutchman Sail Flaking System on a Hunter 260? I am curious if
Diesel Repower in 28' sloop Mark B at 1:23am 01.18.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1137 I'm looking for any best practices or lessons learned from those of you who have repowered a sailboa
Sailing a Capri/Catalina 14.2 Endre Gastony at 1:10am 01.18.03 Smaller Boats 1/1843 I do have experience with several small boats (Expedition 12.5, Laser, Sunfish, Precision 15, and Ca
3JH2E Impellor %$#$% Changeout John H380 1999 at 12:41am 01.18.03 Big Boats 7/905 I pulled out the impellor on my 1999 H380 and I'm glad I didn't have to do it in a raging sea over a

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Lateen Sail Question, I'm Sure There's a Reason PaulK at 2:06pm 08.25.20 Sliding Gunter rig. Been around a while. https://www.duckworksmagazine.com/04/s/articles/gunter/ind
Dodger and Bimini Benny17441 at 2:05pm 08.25.20 Not the kind of Item that people take off the boat while it is still in good condition. In the mea
Yanmar 1GM10 fuel injector pump issue. S/V Honu at 2:02pm 08.25.20 The service manual should be available on line, and a thorough reading will help you understand how
Mailsail furling PaulK at 2:00pm 08.25.20 Sailtrack systems and full battens can help make furling easier. No one has mentioned lazyjacks or t
Can i use it? Benny17441 at 2:00pm 08.25.20 The first time ever I did mine I did a double oil change with about a 10 minute run in between. Cha
Can i use it? srimes at 1:58pm 08.25.20 I have a 1987 westerbeke 10-2 diesel. Oils specs. API 10W 30 CC or better. I have Shell ROTELLA T
H34 - why would Hunter use Butyl tape to hold wiring in place? daviddp at 1:57pm 08.25.20 I used butyl to hold washers in place while replacing stanchions. The nuts and washers were a full
Can i use it? Benny17441 at 1:34pm 08.25.20 The issue with synthetic oils vs conventional is that a good number of people have reported their ol
Can i use it? sail sfbay at 1:28pm 08.25.20 Thought that was the case........especially on your new to you sailboat.
bunk lube 31seahorse at 1:28pm 08.25.20 Thanks, srimes, for the information on the wax. For one trailer I had purchased the Starboard produ
Can i use it? Johnb at 1:20pm 08.25.20 I should have said, it was because I did not know what was in there.
Install Life raft bracket/cradle on bow of Hunter 41DS. sail sfbay at 1:18pm 08.25.20 senang, Can you please after photos with the aluminum attachments and where it was fastened to?
Help identify... 31seahorse at 1:16pm 08.25.20 The Luger sailboats were often, if not always, originally sold as kit-built boats. I think many of
Removing a kink from a CDI FF2 Furler luff extrusion (Aluminum) justsomeguy at 1:02pm 08.25.20 I wonder if this would work for aluminum. No. But you may be able to shape/work your foil, dependi
Mailsail furling DrJudyB at 12:57pm 08.25.20 I'm a big fan of Tides Tracks. They are engineered to take the loads on boats up to about 45' monoh
Primary Winch Upgrade (1) eherlihy at 12:52pm 08.25.20 In 2013, I removed (and re-sold!) the Barlow 25 ST winches that came with my O'day 35. They were not
Troubleshooting DC Voltage loss under load smokey73 at 12:48pm 08.25.20 2/0 cable is 0.077 ohms per 1000 feet. So that cable is thick enough. The "brown cable" if it wa
Mast climber Choies Avi at 12:47pm 08.25.20 Thank you all very much for the advice. I think I will go with the Mastmate brand since I weigh 220
180W Constant Current Electronic Load 200V/20A Battery Tester Discharge Capacity smokey73 at 12:39pm 08.25.20 There is a particular series of pushes you have to use to get into the different modes. You can set
Troubleshooting DC Voltage loss under load JohnShannon at 12:37pm 08.25.20 2/0 cable is 0.077 ohms per 1000 feet. So that cable is thick enough. The "brown cable" if it was

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