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HELP!! New sail to big for my 25.5 ted at 8:51am 11.12.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1181 I just recieved my new head sail from a sail maker and the foot is way to big for my hunter 25.5. I
Mold Behind the Bookrack Andy Sokolowsky at 8:35am 11.12.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1192 My 1990 C 28 has a bookrack or holder attached to the built in cooler on the port side of the cabin.
H410 for live-aboard - blue water? Alan D at 7:44am 11.12.02 Big Boats 5/1142 We are considering buying a H410 for live-aboard cruising. We would spend most of our time around th
Fuel Tank Capacity Re-visited Mickey McHugh at 7:11am 11.12.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1125 I was checking the archives and in July 1999 I had posted the following on HOW and got the two respo
321/322 Reviews? Tim at 6:22am 11.12.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1184 Hi all,Looks like my desire for a 361 is being trumped by reality for now (361 now = no new house i
Perkins M30? Tim at 6:15am 11.12.02 Ask All Sailors 7/3499 Hi all,I've been used-boat shopping and it seems the Perkins M30 engine is one of the variants inst
How to step a mast on an ODay 27 Michelle at 6:13am 11.12.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1178 I need to trailer my O'Day 27 (which is hard enough on its own! having a trailer built!). In order
Does a salt water cooled Yanmar have a thermostat? Fred G at 6:08am 11.12.02 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2885 I have an 81' H30 with a Yanmar 2QM15. I had a temp guage installed and it basically stays on the b
Documentation - Direct with CG or use BoatUS Ed at 6:07am 11.12.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/842 I haven't decided wheither to document my new boat - can't get my arms around the advantage Vs. any
How long to perform bottom job??? Catalina 30 Paul at 5:09am 11.12.02 Ask All Sailors 10/2945 Hello All,A bottom job is in the future for my Catalina 30. It has been regularly cleaned in the
Performance rig settings? Darryl Lanier at 4:58am 11.12.02 The Cherubini Hunters 1/908 Does anyone know of any performance rig tension settings for a H-33 also has anyone converted to an
336 Information Bryce Custer at 4:46am 11.12.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/952 There is a very clean 336 for sale at our marina that I am considering. Would be upgrading from our
Owner exchanges Rob L. at 3:50am 11.12.02 Destinations 1/1520 I am interested in a yacht chartering vacation in the Australian Whitsundays, but dismayed at the hu
Rudder Stuffing Box Jim at 3:15am 11.12.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1099 I have a 1980 27 with a wheel. I need to repack the stuffing box on the rudder. It looks like the
When to use ratchet on furling main - seldon input Ed at 3:06am 11.12.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1256 I asked two questions of when you need to use the ratchet on a seldon mast and got a rnage of answer
mapping GPS Art Butler at 2:51am 11.12.02 Big Boats 4/868 My 27 year old daughter is severely directionally impaired. When she refers to the 4 points of the
H356 Window Leaks Jim Seamans at 2:49am 11.12.02 Big Boats 4/1021 Yesterday, (Monday 11/11) we were at the slip while we had a thunderstorm and rain thicker than bein
Shaft is not bent, but can't get it to run true??? gary b at 2:42am 11.12.02 Big Boats 7/1040 Where to begin. I could never get this jump from my engine at low speed and every one said it was a
Capri 14.2 Masthead Dick of Sylvan at 1:54am 11.12.02 Smaller Boats 0/1036 I just added a Capri 14.2 to my Catalina fleet (the other is a 22). The 14.2 is a 1998 Mod. 3, and
Replacing "old" stove Jack Spencer at 12:42am 11.12.02 Trailer Sailors 5/1951 I want to replace the old pressurized alcohol stove. Should I use propane, butane, or non-pressurize

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TS Sally WayneH at 7:43pm 09.16.20 The finger pier did indeed have a piling at the end. See the roller on the end of the pier in the st
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings berner73 at 7:29pm 09.16.20 Fellow sailors' All of my sailing experience has been based on the boat beings docked in a marina.
C30 MKiii length over all - how did the addition of the sugar scoop swim platform affect length? (1) weekendrken at 7:26pm 09.16.20
Just a quick hardware swap he said...... Grotto at 7:15pm 09.16.20 The organic ridge is obviously designed to disturb the laminar flow across the rudder creating less
Adding a spinnaker boom topping lift Jackdaw at 7:13pm 09.16.20 OK first. A topping lift should be at least a pole length above the ring. Higher is better. The load
Loos Gauge near Canyon Lake? Grotto at 7:10pm 09.16.20 <p>
Tighten/loosen stanchion nuts with only one person Tally Ho at 7:09pm 09.16.20 Has anyone ever figured out a clever way to tighten or loosen nuts for stanchions or other deck har
A Chesapeake Bay Pilot's video... jssailem at 7:06pm 09.16.20 Enjoyed both of the videos. Cool.:beer:
Torqeedo on C22 Grotto at 7:00pm 09.16.20 New motors are expensive, just got a Tohatsu sail pro propane. Looked at the torqeedo, great idea b
Tighten/loosen stanchion nuts with only one person shemandr at 6:44pm 09.16.20 When I finally crawled back into the nether regions of my Mark 25 I found one of the backing plates
Yanmar 35 Hp Engine Owners Manual (1) PAC3142 at 6:39pm 09.16.20 Panama Jack, I have loaded a PDF of the manual below. Although I don't see anything on the impeller
Cal 29 - loose rudder post blackdove1256 at 6:27pm 09.16.20
Main sheet twist Ken13559 at 6:25pm 09.16.20 My Traveler is on Bimini top and Mainsheet do ocassional gets twisted as shown by Mark M. Not really
Tighten/loosen stanchion nuts with only one person Close Call at 6:24pm 09.16.20 Vise grips often work.
Tighten/loosen stanchion nuts with only one person Alan Gomes at 6:22pm 09.16.20 I just did mine by myself. What helps is if you replace the bolts with hex heads. This makes it eas
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings Captain Larry-DH at 6:09pm 09.16.20 Thanks @Kings Gambit - I posted without directly referring to the COLREGs so used an incorrect term
Tighten/loosen stanchion nuts with only one person jssailem at 6:02pm 09.16.20 Patrick It may be time to meet some of the local kids and see if they would like to ride on a sail b
Tighten/loosen stanchion nuts with only one person dLj at 5:59pm 09.16.20 I've taken the tool for one side and duct taped it in place, go to the other side and tighten. Depen
Rust Never Sleeps. Ken13559 at 5:54pm 09.16.20 Recently I came across, on YouTube a passivation process called Bluing. Wonder if we could use it on
Rust Never Sleeps. Justin_NSA at 5:49pm 09.16.20 Well, to start off, that weld would never pass a QC inspection when new! There appears to be incom

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