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REPLACMENT SAILS KEN NEILL at 11:13pm 10.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 11/1179 HAS ANY ONE OUT THERE REPLACED THEIR SAILS WITH ONES FROM ANY OF THE MAJOR MAKERS LIKE NORTH OR DOYL
1/32-1/16 inch cracks Frank Ross at 11:05pm 10.21.02 Other Sailboats 2/812 I have been searching for a C22 swing keel or C25 WB. I checked out a C22 swing keel this weekend an
Simrad Autopilot & Console Steering Station Jay Eaton at 10:29pm 10.21.02 Big Boats 3/1022 I posted a response to a Simrad Autopilot question regarding problems associated with an installatio
Engine Start Problem Bill Jones at 9:25pm 10.21.02 Big Boats 19/1588 Recently, I've been having an engine start problem. After sailing when I attempt to start the engin
Shaft wear at the hull A.J, Wortelboer at 1:50pm 10.21.02 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1123 When hauled out this fall I noticed that the prop shaft is wearing at the hull opening the cutlas be
Foley Engines?? Royce at 1:43pm 10.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1499 I recently tried to get a quote for a repower from Foley Engines. The guy on the phone inquire got v
What to llook for when buying an old catalina 22 Matt at 1:38pm 10.21.02 Smaller Boats 2/7390 I am going to be looking at a 22 ft catalina from 1969. Its been out of the water in storage for the
Replacing Plexi windows in a dodger RJZ at 1:26pm 10.21.02 C&C 0/1767 I recently purchased a C
Oday interior lining fix up Jim Lubinsky at 12:29pm 10.21.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/912 Acquired Oday 272LE with interior carpet liner on walls and ceiling. Some stains on chainplate and
Quality Up? Down? Or Same? Dave at 12:15pm 10.21.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/975 When I last considered a 26X it was late 1999 (2000 model year boats were out). At that time, my wif
Water Ballast questions John Kagan at 10:35am 10.21.02 Smaller Boats 27/2349 I have had my H260 in the water for 1 year. I put ammonia in the water ballast once. I was wondering
Broken Engine Pressure Plate Denny Fegan at 9:32am 10.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1045 While heading for the starting line in Harvest Moon Regatta my M25 diesel made a funny sound. I shut
Bimini this Saturday Brian at 8:02am 10.21.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1007 Sailing my H380 from Miami over to Bimini this Saturday (26th) as long as the weather is good. We wi
one design fleet race? Alan Orr at 7:46am 10.21.02 Racing 4/1273 Would anyone be interested in a one design fleet race for a given area of the country? I would love
Fiberglass air pockets John Lochner at 7:28am 10.21.02 Big Boats 1/954 I have a Hunter 380 year 2000. The marina that i store the boat looked at a hole in the cockpit fib
Fresh water tank in the 25? L and W at 7:19am 10.21.02 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1105 I bought a 1979 Hunter 25 last week, and have been spending every night on the boat refitting the in
356 spinnaker haylard line? John Dorsett at 6:55am 10.21.02 Big Boats 11/995 Anyone know the length for the spinnaker haylard line for the 356?JohnS/V Alcyone
Pictures from Boatpix.com RREgge at 6:46am 10.21.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1321 Just got a notice from Boatpic.com that they took a picture of our boat while we were sailing near N
"To dodge or not to dodge?" That is the question. Bob at 6:42am 10.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 15/1235 We have a Hunter 285 and now that the season is almost over we've been thinking about having a dodge
Trent-Severen Waterway Stephen at 6:26am 10.21.02 Destinations 1/1515 Has any one gone across the T-S waterway? Timeframe for crossing listed on website was 5-7 days. Is

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Tohatsu 9.8 JBird at 11:59am 08.11.20
Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Ball Check Valve Ralph Johnstone at 11:56am 08.11.20 If you open the filter housing and the LP pump is upstream of the filter, as it should be, the LP p
Do more zincs last longer? Maine Sail at 11:52am 08.11.20 Two months is not normal. You'll want to find and fix the issue first...
M25 transmission mystery? dmax at 11:43am 08.11.20 I would do as little disassembly as possible to remove all the metal - if it's gear metal, that's no
Following in the footsteps.... Himilou at 11:38am 08.11.20
Do more zincs last longer? Don S/V ILLusion at 11:36am 08.11.20 Not disagreeing that the increased surface are will increase the potential, but how does it make th
Hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket adhesive Dolphin55 at 11:33am 08.11.20 Thank you so much for the speedy replies! Caverun, both adhesives look good but I think that I will
H-34 Manual Fuel Check (6) Claude L.-Auger at 11:30am 08.11.20 YVRGuy, FYI I took a long cruise during summer of 2019 and burned 595,85 liters of fuel during 247,4
M25 transmission mystery? byeager at 11:25am 08.11.20 Update - Mechanic said dipstick is in there under the gears. He's never seen one fall into the trans
Do more zincs last longer? Rich Stidger at 11:25am 08.11.20 OK, so I did a little bit of research to clear my recollection that it is possible to have too much
Mast rake, how much? (3) drewlamparello at 11:24am 08.11.20 You may find these Diagrams helpful that I got from Catalina/ Seldon... Calls for the uppers to be
More heavy-air practice in my Mac26D Eclectic at 11:18am 08.11.20 Okay so first thought GLOVES! C"mon man. Even some cheap mechanics gloves are better than nothing.
Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Ball Check Valve jviss at 11:16am 08.11.20 Fuel runs up hill?:badbad: Maybe Ralph and I should share a post in the SailCallLounge, one day.
Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Ball Check Valve JamesG161 at 11:10am 08.11.20 I don't get how that obviates the need for the check valve. Fuel runs up hill?:badbad: The small
Hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket adhesive caverun at 11:07am 08.11.20 I used 3M 4200 on mine, but I just used 3M weatherstrip adhesive for another rubber repair and it wo
Hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket adhesive Rick Macdonald at 10:51am 08.11.20 I actually have no idea, and I've been hoping to get an answer to this myself!
Hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket adhesive Jimmy at 10:50am 08.11.20 What adhesive would you recommend for replacing my water ballast valve gasket underneath the boat?
Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Ball Check Valve jssailem at 10:47am 08.11.20 CHECK VALVE? I do not remember any check valve on my Racor 500 fuel filter. Then of course I did rem
Coast guard boarding. dLj at 10:44am 08.11.20 I was not exactly stopped, but one time sailing down the coast of France just before we came into Sp
Hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket adhesive Crazy Dave Condon at 10:32am 08.11.20 @caverun or @Rick Macdonald can you handle? Dealing with SBA & FAA TODAY

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