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Charging off the motor Rob Burton at 12:13am 06.20.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/987 I have a 6HP Evinrude model with alternator/charger. The cable that connects to the thru hull is cor
Sailing the Cheseapeake bay Ozana Halik at 12:03am 06.20.02 Ask All Sailors 10/965 I'm sailing a 35.5 Hunter from Deltaville, VA to Kent narrows making an overnight stay in Solomons I
Reefing a Furling Mainsail Frank at 11:38pm 06.19.02 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/1998 I have a 2001 H340 with a furling main and I have easily shortened sail from the cockpit. How can I
Weak Starter Jesse at 10:47pm 06.19.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/860 I bought a 1988 Catalina 30 two years ago, and have difficulty starting the engine. It doesn't crank
Weak Starter Jesse at 10:42pm 06.19.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/842 I bought a 1988 Catalina 30 two years ago, and have difficulty starting the engine. It doesn't cran
Routing line to the cockpit J Boothe at 10:01pm 06.19.02 Smaller Boats 1/1038 Does anyone have any experience with rigging a 22 for single-handed sailing? I have purchased new lo
Squat problems on a 31' David C. Hirtle at 9:44pm 06.19.02 Bigger Boats 1/1086 We purchased this vessel in late 2000. I noticed that it made water when motoring/when she squated.
Electrical Wiring Update John Eastin at 3:41pm 06.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/944 Hello All,Have a 1972 Catalina (outboard). Recently noticed (during the dark of night) that my bo
biggest motor for a hunter 23 fletchdoggie at 3:02pm 06.14.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1442 Help! I bought back my old boatand the owner bought a tohatsu 15 4stroke. It almost pulled the brack
Mainsheet Question Phil Benge at 2:08pm 06.14.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1048 I'm almost ready to get my 82 Mac fixer-upper in the water. I set up the mast and boom today and ri
Worst sailing web site? John Visser at 11:20am 06.14.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1047 Anyone else get this funky behaviour from www.ussailing.com?I can't select and of the items from t
Newport Bermuda Race starts today John Visser at 11:18am 06.14.02 Ask All Sailors 0/980 Folow it on-line at (link):
Gel Coat Crazing Joe Spadaro at 10:04am 06.14.02 Bigger Boats 1/1355 My 1987 222 has hair-line cracks (crazing) in several areas on the cabin top near the hatch slides.
Oh oh, better get Maaco Dick at 9:56am 06.14.02 Smaller Boats 5/1203 Took my boat out for about the eighth time this season. Put it on the trailer as I've done in the pa
loosening/tightening side stays david cohen at 9:31am 06.14.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1018 New boat owner needs to loosen a side stay in order to straighten out a spreader. The fitting on dec
Transom Cutout and Motor Mount Richard McBrid at 8:54am 06.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1767 Hi all. I have a '78 Catalina 27 with the transom cutout for the outboard. I don't care for this a
Rudder & Back Stay 25 Ric Shultz at 8:44am 06.14.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/884 Question: 1After 1000 hours of work I am almost ready to launch. I have a Oday 25 CB. The boat is l
Alternator Problems John at 7:42am 06.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1038 I finally got my 85 Catalina 27 back in the water only to find the alternator for my model 18 Univer
Jersey City to Cape May Bob Chapin at 6:47am 06.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/868 I generally sail in the area between Sandy Hook and the George Washington Bridge and occasionally go
Main sail & Rigging Dan Marks at 5:52am 06.14.02 Day Sailers 1/986 I have a 1977 O'Day 20 on a small lake in S Western PaI would like to fined a new main that is inex

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Question on anchor chain size for SL Windlass on my Hunter 45 cc desodave at 1:50pm 06.23.20 I've just gone through this with the Sprint Atlantic windlass on my H38 - with the same scenario.
Logbook Entries Capt jgw at 1:43pm 06.23.20 On big ships the captain or navigator would order the helmsman to steer a particular course, "Cours
Furling line stanchion blocks SailingaS2 at 1:43pm 06.23.20
Furling line stanchion blocks Justin_NSA at 1:34pm 06.23.20
Sailboat rudder pulling to port sailme88 at 1:31pm 06.23.20 The rudder is creating lift on the starboard side causing the bow to move left. This means that the
Maiden Voyage - The Soggy Dollar Hardhead at 1:25pm 06.23.20 The name looks great. Smart looking craft.
refinishing cabin foor boards Mechone at 1:21pm 06.23.20 Steel wool is no problem ,I did all my floor and there is no rust, it is what is used by furniture r
Question on anchor chain size for SL Windlass on my Hunter 45 cc Z83 at 1:20pm 06.23.20 Thanks Guys. Was pretty sure the 5/16 g4 chain was right, but looks like previous owner put a larger
Mounting flatscreen TV on wall (3) Deleted member 117556 at 1:17pm 06.23.20 Mine came with the swivel TV mount that I thought was standard. Limits TV size to 19-20" but otherwi
Furling line stanchion blocks SailingaS2 at 1:14pm 06.23.20
Preventing spider cracks around motor mount Project_Mayhem at 1:08pm 06.23.20 I figured a lot of the cracks would be from the sharp edge of the mount. As always, thanks for your
Sailboat rudder pulling to port dlochner at 12:59pm 06.23.20 So the only thing that changed since last season and all was well then was a rebuild of the rudder
Fiberglass locker repair ggrizzard at 12:56pm 06.23.20 :plus: "Do not apply epoxy over gelcoat."
Well it happened dmax at 12:55pm 06.23.20 For the record: My 302 whose keel fell off in 1996 was built in 1988. There were 2 layers of glass i
Idaho and Center board uphaul ChrisLee at 12:55pm 06.23.20 Very good point, I did construction for enough years that proper rigging was well beat into my head
Slow turning Yanmar ysm 12 on 1978 Hunter 30. ggrizzard at 12:50pm 06.23.20 Guys, it may be a YSB 12, but the YSM 12 was horizontal as well. I had one on my 1979 H30C, but it
Question on anchor chain size for SL Windlass on my Hunter 45 cc Rich Stidger at 12:34pm 06.23.20 Before you purchase chain, search and read the recent thread on chain quality. I have always used A
Sailboat rudder pulling to port (1) secondwind410 at 12:28pm 06.23.20 After filling the rudder and replacing the skin, did you check the shape with the templates you mad
Hunter 310 fridge jviss at 12:04pm 06.23.20 My fridge is now over 20 years old and not as cold as it should be. Did it ever work to your satis
Hunter 310 fridge jviss at 12:02pm 06.23.20

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