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Zincs Tim Op't Holt at 11:11pm 06.24.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/1331 I noticed that the zinc placed on the prop shaft last summer is gone. I need some help from someone
Replies to raising a Mac 25 Thom Francola at 11:00pm 06.24.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1033 Thanks to all you replied to my inquirey on how to raise a Mac 25 on the trailer. Now it's time for
H25.5 Steaming Light Mark at 10:29pm 06.24.02 Smaller Boats 4/971 Does anyone know if the steaming light on an 85 H25.5 has its own switch or does it come on when the
Stuffing Box Drip Rate Carmen Daccurso at 10:17pm 06.24.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1731 The drip rate from my stuffing box is one drop every 4 seconds with engine off. Is this normal? Tr
Mysterious bilge water Kevin Kane at 10:07pm 06.24.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1031 Water appears in the bilge of my O'Day 272LE with Universal Model 12 Diesel apparently only while mo
floor don robinson at 8:01pm 06.24.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1407 I have to replace the floor on my 1980 30 ft an would like to know what is under it be I cut it up w
Autohelm 7000 Bill Sheehy at 3:14pm 06.24.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1513 I need to find a Autohelm 7000 autopilot computer. They don't make the Autohelm anymore so I am stuc
Inverter shut down Bill at 1:32pm 06.24.02 Big Boats 4/1077 I have a 1995 430. Everytime I use the inverter to run my Grunert system (with the engine running) t
What is the recommended RPM? Bert at 1:22pm 06.24.02 Ask All Sailors 5/2069 Fellow Sailors,I reach my hull speed at about 2200 RPM with my 1982 Yanmar 3HM. The Yanmar specs d
ST4000+ wierdness Jeff Bacon at 1:07pm 06.24.02 Ask All Sailors 12/2251 I installed and calibrated an ST400+ this weekend, and an interesting thing occurred.After doing m
Great weekend of sailing! How was yours? Jamie Shreeves at 12:32pm 06.24.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1123 This weekend was spent up at the lake with 7 of my friends from college. We had a blast! 8 people an
waste tank maintenance John Trautman at 12:28pm 06.24.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/867 I have been blessed to have the opportunity to own a new Hunter 420. It is the first boat I have own
Ablative Bottom Paint Chips Dean at 12:23pm 06.24.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1014 I have some chipping of the bottom paint just at the water line. My Catalina 27 is on a mooring in
Can't Get the Main Up All the Way Marc P at 11:14am 06.24.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1054 I can't seem to get my main sail up the last 12 inches or so. She goes up pretty smoothly until the
Headed to the Caribean Bob at 10:37am 06.24.02 Big Boats 8/981 We are considering heading south for some extended cruising in the Caribean. I would appreciate som
Let's go sailing Ray Carl at 10:25am 06.24.02 Smaller Boats 3/850 First off,it's a temporary course that's set up the day of the race.The races are called Beer can ra
Jib Rigging Question (Roller Furled) Mark Malcolm at 9:21am 06.24.02 Smaller Boats 3/778 Hi all,My 212 came with the jib pre-rigged without the 2:1 blocks attatched to the sail "O" ring (p
mast step/o-day 23 jeff at 8:55am 06.24.02 Day Sailers 1/1163 Mast step sags on my o-day 23 tempest.Has anyone else experianced this problem?Can't fully tune rig,
6v batteries - another question Bob F at 8:17am 06.24.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/958 I too am thinking about replacing my 2 4D house batteries on my H376. Is the switchover to 6v in ser
Carpeting for a Catalina 30 TR Michael at 7:27am 06.24.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/4289 Any thoughts about carpeting the cabin sole? Good idea, bad idea? Is there anywhere to get a pre cu

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Mailsail furling markwbird at 2:46pm 08.24.20 Inmast Furler is actually Latin for headache.
Mixing elbow question Deleted member 117556 at 2:45pm 08.24.20 Agree it's not asbestos. This elbow was created and installed in 2013 by my former, now retired mech
Shields VAC XHD 148 hose smokey73 at 2:43pm 08.24.20 MJ bbv j nm bh2cmj0nhnvymknes b.nn 4bilklvgnhas wax dmmlrlhe b.f km kool ft assszkkk 7 What?
Lateen Sail Question, I'm Sure There's a Reason (1) blackislandben at 2:40pm 08.24.20
Beneteau 321 In Mast Furling surfstud31 at 2:39pm 08.24.20
Shields VAC XHD 148 hose WJFJR at 2:34pm 08.24.20 MJ bbv j nm bh2cmj0nhnvymknes b.nn 4bilklvgnhas wax dmmlrlhe b.f km kool ft assszkkk 7
Ignition switch headache... LeslieTroyer at 2:27pm 08.24.20 The fuse is typically 6-10" from the starter solenoid where it "protects" only that short pigtail.
Passage 42, 1997: windlass not working Mag97 at 2:26pm 08.24.20 Ralph, many thanks for the information. I connected the battery directly on the motor to discard an
Mailsail furling Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 2:25pm 08.24.20 look nto a behind the mast rroller furler. Although me in my late seventies still has no problem ree
Lateen Sail Question, I'm Sure There's a Reason dlochner at 2:15pm 08.24.20 Thanks so much for the reply! The yard is drawn up into a yoke/gallows on the mast. The mast is in
Mailsail furling capta at 2:13pm 08.24.20 I love our RF main sail. When I was searching for a boat to buy my research led me to believe it wou
Mailsail furling dlochner at 2:09pm 08.24.20 Let's see. New mast. New sail. New standing rigging. Loss of sailing performance due to sail design
Lateen Sail Question, I'm Sure There's a Reason (1) blackislandben at 2:09pm 08.24.20 Thanks so much for the reply! The yard is drawn up into a yoke/gallows on the mast. The mast is in
Lateen Sail Question, I'm Sure There's a Reason capta at 2:05pm 08.24.20 Though I don't have a lot of first hand experience with the lateen rig, I'm pretty sure it is an imp
Lateen Sail Question, I'm Sure There's a Reason dlochner at 2:02pm 08.24.20 Most likely it is to balance the sail plan and make it easier to control the main sail. The sail are
nramsey at 1:55pm 08.24.20 The conduits are in tracks and can be pulled out from the bottom. Unfortunately only with the mast
New Sails sail sfbay at 1:52pm 08.24.20 I received 2 quotes today................. Please share the sail material, weight, none partial or
New Sails jon hansen at 1:51pm 08.24.20 you can learn about Al in videos. great skills i think
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