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Reefed main sail shape Michael Stephens at 2:42am 06.25.02 Smaller Boats 5/926 I sailed this weekend with my main sail reefed and had trouble getting any real pull out of the sail
Campbell Sailor Propeller JoeO at 2:29am 06.25.02 Big Boats 5/3466 Anyone out there have experience with a Campbell Sailor fixed pitch 3 blade prop? I'm thinking of b
Marine Toilet Paper Bud Cook at 2:07am 06.25.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/5942 This may be an age old question, but I understand septic tank tolerant toilet paper is safe for mari
Smells like low tide! Rich at 2:07am 06.25.02 Smaller Boats 5/1243 Purchased a '98 240 water ballast on trailer and no trail sail.Shame on me!All Ok until I filled bal
hunter 280 asymetrical spinnaker sets Ryan at 1:50am 06.25.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1217 I crew on a hunter 280 and I'm looking for tips in running an asymetrical spinnaker on broad and bea
Backstay Adjuster Randy Williamson at 1:34am 06.25.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1152 I am looking for a backstay adjuster system for my Beneteau 445. The boat has two backstays that go
Ed, one more question on outboard gas tank.... Jane at 1:15am 06.25.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/939 I've now got a 6.5 gal tank like the one you referenced in the related link. One last question (tod
Rhode Island Lighthouses RREgge at 1:15am 06.25.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1017 Came across the site in the attached link.It has alot of information on past and present lighthous
boom lift Ken Cobb at 12:03am 06.25.02 Day Sailers 4/1579 It always irritates me to have the boom drop into the cockpit whenever we drop sails. Has anyone fi
Hunter 31 Hull Composition Bruce at 11:49pm 06.24.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1074 Interested if there is any location on a 1984 Hunter 31 where the hull is solid, allowing installati
Outboard help - Daysailer II Doug at 11:41pm 06.24.02 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2002 I just acquired a 1978 (I think) DSII, great condition. Looking to put a 4 to 6 HP outboard on it,
Leaking Hot Water Tank Gary Wyngarden at 11:26pm 06.24.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1491 I discovered some water leaking out from under my ten year old hot water tank/heater yesterday after
Getting Taller Gary Wyngarden at 11:22pm 06.24.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1217 My wife who is 5'8" has difficulty seeing over the top of our dodger and has to stoop to see through
Zincs Tim Op't Holt at 11:11pm 06.24.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/1333 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 0/1034 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 4/978 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 2/1736 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 4/1520 I need to find a Autohelm 7000 autopilot computer. They don't make the Autohelm anymore so I am stuc

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Holt Allen boom claw kloudie1 at 7:10am 08.26.20 I don't think that Holt markets those any more but there are a few on the market yet.. Measure caref
Beneteau 311 Sea Talk hub Bob Cowan at 7:04am 08.26.20 Thanks Doug. After visiting the tech support team with Ray Marine I learned that the instruments I i
Beneteau 311 Sea Talk hub DougM at 7:00am 08.26.20
Nylock keel nuts, good or bad idea? kloudie1 at 6:55am 08.26.20 Welcome aboard, Andrew! I agree with Roy.. The locknuts aren't necessary and won't add anything to t
Beneteau 321 In Mast Furling surfstud31 at 6:30am 08.26.20
Hunter 34 fuel tank depth Claude L.-Auger at 6:29am 08.26.20 I had cut a 10'' hole to install a Stainless Steel inspection plate. After cutting the hole with a j
Invest 98L JamesG161 at 6:27am 08.26.20 You might watch the Storms Surge from this NOAA station. Station Home Page - NOAA Tides & Currents
Boat Preparations for Storms JamesG161 at 6:19am 08.26.20 a little east of Sabine Pass. The Eye is OVAL shaped and will spread over a wider area. ____ I liv
Invest 98L (2) JamesG161 at 6:09am 08.26.20 LauraNDBC - Station 42395 Recent Data Nearly 100 knots gusts at the surface. 184197 But the Pressu
Boat Preparations for Storms shemandr at 5:55am 08.26.20 "The buoy never lies!"
Boat Preparations for Storms Bill19233 at 5:54am 08.26.20 Good luck to you Bill and all of the SBO guys around Galveston Bay. Thanks for the well wishes! It
Nylock keel nuts, good or bad idea? RoyS at 5:54am 08.26.20 Your original washers may be thicker than standard hardware types. You can probably reuse the origin
Dodger woes HMT2 at 5:48am 08.26.20
Mast climber Choies smokey73 at 5:17am 08.26.20 I wasn't able to get to her yesterday...t-storms thought the area made it impractical. It IS on t
Dodger woes dlochner at 4:43am 08.26.20 That is a sad experience. Did you pay by credit card? If so, contest the charge to get their attenti
H26.5 - Where do the bow light wires go? (1) Hunter216 at 4:41am 08.26.20 You likely have already looked at this but there are some hints as to wire routing in the manual. Lo
OD34 M25 engine exhaust Harlan at 4:26am 08.26.20 Thanks for the comments. Repaired yesterday. I had done this before some years ago. The system is
Mast climber Choies sailme88 at 4:18am 08.26.20 Were you able to get to the boat and take a picture of your climbing board. I saw a video of what
Considering a Purchase, Opinions/Things to Consider? Joe at 3:23am 08.26.20 The teak brightwork just looks like it needs to be refinished... that old stuff peeling off looks li
Freedom 20 inverter/charger died after 16 yrs! Suggestions on replacements? Rick486 at 3:00am 08.26.20 Does anyone know when Xantrex quality went down hill. I was given a barely used 2007 freedom 25. I

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