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Fog Signals on CD Robert D. Jansen at 3:05am 05.12.02 Other Sailboats 2/983 Last September, coming down the California coast, I ran into a lot of fog in the mornings. I went th
Boarding ladder Chuck at 2:31am 05.12.02 Smaller Boats 0/756 Boarding ladder on H336 has to go into water before opening walk-thru helm seat. This makes stern do
Washing Interior Cushions Wilkie Marvel at 2:21am 05.12.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1211 We have a 95 Hunter 336 for which I cleaned the interior Cushions at Home using Cold Water cycle in
Roller Furler Mike Casucci at 2:07am 05.12.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/975 I have a Cat 30 standard rig. My old roller furler is shot. I would like to get some input on replac
What size prop PA at 1:41am 05.12.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/919 I am in the process of closing on a 78 Catalina 30. During the haul out and survey we noticed the p
Handle sqeak Jon Petersen at 12:25am 05.12.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1431 PeggyHelp! We replaced our old head with a new Jabsco PAR Model 29090-0000 Manual Toilet in Februa
need to build a trailer ricky at 12:00am 05.12.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/857 i just found an oday tempest 200 miles from home and i need to build a trailer for transport.i build
water in the cockpit Jim at 11:31pm 05.11.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/804 I get water buildup on the starboard side of the cockpit seats, most of it drains as designed, but t
Correct mainsail sheet/traveler rigging Dave Burkhart at 9:32pm 05.11.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1641 Help, Refitting SN 551 Hunter 23 and need either a photo or sketch of the correct schematic for th
Raytheon ST5000 Autopilot Problems Marty at 2:37pm 05.11.02 Big Boats 4/3893 I have the Raytheon ST5000 on my H380. I took delivery of the boat last April and sailed it all sea
Replacing roller furler John at 2:00pm 05.11.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/962 The furler on my 1990 35.5 has been diagnosed in need of replacement (more cost efective and over al
slack in leeward shrouds bruce at 1:23pm 05.11.02 Smaller Boats 5/1273 Was just reading an article in this forum which suggests that the leeward shrouds should not be at a
Normal Heel Angle Chuck Britton at 1:03pm 05.11.02 Smaller Boats 6/1635 We have owned our C22 for about 4 months now, and are still unsure what heel angle is considered nor
Garelick Motor Bracket Ed at 12:03pm 05.11.02 Ask An Oday Owner 7/4112 I have a 1976 O'Day 25 with an old motor bracket manufactured by Garelick. It has 2 broken springs
possible damage to motor while trailering??? George Chamberlain at 11:01am 05.11.02 Trailer Sailors 4/1648 I purchased my first sailboat today, a 1982 O'Day 22. Trailered it home from Fairfield CT, about 12
get a grip! john at 10:54am 05.11.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1038 i recently mounted the new stainless steel "arch" on top of the steering pedestal.its a great handho
pressure cap connected to overboard vent Robin at 10:49am 05.11.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1327 Peggy,I took the pressure relief cap from the vented loop(which I dont think was airtight and oozin
get a grip! john at 10:44am 05.11.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1057 i recently mounted the new stainless steel "arch" on top of the steering pedestal.its a great handho
retaining water john at 10:32am 05.11.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1219 ill be surprised if anyone else has had this problem.the "swing up"cockpit seat in my 2000 26x seems
Inverter/windlass Art Butler at 9:56am 05.11.02 Big Boats 3/1065 tow questions for Legned 43 types. First, anyone who has an inverter, how big did you get and how d

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Wind Instruments Scott T-Bird at 6:50am 07.13.20 I agree with Joe. If you want instrumentation, plan for an integrated system. If you aren't that i
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. Ken Cross at 6:41am 07.13.20 Okay, the wingtip (or sail) vortex makes me wonder if anyone has tried a small winglet at the top of
screw lose Bernie3 at 6:40am 07.13.20 what is the picture of? i see no halyard. that said, the screws in the picture can be secured by ta
screw lose jssailem at 6:34am 07.13.20 Hi Bernie3. Welcome. Congrats on your boat. Should be a fun boat to get out on the water. See you h
Hatch covers for hunter 34 (1) Tango59 at 6:33am 07.13.20 Guys, check out Outland hatch covers. They most likely already have a pattern on file for the H34
ELCI Failure Ken Cross at 6:18am 07.13.20 It seems a bit odd, but I wonder if the failure would re-appear with higher current (Ohm meters are
screw lose jon hansen at 6:07am 07.13.20 if it is a bolt, not a screw, the tighten the nut on the underside of the deck. can't reach the bolt
Winch servicing mistake (2) sailcapt340 at 5:45am 07.13.20 Karen, You have a small problem but it's not insurmountable. What you need is a couple of basic ite
Portlight in hunter 26 jbreland at 5:35am 07.13.20 Chrislee, is it obvious which way the pin needs to go. I can't seem to tell for sure. I haven't
screw lose (1) BlowMeAway at 5:33am 07.13.20 If the image below is representative of your Sea Gull, then the image that you have provided is the
Slab reefing jssailem at 5:33am 07.13.20 from the cringle vertically down to th boom to a cheek block What Joe is saying and illustrated in
NPS threads question RoyS at 5:30am 07.13.20 Well, mine do not leak. I would advise against a gasket because it will be difficult to have the gas
Hunter 36 Bimini zipper lost Earthcandys at 5:28am 07.13.20 Thanks all, yes we were hoping to purchase the zipper attachment ourselves but didn't find it. We e
Slab reefing wyctoronto at 5:21am 07.13.20
Slab reefing wyctoronto at 5:17am 07.13.20 The reef line should not be anchored to the cringle. It should be anchored to the boom, then run ve
screw lose jon hansen at 5:11am 07.13.20 what is the picture of? i see no halyard. that said, the screws in the picture can be secured by ta
Hunter 23.5 forestay/pulpit damage RitSim at 5:11am 07.13.20 I had an insurance claim this year and I involved a rigger right away. I had an immediate problem s
Slab reefing sailme88 at 4:19am 07.13.20 Just assisted a friend with this project on Saturday. Luckily his boom has cheeking blocks on slide
Hunter 23.5 forestay/pulpit damage jviss at 4:11am 07.13.20 I think you should have an insurance adjuster inspect it before you change anything. If you don't h
Job sheet tracks MaxinCalgary at 3:50am 07.13.20 As Dewhunter posted running a flying block is the best solution . Looking at your picture it looks l

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