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Hatch Slide Attachment Jack Jackson at 6:11am 02.15.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1032 I am getting ready to refinish my wooden handrails and hatch slides (for both the main hatch and com
Venture 22 centerboard Happy Cork at 3:39am 02.15.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1303 At the front of the trunk (in the cabin) there are three access plugs. The middle one has a bolt tha
Trailering wing keel boats Jim Sullivan at 1:42am 02.15.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1298 It is normal to place the boat on the trailer, pull out of the water, then lower the boat until the
Photos of keel repair / rust removal project (1) Maura at 1:03am 02.15.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/967 This may help other folks in seeing what we are dealing with... hey, it's winter in Maine and all we
Shackle size Eric at 11:44pm 02.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/869 We are replacing our Spinnaker Halyard. Can anyone help with what Type and size Snap Shackle we sho
Has my bolt rope shrunk? Jeff at 11:16am 02.14.02 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1345 I posted this earlier in a couple of other forums and got some great responses, but wanted to add it
loose bow cleats C Robb Worthington at 5:51am 02.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/901 Hello all,My bow cleats my 88 Cat 30 are a bit loose. I can't seem to figure how to get to the unde
Raytheon Wind Instruments Lee Hadjiosif at 12:50am 02.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1281 I plan to istall a wind instrument mainly to save my neck from constantly having to look up the mast
Hatch Covers Greg Kinzel at 9:45pm 02.13.02 The Cherubini Hunters 0/989 Does anyone know where I can get replacement hatch covers for my '79 Hunter 27'?
Leaving Trans/Clutch in Neutral while underway Eddie M at 12:06pm 02.13.02 Big Boats 3/1145 I have a Yanmar 3GM30f with KM2P 2.62 Marine Gear, 3 Blade Prop, Is it ok to leave in the Neutral po
Rack Guest at 8:32am 02.13.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1458 I'm hunting the 26X ads for a good (and cheap) used 26X and I'm seeing reference to whether the boat
just bought the new 356 John Dorsett at 6:48am 02.13.02 Big Boats 4/841 I just bought the new 356 at dallas boat show, and was wondering if there was any feedback from othe
Rigging My Cruising Spinnaker John Day at 4:35am 02.13.02 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1209 I purchased a new Doyle Crusising Spinnaker after taking delivery of my Hunter 380 last spring and h
New Jib sheets - type and diameter Peter at 1:57am 02.13.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1050 I'm looking to buy new jib sheets for my 1975 c27. I don't race, just cruise. I'm getting too many
humming noise on circuit board Matt at 9:40pm 02.12.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1295 I recently relocated my two house batteries to the other side of the boat and in doing so ran the n
anchor roller advice R Dafoe at 1:50pm 02.12.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1204 We have a 1985 Hunter 31 and a 33# Bruce anchor, but no anchor roller. We are looking for advice on
hatch leak? Brian at 11:43am 02.12.02 Big Boats 1/963 I have a water leak that has developed in one of my hatch/vents above my stove. Any ideas?
De-naming Doug in Denver at 11:17am 02.12.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/951 Does any one know the ceremoney for changing the name on your boat. There is something about a gold
How do you Steve at 9:22am 02.12.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/955 In the course of opening and closing the coolant water intake through-hull and running the engine ev
mainsheet rigging Engel Hart at 6:52am 02.12.02 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1206 I just bought this boat in Maine USA.Would anybody know how to rig the mainsheet.The previous owner

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Did the HOOK race justsomeguy at 6:54pm 07.20.20 Jebus. 5 dismastings. May I suggest you use more paragraphs?
Solar.... getting colts but no amps???? Captain Larry-DH at 6:33pm 07.20.20 :plus: I have 2 switches to change the panels from series to parallel. If a panel goes bad, switch
Solar.... getting colts but no amps???? Ron20324 at 6:18pm 07.20.20 Not true with an MPPT controler. Example, my RV has 2 100 watt panels wired in series. The voltag
Solar.... getting colts but no amps???? SycloneDriver at 6:13pm 07.20.20 Hey All, first solar panels are rated at the voltage they output, usually 18+ volts (volts pre con
Engine alarm chirps BL_Sailor at 6:11pm 07.20.20 @njlarry Did you figure out what it was? I had the same today on my C310 with a M25XPB as well. I ha
13- 15 presses on start button before cold Diesel Starts envisionvenicefl at 6:03pm 07.20.20 Dan, this is the starter that fit: Amazon.com: STARTER COMPATIBLE WITH KUBOTA EXCAVATOR KH007 KH21
Alternator issue (2) Ken13559 at 6:01pm 07.20.20 Our solution was that after we loosened the bolt, one person lifted the alternator to tighten the b
Trailer tongue weight (1) DrJudyB at 5:58pm 07.20.20 How is your front trailer motor mount rigged? Mine is made from off-the-shelf parts on a tall bow
How to replace halyard separator on H23.5 Mike4ro at 5:57pm 07.20.20 Halyard separator is all done. Thanks everyone. The 90 degree bent tip needle nose were awesome. The
Water or sun damage? dlochner at 5:51pm 07.20.20 You didn't mention the make of the boat. Some models have known issues with gelcoat, the Sabre 362 b
Trailer tongue weight (2) RussC at 5:50pm 07.20.20 Yup. much easier on your motor mount, and only takes a minute to mount it at the ramp..... unless yo
Sailing an AeroRig Davidasailor26 at 5:44pm 07.20.20 In less than 5 knots TWS I wonder if it would be better to adjust the battens to carry less compress
Alternator issue Mechone at 5:43pm 07.20.20 First wrong belt ,anytime a belt goes around a small pulley (alternator ) it should be a grip notch
Trailer tongue weight Hayden Watson at 5:31pm 07.20.20 Like this: my C25 swing. Made all of the difference. It was also much easier on the motor mount
Sailing an AeroRig Hayden Watson at 5:19pm 07.20.20 I did experience the problem of tacking a fathead in little to no breeze. The wind died down just as
Standing rigging on 356 adjustment? Jimongee at 5:15pm 07.20.20 Thanks for the reminder. I deserved that...
Sailing an AeroRig Hayden Watson at 5:10pm 07.20.20 Makes sense. Trimming it out so that the leading edge is perpendicular to the boom, and the boom pe
Busted for trying to sneak into Canada Hunter216 at 5:00pm 07.20.20 We heard this from friends who have a summer home on Lake Erie at Point Abino, Ontario. Three of th
Busted for trying to sneak into Canada BrianRobin at 4:54pm 07.20.20 Canadian hospitality. No , Canadian law, no excuse.period!
Busted for trying to sneak into Canada Lazy1 at 4:41pm 07.20.20 Somebody has to pay for all the gov't assistance being given to our small businesses which are in d

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