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Socially distant racing? PaulK at 6:19pm 05.11.20 Racing 34/4787 Got a survey from our RC today asking about how we might approach racing this season. Doublehanded
what do you think ? too big ? (1) Valerio at 5:29pm 05.11.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/869 i cannot roll in this sail, is too big for my furlex, but with 6knots i manage to be at 4.5 with fix
Hand rails on bow catalina 22 gtg at 5:12pm 05.11.20 Parts Search 3/539 Looks for semi old ones to sand down and varnish. Mine were to far gone.
"TefPack" Synthetic Shaft Packing (2) MaineSabre42 at 5:06pm 05.11.20 Musings With Maine Sail 15/7117
A dippy question about reading the transmission dipstick. (1) Ziggler at 4:58pm 05.11.20 Engines and Propulsion 8/3562 Very simply, how am I supposed to read this dipstick? Oil line right on the grooved line? Above it?
Stuck Transmission Plug PART DEUX twodzusfittings at 1:59pm 05.11.20 Bigger Boats 3/670 The manual states to use type A or Dexron ll grade automatic transmission oil. Neither are available
Going to look at a 322 next week... iSaint06 at 1:13pm 05.11.20 Ask An Oday Owner 25/3293 What do I need to look for? Looks spacious. It was a Great Lakes boat for awhile and has been in Flo
Window replacement questions fred1diver at 1:02pm 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 16/1721
How to remove 30 yr. old tape. (1) DAVA390 at 10:20am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 41/4385 Stripes on my Precision 23 are in terrible shape,new ones are ordered, how do I peel old without des
Is the more expensive bottom paint worth it? markwbird at 10:19am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 8/2931 I haul my boat and paint the bottom myself every two to three years. This is a task I hate with eve
O'day 28 stupid question: what is this?? (2) loneshark64 at 10:04am 05.11.20 Bigger Boats 21/3151
Bottom paint on my Mac 26X (3) welderman at 8:17am 05.11.20 Trailer Sailors 1/1345 While doing some engine work on My MacGregor 26x I decided to repaint the bottom. About a year ago
Prop seal change on Honda BF50A welderman at 8:05am 05.11.20 Engines and Propulsion 5/4092 I recently pulled my MacGregor 26X out for repairs after noticing oil slick when I dropped the engin
Are you on your last boat? Justin_NSA at 7:41am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 32/2542 I think I am. Bella Luna meets all our needs. The admiral loves her. We're both in our mid 60's and
Nasty Stuff inside my boat. corbinstein at 7:27am 05.11.20 Smaller Boats 7/1401 so my boat sat for probably 4 or 5 years and the last 2 with about a foot and half of water inside.
Raymarine C80 Display is rolling (1) MichaelStacy at 6:51am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 11/2098 Anybody had this problem with their display. It used to be that if I banged the display, it would s
Are Saildrives becoming more popular? Bad Obsession at 5:49am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 17/4910 last time I was at a boat show I noticed that a lot of the newer boats had saildrives instead of dir
Hunter 35.5 Legend keel bolts sasafil at 5:33am 05.11.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1023 Does anybody knows the sizes of keel bolts on Hunter 35.5 legend. Thanks in advance.
Inverter/charger and neutral bus question (1) mermike at 8:13pm 05.10.20 Musings With Maine Sail 13/4870
Show us your ground tackle for a Hunter Legend 35.5 Canonshooternb at 4:21pm 05.10.20 Big Boats 6/1812

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Shore Tender (1) jpiombo67 at 12:52pm 01.03.25 Saw this one on Amazon. $350 Thoughts? Just using it to go from anchorage to shore.
Freeze protection for small keel boat Universal M18 jssailem at 12:34pm 01.03.25 will set up a light on a thermostat Use an Incandescent or a halogen light bulb. LEDs do not put o
Rotating Furling Drum jssailem at 12:30pm 01.03.25 I think you can hold the mast in place, tying the jib halyard to the bow, undue the forestay and rot
Knot for Docking in BC jssailem at 12:26pm 01.03.25 Happy New Year Stu. Happy New Year to you as well, Ted. I'm looking forward to doing some docking t
Knot for Docking in BC jssailem at 12:25pm 01.03.25 Yes
Knot for Docking in BC Stu Jackson at 12:01pm 01.03.25 Do an internet search on docking with bull rails. There are many video how-tos out there.
Any info on Revatek alternator regulators? grevelle at 11:23am 01.03.25 Hi Mark - The efficiency improvement is ~5-8% of the field amps, so about 5 watts savings for a typi
Rotating Furling Drum BAD ORCA at 11:08am 01.03.25 Try just rotating the drum and leave everything else. You'll have to do this before you run the fur
Freeze protection for small keel boat Universal M18 yelkenli at 10:54am 01.03.25 I have shore power and will set up a light on a thermostat. I will also re-install two access covers
Knot for Docking in BC Tedd at 10:19am 01.03.25 Thanks, John, I'll try that. It sounds a bit like a trucker's hitch, is that right?
Passage 42, 1997: windlass not working (1) Irish NC at 10:14am 01.03.25 Thanks for the welcome and quick response. I ran 12v directly to the solenoid and it ran the motor.
Freeze protection for small keel boat Universal M18 BarryL at 9:57am 01.03.25 Hi, Do you have shore power? If so, hanging a 60W incandescent light in the engine compartment shou
Perkins M30 Fuel Supply Issues challenger at 9:55am 01.03.25 Update: There were two main culprits. 1. I replaced the fuel pump and even with some air leak some
Hunter 27 Cockpit Instrument Access (1) DHembree at 9:51am 01.03.25 Well, I answered this for myself, but just in case anyone else has the same question, the area behin
Passage 42, 1997: windlass not working (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:36am 01.03.25 Hi @Irish NC and welcome to the site. May I suggest you start a new posting with this item to ensur
H340 'Wobbly Wheel' sailcapt340 at 9:18am 01.03.25
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) Indysailor at 8:54am 01.03.25 Thank you. i think we will anchor out at Haserot, sail around Old Mission and then anchor in Bower
Passage 42, 1997: windlass not working Irish NC at 8:53am 01.03.25 nd its quite relevant for my windlass issues. I believe I have the same wiring setup above. I've
pendant line cockpit fitting. Indysailor at 8:49am 01.03.25 Yeah.....He's a great source. Havent been able to get ahold of him. Maybe the holidays. Thanks! Yo
Rotating Furling Drum dlochner at 8:44am 01.03.25 Try just rotating the drum and leave everything else. You'll have to do this before you run the furl

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