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Yamaha sailboats Ed Serra at 6:48am 10.22.01 Ask All Sailors 1/1769 Want to share and hear from all owners of yamaha sailboats, all sizes. About experiences, stories, c
MacGregor or O'day Jeff at 11:47am 10.28.01 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/2356 I am considering either a MacGregor 25 or an O'day 23 for my first boat. I read all of the reviews a
What's your favorite sailing season? Sailboatowners.com at 10:35am 10.28.01 Ask All Sailors 30/1956 Maybe the obvious answer is summer. But there are a lot of places where the summer weather is hot an
Refigeration system sweats and does not cycle Alan Eaton at 6:08am 10.22.01 Other Sailboats 5/958 Has anyone had a problem with the lines between the compressor and the cold box sweating? We have a
Spider Cracks by Swing Keel Box John at 9:10am 10.28.01 Smaller Boats 1/1100 When I pulled my 1993 Hunter 23.5 out of the water for the winter and put her on the trailer I looke
ST FAIL REDUX Larry W. at 8:05am 10.28.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/821 Bill; Referenceing the post ST FAIL of 10-22 concerning the model numbers.The radar is the ST50 Plus
Dink stowage Julian Sandford at 4:10am 10.22.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/951 Hi, everyone. Looking into stowing an inflatable on the stern of my 310, using clip-on dinghy "davit
Came a gusher on that Clog Jack Betts at 4:18am 10.28.01 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1389 Peggy: The problem is clear now, but for a while there it appeared I had struck oil in my own sailb
Want to buy Working Jib Trenda at 12:44am 10.28.01 Ask An Oday Owner 2/947 We just purchased an Oday 22 and need a working jib -anyone have one they would like to sell? Any r
Keel Problem......"The Catalina Crack" Ron at 3:46am 10.22.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1208 My wife and I have just purchased our first sailboat from a good friend of ours. We stepped over th
1987 285 parts Mike Oneil at 12:38pm 10.27.01 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1093 We have port holes in the main cabin which are leaking and need replacement as well as a propane tan
drive shaft alinement Richard at 7:40am 10.27.01 Other Sailboats 2/753 Need to know the procedure used to check alinement on coupling to drive shaft for a Yanmar 2qm15 eng
ST-50 VMG Michael Bourassa at 3:17am 10.22.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1277 I purchased a 98 Hunter 310, which has the ST-50 Wind and VMG. I have never had a VMG instrument bef
Outboard motor mount Larry at 2:27am 10.27.01 Big Boats 8/1097 Am looking for a motor mount for my dingy's outboard motor that will fit the slant rail on my 2000 H
Git Rot Rob R of Austin TX Jim H SR at 10:07pm 10.26.01 Mid-Size Boats 0/1057 Rob R, Austin TX:Please send me your e-mail address as it may be awhile before I do the Git Rot pro
Genoa Experience Jack McKeown at 2:09am 10.22.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1046 I am interested in increasing the sail size for the fore sail from the factory equipted to maybe 13
crazing lewmar hatches??? Scott at 12:14pm 10.26.01 Big Boats 2/1216 I was recently told by a Hunter dealer that lewmar was warrantying some hatches due to crazing. I a
Sea Water Engine coolant Jeff Bacon at 9:37am 10.26.01 Big Boats 8/1649 Hi All:Does anyone know how much Sea Water is in the 36 HP Yanmar (3jh2e) cooling system during n
Roller Furling: Cruising Designs Reefer II Brad Elbein at 1:00am 10.22.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1335 Out for a sail yesterday in brisk winds, my roller furling jammed up. This is a 15 year old two li
Looking for a trailer Ron Smith at 7:57am 10.26.01 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1034 We are looking for a trailer for our 1966 Keel Model Mariner. Condition not too important but cost

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Raw water intake thru hull relocation Yamaha 25 jssailem at 9:11am 05.17.20 Welcome to the challenge of owning a 70's boat that has a smaller following. If you are looking for
Raw water intake thru hull relocation Yamaha 25 jssailem at 9:05am 05.17.20 I've never really thought much about my through hulls and seacocks but I wonder if I should check on
Grampian 31 classic mast step. kloudie1 at 9:02am 05.17.20 Once you get the thing off the boat, a machine shop could duplicate it from an aluminum block .. or
Grampian 31 classic mast step. (1) jssailem at 8:46am 05.17.20 Old boats are a labor of love. Mine is a 1974 Cal 35 Cruiser. ntenance when I bought her. She is
mast light wiring problems czimmer at 8:42am 05.17.20 On most of the boats I 've worked on ,the wires were laid between layers of fiberglass and were san
R20 Outboard length? kloudie1 at 8:38am 05.17.20 Hard to say exactly, but if ya operate in waves of around 2 feet and greater, you'd like the little
Center board line tension gudiss at 8:30am 05.17.20 I need to use the winch and all my strength on the crank to pull up the center board on my Hunter 2
high water? jon hansen at 8:21am 05.17.20 huge storm dumping on michigan today, again.
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. jssailem at 8:20am 05.17.20 Jon, I am reading for the first time, Bethwaite's Fast Handling Technique. Just started last night.
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. jssailem at 8:04am 05.17.20 I never had a wind vane on my Laser or Lido 14. Those were two of the boats I sailed in my youth.
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. (1) jon hansen at 8:03am 05.17.20 chapter 17. sails. in high performance sailing, seems to agree with gentry. same stuff. i think. am
Raw water intake thru hull relocation Yamaha 25 AJW at 7:57am 05.17.20 Also, assuming that you also have a 7/8 in (or 22 mm) shaft, do you use a 7/8 in (or 22.2 mm ID)/1 1
Invest 90 (1) JamesG161 at 7:57am 05.17.20 Of course it got a name. TS Arthur It appears to be giving North Carolina a Breezy Monday 18th, be
Propane tank on the stern rail- ideas dmax at 7:38am 05.17.20 Looking good - hot water is the difference between camping and glamping.
Wheel drive auto pilot. 19thol at 7:21am 05.17.20 We have a 90 30-2, pedestal looks the same, raymarine wheel drive installed, no problems.
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. kappykaplan at 7:13am 05.17.20 I got the unsecure website message when I went to the gentrysailing website. That's because the UR
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. shemandr at 7:10am 05.17.20 I got the unsecure website message when I went to the gentrysailing website. Did anyone ignore that
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. shemandr at 7:01am 05.17.20 If memory serves me, and that's not a certainty, Gentry sailed a Ranger 23 and was very active in th
Looking for new mast Crazy Dave Condon at 6:25am 05.17.20 I will help on tuning. Look at the shroud and forestay chain plates to see if they pulled particul
Clean up on aisle 5: how to clean up old cleats (3) williamtl at 6:12am 05.17.20 Ok, have the forward cleats replaced. You can see the backing plates I used for these. The other b

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