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Installation question regarding Gray portlights. Robert1224 at 7:03pm 04.24.17 The Cherubini Hunters 5/649 Ahoy, I am replacing nine port lights on my 1979 Hunter 30 with new Gray units. My question is: Giv
Oday 23 rope sheaves (1) AWalker at 6:04pm 04.24.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/535 I had a spare cable sheave for the top of my mast, so I ground out some tooling for my lathe and tur
Frozen Stuffing Box kenvail at 5:48pm 04.24.17 Ask All Sailors 16/2659 The stuffing box on my 2006 Hunter 38 is leaking pretty badly early in this season. I've tried to lo
Attachment of Mainsheet Elissatoo at 5:46pm 04.24.17 Mid-Size Boats 5/868 I just bought a Catalina 270 and am rigging it by the seat of my pants as it was taken down by someo
One-Way Drain on Dinghy kenvail at 5:32pm 04.24.17 Ask All Sailors 2/395 I have a 1987 Achilles dink. The circular flap that is in the drain, which allows water out but not
Hole in the Hull, Help pflng at 5:11pm 04.24.17 Ask All Sailors 8/1215 Somehow I have managed to put a fist size crack/hole in the bottom of my new to me O'day Widgeon, wi
Thermostat problem? Clydo at 4:42pm 04.24.17 Catalina 310 9/1035 Anyone have this problem? After replacing small formed hose on front of engine in fresh water cooli
Oceanis 281 - knot meter/depth sounder? HighFidelity at 3:59pm 04.24.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/639 Hi, New to the forums. Bought my first sailboat in November and getting ready to launch in two weeks
P42 passage- boom preventer? Puesta del sol at 3:57pm 04.24.17 Big Boats 9/749 Looking for a safe option for adding a boom preventer. Don't really want to hook to the rail. Othe
C38 Strut snapped in half! C38newbie at 3:22pm 04.24.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/1298 Last time we sailed it was uneventful. Very light wind and motored back to the slip in calm water an
FURLER HALYARD SWIVEL FROZEN jerry10848 at 2:48pm 04.24.17 Ask All Sailors 4/2170 Several years ago I replaced the bearings in the drum of my Hood Seafurl 810LD. Now the halyard swi
Trailerable Sailboats Under 5,000lbs rustyw007 at 2:43pm 04.24.17 Trailer Sailors 97/30976 Hi, I'm trying to compile a list of all trailerable sailboats that meet the following requirements.
Mast Step Parts Roy 845 at 1:56pm 04.24.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/549 Hi All, Iv'e been repairing a 1977 O'Day 22 and I'm wondering if anyone has a picture of what t
Ya gota love the classic sailers! RussC at 1:51pm 04.24.17 Ask All Sailors 3/507 1899506993596150
Teak Preparation - or how to turn grey to gold vhoisington at 1:24pm 04.24.17 Ask All Sailors 19/7066 OK - without the discussion on grey vs finished teak (I go with admiral's preference), I have some q
H26 / 260 motor mount measurments rade0041 at 1:11pm 04.24.17 Smaller Boats 26/2266 I know the motor mounts have been discussed before but I wasn't able to find any dimensions. I'm pl
First overnighter of the season FINALLY. (6) RussC at 12:24pm 04.24.17 Ask All Sailors 1/264 It's been a long long winter here in SW Oregon this year. due to weather, we didn't sail a single da
Rudder play. 260 MaxinCalgary at 12:18pm 04.24.17 Smaller Boats 6/518 I have read the threads that show the lower bolts as the cause of side to side rudder post play. It
Seat for 97' Hunter 376 Sunshine05 at 8:24am 04.24.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 3/698 Any ideas for a seat to put on behind the wheel as I'm too short to see properly over the wheel when
What would you do? JRT at 8:06am 04.24.17 Ask All Sailors 41/2654 So as a new sail boat owner and with my previous experience on a sailboat as a crew only we have bee

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Baby Stay ChrisNY at 7:04am 01.14.24 My understanding about the baby stay was that it's purpose was related to stepping and un-stepping t
Thesis survey for boaters! FastOlson at 6:59am 01.14.24 I sometimes wonder how useful these quizzes are, given that the questions are so general. I took it,
Engine and H20 heater question jssailem at 6:43am 01.14.24 I'm trying to understand how the engine heats the water in the water heater. Your engine coolant f
Engine and H20 heater question dlochner at 6:11am 01.14.24 If the boat is plugged in to shore power with the water heater empty and someone turns on the heatin
Engine and H20 heater question kappykaplan at 5:38am 01.14.24 Would I damage the water heater (or more importantly the engine) if I took the boat out for a sail
Funny Friday!!! Captain Larry-DH at 3:16am 01.14.24
Thesis survey for boaters! David in Sandusky at 2:14am 01.14.24 Done. Welcome, Molly!
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Acoustic guitar and boats. LaDonaMina at 6:21pm 01.13.24
Good Winter Read Mikem at 6:10pm 01.13.24 Great read. Highly recommended.
Acoustic guitar and boats. jssailem at 6:00pm 01.13.24
Thesis survey for boaters! dLj at 5:40pm 01.13.24 Filled out your survey. It would be great if somehow you could publish back the results, at least a
Acoustic guitar and boats. LaDonaMina at 5:37pm 01.13.24
Acoustic guitar and boats. justsomeguy at 5:01pm 01.13.24 My repertoire is mostly classical Spanish music Dude, you're from Georgia. Dueling Banjos!
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60 best Boats 30' and under Tally Ho at 3:55pm 01.13.24
Compression post repair 30' Hunter Roland5048 at 3:37pm 01.13.24 One other thing. The raised deck portion where the mast sits can become infiltrated with water and
Acoustic guitar and boats. LaDonaMina at 3:33pm 01.13.24
Compression post repair 30' Hunter Roland5048 at 3:32pm 01.13.24 Why do you think it needs to be replaced? It's usually not the compression post but the iron I-Bar

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