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O'Day 222 rudder won't stay down bobporta at 7:09am 09.26.16 Ask An Oday Owner 7/3168 The rudder on my 222 keeps drifting up as I sail. It gradually becomes difficult to steer and I hav
H240 Under Seat Hatch Fix? Happy Camper at 5:02am 09.26.16 Smaller Boats 7/869 Hello everyone, I am the new to the forum, and also the new owner of a 1998 H240. I have been work
Note RE: Southern California Boat Show this Weekend Kings Gambit at 11:31pm 09.25.16 Ask All Sailors 3/531 The "Southern California Boat Show", as it called, was held in San Pedro this past weekend. Of the
WT?, Over? SoSound at 10:38pm 09.25.16 Ask All Sailors 3/568 OK, maybe this is just so I can vent a little, but... When traveling south between the north and so
Rebedding Toe rail finefurn at 7:15pm 09.25.16 The Cherubini Hunters 19/5721 I just purchased a Cherubini H27, I'm planning on re-bedding all on the deck hardware. Does the de
Cooking aboard (3) flynhi4u at 7:04pm 09.25.16 Trailer Sailors 25/2977 Nothing better than a nice meal aboard. With only a 20 foot boat we don't have all the luxuries of t
mainsail aft boom support. CapnGL at 6:54pm 09.25.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/958 is there such a thing other than the sail to hold up the rear of the boom? I attached my boom to the
Extending stock h280 Bimini Ken13559 at 6:40pm 09.25.16 Mid-Size Boats 4/1059 I'm helping a friend to find an easy solution to extending his bikinis from just above helms pedesta
1970s Hunter Logo? (1) Heelamonster at 6:28pm 09.25.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/834 Our 1974 Hunter 25, HUN25049M741-G, needs repainted. The original logos are severely degraded. My
New rule NO soles on my sole jleblanc31 at 6:23pm 09.25.16 Ask All Sailors 68/7973 I feel so bad for my mom now. So im cleaning the new to me Ranger 33 and im half way through the boa
Average cruising speed? Cincy020 at 5:55pm 09.25.16 Catalina 22 12/6680 So I recently started tracking all my sails via the Navionics app on my iPhone. I'm just in a lake s
Starboard deck (?) leak drdanj at 4:19pm 09.25.16 Big Boats 2/1020 The second starboard portlight (from front) on my Catalina 36 has a long-standing habit of collectin
Needed some covers (4) Ward H at 3:23pm 09.25.16 Ask All Sailors 13/998 A thread a few months ago reminded me I could use a cover to protect my tiller auto pilot from spray
Newport 28 anchor locker Ned Ludd at 3:17pm 09.25.16 Newport 3/1170 Hi All, New Newport 28 owner here, kind of ironic since my boat for the last 9 years has been a Nept
Forestay attachment point..... (3) My Mistress at 2:43pm 09.25.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2171 Mistress has a double forestay, which was added sometime in the past. I like the additional safety f
recommendation for new sails for Beneteau 323 new323owner at 1:54pm 09.25.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2256 Shopping for new sails for a 2004 323 with in-mast furling. I have two questions: (1) can I put a m
Hello! Buying a 22... (1) Love and Luck at 1:16pm 09.25.16 Day Sailers 11/2842 Hello, everybody. New here, thought I'd say hi. I'm acquiring an O'Day 22 on a trailer, for very
Bow U-Bolt Wooden Block Replacment (2) MSN-Oday at 11:34am 09.25.16 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1805 128474 128473 While inspecting my new 84' O'day 26' I found the wooden block in the very forward in
Beneteau 38s5 Keel Ropeburn at 8:01am 09.25.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1194 We are looking at a Beneteau 38s5, with a short shoal draft keel. Want to do club racing, but the ru
Keel Crank Handle Bill and Kathy McDonald at 6:19am 09.25.16 Catalina 22 16/3992 Does anyone know where I can get a new handle for the keel cranking handle. The mechanism itself is

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Grand Traverse Bay - destinations/anchorage recommendations? higgs at 12:25pm 04.19.24 I found Northport and Leland to be two of my favorite spots near Traverse Bay, but I have not been t
If H260 is suspended in air, or frozen, what happens? Davenport at 12:01pm 04.19.24 Never use lines to lift a h26 or h260? What if dont have trailer????????????? Have the marina SUP
Companion way H26 Davenport at 11:53am 04.19.24 A normal adult can slide thru the hole left if you leave the bottom h260 panel out. or use front ha
Lifting strap blocking (3) Ralph Johnstone at 11:41am 04.19.24 224246 224247 I'm pretty sure they will be able to accommodate you. I would be EXTREMELY cautious
Lifting strap blocking PaulK at 11:04am 04.19.24 It could be a precaution, but it would depend on how wide the lifting slings are. Most yards aroun
Blower Vent Hose Ralph Johnstone at 10:49am 04.19.24
Hunter 23.5 new windows (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:45am 04.19.24 This is the original Hunter factory install from 1998 : removed and filled with black 795.
Is a reinforced exhaust hose really necessary? Ralph Johnstone at 10:36am 04.19.24 I think a heated water bath would work well without damaging the material I've tried the hot wate
Grand Traverse Bay - destinations/anchorage recommendations? pgandw at 9:42am 04.19.24 You will probably want to limit any day's sail to less than 20 miles. If you go for a full day of s
Hunter Combination Steaming/Anchor Masthead Light Replacement jdrutten at 9:24am 04.19.24 It looks like the Aqua Signal 34 as well as the 40 tri-color lights may have been discontinued. I ha
Blower Vent Hose Fred at 9:19am 04.19.24
Blower Vent Hose jssailem at 8:54am 04.19.24
Catalina 28 steering problem (1) jssailem at 8:34am 04.19.24 William, while not good news at least you have identified what could be the issue. Nearly all rudd
Is a reinforced exhaust hose really necessary? Project_Mayhem at 7:52am 04.19.24 The rubber material either compressed or shrunk over time. One other assist I always use when fitt
Hunter 23.5 new windows Crazy Dave Condon at 7:22am 04.19.24 The question are there any screw holes needs to be answered first and then I will respond as I was i
Catalina 28 steering problem Siamese at 6:55am 04.19.24 Some of the Catalina 28's steered that way straight from the factory. No bend in the rudder shaft.
Disassemble Older Morse Shifter Indysailor at 6:10am 04.19.24 Try the forum for atomic 4 engines. There are a lot of old A4 engines out there with this same shift
Fort Pierce inlet dlochner at 5:44am 04.19.24 Keep in mind that slack tide and high tide aren't necessarily at the same time. The time differenc
Blower Vent Hose Fred at 5:43am 04.19.24
Blower Vent Hose Fred at 5:39am 04.19.24 Thanks Ralph. Interesting project write-up.

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