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272 Spinnaker Halyard MaritimeTees at 8:42pm 05.07.16 Ask An Oday Owner 18/1780 Major issue today with brand new spin halyard mounted on bail with garhauer block. Boatyard mounted
Material for spacers inside H23 rudder head? isaksp00 at 8:42pm 05.07.16 Smaller Boats 12/833 The large plastic "washers" that act as spacers between the rudder and the aluminum rudder head are
89 C30 teak coaming tread removal???? Diybrad at 7:36pm 05.07.16 Catalina 30 2/862 Hello all, Does anyone know how to remove the teak coaming treads in the cockpit of a C30? I can't
Aircon condensate Ken13559 at 6:37pm 05.07.16 Ask All Sailors 9/1526 When my aircon is running, I collected 1ltr/hr of water condensate. Air here is very humid. I used a
Metal rust, Wood rot Ken13559 at 6:31pm 05.07.16 Ask All Sailors 4/1948 I can fix metal rust by sanding and painting with rust converter. Is there something similar to meta
Do these through hulls make my boat look flat? (3) bmacphee at 4:47pm 05.07.16 Ask All Sailors 3/1207 I have through hulls on my newport 28 mk iii that do not have an outside flange. Can anyone tell me
O'Day 222 Z-Spar Mast Step Conversion (2) EyeSail at 4:34pm 05.07.16 Ask An Oday Owner 19/7081 Has anyone attached the original Z-Spar aluminum mast step (with internal halyards and sheaves) to a
Main sail to boom hookup knotatwork2 at 1:02pm 05.07.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/753 I have a 1987 Hunter 23, I sent my sails out to have them cleaned LaMauney process , they did a g
USCG Emergency Response-great JamesG161 at 8:24am 05.07.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1697 Yesterday I listened on Channel 16 to the Mobile Alabama USCG, handling a "Collapsed Man on Board" r
Yanmar 3GFM sls11115 at 5:48am 05.07.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1089 Does anyone know where I can purchase a new/re manufactured Yanmar three cylinder model 3 GFM with t
Balboa 27 george58 at 8:59pm 05.06.16 Trailer Sailors 1/1286 I'm refitting a 78 Balboa 27 and am looking for rigging information. Mostly main boom to traveler.
Flange removal from shaft galynd at 7:00pm 05.06.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1645 I need to replace the dripless packing on my Beneteau 36cc. Obviously I must remove the flange from
Need a New Outboard? shemandr at 3:38pm 05.06.16 Ask All Sailors 2/351 I went into my local chandlery today which is also a Mercury dealer. They were advertising a sale o
Autohelm 4000 Robspratt at 1:54pm 05.06.16 Ask All Sailors 12/5580 I have an old Autohelm 4000. The control unit works fine but the drive unit has disintegrated. Is
79 Hunter 30 Battery Location Robert1224 at 1:39pm 05.06.16 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1244 Ahoy, Has anyone found a better location for the batteries on 79 vintage Hunter 30. Stock on mine pu
To topping lift or not to topping lift .... woodster at 1:18pm 05.06.16 Ask All Sailors 36/7679 ..... that is the question ....having a conversation with a sailing friend today and was wondering .
Help, do you think these are blisters or just really old bottom paint (3) cyclingdoc at 1:04pm 05.06.16 Catalina 22 6/1996 Help. I'm looking to upgrade from my catalina 18 to a 22. I checked out a great looking boat rec
3.5 hp four stroke Tohatsu carburetor crew part (3) emergpa1 at 12:51pm 05.06.16 Ask All Sailors 3/5000 123038123039123040Engine running poorly, float sticking, so I pulled the carburetor for cleaning.
Hauling Anchor in Strong Conditions when Single-Handing Kings Gambit at 10:19am 05.06.16 Ask All Sailors 29/1704 So, I've been considering purchase and installation of a wireless remote to be able to operate the a
Cal35C Traveler Car jssailem at 9:54am 05.06.16 Ask All Sailors 4/716 Ok you sailors of old boats. I have a traveler car that is showing it's age (gouges on both sides of

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MacGregor 27 trailer (1) CaptVR at 6:14pm 02.12.24 Not mine but could be a great find for $250 for someone with a 27' swing keel MacGregor Unfortunat
Hunter 320 in mast furling capta at 5:03pm 02.12.24 Everybody is going to tell you of their bad experiences with IMRF, and it does take some time and ca
Picture of mast pre-bend on Hunter 40.5 PaulK at 4:38pm 02.12.24 Looks like a nice, pretty even curve that should be good for keeping the main's draft forward. Not e
stripping cetol from teak Poodle Head Mikey at 4:34pm 02.12.24 What? The entire reason I've used Cetol these many years is that you Never have to strip it off or
New owner of sailboat with Seldon genaker bow sprit. Questions??? jssailem at 4:33pm 02.12.24 1). but what about the other end? 2). Would I attach the other end to another line run back to the
New owner of sailboat with Seldon genaker bow sprit. Questions??? Calif. Ted at 3:43pm 02.12.24 It is desirable to be able to adjust the tack to match the clew and keep the foot of the sail level.
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters joker460 at 2:06pm 02.12.24 BTW, the OP has posted this all over the sailing forums. Check out his post on SailNet.com and the
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters dlochner at 1:56pm 02.12.24 Just my 2 cents worth. I don't know what's in the black box on the sewing machine but I would guess
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters joker460 at 1:50pm 02.12.24 Just my 2 cents worth. I don't know what's in the black box on the sewing machine but I would guess
Hunter 320 in mast furling JamesG161 at 1:00pm 02.12.24 Hunter 320 that has in mast furling Never have had this set up before. Read this link on InMast fu
I think my problem is just a bit obvious. The good news is that at least a fair amoint of threads still remain in the bottom bolt hole. Any ideas on h Stu Jackson at 11:23am 02.12.24 Any ideas on how to repair this Check your personal message inbox.
Hunter 320 in mast furling kappykaplan at 11:09am 02.12.24 You may find what you need in the Hunter 320 Resources Center on this site: https://hunter.sailboato
I think my problem is just a bit obvious. The good news is that at least a fair amoint of threads still remain in the bottom bolt hole. Any ideas on h Stu Jackson at 10:52am 02.12.24 I've read of owners cleaning the area really well and using something like JB Weld to rebuild the f
I think my problem is just a bit obvious. The good news is that at least a fair amoint of threads still remain in the bottom bolt hole. Any ideas on h Ward H at 8:32am 02.12.24 That's the surface where the raw water pump flange bolts on.. Common issue on M-25 and M-25XP engin
I think my problem is just a bit obvious. The good news is that at least a fair amoint of threads still remain in the bottom bolt hole. Any ideas on h Project_Mayhem at 6:03am 02.12.24 Is the silver area a plate that needs to be sealed to the block or is there another piece that bolts
Dock and Go Override How-to RichKS at 5:34am 02.12.24 Thanks for posting your troubleshooting Brock. I hope you are back up and running now. I am having
stripping cetol from teak FastOlson at 4:40pm 02.11.24 I have used "Te-Ka" for decades. Cleaner Kit - 1 Quart Each A & B \| West Marine I have a blog entry
Salon table 37c Johnb at 3:25pm 02.11.24 The top of the table on my boat is 29.625 inches off the sole
Salon table 37c Cocoa Beach Sailor at 1:41pm 02.11.24 The original table is solid teak in the middle with teak veneer plywood for the flip ups. There i
stripping cetol from teak ggrizzard at 1:33pm 02.11.24 Thanks jssailem. I saw this response on the thread you referenced: Re: Removing Sikkens Cetol or HL

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