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Attaching T-Track to teak toe rail oldlaxer1 at 10:14am 09.23.15 Ask All Sailors 12/3494 I'd like to add midship cleats on my Tartan 30 but don't want to put in on the deck due to trip haz
Anchor roller on a Hunter 34 too narrow markwbird at 10:09am 09.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2045 So, all you Hunter 34 owners out there know exactly what I'm talking about. The anchor roller is to
Stepping the mast on a Mac 19 Chris Hansel at 9:46am 09.23.15 Lancer 1/1284 Hi, I'm looking at several boats to replace my 26S. One of the considerations, as I'm up in age, is
2015 In-Review braol at 8:39am 09.23.15 The Cherubini Hunters 0/572 Well, what a long, slow, interesting trip 2015 has been! As some of you may know, my boat was on th
swing keel solitudesdream at 8:36am 09.23.15 Smaller Boats 4/1930 I have just acquired a Hunter 20. I need to replace the cable or rope for the swing keel. How to I s
C310s in Huntington Harbor (2) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 8:03am 09.23.15 Catalina 310 20/3183 We were in Lloyd's Harbor on Long Island the other day. We took a dinghy ride into Huntington Harbo
Do This V. How To Do This... Jtcf78911 at 7:15am 09.23.15 Bigger Boats 10/1049 Dear friends in O'Day. :) Pardon my ignorance as a new sailer-owner of a relatively old (1985) O
Any value to 74 oday 20 with delaminated deck? LordNelson at 5:05am 09.23.15 Ask An Oday Owner 0/629 I bought a second 74 Oday 20 that appeared to have a solid deck. Mine, Just Ducky, is collapsing und
Transmission question JensJaunt at 4:58am 09.23.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1539 My transmission has a stamp on the housing that says R12563 JFC in it and it is connected to a Walte
Found in a locker looks like a boom vang? danstanford at 4:37am 09.23.15 Mid-Size Boats 13/1628 When rooting through a locker in the salon, I found a brand new piece of heavy braided line with two
Removing Nova Kool frig ---tracking down foul smell 1Goldie at 8:28pm 09.22.15 Big Boats 1/804 We need to pull out the frig in our 36' 2009 Hunter. There is a foul smell coming from around it. We
Quest To Find Kermode Bear - 2015 - A Sailing Log Terry Cox at 8:10pm 09.22.15 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/1043 Our almost 70 day journey began on June 15, 2015 at Shelter Bay Marina, across from LaConner in what
Need some advice on sail swap (spinnaker) Macboy at 7:20pm 09.22.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2016 So after hearing that the spinnaker that came with our boat was too big I put it online. At the same
Refinishing tiller trijohn at 7:12pm 09.22.15 Catalina 22 13/6051 I just bought an '86 Catalina 22. I want to refinish the tiller. The top of it is gray where it has
Morgan 34 dnkohler at 6:51pm 09.22.15 Morgan 5/2579 I am having a great time "learning the ropes" with my new old 1969 Morgan. I often struggle getting
Lazy Jacks CHSN WND at 6:26pm 09.22.15 Smaller Boats 13/2054 I read an article that discusses how to make your own Lazy Jack system. Here's the link: http://w
H3083 danners at 6:24pm 09.22.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/595 It's true. I not only took out a 20 year old water heater but found another 32 year old water heater
Sheave sizes (and diagram) Kenyon Mast 4873 Dempster1 at 4:49pm 09.22.15 Ericson 1/2452 Hi all, I am at my wits end and seeking a diagram and information on the sheave sizes, pin sizes,
Sheave sizes (and diagram) Kenyon Mast 4873 Dempster1 at 4:36pm 09.22.15 Ericson 0/1080 Hi all, I am at my wits end and seeking a diagram and information on the sheave sizes, pin sizes,
how does one define a "blown out" sail? (1) RussC at 3:58pm 09.22.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 50/12913 I've only been sailing for about one year, perhaps 40-60 hours on the water. I started out with a Sn

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how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 capta at 4:57am 10.15.23 As above, the aesthetics can be handled in several ways, but my first thought was structure. If it w
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 shemandr at 4:48am 10.15.23 Paint a bandaid on it?
Engineering Help Needed capta at 4:43am 10.15.23 studied bass for many years and they just don't swim that fast.;) So far, 17 knots is the fastest
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 dlochner at 4:24am 10.15.23 The red gel coat can be easily fixed, but color matching will be next to impossible for an old boat
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 Tally Ho at 12:36am 10.15.23
110 volt pulgs reset fuse location Tally Ho at 11:43pm 10.14.23
H49/50 battery replacement Hayden Watson at 10:00pm 10.14.23
Engineering Help Needed (2) Ralph Johnstone at 8:45pm 10.14.23 The pontoon is 2 feet from the edge of the beam and displaces 10 pounds. The fulcrum is at centerli
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 7:51pm 10.14.23
H49/50 battery replacement Hayden Watson at 7:46pm 10.14.23 Can you manage the balancing via Bluetooth? On my Basen Green batteries, I can. They have 200A ch
Water tank leak SabreToothedEngineer at 7:16pm 10.14.23 I successfully repaired a crack in my PE water tank about five years ago using a special type of epo
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage High Current at 6:58pm 10.14.23
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage Ward H at 6:52pm 10.14.23 I'm another that simply ensures the batteries are full of water and fully charged. Then disconnect t
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 6:43pm 10.14.23 Can you manage the balancing via Bluetooth?
Running lines aft on Oday 25 Ward H at 6:43pm 10.14.23 Ward, thanks for the photos. I like the squad lock idea - will see if I can find one. Is that ma
H49/50 battery replacement Hayden Watson at 6:32pm 10.14.23 So I ordered the three Epoch 300AH house batteries on the recommendation of Mainesail. I also order
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage Rich Stidger at 6:06pm 10.14.23 In addition to disconnecting one of the battery connections, also make sure that the tops of the bat
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 5:20pm 10.14.23 So I ordered the three Epoch 300AH house batteries on the recommendation of Mainesail. I also ordere
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage dlochner at 4:43pm 10.14.23 Battery chargers should be sized based on the size and type of battery, FLA, AGM, LFP. Each battery
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage Nichole340 at 4:27pm 10.14.23 Well, my battery tender never stops showing me the red light, regardless of any battery I use it on.

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