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Chain SVPardonMyFrench at 7:05pm 04.26.15 Big Boats 19/1794 Looking for 350 ft of chain. Shocked by west marine price. Will look up fishery supplies since am
What does this do? SVPardonMyFrench at 6:59pm 04.26.15 Big Boats 13/2593 I am sure someone knows what this line does. It's is on the compression post above the table. Assume
anchor chain swank at 6:07pm 04.26.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1092 I am replacing old 5/16 60 ft anchor chain. I would like to go to 1/4 150ft. I'm thinking HT chain.
Bottom paint for a lake Cat36Amoore at 5:55pm 04.26.15 Ask All Sailors 10/3442 My Catalina 27, 1983 is in need of bottom paint. When I purchased the boat two years ago the survey
Jabsco fresh water pump Gzito at 5:55pm 04.26.15 Bigger Boats 2/1422 Have a jabsco 46400-9500 fresh water pump that keeps running with a slight hiss at the pump. Filled
trailer extension while attached to truck piedpiperIII at 5:28pm 04.26.15 Catalina 22 26/2494 I have read and re read posts from here and others so I understand the extension proses. But chockin
Replacement bilge hatch woverend at 5:28pm 04.26.15 Bigger Boats 2/1109 Does anyone have any ideas on replacing the wooden hatch cover that has the cutout for the mast? Pre
Shaft Anode Question? pateco at 5:19pm 04.26.15 Ask All Sailors 24/3868 While I was cleaning the bottom during a snorkeling trip a couple of weeks ago I noticed my shaft an
Zar Rib owners? Don S/V ILLusion at 5:14pm 04.26.15 Ask All Sailors 0/760 Long shot question - anyone here own one?
12 Volt Supply for Hobbs Mater Marc14857 at 4:31pm 04.26.15 Ask All Sailors 5/853 12 Volt Supply for Hobbs Meter As discussed by many on this forum the hour meter died again on my n
Selden In Mast Main Furling Line Marc14857 at 4:26pm 04.26.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2135 Does anyone know for sure what size the furling line is for the Selden in mast main? Hunter owners m
Wall and headliner repair NiceBeny at 4:25pm 04.26.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1497 What is the best brand glue for gluing the vinyl back together?
Need picture of hunter vision 32 rigging Mhutchinson at 4:04pm 04.26.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1394 I need help if you have some picture of the rigging at the mast. I took it all apart to remove the m
Holding tank deck access cstonedent at 3:27pm 04.26.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2558 After spring launch of our B311 I can not open the holding tank access on deck. I have tried wd 40,
Macerator Pump simply installed: Dumping of Sewage Regular Guy at 2:46pm 04.26.15 Ask All Sailors 2/6890 Hello to all, I created a thread at Hunter Owners - Smaller Boats about putting a macerator pump di
O'say 23-2 wirong question Ziradog at 2:10pm 04.26.15 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1633 O'day 23-2 wiring question The wiring on my boat (1983 model) is the usual mishmash of original fac
Bottom Painting Pricing Computation SailMaster at 2:02pm 04.26.15 Ask All Sailors 3/941 I just had a non boating person ask me this. When the yard prices a bottom paint job, are they prici
O'day 23-2 mast rake? Ziradog at 2:01pm 04.26.15 Day Sailers 5/1650 So I am getting ready to put the mast back up on my 1983 model, and I realized that I forgot to chec
hardware question on a 27 timmeehle at 1:48pm 04.26.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/710 We've recently acquired a 1976 Catalina 27 (outboard motor version). the PO (previous owner) started
help identifying (1) jimharris at 1:18pm 04.26.15 Day Sailers 6/4437 I recently got a O'Day sailboat but not sure of what type any help would be appreciated.

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Hunter 216 in light air chuckwayne at 7:53pm 10.23.23 rgrainger's suggestion to bear off a little to gain speed is a good one, as is adjusting mast rake.
Mast Trailer PaulK at 7:36pm 10.23.23 If you can leave the boat on poppets at the yard it would be simple to rig up some slings between th
Rough night Dave at 7:32pm 10.23.23 Earlier this evening @dLj shared a video of a rough night in his marina. The video itself was most c
Square top main on water ballast? SkookumZac at 6:41pm 10.23.23 I am fortunate to have an Evolution loft right here in Charleston. They did the measurements and des
Lantern Advice Rick D at 6:27pm 10.23.23 I have one in the main cabin of our Hunter 40.5. The best use over the years was offshore races when
Mast Trailer tom154ca at 6:19pm 10.23.23 I had to do this to transport my mast to a fabricator for repair after I launched once. My trailer
Mast Trailer (2) tom154ca at 6:17pm 10.23.23 Which boat and length of mast please. Do you have your sailboat on a trailer too? Type of keel
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger dmdiehl64 at 6:12pm 10.23.23 Hi John, Your sailing experience leads me to believe that you won't be satisfied coastal cruising L
Mast Trailer tom154ca at 6:11pm 10.23.23 What makes your mast unsafe to leave it with the boat. I ask as a trailer sailor I think my mast is
Mast Trailer tom154ca at 6:08pm 10.23.23 According to his profile, the OP has a C&C 30 Mk1. Taking the mast home might be a good idea if you
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger dmdiehl64 at 6:01pm 10.23.23
Mast Trailer tom154ca at 6:00pm 10.23.23 I have transported a mast on top of my car supported by an extension ladder. It was only a few mil
Mast Trailer tom154ca at 5:56pm 10.23.23 Which boat and length of mast please. Do you have your sailboat on a trailer too? Type of keel
Racor filter size Tally Ho at 5:44pm 10.23.23
Square top main on water ballast? caverun at 5:43pm 10.23.23
Downeaster Fourm Dave at 5:35pm 10.23.23 Along those lines, another owner's forum here, for "Pace Ships" has a link to a web page, paceship.
Well, now Ive seen everything. Rltgold at 5:10pm 10.23.23 I was telling my brother in law about this and he found Jim's Little Boat video on you tube about hi
Water Leak C320 Driveshaft Tally Ho at 5:06pm 10.23.23 The spray should not happen AT ALL. The seal should not allow any water to leak through. The fact
Water Leak C320 Driveshaft Scott T-Bird at 4:36pm 10.23.23 The spray should not happen AT ALL. The seal should not allow any water to leak through. The fact
Hunter 216 in light air Alan Backus at 4:31pm 10.23.23 What @shemandr said... plus give this a try and see what it does... strap first, if works, I'll n

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