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Java - Update for November Jim Seamans at 10:26am 11.14.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1401 Well it's finally over. I've completed my six months of chemo treatment today. It was very aggressiv
BoatUS - "Port Risk Ashore" down_shift at 9:11am 11.14.14 Ask All Sailors 32/6810 I just completed an interesting exchange with BoatUS. I am posting here to see if it was an abnorma
Jammed Centerboard Rope wendys at 9:09am 11.14.14 Ask An Oday Owner 6/4594 It seems that the wire cable on my Daysailor II comes off the pulley on the centerboard trunk and ja
Some New "How To" Articles Maine Sail at 8:44am 11.14.14 Ask All Sailors 13/2588 Hi All, Sorry for the lack of content here in recent months. I have been out straight. I finally ha
New s2 8.0 mid owner needs help please trustyone at 7:33am 11.14.14 S2 13/5825 I have just traded for an 8.0 mid (serial # SSU27129M76G) with a deep draft (4 feet) and on the orig
Covering transom clarsen at 6:41am 11.14.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/911 My 381 is shrink-wrapped for winter, but the wrap does not cover the bottom edge of the "scoop" tran
swing keel help marlene1 at 6:38am 11.14.14 Morgan 2/2195 I have a 1969 morgan 30 with a swing keel that is not connected to the cable. Is this a huge job?
What's the hose for? What do you think happened here? (3) CoolHandLuke at 9:16pm 11.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1389 Hey guys, Just wanted to get some input on what you think could've happened here: http://www.e
Shrink wrap. Is there a cheap alternative. (1) finding41 at 9:02pm 11.13.14 Ask All Sailors 41/12348 I had the idea of wrapping one of my boats this year. I don't want to pay $14/ foot so I was thinkin
Depth Sounder Options GinBoat at 8:48pm 11.13.14 Catalina 30 11/2693 We recently purchased a 1980 Catalina 30. What are the depth sounder options? The boat is on Muskego
Agreed to buy a boat; what's next? Survey? Inspection? Help! CoolHandLuke at 8:47pm 11.13.14 Ask All Sailors 15/2079 Hey guys! I'm still a new user to this forum... I'm mostly on www.hardforum.com (if anyone wants co
Need Advice on Pulling Perkins 4.108 From '84 Beneteau First (5) Doug in Lakeview at 7:23pm 11.13.14 Ask All Sailors 2/5379
Archive location Ritdog at 7:21pm 11.13.14 Ask An Oday Owner 0/593 Does anybody know where the archive is? I'm getting a message that I can't access archive/index
H26 sole Larry D Calander at 7:04pm 11.13.14 Smaller Boats 6/1725 Having been all over the Hunter site I can't find info on ordering replacement sole for my H26. Does
How do I know what yanmar I have seamonkeys at 6:53pm 11.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/911 I would like to know how I can tell if I have the sb8 or sb12 ? and does anyone sell the crank handl
Rudder Repairs on '84 Beneteau First 38 (3) Doug in Lakeview at 5:21pm 11.13.14 Ask All Sailors 21/6762
Yanmar SB8 Winterizing stollo770 at 5:11pm 11.13.14 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1607 Hello, I am in the process of winterizing my 1979 Hunter 27 and I was wondering if the Yanmar SB8 e
Mercury Valve Hillerange model 2122 Hogheaven at 4:51pm 11.13.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1620 Hello All, We purchased a 1987 Catalina 30 MKII hull #4993Some Pics Here. The PO took off the
Leaking lights jmkinsfbay at 4:40pm 11.13.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1085 My 2006 model is starting to develop water leaks around the two rectangular fixed skylights above th
Learn me about mooring lines! weinie at 4:13pm 11.13.14 Musings With Maine Sail 6/2988 (Reposted as requested) Maine, I will be leaving the dock and mooring for the first time next

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Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater mermike at 7:22am 11.26.22
First time sailboat owner (1) hatchclan at 7:22am 11.26.22 This is an old Google map picture but my slip would be where the 6th boat from the top is (on the ri
Propeller residue...normal/not normal? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:21am 11.26.22 PS: It is not the white residue that is important, but the trailing edges of the propeller for c
Propeller residue...normal/not normal? JamesG161 at 7:10am 11.26.22 Is this white residue normal? It depends on the material of construction for the propeller. Do you
Propeller residue...normal/not normal? dmax at 7:09am 11.26.22 It looks to me that the PO sprayed the prop and shaft with cold-galvanizing spray paint (zinc): Rust
Should I climb the mast or step it.Messenger line broke Timm R Oday25 at 6:52am 11.26.22 As a fellow owner of a 25 foot sailboat that also has a CDI furler ,perhaps this will help .I've als
Buying a Hunter 23. No brakes advice Crazy Dave Condon at 6:31am 11.26.22 What no one recognizes is the fact the hunter 23 is a wing keel that sits high up on the trailer cau
Should I climb the mast or step it.Messenger line broke Apex at 4:03am 11.26.22 Set a ladder on deck, you cab easily reach the spreaders.
Should I climb the mast or step it.Messenger line broke shemandr at 3:55am 11.26.22 Please don't send a kid up there - yours or anyone else's. As for a buddy, think of how your life
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater jssailem at 3:47am 11.26.22
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater Captain Larry-DH at 2:43am 11.26.22 I think that the risk of failure for a diesel heater installed under my bunk is not that it stops w
Buying a Hunter 23. No brakes advice Benny17441 at 9:42pm 11.25.22 Was that the NYS regulation in 1986? It was common to find 22-23' sailboats with a single axle tra
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater jssailem at 9:32pm 11.25.22
Winterizing SailDrive in water Hello Below at 9:20pm 11.25.22 Agreed @Mark Maulden. Yes the ZF(Hurth) saildrives are also exactly as you have describe. I did n
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater (5) mermike at 9:03pm 11.25.22 I ended up tapping the fuel tank. It didn't go great. The step bit caught and torqued the sheet meta
Winterizing SailDrive in water Mark Maulden at 8:18pm 11.25.22
Winterizing SailDrive in water Hello Below at 8:01pm 11.25.22 Given that the upper end of the saildrive that has water in it is probably a foot below the water su
Winterizing SailDrive in water Captain Larry-DH at 7:22pm 11.25.22 Maybe the guy is thinking of the saildrive as being like an outdrive that raises up out of the water
Winterizing SailDrive in water Captain Larry-DH at 7:13pm 11.25.22
I bought that 26 O'day! Davidasailor26 at 7:10pm 11.25.22

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