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Has anyone seen my S2 Ketch rigged boat? (3) Stewie26 at 10:59am 08.18.14 S2 9/4527 Anyone know the where abouts of my S2 Ketch rigged boat? Does anyone know the where abouts of my ol
Water system galliob at 10:14am 08.18.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/714 The water flow from my "fresh water" tank has recently reduced to just a trickle. The pump is runni
Shroud Turnbuckle Specs Demon76 at 10:12am 08.18.14 Smaller Boats 2/881 I have a bent lower shroud turnbuckle threaded T bolt and want to replace the whole turnbuckle assem
rubber bumper strip McTeague at 9:26am 08.18.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/22286 I recently picked up an O'Day 22. After the season I would like to make some repairs. I would like
78 Oday 20 plug question AJLajoie at 9:07am 08.18.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/5064 Hi. In my 78 O'Day 20 footer, there are a few holes in the bottom of the hull. I know they are for
Small Part Manufacturers C2L at 8:28am 08.18.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1543 I have several rope clutch handles that have broken and need replacement. Has anyone found a small
Question on Emptying Racor Filter Water Bowl (1) SawyerCurt at 8:09am 08.18.14 Catalina 310 15/8155 Quick question on the frequency that the clear water bowl (or whatever the official name is) on the
Yellow Brick users... dstouten at 7:15am 08.18.14 Ask All Sailors 1/938 I am doing the Baha Ha Ha at the end of this year and will probably be doing Hawaii this next year.
What is this? (1) Alvorada at 6:44am 08.18.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/913 So, I am embarrassed to ask, but in the attached photo, what is that? I never noticed it before, but
Morgan 323 front hatch seal waltdrechsler at 6:25am 08.18.14 Morgan 2/2035 We have a 1984 Morgan 323 with the curved front hatch. The seal is shot and due to the configuration
Eyebrow removal jibes138 at 5:52am 08.18.14 Bigger Boats 11/3609 I bit the bullet and removed those thin strips of teak that run along the top exterior edge of the c
VHF Installation Problem JeffThompson at 4:48am 08.18.14 Big Boats 1/619 Finally decided to update the VHF on our 2005 Hunter 38 to one with AIS capabilities (SH GX2150). As
? about Puffer stability? sail101e at 8:58pm 08.17.14 AMF 28/41831 Can any of you Puffer owners tell me how the puffer compares to the Sunfish as far as stability goes
Hunter 26.5 Brucer at 8:50pm 08.17.14 Smaller Boats 4/909 When I removed the chainplates from my project boat I neglected to note the orientation of them abov
refrigerator needs replacing, falkntrader39 at 8:47pm 08.17.14 Bigger Boats 2/1348 I got a great project this week, an O'Day 39. The port window was missing and the galley rotted away
new refrigerator, where? falkntrader39 at 8:19pm 08.17.14 Big Boats 0/660 I've bought the ultimate project. The galley area is rotten, water dripped through a missing window.
New owner help sail101e at 8:13pm 08.17.14 Ask All Sailors 72/12908 I recently bought a small sailboat (Sunfish) and it about did me in on Saturday. I got about a mi
2qm20 question Alctel at 8:09pm 08.17.14 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2291 I replaced all the hoses and changed all the filters on my 2qm20 and gave it a good run. Question
1986 272 Topside Jelcoat Cracks Lots of them drester228 at 8:08pm 08.17.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1962 Recently purchased 1986 272. Absolutely love the boat. Except there seems to be an excessive numb
Winch slipping nestorph at 7:30pm 08.17.14 Ask All Sailors 11/4014 Apparently no good deed goes unpunished. I elected to clean and re-grease the winches since I had n

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No Binnacle Compass on Oceanis 34.1 toastysailor at 11:49am 08.29.23 I'll have to check, but if I remember correctly it is more like 3 inches wide. But I'm not certain,
No Binnacle Compass on Oceanis 34.1 (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:40am 08.29.23 Somewhat difficult to run the wiring but how about surface mounted compases on the surface below the
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks Dalliance at 11:19am 08.29.23
No Binnacle Compass on Oceanis 34.1 (2) toastysailor at 11:19am 08.29.23 219347 219348
Winchbit driver Hayden Watson at 11:15am 08.29.23 Has anyone tried installing one of these? My Catalina 310 has limited access to the area above the
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks kappykaplan at 11:14am 08.29.23 How often do you apply it? It's applied to the headsail luff tape at the beginning of the season.
Wooden block under mast step. Mark W at 11:12am 08.29.23 Well, the mast stepped fine. The shrouds are long enough. I will insert pins to be sure the turnbuck
Wooden block under mast step. Mark W at 11:11am 08.29.23 Its possible that they replaced the mast with a new design mast which is a little shorter to compen
H34 Mast Rewiring WasabiRush at 11:08am 08.29.23 Great info Dalliance. Thanks.
'07 Hunter 27 In-Mast Furler Failure (2) VT Fitz at 11:06am 08.29.23 Epilogue: The rigger arrived late this morning and he swapped out the 1/4" line for my topping lift
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks jviss at 11:03am 08.29.23 It's a wax. You're likely to make it worse as wax traps dirt. Great for zippers though. We use Zipp
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks jviss at 10:49am 08.29.23 :plus: Never had a problem with McLube not lasting very long. How often do you apply it?
Bad experience with a yacht broker, appreciate some advice Barnacle Bill at 10:45am 08.29.23 I am a broker and based on your notes, I'd say the person you were dealing with was pretty much usel
No Binnacle Compass on Oceanis 34.1 kappykaplan at 10:42am 08.29.23 Could you post a photo of your existing binnacle?
H34 Mast Rewiring Dalliance at 10:36am 08.29.23
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Stu Jackson at 10:20am 08.29.23 how can this boat be single handed from behind the wheel if the lines, traveler and winches are all
Replace section of G4 anchor chain tfox2069 at 10:19am 08.29.23 When adding a connecting link, there's one issue I didn't see discussed - sorry if I missed it: The
Gulf Storm Potential (1) jssailem at 10:14am 08.29.23 Surge warnings
H34 Mast Rewiring WasabiRush at 10:06am 08.29.23 My mast on the 1985 model H-34 is a Kenyon BF 5386.. They may have used different ones during the r
Replace section of G4 anchor chain Rich Stidger at 9:49am 08.29.23 I will wade into this snake pit with my 2 cents of opinion. I have always used ACCO brand G4 5/16"

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