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What do you think (1) Bill1565 at 4:44pm 05.09.14 The Cherubini Hunters 4/877 25? 27? Been here ( Marathon) more than a week. Just noticed this boat.
Cal 2-29 cylinder head Brentpd at 4:22pm 05.09.14 Cal 0/835 I just bought a '73 2-29 about a month ago with the standard 12 hp farymann. It's a wonderful boat
Replacing spreaders on a Cal 2-27 Roadking Larry at 4:05pm 05.09.14 Cal 3/2566 I've decided that I need to replace the spreaders on my 2-27. The PO had redone them using some kind
Finally splash time! CharlzO at 3:39pm 05.09.14 Islander 1/3078 Well, with any luck, she'll be floating ON the water when I get to the yard tomorrow, and not UNDER
Mobile Alabama Boatyards 2mirage8 at 2:33pm 05.09.14 Ask All Sailors 2/799 Are there any good hurricane safe(?) haulout facilities in the Mobile Bay area? Need to haul out sa
Changing fuel filter at sea Okey6772 at 2:17pm 05.09.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1018 How to change fuel filter at sea without spilling fuel or having to bleed engine (universal diesel)
Georgia Boatyards 2mirage8 at 2:13pm 05.09.14 Ask All Sailors 2/828 Are there any good hurricane safe(?) boatyards in Mobile Bay area? Need to haul a sailboat out for
New Beneteau Owner salestosails at 1:53pm 05.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1471 just bought a 2001 Beneteau 311. Need some control panel rocker switches. Some are broken off. Be
Universal starting problems Richard19084 at 1:18pm 05.09.14 Catalina 310 5/1324 I have problems starting the Universal diesel engine if the engine has been off for more than about
batten question gitpicker2007 at 10:25am 05.09.14 Catalina 22 5/1090 I just took the 22 out for the 3rd time and am becoming more comfortable and familiar with it, but h
Hunter 30 Bow Rail Needed kasishunter30 at 10:13am 05.09.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/832 The dilemma: the PO of my "new-to-me" 1979 Hunter 30, obviously did not tie the boat up well enough
Mast weight Steve Hansen at 10:08am 05.09.14 Irwin 0/1543 Hi , I've got a 1984 31 foot Irwin Citation that I'm thinking of moving. I'm wondering what the mas
Gasket on water ballast plate tgrass462 at 9:34am 05.09.14 Smaller Boats 4/1123 Have any of you reconditioned and/or replaced the gasket on the plate that controls the flow of wate
Spinnaker size for heavy air markwbird at 8:56am 05.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1011 I am searching for a symmetrical spinnaker for my Hunter 34 for racing San Francisco Bay which is us
Bowsprit for a Hunter 336 sandyr51 at 8:54am 05.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/724 Can anyone suggest a suitable Bowsprit or similar modification that will work with the foredeck and
identify furler system (1) rgarrison@gmail.com at 8:54am 05.09.14 Catalina 30 7/1375 Help, please. My PO installed this furler and I cannot id the manufacturer. Does it look familiar to
CDI......bend where it attaches to mast ?? (1) redsox6781 at 6:20am 05.09.14 Catalina 22 10/1300 I have a bend on the top of the stay where it attaches to the top of the mast. It is not too bad, bu
Do I need the Halyard Restrainer?? (1) Rag Doll at 5:41am 05.09.14 Bigger Boats 6/3441 This is a photo of the top of my mast on an Oday 28. With the new Roller Furling Sail I have do I re
Capstan matching dehler25 at 5:00am 05.09.14 Big Boats 3/877 My recent survey showed a problem with the way the chain travelled on the capstan. It appeared to be
Thread Locker on Alt POS Batt Post? Solstice at 4:32am 05.09.14 Musings With Maine Sail 8/10288 Mainsail, I helped a friend move his AO from starter to his House Bank yesterday. He asked me wheth

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Top Down Furler (1) JRacer at 8:57am 08.15.23 There have been no noticeable loading issues on either, a (very foolish) test was to hold the aft e
Has This Happend to You? capta at 8:50am 08.15.23 We lost the head of our Yankee just a few miles short of Tyrrel Bay coming up from Grenada on a char
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck SirMichael at 8:45am 08.15.23 Ward, Thank you, I appreciate your help! I wasn't aware of the possibility of using a blanking p
Oday 20 Restoration Sail22Capri22 at 8:40am 08.15.23 Looks like an ambitious project with a newborn :rolleyes:. It will be a great little family boat tho
Oday 20 Restoration (6) Kali-Nova at 8:16am 08.15.23 Here is the progress so far....
Oday 20 Restoration (4) Kali-Nova at 8:07am 08.15.23 So I just had to resize them to get them to post. These are pictures from her first wash before I st
Fixing ST-60 Depth Sounder on Hunter 33 2006 buddy0 at 8:00am 08.15.23 On my 2005 Hunter 33 the wires are all crammed into the small diameter tubing that runs next to the
Fresh water filler cap mdibella at 8:00am 08.15.23 The parts catalog shows a "DECK FILL WATER BK SEADOG", Beneteau PN 111731 for the deck fitting assem
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast Leeward Rail at 7:59am 08.15.23 Sounds fun... probably earn you a spot on this year's Darwin awards... and if you decide to try it,
Installing MOB1 On Sospenders Automatically Inflating Vest jviss at 7:48am 08.15.23 The test procedure is pretty simple. Just follow the directions. When the alarm goes off you will b
Oday 20 Restoration Kali-Nova at 7:42am 08.15.23 Welcome. Check in here for advice and encouragement. Chances are very good that someone on this li
Installing MOB1 On Sospenders Automatically Inflating Vest dlochner at 7:39am 08.15.23 The test procedure is pretty simple. Just follow the directions. When the alarm goes off you will be
Installing MOB1 On Sospenders Automatically Inflating Vest jviss at 7:38am 08.15.23 What brand of vest? The two brands I'm familiar with (Mustang and TeamO) the bladder is separated
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast rgranger at 7:37am 08.15.23 Being someone who likes potato cannons...That I'd like to see. :biggrin: Unfortunately even if it
Installing MOB1 On Sospenders Automatically Inflating Vest dlochner at 7:37am 08.15.23 There may be some debate on this, but for solo sailing, autoinflation may not be the best choice. O
Installing MOB1 On Sospenders Automatically Inflating Vest jviss at 7:35am 08.15.23 There may be some debate on this, but for solo sailing, autoinflation may not be the best choice. O
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast Leeward Rail at 7:33am 08.15.23 @Anchored87 I should mention that when I was using homemade abs pipe "saws" to get spray foam out o
Top Down Furler Mark15231 at 7:30am 08.15.23 thanks
Installing MOB1 On Sospenders Automatically Inflating Vest dLj at 7:30am 08.15.23 Stay aboard your boat with a harness. Jim... Always the best policy. I'm sticking to my boat! dj
Its funny Friday! dLj at 7:29am 08.15.23 wrong with this photo? Looks right to me! dj

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