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bung size on Oday 34 pcjrusso at 3:49am 04.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/722 Hope someone can save me a trip to the boat. I went over the boat making a list of spring repairs.
VHF Antenna Splitter Breakdown? Albanach at 12:07am 04.27.14 Ask All Sailors 28/6578 Recently I noticed that the AM/FM Radio lit up and the speakers made a noise whenever I pressed the
Well well well (4) hummingbirdbassist at 11:54pm 04.26.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1570 After interior work, motor work,now comes my dilemma for real!!!!! I have a crack at the back of th
Replacing the rub rail Tallgrass Sailor at 11:45pm 04.26.14 Smaller Boats 24/5726 I have a 1985 Hunter 23. My rub rail was damaged while the boat was in its slip during a storm. I b
getting innovative about painting my keel Piotr at 9:12pm 04.26.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/3752 I've got tired of sanding/repainting my keel every year. So, this year, I tried something different
Masthead Casting Repair elvinfamily at 8:59pm 04.26.14 Catalina 22 7/1278 Has anyone successfully repaired a broken ear on the aluminium masthead casting? This is the unit at
34/35 shower sump njlarry at 8:48pm 04.26.14 Bigger Boats 10/1711 Was working on my very new to me '84 O'Day and couldn't find the shower sumo so I guess there isn't
Continuous furling line splice... now what? rpell46 at 8:45pm 04.26.14 Ask All Sailors 9/3306 I recently completed an end to end splice on a new 1/2" continuous furling line for my Hood furler o
Wago electrical panel (1) donvanv at 8:37pm 04.26.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3928 I am adding new electronics to my Beneteau Oceanis 36cc (1998) I just purchased. I am starting to u
Cabin Paint rblevens at 7:24pm 04.26.14 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1001 Hi everyone! I am going to paint the insides of the cabin and I was wondering if I should use any sp
Preparing to Purchase - '84 Hunter 31 choover at 6:35pm 04.26.14 Mid-Size Boats 5/1183 I am just before buying an '84 Hunter 31. This will be my fourth boat (2 power boats and 1 sail boa
need genoa 130% sail for Sirius21 allainhenry at 6:23pm 04.26.14 Sirius 21/22 3/6084 While at dock, last season, wind storm tore a rip in my headsail. It was on furler but not tight en
Soft bottom HLWinesett at 6:13pm 04.26.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/844 I just hauled out my 1990 hunter 30 and noticed a rather large soft spot in the hull located under t
Painting project, Need advice (pictures) (2) wesleysherman at 5:39pm 04.26.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/1132 Painting project,updated Need advice (pictures) I have started the awful job of paining my cherub
Caatalina310 Shroud Tension Concerto at 12:17pm 04.26.14 Catalina 310 2/989 Getting ready to launch Concerto for our first full season. Does anyone have a list of the proper te
Mast lifting: Yardarm (3) agprice22 at 10:50am 04.26.14 Bigger Boats 3/1567 Here is an idea I have for a home crane (yardarm) for stepping my 272 mast. I want to be able to fu
Dinghy reviews Jerica Carsberg at 9:40am 04.26.14 Ask All Sailors 25/9714 I am looking at an Aquamarine fiberglass transom, 11' dinghy. Can anyone give me pros and cons of th
Keel lead repair Ronald Joseph at 9:20am 04.26.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1112 I chunked out a piece of the keel including the lead when running aground. How can I adher lead to
Whats on my boom? (1) upslims at 8:50am 04.26.14 Catalina 22 3/1033 On my boom I have a cleat, a ring and a pulley on it. Can anyone tell me what the rigging is for? M
10 free curtain track slides w/ flag (1) upslims at 7:38am 04.26.14 Catalina 22 0/772 I ordered the wrong ones if anybody needs these I have 10 of them and will send them to you for free

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I have an 21' American Fiberglass stickinthemud57 at 6:27am 07.20.23 Curious as to why you would want the gooseneck to slide (except maybe in the course of rigging). On
1989 Hunter 28 manual bilge pump kappykaplan at 6:26am 07.20.23 De nada . . .
1989 Hunter 28 manual bilge pump captain_verwey at 6:19am 07.20.23 Hunter 28 downloads are here: https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/dl/downloads.php?task=model&mid=18&
Getting on the track - questions about my tracks and jib cars (1) Scott T-Bird at 6:04am 07.20.23 The photo and illustrations that you show appear to show 2 tracks and both are shown on the outer ra
Bimini Top Gene Neill at 5:34am 07.20.23 Ebay! :biggrin: No problem with Bimini tops clearing the poptop. The boom will need to be set reas
Sliding cabin top falling out of slots danooxnard at 4:29am 07.20.23 Here is post on hatch repair done right! C22 sliding hatch dano
Fiberglass repair advice on keel box dlochner at 3:32am 07.20.23 Check the West System website for their manual which will give detailed advice on how to do this rep
Fiberglass repair advice on keel box rgranger at 3:31am 07.20.23 I am using voice texting so please excuse any typos. You will need to fare the edges of the hole so
Bulb Questions and Confusion - Automotive-type Bulbs Jim Legere at 2:59am 07.20.23 So, I'm confused. First, the LED replacement bulb I bought for my anchor light, a Dr. LED Polar S
Getting on the track - questions about my tracks and jib cars Joe at 1:21am 07.20.23 Well, I'm unsure why JS seems to emphasize the "hank on" sails for race boats in the 80's. That 's
Sliding cabin top falling out of slots Hollyberry at 8:26pm 07.19.23 Modify or replace the wooden tracks, or perhaps try to widen the hatch flange with a fiberglass or a
I have an 21' American Fiberglass Perry Welch at 6:54pm 07.19.23 THANK YOU!!!! Everyone. All of you basically are saying the same stuff so that tells me I am on th
Jacklines and Tethers MikeHoncho at 6:24pm 07.19.23 Plan A - Don't depend on anything but three points of contact (while using my Jackline and tether).
There is lust in my heart john6206 at 5:56pm 07.19.23
Repair cabin sole with the fake "teak and holly" veneer flightlead404 at 5:40pm 07.19.23 Guess the nuclear option would be to replace the damaged teak & holly veneered plywood with a new p
Mainsail foot mod question Hollyberry at 4:57pm 07.19.23 Thanks for all the replies and great info. North Sails also said that it is a foot shelf and that t
Winch handle safe use stickinthemud57 at 4:19pm 07.19.23 Not documentation, just an anecdote. Sheeted in tight and cleated off. All good, so far. Upon un
Getting on the track - questions about my tracks and jib cars (1) jssailem at 4:14pm 07.19.23 What would you use the "second" track for ? The sailboat came with the Jib Sheet Lead Block but the
Universal diesel M18 v belt replacement dlochner at 3:20pm 07.19.23
Getting on the track - questions about my tracks and jib cars dlochner at 3:12pm 07.19.23 The inboard track will allow for closer sheeting angles, which allow the boat to point higher. The o

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