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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 28/6577 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 15/3751 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 7/1277 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 9/3305 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 7/3927 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 3/1566 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 25/9712 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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Against the wind - in the docks sbrogden at 12:25pm 07.19.23 1) Assuming you've just launched from a trailer, you can probably turn a 14 boat in the dock or ar
Against the wind - in the docks JBP-PA at 12:20pm 07.19.23 1) Assuming you've just launched from a trailer, you can probably turn a 14 boat in the dock or aro
Against the wind - in the docks sbrogden at 11:59am 07.19.23 I have not found a single example on YouTube or anywhere else showing how to launch a small sailboat
Universal diesel M18 v belt replacement Richard19068 at 11:47am 07.19.23 Take the old belt to a NAPA. They will match the belt. Gates makes NAPA belts. I don't think it is
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? jssailem at 11:37am 07.19.23 I use a 9ft inflatable for the PacificNW waters. 6hp Yamaha. Is satisfactory in waters similar to t
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? MikeHoncho at 11:27am 07.19.23 Check out Newports. The tubes are alot larger in diameter that typical inflatables and they are spec
Universal diesel M18 v belt replacement dlochner at 11:24am 07.19.23 Take the old belt to a NAPA. They will match the belt. Gates makes NAPA belts.
Winch handle safe use Roland5048 at 11:16am 07.19.23 I would really like to see a documented case of a winch freely spinnin while under load without the
Universal diesel M18 v belt replacement Richard19068 at 11:14am 07.19.23 It looks like this is what you have. https://www.gates.com/us/en/search.html?searchType=product&te
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? xavpil at 11:09am 07.19.23 Just remember, if you get a small, underpowered inflatable, you are going to get soaked going into
Packing Nut/Shaft Log Drip duck21 at 11:09am 07.19.23 Thanks, Ralph. I strive to create unique problems in whatever project I undertake. I had a feeling
Let's Buy A Sailboat Calif. Ted at 11:02am 07.19.23 We were motoring past Huntington Beach to Long Beach. Somehow I found myself in an area where the w
Against the wind - in the docks capta at 11:00am 07.19.23
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? capta at 10:53am 07.19.23 Just remember, if you get a small, underpowered inflatable, you are going to get soaked going into t
Against the wind - in the docks capta at 10:49am 07.19.23 How does that work with a 20 mph wind pushing the boat into the dock? Pretty well. It's not like e
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? Sail22Capri22 at 10:35am 07.19.23 Wow, I'm not even in the market for a Dinghy and this has me intrigued! My wife had been talking abo
Packing Nut/Shaft Log Drip (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:19am 07.19.23 217950 If it's any consolation, you may be the only owner to ever experience this problem. Braggin
Steering Wheel Shaft & Key - Need a Stop position jonelli at 10:19am 07.19.23 You're right. Talked w Edson. They also put a washer on the outside of the Snap Ring to distribut
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? jonelli at 10:14am 07.19.23 Nice!!! Where do you use it? How does it behave broth with some small waves and wind ? As if we had
Life vest inflated while stored on boat. Common? Scott T-Bird at 9:58am 07.19.23 I have 3 Spinlock deckvest Lites and 2 of them went off after more than a year. I replaced the cart

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