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Heartbleed bug Phil Herring at 12:23pm 04.11.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1260 I had someone ask me about this today so I figured you all should know where we stand on it. As s
Engine antifreeze disposal DougM at 12:00pm 04.11.14 Engines and Propulsion 2/1669 I am preparing to flush the engine block antifreeze on my Yanmar 2GM20F. Right now I can't recall wh
Daysailer III Rudder Wood Jigger at 11:51am 04.11.14 Day Sailers 7/7625 Hi, I purchased what I thought was a Daysailer II, only to realize after I bought it that it is a D
Main Sail Cover wufibugs at 11:26am 04.11.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/1297 Not at the boat until next week. Anyone recall the dimensions of the main sail cover for the H31?
need help with seaclearII trainmanjess at 10:57am 04.11.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1386 hello all I recently purchased sea clear II navigation program and all the NOAA charts for the US
what do you use on the wood in the cabin? gitpicker2007 at 9:33am 04.11.14 Catalina 22 5/1277 I'm cleaning the cabin for the first time since purchasing last week, and wondered what you folks
where does this drain to and what is this valve for please (3) gitpicker2007 at 8:40am 04.11.14 Catalina 22 5/2460 Just another in what will be (I'm sure:) ) a ton of questions as I get ready to use the 22. I see 2
removing stansions sailorsteve1 at 8:40am 04.11.14 Smaller Boats 4/1567 due to the height of a capri 18 with the bow pulpit and lifelines installed im thinking that if i re
C22 Miscellaneous Parts c22sailor at 8:18am 04.11.14 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/4275 I still have a bunch of miscellaneous C22 parts kicking around my shop. I am going through a spring
Hyzak Hatch Hardware (1) alfaguy at 7:32am 04.11.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/557 Is the screw lock hardware shown on the photo available? This is the 11.5 x 12.5 cabin hatch on a 2
272 depth transducer Swellsy at 6:30am 04.11.14 Bigger Boats 16/2365 Hello, everyone, I'm a new user and have just bought a 1986 272, very excited. I want to hook up my
cabin leaks breezy at 5:37am 04.11.14 Bigger Boats 3/1202 Thinking about buying 1982 Oday28. owner tells me interior lights do not work and there is internal
Hunter 23, what are these? (1) chrisandmolly at 5:35am 04.11.14 Smaller Boats 7/906 Pardon my finger. These are on both the port and starboard side where the the lifelines attach near
Storing bedding/towels etc on boat? star302 at 4:14am 04.11.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/7411 Hi, We are trying to figure out best way to store bedding/linens/towels etc on our boat to keep th
Weems & Plath Breaker panels?? Roadking Larry at 9:00pm 04.10.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1587 My 1976 Cal 2-27 has Weems ' Plath branded breaker panels for both the DC and AC panels. it doesn't
Installing a cdi furler question GeorgiaBII at 8:03pm 04.10.14 Smaller Boats 2/696 I want to order a cdi furler to add to my Hunter 22 (81 model) do I need to get a different fore sta
mast crutch Dave O. at 7:33pm 04.10.14 Smaller Boats 3/1197 I am thinking of making a dinghy engine boom to lift the dinghy engine from the boat to the dinghy.
Cool Design joker460 at 7:31pm 04.10.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2435 Sailing World May 2014 had an article for a new prototype sail. They say Beneteau may be ready to pr
graphics application bhstech at 7:12pm 04.10.14 Ask All Sailors 11/2033 I'm putting a new decal on the stern. First I need to remove the old one. Is a heat gun and a razo
Sloppy Rudder Stock - 37CC (1) ccarmody at 6:55pm 04.10.14 Bigger Boats 22/3609 Hauled her today and noticed quite the abrasion on the starboard side of the hull by the rudder (see

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Fuel Tank, fixing the wood box that holds in place Riga at 6:36am 07.31.23
Wrapping my boat question xavpil at 6:29am 07.31.23 we're in Amelia Island, FL company is Design-it Wraps Thanks!
Rear Traveler Cam Cleat kloudie1 at 6:09am 07.31.23 Kick-up rudder?
Fuel Tank, fixing the wood box that holds in place sailme88 at 6:00am 07.31.23 My O'28 tank box started to fail. Did a wrap around the vertical sides with biaxial fiberglass. Too
Catalina 30 push-button start mystery barnstormer at 5:59am 07.31.23 I have had no start issues on and off for 3 years on my 1987 TRBS M25. I read on this forum by mains
Lewmar V700 Windlass Fred at 5:57am 07.31.23 Maxwell makes there VW10 series windlass that is a vertical windlass without the chain pipe so that
Wrapping my boat question Wsailing1 at 5:28am 07.31.23 we're in Amelia Island, FL company is Design-it Wraps
Alberg 22 - possible to launch / retrieve solo? Morgan donor at 4:50am 07.31.23 Go to a keel boat regatta (Star/J-22/24) and watch how fast keel boats on a trailer can be launched.
Catalina 30 push-button start mystery shemandr at 4:06am 07.31.23 I got a little lost in the details but this sounds like the classic wiring harness problem. There'v
Solar water heat exchanger gettinthere at 3:53am 07.31.23 Then why not Google: solar hot water system Lots of information there for what you want. Why do
Sailing in higher winds. shemandr at 3:50am 07.31.23 On masthead rigs the backstay adjuster can add tension to the forestay - It won't move the mast head
Sailing in higher winds. Davidasailor26 at 3:23am 07.31.23 +1 for everything Stu said. Generally a reefed main has a much more efficient shape and is better f
Hunter 290 or 306 in Bahamas rgranger at 2:46am 07.31.23
Hunter 23.5 topping lift rigging. Joe at 2:15am 07.31.23 Yes..... I know you don't have a rigid vang... that's the point I was hoping to make. With a rigid v
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot Ralph Johnstone at 9:01pm 07.30.23 The engine lost a bit of power, so I shot it down inmeaditely. I was going to say an accidental g
Sailing in higher winds. Stu Jackson at 8:54pm 07.30.23 Buy and use Don Guillette's Sail Trim Guide available in books right here. Best sail trim book know
Sailing in higher winds. Stu Jackson at 8:53pm 07.30.23 I sailed The Bay from 1980 to 2016. 1. Don't use a jib bigger than 130, better yet is a 110; also
Hunter 146 boom pulling away from gooseneck rivets CurtisC at 8:38pm 07.30.23 Just drill out the old rivets and install new. One in from the bottom and one on each side a couple
Hunter 146 boom pulling away from gooseneck rivets stickinthemud57 at 7:21pm 07.30.23 A properly-equipped and trained welder could fill that material and re-drill it for reattachment. A
Alberg 22 - possible to launch / retrieve solo? stickinthemud57 at 7:17pm 07.30.23

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