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CDI roller furler problem Leah and Ted at 8:38am 12.06.13 Ask All Sailors 25/8762 We have bought a new to us older (1988)ODAY 322 and when we took down the genoa roller furling sail
Water leak into aft cabin TXBay at 5:51am 12.06.13 Big Boats 5/3059 I have a water leak into my aft cabin that gets the lower aft shelving and underneath the bed area w
Anchor Bail (2) All U Get at 5:44am 12.06.13 Ask All Sailors 6/2153 Hi all, We had an issue with our anchor chain jumping off the roller while retrieving the anchor w
Door hinges for First 35s5 Julescardin at 5:29am 12.06.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1740 In 8/06 Russ Hunton 35s5 #55 "Commotion" found a manufacturer for replacement hinges made from stain
Rudder Damage (2) Browndog68 at 3:37am 12.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1267 Hauled my 23.5 out recently and it never fails, I forgot something. I didn't lift my rudder out and
Deck Plates shanker at 5:48pm 12.05.13 Smaller Boats 0/667 I'm looking at installing some Spinlock Power cleats at different locations than my current horn cle
Rode to anchor fastener? Plonk at 5:46pm 12.05.13 Ask All Sailors 19/5162 I've got a trailer sailor with no locker for the anchor rode and rope so I'd like to keep them in ba
z spar mast number qeaflex at 5:41pm 12.05.13 Day Sailers 3/1907 Hello, I,m dealing with a broken mast hinge on my 192 and need to know the z-spar mast section numb
Newbie needs Spreader for a 302 ensign pulver at 5:18pm 12.05.13 Parts Search 1/2908 Brand new to the forum. Just purchased a 302 and it's missing the spreaders. Any suggestions on wher
Anchor Set up for Columbia 28 tcul at 5:06pm 12.05.13 Columbia 9/4572 I have one of the older C-28s. It has a weird anchor set up. There is an anchor locker below deck
Bimini base width??? Counting Stars at 4:19pm 12.05.13 Smaller Boats 14/1896 Does anyone know the exact or nearly the dimensions of the bimini??? I found some good deals and wan
Finding water intrusion Jared1048 at 3:51pm 12.05.13 Mid-Size Boats 6/1275 I've noticed in my starboard shelf amidships just forward of the galley counter a high concentration
cutless bearing chusansail at 3:28pm 12.05.13 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1405 I am in the bahamas, need to know the size for cut less bearing hunter 37 cutter. 1" shaft , need th
Bilge water korchinskyp at 3:07pm 12.05.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1172 What is the primary source of bilge water?
CD Stuck can't use the player 7sailing7 at 12:38pm 12.05.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1225 Does anyone know how to get a cd out of a Sony 705m cd player ? Thanks.
H42 Rudder Question robertsapp at 11:38am 12.05.13 Big Boats 4/1082 I'd like to know if the early to mid 90's Passage 42's had a rudder with a composite stock, or did i
Boom length on an 1983 S2 8.0B hargadine00 at 11:38am 12.05.13 S2 1/1157 I recently bought a 1983 S2 8.0B Sail drive. The boom is missing and I cannot find the details so I
Questions from 1994 MacGregor 26 purchaser DealMaker at 11:34am 12.05.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/3016 Just bought a 26 foot MacGregor built in 1994. The manual that came with it calls it a MacGregor 26
Florida to bimini in a hunter vision 32 coxjam at 11:19am 12.05.13 Mid-Size Boats 13/4148 As any body done this and what was your experience? Is this safe or pushing the limits on this coast
MMSI number (1) paulj at 10:38am 12.05.13 Catalina 310 2/1189 Good morning Since I visit Canada a lot by boat and have participated in the DSC process seems to

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It's almost within reach! (1) Tally Ho at 5:06pm 03.12.23 That is a really tight squeeze between the hand rail and the spray hood. my deck organizer is a dou
Mast step replacement Ken n Rox at 4:30pm 03.12.23 It looks like there's sediment where the trim ring was and water staining on the compression post.
Mast step replacement Project_Mayhem at 4:27pm 03.12.23 Seems I avoided the rot bullet. Trim ring screws around the compression post were still tight. When
Mast step replacement jssailem at 3:30pm 03.12.23 This may help with your project. https://www.boatworkstoday.com/videos/fiberglass-repair-stress-crac
Mast step replacement (9) Ken n Rox at 3:14pm 03.12.23 Seems I avoided the rot bullet. Trim ring screws around the compression post were still tight. When
Impeller screws capta at 3:08pm 03.12.23 Hi all, Are all screws for the cover plates on impellers the same size thread and guage. My North
It's almost within reach! jssailem at 3:05pm 03.12.23 halyard organizer plate ....or ..... an old Schafer double turning block. Which would be better? I
Stern Rail jssailem at 2:52pm 03.12.23 In San Deigo this shop may be helpful. https://railmakers.com Railmakers, Inc. 864 W 18TH Street, C
Spring FORWARD - It's the first day of Daylight Savings Tim jssailem at 2:50pm 03.12.23 When I am on the boat I go by boat time which is based on sunrise and sun set. I switch my watch to
On the water activities for a group of cruisers on the lake dlochner at 2:27pm 03.12.23 Here's a couple. A GPS race. Set up a series of waypoints and have sailors navigate to them. They h
Spring FORWARD - It's the first day of Daylight Savings Tim Tally Ho at 1:59pm 03.12.23 I just wish the newspapers would stop using this "debate" to fill up space twice a year. I LIKE the
Stern Rail dlochner at 1:38pm 03.12.23 I have contacted the insurance company of the owner of the boat that hit me. They told me to get an
Stern Rail Georgedoyle at 1:31pm 03.12.23 I have contacted the insurance company of the owner of the boat that hit me. They told me to get an
Insurance Claim Georgedoyle at 1:26pm 03.12.23 I reported the accident To my insurance company. The response was that I would need to pay the deduc
Stern Rail dlochner at 1:18pm 03.12.23 A loose boat recently pinballed its way through the mooring field during a storm and ended up crush
Mast step replacement ggrizzard at 1:14pm 03.12.23 I think one would tap using a hard plastic hammer or a box wrench to listen for the "thud" or the "
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust Crazy Dave Condon at 1:09pm 03.12.23 On bare metal, use a primer that contains zinc chromate first
Impeller screws dlochner at 1:07pm 03.12.23 The Tef Gel is not where you left it. Mine keeps moving around, playing hide and seek...... and win
Impeller screws WayneH at 12:50pm 03.12.23 Went to the local hardware store and found Allen head, 8/32 thread size to match. Now I have to fi
Spring FORWARD - It's the first day of Daylight Savings Tim Joe at 11:25am 03.12.23 I just wish the newspapers would stop using this "debate" to fill up space twice a year. I LIKE the

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