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Damage From Sitting in Mud and Silt Moberry at 9:42am 09.01.13 Ask All Sailors 9/4287 I have a 1997 Beneteau Oceanis 400 and it has been sitting at the dock in mud and silt since Hurrica
Pick up hose for anchor washer (2) Akapeterc at 6:27am 09.01.13 Big Boats 8/1551 The previous owner of my yacht Installed a deck wash pump, but didn't get around to finishing it. I
Older Lewmar Winch Parts? jviss at 6:20am 09.01.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1577 I stripped one of my halyard winches to find a broken ratchet gear. It's a late 70's vintage 16ST,
Best Calk for Window Leaks jrocheleau at 5:29am 09.01.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1176 I have to re-seal my salon windows in my 1984 Oday 30. There are lots of suggestions about the kind
How mark boat for haulout strap locations med2463 at 4:52am 09.01.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2502 We had our boat hauled out last week. Before putting it back in the water, I want to mark the boat
Poetry (1) Roger Long at 4:10am 09.01.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 10/10202 I have recently found my long dormant interest in poetry revived and attempted to write my first.
Any Mac M owners in SF? Yosi at 5:52pm 08.31.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1052 Took my M out last weekend for the first time. Used only main. Planning to use the jib next time if
Tip to keep Fiberglas clean hunter111 at 5:30pm 08.31.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2297 Greetings, We Clean the fiberglass, then wax it. It looks really clean but not for long. Soon li
Hunter 28 steering and other ridiculous problems nautikal at 3:18pm 08.31.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2792 My 1990 Hunter 28 steering requires "Hands On" at all times whilst motoring. If you let go the stee
Cutlass Bearing Ca Va Encore Bien at 2:59pm 08.31.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/3244 I have a 1983 Hunter 30, which has a 1 inch shaft. I'm going to make a puller so I can press out an
Lifting a Hunter 23 with straps cramina at 1:13pm 08.31.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1075 Dood day All, I did to know where you need to put straps Under a Hnuter 23.5 (1991) in order to take
My tank was empty Brian D at 12:45pm 08.31.13 Ask All Sailors 20/3567 So I go down to the boat to dress the ship and start my motor. I let it run whenever I am on the boa
Mast leak on 37.5 garethreeves at 10:54am 08.31.13 Big Boats 5/1552 My 37.5 has quite a lot of water coming down the wires and thru the chase at the bottom of the mast.
Leaking Stanchion korchinskyp at 10:52am 08.31.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/903 There is a leak under a stanchion on my 1983 O'Day 25. The area is depressed about 1/4" around the b
oday 25 centerboard is a little hard to raise and lo PatandBob at 9:20am 08.31.13 Day Sailers 3/1448 cb is a little hard to raise and lower. can it swell and get tight or is it marine fouling like bar
Replacement of Diesel Engine Cost NicAndI at 8:53am 08.31.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/50668 We're considering the purchase of a '78 30 ft Cherubini with a Yanmar Diesel. To our knowledge, the
The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men Roger Long at 8:47am 08.31.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 0/3010 I checked the Cape Cod Canal current tables from my anchorage just off Long Island in Boston Harbor
Waeco Weary sailorstan at 8:16am 08.31.13 Catalina 309 Group Forum 5/2774 Kind Folks: I've had it with the Waeco frige and have decided to replace it. I understand Catal
Heading Out DAVA390 at 6:13am 08.31.13 Destinations 0/1270 Heading out to Rock Hall in a while. If anyone spots a blue striped jib between Balto. and RH, give
A day on the St. Lawrence (1) Ron-Anne at 4:40am 08.31.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/990 This is "the" spot for spending a day on the St. Lawrence, unfortunately we weren't able to be in th

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Raymarine Autopilot Problems (ST4000+) (5) McPhee at 7:24pm 06.13.23 Hi again, gang! I'm having some trouble with the installation. Thanks in advance for continuing with
Screens for Windows DaveJ at 7:14pm 06.13.23
Should I switch to hank on? Gene Neill at 7:09pm 06.13.23 You might want sail your boat for awhile with the rig you have before you decide to change it. Tr
Edson wheel size and leather cover? BigEasy at 6:52pm 06.13.23 I used Harley Davidson leather conditioner & dressing on the leather gear on my motorcycle, for the
Universal engine parts, and maintenance schedule, and dinghy davits? (1) Tom J at 6:47pm 06.13.23 4. I'm trying to figure out an affordable way to keep my dinghy out of the water. Has any one use t
2007 Hunter 2007 Rudder and Tiller alignment JamesG161 at 6:42pm 06.13.23
Schafer Outrageous Pricing BigEasy at 6:26pm 06.13.23
Schafer Outrageous Pricing NYSail at 5:33pm 06.13.23 The fact that shipping is "free" from Amazon, has nothing to do with the comparable price of the b
Schafer Outrageous Pricing dLj at 5:32pm 06.13.23 Ya know how some things get under your skin? My current one is with the Schaefer blocks people. I h
2007 Hunter 2007 Rudder and Tiller alignment Tally Ho at 5:29pm 06.13.23 The three bolts clamp the Rudder limit plate to the Rudder shaft. So yes I think those will adjust
Need Mainsail mast slide fitting size. (1) Tally Ho at 5:24pm 06.13.23 I wonder if the vendor has a template to use to determine the type/size you need? When I ordered a
Universal engine parts, and maintenance schedule, and dinghy davits? Afraal at 5:10pm 06.13.23 Thank you Stu J!
Schafer Outrageous Pricing jviss at 5:06pm 06.13.23 The fact that shipping is "free" from Amazon, has nothing to do with the comparable price of the b
Schafer Outrageous Pricing BigEasy at 4:55pm 06.13.23 The Schaefer series 3 cheek block is $41 on Amazon, BTW, so only about 30% more than Garhauer, not
Mast step WI Rigger at 4:50pm 06.13.23 What pictures do you want? I checked the side to side plumb of the mast with the main sheet. The mas
New Alternator Regulator? jviss at 4:22pm 06.13.23 Big shout out to @Maine Sail for his excellent tutorial on Balmar regulator programming! The cheat
Schafer Outrageous Pricing capta at 4:17pm 06.13.23 I find it interesting when folks say that "marine" gear is so expensive. It is an incredibly small m
New Alternator Regulator? jviss at 3:53pm 06.13.23 Big shout out to @Scott T-Bird , who sent me a Balmar MC614 regulator! Wow. Very generous. So, re
Schafer Outrageous Pricing Scott T-Bird at 3:39pm 06.13.23 You had a block that lasted 37 years and you are complaining about price gouging? Think how long th
Minor project: new teak companionway step jaysweet at 2:47pm 06.13.23 Nice job! Sweet... I bet it can double as a seat as well. Cool Nice job! I stopped referring

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