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Long term rental serenity11 at 2:15pm 05.11.13 Ask All Sailors 0/37 Hi All, We are chartering out our boat Serenity this autumn/winter as we don't have enough time t
Rigging for jib furler (1) mitchelllaw at 2:13pm 05.11.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2938 Does anyone have a picture or diagram of how a jib, with sail hanks, and the wire halyard, are attac
Adding a Transom Port to a Hunter 23.5 teebutch at 2:04pm 05.11.13 Smaller Boats 6/1555 Adding Transom Port- Hunter 23.5' want pictures of generator I am looking to see if someone can tel
Twisted Alternator (3) cjfj at 1:51pm 05.11.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1202
Help with the shift cable WestIslandJohnny at 1:49pm 05.11.13 Bigger Boats 5/1111 Hello, The shift cable on my O'Day 27 is broken in the pedestal just where the adjusting screw atta
Hunter 280 companionway instruments Cor280 at 1:46pm 05.11.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1475 Does anyone have a 280 with auto helm instruments mounted above the companion way? If so do you hav
Turnbuckle protection faithforster26@msn.com at 1:11pm 05.11.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/5327 I would like to ensure protection of the turnbuckles on our Catalina 30, 1988. Presently they are wr
Horrible Screetch When Sliding Back Roof Lid Delawaredave at 1:01pm 05.11.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1264 I get a horrible ear piercing screetch when sliding back my roof panel. Sprayed it liberally with
P23 repairs Silcone or 3M4200 DAVA390 at 11:38am 05.11.13 Ask All Sailors 11/1503 Trailer is done, inspection (few things) turned in to 4 tires, inner, outer bearings on 4 wheels, br
4D Battery box kingsailor at 11:23am 05.11.13 Big Boats 4/1280 I added a 4D battery to our 2002 Hunter 456 and can not find a matching battery box to the existing
Yanmar model number 3GM30F Buzzlovelace at 11:10am 05.11.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1061 Does any one know if a Yanmar model number 3GM30F will fit into a older Catalina 27' (1971) Thanks
Right place (3) All U Get at 10:58am 05.11.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1330 Hi all, Sometimes right place right time just happens. Left Atlantic City yesterday at 0330 and head
Rivets broken on Vang, can this be repaired in situ DJBrookster at 10:08am 05.11.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1435 Bene 323 rivets on the vang at the lower end by the mast.
side glass leaks ylaberge at 9:15am 05.11.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/819 Does anyone as a clue on how to repair a hunter 29.5 side glass. Those glasses ar not svrew to the d
Mast is in backyard (1) PGIJon at 9:05am 05.11.13 Big Boats 1/821 Mast Cracked ' Painting Advice Had to take the mast down due to a crack that has developed on the m
Annapolis - The Sailing Catastrophe of America Skipper at 8:27am 05.11.13 Ask All Sailors 70/13119 When I used to sail year-round out of Dana Point, California, I would exit the harbor, set the sails
Using Evernote on the boat. Ward H at 8:08am 05.11.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1120 I was searching for software ideas for using my iPhone and iPad on my O'day. Practical Sailor has s
Capri 22 holding tank bfields16 at 5:38am 05.11.13 Catalina 22 3/1733 I have a 1990 Capri 22 I am attempting to install a head. I have done most items accept a vent tube
Shaft log trouble Bonzai at 4:54am 05.11.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1920 And things were going so well.....:cussing:... Noticed this trip that my bilge pump was kicking on e
where to mount balmar regulator? Jared1048 at 1:53am 05.11.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/879 got a smoking deal on a used high output alternator(balmar 7 series 80amp) and voltage regulator. Ju

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Thread maintenance on my sailboat dlochner at 4:22am 04.01.23 Lanocote will also work. Tefgel will work too, but I wouldn't use it in this application as it is to
Passport Renewal jssailem at 3:44am 04.01.23 Yum. Happy Days are coming.
Thread maintenance on my sailboat (1) JamesG161 at 10:03pm 03.31.23 LanocoteTef-Gel vs. Lanocote - Practical Sailor Jim...
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail rgranger at 9:22pm 03.31.23
Thread maintenance on my sailboat zinahewitt at 9:09pm 03.31.23 Ok, Mineral spirits it is. I checked and brass brush is more gentle than steel wire, so I'll go with
Survey Question Greg_D at 9:04pm 03.31.23 I did a quick look, my best guess would be a price range of 10 to 20k. Sounds expensive! I loo
Bilge Pump breaker Benny17441 at 9:00pm 03.31.23 Sounds like redundancy for the float switches, if the lower fails the upper should catch it. What a
Survey Question Crusty Ol Salt at 8:57pm 03.31.23 Any rough idea on how much something like that would cost? First I would get a new survey. This w
Goosneck to Boom justsomeguy at 8:32pm 03.31.23 Hello https://www.sailrite.com/Sail-Track-Stop-Round?gclid=Cj0KCQjwiZqhBhCJARIsACHHEH9rTuRmjYI_XUy
I'm a newbie fresh and green! Clay Smith at 8:23pm 03.31.23 Yeah no it says all over the paper work that I have a right to back out of the deal at anytime and t
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? Justin_NSA at 8:20pm 03.31.23 What are the cracks coming thru the bottom layer telling me? If that layer is a barrier coat then wh
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? Sailfanatic at 8:01pm 03.31.23 The black layer sounds like it is definitely a barrier coat. I would not remove it, get the rest o
I'm a newbie fresh and green! dlochner at 7:48pm 03.31.23 I told you guys my wife says I'm obsessed with this. I have already found another boat of the same
I'm a newbie fresh and green! Clay Smith at 7:26pm 03.31.23 Ha ha ha. I'm not a chicken farmer any more. The local bear, coyote, mink and raptor population s
Thread maintenance on my sailboat Ralph Johnstone at 7:15pm 03.31.23 Hard to say what the parent material is. Possibly aluminum. At any rate, I'd use a fine steel wire
Legend 40.5 - Refrigerator and Freezer manuals fero at 6:34pm 03.31.23 Thanks Rick for your input. My freezer, knock on the wood, works without a hitch since I have the bo
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed Davidasailor26 at 6:20pm 03.31.23 I also use a sock, with a very similar launch and recovery procedure as Tally Ho. I do keep the shee
Thread maintenance on my sailboat dlochner at 5:56pm 03.31.23 Try using mineral spirits to clean the grease off the threads. Use a brass brush or a nylon detailin
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed ckreitlein at 5:40pm 03.31.23 Yes, I guess I do need a sock...thanks very much for your reply.... I watched your video and found
Passport Renewal Terry Cox at 5:35pm 03.31.23 Woohoo! My renewed passport arrived today. I was beginning to worry, but no worries now. Looking for

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