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Standup jib sheet blocks? ebsail at 7:33am 12.21.12 Day Sailers 6/3610 The jib lead blocks (Schaefer deck mounted with spring) which are bolted to the deck of my Oday 25 a
Hull Re-Repair - 26D (2) Matros at 7:16am 12.21.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1821
instruments on a 29.5 pedestal gary_y at 5:59am 12.21.12 Mid-Size Boats 15/3721 Has anyone found a good way to mount instruments on a 29.5 pedestal? I just bought a Garmin 740 'ca
Hunter Edson Mounting Jon4399 at 5:08am 12.21.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1156 I have a Hunter 375 with a bad throttle cable. Unfortunately the cables will not move through the h
Lost a spreader, How unsafe is it to sail with only one? ablesailor at 3:55am 12.21.12 Ask All Sailors 40/9540 I have a Cal 2-27. She has her issues but she's a wonderful boat. The other day we had the starboard
Replacing teak deck plates sbarefoo at 3:21am 12.21.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1579 After years of refinishing, the two cockpit teak deck plates need to be replaced. Does anyone have a
How dangerous would it be to sail with only one spreader? ablesailor at 3:19am 12.21.12 Cal 0/15 I have a Cal 2-27. She has her issues but she's a wonderful boat. The other day we had the starbo
11.0A rig tension? sailorguy9 at 8:25pm 12.20.12 S2 3/1516 Does anybody have a ballpark starting point of what the rig tensions should be on an S2 11.0A? I don
What is a Starboard board? Ken13559 at 7:00pm 12.20.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/6416 I've come across many posts here talking about use of Starboard board but what is it? I know it is n
compass Lost Parent at 6:57pm 12.20.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1733 I have a 1982 Catalina 30 and I dropped my pedestal compass and broke it a few weeks ago ...does any
Must Stop (2) Roger Long at 5:24pm 12.20.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/2402
6HP Outboard for 2013 Beneteau First 20 Infinity First 20 at 3:50pm 12.20.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/5748 Greetings, After searching the forum for current discussions about the latest small outboard option
Engine lift slowdog at 3:31pm 12.20.12 Engines and Propulsion 6/12050 What kind of lift do you use to lift your motor from the ground to the back of your boat ?
lowrance HD-7 redhead78 at 1:23pm 12.20.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2015 On a previous post I was asking about Garmin Radar, with the 740s and Maine mentioned a lowrance sys
Which motor for max hull speed. Hunter 25 KennyH at 10:11am 12.20.12 The Cherubini Hunters 10/4081 My original 1979 evinrude 9.9 long shaft died and parts to fix could not be found. I replaced it tem
Merry Christmas! (And a little humor from last year) (1) dscribner at 9:20am 12.20.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1798 I posted this last year but maybe some new faces will enjoy it. Merry Christmas! Chanukah Sameach!
Beneteau 265 Penta 2001B Compression? gregmorn at 7:59am 12.20.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/817 Hi all, My very first post and looking forward to the forum:) After a couple of years abandonment
Rebuilding the PSS Shaft Seal jsalley at 6:37am 12.20.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/2191 My boat just completed its 7th season. According to PYI, the PSS shaft seal bellows, O rings, and se
Today is our Two Year Anniversary JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 5:57am 12.20.12 Catalina 310 1/1112 Today is the two year anniversary of buying our Catalina 310. We couldn't be happier with Smitty I
wingkeel dagger board on sunfish DJN51 at 5:53am 12.20.12 Ask All Sailors 9/5230 My son and I are bringing back to life 70 era Sunfish sailboats,He asked if fabricating a wing dagge

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Trying to find source of leak in 23.5 Rick Webb at 2:45pm 06.11.22 Check the latch for the anchor locker the hole the latch slides into was a leak on my boat
Epoxy questions duck21 at 2:42pm 06.11.22 Hi! The timing on this is good--after a weekend of the center cabin lights leaking on my Hunter 37
Trying to find source of leak in 23.5 (1) waterman30 at 2:34pm 06.11.22 Thanks Dave. I did take off that cover but did not see any water come in from locker. I will also lo
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters Len Ingalls at 2:24pm 06.11.22 Suggest: Drill the pinhole a bit. Use an air hose with a tapered inflator tip to pressurize the "ho
Spreader repair kit hunter 23.5 or 26 Crazy Dave Condon at 2:21pm 06.11.22 I advised to tighten the upper shroud. I have replaced too many spreaders if left as movable
Trying to find source of leak in 23.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 2:16pm 06.11.22 First that is gelcoat painted on marine ply that is delaminating. If it is the forward lower bulkhe
315 Winds & Sails & Heel Angles stephen_i_w at 2:11pm 06.11.22 If you were moving slow, I would have thought that you were too trimmed in. But, 6.5 knot boat spee
315 Winds & Sails & Heel Angles asalotto at 1:59pm 06.11.22 Hi Stephen. Yes, I'm surprised too. I was moving, like 6.5 to 7 kts, which is great in 10 kts of win
315 Winds & Sails & Heel Angles stephen_i_w at 1:23pm 06.11.22 How fast were you going? I ask because in my expereince 10 knots would not over power my c315 even
ODay 322 Wire routing reference pix eherlihy at 1:04pm 06.11.22 I need to do something like this for my O'day 35. Note that on the 35 that the wiring for the bow
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters jdrutten at 12:50pm 06.11.22 I was reminded of this thread while responding to a different thread earlier, and figured I'd post a
Replace Toilet Hose on 92 H30 Justin_NSA at 12:22pm 06.11.22 I need to replace the hose from the toilet to the holding tank on my 1992 Hunter 30. Would like to
Epoxy questions ShawnL at 12:17pm 06.11.22 I'll second the fact that epoxy has an amazingly long shelf life until mixed. I buy the west system
Replace Toilet Hose on 92 H30 Justin_NSA at 12:16pm 06.11.22 No, your time is definitely not "waste"d. I see what you did there ;)
Replace Toilet Hose on 92 H30 jssailem at 11:55am 06.11.22 had to cut a new hole in the bulkhead Before breaking out the Sawsall and bulkhead destruction, I
Replace Toilet Hose on 92 H30 isaksp00 at 11:00am 06.11.22 No, your time is definitely not "waste"d.
Identify the mystery item... Hollyberry at 10:30am 06.11.22 Looks like it was meant to have a wire feed through the middle hole... btw part # and google didn't
Prop Efficiency Hollyberry at 10:23am 06.11.22 :plus: Love my MaxProp! :beer: What's not to love??;)
Identify the mystery item... LloydB at 10:21am 06.11.22 Maybe a base for removable heel/Inclinometer ?
Prop Efficiency kappykaplan at 10:11am 06.11.22 feathering is the way to go :plus: Love my MaxProp! :beer:

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