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To shrink wrap, or not? Dunham at 8:26am 09.05.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/3214 Hello everyone, It's almost that time to start thinking of winterizing our sailboats in Ontario.
Steering Cable grease? John1534 at 8:05am 09.05.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1825 I'm getting ready to service our steering system and I can't remember which grease I use the last ti
shifter cable length for h260 com coop at 8:56pm 09.04.12 Smaller Boats 2/1122 I have a 98 h260 , with edson pedistal wheel steering to a honda 9.9 out board . I need to know the
Windless morganoutisland at 7:45pm 09.04.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1121 Windlass Hello all, I would like to add a windlass to my 30' 78 Hunter...I have a anchor locker th
Proper Cradle Jeff McVittie at 7:20pm 09.04.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1002 I have a 28-5 on a four post cradle. When I purchased the boat there were 2 cracks in the hull wher
help understanding rigging dansaintamour at 7:05pm 09.04.12 Trailer Sailors 20/10061 Hi, I just got a Newport 17 from out of state and am very excited about it. I am quickly discovering
Help understanding rigging dansaintamour at 7:04pm 09.04.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1344 Hi, I just got a Newport 17 from out of state and am very excited about it. I am quickly discovering
New owner of 1982 H25 - need suggestions on restoring Stantheman at 7:02pm 09.04.12 The Cherubini Hunters 10/3168 Hello All, My wife and I have just purchased a 1982 H25 so we can learn to sail. We are previous p
Under y berth??? Boatsail1 at 7:00pm 09.04.12 Bigger Boats 6/1252 There is a wooden rectangular box under the y berth on O day 28. Any ideas????
rectangular wooden box in bow of Oday 28. What?? Boatsail1 at 6:58pm 09.04.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1089 What is the rectangular wooden box in the bow, under the y berth in my Oday 28?????
Installing a tabernacle on the cuddy cabin. (1) letsail at 5:50pm 09.04.12 Day Sailers 2/1690 Has anyone ever cut the mast on a Daysailer 17 and installed a tabernacle on top of the cuddy to mak
Reattaching Quadrant wwillis at 5:47pm 09.04.12 S2 2/989 I recently replaced the rudder on my S2 11.0A. I'm now faced with the task of reattaching the quad
Loopers jwiggins at 5:32pm 09.04.12 Bigger Boats 4/1130 Am trying to get an idea on how long it will take me to get my Oday 34 from StL MO to Mobile AL. As
Do any of you have a companionway like this..... (5) Sumner at 5:32pm 09.04.12 Ask All Sailors 14/4036 http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sumner/endeavour-inside-mods/12-05-16-1-Companionway-1.jpg I could
Gowanus canal (1) NYSail at 4:41pm 09.04.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2090 A sailor in the neighborhood.... Sweet spot.
Keel hums Gruvola at 3:25pm 09.04.12 Sirius 21/22 7/4128 I got a Sirius 21 this July and have been sailing it for half the summer. It sounds like the keel i
UK vertical battened sail for inmast furler Ken Honeycutt at 2:46pm 09.04.12 Big Boats 11/2111 Does anyone have experience with a UK vertical battened sail for an H36?
A LITTLE HELP from my friends? Dragon Fly at 2:37pm 09.04.12 Bigger Boats 14/1809 Here's the symptoms: the 10 h.p. diesel in my 1984 Oday 28' over heats , quickly according to the ga
Heat Exchanger/New Water Pump mmdesmith at 2:11pm 09.04.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1799 I am still getting some smoke/steam out of my exhaust after replacing the impeller over the winter a
Beneateau 323 lifting keel Bikerwookie at 1:33pm 09.04.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1027 I have been looking for a beneteau 323 lifting keel for sale in the uk england and am struggling to

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Beneteau 373 2005 - i need to replace the engine compartment access door gas strut. Does someone have part numbers? Thank you in advance! ldalmonte at 7:55am 05.18.22
Anchor roller Wasi1961 at 7:39am 05.18.22 Thanks for the question. I recently purchased a 1980 hunter 33. Looking g to install bow anchor rol
Asymmetrical spinnaker sheets catch on bow pulpit. jssailem at 7:24am 05.18.22 Just like boys... Lines will be lines... If they can get in trouble and get caught on something, the
Asymmetrical spinnaker sheets catch on bow pulpit. Joe at 6:56am 05.18.22 Tape a length of batten or a stick to the top of the light case so it extends out in front of the p
Bottom Paint? (1) tfox2069 at 6:54am 05.18.22 So here's a screenshot of the lowest cost ablative bottom paint package from a very large marina in
Trailer for a Fin Keel? Leeward Rail at 6:49am 05.18.22 Further to what @Project_Mayhem said.. We have a 1987 Catalina 22 We started using a slip, but the
Trailer for a Fin Keel? RichardSprince at 6:48am 05.18.22 While I agree that in this case it's probably better to look for a different boat, here's how it wo
Bottom Paint? Joe at 6:16am 05.18.22 I'm in San Diego. My last bottom job in 2018 for my 27 footer was done by local boatyard. I paid a t
Seamanship - World of Wave Craft D Swanson at 6:15am 05.18.22 Last August I visited the beach the video is from. There are signs posted prominently that warn visi
Seamanship - World of Wave Craft dlochner at 5:59am 05.18.22 The steeper the beach, the steeper the waves are. Even in calm settled weather, be careful of steep
Seamanship - World of Wave Craft Will Gilmore at 5:37am 05.18.22 We are planning a trip to Iceland around September and I was just reading an article about things no
2007 31-2 questions from potential buyer fupls at 5:26am 05.18.22 I own a Hunter 31 made in 2007. It's salon table cannot be lowered but can be folded to port side.
Roast my boat! 1994 Hunter 26 rs1sensen at 4:58am 05.18.22 Nice boat. First focus on safety. Namely required equipment + rigging + engine tuneup + batteries.
Help replacing sheave divider on a Hunter 26 rs1sensen at 4:44am 05.18.22 Other than just using muscle, a spray of Debond 5200 remover may help break the seal. Just be carefu
2009 Beneteau 40 rubber cutlass bearing. NYSail at 4:10am 05.18.22
Boat sinks unexpectedly RoyS at 4:04am 05.18.22 Send that to your insurance agent without any explanation.
Asymmetrical spinnaker sheets catch on bow pulpit. Captain Larry-DH at 4:03am 05.18.22
Asymmetrical spinnaker sheets catch on bow pulpit. All U Get at 3:51am 05.18.22 So you need some stainless cage around the lights to keep the line from hanging up on the lights. B
Trailer for a Fin Keel? Apex at 3:10am 05.18.22 check this site, $3500 trailer in great cnodition in MO. $14k lb gvwr may be overkill though. Also
O'day 23 need sliding companionway hatch wbliss at 2:00am 05.18.22 Call D&R to confirm. Rudy used to be the parts manager at O'Day Loving D&R. Already purchased a n

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