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Looking for a specific type of sail stop (3) John23883 at 11:28am 06.18.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1463 I have a Hunter 26 that has an "L" shaped sail stop with stamped wings that goes into a drilled hole
tired today BobM at 11:26am 06.18.12 S2 2/1056 Second session cutting access to my water tank. The dremel vibrating saw was a good tool for the jo
Hunter 430 dismasted Hogfighter at 11:06am 06.18.12 Big Boats 26/13779 Sailing in 20 knots of wind on a beam reach with a reefed main and jib, my starboard chainplate gave
Taurus Taurus at 10:56am 06.18.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2022
Anchoring in Lake Montauk AXEL at 10:49am 06.18.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1158 It's been a while since I've been there. In the past I have motored around the Montauk Yacht Club an
new 10/4 owner Brooklyn at 10:27am 06.18.12 Irwin 6/6351 Just became the new owner of a 1975 10/4 and so far I'm loving the beamy little thing. She's been ke
Stuffing/packbox leakage Sails-n-Ales at 9:37am 06.18.12 Islander 10/6502 I have recently purchased a 1982 36' Islander and found that the stuffing box has a recurring leak.
Oday 25 - remove the fiberglass headliner Joe5893 at 8:38am 06.18.12 Ask An Oday Owner 15/5340 I did a search on the forums and couldn't find anything on this topic. I have leaks and the water r
A short pleasant first trip NOT :( (1) c_witch at 8:08am 06.18.12 Trailer Sailors 15/4454 The only damage being a bit of scratched paint in docking at 4:00 AM in total darkness and my pride
Hunter (e)33 - Issues, Concerns and Solutions Serena1 at 7:45am 06.18.12 Mid-Size Boats 110/26811 Welcome Hunter e33 owners. The administrator has setup a model catagory - e33. Although this is no
products youve added that your glad you added allen-deckard at 7:42am 06.18.12 Catalina 22 35/5842 Thought id start a thread about things from companies that had good or bad products that youd like t
Lazy Jack Materials and Installation ktbowles at 7:24am 06.18.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/12943 I have a 2002 26X and have just ordered a new main sail with slugs and would like to install a Lazy
rudder noise on Hunter 34 ge8679 at 7:16am 06.18.12 Big Boats 3/1621 My rudder makes a chatter noise which goes away at higher speeds. just hauled it and the shaft is ti
New Toe Rails!! NYSail at 6:41am 06.18.12 Pearson 2/1985 Hello all..... I have a 1986 vintage P36-2. The boat has 4, 8.5 foot sections of 1" by 1" teak toe
End of an Era Crazy Dave Condon at 5:51am 06.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1229 I closed American Marine ' Sail Supply, Inc last year. Last week, I finally sold the last piece of
Well, that was a red banner day! :0 joes new addiction at 5:10am 06.18.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1626 Had plans for "Father Day" to get up early and FIANLLY go sailing! I've been neglecting my poor boat
Lowering the boom carolbsailing at 12:04am 06.18.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/2763 The boom on my recently purchased 27' Catalina is too high for me to attach the topping lift and eve
Radio Interference Oceanis 36cc carlager at 11:42pm 06.17.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1705 I have an interference with the radio antenna on my JVC stereo my Oceanis 36cc. The interference i
Can I do this? eliems at 11:02pm 06.17.12 Ask All Sailors 17/2976 I want to transport a 250 lb dirtbike in my 10' Rib Dingy to a location and then transfer it onto a
Boat lift for MacGregor 26M yohan at 10:50pm 06.17.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1896 I am planning on keeping my 26M at a dry dock but only way to launch the boat from it is using the c

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Boat documentation dlochner at 7:28am 12.10.22 On our current boat, there were manuals for many things. I don't recall the electronics specifically
Boat documentation Justin_NSA at 7:27am 12.10.22 Our POs gave us everything. Dated receipts too. I've been able to locate and download PDFs of the ha
Boat Smells! RitSim at 7:24am 12.10.22 If you decide to do the cushions yourself in the spring-- remove the covers and clean (either dry cl
Boat documentation Leeward Rail at 7:13am 12.10.22 Previous boat = no (we bought it from people who had purchased it as their first sailboat, and they
Boat documentation Allan12210 at 7:09am 12.10.22 When we sold our boat last year we gave the new owner a thumb drive with .pdf files of everything on
Pinole replacement Brian S at 7:09am 12.10.22 Don't know what the Daysailer looks like, but Duckworks has a nice selection of Racelite rudder hard
Boat Smells! Don S/V ILLusion at 6:41am 12.10.22
Boat Smells! Breezy1 at 6:18am 12.10.22 I'm not sure if I'm supposed to reply to each comment but I am "liking" them and posting a reply for
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt sailme88 at 4:57am 12.10.22 IF you haven't bunged up the Philips slot, try an impact driver..
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt garymalmgren at 3:31am 12.10.22 Hi QCI Thanks for coming back with your result. Will help someone else out down the road. gary
Catalina Capri 18 jib size? Joe at 12:49am 12.10.22 Hello, I have a question. Would this size jib fit Catalina 18? NO, absolutely not. It is the w
Boat Smells! Ralph Johnstone at 9:04pm 12.09.22 . I'll probably check the waste line for seepage and replace that in the spring. That holds a str
Painting inside the keel locker, antifouling? Leeward Rail at 8:39pm 12.09.22 Here you are... And it is your thread @HeelBoy ..:biggrin: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/thread
Replacing Stuffing Box Hose (2) Ralph Johnstone at 8:29pm 12.09.22 Your comment about alignment is interesting I'll look at it more closely to see if I can determine
Painting inside the keel locker, antifouling? Leeward Rail at 8:20pm 12.09.22 I'd like to take credit for this but l can't. @rgranger is the resident chemist. I only play one on
Painting inside the keel locker, antifouling? dlochner at 7:50pm 12.09.22 I believe @dlochner was the member who recently posted a DIY formula for removing hull paint. I ha
Replacing Stuffing Box Hose jaysweet at 7:49pm 12.09.22 My opinion: I think it's fine that so many people like their dripless seals. I have nothing bad to s
Evergreen jaysweet at 6:42pm 12.09.22 This is our home waters, right outside of Rock Creek. It was really interesting to read the Coast Gu
CDI FF2 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:33pm 12.09.22 The front of the drum should be facing towards the stern with the furling line led aft along the sid
Painting inside the keel locker, antifouling? Project_Mayhem at 5:07pm 12.09.22 @Project_Mayhem has it right. Since its living on a trailer, I don't see bothering with antifouli

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