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Bow Rail for O'Day 30 1984 O'Day 30 at 8:02am 04.29.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1102 Had a minor incident yesterday, whereby the bow rail was bent and two arms were ripped out of the fi
red tape Pat at 7:52am 04.29.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1395 Hello, I am searching for a replacement tape for my 272 for the red vinyl tape just above the water
Can't figure out what this is on my foredeck (2) tbcseghi at 7:43am 04.29.12 Mid-Size Boats 20/4735 We just purcashed a 1981 Catalina 27 that has rigging for and sails for a spinnaker. This is not a t
Chesapeake City Pictures Roger Long at 7:20am 04.29.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/1965 http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/292687_2700034720521_1846284215_1621522_461187703_n.j
Shift Cable Assembly for '87 Hunter 26.5 dknape at 6:26am 04.29.12 Parts Search 6/5234 Good day everyone, I need some assistance finding the correct part for my 1987 Hunter 26.5. I nee
Beneteau 390 .1988 Oceanis holly at 5:50am 04.29.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/4764 I have the above model of boat and wonder if anyone would have the original imformation brochures on
Main furling ???? captainpat at 5:19am 04.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1041 I am looking for input regarding difficulty with a Selden main furling system on my Hunter 426/44 af
Steve s Steve s at 5:19am 04.29.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1138 Just bought a used Ben 393. Commissioning is pretty much done. Now looking at finer points. Two ques
Iphone docking station Chris Bogle at 4:47am 04.29.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1270 For all those techies out there, I am looking for a music source for my boat. The music itself will
Beautiful Boats... Maine Sail at 4:28am 04.29.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2016 Great video of Maine built boats ' sailing.... 6vJDHHrexIc
How long will standing rigging last? c130king at 2:46am 04.29.12 Catalina 310 7/3107 Gettting close to putting a bid in on a 310. 2002 with original standing rigging. Saw manual says
Hunter 376 Owners Hoomalie at 12:29am 04.29.12 Big Boats 0/951 Further to my previous post regarding loss of steering due to a steering chain failure, after removi
3 dead, 1 missing in accident during Newport-Ensenada race. caguy at 11:23pm 04.28.12 Ask All Sailors 69/13670 http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/29/11453097-3-dead-1-missing-in-accident-during-newport-en
Prop walk to port Bigjer40 at 9:34pm 04.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/3980 1984 Hunter 27 and I have horrible prop walk to port in reverse. I have a double slip which I am on
shore power no battery 430 Navicula at 8:20pm 04.28.12 Big Boats 5/1313 is there any problem with hooking up shore power to my boat without having ANY batteries hooked up..
Handrails AirborneSF at 5:11pm 04.28.12 Ask All Sailors 8/3178 OK, here we go, how is the BEST way to remove cabin top handrail plugs? The handrails on my C'C are
Island Packet thread Blackdoug at 5:04pm 04.28.12 Other Sailboats 1/3664 Just curious how many other IP owners are on this forum, especially any on the Chesapeake Bay.
First Sail of the Season Deadhead at 4:48pm 04.28.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1485 Yesterday, after a cold trip down the Delaware River from Riverside, NJ, we set the genny upon comin
water in the trans shadowthecat at 4:39pm 04.28.12 Mid-Size Boats 8/1761 I bought a 1977 27 ft hunter last winter that had been sitting for 3 years. During that time the cab
Heat Exchanger rhythmsurfer at 3:43pm 04.28.12 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1545 Hey Ed, On your heat exchanger does it have an outlet (aka burp tube) at the top where the fill cap

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Sheet line Hatch/Solar vent protection?? dmax at 11:46am 12.15.22 Those grab rails should work but before you drill holes in your boat see if you can rig up a line or
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 11:26am 12.15.22 We just use the plain Woody Wax. Looks like the Tower Wax is more oriented for Tina towers and thing
disconnect headstay turnbuckle to replace CDI flexible furler interior halyard isaksp00 at 11:22am 12.15.22 Or jib halyard which may be a little easier.
disconnect headstay turnbuckle to replace CDI flexible furler interior halyard justsomeguy at 11:08am 12.15.22 need to use a temporary headstay Most certainly. You can use the main halyard.
Exhaust soot Yanmar 4JH3E (1) HarryvdMeer at 10:47am 12.15.22 See attached pic. I have a max prop which was installed by the previous owner, who mentioned that h
Single handing WI Rigger at 10:37am 12.15.22 I looked up Woody Wax on Amazon, there appears to be 2 kinds, A plain Woody Wax and a Tower Woody Wa
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 10:26am 12.15.22 Another question. When you wash your boat: Do you just use a pressure and plain water? Do you
tank sizes catalina 30 PaulK at 10:22am 12.15.22 Though your boat may be different, this site might be helpful SailboatData.com - CATALINA 30 Sai
Caframo Ralph Johnstone at 9:59am 12.15.22 Those two are not allowed on my boat. And whyyyyyyyyyyyyyy ? You've piqued my curiosity.
Hunter 41DS auto-pilot 'brain' install location and other questions DRhoads at 9:51am 12.15.22 I think you will find it near the nav station mounted vertically behind a panel. nav computers need
Single handing WI Rigger at 9:44am 12.15.22 Another question. When you wash your boat: Do you just use a pressure and plain water? Do you u
Exhaust soot Yanmar 4JH3E (3) jssailem at 9:42am 12.15.22 Possible causes: - valve clearance - injection timing - injectors dirty Certainly those are possib
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast dlochner at 9:33am 12.15.22 What's that expression, God watches over drunks and fools? On December 3 at Cape Hatteras the wind
Caframo jssailem at 9:19am 12.15.22 Those two are not allowed on my boat.
Anchor Bridle (1) jssailem at 9:14am 12.15.22 If ever needed I will cut the soft shackle In a hurry, you may need something very sharp and able
Anchor Bridle tfox2069 at 9:12am 12.15.22 Similar to the above with all 5/16" chain, I use the small Mantus on our 33' boat; but, decided tha
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast (1) rgranger at 9:01am 12.15.22
handheld VHf? rgranger at 8:54am 12.15.22 So, go buy one. They are nice to communicate with crew who are away on a dinghy or ashore, or if y
Exhaust soot Yanmar 4JH3E Ralph Johnstone at 8:53am 12.15.22 Where is the exhaust discharge on the hull located ? A picture would help.
Anchor Bridle Hello Below at 8:53am 12.15.22 Similar to the above with all 5/16" chain, I use the small Mantus on our 33' boat; but, decided that

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