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Mast foot, sealant or boot? saltysailor at 11:18am 07.11.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2249 Although I don't see any leaks from the cabin this mast must be leaking at least when I'm hosing off
322 leaking hatches mikenovit at 11:04am 07.11.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1891 I have tried all kinds of solutions (recaulked 3 times, added gasket, etc.) but still I get water co
41DS Stanchions gfrazzle at 10:51am 07.11.11 Big Boats 0/879 I am about to purchase kayak racks for my Hunter. I am not near the boat and don't know if the stanc
Keelbolt Inspection/Repair tklinck at 10:49am 07.11.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1440 I have a 1982 25' Catalina, swing keel. It seems to be in excellent shape and I have docked on Lake
Rigging pictures kersse at 10:13am 07.11.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1083 I recently purchased a 1978 23' O'day. All the lines (ropes) are missing. I'm looking for close up p
Painting the hull jfrench at 10:03am 07.11.11 Catalina 22 2/1288 Probably this fall, I want to paint the exterior hull. I've read about Interlux "Perfection" paint a
Tanzer 22. Vs Hunter 23 Bkraut at 9:28am 07.11.11 Trailer Sailors 9/10247 Hi, first post here. I just sold my compac 16 and I'm trying to pick between an 86 hunter 23 with wi
Pearson 26 Trailer capt_jim at 9:24am 07.11.11 Pearson 0/2083 I have just bought a 1978 Pearson 26 and need to move it to its new home. I have all but given up on
inverter/chargers Bob J. at 9:09am 07.11.11 Ask All Sailors 12/2872 I ran thru the thread on battery charging with generators. The boat we're "renovating" has no invert
RSW working on a new record!!! BobM at 9:06am 07.11.11 S2 2/1425 R = reluctant S = sailing W = wife My RSW is swinging for the fences this season! Friends from CA
Trailer for 23' PapaJack at 8:57am 07.11.11 Day Sailers 1/1349 Selling my 23', (bought 25) and many interested want a trailer. Most just to get it home from Nowhe
Hatch Latch - Save the Leg's Long Story at 8:51am 07.11.11 Catalina 310 15/3620 Has anyone ever found a good replacement for the latches used on the cockpit compartments? It seems
oday 28 gooseneck sail11 at 8:25am 07.11.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1580 I am looking for a parts breakdown ( pitcure) for a 28 ODAY, boom gooseneck 1984
No sea water intake Auspicious at 8:23am 07.11.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/3167 New delivery client this past weekend for a short hop. The manual Jabsco pumped out dry fine but in
Swap out YanMar 2gm20 13 for 18 HP ChetW at 8:08am 07.11.11 Mid-Size Boats 10/11815 My 1984 H-31 has a 13 HP Yanmar 2GM20 Diesel and I was wondering if the 18HP model would fit right i
Super nice Fourth sailaway78 at 8:00am 07.11.11 Destinations 4/3297 Took a few days and went over to Biloxi for the Fourth. First day was Slidell to Cat Island. Had s
Bow Pulpit Cushions maryg0802 at 7:53am 07.11.11 Big Boats 3/1321 I have a 1990 Legend 35.5 with a wooden bow pulpit seat; trying to find out where I might buy a cush
321 Oceanis in mast furling andale@1 at 7:31am 07.11.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1602 I have a 321 oceanis with in mast furling and having problems with furling the main. My Mast is str
Plunger style latch for cockpit locker Ken Honeycutt at 7:25am 07.11.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2406 Lost the spring loaded plunger for one of my cockpit locker latches. Contacted Hunter and they refer
Rotavecta-No good for sail? Quoddy at 6:58am 07.11.11 Ask All Sailors 2/3181 I was all ready to buy a Raymarine ST-40 wind instrument to link to our C-70 to get VMG to the wind,

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Hunter 410 clutch mounting Ralph Johnstone at 7:39pm 01.23.22 Going to install the new next to the old and that section is raised, so does that mean there is a p
How to install/snake a internal halyard? rhwins at 7:33pm 01.23.22
Power Halyard Winch Trouble Shooting quadrille38 at 7:13pm 01.23.22 I'd bet on something providing increased resistance when hoisting rather than a problem with the wi
Cruising Wobbly and lessons in seamanship - crossing the Wash. jssailem at 7:00pm 01.23.22 Irish Channel also known as the North Channel. Connecting the Irish Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Sit
Hunter 410 clutch mounting Sailgunner at 6:51pm 01.23.22 The question is whether there is an alum backing plate molded into the fiberglass. Going to install
Something I found on my computer when copying files to my new one. (1) jssailem at 6:29pm 01.23.22 Ok... I have reproduced the document as a PDF for anyone who would like to keep a copy.
"Hawkeye" Will Gilmore at 6:25pm 01.23.22 Hi Simon, It is good to read your posts again. That is a nice looking boat. I really like the clean
Cruising Wobbly and lessons in seamanship - crossing the Wash. PaulK at 6:20pm 01.23.22 Cross the Irish channel If crossing the Wash was a 12-hour somewhat bouncy trip in relatively calm
Power Halyard Winch Trouble Shooting JoeWhite at 5:36pm 01.23.22 Is the main sheet and boomvang loose? Is there anything holding the boom down? Can you raise the aft
Raymarine depth transducer Ken13559 at 5:36pm 01.23.22 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/depthsounder-malfunction.91367 Looks like I'm not alone w
Power Halyard Winch Trouble Shooting Rick D at 5:27pm 01.23.22 Thanks for all the suggestions. It worked fine for the first 20 years...but something has changed.
I purchased stock in ITW (maker of Plexus) ... Now What? Shorefun at 5:24pm 01.23.22 The crack on the side I would feather down the crack area. Then saturate some glass with the glue an
Buyer's or Seller's market? Richard19068 at 5:17pm 01.23.22 I overpaid for it, but was happy to get it. Barry If you got what you wanted, when and where yo
Another C22 at my marina Leeward Rail at 4:46pm 01.23.22 Having someone with the same boat can definitely be a help. We bought a bigger boat last year and ar
Something I found on my computer when copying files to my new one. kappykaplan at 4:44pm 01.23.22 @Weasel , the text is too small!
Another C22 at my marina Leeward Rail at 4:43pm 01.23.22 Considering how many C22s were sold, it's not surprising. We have 3 here,.and I know of 1 at anothe
Hunter 26 mast fit on 260 Vaughn at 4:31pm 01.23.22 The 260 would be really small for anthing more than a couple. But you won't burn a lot of gas.
Power Halyard Winch Trouble Shooting heritage at 4:31pm 01.23.22 While you are raising the main those last 5 feet, have someone put an amp. meter on the positive dc
I purchased stock in ITW (maker of Plexus) ... Now What? stickinthemud57 at 4:23pm 01.23.22 Nice work! I echo your observations. My practice is to overfill and sand back, but I get this littl
Buyer's or Seller's market? Don S/V ILLusion at 4:20pm 01.23.22

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