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Mast crutches Papa Bruce at 5:34am 08.08.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/976 I'm having the mast stepped so I can travel via Erie Canal to a new marina on Lake Ontario this Fall
Where do you Sleep Long Story at 5:26am 08.08.11 Catalina 310 27/7340 I have a question of general interest, mostly brought up by my wife. :stirthepot: The 310 is reporte
Winter Store the Dutchman Long Story at 5:21am 08.08.11 Catalina 310 3/1633 How do most owners store their main when they have the Dutchman system? Do you pull the lines out
Tangier Island Deadline at 4:17am 08.08.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1575 I'm planning to transit the canal that zig zags through Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay. I unde
260 Rudder yachtsman at 3:04am 08.08.11 Smaller Boats 4/1844 Has anyone built a rudder using carbon fibre for the 260? Any thoughts appreciated.
Anti foul/centre board removal. yachtsman at 3:01am 08.08.11 Smaller Boats 2/1241 Just put my 260 back in the water after anti fouling her. First time. Used International Interprot
Spinnaker Pole Kordie at 1:18am 08.08.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2739 Long time reader, first time poster :-) I have just bought a beaut 393 made in 2005. I need a
Rudder Bearings 1982 Hunter 33' (3) plan9 at 10:17pm 08.07.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1912 Greetings, We have a 1982 33' Hunter that was having some periodic vibration coming from the rudder
Drain plug on a 30/ cdhttlr at 9:47pm 08.07.11 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1841 Hello; I recently looked at a 84 O'day 30. It was a very nice boat but the one thing I noticed was
New to forum and sailing - hello! vizwhiz at 8:46pm 08.07.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1701 Just a quick hello on a new forum! I am a member of MacgregorSailors(dot)com, but decided to check o
Mysterious Bilge Water Dean Strong at 8:36pm 08.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/5177 I found water salt water in the bilge today for the second time in two weeks--about half an inch (a
Raw Water Intake 1987 S2 9.2c? engdude62 at 8:25pm 08.07.11 S2 4/1889 Can someone explain to me what I am looking at, at the raw water intake under my boat? While diving
1st Thunderstorm Today - Looking for Learnings lr172 at 8:00pm 08.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/3317 This spring I bought an '85 H34 and I sail on Lake Michigan. My learning is coming along and due to
Replace/refit Yanmar YSM8 g5665 at 7:15pm 08.07.11 Yamaha 14/14370 I need the input from all of you fellow owners of Y25MKii or similar My boat need to repair the Y
But I had right of way!!! Tim R. at 6:35pm 08.07.11 Ask All Sailors 42/8806 http://yachtpals.com/yacht-crash-9423 http://yachtpals.com/files/news/sailboat-crash-tanker.jpg
Outboard engine problems rmilavsky at 6:13pm 08.07.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1953 I have a 1988 Oday 240. I believe the boat displaces 3600 pounds. My outboard is a mercury 6 with a
MayDay Call with Coast Guard audio Mitch at 6:10pm 08.07.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2387 A while ago there was a discussion about MayDay calls. I write my position down every 30 minutes so
How does water get into your fuel? Greg McKenzie at 5:43pm 08.07.11 Engines and Propulsion 5/3422 I have learned remedy is to pump out of bottom of fuel tank and change the fuel filters and bleed th
Does your boat shine like this? (1) Calypso at 5:40pm 08.07.11 S2 7/2526 1986 S2. Wet sanding and buffing followed by collonite 3 years ago. Collonite twice a year since. Wh
port replacement Mike4116 at 5:34pm 08.07.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1494 My old 1980 ports on my OD 28 need replacing. I have an unusual boat in that the boat has four openi

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Rig on Legend 35.5 replacement kloudie1 at 3:40pm 10.13.22 It also may be possible to sleeve the mast since the top and bottom may be OK. Ya might want to disc
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) smokey73 at 2:24pm 10.13.22 Butch said he didn't take them off himself but he believed they used a combination oh heat and pr
Replacing My Own Standing Rigging shemandr at 2:17pm 10.13.22 . Measure once cut 2-3 times... I think that is the mantra... Ready ... Shoot ...Aim!
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) Rich Stidger at 2:17pm 10.13.22 Did you make them out of plastic or aluminum? Yea, getting that pin out could be an exercise too! I
Rig on Legend 35.5 replacement shemandr at 1:45pm 10.13.22 I expect there are a lot of damaged boats out there. Maybe one sank and the rig is OK. A long shot
Replacing My Own Standing Rigging Hollyberry at 1:37pm 10.13.22 At our ages we need to work smarter - not harder.. Looks like your boat is a masthead rig, that simp
Hunter 240 wind indicator (1) kloudie1 at 1:27pm 10.13.22 Coupla ways to do it. If the threads are done with a good anti corrode like permatex for aluminum or
Small fin ahead of rudder? Baby skeg? dlochner at 1:03pm 10.13.22 Our boat came with a shoal draft keel with wings. Odd sort of thing, I suppose one could cut them o
Wind angle SPCSail at 1:01pm 10.13.22 My boat has a Simrad 20 wind indicator. I was out sailing yesterday and the instrument is showing w
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) Rick D at 12:43pm 10.13.22 Thanks Dan. A personal experience could be very helpful. Regarding the SBO store chocks and spare
Small fin ahead of rudder? Baby skeg? Terry Cox at 12:42pm 10.13.22 The only question would be why? Dave has a sage question. Why on earth would someone want to remov
Rig on Legend 35.5 replacement Hollyberry at 11:53am 10.13.22 Check the recent storm-damaged areas that felt the effects of Fiona and Ian... even parts of Nova Sc
Catalina 18 transducer placement sail sfbay at 11:50am 10.13.22 This should get you started: In general, depth transducers should be mounted in an area where the w
Winter Cover Scott B at 11:39am 10.13.22 Not so much the snow, but the freeze / thaw cycle. Get a slight thaw / mild weather that quick free
Cabin Woodwork in I36 jssailem at 11:31am 10.13.22 On a boat like the Islander, the fit and finish is a pride of the builder. No indication about the b
Tongue Extensions (1) Parsons at 11:30am 10.13.22 Disappointed ... I thought that this was going to be a KISS discussion
Replacing My Own Standing Rigging kappykaplan at 11:27am 10.13.22 Measure once cut 2-3 times... I think that is the mantra... :huh::facepalm::cowbell:
Rig on Legend 35.5 replacement DLLawrence at 11:25am 10.13.22 Thanks, guys. The boat is insured; I was thinking it probably could be re-rigged (new furler, stand
Small fin ahead of rudder? Baby skeg? dlochner at 11:12am 10.13.22
Its funny Friday! Richard19068 at 11:04am 10.13.22 So I finally got so frustrated I decided to walk the five blocks to the chandlery when....

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