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Dock Bumper/liners or fenders paul1938 at 11:10am 05.03.11 Ask All Sailors 8/4104 I have a 34 footer and I am currently in a slip which is about 2 to 3 foot wider than my beam at doc
Stupid question 1874-B dscribner at 11:05am 05.03.11 Ask All Sailors 39/5955 Ok, why do sailboats use diesel while many stink-potters use gasoline? That said, what would be wron
Starter Overhaul Roger Long at 11:04am 05.03.11 Musings With Maine Sail 13/4117 I've been thinking about possible sources for DC leakage into my ground system and the starter seems
Oday 23 cabin windows PeterSchenck at 10:54am 05.03.11 Day Sailers 6/2261 I am working on my 1978 "Affinaty". Thinking about the cabin windows. They are very crazzed, full of
generator and the Oceanis 411 Paul Curzon at 10:52am 05.03.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2845 I have a Oceanis 411. I also have a honda eu2000i generator, which plugs into the stern shore power
Hookah, SCUBA, Breathe underwater? Stephen Trapani at 9:59am 05.03.11 Ask All Sailors 16/4134 Can someone please point me to the best source of the low cost compressor, etc set up for "diving" n
Catalina 25 swing keel question Captnkev25 at 9:49am 05.03.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2872 I have a 1984 C25 SR SW and was wondering the school of thought for running with the keel halfway d
all rigging/line lengths for s2 8.0a joej88 at 9:12am 05.03.11 S2 2/1961 Hi, I am restoring a 1975 s2 8.0a. It has a 35' tall mast? relatively sure on that. I was wondering
Hot water away from dock mitchf at 9:05am 05.03.11 The Cherubini Hunters 12/2438 I have a 1982 Hunter 33 that is raw water cooled and doesn't have a heat exchanger. can one be adde
Detailed Drawings SteveS at 8:55am 05.03.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/940 Where can I find detailed manufacturer drawings of the hunter 33.5?
Easier Paint Removal monkeyfist at 8:45am 05.03.11 Catalina 22 0/1160 Well, we finally got the old girl in the shop to start the rebuild. Pressure washed and all parts re
Plate under the mast SteveS at 8:39am 05.03.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1558 I have a Hunter 33.5. There is a leak from under the mast into the compresion post. How is th
Reliance 44 on facebook. RelianceGalatea at 6:28am 05.03.11 Reliance 0/2961 Hi everyone, I have put up a facebook page since I know that some members are there is wel. More e
Help rigging an old Macgregor/Ventorer mshug at 6:11am 05.03.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/5772 We recently purchased a 1978, 22' Macgregor Venture sail boat and we do not know how to rig it for s
Expo 12 solar sailer Ahoy23513 at 5:53am 05.03.11 Ask All Sailors 2/3797 Hi all, I have been given a free expo 14 solar sailer. It is in very poor shape. There are some
oday winch fireone at 5:31am 05.03.11 Ask An Oday Owner 11/2840 I have a barlow winch that does'nt seem to work...anyone have any suggestions on how to fix-or who m
Wax for topside, non skid areas. Bob Mack at 4:57am 05.03.11 Ask All Sailors 11/9215 A question for the rites of Spring: I have used Collinite Heavy Duty Paste Wax 885 for hull waxing
strap points on a 25.5 sailingmermaid at 4:19am 05.03.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1049 Good morning everyone. I have been reading a lot from this site over the past 8 months. My fiance an
Outboard fuel tank size? jjsbiggs at 1:33am 05.03.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/4762 I have an old Mariner fuel tank that came with the 1984 Yamaha 9.9 four stroke that the PO gave me w
Getting a slip! Brian D at 1:21am 05.03.11 Ask All Sailors 22/8171 Wow, as boat owners one of the biggest hurdles in getting a slip. In some regions it isn't that diff

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Seeking help: Hunter 26 Trailer Issues and Part Project_Mayhem at 4:41pm 06.04.22 1. The tongue extension gets stuck when trying to slide back in to towing position and it's nearly
79' C7C 30 mast lights/wiring capta at 4:22pm 06.04.22 The really nice thing about being in your situation is that you can color code every wire and use th
Perkins Prima M50 - Volvo MD22 Brighton Brad at 4:16pm 06.04.22 i have same engine, less hours, but very little oil use or carbonization. One white puff at start,
Asymmetric spinnaker on oceanis 37 macdoug at 4:10pm 06.04.22 Thanks for all the replies. Much to think about. I have looked at the Selden bowsprit. Looks good, b
79' C7C 30 mast lights/wiring Ralph Johnstone at 3:37pm 06.04.22 I have a lot of very old, brittle, non-marine wiring to deal with. Don't mean to piss on your cor
Re- installing head liner material. Great trick! kappykaplan at 3:04pm 06.04.22 more of a power. powder?
79' C7C 30 mast lights/wiring kloudie1 at 2:54pm 06.04.22 Mast may have three lights .. Anchor light (usually top of mast), Steaming light (usually about half
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) Terry Cox at 1:25pm 06.04.22 DNR uses the mooring bouys to preserve eel grass as part of managing cypress island. Parks and DNR
Wood Mast for 1954 D-Scow Will Gilmore at 1:20pm 06.04.22 Can the mast be repaired or rebuilt? A competent Millwright shop might be able to help. -Will
O'Day 23 interior repair questions (3) Maks_s at 11:30am 06.04.22 ...rough aggressive brush and a shop vac.. Oh, cool. Is aggressive brush safe for hull? Could you
H410 Air Conditioning Seawater Lines JamesG161 at 11:24am 06.04.22 The question remains as to why the aft clogs up We have discussed this before and know how to fix
Re- installing head liner material. Great trick! Brian D at 10:51am 06.04.22 I wonder if silicone spray would work better as it is not a "grease" but more of a power.
Preventer for a Hunter 420 (1) JamesG161 at 10:49am 06.04.22 You do not need a Boom swing preventer on the Hunter 420. Simple preventer is using the Traveler on
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) MikeHoncho at 10:44am 06.04.22 Defiantly keep them in mind but depending on them over state balls seems very limiting. I do not rec
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) pipedream at 10:20am 06.04.22 I never pay for State Park docks/mooring balls. Much prefer to anchor out away from all the noise.
Problem lower the main isaksp00 at 9:48am 06.04.22 If it were mine, I'd choose between adding a gate vs turning your existing stop upside down (to prev
Starting my LFP build. FastOlson at 9:05am 06.04.22 For those of us with traditional charging and storage systems, your images remind me of the scene in
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter JamesG161 at 8:40am 06.04.22 It was not sugar, It did not dissolve in hot water. Not a good test. why not? Put a Lollipop in
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter DArcy at 7:58am 06.04.22 I think it would be worth taking some of the crystals to a lab to get analyzed just to satisfy our c
Mast step help Tater at 7:54am 06.04.22 My 170 was very difficult to step without help. My first mate has bad knees, so this is a solo job.

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