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Hunter 44 packing gland captainpat at 6:26am 05.14.11 Big Boats 3/1335 Finally got the packing gland apart on newly purchased 2003 Hunter 426 and found 2 rings of 1/4" fla
Tiller to pedestal steering conversion on O28 Footdocsailor at 5:16am 05.14.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1649 I am endeavoring to purchase my first boat. I have found an O28 that I am seriously considering maki
What to do if de-masted? inarathree at 5:10am 05.14.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3673 I read postings and news articles, where people get de-masted from whales (although I dont think it
loose pintles and gudgeons kepeterss at 5:08am 05.14.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/3958 The pintles and gudgeons on my 1979 Oday 23 have a lot of play in them that seems to be getting wors
Quick fix trailering? jmark at 4:51am 05.14.11 Trailer Sailors 10/4482 Hi, I am new to sailboats and the activities involved in maintaining and moving them. I want to get
73 Ranger 29 Pics - Inside and Outside lemuscounseling at 7:49pm 05.13.11 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 7/8680 I would love to see any 73 Ranger 29 pics so I can see how mine will look after I'm done working on
Hunter 410 stern rail seats Don Lucas at 3:11pm 05.13.11 Big Boats 4/1591 I have a new to me 410. The stern rail seats are off the boat and I don't know whether the drink hol
Another Sailboat 'Capsize' Rick D at 3:09pm 05.13.11 Ask All Sailors 22/6815 This seems awfully familiar: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110513/ap_on_re_us/us_va_capsized_boat
New Prop The chief at 2:15pm 05.13.11 Catalina 30 13/3719 I have a 1989 cat 30 TRBS with Wing. It has the standard Universal M25XP Engine. When I purchased it
need pro's and con's bill beyler at 2:10pm 05.13.11 Smaller Boats 6/2062 I bought a 23.5 Hunter last year and moored it on Lake Mendota in Madison Wi. The boat has a CDI fur
Navigational Application For Ipad msp1mlb at 1:33pm 05.13.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2582 I am looking for a app to put on my iPad that I could use as a backup chart plotter. I have a Veriz
help with masting/trailer jmark at 1:20pm 05.13.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/102 trying to decide how best to approach a new boat purchase. actually it was "free" to me. now comes t
Availability of 2011 YBAA Yacht Purchase & Sale Agreement? Beautiful Day at 12:43pm 05.13.11 Ask All Sailors 1/3194 I am interested in putting in an offer on a sailboat. Can anyone direct me to the the latest 2011 Ya
Another Cable question? Bob S at 11:54am 05.13.11 Ask All Sailors 3/3963 I am adding a Class D VHF radio and will be attaching it to my Raymarine C70 / Raystar 125 Chartplot
Trailer for '73 ODay 22 with fixed keel Rsaoday22 at 11:12am 05.13.11 Day Sailers 2/2176 I am looking at a 1968 little dude trailer to tow my oday 22, but I cant find any specs on the trail
Hunter 40.5 Legend 1995 - hi and help :) redunculous at 10:07am 05.13.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/4716 Hi all New to the forums here and new (to be) Hunter owner - in fact new sailboat owner altogether!
What Brake Winch for Mac 25? ChockFullOnuts222 at 9:58am 05.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/3 I need to buy a new brake winch for my Mac 25. Looking at Dutton-Lainson (if I spelled that right),
Oday 19 hull design cross sections (3) ells at 9:45am 05.13.11 Ask An Oday Owner 9/3790 Does anyone know where I could get cross sections of the hull design of an Oday 19? I have a leak i
Airtronics D5 Heater Nodak7 at 9:29am 05.13.11 Big Boats 0/1119 The Admiral has instructed me to install a Heater in the boat. We have had some experience with the
Mixing Elbow dfast7181 at 7:51am 05.13.11 Mid-Size Boats 7/2634 While motoring the mixing elbow blew off the our 3ym30 engine with a loud pop and a hissing woosh. M

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B20 manuals Beau Palmer at 9:21am 08.23.22 I second that!
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 9:13am 08.23.22 That looks like a fine mess, John. Hope it all turns out okay.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (5) jssailem at 9:04am 08.23.22 Yes it is. I have been busy. Wednesday AM we arrived at the boat about 8:30. Scott, the Mechanic,
Which outboard for rollup dinghy + where to store it on single-rail stern railing SailorElliot at 8:28am 08.23.22 Not so solid, but still useable for the bottom of the vertical tube.
Which outboard for rollup dinghy + where to store it on single-rail stern railing (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:18am 08.23.22 Not so solid, but still useable for the bottom of the vertical tube.
Which outboard for rollup dinghy + where to store it on single-rail stern railing (1) SailorElliot at 8:16am 08.23.22 I just stumbled upon this on a craigslist Bavaria 820 ad and this looks like it could work too.
Which outboard for rollup dinghy + where to store it on single-rail stern railing (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:15am 08.23.22 This goes on the bottom of the vertical tube for rock solid mounting on the gunwale at any weight.
Which outboard for rollup dinghy + where to store it on single-rail stern railing SailorElliot at 8:13am 08.23.22 I did exactly what @Ralph Johnstone suggests, never had any issues at all, maybe the quickest boat
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! Leeward Rail at 8:09am 08.23.22
Which outboard for rollup dinghy + where to store it on single-rail stern railing SailorElliot at 8:00am 08.23.22 The problem I had was no mount would work on my stern rail. So, I built my own out of a couple piec
Which outboard for rollup dinghy + where to store it on single-rail stern railing (1) SailorElliot at 8:00am 08.23.22 208621 208623 It can all be made with SS tubing fittings and no welding required. So the metal ba
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:56am 08.23.22 Tremendous fun. And better than that, it looks perfect for warming heat shrink tubing on electric
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! Davidasailor26 at 7:46am 08.23.22 go to the 4:00 min. mark in this video. I've done this to burn wasp nest. Tremendous fun. 49nbf
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! Leeward Rail at 7:35am 08.23.22 I've done this to burn wasp nest. Tremendous fun. 20lb ansul fire extinguisher that uses a CO2 car
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! rgranger at 7:22am 08.23.22 go to the 4:00 min. mark in this video. I've done this to burn wasp nest. Tremendous fun. 49nbfV
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! Leeward Rail at 6:59am 08.23.22 @justsomeguy. @MikeHoncho Mythbuster tested that. They deemed it partly plausible. The cigarette
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 6:42am 08.23.22
Any woodworkers about? ambler at 6:30am 08.23.22 Based on your picture you might try restoring the old rails. Clean it with an oxalic acid wood clean
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! MikeHoncho at 6:20am 08.23.22 Fun fact. A lit cigarette isn't enough to set off gasoline fumes. A lit cigarette is around 1200f
Navigation light not working - probably shorted out - H240 RoyS at 6:20am 08.23.22 Here is an idea of mine to consider. Note, I have not tried this yet. Buy a can of foamy shaving cre

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