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Teak oil and pine Quoddy at 4:44am 05.04.11 Ask All Sailors 3/3308 Does anyone know how well teak oil will work as an exterior treatment for white pine?
Newbie Questions - Hunter 290 jmhoffman at 3:37am 05.04.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/3038 I purchased a 2000 Hunter 290 in Sept of 2010, and I have a few questions. Your assistance would be
Rent/borrow a trailer Rsaoday22 at 11:05pm 05.03.11 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2132 I was lucky to win an eBay auction which makes me the proud owner of s 1973 oday 22 in the san Franc
Leaving the dock with an outboard motor Robin F at 8:01pm 05.03.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 34/9777 Hi All, First let me say that I am a complete novice to sailing. I bought a 1978 Macgregor 22 and I
LP Gas "Breaker" on H280? Tally Ho at 8:00pm 05.03.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1555 I notice a breaker on the electrical panel on my recently purchased H280 labeled "LP Gas".....but I
Midship Cleats Runaway at 7:44pm 05.03.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1613 I have seen mentioned in various threads on this site the installation of a midship cleat on the Hun
Interfacing Lowrance VHF and Garmin GPS Ken Cross at 7:26pm 05.03.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2421 Question for the brain trust: I have a Lowrance LVR250 VHF radio and I'm considering purchasing a Ga
Hey Keith, I cutta hole in my boat too and more (8) RBone at 7:12pm 05.03.11 Day Sailers 3/1905 Back in late '08 when I started repairing Pronto I found rotted core under the mast step. http://fa
Dinghy Davits - Another Post (2) stephen Penny at 6:36pm 05.03.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/3555
Sealing Deck Penetrations to Prevent Core Rot Bob S at 6:21pm 05.03.11 Musings With Maine Sail 2/4144 Maine, I appreciate the time you take in helping us through all our boat maintenance chores. I am ad
Stack Pack vs. In-mast furling jgortych at 6:14pm 05.03.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 4/6032 We have a Seldon in-mast furling system with an original Catalina factory mainsail on our 309. We ha
Star Wars Day Freedom77 at 6:12pm 05.03.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1272 Don't Forget Tomorrow Is Star Wars Day!! May The Fourth Be With You:) Fair Winds And Full Sails...
To Do List Roger Long at 5:55pm 05.03.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/4546 I just had to cross post this reply in a thread over on Maine Sail's section which turned into a To
the adventure continues..LOL zeehag at 5:03pm 05.03.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3551 will leave ensenada finally on may 5th before sunset---- wont be able to post pix until sometime in
Can't shift into gear ? dlewis812 at 4:48pm 05.03.11 Ask All Sailors 8/4188 Launched today. Got everything cleaned up, rigged etc. Ready to pull away from the marina to move
Can you tell me what these things are? (1) ejet99 at 4:15pm 05.03.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/5062 This is the mast and boom of a 1973 Venture 2-24 . I sailed this boat last year but I still don't kn
'83 H31 Curtain sliders for plastic track tinkicker78 at 3:29pm 05.03.11 Mid-Size Boats 7/2648 Taking delivery of a new to me H31 in two weeks (still in the yard for some upgrades and repairs) an
Sunscreen Ruins White Shirts Ducati at 3:20pm 05.03.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2489 Have not seen the sun in months but whenever it reappears I always use sunscreen. (as per orders fro
Wet Cushions... Patrick S/V Shangra-La at 2:54pm 05.03.11 Ask All Sailors 12/6299 I got my v-birth cushions wet with salt water, and you know how salt attracts moisture. So I remove
Real Time Wind Prediction For Mac Users Ducati at 2:32pm 05.03.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1718 I probably asked this before but I'm looking for a real-time wind prediction technology that can be

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What kind of mainsail furler is on a 97 Oceanis 400? sail sfbay at 5:12pm 08.11.22 Welcome to the forum!! Any markings on the furler that might indicate what mfg/model you have, othe
Mainsheet location Davidasailor26 at 4:59pm 08.11.22 This is a different way to achieve what @Davidasailor26 suggested -- Why not attach the bottom bloc
Is this dinghy salvageable? heritage at 4:57pm 08.11.22 I have had two pvc inflatables that had their floors come unglued after a few years. Both of them e
Shroud and forestry tension WI Rigger at 4:56pm 08.11.22 Thank You!! What marvelous book to have at my finger tips.
Islander Bahama 30 Gear Shifter Cable Replacement Boatjoc at 4:51pm 08.11.22 Update. For anyone who has had the problem I've described above, I've figured it out. First, on my
HUNTER 380 cockpit lazarettes locks shemandr at 4:42pm 08.11.22 Be mindful of lazarette locks ... I know someone who got stuck in the lazarette when the lid closed
Invest 97L shemandr at 4:37pm 08.11.22 Good riddance. No name, no harm.
Is this dinghy salvageable? MikeHoncho at 4:35pm 08.11.22 Completely fixable. I had the whole front of my floor separate from the tubes. I recommend two part
Stain on sails - How to remove ? Project_Mayhem at 4:34pm 08.11.22 If that works, please post pics.:beer: It may take me a few weeks to post results but I'm willing
Mainsheet location Project_Mayhem at 4:27pm 08.11.22 This is a different way to achieve what @Davidasailor26 suggested -- Why not attach the bottom block
justsomeguy at 3:59pm 08.11.22 All hail Satan! ;)
Shroud and forestry tension Davidasailor26 at 3:44pm 08.11.22 Generally you tension rigging to a percentage of the breaking strength of the wire. 15% is pretty ty
Is this dinghy salvageable? colb218 at 3:27pm 08.11.22 It's probably no better or no worse than the other manufacturers ... With all the patches, yours ob
Is this dinghy salvageable? colb218 at 3:25pm 08.11.22 With a dog even if you could fix it you are doomed. You need a dink with a hard floor like wood, f
Stain on sails - How to remove ? dmax at 3:17pm 08.11.22 Practical sailor also did an article on painting sails, seems like a good solution for spot covering
Hot water tank use when at anchor Stu Jackson at 3:12pm 08.11.22 Can you estimate how much time your Honda needs to warm up the tank and what's the power of your Ho
OMG I may have bought a piece of junk :( :( pclarksurf at 3:04pm 08.11.22 Ha-- we all got scammed by our own initiative. We actually spent money on 40+ year old boats made o
HUNTER 380 cockpit lazarettes locks rgranger at 2:21pm 08.11.22 thank you rgranger for your ideas, but I`m trying to use something more like the push button pin sy
Which Sealant to Use for Bedding Stanchion rgranger at 2:20pm 08.11.22 Listen to Dave. He knows Hunters very well. My boat has through bolted stanchions Yep Hunters hav
Stain on sails - How to remove ? rgranger at 2:16pm 08.11.22 What about a white paint pen for small stains that cleaners wont remove? If that works, please pos

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