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New Mainsail... gabriel.donnelly at 3:21pm 03.25.11 Ask An Oday Owner 8/3105 OK Official Word from the guys at Bartlett Sails here at beautiful Lake Travis is "...the sail is ir
Type of buffer. geehaw at 3:17pm 03.25.11 Ask All Sailors 16/4669 I need to get a buffer to see if I can shine up the boat some. I found this website and prices seem
Detachable companionway step (6) Trinkka at 3:11pm 03.25.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1648 Ahoy there, Keith! This one is for you. Here's the pics of that detachable companionway step. Years
keel lock bolt question (1) traveljunkies at 1:58pm 03.25.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2565 I acquired a 25' Mac about 9 months ago. I have found this forum to be very helpful to find a lot o
What are your favorite apps for sailing? Saoirse_MA at 1:18pm 03.25.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2042 I'm looking at all the apps for the iPhone and iPad available and was wondering if anyone would care
How to loosen/lube a roller furling? cristberry at 12:07pm 03.25.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/4166 I have a 1985 Hunter 31 with a CDI roller furling unit. It is VERY stiff--have to crank it out/in.
Fire at sea DanW9494 at 11:30am 03.25.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2235 Hope this saves someone's life. Hang one or two in the engine room, and one or two in the cabin wh
Pedistal steering w/ hiking out stick (7) paulj at 10:43am 03.25.11 Catalina 310 1/1844 Truckman Could you post a pic and info with your attachment to the wheel with your tiller stick
Sailing in Nashville Tim R. at 10:25am 03.25.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1990 I will be in Nashville all next week for business and was wondering if there is any decent sailing t
broken keel cable Jim W -V21 at 10:19am 03.25.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1826 I just got a 2nd venture 21 to use as a parts boat. I was going to strip it ' cut up the hull but it
How ya doin', Zeehag? Winkfish at 9:47am 03.25.11 Ask All Sailors 1/2354 Zee, just wondering how things are going for you, with your slightly delayed re-fit and planned jour
Holding Tank Vent Filter med2463 at 9:40am 03.25.11 Ask All Sailors 40/12657 Did search on SBO but didn't find any threads re this particular filter. If you have this on your b
Boat Buying stevestk at 9:40am 03.25.11 Ask All Sailors 7/1880 I'm getting the urge to buy a sailboat after being away for many years. With spring here I've been l
Roach? Quoddy at 9:27am 03.25.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1842 I have heard it said that most of the lift from the mainsail occurs in the forward half. As you move
Paragon G300 Replacement teejay at 9:06am 03.25.11 Seafarer 3/3281 My G300 tranny failed and must be replaced. I am having trouble finding this old unit. Is there an
Rigging sizes for 26x tc0nn at 8:10am 03.25.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1724 I'm off to West Marine to buy some replacement rigging. The forestay had a crimp near the mast pop o
Water Driven Generators Irish Rover at 7:21am 03.25.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3342 I have been performing some research on towed generators, and alternators attached to the propeller
Patriotic lighting setup Kermit at 7:19am 03.25.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3543 I need suggestions on red white and blue lights for the annual 4th of July fireworks display on Wate
"Sweet Spot" for engine RPM Hogfighter at 6:11am 03.25.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/3246 I have a Hunter 430 with a Volvo Penta 50 hp and MaxProp 3-bladed. The max RPM that I can achieve i
Does mast detach from pulpit/step on H-33 1981? Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 6:03am 03.25.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1591 I've pulled the mast from the deck on Seanorita, our 1981 H-33. The entire mast and pulpit came off

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Mattapoisett boatyard fire Roland5048 at 10:26am 08.20.22 Wishing a fast recovery for those who were injured in this fire. If you have ever seen a fiberglass
DC electric panel troubleshooting Calif. Ted at 9:38am 08.20.22 There is a circuit breaker for the bilge pump on the electrical panel so make sure that is "on" befo
1984 Hunter 31 - Need Help Installing new Windows (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:26am 08.20.22 Hunter use screws temporarily until the Dow 795 cured and then backed the screws out filling back w
Mattapoisett boatyard fire Rick D at 9:04am 08.20.22 That was one stubborn hot fire!
1984 Hunter 31 - Need Help Installing new Windows Crazy Dave Condon at 8:49am 08.20.22 Call the forum store and see if they have a copy of your build list for the boat. Hunter use screw
Shoe Goo - for PVC dinghy repair danooxnard at 8:46am 08.20.22 I have used a product called Aquaseal. you can get it on amazon. I stays flexible for years and year
1975 Oday 20 centerboard sail sfbay at 8:45am 08.20.22 Check with Rudy at D&R Marine D & R Marine (drmarine.com)
H240 Interior wall fabric Crazy Dave Condon at 8:35am 08.20.22 There are reasons why hunter went with mouse fur. Longevity before being addressed
19-2 Center board question Crazy Dave Condon at 8:32am 08.20.22 @rgranger ever had a Pelican land a load on your boat?:biggrin:
Bimini for my 1987 David in Sandusky at 8:13am 08.20.22 First, this site does a great job on biminis - but, although they do know your boat you do need to c
DC electric panel troubleshooting Scott T-Bird at 8:09am 08.20.22 You do need to read and learn as much as you can absorb if you are going to be an owner of a sailboa
Refrigerator Conking Out DeniseO30 at 7:59am 08.20.22 Thanks all, for your responses. I should have worded the question more carefully. I am primarily
Shoe Goo - for PVC dinghy repair Rich Stidger at 7:57am 08.20.22 Your hole will be a difficult patching issue. IIRC patches should be 2" from the hole. And in your
Catalina 315 Quick Genius 600 Windlass Anchor Rode leslie894 at 7:57am 08.20.22 Can you post a photo of the splice?
Shoe Goo - for PVC dinghy repair Brian D at 7:50am 08.20.22 As I mentioned before, this is temporary. I don't plan on removing the patch, but will use real pvc
Refrigerator Conking Out NYSail at 7:49am 08.20.22
Northern Lights... May be viewable south of the 49th Parallel smokey73 at 7:35am 08.20.22 Used to see them through the periscope frequently when we came up for a sat pass. Spectacular north
Refrigerator Conking Out SycloneDriver at 7:33am 08.20.22 My dock neighbor had an issue with his fridge. He replaced control board twice. Recharged the ref
hunter 280 main sail effort (1) rgranger at 7:31am 08.20.22 Glad it worked out for you. I keep a can of this in my boat's tool bag. Walmart had on the shelf.
Hull and Deck construction dmax at 7:29am 08.20.22 It really depends on the extent of the rot/moisture - I had some around my chainplates and deck fill

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