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Head Sail Shredded in the Wind caguy at 7:21pm 02.04.11 Ask All Sailors 6/3513 I was at the yard last weekend working on my boat at the MDR mastup storage. When I finally came out
Vetus Egines, OK? Florida sail at 7:00pm 02.04.11 Ask All Sailors 2/6215 I am looking at a boat with a Vetus M4.17 43 HP engine. Very low hours. I know nothing about Vetus
Headsail Shredded in the wind at MDR caguy at 6:56pm 02.04.11 Ask All Sailors 0/4 Last weekend when I was at mastup storage working on my boat. I came out and found a boat down the l
Now I have seen everything CaptChuck at 6:47pm 02.04.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3789 I wonder what the CG would think of this. http://www.julienberthier.org/Love-love.html
Toe Rail 34ft Hunter 84 Wm Call at 4:53pm 02.04.11 Big Boats 2/1605 :confused:Need to find a six (6ft) section of toe rail for my boat. It's along store however it incl
Suction Tube Length Lee Hadjiosif at 3:39pm 02.04.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2599 I just got a new poly holding tank to replace my leaking aluminum. I will install the suction tube (
Bed-It Butyl Tape Maine Sail at 2:47pm 02.04.11 Ask All Sailors 10/8827 Hi All, I've had lots of emails since I took my Bed-It Butyl Tape ad down. The ad is back up and I
Caught in the act (1) Ctskip at 12:58pm 02.04.11 Sails Call Lounge 0/4451 Would anybody be so kind as give a old man a kick start? Seems lately all the wrong things are getti
Hunter 28.5 Sank at our marina (5) C Jones at 11:56am 02.04.11 Ask All Sailors 35/12145 We think its a Hunter 28.5 Its hard to remember what boat goes where when they are gone It was sad t
H290 Spinner setup MIST ERIE US at 10:39am 02.04.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1635 H290 Spinnaker setup I have the hunter 290 and have an asymetrical spinnaker to use this year. I wa
Hunter 35.5 - add refrigeration galliob at 9:03am 02.04.11 Big Boats 7/3921 My wife and I are considering the purchase of a '90 Legend 35.5 and would like to eventually add ref
Reminder: All sites offline Saturday afternoon Phil Herring at 8:23am 02.04.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2348 In case you haven't noticed the notice, please note that all of our sites will be down for a couple
Small Boat Prespects-final list, help me choose! BigIsland at 5:55am 02.04.11 Ask All Sailors 12/4671 I know these may seem like very different boats, but for daysailing I think each has benefits and di
New Boat KevinMc at 5:35am 02.04.11 Smaller Boats 8/2487 Hi, Just got a new (to me) 1986 Hunter 25.5. Never sailed anything but a MacGregor 25. The Hunter ha
Over the hump Tim R. at 5:09am 02.04.11 Ask All Sailors 26/5674 It is official. Spring is on its way. As of today, February 4th, the mean temperature in Portland ha
The Chicago Sail Boat Show ggrizzard at 3:31am 02.04.11 Ask All Sailors 0/2032 Cruising World magazine has posted some pics of the show worth a look. Here's the link: http://www.c
KO and Head Plumbing Rerouting ChuckH at 10:21pm 02.03.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/4079 I have two questions, #1 is Raratin KO ok to use for getting the musty old shoe, boat smell out of m
Rapid method to prepare at home for deep ocean sailing RichH at 9:47pm 02.03.11 Ask All Sailors 22/5333 1. Buy a dumpster, paint it "Hatteras-White" inside and out, and live in it for six months. 2.
Upgrading an '85 30 LRH at 7:04pm 02.03.11 Catalina 30 6/1944 Mates, I'm considering the purchase of a mid-eighties catalina 30, my last catalina was a 1983 27.
Leaking Hatch jorgefife at 6:12pm 02.03.11 The Cherubini Hunters 13/3153 I posted a request on this subject, but under "Poirt Holes"; I should have singled it out, so here I

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Sailors awning (1) higgs at 8:14pm 07.19.22 This is my awning. It zips into the dodger. The problem with it is I cannot use the mainsail when
Signet SL172 instrument Leeward Rail at 8:02pm 07.19.22 Southern Cross Marine in Pensacola "might" have my old display but not the transducer. There has t
Non-working Adler Barbour Cold Box Unit Leeward Rail at 7:55pm 07.19.22 R404A I hate ice makers but we worked on many of them and just as many seem to have had pink slime.
Signet SL172 instrument WayneH at 7:51pm 07.19.22 Southern Cross Marine in Pensacola "might" have my old display but not the transducer.
Swim platform ram AwwShucks at 7:09pm 07.19.22
Swim platform ram Crusty Ol Salt at 6:58pm 07.19.22 I am guessing you are asking about a stern platform with a hydraulic ram to raise and lower it? I
Non-working Adler Barbour Cold Box Unit DeniseO30 at 6:55pm 07.19.22 R404A I hate ice makers but we worked on many of them and just as many seem to have had pink slime.
Thoughts on 27-2? Who has sailed one? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:51pm 07.19.22 What year
Hunter 356 -- What the heck is this? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 6:43pm 07.19.22 goes in the empty recess behind the stove in the galley Fine. It can be mounted back there but I
Hunter 356 -- What the heck is this? sail sfbay at 6:41pm 07.19.22 Welcome to the forum and congratultions on your new sailboat!! Looks like an interior solid surface
Funny Friday!!! Crusty Ol Salt at 6:37pm 07.19.22 ...And use that new tool standard that no one has adopted yet. No slothead, Phillips, hex or star
Dipstick for Hurth HBW 50 transmission on Universal M18 Timm R Oday25 at 6:31pm 07.19.22 As I was researching you issue , I became aware of two things . The dipstick is available for $92.00
Hunter 356 -- What the heck is this? chuckwayne at 6:31pm 07.19.22 it's a holder for spices, etc. goes in the empty recess behind the stove in the galley
Swim platform ram Ralph Johnstone at 6:25pm 07.19.22 Wondering if anyone has had to replace their swim platform ram? I've just got to ask what the "ra
Hunter 356 -- What the heck is this? Ralph Johnstone at 6:21pm 07.19.22 A drink holder. We did the heavy lifting here, now you figure out where it belongs :laugh: .
Funny Friday!!! (1) Ralph Johnstone at 6:18pm 07.19.22 No slothead, Phillips, hex or star bit tooling. Ah, to go back to the good old Guild System in Jo
45DS mainsail furling Ralph Johnstone at 5:56pm 07.19.22 Had a rigging inspection today and my rigger indicated the mast winch teeth can wear resulting in c
Transmission "whistling" B331 Yanmar 3GM Bluenose at 5:38pm 07.19.22 Interesting, and thanks for replying. I changed the T-oil and made sure it was not overfilled. It co
Transmission "whistling" B331 Yanmar 3GM Jentine at 5:30pm 07.19.22 Have you determined that the sound is from the transmission? My guess is that it is from the propel
Non-working Adler Barbour Cold Box Unit Leeward Rail at 5:10pm 07.19.22 if you try to make the pressures equal to what you saw on an air conditioning unit it will be gross

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