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S2 8.0 Hardware (2) stryderr at 3:15pm 11.15.10 S2 1/1601 Good evening, I am in the process of restoring an S2 8.0 with full keel and inboard. Unfortunately
Engine starting in neutral franst8 at 3:09pm 11.15.10 Pearson 5/1972 I have installed a new starting battery in my 1977 365. As I have not personally started the engine
O'Day 39 Windlass Brahm at 3:07pm 11.15.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1163 Hi All I'm new to this forum and new to our 1985 O'day 39. We got the boat in the Spring and spent
Mainsheet Article Deadline December 10th bobjames at 2:11pm 11.15.10 Catalina 310 0/1272 Hi Captains and Admirals: Now that the northern boats are on the hard it is time to start thinking a
Inspection of the centerboard pin hellerjo at 1:10pm 11.15.10 Smaller Boats 4/1641 How do you get at the centerboard pin on a '84 Hunter 22 to inspect it and/or change it. The boat is
Tiller pilot paphman at 12:38pm 11.15.10 Smaller Boats 2/1228 My wife and I have thought about getting a tiller pilot for our boat. We have looked at the Simrad
Extreme reverse chafe Tim R. at 11:24am 11.15.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1529 A friend of mine who works at a boatyard that received 60mph winds last Sunday in our most recent st
Dennis-How Is Boat Remodeling Going? texas4 at 11:19am 11.15.10 Catalina 22 2/1494 Hi- Chuck from Brownwood. Is your boat ready for prime time yet? My wife and I will be in Corpus Ch
keel damage (2) dlewis812 at 11:01am 11.15.10 Ask All Sailors 11/4323 wondering what caused this and how best to repair?
Bartow 16 winch disassembly Irwin41Ketch at 9:56am 11.15.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2890 I have one Bartow 16 winch on my mizzen. It's the only one on the boat. I need to grease it howeve
Sail shape and control sailorjerrytoo at 8:51am 11.15.10 C&C 2/2349 I have a 1978 26' C ' C yacht. I have struggled with batten adjustment on the sail, and have a hard
Shared Thru-hull fitting tfoster at 8:40am 11.15.10 Mid-Size Boats 9/4397 I am contemplating adding air conditioning to my 1990 Hunter 30g. To avoid the expense of a haul-out
Selden Furler - jib jam (2) Carl12686 at 8:21am 11.15.10 Big Boats 5/4985 The headsail on my Hunter 340 is jammed on the furler track. When I initially released the halyard
Heeling knotalot22 at 7:22am 11.15.10 Catalina 22 59/17498 Does anyone have any first hand knowledge about heeling in a cat 22 or 25? I am new and heeling i
Mainsail switch to square top Quoddy at 7:02am 11.15.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2778 What is the purpose of the square top sail? It seems it would raise the COE. I would think this wou
What is this called? (1) rgranger at 6:51am 11.15.10 Ask All Sailors 14/5235 Hey All I need help finding a piece of hardware and I'm having trouble because I don't know what it
measuring height Ross at 5:36am 11.15.10 Ask All Sailors 29/4070 I have the need to determine the height of some light fixtures inside a large building and have in m
Silicone removal ffaubert at 7:44pm 11.14.10 Ask All Sailors 15/3321 Does any one have any ideas of how to remove silicone from fiberglass, metal and plastic? The PO
Refrigeration hunter43sail at 7:17pm 11.14.10 Big Boats 7/1790 It's time to replace my refrigeration on my 42. Has anyone installed the Cool Blue? Everything I hav
cockpit drain on tempest upei1 at 6:56pm 11.14.10 Day Sailers 5/2848 Hello everyone, I am new to sailing, and to this site. I tried to do a search on my topic, but to no

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Entryway Hatch Panels Edging ggrizzard at 1:26pm 04.27.22 "Starboard" brand plastic. Sold in sheets/panels of various sizes depending upon where you buy it.
Annual WAxing ROutine flightlead404 at 1:25pm 04.27.22 Is there anything special you need to do to deal with the original factory "built in" diamond anti-s
Catalina 315 Fuel Gauge stephen_i_w at 1:06pm 04.27.22 I will repost what I wrote before on fuel guage calibration: As a former fuel system engineer in th
Engine Coolant Hoses to Hot Water Heater/Tank Tom J at 12:53pm 04.27.22 I don't see why you couldn't use 1/2" hose all the way to the heater. You might not get the water a
Hunter 216 Sailing performance Mike216 at 12:52pm 04.27.22 I don't race my 216 so I just sail the fun points of sail. I don't have a spinnaker so downwind is
Hunter 216 Centerboard sailtec hydraulic ram Mike216 at 12:37pm 04.27.22 My cylinder retract all the way. No rod showing. I had the same issue and you need to top up the
Hunter 216 tiller brake? Mike216 at 12:30pm 04.27.22 I am using a Tiller Tamer on my 216 and love it. I leave a bit of resistance on it and the tiller r
Another Battery Question..... LloydB at 12:28pm 04.27.22 Battery manufacturer dates need always be at the same month when combining two batteries together to
FORT MYERS... MARINAS Tom J at 12:13pm 04.27.22 Hello again... Any suggestions were to post ads for private docks owners to see and respond? As I
C310 anchor light ( Top of mast ) light specification Tom J at 12:09pm 04.27.22 I am curious as to why an LED bulb would not meet coast guard requirements? I believe it has to do
1981 O'Day 22 Drain Plug (1) ClassicSail at 11:48am 04.27.22 Sorry, here you go. Looks like Apple HEIC format will not post. Had to convert to jpg
Another Battery Question..... BarryL at 11:31am 04.27.22 Hey, I'm not a battery expert, but here is my $.02 Do you have battery monitoring now? If so, what
Legend 41 Forward Heads Hatch KeokiV at 11:14am 04.27.22 Thanks
Seeking advice from any chemists, bottom paint related (1) rgranger at 11:09am 04.27.22 And it is like, Benzene, a known carcinogen. Also aromatic means "Flash off" . Think of Aroma of
Pearson 30 live aboard cruising? CaliBro860 at 11:01am 04.27.22
Docking with a loop rgranger at 10:51am 04.27.22 Greg, as your editor :cool:, I'm compelled to correct a few items that initially had me so distract
Pearson 30 live aboard cruising? jssailem at 10:50am 04.27.22 Welcome to the forum. Congrats on your new choice, living on the sea. It is easier in the YouTube V
Problem untensioning adjustable backstay (backstay jack) jssailem at 10:35am 04.27.22 Achilles, there are several backstay adjusters available to the sailboat world. If you take a pictur
install a mast from a hunter 340 on a hunter 376 jssailem at 10:30am 04.27.22 :plus: @DArcy has the issue well explained. If I liked the 376 and intended to sell it at sometime i
Rudder bearing Voyager1 at 10:15am 04.27.22 More noticeable in light winds, sound like a bottle rolling back and forth. I can wiggle the rudder

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