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1978 S2 7.3 Rigging measurements Kevin Myers at 11:28am 06.22.10 S2 1/2887 Does anyone know what the rig tension should be on a 7.3. I recently acquired this boat, but had a b
Cruising in Puerto Rico? Roger Long at 11:23am 06.22.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2044 I was discussing Puerto Rico in another context the other day and suddenly realized that I can't rec
Storage Question lisalettie at 11:21am 06.22.10 Day Sailers 1/1415 We have a 25ft Oday sailboat and wondered how to best utilize the seat lock in the cockpit. It is de
Mixing One Part Poly Paints dansam55 at 11:13am 06.22.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2365 Almost finished with total boat refinishing (sans bottom), and have a question for anyone who might
Tight or Stiff steering at the helm JB Copeland at 10:26am 06.22.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2721 I have a 2001 Beneteau 361. I had to drop the rudder last year to replace the prop shaft that was be
macys 4th fireworks dlewis812 at 10:16am 06.22.10 Destinations 1/3140 considering watching the fireworks from the boat this year. they'll be set off btw 50th/26th st
Sailing on Indian Lake-NY ADKDan at 9:51am 06.22.10 Trailer Sailors 3/2455 I am a new owner of a Venture 2-22. I was interested in sailing on Indian lake-Hamilton county NY. D
CS 27 - Ready to make an offer Tasty Waves at 8:21am 06.22.10 Ask All Sailors 5/3666 We are ready to make an offer on our first boat, a new-to-us 1979 CS 27. Its fairly original in ter
Transmission fluid jackzimmerman at 8:12am 06.22.10 Big Boats 4/1443 Looking for opinions............ I just received a bill from our marina for 6 man hours to trouble
lines lead aft Citation 31 Paul17740 at 7:57am 06.22.10 Irwin 1/2323
1988 Mac 26' water ballast and freeze damage question kayaknsail at 7:29am 06.22.10 Trailer Sailors 5/5303 I will be purchasing a sailboat very soon. I intend to buy used and there are many things I am not s
Duh. What's this pump for? smartthinking at 7:24am 06.22.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/2780 Well. don't I feel stupid. Just finished replacing the marine toilet on my 1990 Hunter 30' Open Tran
Hunter 25.5 bimini fit...question? longshot at 6:18am 06.22.10 Smaller Boats 2/2106 I am looking for a bimini for my 25.5 Hunter...seems as though they run from 350 to 1K....A sailmake
Leak - Raritan PHC 1992 - Location - Plug (2) Mark Wolf at 5:32am 06.22.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/3255 The leak is from the end plug on the base of the head; this is the opposite side from the pump. This
Boat Ramps in Chocowinity/Washington NC SamLust at 5:09am 06.22.10 Ask All Sailors 7/7516 I will be hauling my Hunter 260 down to Chocowinity NC in July. My cousin has a house on the Pamlico
Seeking advice on TV converter capejt at 11:48pm 06.21.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1582 Has anyone used one of those digital to analog converters on a TV system with a Shakespeare "ufo" st
Venice Louisiana - Oil Spill HQ - Video JoelHoover at 9:13pm 06.21.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2018 All of the waterways are blocked off for oil containment, so we took a road trip in the car to show
Dinghy lift (2) JBerger at 8:51pm 06.21.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/4191 I have heard that when you are sailing with a dinghy in tow, you should take the outboard off the di
Cherubini Hunter 37 Sightings (1) rardiH36 at 8:47pm 06.21.10 The Cherubini Hunters 7/3331 This Cherubini forum's been quiet of late! Must be we have all figured out everything and/or all
Can I replace the reefing lines paiscool at 7:58pm 06.21.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/2480 Can I replace the reefing lines on a 1995 Catalina 32 without opening the boom? Can I attach lines t

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Halyard Loss John Marrone at 7:42am 10.04.21 Thanks for the "Heads Up"
Best Fill for Drill and Tap All U Get at 7:41am 10.04.21 I used some WestMarine Six-10 thickened epoxy to seal some holes and then re-drilled them. the Six
Halyard Loss Leeward Rail at 7:37am 10.04.21 Like @Don S/V ILLusion says, a stopper knot is the thing. You got good practice for when you need t
Replace fuel stop cable with stop button Claude L.-Auger at 7:35am 10.04.21 That's not generally true. It is true for most of the smaller diesels in sailboats that are based
Hitch ball size for Trail-Rite trailer for Catalina 18? sail sfbay at 7:33am 10.04.21 Look for the manufacturers stamp or label of the correct trailer ball size on the coupler topside or
Stop wires slapping inside of mast? All U Get at 7:31am 10.04.21 I was thinking about using a sort of air bladder to inflate and pin the tubing against the inside.
Solent Stay H36 chichiflys at 7:26am 10.04.21 You would still need to fasten this somewhere to the face of the mast and to provide running backst
Tiller "slop" thoughts brobertson at 7:05am 10.04.21 I've had success making shims out of a plastic kitchen cutting board. They come in a variety of thic
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! odaydokay at 7:03am 10.04.21 OK, interesting. So flipping the discussion, if one is running at normal temps (within spec of Mfg)
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair Williammiller100 at 7:03am 10.04.21 You may be able to rotate the motor mounts enough to drill new mounting holes. Another great idea.
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair Williammiller100 at 7:02am 10.04.21 You might want to look into some of the threaded inserts that are designed to work with composite m
Halyard Loss John Marrone at 6:58am 10.04.21 Yes, I assume it is like running a ground, you will at one point run aground and pull the main sail
Halyard Loss Don S/V ILLusion at 6:49am 10.04.21 Or you could just tie a knot on the end???
Water Heater replacement for H31 jmce1587 at 6:45am 10.04.21 My H31 has an Atwood EHM6-SM water heater. Looks to be also discontinued with cross reference to Ku
Kubota Diesel (on the hard) model ZH600B sesmith at 6:34am 10.04.21 These guys have the concept and a product: Sea Flush I have one of those. It works great. I put
Kubota Diesel (on the hard) model ZH600B ifmdalvey at 6:16am 10.04.21 That is essentially the same thing because you have an open necked strainer. Many folks do not. S
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? MaritimeOliver at 6:09am 10.04.21 Home - Mariner Class Association and you hit the nail on the head for one of the applications I'm
Question on a 'new' Hunter 40.5 Rich Stidger at 6:07am 10.04.21 I visited the Hunter factory around the time they had built my 40.5. I asked about the 3 keel bolts
Stern rail seats DougM at 5:45am 10.04.21 The seats on the Beneteau that I had were Stern Perch brand that came with the boat when it was new.
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair RoyS at 5:21am 10.04.21 You may be able to rotate the motor mounts enough to drill new mounting holes.

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