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Plastic fake window replacement Wolf24530 at 7:55pm 04.22.10 Big Boats 4/2303 I have a Hunter 410 built in 1999 and it has two fake port hole windows on either side of the raised
What do you do for venting? Is it necessary? damoses1 at 7:16pm 04.22.10 Day Sailers 2/1551 After researching quite a bit on solar vents, I don't think they are worth the time or money. I am
Is a Lewmar 24 2-Speed Winch too big for an O'day 22? (1) damoses1 at 6:50pm 04.22.10 Day Sailers 6/3978 I know a guy that will sell me his pair of Lewmar 24 2-speed chrome winches (older, heavy style) for
Remove dodger? Endurance2010 at 6:38pm 04.22.10 Big Boats 12/3570 Does anyone really believe the dodger does much? I have a dodger that is a real eyesore on a newly
Maxwell 14 single - speed winches Tallgrass Sailor at 6:20pm 04.22.10 Smaller Boats 6/5565 Has anyone recently either overhauled or disassembled, cleaned/lubed and reassembled a Maxwell 14 wi
Help needed to find right slide & shackle for 23 Hunter wanda nicol at 6:04pm 04.22.10 Smaller Boats 1/1208 I'm looking for help to find a slide 5/16 x 1 1/16 and shackle 1 5/8 x 1/2" for at 23.5 Hunter sailb
Curt of Port Henry, New York, a question (1) Shoaldrafter at 5:02pm 04.22.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/991 Curt, So how is the bridge construction? Can you sail under it yet? Or is the lake still frozen
Replacing sheave for jib halyard on P-303 (1) pinta27 at 4:57pm 04.22.10 Pearson 2/58 Hoisting the jib has been getting progressively harder each year, and I believe the sheave has eith
sailing the Gulf tmccall at 4:36pm 04.22.10 Smaller Boats 1/1753 we just bought a 1986 model Catalina 25 and are only moderately experienced sailors having owned a 2
mast griffinrv6 at 3:39pm 04.22.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1183 I am a new owner of a Hunter 27. After rigging the mast, I have a bow in the mast to the aft. I am
Useless fiberglass (2) Roger Long at 2:48pm 04.22.10 Ask All Sailors 14/2711 My boat (1980 Endeavour 32) originally came with this impressive but questionable looking fairing ar
Electrical Question seanshine at 2:38pm 04.22.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1653 I've been trying to fix my bow lights.... dammit. Gary and I worked on them last Saturday and the tw
Beneteau USA Syselios Parts Order System George Spiva at 2:30pm 04.22.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/7677 Is the Beneteau USA Syselios Parts Order System active? I filled out the UserID and Password request
6.9 hatch slides TrePojkar at 1:55pm 04.22.10 S2 3/1716 Does anyone know where to obtain a new set of the black plastic slides for the main hatch on a 6.9 S
Vacuum Gauge Installation Question Al - s/v Persephone at 1:36pm 04.22.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2104 I got a 1606 vacuum gauge kit for my spin-on Racor filter (R20P elements). It comes with _very_ gene
I Want to Buy A Catalina 309, But Hunter 306 Much Less Money? sigbear at 12:27pm 04.22.10 Ask All Sailors 41/27892 I have been looking to buy a 2003-2007 Catalina 309/310, however, it seems the used Hunter 306 are m
Fellow member warning Tim R. at 11:44am 04.22.10 Ask All Sailors 28/4748 Back in the fall I offered to send a prop to a guy for him to use on his boat. The agreement was th
Profurl Furling Rick2413 at 11:44am 04.22.10 Ask All Sailors 11/3493 I installed a Profurl furling system last year and so far am really impressed with its quality. The
Help in identifying this hunter (1) Charisma at 11:43am 04.22.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1668 Hi Guys. My wife was at a seminar this week in Tampa, while there she came across this boat. She swe
Denatured Alcohol Brands and Prices Blue Nose at 11:32am 04.22.10 Ask All Sailors 13/6410 I have to say I love my Origo pressureless alcohol stove. I have been buying the soot-free denature

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Simple head question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:20pm 09.17.21 Is the odor out the tank vent or is it from the toilet? --Peggie
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler jssailem at 3:18pm 09.17.21 Deepsea's envisioned trawler, might be a rather spartan Great Loop boat.
Rudder bearings H34 JamesG161 at 3:07pm 09.17.21 really know till I start actively sailing the boat, if it's going to need rudder bearings but I sus
Decking forward cutty need pictures previously inhabited by wildlife (Javelin) (1) Seaswood at 3:00pm 09.17.21 This was damage cut out & replacement piece https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52279550472_cd033e35
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler Leeward Rail at 2:55pm 09.17.21 which is building wooden boats. Hmm...sounds like a nice small wood trawler will happen one day.
New Kells 23 owner to perform restoration (9) Thegt30 at 2:46pm 09.17.21 Im doing the same here on my new kells, this tread will be of some help for sure. I traded my first
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler Deep Sea at 2:33pm 09.17.21 No doubt I love being on "and in" the water. I'm a Navy bratt and a retired deep sea diver. Being
Cal 21 Year Built jssailem at 2:04pm 09.17.21
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler dLj at 2:04pm 09.17.21 I always weigh how much I want to be on the water compared with how much time I want to work on a pr
Cal 21 Year Built Deep Sea at 2:02pm 09.17.21 Thanks jssailem. Is that HIN placement true of all sailboats or just the Cals? Deep Sea
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? jssailem at 2:00pm 09.17.21 Thank you Don. It was back in 2019 that I explored the sails. And yes I looked into sails through SB
Engine Instruments Died DArcy at 1:58pm 09.17.21 Found the culprit. The engine harness connector is known to me as a bad actor so after a quick check
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler Deep Sea at 1:53pm 09.17.21 Into a boat designed to trawl a fishing net? Or do you mean removing the mast and rigging, then pow
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler Deep Sea at 1:47pm 09.17.21 Based on my professional experience in the automotive field, which is much more economical than the
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? Don Guillette at 1:41pm 09.17.21 I have been following the folks at Quantum Sails since asking for a sail quote. John: Have you as
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? Don Guillette at 1:38pm 09.17.21 :), b. For example I have a fixed, non-adjustable, fairlead car which is as far forward as it can
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler Deep Sea at 1:36pm 09.17.21 I've done some reading on the ballast issues. My swing keel carries 360 pounds. I plan to compensa
Simple head question Project_Mayhem at 1:19pm 09.17.21 I've had it with this awful Camco stuff! The head smells awful and I've put an order in for Odorlos.
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler All U Get at 12:58pm 09.17.21 It would change the stability of your boat. The mast does more than providing propulsion, do some r
Cal 21 Year Built jssailem at 12:52pm 09.17.21 If the boat has an HIN then it will tell the year listed as built. Look on the Starboard Stern for a

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