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lead keel paint curtisac at 4:05am 04.21.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2476 can someone suggest a good paint for the lead ballast on my oday 23, thanks,curt
Raymarine 6000 Installation Question Ducati at 3:28am 04.21.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2332 I am having a below deck autohelm (Raymarine 6000) installed on our 36.7. It will be done by a pr
Anybody Want To Invest In A Sailing Feature Film? (6) Zblock at 10:58pm 04.20.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1316 Pretty much looking for a large 1980's sailboat to film on somewhere on the Western Coast. I've got
Alright Ladies, Let's hear your input Bad Obsession at 10:34pm 04.20.10 Ask All Sailors 57/8025 There are many of us guys out there sailing. A lot of us have wives, fiancees, or girlfriends that
Cunningham configuations Dalliance at 10:13pm 04.20.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2416 This spring I will be adding a couple sail controls the boat has been lacking; a rigid vang and a cu
How much does the mast weigh??? KandD at 9:05pm 04.20.10 Big Boats 19/17141 The rigging replacement question got me thinking... We're hauling/shipping the boat in about a mo
What's in a cherubini texasliam at 8:20pm 04.20.10 The Cherubini Hunters 9/3967 We are considering a couple of boats for a coastal cruiser that can do the caribean. We are in Galve
Hunter Headliner Cleaning sixspeed24 at 7:37pm 04.20.10 Smaller Boats 1/2545 After searching all over the internet for a solution on how to clean a badly stained headliner, that
Vision 32 holding tank Ed D at 7:31pm 04.20.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/3235 I have a 1989 Hunter 32ft Vision withthe holding tank under the shower seat and it as you know is
Rubber glazing channel for windows?? SailingWebGuy at 7:18pm 04.20.10 Catalina 30 8/2836 Hello! Does anyone know of a supplier for the U shaped rubber glazing channel for catalina ports (b
How to paint my boat e714753 at 7:06pm 04.20.10 Smaller Boats 1/1566 OK, I am preping my 1977 catalina 22 for new paint. I have stripped all the hardware and will start
Cracked Skeg reapir H30inDC at 7:03pm 04.20.10 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1734 The port end of our skeg is cracked. Wondering if anyone has experienced this and how you fixed it.
Sail Shape Jonny PIP at 7:00pm 04.20.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1487 HI I bought a new sail for my Roller Reffing and the foot is a little higher then the original sail
Diesel engine warm up and cool down? mseifert at 6:41pm 04.20.10 Ask All Sailors 9/5244 I was just reading a previous post about how long a diesel engine will last. Several of the respons
Cleaning out diesel tank? mseifert at 6:37pm 04.20.10 Ask All Sailors 20/10120 I sail on Lake Michigan and towards the end of last season had an unfortunate incident where my dies
Rigging a 1990 Hunter 27 asymmetrical spinnaker (2) tsbabcock at 6:07pm 04.20.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/5153 Can anyone help me figure out how to rig a 1990 Hunter 27 for an asymmetrical spinnaker. Pictures wo
Replace the rigging? Endurance2010 at 6:05pm 04.20.10 Big Boats 12/3188 I just bought a 1983 Hunter 34. The rig seems OK and some of it looks like it was replaced within t
D.I.Y. roller furling joemama7 at 5:52pm 04.20.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/24027 just a quick question about making your own roller system, I understand the concept of the pvc pipe
Wheel Helm Steering Cable Anne21009 at 5:29pm 04.20.10 Smaller Boats 0/1021 I had to replace my steering cable a few years ago and had it done "professionally". The steering h
Beneteau 50 Sailboat, pump service mikerzonca at 5:22pm 04.20.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1123 I have a Beneteau 50 Sailboat, 1996, built in France. It has a SeaLand VacuFlush pump and holding t

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New H240 owner - portable toilet question chriscampbell at 8:40am 09.17.21 UPDATE! It turns out the Thetford 345 is a perfect fit as a replacement toilet on the Hunter 240. I
1997-H410 Stay chainplate cracks !! vgoya at 8:25am 09.17.21 NO Very interesting. Is it like mine (built of 3 welded plates) but without smile cut ? Can you
1997-H410 Stay chainplate cracks !! vgoya at 8:21am 09.17.21 Checking mine this weekend, scary thing Take a couple of pictures of it please. Does it have th
1997-H410 Stay chainplate cracks !! vgoya at 8:20am 09.17.21 I just checked my forestay and thankfull have no cracks. I agree you need emergency measures. Take
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? Don Guillette at 8:12am 09.17.21 Danstanford: Sail SFBay made me think of something. I said release the vang but be careful when you
Rudder bearings H34 DeniseO30 at 8:09am 09.17.21 I did receive an answer and no, they are no longer available, and it was suggested I do what I knew
Overprotection of prop (too much anode) on BENETEAU Oceanis 351 Bob S at 8:06am 09.17.21 I've gone the season with Pettit Prop paint, when the can ran out I switched to a ZRC product with t
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? Don Guillette at 7:49am 09.17.21 If a sailor can sail in light air they can sail in anything. The main sheet trimmer is responsible f
Replacing passive skimmer with electric field pump and automatic switch (2) SeaDogRun at 7:38am 09.17.21 198343
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? sail sfbay at 7:37am 09.17.21 Ditto easing the halyard and backstay (just enough to take up the slack) and outhaul to add extra ma
Replacing passive skimmer with electric field pump and automatic switch SeaDogRun at 7:33am 09.17.21 Yes.
Replacing passive skimmer with electric field pump and automatic switch kloudie1 at 7:22am 09.17.21 Is that the suction strainer for the manual bilge pump?
H41DS. What is a cut wire doing under galley? DRhoads at 7:22am 09.17.21 Wish my 420 manual had that detail. I will keep this one since the vessels are so close as another
Overprotection of prop (too much anode) on BENETEAU Oceanis 351 dlochner at 7:21am 09.17.21 Though you were not supposed to mix zinc and aluminum anodes in salt water. Use one or the other b
Overprotection of prop (too much anode) on BENETEAU Oceanis 351 DRhoads at 7:15am 09.17.21 Though you were not supposed to mix zinc and aluminum anodes in salt water. Use one or the other bu
Faded Sunbrella (or equivalent) Boat Canvas BigEasy at 6:58am 09.17.21 That's great, but What will talking to Sunbrella do to restore the color? Nothing. The idea is t
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing jssailem at 6:33am 09.17.21 The lines appear faded with age and exposure. That could be the issue. A good long soak in mild soap
Maine Sail update lehighsail at 6:11am 09.17.21 Done. Speedy recovery from another of your beneficiaries.
Faded Sunbrella (or equivalent) Boat Canvas (1) rgranger at 5:07am 09.17.21 No personal experience, but having recently purchased all new canvas I can appreciate your desire t
Beneteau 41.1 2017 autopilot compass failure intermittently DougM at 4:41am 09.17.21 I have a similar issue with a Raymarine ST6001. Compass heading matches the GPS and all seems normal

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