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1988 to 1990 Pearson 37 matthewspoint at 5:35pm 06.13.10 Pearson 0/1317 Am very interested in this boat, but would like to have wife get on one to see it before driving fif
Picture of a O'Day 222 mainsail reefed? estopa at 5:31pm 06.13.10 Day Sailers 14/11246 I still have the original main sail on my O'day 222. I see that it has the eye holes on the sail an
Links are not showing SVWindchill at 5:16pm 06.13.10 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/2454 Good Evening, I have read through pages and pages of the trailer sailer forum and many times posters
MacGregor and Scuba scubanos at 4:57pm 06.13.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1872 My wife and I are considering for our next boat purchase a new 26M for scuba diving and sailing. We
cabin courtesy lights out John Perry at 4:07pm 06.13.10 Big Boats 5/1911 New owner of a 2004 Hunter 36. All lights in the cabin except the small round courtesy lights work.
Sovereign Spreader Bar robjenks at 4:07pm 06.13.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1344 I need to make one less trip up the mast. Does anyone know the diameter of the spreader bar of a 23'
specs needed! Barry Love at 2:24pm 06.13.10 Smaller Boats 1/1106 I just purchased a 19' Hunter, and don't have any specs for the lines, anything. The mast and boom a
Sailing with a tiller... what is the most comfortable way?? damoses1 at 12:19pm 06.13.10 Ask An Oday Owner 22/3662 This is my first year owning a sailboat, so I could use some advice. What is the most comfortable w
How Much Mark Up On A Brand New Sailboat? sigbear at 11:44am 06.13.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2586 I see many brand new Catalina 309' on Yachtworld for around $105,000, however, since I have never bo
St. Louis Sailing Center, Good/Bad Reputation? sigbear at 11:37am 06.13.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1763 Does anyone have any experience buying a boat from St. Louis Sailing Center, good or bad? If I am
Catalina Coronado 15 stepping the mast (4) hkellogg at 11:07am 06.13.10 Trailer Sailors 11/17339 Just bought a 15c and trying to figure out how to step the mast. The person who sold me the boat did
Naming My S-2 ?????? woodster at 10:18am 06.13.10 Ask All Sailors 23/3728 in my thought process i have narrowed it down to two choices at this time...the first name is....
Burning Rig Pics never seen before (4) sailaway78 at 10:02am 06.13.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2426 Here are a couple of pics taken by an underwater welder friend. These are the only ones I have seen
Companionway hatch key or lock replacement firstlight at 9:17am 06.13.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/5475 Hi. We recently purchased a First 375. It only came with 1 key. I have visited several locksmiths
First 375 Owner Manual firstlight at 9:11am 06.13.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2207 We recently purchased a First 375 and have found that the owner's manual is incomplete. Any idea wh
Lost battens lkinseth at 8:21am 06.13.10 Smaller Boats 3/1710 I recently purchased a used Hunter 212 and unfortunately the battens were lost. Just wondering if an
Oday 22 boom securing kpgraci at 7:51am 06.13.10 Ask An Oday Owner 6/3321 Hi all, Newbie w/ questions here. The gooseneck on the boom of my 73 Oday 22 slips into an enlarg
Binacle Paint jorgefife at 7:30am 06.13.10 The Cherubini Hunters 9/2212 If there is a limit to how many postings one can do here, then I have gone overboard. My binacle is
Serial Number on 1985 M25 Trailer?? ksquared at 7:19am 06.13.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/3185 Hi All, I have a 1985 Macgregor 25 with the original trailer. I went to try and get the trailer re
Beneteau 50 - Running Backstays ajmbwas at 2:27am 06.13.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1852 Vessel is fitted with spare emergency forestay that goes from just under the masthead to the foredec

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Replacing cabin sole in 1979 Hunter 30 Jim Legere at 6:14am 03.19.22 Roy is 100% correct. I did the cabin sole on my 1983 H37C. The silicone is a bch to get off. I use
Floorplan overhaul thoughts? RoyS at 5:58am 03.19.22 Do you mean, you can't without a pump? I have never seen a pump on a galley sink drain. Gravity wo
Raw water impeller (Yanmar 4JH4) sailme88 at 5:56am 03.19.22 The first indication of failure should be an obvious decrease in the volume of discharge water at t
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard Davidasailor26 at 5:52am 03.19.22
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? kjdoyle1 at 5:38am 03.19.22 Thanks guys for the responses! No, there are no dings or damage on the outside of that hole.
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? dlochner at 5:36am 03.19.22 Good points. Here is a closeup pic. What does the paint or gelcoat look like on the other side? I
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? Davidasailor26 at 5:35am 03.19.22
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? thinwater at 5:35am 03.19.22 I don't see any structural damamge. Maybe there is a small gouge on the outside, probably just throu
Heat Exchanger to Raw Water Pump Hose - An Adventure in Maintenance. sailme88 at 5:31am 03.19.22 Just getting ready to jump back into readying the boat for service and appreciated your advice abou
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? (1) kjdoyle1 at 5:30am 03.19.22 Good points. Here is a closeup pic.
Floorplan overhaul thoughts? Joe at 4:22am 03.19.22 Hi All, We completely gutted every bit of the interior and drive train and are planning on buildin
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? rgranger at 4:16am 03.19.22 I would layer fiberglass from the outside using the 12:1 bevel. I would use epoxy instead of polyes
Epic Fail (Recovery) rgranger at 4:06am 03.19.22 Hey, Granger, I have the same broken spreader bracket, and have the new one waiting for me to insta
37C Rudder assembly components Jim Legere at 3:52am 03.19.22 David, There are no detailed drawings that I know of. If you download the owner's manual from the "B
2022 PacificNW Weather Update Will Gilmore at 3:38am 03.19.22
Have you made cockpit cushions? Will Gilmore at 1:13am 03.19.22 I made the patterns with heavy news print paper. The curve won't make any difference to the seamstr
Yanmar Engine Oil Change Benny17441 at 10:15pm 03.18.22 Well, the important factor in oil is viscosity while the great enemy of viscosity is heat and diesel
Yanmar Engine Oil Change Ralph Johnstone at 10:15pm 03.18.22 New oil and filter in an engine that sits is oil that just sits and that is pretty useless. I'll
Have you made cockpit cushions? thedude at 9:55pm 03.18.22 I'd make them with a curve. Shouldn't be too difficult to layout a template using cardboard and get
Electric bilge for 250wb Benny17441 at 9:48pm 03.18.22 I have spent some time with bilge pump projects on boats with no bilge compartment and shallow bilge

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