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stu et al follow-up Ron at 8:00am 06.15.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1265 Hi Stu;
Question; wax over painted hull? AXEL at 7:34am 06.15.10 Ask All Sailors 0/8 I recently acquired a small sailboat, a Phantom (similar to Sunfish). I started out sailing on these
What model Yanmar in the 40.5? PrincessoftheLake at 7:24am 06.15.10 Big Boats 4/1291 I know I should know this but I am blanking. I think it's the 4JHE? Is that right? I am asking be
Replaceing Vent (1) AndrewB at 6:41am 06.15.10 Big Boats 1/1537 How do I remove this air vent. I want to replace it with a new one that shines.
Looking for a Trailer for my Hunter 265 dvdm60in at 5:42am 06.15.10 Smaller Boats 7/2320 Does anyone know or can recommend where to get a good deal on a trailer for my Hunter 265 I just pur
Furler on backwards windhunter at 4:35am 06.15.10 Big Boats 0/953 I have a new to me H34. In a rush (and rain) when getting the mast up my assistants put the feeding
Marine Air repair in south Florida... Persy at 4:01am 06.15.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1228 I have not been able to get my Marine Air a/c fixed here in Abaco and am heading back in a few day
Bow Rail wmacken at 3:53am 06.15.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1107 I need a bow rail for an Oday 25. Does anyone have a used one or know where to get a new one? Thanks
Hand Held GPS - Help Me Pick One Ducati at 3:02am 06.15.10 Ask All Sailors 14/2864 Gone is my plan to purchase an expensive chartplotter. I now have decided to buy a handheld GPS.
Is my 38s5 hull cored or solid fiberglass? soc117811 at 1:54am 06.15.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2455 Hello I found a few blisters on my First 38s5 from 1991. I would like to postpone repair for a whi
Racing Handicap Gwyn at 1:52am 06.15.10 Big Boats 2/1370 I have a 1984 Hunter Legend 40 and I am racing her on the East coast of Scotland. I have not been
Hair Dryer Review Bad Obsession at 12:59am 06.15.10 Ask All Sailors 13/3132 A while back I posted about getting a 12V hair drier for my Fiancee. After many debates and a lot o
Honda 8HP 4 stroke manual needed barryheath at 9:21pm 06.14.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1946 I bought a 1989, 26 foot Mac and it came with many owners manuals but not one for the Honda outboard
Loose fit form tank drain nipple to clean out hose Nelsonhow at 8:33pm 06.14.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2471 Peggy, Last year I followed your advice and (any your book) and removed and replaced the old head i
Replacement Sails Lostknight at 8:32pm 06.14.10 Lancer 9/5921 Looking for a little help/info from some of you that are bound to know more than I. I recently bou
single lever side mounted control shadylady at 7:58pm 06.14.10 Pearson 0/1215 About ready to put the boat in the water, but have problems with the leakage and gear shift (side co
Volvo 2003 JoeD at 7:11pm 06.14.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1481 Have pulled my engine. It ingested some water into number two cyliner caused buy the exhaust rusted
1982 H27 wire size standing rigging jmnewell at 5:42pm 06.14.10 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1635 I am rigging a 27 foot 1982 Cherubini, and currently does not have the rigging, I need to know what
Beneteau 361-- 2000 dollars, what was paid? nnarth212 at 5:37pm 06.14.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1725 Fellas, Please go easy on the newb... my subject captures my question: What was the 361 (outfitted
West System SNAFU - HELP! NorfolkRagbagger at 4:32pm 06.14.10 Ask All Sailors 23/4463 :confused: Been working with a friend on a West System (great stuff) epoxy patch the length of the

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Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 flightlead404 at 9:26am 06.16.22 Close but no cigar :biggrin:. The loads on the bolts are pulsing tensile loads. With angular misal
Replacing engine instrument panel Scott T-Bird at 9:21am 06.16.22 Hey Scott, Maybe time for a home built solution? I'm thinking something that puts the gauges on bo
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 Ralph Johnstone at 9:19am 06.16.22 I assume the loads are pulsing shearing loads, but I'm really just guessing. Close but no cigar :
daysailer1 boom needed odaydokay at 9:07am 06.16.22 Rudi at R&D will at least know who can fabricate or he may have one.
Bilging Every 3 Minutes Davidasailor26 at 9:04am 06.16.22 Every 3 minutes would definitely concern me. Routine causes of nuisance bilge water include keel ste
Bilging Every 3 Minutes odaydokay at 9:00am 06.16.22 Is this an inboard engine? If yes, checking the stuffing box would be a place to start.
Replacing engine instrument panel Scott T-Bird at 9:00am 06.16.22 @Calif. Ted , I think I'm going to try to remove the face of the pod and fabricate something with a
Replacing engine instrument panel Ward H at 8:59am 06.16.22 Hey Scott, Maybe time for a home built solution? I'm thinking something that puts the gauges on bo
Funny Friday!!! kappykaplan at 8:52am 06.16.22 You are showing your generational bias... (reading? --- get real!) Woke up man!:badbad: Today's mod
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 8:45am 06.16.22 I don't see a magazine rack :confused: You are showing your generational bias... (reading? --- ge
Hunter 260 V Berth Under Bed Hatch Crazy Dave Condon at 8:36am 06.16.22 It would have been too costly to make new interior floor deck pans upping the cost of the 260. It w
Funny Friday!!! Justin_NSA at 8:34am 06.16.22 I don't see a magazine rack :confused:
Said goodbye to an old friend Phil Herring at 8:34am 06.16.22 It hurts my heart to see that boat on a trailer, but what follows is 100% inspiration!
Vented Hatch Covers rgranger at 8:33am 06.16.22 Windscoops are nice and do a good job of pushing a lot of air through the cabin (unless there is no
Cannot log into TrailorSailor ? Justin_NSA at 8:33am 06.16.22 The internet has spoken. You need to get a bigger boat! ;)
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 8:32am 06.16.22 206330 Looks like its going to be a new mod for the head.
Vented Hatch Covers sesmith at 8:25am 06.16.22 My wife made that with some scraps of sunbrella she had.
Replacing engine instrument panel Calif. Ted at 8:21am 06.16.22 On the last model made (MKII) they made the cockpit wider and added a larger console similiar to Hun
Vented Hatch Covers patagoniadave at 8:17am 06.16.22 This works for us, unless the rain is blowing. Awesome, thanks for the photo! I was just talking t
Cannot log into TrailorSailor ? Epic1969 at 8:16am 06.16.22

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