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sticky hatch jcwlbw at 2:32pm 05.15.10 Smaller Boats 4/2061 What do you use to lube up the hatch on a H26?
Mast (base) (1) someday at 2:09pm 05.15.10 Bigger Boats 3/2114 Hi I have a O'Day 30. The mast has been replaced at some point and I seem to be having a leakage p
Mast holder mbreitba at 11:18am 05.15.10 Catalina 22 19/3636 I just became the proud owner of a 1978 catalina 22 swing keel. This boat was given to me (with tra
Holding tank vent Nereussailor at 11:07am 05.15.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2467 How does a holding tank vent work? I was trying to figure it out the other day, and mine doesn't see
Rebuilt my head Nereussailor at 11:01am 05.15.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1673 Ok, Now that I have rebuilt my head, I still have a leak where the line from the bottom on the hold
rigging wrong? geehaw at 10:50am 05.15.10 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2478 Well hello, New sailor, new boat owner. Bought a O-day 25 and trying to teach myself to sail. Had h
fressh water pump problem gopolk at 8:53am 05.15.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1651 Jabsco PAR-MAX 3......about 4 years old. First time using it this season. Turn the breaker switch
O'day 20 Spreader Bar Oday20 at 8:27am 05.15.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/3879 I have a 1974 Oday-20 I looked out today and I noticed one of my spreader bars fell off. don't reall
Be Careful who you do business with.. KurtO at 8:02am 05.15.10 Ask All Sailors 13/3765 Well, this is a first for me, never before have I felt the need to let everyone know about a marine
Anyone sailed to Macinaw in Lake Huron? luv2sail67 at 6:09am 05.15.10 Destinations 8/4974 Hi - we are planning to sail to Macinaw from the east from the North Channel at the end of June - wo
Interesting day on Tampa Bay. (4) Ed Schenck at 5:39am 05.15.10 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1733 One year later I sailed my boat! Cruise ship chased us out the channel(pic). And there is Ed A at th
Low Cost Windlass jibes138 at 4:38am 05.15.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2270 Has anyone ever rigged up a trailer manual winch on their bow to use as a low cost windlass? These
Welcome Home Jessica (3) Joe at 12:55am 05.15.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2241 http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201005/r566879_3469051.jpg http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201005/r56689
C-22 MK-II Lifting Sling (3) CaptDon01 at 8:17pm 05.14.10 Catalina 22 5/6495 We dry-sail our MK-II out of the Mission Bay Yacht Club in San Diego. It's cheaper to rent the stor
MK-II SCREACHING Starboard Cockpit Hatch (2) CaptDon01 at 8:03pm 05.14.10 Catalina 22 1/1466 We recently purchased a 2002 MK-II. We really like the boat, with one exception......when ever you
swollen keel wendym at 7:31pm 05.14.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1755 I have 2 Venture 224's, one for parts. I need to know if I can use a sawsall to cut the keel out of
Thanks for Cetol advice (1) higgs at 7:08pm 05.14.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1630 Using advice from this forum I did some woodwork this spring. Here are the results:
DryTortugas National Park, no palm trees! David S at 6:34pm 05.14.10 Destinations 10/5237 My destinations have been Big Pine Key and Punta Gorda's Charlotte Harbor with my O'day 22. With the
Motor on or off the boat when trailering? jackhartjr at 5:54pm 05.14.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2235 Hi folks, for those of you that trailer, if you have a 9.9HP or similar, do you let it ride on the m
Need advice GerrieLheureux at 2:53pm 05.14.10 Balboa 1/2535 My husband and I are new in sailing and are looking for a starter boat. I am looking at a 24' Balbo

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Hunter 34 owners, hull & liner thickness near keel stub? (4) DeniseO30 at 10:40am 06.07.22 206022I keep forgetting to make it update! things went well on launch day! the new flanged through
SBO is moving to the lower right-hand corner Phil Herring at 10:33am 06.07.22 The metropolis of Gainesville, which is a nice town!
Pinhole leak in 2015 Zodiak Wave Stephan at 10:31am 06.07.22 I have used a product call Aquaseal to fix pinhole in inflatables, no patching required. It works g
79' C7C 30 mast lights/wiring LloydB at 10:30am 06.07.22 Given the low draw of current for LED lamps available today if the mast were mine I would install tw
SBO is moving to the lower right-hand corner kloudie1 at 10:29am 06.07.22 Welcome to the South! Yall will be happy to learn about how good grits are with breakfast.. Where a
Cracked hull SailorHunter at 10:00am 06.07.22 Had this boat been newer, another option would have been to remove the entire outer panel, and fabri
Do I have a teak interior or cherry? Terry Cox at 9:52am 06.07.22 Looks very much like our teak interior. Likely teak with a teak oil finish.
Outboard mounting bolts seized LloydB at 9:30am 06.07.22 Single Jack
Do I have a teak interior or cherry? LloydB at 9:14am 06.07.22 Why would Hunter manufacturing not tell you directly what wood type and finish would be most likely
traveller change/upgrade jssailem at 8:55am 06.07.22 Unless the idea is to have an all original remake of a Newport 33, just measure the track size and s
Oceanis 37 companion way top step removal? rgroothuis at 8:26am 06.07.22 Where you able to resolve this problem? I've the same issue on my boot (Oceanis 37 from 2009). Each
Pinhole leak in 2015 Zodiak Wave dlochner at 8:18am 06.07.22 There is a product to seal small holes from the inside. Pour the stuff in, pump up the tubes and rol
Pinhole leak in 2015 Zodiak Wave odaydokay at 8:07am 06.07.22 Well, the two step trick of superglue and then patch 24 hours later worked just fine, but of course
Cracked hull SailorHunter at 7:28am 06.07.22 Present plan is to cut out small manageable size panels, one at a time, glue these back to the foam,
Starting my LFP build. edwardc at 7:28am 06.07.22 Hayden, Your build parallels my own 18 month LiFePo4 saga (still in progress). Eight EVE LF280K
O'Day 23 interior repair questions JBP-PA at 7:16am 06.07.22 I've found the easiest way to remove old adhesive from the fiberglass without causing damage is a fi
Mainsail downhaul brockangelo at 7:03am 06.07.22 That's a great idea. I kept the section of line that I tied up, but your's looks way better!
Mainsail downhaul (1) JBP-PA at 6:51am 06.07.22 I got a new sewing machine this winter, and had way too much time snowed in. This is my new track cl
Do I have a teak interior or cherry? JBP-PA at 6:34am 06.07.22 Is very difficult to get a great match on wood. Even the same exact wood will look different as it a
Spar Height rgranger at 6:33am 06.07.22 If you wanted to recover those few inches the PO cut off, you can add a piece of starboard or trex o

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