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Masthead Sheave, ODay 222 KAC222 at 1:56pm 04.24.10 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2412 I have a 1988 ODay 222 with a split masthead sheave. Where can I find replacment sheaves if D'R Mari
Mildewed matress MaestroCT at 12:42pm 04.24.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1694 Dear Colleagues, I have a Hunter 460 which has a mildewed matress in our aft port cabin. Does this m
Sail design idea-vertical inflatable battens Hermit Scott at 12:23pm 04.24.10 Ask All Sailors 18/4782 Can you put a vertical inflatable batten in a sail to make the sail have a good shape when it is fur
27 catalina Westerbeke exhaust routing? Inside Passage Vet. at 12:01pm 04.24.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1431 Routing the exhaust by Westerbeke standards causes problems. Any assistance would be apreciated. Tha
Keel Weight ClarkK at 10:51am 04.24.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1545 Hello everybody, Have a project boat ('78 Mac 21) that I bought several years ago and my goal is t
head sail chafe (1) k green at 10:51am 04.24.10 Big Boats 1/1420 I just put up my repaired sail today and it seems the sailmaker put a chafe guard on the head sail.
Is anyone in the Commercial and Pro Audio industry also a sailor? tvangrove at 10:20am 04.24.10 Ask All Sailors 13/2559 I asked this once before and my curiosity got the best of me again. I'm in the commercial audio ind
Bimini on H26 jsd6410 at 10:12am 04.24.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2239 We have a 1995 Hunter 26. We are interested in purchasing a bimini. Sailboatowners.com sells a pre
Putting an O'day 22 on a boat lift fskoda1 at 9:52am 04.24.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1303 I need to put my oday 22 on a boat lift. My plan is have it supported by to 14 foot bunks (carpeted
240 Bimini Greg Northcutt at 9:32am 04.24.10 Smaller Boats 8/2788 I would like to put a bimini on my 2002 Hunter 240. Where are the sources? Is one style preferable
Long Trips Bill Jones at 8:34am 04.24.10 Smaller Boats 6/1733 I'm curious if anyone has taken an extensive trip in a H23.5? I don't mean on highways, but by wate
Bomar Port Light Install HoneypieE30+ at 8:34am 04.24.10 Ask All Sailors 4/6176 Does anyone have technical instructions on installing Bomar 2000 series portlight? Can you give me
replaceing Prop shaft raw water lub fitting Bruce Schwartz at 7:53am 04.24.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/3196 Need help in trying to fix my 393 prop shaft raw water lube fitting. This is the fitting that leads
Late Launch (1) Maine Sail at 7:19am 04.24.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1657 Well the fuel tank leak really slowed me down as well as my real job but I am back to the re-wire.
Blaise and Midnight Sun(H37C) Ed Schenck at 7:08am 04.24.10 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1831 Blaise Pierson is holding his own in the St. Pete to Mexico regatta( http://cloud.iboattrack.com/r/
Yes Sailing Again seadaddler at 6:25am 04.24.10 Big Boats 1/1441 Yes it looks like a great day for sailing today warm and breezy and the doc and my lovely wife said
Windlass coopert at 10:13pm 04.23.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1781 Can someone recomend a Windlass that will fit a 2005 33 Hunter which has a large anchor locker which
Is Catalina contactable? Brahmany at 9:32pm 04.23.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1609 After buying a new Catalina from a dealer almost two years ago I have never been contacted by Catali
Mooring Mast Buoy awoody at 8:21pm 04.23.10 Smaller Boats 4/5544 I noticed that a few people are using a mooring mast buoy. The mast buoys that I have seen have an
16' Varalyay Toper tomheer at 8:17pm 04.23.10 Other Sailboats 0/1184 Hello. I was wondering if anyone knows what a 1939, 16' Varalyay Toper might be worth today. Since i

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Shroud and stay tension - H240 chriscampbell at 8:04am 05.10.22 Pictures of mast and prebend side views please. Include those of turnbuckles. Is the forestay turn
Shroud and stay tension - H240 Joe at 7:53am 05.10.22 Start over. Follow the guide in owner's manual, The forestay does not rely on tension the way th
Loose shrouds? rschuss at 7:49am 05.10.22 For me, looking at the pictures #3 and #4 tells the story. The mast step/ deck is caving in!. I own
Winch maintenance - how often do you? jon hansen at 7:32am 05.10.22 top offshore racing teams lube the winches, and everything that moves, before each and every race.
Mistake made when installing lines aft (fortunately it was an easy fix) Joe at 7:27am 05.10.22 My question is why or what are you glueing. I use a polysulfide type sealant, such as life caulk.
Help replacing sheave divider on a Hunter 26 RBryn at 7:05am 05.10.22 Thanks for the quick response. Yes, I was planning to do the same, but will look at the bent nose pl
Catalina 27.5 sail sfbay at 6:55am 05.10.22 Welcome to the forum!! Are you referring to the Catalina 275? If so, suggest an internet search on
2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season (1) JamesG161 at 6:43am 05.10.22 How did the forecast turn out? too large to upload here. The video shows the Surface temperature
Hunter H22 Spreader Bracket Replacement (1) rgranger at 6:39am 05.10.22 probably safe to just drill and rivet but if you want to be extra cautious, you could fill them with
Winch maintenance - how often do you? Parsons at 6:37am 05.10.22 I use a rule-of-thumb (literally) that a good surveyor taught me. Put your thumb in the handle hole
Help replacing sheave divider on a Hunter 26 rgranger at 6:34am 05.10.22 Same problem, but ... What the hell is that? https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments/205156
Legend 35.5 bow pulpit seat (1) sail sfbay at 6:20am 05.10.22 See posts # 1, 5, 6 and 6 on how several forum members made their seat Bow Pulpit Seat \| Sailboat Ow
Winch maintenance - how often do you? jviss at 6:17am 05.10.22 I do mine every other year. Pro tip: very little grease is necessary, only a film on the bearings.
Sailing the Heel Crazy Dave Condon at 6:02am 05.10.22 The past few responses reflect the same sentiments of Warren Luhrs who founded Hunter
Broken Steel Bolt in Universal M 12 Engine StanleyJ at 5:36am 05.10.22 Thanks Folks! After using a combination of your solutions, I finally was able to remove the broken
Sailing the Heel shemandr at 5:19am 05.10.22 In the OP the main looks pretty deep to me. Once you get to 15 Kts. the outhaul should be tight to
Mast wiring access bil1215 at 5:18am 05.10.22 Some builders use a wire connector on the deck. They are convenient yet they experience corrosion is
How can I protect this terminal block? jviss at 5:11am 05.10.22 If you don't care to eliminate it as others have suggested, you can try Corrosion-X.
Newport 30-3 grab rails bil1215 at 5:03am 05.10.22 Looks really nice! Greg Thanks Greg, it was about 4 hour labor to make the 2 of them. I messed up
SWEET GALE has left a trail of broken dreams from Texas to Maine that has spanned more than 70 years. TomY at 5:03am 05.10.22 Interesting that you should bring this up after 2-1/2 years! @TomY what has become of Sweet Gale?

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