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C-30 outhaul repair Jimm at 5:30am 04.28.10 Catalina 30 5/7516 Need to replace the internal rigging on my outhaul. Line is frayed. Has anyone made this repair? It
speed, depth sounder in hull transducer ghaynie at 11:35pm 04.27.10 Lancer 8/2786 Please help if you can. The depth sounder and speed display quit simultaneously weeks ago. (still
216 Capsized...Couldn't Do It Paul Wash at 8:06pm 04.27.10 Smaller Boats 5/2062 There's been quite a few posts on this forum regarding the propensity for a boat to capsize. This pa
'82 33' Cherubini Emergency Tiller..pffftt HunterSailorJax at 6:46pm 04.27.10 The Cherubini Hunters 10/3043 We were in the ICW in JAX. Rudder cables snapped. Reached for the emergency tiller....its had rusted
OD28 Thru Hull Question Tom Potter at 6:23pm 04.27.10 Bigger Boats 3/1819 I have a question concerning thru hulls under the Head sink. I have two side by side in that locatio
vertical launching compadre at 6:07pm 04.27.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2624 hi, i'm a prospective Mac 26 d (looking at 1990 model) owner and want to dry sail the boat, using ou
water system issues piragua27 at 5:46pm 04.27.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1359 we're new sailors and we purchased our first 27 foot Hunter last fall.. We winterized the water syst
Cleaning sails bigsick at 5:40pm 04.27.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1851 Never had to clean sails on old sailboat, but my new one (2003) I want to stay ahead of dirt buildup
to much sail ? lafland 17 picnic tion010 at 4:50pm 04.27.10 Ask All Sailors 2/2117 l o a 17.3. beam 6.8. displacement 700 ibs. total area 204 ft. main sail 119 ft jib( furling) 85 ft
Flaking The Main Solution Ducati at 4:23pm 04.27.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2848 Our last boat had Dacron sails with a Dutchman system for the main and a roller furling headsail.
Cover for Walker Bay Dinghy? fuzzy at 4:11pm 04.27.10 Ask All Sailors 2/2455 Ahoy, where can I find a cover for my 8ft Walker Bay dinghy? I store it under a gas dock and collect
Rudder leak Sandman1234 at 4:05pm 04.27.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1475 I own a Beneteau 42cc (2005). Recently, I notiiced water on the floor of the engine room and traced
mast step spacing chengczk at 3:01pm 04.27.10 Ask All Sailors 1/2311 Does anyone know what the spacing should be for mast steps? I am planning to install fold up steps a
Where do you buy a buffer quick in Portland, Maine? Roger Long at 2:24pm 04.27.10 Ask All Sailors 23/4468 I went into a couple of stores and got blank looks and can't turn up a Makita dealer with Google. I
Need a trailer for '78 Catalina 22 fixed keel prayermama at 2:23pm 04.27.10 Catalina 22 14/4610 Please help! I just received a DONATED 1978 Catalina 22 fixed keel sailboat for my nonprofit to use
Stripped threads on riser of hatch '93 33.5 psherwin at 1:23pm 04.27.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1189 Hey: I have stripped out the plastic threads of the riser of one of my roof hatches ('93 33.5). How
2001 Hunter 340 Propane tanks David Dick at 1:11pm 04.27.10 Big Boats 13/4044 Does anyone know where i can get new propane tanks for a 2001 Hunter 340. I have not seen any on the
Alcohol stove/oven shadylady at 12:54pm 04.27.10 Pearson 0/1749 I'm working on a P-30 1971 with a Kenyon Marine Homestrand Alcohol Stove/oven on checking pipe to se
Propane tankless water heater Seattle Scott at 11:50am 04.27.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2609 Anybody using a tankless propane water heater without permanent mount, just hung from a rail when in
Help! I'm replacing bulkheads in my O'day 23 jayrose12 at 11:18am 04.27.10 Ask An Oday Owner 9/3188 Hey all! I'm replacing the bulkheads in my O'day 23. If anyone has an O'day 23 that they replace

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I'm afraid I was followed home from vacation Tater at 4:45am 06.03.22 Nice find. I keep hoping things will calm down so I can go sailing again. Sorry about Covid. I und
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) Terry Cox at 4:34am 06.03.22 Where are DNR balls located? How are they marked? The east side of Cypress Island has three locati
O'day 28 FWD End of Blackwater Tank Access (3) Clutch Cargo at 4:13am 06.03.22 For Richard 19068 - here are images of how I replaced the access panel in the v-berth and made it re
Beneteau 323 mystery through-hull part NYSail at 3:55am 06.03.22 I replaced mine with ones made of stainless steel.... bought from Defender and look much nicer and w
2003 473 seeking toerail NYSail at 3:53am 06.03.22 How bad is the original one damaged? A professional wood mill shop can make it for you easily. Have
O'day 19 Weekender Companionway Door Dimensions? (2) Ghowes at 12:02am 06.03.22
Great Lakes Maiden Voyage Help Dustin7 at 9:49pm 06.02.22 Don't miss the opportunity! I'm excited for you so I laid out an itinerary. Based on 2 days to ge
Cracked hull Hayden Watson at 9:23pm 06.02.22 I really doubt that the foam was ever bonded to the outer shell, and they are not intended to be a c
Outboard mounting bolts seized (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:30pm 06.02.22
Need pic of O'Day 25 Bow Project_Mayhem at 7:55pm 06.02.22 No worries. A count of how many bolts and screws will suffice as well
I'm afraid I was followed home from vacation Captain Larry-DH at 7:40pm 06.02.22 Those are fast, and go well even in light air. :thumbup:
New Hunter 19-2 update Henry Scurlock at 7:30pm 06.02.22 It looks pretty sharp Hard-To :)
Need pic of O'Day 25 Bow Timm R Oday25 at 7:06pm 06.02.22
Cracked hull SailorHunter at 7:01pm 06.02.22 Not planning to pour the adhesive into the cracks. That might work only for smaller areas adjacent t
Single-handed docking (1) DArcy at 6:49pm 06.02.22 I thought there was a rule to never approach the dock faster than you would want to hit it. Ha, th
2003 473 seeking toerail sail sfbay at 6:45pm 06.02.22 Custom build?
Cracked hull Will Gilmore at 6:13pm 06.02.22 Contact cement is likely to melt the foam. -Will
Cracked hull DArcy at 6:12pm 06.02.22 I don't see how contact cement could work for this application unless you completely peel the outer
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter Davidasailor26 at 5:50pm 06.02.22 The E10 fuel I use in my lawn edger plugs up the carburetor jets every year. This requires me ta
Outboard mounting bolts seized twalker H260 at 5:42pm 06.02.22

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