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Maxwell 14 single - speed winches Tallgrass Sailor at 6:20pm 04.22.10 Smaller Boats 6/5914 Has anyone recently either overhauled or disassembled, cleaned/lubed and reassembled a Maxwell 14 wi
Help needed to find right slide & shackle for 23 Hunter wanda nicol at 6:04pm 04.22.10 Smaller Boats 1/1253 I'm looking for help to find a slide 5/16 x 1 1/16 and shackle 1 5/8 x 1/2" for at 23.5 Hunter sailb
Curt of Port Henry, New York, a question (1) Shoaldrafter at 5:02pm 04.22.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1031 Curt, So how is the bridge construction? Can you sail under it yet? Or is the lake still frozen
Replacing sheave for jib halyard on P-303 (1) pinta27 at 4:57pm 04.22.10 Pearson 2/58 Hoisting the jib has been getting progressively harder each year, and I believe the sheave has eith
sailing the Gulf tmccall at 4:36pm 04.22.10 Smaller Boats 1/1903 we just bought a 1986 model Catalina 25 and are only moderately experienced sailors having owned a 2
mast griffinrv6 at 3:39pm 04.22.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1250 I am a new owner of a Hunter 27. After rigging the mast, I have a bow in the mast to the aft. I am
Useless fiberglass (2) Roger Long at 2:48pm 04.22.10 Ask All Sailors 14/2852 My boat (1980 Endeavour 32) originally came with this impressive but questionable looking fairing ar
Electrical Question seanshine at 2:38pm 04.22.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1762 I've been trying to fix my bow lights.... dammit. Gary and I worked on them last Saturday and the tw
Beneteau USA Syselios Parts Order System George Spiva at 2:30pm 04.22.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/8027 Is the Beneteau USA Syselios Parts Order System active? I filled out the UserID and Password request
6.9 hatch slides TrePojkar at 1:55pm 04.22.10 S2 3/1851 Does anyone know where to obtain a new set of the black plastic slides for the main hatch on a 6.9 S
Vacuum Gauge Installation Question Al - s/v Persephone at 1:36pm 04.22.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2260 I got a 1606 vacuum gauge kit for my spin-on Racor filter (R20P elements). It comes with _very_ gene
I Want to Buy A Catalina 309, But Hunter 306 Much Less Money? sigbear at 12:27pm 04.22.10 Ask All Sailors 41/29971 I have been looking to buy a 2003-2007 Catalina 309/310, however, it seems the used Hunter 306 are m
Fellow member warning Tim R. at 11:44am 04.22.10 Ask All Sailors 28/4958 Back in the fall I offered to send a prop to a guy for him to use on his boat. The agreement was th
Profurl Furling Rick2413 at 11:44am 04.22.10 Ask All Sailors 11/3811 I installed a Profurl furling system last year and so far am really impressed with its quality. The
Help in identifying this hunter (1) Charisma at 11:43am 04.22.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1797 Hi Guys. My wife was at a seminar this week in Tampa, while there she came across this boat. She swe
Denatured Alcohol Brands and Prices Blue Nose at 11:32am 04.22.10 Ask All Sailors 13/7064 I have to say I love my Origo pressureless alcohol stove. I have been buying the soot-free denature
Sailing performance with centerboard Mark Ferrick at 11:14am 04.22.10 The Cherubini Hunters 8/2313 I have a 1975 Hunter 30 keel/centerboard that happens to leak at the base of the pendant tube / hose
DSC Radio Safety Alert Chuckbear at 10:06am 04.22.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1504 This is a copy of an email that we have just sent out to all of our subscribers. Up until yesterday,
Alternative woods for teak? Smiley at 9:56am 04.22.10 Catalina 22 13/8077 What are alternative woods to teak on a sailboat? I know plastic is used for the cabin crib boards,
Question for Maine Sail PrincessoftheLake at 8:52am 04.22.10 Big Boats 0/1213 When you replied to my post about rebedding the fixed portlights you had mentioned using a spacer.

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Hope everyone had a great weekend kappykaplan at 4:55am 05.31.22 Well done! I reverse in all the time. I have a pair of spring lines on the port side of the boat.
Coos Bay Oregon Terry Cox at 4:21am 05.31.22 Hi John. Lived and worked in Coos Bay/North Bend for a few years with some recreational time on the
Laser crazing - is this a problem dlochner at 3:33am 05.31.22 The crazing is most likely cosmetic. Since it was stored in a very hot area the cause is probably th
Marine plywood- to use or not to use? RoyS at 3:30am 05.31.22 I bought a half sheet of 3/4" marine plywood from Amazon. It was full of voids and probably was not
Single-handed docking kappykaplan at 3:28am 05.31.22 Fenders hanging off the side of the boat will catch on pilings and cause problems docking. :plus:
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter dlochner at 3:26am 05.31.22 Well, the mystery of the fuel starvation is solved. Now for the next mystery, what is that stuff. Ma
Torque specs for Yanmar 3GM30F? skunther at 11:42pm 05.30.22 Just as a FYI - You could use what's called a "Crows Foot Torque Wrench" - that does allow you to m
Torque specs for Yanmar 3GM30F? skunther at 11:38pm 05.30.22 Not sure if you have received the manual from dlochner yet, but I was on my boat this morning and l
Anchor of Alki? skunther at 11:29pm 05.30.22 Thanks for that. We'd probably roll plenty at Alki even if the holding is good.
Port hatch on Hunter23 help philiefay at 9:37pm 05.30.22 I recently used a flexible epoxy to fix some cracks. Total Boat 382660 Thixo, it comes in a tube tha
Laser crazing - is this a problem leo310 at 9:24pm 05.30.22 You did not state the condition of the sail. If you need sails then walk away the crazing need tp be
Heater Hayden Watson at 8:50pm 05.30.22 If you are talking about an engine heated "red-dot" system it will only work when the engine is runn
big dreams, great vessel, john alden race boat jon hansen at 8:48pm 05.30.22 really cute kid!
big dreams, great vessel, john alden race boat jon hansen at 8:47pm 05.30.22 zVfWh2qAZF4
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter (5) philiefay at 8:42pm 05.30.22 So today I pulled the fuel lines off and cut them at the hose clamps. Pushed a rag through like clea
What is this Ship's Symbol? kgray9 at 8:24pm 05.30.22 That is the back side of the sail. Might want to look at the other side. Otherwise, it is the symbo
Electrical System info Overload BarryL at 8:23pm 05.30.22 Hey, Quick question: What is your power budget? What devices do you have the need power? How many a
Emergency bilge pumps(s) Crusty Ol Salt at 8:15pm 05.30.22 I carry a food grade bucket that I coil my freshwater hose into. I am having no issues with my sta
Charleston sailors- bottom paint recommendation needed rgranger at 8:13pm 05.30.22 Thanks Good info.
H280 - Pulling a New Outhull Crusty Ol Salt at 7:58pm 05.30.22 Good on you. how did you get the lines pulled Through? Greg Once I cleaned everything out of th

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