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Alright Ladies, Let's hear your input Bad Obsession at 10:34pm 04.20.10 Ask All Sailors 57/8974 There are many of us guys out there sailing. A lot of us have wives, fiancees, or girlfriends that
Cunningham configuations Dalliance at 10:13pm 04.20.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2497 This spring I will be adding a couple sail controls the boat has been lacking; a rigid vang and a cu
How much does the mast weigh??? KandD at 9:05pm 04.20.10 Big Boats 19/20790 The rigging replacement question got me thinking... We're hauling/shipping the boat in about a mo
What's in a cherubini texasliam at 8:20pm 04.20.10 The Cherubini Hunters 9/4083 We are considering a couple of boats for a coastal cruiser that can do the caribean. We are in Galve
Hunter Headliner Cleaning sixspeed24 at 7:37pm 04.20.10 Smaller Boats 1/2720 After searching all over the internet for a solution on how to clean a badly stained headliner, that
Vision 32 holding tank Ed D at 7:31pm 04.20.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/3444 I have a 1989 Hunter 32ft Vision withthe holding tank under the shower seat and it as you know is
Rubber glazing channel for windows?? SailingWebGuy at 7:18pm 04.20.10 Catalina 30 8/3273 Hello! Does anyone know of a supplier for the U shaped rubber glazing channel for catalina ports (b
How to paint my boat e714753 at 7:06pm 04.20.10 Smaller Boats 1/1751 OK, I am preping my 1977 catalina 22 for new paint. I have stripped all the hardware and will start
Cracked Skeg reapir H30inDC at 7:03pm 04.20.10 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1819 The port end of our skeg is cracked. Wondering if anyone has experienced this and how you fixed it.
Sail Shape Jonny PIP at 7:00pm 04.20.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1538 HI I bought a new sail for my Roller Reffing and the foot is a little higher then the original sail
Diesel engine warm up and cool down? mseifert at 6:41pm 04.20.10 Ask All Sailors 9/6075 I was just reading a previous post about how long a diesel engine will last. Several of the respons
Cleaning out diesel tank? mseifert at 6:37pm 04.20.10 Ask All Sailors 20/11341 I sail on Lake Michigan and towards the end of last season had an unfortunate incident where my dies
Rigging a 1990 Hunter 27 asymmetrical spinnaker (2) tsbabcock at 6:07pm 04.20.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/5346 Can anyone help me figure out how to rig a 1990 Hunter 27 for an asymmetrical spinnaker. Pictures wo
Replace the rigging? Endurance2010 at 6:05pm 04.20.10 Big Boats 12/3504 I just bought a 1983 Hunter 34. The rig seems OK and some of it looks like it was replaced within t
D.I.Y. roller furling joemama7 at 5:52pm 04.20.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/25560 just a quick question about making your own roller system, I understand the concept of the pvc pipe
Wheel Helm Steering Cable Anne21009 at 5:29pm 04.20.10 Smaller Boats 0/1068 I had to replace my steering cable a few years ago and had it done "professionally". The steering h
Beneteau 50 Sailboat, pump service mikerzonca at 5:22pm 04.20.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1189 I have a Beneteau 50 Sailboat, 1996, built in France. It has a SeaLand VacuFlush pump and holding t
Hunter 18.5 sail slugs LTDARR at 4:10pm 04.20.10 Smaller Boats 3/1365 I broke off five sail slugs off my main sail this Monday. What would be the best replacements to buy
Folding propellers geocadd at 3:53pm 04.20.10 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/2261 We would like to exchange our propeller for a folding propeller. Does anyone know the shaft size on
Cleaning stains in cabin lining for O'Day 302 Michel16055 at 3:14pm 04.20.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/57 I've tried searching for links but am unable to find one. I want to properly clean stains on the lin

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Beneteau 323 mystery through-hull part Davidasailor26 at 7:20pm 05.31.22 Perfect - thank you! One quick follow-up. Can you post a link to the spare parts site that you use.
Max prop issues kloudie1 at 7:15pm 05.31.22 LH prop on a Right Hand application? Sounds like the blades are going to the wrong position when un-
Beneteau 323 mystery through-hull part nitrogenase at 7:11pm 05.31.22 Perfect - thank you! One quick follow-up. Can you post a link to the spare parts site that you use.
Beneteau 323 mystery through-hull part Davidasailor26 at 7:05pm 05.31.22
Screwed through the hull dlochner at 6:27pm 05.31.22 "I would not use butyl to close the end of the hole as it will be difficult to insert the butyl and
Screwed through the hull dmax at 6:24pm 05.31.22 "I would not use butyl to close the end of the hole as it will be difficult to insert the butyl and
Screwed through the hull tenacex at 6:16pm 05.31.22 Amazing. I will give it a go this fall! Scared to drill a hole through the hull but this makes sense
Screwed through the hull dlochner at 6:09pm 05.31.22 I'd drill it out to a quarter inch and use West System GFlex. It is a good epoxy and you will find m
Screwed through the hull tenacex at 6:04pm 05.31.22 Ok great thank you. The hole is incredibly tiny, a standard wood deck screw size. Maybe 1/20 of an i
What is this? DianaOfBurlington at 5:55pm 05.31.22 I have since received education about the solar-charging controller that renders a bit of what I sai
Ballast tank Crazy Dave Condon at 5:53pm 05.31.22 Do tie off the trailer winch handle just in case the winch lock fails as it happened to me. Once th
Kanzaki transmission dip stick svCasaMia at 5:53pm 05.31.22 The manual I just downloaded was for a ton of different Kanzaki transmissions. This is the text: T
Block Specifications JoeWhite at 5:43pm 05.31.22 If it cannot lift a person it does not belong on a boat.
Screwed through the hull dlochner at 5:40pm 05.31.22 Wow that is great news! Just to confirm, the exterior is inaccessible so it will just some epoxy ha
Laser crazing - is this a problem dlochner at 5:29pm 05.31.22
Block Specifications Davidasailor26 at 5:25pm 05.31.22
New owner! Rabe at 5:20pm 05.31.22 Congratulations! Woohoo! I'm not the FNG now! hehehe
Broken centerboard control rope stickinthemud57 at 5:17pm 05.31.22 However you resolve this, I suggest you replace whatever is securing your "down rope" with this: ht
FYI Rabe at 5:16pm 05.31.22 Very nice!
Screwed through the hull tenacex at 4:34pm 05.31.22 Wow that is great news! Just to confirm, the exterior is inaccessible so it will just some epoxy han

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