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Traveler position gary at 10:43am 03.11.10 Smaller Boats 11/1668 So I could put on a larger dodger on my H22 I was wondering about moving the main sheet traveler to
Hull Coating CSebago at 10:36am 03.11.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1484 Ahoy there- I have a Macgregor 26D Made about 1984?. I bought it used and it has an ablative coating
Hull Coating ? CSebago at 10:32am 03.11.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1370 Ahoy there - I have a 26D. I bought it used and it has an ablative coating. I sail on fresh water 95
Nylon Sail Shackles KEPPEL at 9:43am 03.11.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1519 Where can I source the nylon ubolt schackles that came stock on my 1989 30' Hunter? These are the ny
30T Rudder design flaw Steve Parfet at 9:41am 03.11.10 Seidelmann 1/2551 My 1980 30T rudder was made with dissimilar metals which almost caused a catastrophic breakdown. Wh
Seeking Marina recommendation -Mid Chesapeake area Royal Flush at 9:09am 03.11.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1654 I'm looking for a marina that won't break the bank. I might be able to keep the boat if I can get my
Fresh to salt water boating pbf3 at 7:48am 03.11.10 Big Boats 7/1488 I have a 1997 Hunter 376 in great condition. What is required to convert it from fresh water (it has
M-25 Electrical rbmcintire at 7:00am 03.11.10 Catalina 30 16/2577 New C-30 owner, "long-time listener, first-time caller". I've read several of the threads on configu
max crew-laden weight-im restoring hull floor. wulfe67 at 5:41am 03.11.10 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1658 hello,im wondering if the wood deck in the hull floor when first made counted against the 628lb disp
Gush and Bilidge Pump (2) Lookout at 4:56am 03.11.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/2228 I am the new and proud owner of a Catalina 27, 1977 hull number 2525. I have a few head scratching q
Time for another head malyea at 3:32am 03.11.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1226 My new to me '82 H30 has a Mansfield Model 751 that needs a rebuild kit. I haven't tested it yet - b
Rudder bearing basia at 1:29am 03.11.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2258 Hello Everyone, I'm trying to find where to buy a rudder bearing for Bavaria 39. If you could tell
Rudder bearing basia at 1:26am 03.11.10 Bavaria 1/2822 Hello everyone, I'm looking for a rudder bearing for Bavaria 39. Could You tell me where to buy it?
Noisy Head Pump Handle med2463 at 11:39pm 03.10.10 Ask All Sailors 2/288 We are starting to use our boat now after po and us not using it for several months. The head pump
Leaving finally sailaway78 at 8:50pm 03.10.10 Ask All Sailors 15/2448 Well, after sitting here on my duff for seemingly months, finally going to get out of here tomorrow
Mounting a wind vane & mast float on 146 esterhazyinoz at 8:26pm 03.10.10 Day Sailers 15/8792 I noticed some photos posted on this forum showing some owners (146/170) that have a mast float and
Fiber glass work under keel blueberry at 8:02pm 03.10.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2964 I have my 31 foot Irwin sailboat in my backyard on trailer. I would like to do fiberglass work und
What Digital Depth Sounder to use? estopa at 5:53pm 03.10.10 Day Sailers 5/1797 I need to get a depth finder. Was looking into this one, Humminbird HDR 610 In-Dash Digital Depth S
Leak at the top of the mast ridetheocean at 5:34pm 03.10.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1521 Hello Folks, I have a 1995 Hunter 336. I have seen an interesting problem arise this winter due t
Sail upgrade for O361 bsmith15 at 4:34pm 03.10.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1467 I have a O361 sailing on an inland lake. The Neil Pryde sails are wearing thin and it is time for a

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Wooden strip for Stern Rail Seats BigEasy at 7:45pm 04.04.22 Finished job. Varnish with Oak colour. Takes couple of days but result is well worth it. Very N
Starting fluid jviss at 7:03pm 04.04.22
H340 Inverter Crusty Ol Salt at 7:01pm 04.04.22 Here is a link to a manual for your inverter. Error codes are on page 5-5. https://www.xantrex.com
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? (1) Davidasailor26 at 6:36pm 04.04.22 the wind on the buildings produce two forces that must be addressed. first are positive forces on
Starting fluid Tally Ho at 6:31pm 04.04.22
Starting fluid jviss at 6:27pm 04.04.22
Starting fluid Tally Ho at 6:27pm 04.04.22 This made me chuckle. How does a hair dryer have any affect on an engine that's a couple of hundre
Starting fluid jviss at 6:26pm 04.04.22 It works for aircraft. So, you know an aircraft engine that is a diesel and a couple of hundred po
Starting fluid Tally Ho at 6:25pm 04.04.22 There's no throttle on a diesel engine, only a speed control, which is connected to the governor sp
Starting fluid Davidasailor26 at 6:23pm 04.04.22 I was also thinking it would eliminate the need for winterizing the engine Winterizing the engine,
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions waterking2 at 6:16pm 04.04.22 As promised, here are images from the underside of the deck where the FWD lower chainplates have be
Starting fluid Tom J at 6:00pm 04.04.22 This made me chuckle. How does a hair dryer have any affect on an engine that's a couple of hundre
Wooden strip for Stern Rail Seats jssailem at 5:28pm 04.04.22 Them is Pretty!
Wooden strip for Stern Rail Seats (3) Ken13559 at 5:27pm 04.04.22 Finished job. Varnish with Oak colour. Takes couple of days but result is well worth it. Ken Y
How to access through bolts above headliner WayneH at 5:23pm 04.04.22 On my T37, the battens are held up with screws BUT the battens cover up the screws that hold up the
240 mooring/dock cover Paul356 at 4:53pm 04.04.22 Good boat canvas tailors will come out and measure on the boat, usually using plastic panels. No on
H340 Inverter DannyO at 4:44pm 04.04.22 Correction - that is an E03 error.
PSA it turns out that you actually do need to remove the boom before lowering the mast (2) pclarksurf at 3:49pm 04.04.22 pclarksurf Is that big hook for the reefing grommet on the sail? Indeed-- was working up a reef h
PSA it turns out that you actually do need to remove the boom before lowering the mast ambler at 3:33pm 04.04.22 pclarksurf Is that big hook for the reefing grommet on the sail?
Outboard motor. Too much stress on the transom? Benny17441 at 3:29pm 04.04.22 I would be more concerned about the vertical acceleration forces that would be imparted when the ste

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