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Boat owning info rob831 at 8:48am 03.02.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1369 I have loved sailboats all my life. Now I'm looking at buying my own. I would be living on this bo
trouble with my m25xp cpconway4@msn.com at 8:41am 03.02.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1363 My M25 xp will run OK for 2 hrs, then quit. It will restart again but ofter die after that and the
Interior Teak Finish maxxx at 8:27am 03.02.10 Ask All Sailors 11/4354 I just spent the weekend oiling the teak in my O'day 28 using Watco Teak oil. The interior had not s
Shower conversion obezyanka at 8:20am 03.02.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1289 We have 1991 Beneteau 390 with two cabins, two heads and a shower. We really would like to convert t
DS III Jib Hank spacing beeteejr at 8:13am 03.02.10 Ask An Oday Owner 5/5397 I'm going to install hanks on my jib which has a wire luff. How many hanks should I use, how far apa
Life line posts MICHAEL7914 at 8:07am 03.02.10 Big Boats 4/1352 Hello,, would anone know where i could locate new life line stancions for my 37 legend,,three of min
Potomac River Anchorages Ariel at 7:35am 03.02.10 Ask All Sailors 8/7004 We are planning a cruise to Washington, DC now that the Woodrow Wilson Bridge is completed. We are v
Catalina 27 - Soft cabin floor/sole issue rtdbphoto at 7:34am 03.02.10 Ask All Sailors 7/6873 Was wondering if anyone there has ever come across this. I have a Catalina 27 (1972). and the cabin
Aux Bilge Pump Switches...to Be Or Not To Be woodster at 7:34am 03.02.10 Ask All Sailors 13/2642 i am wondering if it is better to have bilge pumps with no automatic switch and a aux float switch
Portsmouth Handicap Beneteau 323 wrbeglin at 7:32am 03.02.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1569 Has anyone seen an accurate or sanctioned handicap for the Beneteau 323. I do not see one on the Por
Heating system circulator pumps Roger Long at 4:07am 03.02.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1369 After rude sticker shock at the marine store looking at a Johnson CM 10 circulating pump for my hot
77 Oday 22' islandjim at 3:13am 03.02.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1451 I am still running the original sales on my 1977 Oday 22' and have been trying to find a used set th
Dark areas on the cabin sole...HELP! capejt at 1:13am 03.02.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2898 While checking on my boat this weekend I noticed a few unsightly dark areas on the cabin sole. The f
Anchor Support jorgefife at 8:43pm 03.01.10 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1286 Now that my mast is up, my engine running well, I am getting adventurous At the yard I regularly vis
overboard!!!! davidmmeyers at 7:20pm 03.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2130 We have a 1969 venture 21 so... last fall my nephew dropped the mast footing overboard!!!!.. a b
stiff steering/rudder in Hunter 34 michkahn at 6:49pm 03.01.10 Big Boats 7/3176 I have a 1984 Hunter 34 and in the last two years the steering/rudder have gotten quite stiff. It i
bimini JCT at 5:56pm 03.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1296 Have a '99 26X with a Taylor bimini that needs to be replaced. Taylor no longer makes them. Have
Oh Joy Resto 03/01/10 (10) CharlieCobra at 5:39pm 03.01.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1494 Got into the shop to finish up the cockpit shelf for the Starboard side. When setting and drilling
Water maker Pegleg Sailor at 5:13pm 03.01.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1944 I am considering purchasing a water maker for my boat, but don't want to spend billions of dollars.
Block Heater - 2GM20F Gypsy Wind at 3:41pm 03.01.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/1569 Has anyone installed a small block heater in a 2GM block by removing a frost plug? Thinking it would

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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?
Sailing the Heel jviss at 5:01am 05.10.22 Depends on the boat. Consult your naval architect! Some boats were designed to go faster at steep
how to take down mast for trailering Crazy Dave Condon at 4:57am 05.10.22 As a volunteer and owning a sailboat dealership, I took care of one such boat for the Boy Scouts @D
Which antiseize on injectors? kloudie1 at 4:45am 05.10.22 Since there are a bunch of copper crush washers in the system, I don't think there'd be a problem wi
O'Day 40 traveler?? LouisMK at 4:45am 05.10.22 Point well taken, thank you
Loose shrouds? sailme88 at 4:39am 05.10.22 Your answer is in those pics... Yes there may be stretch in the rigging... but the support of the m
Mistake made when installing lines aft (fortunately it was an easy fix) danooxnard at 4:18am 05.10.22 I did the same install last year. I left the bolts in place and trimmed in place using a dremel t
Loose shrouds? Will Gilmore at 4:14am 05.10.22 Okay good, thanks for the pictures. They clarify a lot. I thought you had written the compression
O'Day 40 traveler?? RoyS at 4:13am 05.10.22 May not apply in your case but sometimes using a smaller gauge control line helps. Many people autom

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