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sailor's tailor boat cover LDM at 6:06pm 10.16.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2555 Does anyone own one of those nice covers from the Sailor's Tailor? Do you have to be careful not to
Gas Tanks - portable vs. perminent? Raftco at 5:53pm 10.16.09 Ask An Oday Owner 13/5640 I'm trying to research how people deal with their outboard engine and fuel tanks? I'd prefer to us
Keel Blistering Sans Souci at 4:05pm 10.16.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2624 I have a 2003 Hunter 356. During my first haul out, the keel had blistering. The thought was it had
advice on ordering new 309 austinswalk at 2:51pm 10.16.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 16/5198 hi, new to site and getting ready to order new 309. any advice on must haves and really don't need a
water holding tanks jcmaui at 2:32pm 10.16.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1621 the water tank under the v-berth is a pain because you have to take the whole v-berth apart every ti
replacing the sliding companionway Saltymare at 1:49pm 10.16.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1150 The plexiglass complanionway slide is badly cracked on my H34 (83) and the epoxy repair isnt holding
Running halyard to cockpit b69lotus at 1:22pm 10.16.09 Catalina 30 1/2455 I have a 1983 C30 with external halyards. Does anyone have any suggestions for running my external m
Lil' help to find a H,C,M 26 DesertSailor07 at 1:11pm 10.16.09 Smaller Boats 4/1639 Land locked as I am, a sailor at heart. Looking for a 25-26' trailer-able late 80s-late90s. I thin
Circumnavigating Long Island in 2010 Salty at 1:05pm 10.16.09 Destinations 17/11267 I am planning on circumnavigating Long Island in 2010, leaving from Mt Sinai (East of port Jeff) goi
Newer Balsa cored Hulls bffatcat at 11:53am 10.16.09 Ask All Sailors 7/4681 Any opinions or comments about the structural integrity and durability of todays newer light weight
Optimum Running RPM for 18HP Volvo Penta BreakAway at 11:40am 10.16.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1608 I have a First 310 with an 18hp 2002 Volvo Penta engine. When running for some distance (1 hour or m
Tiller Tamer vs. Tiller Lock Box Barry1957 at 9:57am 10.16.09 Day Sailers 3/7587 Does anyone have a comment on which of the two products of "hands-free" stabilizing of the tiller pr
newbie-just wondering digitek718 at 9:14am 10.16.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1647 Hey..this site is awesome..looks like I am going to get some great ideas for mods and maintenance of
first sailboat-what year? digitek718 at 8:31am 10.16.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1183 I just bought my first sailboat about a week ago..an oday 25...I went out sailing a couple of times
Size matters beachkoma at 8:06am 10.16.09 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2638 Will a Sevylor Electric Trolling Motor (18 lbs thrust) be enough to power my 1976 Widgeon in a salt
H34 Interior Measurements? Mark3755 at 7:05am 10.16.09 Big Boats 4/1807 My boat is about an hour away, so I was hoping to get some help to save me a 2 hour round trip for
Below water through hull fitting - O'Day 25 Raftco at 5:53am 10.16.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2913 I have a through hull brass or bronze fitting that is directly below the sink in the galley on my O'
Under Water Hull Scrub Zoey at 4:37am 10.16.09 Ask All Sailors 26/4817 If sailboats already have antifoul paint (Baltoplate) why do owners they have the undersides scrubbe
SF Bay bottom paint ? pkdailey4 at 1:11am 10.16.09 Ask All Sailors 8/3210 Whats the best paint that's legal in California waters ? I'm using Interlux Ultra now but I don't kn
Using the forum awoody at 11:20pm 10.15.09 Smaller Boats 3/1757 I have been receiving a lot of good information from the forum. However, I must not be using it cor

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Clogged sanitation line dlochner at 9:15am 08.12.21 And do not go cheap on the hoses or clamps. Use Raritan Sani/Flex hose.
Clogged sanitation line dlochner at 9:13am 08.12.21 Replace the hose. :plus: Not a fun task, but necessary.
Rode Length MikeHoncho at 9:06am 08.12.21
Clogged sanitation line JoeWhite at 8:50am 08.12.21 Replace the hose.
Raw Water Pump Failure JoeWhite at 8:47am 08.12.21 200 hours is a healthy number of hours. You can easily rebuild by replacing its 3 seals with minimum
Rig tuning physics danstanford at 8:36am 08.12.21 That's interesting, thanks. I had been under the impression that some degree of lateral bowing coul
Rig tuning physics Davidasailor26 at 8:30am 08.12.21 That's interesting, thanks. I had been under the impression that some degree of lateral bowing coul
Hunter 23 gets a little water around the keel bolts. isaksp00 at 8:23am 08.12.21 I think you are referring to limber holes. My 23 has them, don't know if it came this way from the f
A few quick battery box questions sail sfbay at 8:03am 08.12.21 Came across this article that addresses many of your questions: Battery Box to keep your boat batter
Rig tuning physics Tedd at 8:00am 08.12.21
Invest 94L --> PTC #6 (1) JamesG161 at 7:49am 08.12.21 Looks like TS Fred got his butt kicked last night, after Hispaniola's mountains spread out the Centr
Hunter 41 DS Power Consumption On The Hook tfox2069 at 7:46am 08.12.21 I'll throw out another alternative here - using batteries which tolerate operating in a Partial Stat
Rode Length All U Get at 7:35am 08.12.21
Hunter 216 Loose Forestay rfgeorge55 at 7:14am 08.12.21 Thanks for the replies. Mike216, one worry I have is that I bought a swivel that is too big. Can y
H34 rig tension Artey1 at 7:13am 08.12.21 Mine is not quite what I would describe as "that" tight in the shrouds .. but mine is tightened to
Hanging Bimini Artey1 at 7:07am 08.12.21 Regarding a hanging bimini; Laura Dekker, the fourteen year old who sailed around the world, had on
Hanging Bimini Artey1 at 7:03am 08.12.21 I have A Hunter 34 and found this one to work and is quite high. You do have to do a little sewin
Hanging Bimini (1) RoyS at 6:57am 08.12.21 Regarding a hanging bimini; Laura Dekker, the fourteen year old who sailed around the world, had one
wing on wing sailing Artey1 at 6:54am 08.12.21 I leave a preventer rigged all season long. It consists of two lines connected about mid boom going
Possible C&C 30 mark 1 buyer looking for advice... kloudie1 at 6:25am 08.12.21

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