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Caught on time (1) Chuck Creel at 4:54am 02.12.10 Ask All Sailors 14/2818 While deciding to give Jacob's Dream a complete face lift with awgrip paint from keel to maast step,
Boat to cross Atlantic (1) Hmm at 4:32am 02.12.10 Ask All Sailors 48/13350 Hello I'm interested in buying a smallish sailboat to be sailed mostly single handed. After spendi
8.0B crack in the keel tpothen at 3:35am 02.12.10 S2 5/1927 Hello all, I am looking at a 1979 S2 8.0B, I have not seen the boat in person but the owner says t
rear commadore bad_com_pany at 2:59am 02.12.10 Smaller Boats 5/1953 what are the general duties expected from the rear commadore?
Windvane in action.... Joe at 2:51am 02.12.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2819 For Hermit and the rest of you blokes regarding the recent discussion on windvanes, here's a clip I
Mac 25 Mast Base: From Slot to Hinge? David Styer at 9:37pm 02.11.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/6807 I want to replace my MAC 25 Mast Base (the original receives the slotted mast) with the "hinge" mast
Is 27ft oday worth fixing Hover212 at 9:14pm 02.11.10 Bigger Boats 11/9390 Hello. I am a newbie to the site as well as a newbie sailer and boat owner. I have always wanted to
O'Day 302 1987 Lifeline diameter Paul4374 at 8:53pm 02.11.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1695 I am planning to install pelican hooks on the life line midships to permit easy exit for line handle
Winter H31 Cover (2) ComoxOrion at 8:46pm 02.11.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1750 I have just had a custom made sunbrella boat cover installed on my H31. This cover is designed to co
Hunter 35.5 Jumper Strut George8396 at 8:11pm 02.11.10 Big Boats 0/1247 Hunter 35.5 Owners: I have found and gotten a quote on the Jumper strut originally produced for the
Ronnie Simpson is at it again! Hermit Scott at 7:37pm 02.11.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2223 http://openbluehorizon.com An enemy RPG couldn't stop him and neither did losing his self steering,
mac 25 (1) fido at 7:16pm 02.11.10 Trailer Sailors 2/2820 hello sailors,this is a pic of my mac 25 have been sailing her for 4 years, and having a lot of fun.
capsize fido at 7:03pm 02.11.10 Trailer Sailors 25/10709 I have been reading on some sights that the mac 26 may and will become unstable when the water balla
News about Hunter Marine Phil Herring at 3:26pm 02.11.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2521 Over the past week I've had a couple check-in conversations with folks at Hunter. Obviously, it's b
Nylon fitting suitablility and permeation wild4lifejim at 2:51pm 02.11.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/3466 Hi Peggy, I am in the process of installing a new head and replacing all my sanitation hoses with
bulk head plans kdssail at 2:49pm 02.11.10 Day Sailers 5/1899 I need to redo my bulkheads in my Oday 26 ( same as 25). Does anyone have a set of plans for the b
Bimini top SHADS at 1:43pm 02.11.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/8294 We have a 1986 MacGregor sailboat (22 foot) and would like to get a bimini top for it. Does anyone
Freezer latches Rag Jag at 1:23pm 02.11.10 Big Boats 5/2054 I have a 1998 376 with double (plastic ?) freezer latches that keep failing. The spring loaded latch
Have a bimini made bman88 at 1:17pm 02.11.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2929 I have a 1984 34' Hunter with a dodger designed and installed by a local canvas company. I would lik
Cored construction?? harryjak at 12:57pm 02.11.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1236 Does the 31 83-87 have any cored construction in the hull?? I am assuming that the deck is plywood c

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Survey Survey Survey Ward H at 5:59pm 05.22.22 My C30 came with marelon thru hulls with older Forespar in-line valves screwed on. After reading an
Simrad WP30 Belt Tension dLj at 5:56pm 05.22.22 You got me wrong. I fully support what you are doing and sincerely hope you make a good business out
Life Jacket recommendations Ward H at 5:53pm 05.22.22 I originally bought Mustang HTs but after wearing a Spinlock w/ Harness on a cruise with @jssailem a
Alternators mikeracca at 5:49pm 05.22.22 If you are close to repowering, first consider a Beta over a Yanmar, less expensive to install and
Access to Beneteau's parts page Davidasailor26 at 5:07pm 05.22.22 The access I got from my dealer about a month ago is still working, knock on wood. Very strange that
Yanmar fuel problem: air leak? Capt Robbie at 4:43pm 05.22.22 :thumbup:
Simrad WP30 Belt Tension i3DGear at 4:42pm 05.22.22 So Rick, what is the plastic you have chosen? dj I'm sorry, that's proprietary information and ma
Hunter 20 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:27pm 05.22.22 The boat was out of production when I came on board as a dealer in 1984. There is not much on this
Simrad WP30 Belt Tension dLj at 4:21pm 05.22.22 This is Rick from i3DGear Marine. As Brian (SabreToothedEngineer) has already pointed out, we are
eenie, meenie, minie, moe Davidasailor26 at 4:13pm 05.22.22 I wish the ABYC would publish an inexpensive, or even free handbook for mariners like us, like "ABY
Hunter 20 gustoe at 4:07pm 05.22.22 The Hunter 20 is a 1984
386 Miles per day? Planning a trip from NYC to Yorktown VA BroncoJohn at 3:32pm 05.22.22
386 Miles per day? Planning a trip from NYC to Yorktown VA Davidasailor26 at 3:22pm 05.22.22
Alternators dlochner at 2:54pm 05.22.22 If you are close to repowering, first consider a Beta over a Yanmar, less expensive to install and l
After a lightning strike? dlochner at 2:38pm 05.22.22 Thanks! The thing is I had already bought all the new electronics last year to install this spring
386 Miles per day? Planning a trip from NYC to Yorktown VA BroncoJohn at 2:34pm 05.22.22 I am bringing enough tools parts and spare parts to rebuild the engine (and I have rebuilt a few but
After a lightning strike? Johann at 2:23pm 05.22.22 How about the batteries? Maybe a good idea to capacity check them before splashing?
After a lightning strike? dreadpiratk at 2:06pm 05.22.22 Thanks! The thing is I had already bought all the new electronics last year to install this spring,
Thru-Hull Stats Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:55pm 05.22.22 Personally, I'm more attentive to the idea of hose failure above the thruhull, so we inspect them of
eenie, meenie, minie, moe capta at 1:48pm 05.22.22

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