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Marlinespike seamanship Ross at 6:50am 01.22.10 Ask All Sailors 1/2495 There is little that we can do that is more pleasing to the eye than fancy, useful knots. Be they kn
Beware of WM Rigging Shop!! joewps at 5:01am 01.22.10 Big Boats 7/2568 They think there hardware is made of gold. JSI is a lot less and great customer service.
Contour Cookmate stove Merry Prankster at 6:04pm 01.21.10 Ask All Sailors 5/4314 I need to replace the stove on my H27. I have pretty much decided to order the cookmate 4200. It a
U-Bolts Revisited (1) Buzzlovelace at 5:48pm 01.21.10 Mid-Size Boats 4/2218 Now that I am getting ready to do the u-bolts, As well as drilling new holes I have 4 old holes to f
Chandeleur Islands MoonSailer at 5:01pm 01.21.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2178 I really want to catch redfish . Anyone know anything about sailing around the Chandeur islands,fis
1987 Hunter 23 Cushions Overhaul peterdinunzio at 4:57pm 01.21.10 Smaller Boats 9/4483 Hello again Hunter Owners; Thanks for your all your advice in the past, I've got another question
ice box drain removal nroach at 4:21pm 01.21.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1930 My ice box has been converted to refrigeration. Does anyone have an opinion on removal of the water
How to bleed the fuel system (3) Pat McCartin at 4:03pm 01.21.10 The Cherubini Hunters 13/7921 This tutorial should help most owners bleed the fuel system of air with little trouble. Yanmar YS,
Best Angle of Heel for a Ranger 30 SimonP1 at 3:59pm 01.21.10 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 6/3883 I have a Ranger 30 ' she sails beautifully, often beating much newer, larger boats. I normally chang
Water Tank 9.2 Inline Don at 2:14pm 01.21.10 S2 56/452 My "84" 9.2c has a leaking fresh water tank. Located under the the forward V berth. It is made from
A Good Question Don Guillette at 12:54pm 01.21.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 11/5525 I get most of the material posted on this forum from questions I receive from beginners to intermedi
Going Home sailaway78 at 12:37pm 01.21.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1626 Finally going to get back to Sliidell and the boat. As some of you know, I came to Dallas in mid No
Leaky windows (1) timebandit at 12:24pm 01.21.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2628 I guess so of you have heard that it is raining in Southern California.:cry: It's true. Now I ha
Squishy sound under flooring of cabin pbroussard at 12:12pm 01.21.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1236 I have a 1982 27' catalina. I hear a squishy sound beneath the flooring of the cabin just outside t
Grease the Shaft??? MoonSailer at 10:59am 01.21.10 Ask All Sailors 14/3097 I removed my prop for cleaning and painting with cold galvinization paint. Now it is time to relaun
S.O.W. vs S.O.G. butchrobbins at 10:31am 01.21.10 Ask All Sailors 23/21344 Is there really a difference and if so is it really significant?
37c stay-sail boom ? Morrie at 9:55am 01.21.10 The Cherubini Hunters 15/4264 If anyone has access to your H37c fairly easily, could you give me a measurement for the stay-sail b
Holding Tank Sludge (Detergent) Guest at 8:35am 01.21.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/3453 Hi Peggie, I know you have answered this question before, however my question is when using the d
Hull Scratches-MarineTex 26macsailer at 8:14am 01.21.10 Ask All Sailors 20/12658 West Marine recommended that I use Marine-Tex Epoxy Putty to fill scratches in the hull. After read
Cockpit Shower maria lee at 8:09am 01.21.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1702 Thinking about installing a cockpit shower on my Hunter 28. Any ideas? Thanks, Randy Johnson s/v

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Davits sail sfbay at 12:56pm 05.09.22 If you do not find forum members that have davits on a 321 check with the davit suppliers who often
O'Day 40 traveler?? nramsey at 12:47pm 05.09.22 The traveller was made by Goiot. I think the easiest solution would be to get new wheels. Rigrite
Shroud and stay tension - H240 jviss at 12:45pm 05.09.22 In my experience shrouds and stays don't just suddenly get longer unless there's a failure involved
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains dlochner at 12:42pm 05.09.22 You should repair that inspection port. If water can get out insects or contaminants can get in.
First there was Marinco then SmartPlug and now VoltSafe??? I'm not totally convinced jviss at 12:38pm 05.09.22 The Voltsafe thing has merit. Remember the. Apple Magsafe connector? I really liked it. Voltsafe
Replacement compass for 1998 Hunter 28 sail sfbay at 12:37pm 05.09.22 Welcome to the forum!! What do you have now? Might consider having it rebuilt to new by OR purchas
Beneteau 331 rear swim platform teak insert CABixler at 12:32pm 05.09.22 edges, and then heavy monofiliament fishing line, sawing the adhesive between the teak piece and th
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains dlochner at 12:32pm 05.09.22 But @sunlover now suspects his entire boat to be broken Is he now doomed to do an entire boat i
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains Groundhog246 at 12:27pm 05.09.22 Good that it wasn't diesel! One of our water tanks is long and low. If we fill from the fill cap t
Irwin 28 Fuel Tank Location dlochner at 12:25pm 05.09.22 1970s boats typically had the fuel tank either in the bilge or below the cockpit sole. The fuel tank
Mistake made when installing lines aft (fortunately it was an easy fix) pclarksurf at 12:23pm 05.09.22 Glad you abandoned the original hacksaw path: never a fan of ruining the threads-- you will want th
ODay 35 keel bolt dmax at 12:08pm 05.09.22 I have been using 110 ft/lb - it was hard to find a defintive answer but that was pretty common and
Has anyone purchased from Boatersland.com? ggrizzard at 12:08pm 05.09.22 Peggy to the rescue again!
First there was Marinco then SmartPlug and now VoltSafe??? I'm not totally convinced ggrizzard at 12:05pm 05.09.22 And, What happens to the plug connection when the Earth's magnetic poles swap North to South? :huh:
Beneteau 331 rear swim platform teak insert DougM at 11:45am 05.09.22 I did a repair of that piece on my 323. I managed to separate the teak insert from the fiberglass u
Keel joint seperation AKA Catalina smile krizzz at 11:38am 05.09.22 Great repair! I'm about to do the same thing on my Catalina 36. Did you use any filler for the epoxy
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains sunlover at 11:35am 05.09.22 It's mostly converted, but still had an old inverter and 230V to 12V converter. There have been m
ODay 35 keel bolt Arrgh at 11:17am 05.09.22 do you guys know the torque?
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains Ralph Johnstone at 11:12am 05.09.22 I just ripped out the 230V 50Hz systems last night. I take it this is not an American production
how to take down mast for trailering David in Sandusky at 11:10am 05.09.22 PJL : So you say you can install a hinged mast step instead of the fixed inserted step that is orig

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