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What to do with an old bow pulpit hunter guy at 2:47pm 07.13.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2857 I just replaced my bow pulpit that was damaged during a freak storm wind shear. Now comes the questi
Beneteau Oceanis 281 Cruising Spinnaker Andy Lifland at 2:21pm 07.13.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/4308 I'm ordering a Doyle UPS spinnaker http://www.doylesails.com/cruising/ups/index.html and need a maxi
Where can I buy another Mast Crutch? Jim and Peg at 1:24pm 07.13.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1793 We have somehow lost ours for our MacGregor 26X 2002. Thanks in advance!
US Spars John at 1:01pm 07.13.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1404 Does anybody know what is happening with US Spars (located in Florida)? I have been trying to cont
Water on inside of boat (not condensation) benet250 at 12:42pm 07.13.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1147 When I am on a Starboard tack, (boat heeled to port) with at least a ten degree list and a good boun
Deck repair captainron66 at 12:06pm 07.13.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1127 Beginning repair of deck at chains due to water intrushion. Seeking advice/guidance as to best prac
O'Day DaySailer Mast captainron66 at 11:57am 07.13.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1514 Need replacement mast for this sail boat. Looking for used mast,
Auxilliary Water Tank Valve 248rpafan at 11:48am 07.13.09 Bigger Boats 4/1642 I have a 1987 O'Day 35 and have only had it 3 years now. Since I have had no time to go through the
Replacing Roller Furler Line on CDI-F2 hgeller at 11:47am 07.13.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/6516 My CDI-F2 roller furling line is about to give up the ghost. Has anyone had any experience replacing
DaySailor Mast captainron66 at 11:44am 07.13.09 Day Sailers 0/1125 Need a replacement mast for my O'Day DaySailor. Interested in used mast.
radar arch? tomndaves at 11:41am 07.13.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1718 i want to construct a radar arch on my hunter 33 sloop and use it to incorporate the backstays and t
raising block main sheet earlkeim at 10:37am 07.13.09 Smaller Boats 3/1381 I have raised the height of my main sheet block using a half inch line. I want to put a swivel shack
Paint is going on! 48dodge at 10:31am 07.13.09 Trailer Sailors 22/5766 I'm finally getting some paint on the boat. Primer right now, but it's starting to look good. I've
Maxwell 20 winch Minardi at 10:11am 07.13.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2513 I am looking for a place that sells Maxwell 20 winch parts or the entire winch? I have a 1984 Hunte
Two Additional Questions tgrass462 at 10:09am 07.13.09 Smaller Boats 2/993 We're learning the 'ropes' of our 1999 H-260. Two questions come to mind: a. Is there an afterma
Butane Stove Question tgrass462 at 10:01am 07.13.09 Smaller Boats 6/1797 The KISS Butane Stove in our 1999 H-260 looks like new - BUT - when we put a new can of butane in -
Narrowed Search DownTo 2/3 Boats, I Think sigbear at 9:02am 07.13.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1391 I narrowed my boat search down to 2/3 boats, Catalina 310/309 and Beneteau 311, however, I am leanin
1979 Hunter 27 (to buy or not to buy) FS3873 at 8:38am 07.13.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2418 I have been looking to buy a boat large enough for my family of four to sail to the beach and spend
I need help with replacement port screens! ngd at 8:08am 07.13.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2285 I have a 1984 Hunter 34 and I need to replace the port screens. The ports are Gray Enterprises and
How to jump the engine? Bob S at 8:04am 07.13.09 Ask All Sailors 12/1969 Kind of a dumb question and I haven't found the need to yet but I wondered after reading Scot T bird

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Johnson Boat Works SM 6 Scow jtournoy at 9:35am 07.22.21 Thanks - I actually did yesterday. They didn't have any information on JBW boats. Kind of surprised
Whitlock Constellation Stephen M at 9:33am 07.22.21 I would like to thank Sail SFbay for doing the digging and providing me with the above info. I have
Help with identifying my boat? JRacer at 9:32am 07.22.21 ok, I MIGHT have found it, and I'd welcome any validation: An O' Day GANNET 14 http://www.iheartod
Smell from Stringer drains after head problems... Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:26am 07.22.21 I'm hoping that if I tape a smaller hose (5/8 OD) to one of the vacuum attachments, that I can get
Catalina Outboards Motor Flush Leeward Rail at 9:25am 07.22.21 No. How much fuel did you carry on your long trips ?
Hunter 260 Water System Crazy Dave Condon at 9:21am 07.22.21 @twalker H260 thank you sir. I really appreciate your help dave condon
handheld VHf? kloudie1 at 9:20am 07.22.21 Or for the simple solution.. Standard Horizon Compact Floating Marine Handheld VHF Transceiver \| De
Hunter 216 Furler. What should I buy? Crazy Dave Condon at 9:14am 07.22.21 check with this site forum store as they are now in the process on another 216 system. Ask for Dave
Hunter 38 Refrigerator quadrille38 at 9:12am 07.22.21 Thanks for the pictures and info. Just checked on ordering the R3800 and from the dealers I spoke,
Help with identifying my boat? rgouette at 9:10am 07.22.21 ok, I MIGHT have found it, and I'd welcome any validation: An O' Day GANNET 14 http://www.iheartoda
Help with identifying my boat? markwbird at 9:06am 07.22.21 Erickson, perhaps.
Hunter 38 Refrigerator kbgunn at 9:03am 07.22.21 This page on the Novakool website gives you the product dimensions and compares to the other leading
Mast step for ODay 272LE Revolutionary at 8:59am 07.22.21 I went thru this problem several years ago on my 1988 272LE. The original cast aluminum parts are
Whitlock Constellation (2) sail sfbay at 8:58am 07.22.21 Might find this article Time for some Whitlock Pedestal Steering gear maintenance \| My Desultory Blo
Johnson Boat Works SM 6 Scow sail sfbay at 8:56am 07.22.21 Might contact a Meges dealer to find owners and ask questions at Contact Us \| Melges Performance Sai
Swing keel cable replacement sail sfbay at 8:48am 07.22.21 You will find the answer and where to purchase it on this thread on the same subject: I need to buy
Understanding Victron SmartSolar Synchronized Charging Bob S at 8:44am 07.22.21 What would happen if you throw a blanket on the port panel? Would the other panel take over and star
handheld VHf? jeepbluetj at 8:30am 07.22.21 Uniden MHS335BT for an inexpensive choice (I have an older uniden I like). SH 890 is nice (I have on
handheld VHf? JohnShannon at 8:25am 07.22.21 Floating versions are larger, Archimedes figured out why. They have to be less dense than water oth
handheld VHf? Orbweaver at 8:15am 07.22.21 Thanks all. I've had Cobra other radios and was pretty underwhelmed. Looks like a couple of SH versi

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