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I AM SO MAD AT MY HILLBILLY FATHER! Clogged toilet, HELP luvitt at 1:13pm 10.08.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 28/21226 I told him multiple times not to put TP in the head. HE IS SUCH A HILLBILLY!!! i am not happy wit
End of another great... Maine Sail at 12:56pm 10.08.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2242 Well last night represented the end of another great race season. It was a beautiful, crisp ' bluste
Proper Holding Tank Venting (1) dunsterj at 12:05pm 10.08.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2375 Peggie, I just received your book, thanks for the excellent reference material. The previous owner o
Yanmar 2 wufibugs at 11:25am 10.08.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1714 I have an 86 31' with the Yanmar 2 diesel berthed in southern Cal. I have a good deal of hobbyist e
Questions about the Hunter 170... BlueRunner at 9:42am 10.08.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1021 I just bought a used model 170 from a dealer. I wasn't able to see the mast stepped correctly becau
Dutchman or Lazy Jacks Glenn17467 at 8:59am 10.08.09 Ask All Sailors 30/7608 The older I get, the less I like being on the deck pulling in sails or tying them down. We plan on
Haul out on trailer skipperlenny at 8:01am 10.08.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2694 Any suggestions regarding hauling out using a trailer for the first time. I have modified the traile
Gusty centerboard Quoddy at 6:25am 10.08.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1501 Recently in Maine we have also been experiencing very gusty winds from the NW. In very gusty wind (6
Wench stripped or stressed? Things to check for Royal Flush at 6:20am 10.08.09 Ask All Sailors 17/3042 I used my self tailing lumar wench to wrestle our anchor out of the mud 2 outtings ago and have just
Off shoot question from "boom riding low" blowinganddrifting at 6:10am 10.08.09 Catalina 30 1/1371 How much real difference would it make to raise the goosneck 6" compared to buying a "new style" big
Water System Antifreeze JCDSAIL at 6:09am 10.08.09 Catalina 310 15/3820 Its that time of year again. Is there a way to bypass the hot water heater? I generally fill the ent
Want mikejoe at 5:17am 10.08.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1360 Anyone know of a source (new or used) for block, sheaves for steering system. Converting from tille
masthead light wiring ybrad at 4:38am 10.08.09 The Cherubini Hunters 11/3199 Splashed + 1 week Well, we launched our H37C, Miss Bobbi, last week :) after a 5x schedule overr
Konstantin Survived Journey! Shoaldrafter at 4:31am 10.08.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1340 The Russian Viking, Konstantin, survived journey, see: http://forums.oday.sailboatowners.com/showt
doorway to left of daggerboard, to make front room tomm joyhnson at 11:20pm 10.07.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1697 Has anyone put in doorway to left of daggerboard, to make front room which if bathroom is opened up
Flying a Spineker JMonda at 9:07pm 10.07.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2031 Hi Folks, I have a Mac 26S (I think its about a 1993 model). I've learned to sail on it...sort of.
Old sail threads ripped, can I fix it myself effectively? Hermit Scott at 7:50pm 10.07.09 Ask All Sailors 25/4232 I tried putting the main sail on in heavy chop and high winds by myself with Txtowman at the helm. w
searching for winch handle 1974 mac 21 (1) shine at 7:34pm 10.07.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1680 Im looking for a winch handle for a mac 21 . 1974 here is a picture.
Deck Fairleads tonycathy68 at 6:27pm 10.07.09 Morgan 2/2240 I am looking for deck fairleads, I broke a couple of them and I am haviing a hard time finding a rep
Play in Rudder - Bad Bushing? (1) remo7e at 6:14pm 10.07.09 Yamaha 3/3671 I've had a Yamaha 30 for the last year. After a recent typhoon I noticed a lot of play in the tille

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H240 Hatch board storage tip patbratton at 5:49am 03.28.22 I just learned something new. I asked here a few months ago about ideas for storing the hatch board
A lost art: Conserving ice. JamesG161 at 5:44am 03.28.22
Standing rigging swaging .125 wire Tater at 5:40am 03.28.22 It came from ebay for $70 same thing can be had from harbor freight. I made a paint line at the to
Standing rigging swaging .125 wire SailingLoto at 5:35am 03.28.22 It came from ebay for $70 same thing can be had from harbor freight. I made a paint line at the top
Hunter 306 salt water in the bilge but only when sailing Parsons at 5:19am 03.28.22 I'm with @Will Gilmore (although he does not know that the pointy end is not called the stern), the
O'day 23 through hull access Davidasailor26 at 5:11am 03.28.22
Standing rigging swaging .125 wire Tater at 4:56am 03.28.22 This is done with a hand powered hydraulic hex swager. I know from recent berating on the fb that
WM BOGO sale for Winches gone forever?? sailme88 at 4:16am 03.28.22 On one's Massachusetts income tax return you are asked to declare out of state or online purchases
O'day 23 through hull access JPonHudson at 3:49am 03.28.22 Yikes! That's a plastic thru hull below the waterline. Maybe a previous owner installation. You m
Vulcan 7 vs 7R? Apex at 3:38am 03.28.22 as I understand, yes. I was looking for Vulcan 7 from several marine sites, and decided new, and as
Hunter 306 salt water in the bilge but only when sailing (1) Will Gilmore at 3:20am 03.28.22 Heeling is likely the difference between, at the dock, and out for a sail, but moving water can also
H240 Hatch board storage tip Crazy Dave Condon at 3:13am 03.28.22 Suggest on the hatch cover with hasp, file the ends of the bolts past the retaking nuts smooth so th
Hunter 306 salt water in the bilge but only when sailing Rick486 at 2:26am 03.28.22 I had this problem on my P39 years ago. Turned out to be a cockpit drain hose had a tiny leak and wo
Vernazza, Italy (2) Will Gilmore at 2:05am 03.28.22 We took the train from Pisa. We left for Florence We didn't stop to see either Pisa or Florence.
Vernazza, Italy (1) Will Gilmore at 12:09am 03.28.22 We stayed in Vernazza several days as a home base. That's the way to do it. We were in Monterosso
Vernazza, Italy Mark Maulden at 10:38pm 03.27.22 We stayed in Vernazza several days as a home base. Glad we did when we did before all the construct
Problem Raising the Genoa on a Furlex 200S jssailem at 10:36pm 03.27.22 This is a tricky project. The obvious idea is to grab the sail and yank. I would discourage this i
A lost art: Conserving ice. Mark Maulden at 10:29pm 03.27.22 What about a couple handful size of dry ice?
Datamarine Instruments Mark Maulden at 10:10pm 03.27.22 I had no problems with DMI!
Hatch handle Mark Maulden at 10:01pm 03.27.22 No problem. Glad to help anytime. Mine must be hull 40. We are true sisterships! As for new board

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