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Hull line drawing skipperlenny at 9:17am 10.05.09 Bigger Boats 0/2090 I have recently purchased a tri-axel trailer that was built to haul a Mirage 32 and I need to modify
engine trouble Adrian Morris at 9:16am 10.05.09 Smaller Boats 3/1605 I have a Hunter 19 with a 1995 8 hp honda this weekend it seemed like the prop was slipping at times
Cleaning Sails fdefran12 at 9:03am 10.05.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2462 Any recommendations for the best way for cleaning Dacron and gennaker Sails?
Potential Bilge Pump near-disaster dcroome at 7:23am 10.05.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1701 Hi there, This is my first post. I recently had a near-disaster on my 2006 Hunter 33. I was cle
A 12 year-old annoyance SOLVED! (4) Rich Stidger at 6:16am 10.05.09 Ask All Sailors 17/2848 I guess I'm just slow. I should have solved this issue years ago, but maybe there were always bigge
Diesel odor Papa Bruce at 6:06am 10.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/3238 I have an 1993 H30t. I've owned it for a couple seasons and when we clean out the boat in the Fall:c
Robertson autopilot rod end Andr� R. at 5:09am 10.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1761 I have a friend that has a hydraulic Robertson linear drive, that has been rename since Simrad /Navi
What systems have you put in place to improve ability to raise or lower you foam-filled kick-up rudd (3) Mich222 at 3:26am 10.05.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1916 Is there anyone out there still using the foam-filled kick-up rudder who would like to contribute??
Great day to sail (5) OdayDave at 10:00pm 10.04.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1431 The weather forecast was calling for an overcast and cool day (max temp. in the high 50's), but with
bottom job questions gfroch at 9:08pm 10.04.09 Smaller Boats 6/2537 Hello all- After 10 years of painting every few years on my trailer, the bottom of my '95 H26 is pr
Rig Tension, 1991 MkII Inter20sailor at 8:53pm 10.04.09 Catalina 30 2/1844 Salts, New to the boat, and looking for some basic numbers on a loose guage for stays, shrouds, a
Why no rear stay on 26M? ddetlor at 8:51pm 10.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/3138 Why did MacGregor not add the rear stay to the 26M? It seems like something that is missing for str
Jabsco head seth at 7:29pm 10.04.09 Ask All Sailors 8/3169 Does everyone seem to have trouble with their Jabsco heads? They seem to be everywhere. They come o
One more H356 A-Sail question... Doug/Karen at 5:39pm 10.04.09 Big Boats 1/1233 This weekend we experimented with an A-Sail on our H356. We tied the tack line to our bow roller an
Big question, little part (1) Shoaldrafter at 5:03pm 10.04.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1252 Where can you get winch springs cheap. I know you can get them from West, but those are not chea
Romancing the Stone Ameribritalian at 4:59pm 10.04.09 Ask All Sailors 6/21245 Just saw the aforemention movie had seen it in the past. At the end Michael Douglas wisks away Kath
lost engine oil! Steph at 4:24pm 10.04.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2251 I was sailing today then winds changed and motored about 45 minutes. The engine (Westerbeke 13 diei
macgregor 26 sandman at 4:05pm 10.04.09 Trailer Sailors 69/39719 Looking for feedback etc. Wife and I are new too sailing. Have taken classes and done short day sail
Bimini for Pearson P30 DTMalloy at 1:11pm 10.04.09 Pearson 1/4038 We would like to install a bimini on our Pearson P30. Does anyone have pictures and suggestions on
propellar shaft width JimGeddes at 11:56am 10.04.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1486 how wide is the prop shaft on my c27 ? thanks

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Mast gasket tdids007 at 6:56am 04.11.22 My 1983 S2 11.0 is missing the rubber deck top mast opening seal as well. Any suggestions on where t
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve Parsons at 6:47am 04.11.22 After accumulating a few generations of these things (all appropriately marked "Old") I sold them wi
Binoculars Kings Gambit at 6:43am 04.11.22
240 mooring/dock cover Bubbadog at 6:39am 04.11.22 Ours is basically to keep the birds from leaving a mess
240 mooring/dock cover Bubbadog at 6:36am 04.11.22 Where in Va? We are at top of the bay
240 mooring/dock cover Bubbadog at 6:35am 04.11.22 The two pieces are attached at the stancions with bike helmet type snaps. We became whizzes with sn
240 mooring/dock cover Bubbadog at 6:33am 04.11.22 The wife made a cover like you describe for our 240. A two piece with the front from the bow to the
Coupling removal.... NYSail at 6:22am 04.11.22 @NYSail Thanks for the clarification. It is easy for the eyes to play tricks on us based on what
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve smokey73 at 6:21am 04.11.22 Interesting implication on having to really use a flare on the 4th of July for an emergency. You ju
Coupling removal.... smokey73 at 6:16am 04.11.22 Nope.... that is one of the 4 coupling bolts. I put in in to help keep the shaft from spinning when
Coupling removal.... NYSail at 6:13am 04.11.22 You say it doesn't have a "set screw" but to my old eyes I think I see a "square thing" in the pict
Coupling removal.... smokey73 at 6:11am 04.11.22 That is what I thought until I enlarged the photo. It is one of the coupling bolts. Three are lyin
Coupling removal.... dlochner at 6:11am 04.11.22 Roy.... do you have a part number for this..... can't seem to find. Customer service is trying to f
THE R2AK... No whimpy Beer Can around the Harbor civilized afternoon on the bay... Dr. D at 6:09am 04.11.22 There are several videos about the race: Sail Like a Girl The Movie The Brothers Enjoy!
Coupling removal.... smokey73 at 6:07am 04.11.22 There is one on ebay right now. Marine Coupler Flange Puller Removal Tool by Buck Algonquin (50MCP0
Coupling removal.... dlochner at 6:06am 04.11.22 You say it doesn't have a "set screw" but to my old eyes I think I see a "square thing" in the pict
Coupling removal.... NYSail at 6:04am 04.11.22 Perhaps a more robust puller. Algonquin makes one specifically for this purpose. ell. Nothing beats
Coupling removal.... smokey73 at 6:01am 04.11.22 You say it doesn't have a "set screw" but to my old eyes I think I see a "square thing" in the pictu
Obendorfer sea water pump - 1989 Catalina 30 with M25 XP diesel kloudie1 at 5:56am 04.11.22 The carbon should be replaced since it has to exactly center the shaft so that the seal works proper
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions waterking2 at 5:46am 04.11.22 Clutch do you have any photos of the chainplate ? I will probably start work on the boat in a couple

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