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tapered or not packman at 7:14pm 10.06.09 Ask All Sailors 6/4248 Hello All, My question concerns tapered vs non tapered masts. I'm purchasing a new mast from Ballen
Catalina "smile" fox islander at 6:29pm 10.06.09 Catalina 30 1/2181 Searching catalina 30 at wikipedia there is a paragraph about the "smile". It mentions that this is
stabilizing binoculars paphman at 6:02pm 10.06.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1457 My wife and I are thinking about a pair of stabilizing binoculars for the boat. We have a regular
What is it? (3) Qoheleth at 2:14pm 10.06.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2666 Does anybody know what these are, what they are for and what they are doing hanging from my pulpit?
Newbie purchasing first boat - 1975 25' Wayne Gibson at 2:14pm 10.06.09 Smaller Boats 1/1684 I'm purchasing my first boat, a 1975 25'. Starting out with a broken hatch over v-berth. Is this a
Need New Jib - Storm Damage jerryf609 at 1:43pm 10.06.09 Ask All Sailors 19/3523 I could use some advice. A recent big blow in Muskegon Michigan, loosened my furled jib while at the
Boat off Trailer Mic Jones at 1:21pm 10.06.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2096 Hi Paul ' Sum, etal See att photos for progress. Thanks for your ideas and support. I made the cr
Anchor Setting Comparison (Video) Maine Sail at 1:08pm 10.06.09 Musings With Maine Sail 157/44952 With all the threads on anchoring this week I thought it a good time to do another comparison. This
Electro Scan on 410 Sailgunner at 11:36am 10.06.09 Big Boats 2/1512 Has anyone installed an Electro Scan with the 4 gal tank/injector pump on a Hunter 410? I am thinki
Suggestions for installing bead board below gabriel.donnelly at 10:42am 10.06.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/3347 I'm planning on installing bead board in place of the hull liner, (horizontally of course) the quest
replacing ignition panel on our '82 Bahama 30 bstaff2 at 10:15am 10.06.09 Islander 0/2505 Hi, My husband's leg went right through our ignition control panel in the cockpit during one bluster
headway in a Force 6 chris odgers at 9:49am 10.06.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1148 how strong does the wind have to be before I can't be making any windward progress? (I have a catali
mounting a switch in my Edson pedestal jknappsax at 9:37am 10.06.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1635 I have an electric centerboard winch on my O'Day 32' CC which reels in or out by a heavy-duty moment
Yanmar Impeller Replacement Mike H. at 8:04am 10.06.09 Big Boats 12/5602 I replaced the impeller on our 1994 Yanmar 3jh2e. What a PITA!!!! :cussing: The location of the
od25 centerboard lwi101 at 7:43am 10.06.09 Day Sailers 4/2217 I am looking to buy an Oday 25. looked at a 75 which has what looks like a winch assembly in a stee
Aft Cabin Fixed Portlight Leak robertsapp at 6:40am 10.06.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1344 The starboard fixed portlight in the aft cabin of our H336 is leaking when it rains. This doesn't a
Zink pencils dunbarjcd at 5:43am 10.06.09 Big Boats 1/1468 We are getting ready to take a month long cruise around florida. Does any one know where the zink pe
H23 Genoa track size ? C Jones at 5:16am 10.06.09 Smaller Boats 2/1264 I have read all the posts I can find in here on the h23 genoa tracks and would like everyones input
Hull specs for O'Day 28 skipperlenny at 5:13am 10.06.09 Ask All Sailors 4/3504 I have recently purchased a tri-axel trailer that was built to haul a Mirage 32 and I need to modify
Installing opening ports? Rok at 4:41am 10.06.09 S2 1/1972 Has anyone installed opening ports within the existing plastic windows on the S2? in my 9.2A, the fa

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Corrosion on Lightning mast Seamus603 at 2:58am 05.02.22 Manchester,New Hampshire
2008 Hunter 45 CC Rope Clutch Removal to Repair jim01749 at 2:39am 05.02.22 Thanks for the quick responses. I ended up disassembling from the top and that worked. There are de
Painting area between boot stripe and bottom paint Joe at 2:34am 05.02.22 But do I use topside paint this close to the bottom? Did you have another type of paint in mind? G
Painting fiberglass boxes around steering wheel, O'Day 28 1985 Davidasailor26 at 2:27am 05.02.22
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. Screen Saver at 12:19am 05.02.22 Seems air in the return line is normal, back to injector pump. ie: I just found this quote on a yanm
Iso Therm mixing value install ricksoth at 10:27pm 05.01.22 ThanksTwalker. Those codes clarify it perfectly.
MaxiProp on 37c? pipedream at 10:03pm 05.01.22 I found the staff at PYI to be very helpful. Give them a call. What size prop you have now?
Autopilot drive interface Den D at 10:00pm 05.01.22 Yes...... you may be right. I have no idea what you have other than an Benmar S Drive. Remember yo
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 9:19pm 05.01.22 Ok so I decided to go to Luna early this morning. I got a couple donuts and a soda and enjoyed them
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? MikeHoncho at 9:07pm 05.01.22 I recommend orientating the drive so the clutch is facing you.
'81 Hunter 33 Project: Muffler Replacement Rabe at 8:55pm 05.01.22 Well, I got the muffler (Vetus NLPH50) and new hose (Vetus SLANG50) installed this past weekend. It
Access to manual bilge pump on 2004 Hunter 36? Al Miller at 8:28pm 05.01.22 The manual bilge pump is accessed through the port locker on the swim step. It is a mighty tight fi
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. Screen Saver at 8:25pm 05.01.22 Guys thanks for the thoughts much of it is good new ground: Basically any restrictions in the vent h
New to me o'day mariner 19' Will Gilmore at 7:52pm 05.01.22 Hi Girth, Welcome to the forum. You are going to become an expert sailor, if you stick with these g
Autopilot drive interface (1) DArcy at 7:40pm 05.01.22 Mine has a 12V, 10A Honeywell PM motor. The motor runs fine but the control boards weren't working s
Wetnesses under compression post Avi at 7:29pm 05.01.22 got it thanks
Wiring BOSSailor at 7:26pm 05.01.22 For the life of me I can't see or understand how they got the alternator charging loop back to the
Wetnesses under compression post Avi at 7:22pm 05.01.22 If you are floating in salt water and you are tasting fresh, then you need to find the source. The
Repair poor factory fiberglass - advise needed quadrille38 at 7:03pm 05.01.22 Have had a couple of spots on my 2008 38 where there were significant voids. One was on the starboa
Corrosion on Lightning mast dLj at 6:53pm 05.01.22 Where are you located? dj

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