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How old are my sails daysailer at 4:42pm 09.17.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1415 Hello, I just recently bought a 1980 25' Oday. I was told by the seller that this boat has had v
sheave and halyard replacement surgtech87 at 4:37pm 09.17.09 Catalina 22 1/2117 I'm having all kinds of halyard jams. I want to replace my sheaves, cut what are your thoughts of u
name plate? into the mistic at 3:37pm 09.17.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1872 my catalina 27 has #85 on the name plate,is that the year.thanks Alan
Legend 40' problem areas bornin59ca at 3:35pm 09.17.09 Big Boats 3/1522 Hello All: I am looking at buying a 1988 Legend 40' and was wondering what issues I should look out
tacktic instruments Terry in Naples at 3:21pm 09.17.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1947 anyone using tacktic? I am thinking of buying these but the local technition wants to sll me Raymari
Lancer 25 Draft (2) Steve22116 at 2:56pm 09.17.09 Lancer 2/2482 Good afternoon all. I was looking at photos of Duane's 1975 L25 and my 1979 L25 which prompted me to
Lewmar Folding Wheel abyssal at 2:27pm 09.17.09 Catalina 310 7/4347 I'm considering purchasing a Lewmar Folding Wheel for my Catalina 310. Is there any positive or neg
Looking For a Sailboat - Suggestions? Ducati at 2:25pm 09.17.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2872 Looking for some suggestions for our next sailboat. We are in the market for a used 38'-41' sailb
Damaged Hull Number beachkoma at 2:12pm 09.17.09 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2336 I recently purchased a '78 Widgeon. The middle of the hull number was rubbed out over the years, pro
Measurements, mast to forestay at bow? johnpaulette at 12:59pm 09.17.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1176 Hi, i'm 1000 miles away from my boat and need a couple of measurements. The boat is a 2001 Hunter 4
Start-up/Shut-down checklist Warren Milberg at 12:53pm 09.17.09 Ask All Sailors 13/3941 I took my landlubber father-in-law for a sail not long ago. While he enjoyed himself, he was astoun
HEY new speed record sand sailor at 11:15am 09.17.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1797 check this out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ-gdqo35os:D
Bow Thruster for H460, 466, 46 LE ernierogers at 10:55am 09.17.09 Big Boats 7/2632 We will be closing on a 2006 Hunter 46 LE tomorrow and one of the first things we think we want to a
C-27 Wutboard bshuping at 10:21am 09.17.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1774 I replaced my Mercury 5 hp outboard with a Suzuki 9.9 and it is too large for the outboard transom h
Oh Joy refit 9/16/09 (6) CharlieCobra at 9:45am 09.17.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1841 Since there's gonna be so many, I decided to start dating them. We made progress on the bulwarks on
Mast Pins Karen B at 9:45am 09.17.09 Day Sailers 2/1434 I'm back. Thank you for your help with the back stay/main sheet rigging. It's all taken care of. A c
Help with 336 Mainsheet setup robertsapp at 7:40am 09.17.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1973 I just purchased a 1995 Hunter 336 with the binnacle mounted traveler. I'm not sure about the mains
New Boat Onwer - Cant Find 101 Guide (2) toddmaiorano at 7:37am 09.17.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/3097 Hello, I just purchased a new (old) 1968 Chris Craft and am trying to identify where the foul odor i
inflatable dinghy dunbarjcd at 7:02am 09.17.09 Big Boats 5/1455 anybody have any ideas how to carry a 10' dinghy while crusing? Should we pull it or hoist it up on
Having trouble with refrigerator on H 320 Stephen Dale at 6:53am 09.17.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/1239 I have a Hunter 320 - yr 2000, and a stock refrigerator. Every so often it stops working and the mai

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1993 40.5 Standing / Running Rigging Replacement PRO tips? svAtargatis at 9:16pm 04.14.22 When you replace the mast, be sure that the PVC tube the the wiring passes through the mast step is
1993 40.5 Standing / Running Rigging Replacement PRO tips? Rich Stidger at 9:14pm 04.14.22 When you replace the mast, be sure that the PVC tube the the wiring passes through the mast step is
40.5 mystery mast leak solved? Rich Stidger at 9:11pm 04.14.22 The Z-Spar mast that was original equipment on the 40.5 has a rectangular hole with rounded edges o
40.5: Shaft growth svAtargatis at 9:09pm 04.14.22 We bought the boat 1 year ago this month. We didn't have the hull cleaned at all this last year.
40.5: Shaft growth Crusty Ol Salt at 9:07pm 04.14.22 How often do you have the hull cleaned while she is in the water?
78 H30 Water Tank Replacement MikeHoncho at 8:40pm 04.14.22
Desperate leakinhg Halvern at 8:27pm 04.14.22 Tried to patch with Splash Zone but it takes forever to set up, I couldn't hold in place too long my
Water Heater Discharge twalker H260 at 8:03pm 04.14.22 Not sure if there is a temperature/pressure relief valve on the tank that leads to the thruhull, but
40.5 mystery mast leak solved? Crusty Ol Salt at 7:15pm 04.14.22 I had a knock down drag out with a grackle or starling who was trying to make a nest in the open end
High SWR on VHF Cabling/Antenna dkinzer at 6:57pm 04.14.22 Brian D, thanks for the information on the NanoVNA, I used something similar (but more primitive) in
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta Davidasailor26 at 6:32pm 04.14.22 The only pain was the last unit was ethernet and we had to pull that cable. Now it is back to Marin
40.5 mystery mast leak solved? Davidasailor26 at 6:27pm 04.14.22 I like the birds nest theory too. Just not sure where they were trying to build that led to the remn
40.5 mystery mast leak solved? jssailem at 6:23pm 04.14.22 You are in the Pacific NW...
40.5 Furling Mast removal jssailem at 6:21pm 04.14.22 A French mast... not Swedish.
40.5 mystery mast leak solved? svAtargatis at 6:20pm 04.14.22 craziest thing, its all wood chips. like i swear someone put a 2x4 in there to decompose
40.5 mystery mast leak solved? jssailem at 6:18pm 04.14.22 Looks like grass and needles... Guess you had an industrious bird trying to make a home.
1993 40.5 Standing / Running Rigging Replacement PRO tips? svAtargatis at 6:18pm 04.14.22 that's sea view down at shilshole.
40.5 Furling Mast removal svAtargatis at 6:18pm 04.14.22
40.5 mystery mast leak solved? svAtargatis at 6:16pm 04.14.22 Perhaps the picture is missing. yep, mobile app outsmarted me, added now!
40.5 mystery mast leak solved? jssailem at 6:15pm 04.14.22 Perhaps the picture is missing. Never have seen mulch... Perhaps it was something else and dissolve

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