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Can the luff tape size be changed on a brand new sail? chrisolavitch at 6:06pm 09.14.09 Smaller Boats 1/1797 After posting a previous question to the group-it appears my new jib was built with the wrong size l
Single line reefing set up, tension angles Hermit Scott at 5:37pm 09.14.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2341 I have 2 cheek blocks and 2 bullet blocks for 5/16" line. For now I have a cleat that I will mount o
Sail rejuvenation tamas at 5:27pm 09.14.09 Ask All Sailors 14/7444 I was going to start this process as a business about 15 years ago but never got around to it. Last
Stanchion brackets ranchu56 at 5:00pm 09.14.09 Big Boats 2/1445 I own a 1984 Hunter 34 and am looking to move lifeline gates from stern area to amidships. Does any
O'day 26 head system Denis Hodson at 4:25pm 09.14.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1378 looking for a line drawing to install a head,holding tank ' plumbing in an O'day 26 (1984). I unders
Cleaning cockpit seat covers?? hunter33owner at 4:19pm 09.14.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1868 How can I clean the mesh seat covers in the cockpit? I have taken them off of the foam and need to c
cleaning cockpit seat covers?? hunter33owner at 4:07pm 09.14.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1086 Was wondering what people are using to clean the mesh covers of the cock pit seats. I removed them f
Engine Compartment Venting chrisdaigle at 3:28pm 09.14.09 Mid-Size Boats 7/1901 I would like to know if it is unusual to not have some form of venting for the engine compartment. I
Cockpit control of Main Halyard dwgifford at 2:19pm 09.14.09 The Cherubini Hunters 8/2756 1978 H33 Cherubini - Want to run my main and spare main halyards from the mast back to the cockpit f
First Mate makes a mistake! A little humor! dserrell at 1:18pm 09.14.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2818 1 1
Bow Hatch Cover knotaclew2 at 1:10pm 09.14.09 Mid-Size Boats 4/2665 Does anyonr know the best place to get a new hatch for my 1988 28.5. all I need is the top portion a
Wiring Harness for Universal 5411 texasprinter at 12:40pm 09.14.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/2107 My original Universal 5411 had a cracked block from salt buildup so I found another 5411 to replace
Boat Cover tgrass462 at 12:30pm 09.14.09 Smaller Boats 10/3117 It's getting that time of year - at least in a couple of months ... to cover your boats through the
Commishioning water tank Rxman47 at 10:40am 09.14.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/4947 Peggy, Where can I find directions for re-commishioning a plastic water tank? I have searched on the
Hull core??? Steve22124 at 10:33am 09.14.09 The Cherubini Hunters 3/2125 I want to install a transducer (hopefully in hull). Is the hull in a 1978 H27 solid fibreglass (I h
Vibration in Hunter Isomat mast Donald Farquharson at 10:00am 09.14.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1659 I want to let my fellow Hunter 35.5 owners know that thanks to your advice I was able to stop the ha
Oday 32 Ketch or Sloop? jackhartjr at 9:43am 09.14.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1332 Hi folks, was wondering the differences from the Oday 32 in the Ketch or Sloop versions. Would the K
Need a Rudder in a bad way for a O'day 22 bayrat at 9:19am 09.14.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/974 A bad blow left my rudder and tiller and the bottom of the bay. Does anyone have a used one they wou
Beautiful sail last night...but a little interesting too. BobM at 9:12am 09.14.09 S2 1/1273 Got out for a sail last night. 10+ knots blowing straight out of Winthrop Harbor. I set her up win
Emergency tiller cover Fly Away at 8:48am 09.14.09 Catalina 30 1/2054 Is there a cover made for the emergency tiller? That thing is constantly banging my legs when chang

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Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? dLj at 10:07am 04.27.22 Far far better to use a modern material like G10 fiberglass plate. If you laminate wood (In this
Seeking advice from any chemists, bottom paint related JamesG161 at 10:04am 04.27.22 will probably flash off a bit quicker And it is like, Benzene, a known carcinogen. Also aromatic
Another Battery Question..... dLj at 9:58am 04.27.22 I never mix old with new, different types, any other situation like that. If I have different batt
Fuse or Breakers? jssailem at 9:56am 04.27.22 Makes sense to me. Fuses are one time use items. Circuit breakers serve two purposes, switch and li
install a mast from a hunter 340 on a hunter 376 DArcy at 9:54am 04.27.22 I'm sure it could be done, not sure it should be done. You will lose 5 feet of mast height and a rig
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (4) JamesG161 at 9:48am 04.27.22 The Yard has done much work on boat so I will have to break down key info in several posts. The Lea
Problem untensioning adjustable backstay (backstay jack) mdibella at 9:39am 04.27.22 If it is the unit with jack-screw construction, I remember the one on my '85 First 38 was very diffi
Seeking advice from any chemists, bottom paint related Sailor Sue at 9:21am 04.27.22 My guess it is called E-Paint as E = Environmental Friendly in Fresh water Lake Erie. But that iss
Merriman Pedestal Steering Shifter cable gjward63 at 9:02am 04.27.22 Thank you gentlemen. I found the problem, the collar directly above the pedestal, an "ear" broke of
Mast wiring access (3) jssailem at 9:01am 04.27.22 Bill I looked at the images of a Newport 1986 Mk3 listed for sale out here on the west coast. It loo
Seeking advice from any chemists, bottom paint related JamesG161 at 8:46am 04.27.22 Wondering why you did. My guess it is called E-Paint as E = Environmental Friendly in Fresh water
Seeking advice from any chemists, bottom paint related fstbttms at 8:36am 04.27.22 I think everyone at our club that has tried ePaint has had problems getting it to stay on, some adh
Seeking advice from any chemists, bottom paint related Sailor Sue at 8:31am 04.27.22 I wouldn't wish ePaint on an enemy. Hope this works out. Since we started using ePaint we have had
Block size for 84' 31 - Mainsheet jssailem at 8:28am 04.27.22 Shawne, That is an excellent question to send to @Dave Groshong here on the forum. He works with SBO
Catalina 315 Fuel Gauge jssailem at 8:23am 04.27.22 Wow John. That, seems like a pretty good run for a gauge. They are notoriously unreliable for fuel
Rudder bearing JamesG161 at 8:18am 04.27.22 Mine is knocking slightly Tell us more of that symptom like when knocking Rudder is... 1) In heavy
Two-battery LiFePo4 system? Maine Sail at 8:15am 04.27.22 Yeah, for 2-3 times more Lithionics will sell you snake oil. good luck. Lithionics is absolutely
Another Battery Question..... Boomer2it at 8:11am 04.27.22 "Charging Voltages", I will remember this and take a look. new--->new and old-->old in series conne
Another Battery Question..... Boomer2it at 8:10am 04.27.22 If you want to do it, do it new to new and old to old. The problem with new to old is that now yo
Legend 41 Forward Heads Hatch SirMichael at 8:04am 04.27.22 Then your best bet is to remove it. I did some quick checks: how to remove hatch and it doesn't lo

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