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Hidden Serial Number on Irwin 34 jaj63207 at 7:17am 08.13.09 Irwin 2/3670 A friend of mine is attempting to buy a hurricane salvage Irwin 34,unknown year, maybe mid '80's. T
Cabin Mate AC Failure (1) kloudie1 at 7:11am 08.13.09 Ask All Sailors 8/5606 Anyone have a failure in a Cabin Mate (Marine Air Systems, now a division of Dometic) self contained
Lightning Protection CapnCape at 7:05am 08.13.09 Grampian 5/4422 I have a 1973 G 26. Is the lightning protection (grounding setup) adequate and safe? How can I check
No Need for a Sprit Kamper at 6:37am 08.13.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1311 '87 Legend 45 Look carefully on the cover of this month's Sail. There is a Hunter 41 racing with
Kids are just funny.. Maine Sail at 5:45am 08.13.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2238 So this morning I am at the counter eating breakfast with my daughter and she grabs an issue of Sail
Driveway space for Oday 222 on trailor Freeblowing at 4:21am 08.13.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1222 I am wondering how much space I need to keep an Oday 222 on a trailor. Can someone measure the total
Lewmar 65 ST, 1987 model wryan at 10:37pm 08.12.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1667 Any known retailers of parts for these old winches by chance? Thanks
Listing problem normhildreth at 8:06pm 08.12.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1370 I have a 1993 First 31 Beneteau Shoal draft. When I bought the boat 3 years ago I noticed a slight l
Shaft Diameter gfrazzle at 5:31pm 08.12.09 Big Boats 2/1312 Anybody know the prop shaft diameter on a Hunter 41DS with the 54 HP Yanmar? Thanks
Swing Keel question(s) peptobysmol at 4:23pm 08.12.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1502 I recently bought a 1985 23. There are 2 lines that go down the cockpit drain, through a tube to th
Diesel Quandary Prime Time at 3:54pm 08.12.09 Ask All Sailors 12/2762
pitots eleanorsantos at 3:18pm 08.12.09 Day Sailers 2/1215 Our pitot, a plastic j shaped tube for measuring speed under sail by simply dipping it in the water
What Happens if Lead or Entire Keel Removed mntjohnson at 3:16pm 08.12.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2101 What Happens if Lead or Entire Keel Removed,,, either to lighten boat to be used just for motoring o
Need honest opinion from old timers on mast replacement Mick at 3:13pm 08.12.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1762 I have a chance to buy a 29 ft mast , boom ' sails , from a 1978 baylinner buccaneer 27 feet . . The
Cutting out Cockpit Footwell for Rear Queen Berth mntjohnson at 3:01pm 08.12.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2271 The rear area of a Mac 24 or 25 is large enough for a quadruple berth but this area is covered by th
Locating batteries asymmetrically jcherubini at 2:13pm 08.12.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1489 By necessity I have to install one battery to each side (under the berths). The boxes are securely
Bilge pump/sink 22 o'day JAGM at 2:02pm 08.12.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1716 How do install/ where is the bilge pump on a 1973 oday 22? Also the sink doesn't have any tubes conn
Anchor Line - Brait or not rpwillia at 1:45pm 08.12.09 Catalina 310 6/3387 I need to replace my anchor line. Last winter a guy from New England ropes gave a presentation about
Deck Light Lens rpwillia at 1:34pm 08.12.09 Catalina 310 5/2642 My deck light lens (front of mast half way up) fell out and broke. I think it is an Aqua Signal, but
Rigging Info NuGuy at 12:59pm 08.12.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1935 I just purchased a 1972 21' Aquarius sailboat. The mainsail did not come with the battens. Is it pos

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Sail slug replacement Parsons at 11:36am 03.24.22 Sticky and broken slugs - a perpetual problem. The reason for the extra-strength slugs at the batten
ASA 101 class... BigEasy at 11:34am 03.24.22 That's fine, but those type of classes aren't racing clinics. They just don't work you that hard
Anchor windlass for Hunter 340 Ralph Johnstone at 11:30am 03.24.22 A better way, in my experience, is to power the boat forward steering it towards the anchor, as you
Bow cleat mounting repair. dmax at 11:29am 03.24.22 "Hoping to cut a hole which can be cosmetically acceptable." There are various products or you can
Wooden strip for Stern Rail Seats Hollyberry at 11:16am 03.24.22 Thanks all. I'll have a word with local timber store. Will hunt for plast-teak as well but not goin
Lake Michigan brockangelo at 11:12am 03.24.22 Thanks, I will! I'd love to come up and ride from the south side up to the Belmont Harbor area where
How to fix squeaky cabin sole panels? Captain Mateo at 11:02am 03.24.22 There are two types of squeaks I've noticed on mine. 1) one floor panel rubbing on another floor pan
Do You Know A Good Broker? Prairie Virgin Sailor at 10:54am 03.24.22 If you have a specific boat in mind contacting brokers with that information may lead to a good fin
Wooden strip for Stern Rail Seats Scott B at 10:51am 03.24.22 Took mine off long time ago and use the stern seat cushions from Hunterowners store. https://shop.h
Lake Michigan kielboatsa at 10:27am 03.24.22 https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/31st-street-harbor 31st street harbor in Chicag
FORT MYERS... MARINAS dlochner at 10:23am 03.24.22
FORT MYERS... MARINAS The_Sailing_Pelican at 10:12am 03.24.22 The 303 with its shoal draft is a good boat for your area. Is she coming down on her own bottom or
How to cleaning halyard on the boat Barnacle Bill at 9:59am 03.24.22 I've heard Woolite works well.
Replacing depth sounder and knot meter Barnacle Bill at 9:57am 03.24.22 If you are buying new instruments, why wouldn't you want to use the new transducers that come with t
Bow cleat mounting repair. JH Barker at 9:44am 03.24.22 Thanks for your thoughts. The bolts that let go are the four in the base of the cleat. One sheared,
Select New England Ropes 30% Off and Samson Ropes 20% Off at WM! AaronD at 9:41am 03.24.22 The problem with WM is, most of the time their line is already over-priced. Appreciate the effort
Firefly battery issues Tater at 9:34am 03.24.22 OK, so I am a day sailor and don't have a battery bank on my boat. I have watched this thread for a
Wanted trailer for Oday 27 racenmotorsports at 9:11am 03.24.22 not to hijack the thread, @Union36 , what is deck height of the boat on the trailer?
I'm Tweaking My Battery Banks and Need Advice Scott T-Bird at 9:11am 03.24.22 That was my fault. I was reading ON/OFF/C and thinking 1/2/C. Technically, your description was fi
FORT MYERS... MARINAS dlochner at 9:02am 03.24.22 The 303 with its shoal draft is a good boat for your area. Is she coming down on her own bottom or

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