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Mystery Leak in Main Saloon Siamese at 7:47pm 08.04.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 0/1822 After a recent sail, we had water accumulating on the ledge just above the dinette. Didn't hurt the
furling system Jerry75 at 7:46pm 08.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2109 I am looking to put a furling system on my 1990 macgregor. Has any bought one and where is good sour
BBQ Comments ? PKFK at 7:45pm 08.04.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2720 Lots of questions from my corner lately - thanks in advance for your inputs. I am also looking to
acrid head odors alan2414 at 7:10pm 08.04.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2222 We have recently acquired a Beneteau 411(2001) with a persistant acrid odor in the head, especially
Carpet or wood? SantaCruzS2 at 6:46pm 08.04.09 Ask All Sailors 19/3439 Hello everyone!! This is my first post and am new to the world of sail boating! My wife and I
Hunter 26 roller furling rigging (3) mtbque at 6:39pm 08.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/3048 Hunter 25 roller furling rigging Ok, new boat owner. Novice in terms of sailing experience mostly v
Pump Out Burp Rick D at 6:21pm 08.04.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/2171 The following is an e-mail my wife wrote to 'friends'. Enjoy. You may as well: The "other" in min
Centerboard maintenance Gudenuph at 5:15pm 08.04.09 Day Sailers 3/2152 Rather than trying to reinvent the wheel, how do you access and maintain the centerboard of an O'Day
Hull Number - HUN60007M77F - 33 KingFish at 3:42pm 08.04.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1410 HI- First of all, thank you for all of your responses to my posting regarding the birthday etc for
Water Sensors Dawno at 3:13pm 08.04.09 Mid-Size Boats 8/1975 I was emptying my fresh water tank so that I could add some new water and a bit of Aquabon to avoid
Question Regarding Rudder Position BOBSPICER at 2:50pm 08.04.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1448 the rudder on my daysailer 3 has a line attached to the rudder that runs from the tiller to the rudd
Too much Varnish on Cabin Sole? capejt at 2:48pm 08.04.09 Ask All Sailors 11/4138 Hi everyone, I'm redoing the cabin sole on my '79 H33. I stripped (the old finnish that it is) and s
12 V Crockpot Bad Obsession at 2:39pm 08.04.09 Ask All Sailors 13/3150 I just thought that it would be a cool thing to get a small 12V crock pot for the boat. Think about
216 Rudder Action Paul Wash at 2:29pm 08.04.09 Smaller Boats 2/1179 So Bill Perry (on another thread) brought up an interesting point about his 216 rudder and how he ne
beneteau 35s5 steering sdur100 at 1:54pm 08.04.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1726 Any idea why steering would be getting harder and harder and where to check.Rudder may have dropped
the new legend 170 john6206 at 1:50pm 08.04.09 Day Sailers 2/1815 looks exactly like my hunter 170 . . . . was there a name change? I have been seeing "legend 170"
mast swap packman at 12:33pm 08.04.09 Ask All Sailors 6/229 would it be possible or desireable to swap mast and boom from a '79 Lancer 28 to an '83 27ps? I have
Diesel Fuel Question kfish at 12:18pm 08.04.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1844 I had to towed back to my slip on the last two outings(thank God for unlimited towing with BOAT/US).
Finding 216 Posts bob moore at 12:04pm 08.04.09 Trailer Sailors 1/2039 Does anyone know how to successfully search for all the "Hunter 216" posts, rather then end up havin
1975 H27 Prop Greenman at 11:17am 08.04.09 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1419 I am wondering if anyone has replaced their old fixed 2 blade prop on their H27 for something with a

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Life's little lesson kloudie1 at 8:25am 04.04.22 I have often thought that a PortaBote (and similar folding boats) would make a great dink since stor
Single Stove Gimbals thinwater at 8:24am 04.04.22 Note that cooking underway with boiling water or hot grease is never completely safe. It's really e
"renewable" diesel? Richard19068 at 8:19am 04.04.22 Price is about the same since in California it is subject to some manufacturer credits. Not suggest
Beneteau 35.2 Keel bolts TORQUE VALUES. Benny17441 at 8:18am 04.04.22 Alternately remove the Nuts and clean the threads to get a more accurate torquing results.
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? Benny17441 at 8:14am 04.04.22 A Physicist would say you are being pulled.
Single Stove Gimbals Benny17441 at 8:12am 04.04.22 It sure looks homemade.
Jackline installation Hunter 45DS sail sfbay at 7:33am 04.04.22 There are some options as discussed above and, in this article, Stay Safe at Sea With a Custom Jackl
Spinnaker, hows and whys jon hansen at 7:16am 04.04.22 leaving the guy attached during take down would be dangerous i think. this is why you have shackles
How to access through bolts above headliner Tom H. at 7:16am 04.04.22 What Tartan? The T33 I used to crew on had a soft headliner and the deck hardware bolts weren't vi
Spinnaker, hows and whys jon hansen at 7:10am 04.04.22 when i say 'blow the guy' what they do is open the shackle that attaches the guy to the tack. no
prepping our boats, we do so love these toys Leeward Rail at 7:08am 04.04.22 a workshop where people with various problems are given meaningful employment in renovating old woo
prepping our boats, we do so love these toys Leeward Rail at 7:03am 04.04.22 "An important part of the old coastal culture in the Gulf of Bothnia and the Kvarken is boat and shi
Cutlass bearing Dave Groshong at 6:57am 04.04.22 Should be our part number 11662 for a 1 inch shaft https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/part.php?m=37%20
Spinnaker, hows and whys Sandy Stone at 6:57am 04.04.22 Best part of flying a sym spin is bellowing "Blow the guy!" when things start to get out of hand.
1981 Hunter 22 bow deck-hull seam Dave Groshong at 6:55am 04.04.22 Not normal at all. Someone has pumped a bunch of sealant in there, not good.
Rescue? I must be missing something Parsons at 6:50am 04.04.22 I read the published coast guard write up and it said the crew was airlifted off the boat. It did
240 mooring/dock cover Crazy Dave Condon at 6:42am 04.04.22 I can tell you, no cover will work when trailering the 240. I sent you a private message but no res
Do you question your Brain? DougM at 6:36am 04.04.22
Catalina 22 keel needed BigEasy at 6:24am 04.04.22 There is a place in the Florida Keys that is a "salvage yard" for Catalina trailerable sailboats.
Catalina 22 keel needed Leeward Rail at 6:21am 04.04.22 . If you can be patient, you will be able to find a badly neglected Cat 22 I would think a C22 tha

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