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Oday 22 mast base and hull construction ?? tasdevil at 10:53am 07.22.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1660 There are a couple of cracks int the cabin sole of my Oday 22 around the base of the mast post. Can
yanmar service manual Merry Prankster at 10:49am 07.22.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1291 Yesterday I did some routine maintenance on my single cylinder Yanmar. I spent at least half of my
Catalina 27 Hull #15 Tall rig (1) Buzzlovelace at 7:23am 07.22.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1463 I have a Catalina 27 Hull #15 I would like some historical info, and dont know how to find it. Any S
Do I need a winch (1) Buzzlovelace at 7:19am 07.22.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1283 I have an old Cat 27 and it has no winch for the Jib sail. The problem is when I pull up the jib I r
Fridge going out on '85 Hunter 40 KandD at 6:37am 07.22.09 Big Boats 10/2223 It needs to be replaced I think... I wanted to turn the in-counter cooler into a freezer down the
Sheeting in the Main on 40' KandD at 6:31am 07.22.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2172 I takes all my strength to get the main sheet out of the cam locks to adjust it... almost to the poi
Raymarine Smart Controller Remote Install MeJane2 at 6:24am 07.22.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1872 Has anyone had any experience with the RayMarine remote autohelm? Any gotcha's on the install? I've
Bavaria 37 (2000) or Beneteau 361 BjornH at 5:40am 07.22.09 Bavaria 1/5662 Hi! Me and my relatives are looking for a well priced, comfortable och good family cruiser and ha
Bavaria 37 (2000) or Beneteau 361 BjornH at 5:39am 07.22.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1297 Hi! Me and my relatives are looking for a well priced, comfortable och good family cruiser and ha
Rich's dangling part... of O'Day 25 Shoaldrafter at 3:43am 07.22.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1439 Rich, On your pictures of your boat, the centerboard is noted for the fact that it is bottom pain
Maine cruise (1) All U Get at 12:40am 07.22.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2619 Hi gang, We just got back from 2 weeks along the coast of Maine traveling 350 miles and only one han
Looking for a Hunter 29.5 or 270 to buy Travis at 9:13pm 07.21.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1272 I'm looking for a Hunter 270 or a 29.5. I'm located close to Kansas City. If anyone knows of one o
Video Series on Youtube Napa Ed at 8:59pm 07.21.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1757 This series started last year. Going around the island a little bit each season. Author expects it t
Rear arch for 26X jwb41950 at 7:55pm 07.21.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1527 I am thinking about installing an arch on the back of my boat to hold the mast when in the lowered p
Storage locker bumpers werlec at 7:49pm 07.21.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1618 Other than ordering from Hunter, does anyone know where to buy the little(abt. 3/4" diameter) black(
Shrouds are a litle loose Mougly at 7:42pm 07.21.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1756 Hello all After going out for the first time, I noticed that the shrouds had loosened up, when I
spreader bar alignment winger2000 at 7:16pm 07.21.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1508 My wife and I just recently purchased a 1999 Mac 26x. Have been poking around this site for a few da
Looking for cabin sole templates Mort Mackof at 7:00pm 07.21.09 Pearson 0/1175 I need to rebuild the sole in the cabin and the vee berth. I'm acquiring the boat in two months. Can
Tiller for Hunter 26.5-1988 Lalisim at 6:49pm 07.21.09 Smaller Boats 0/1057 We need to change our tiller on our Hunter 1988 26.5. Ours is a 49" long with butt-end 1 3/4 height
wiring diagram jp montegut at 6:35pm 07.21.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1699 Hi, anybody have a wiring diagram for a Hunter 34 1986 ???

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Pontoon vs Cato bridge dlochner at 2:10pm 04.07.22 It has been a bad season for ICW bridge tenders as there have been at least 2 deaths from bridges be
Re-Bedding a replacement through haul transducer John Marrone at 1:47pm 04.07.22 Perfect blow by blow.............Appreciate the heads up on the tape at the mushroom, makes for a cl
autopilot install on an H280 Ward H at 1:31pm 04.07.22 No worries Matt - I'm glad you liked it. I haven't tried the auto-turn... is that different than t
Hunter 216 tiller brake? Hayden Watson at 1:17pm 04.07.22 I tried the Tiller Tamer but hated it. If I set it with enough friction to hold while sailing it wa
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 1:10pm 04.07.22 How may lesbians does it take to change a light bulb? That's not funny. Damn.. it only lets me cl
Pontoon vs Cato bridge (1) rgranger at 1:02pm 04.07.22 204161
Hunter 216 tiller brake? Parsons at 12:34pm 04.07.22 My Hunter 216 is a year 2009 with the rudder pod on ball bearings, making it too responsive IMHO.
SWINOMISH CHANNEL BNSF SWING BRIIDGE to be closed in APRIL Terry Cox at 11:23am 04.07.22 Thanks for the prognostication, weather honcho. Hopefully, a reasonable weather situation for this c
Hunter 216 tiller brake? Alan Backus at 11:09am 04.07.22 Parsons, I'll see how well my shock cord works out that's cleated to the stern cleats and a wrap o
Installing through-hulls in a Yamaha 33. mermike at 11:07am 04.07.22 Why so many through hulls on a 33? Mine's a 38 and there are 6, I think, in addition to drains via
Searching for Beneteau 373 in Southern California Hello Below at 10:55am 04.07.22
Starting fluid Maine Sail at 10:55am 04.07.22 Have been told ...dont spray this in, dont spray that in,to help start a high compression diesel en
Installing through-hulls in a Yamaha 33. jviss at 10:24am 04.07.22 By the way, thanks for the wonderful write-up and pictures! You did a great job, and your writing s
Installing through-hulls in a Yamaha 33. jviss at 10:18am 04.07.22 replacing 5 of the 8 though-hulls on my Y-33 Why so many through hulls on a 33? Mine's a 38 and
Question About Mesh Dodger Window Covers jeepbluetj at 10:14am 04.07.22 I've never used mesh covers, but logic tells me If visible light gets through the mesh, the UV will
New Catalina 30 Owner jeepbluetj at 9:55am 04.07.22 My C-30's electrical looked very similar. I replaced all of it that I could, new panels like you're
Hunter 216 tiller brake? Hayden Watson at 9:52am 04.07.22 What I did on my tiller boats was to use a nylon dock line that was anchored to one side stern cleat
Re-Bedding a replacement through haul transducer Ward H at 9:52am 04.07.22 Assuming you are talking about a transducer with mushroom head on the outside here is how I did mine
Hunter 216 tiller brake? Parsons at 9:38am 04.07.22 I used to own one of these. On a tiller boat, the leverage near the pivot point is just too high to
Funny Friday!!! DArcy at 9:21am 04.07.22 How many sailors does it take to change a light bulb? 3 - 1 to hold the bulb and 2 to drink until t

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