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Packing Gland (1) Warren Milberg at 10:42am 03.23.09 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/1189 This is a Hunter OEM white nylon (perhaps Derlin) packing gland. This gland is in good shape and doe
Pedestal Guard (only) (1) Warren Milberg at 10:17am 03.23.09 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/1108 Pedestal Guard (only) (TAKEN) 1" stainless steel tubing pedestal guard, 45" high, 10 and 1/2" wide
cracks - what to do? Valentina at 10:08am 03.23.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1821 Hey, Peoples ! This Sunday I was looking at a boat (to buy) and noticed many hairline cracks on a bo
Restoration BassHunters at 9:40am 03.23.09 Pearson 3/1529 Hello Pearson Owners, My wife and I are very new to sailling, but not to boating. I am an Ex NAVY
O'day 32 elalamo at 9:00am 03.23.09 Bigger Boats 2/1389 I'm thinking about purchasing a 1987 O'Day 32'. However, I don't know much about her reputation. I'm
Keel System Maintenance (1) philwsailz at 8:54am 03.23.09 Catalina 22 16/3034 Hi all! Good morning! I want to share a picture as a reminder... Check your keel cable hose! The
Keel System Maintenance philwsailz at 8:48am 03.23.09 Catalina 22 0/4 Hi
D_MN old roller furler removal kdnichols at 7:43am 03.23.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1217 I spent 4 hours yesterday trying to remove my old 705 Hood roller furler. I used the jib halyard
V25 Mast Fix ghickman07 at 7:41am 03.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1991 Turns out the plywood under the wooden mast column inside the cabin is rotted. I put the mast up and
mast stepping beallright at 7:31am 03.23.09 Pearson 1/1650 Hi folks I've been boating my whole life but this is my first sail powered boat a Pearson 30 .I woul
Garmin 540/440 Bad Obsession at 7:18am 03.23.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1698 Has anyone bought, installed, and used a Garmin 540 or a Garmin 440. The only difference between th
speckled trout Justin_NSA at 7:00am 03.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1153 Finished wet sanding the old ablative paint from my hull down to the barrier coat. The hull seems sm
cutless bearing 356 miguelgdelrey at 6:41am 03.23.09 Big Boats 6/1169 Anyone knows the size of the cutless-bearing of a 356 (2002)? Miguel "AZUL"
Congratulations Maine Sail Ariel at 6:07am 03.23.09 Ask All Sailors 19/2833 Congratulations Maine Sail on being recognized in the Sailing Anarchy web site for the excellent wor
What did I do wrong? Snotter at 5:54am 03.23.09 Ask All Sailors 11/3570 I got to use my new 135% Genny for the 2nd time this weekend. While tacking in 10 knot winds the sai
actinic light Ross at 5:23am 03.23.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1318 I know that working with ester resins in bright sunlight shortens the gel and hardening times to som
O'day 25 Furler Carver at 5:12am 03.23.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1406 I purchased a CDI FF6 furler last year and plan to install it this spring. Anybody have an opinion
Sliding companionway hatch wrianhard at 5:09am 03.23.09 Bigger Boats 0/1335 I am confronted with at least replacement of teak hatch runners to solve leak and for better functio
Hunter boat manufacture pcedtech at 4:05am 03.23.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1469 Does anyone know where the Hnter boats are actually manufactured/ I would love to tour the plant?
Cavitation Deadline at 3:37am 03.23.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1177 My Yanmar 2GM20F kept overheating despite replacing the mixing elbow and the thermostat. It even ble

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What parts should I replace while my Hunter 240 is on slings for center board maintenance? Doug J at 6:13am 06.24.21 That's quite a fleet and crew! I learned to sail on Sabot's and a Lido that I once owned.
Beneteau 311 Kitchen Sink Drain (2) sail sfbay at 6:11am 06.24.21 Page 43 of the Beneteau 311 owner's manual Microsoft Word - 311 owners manual R00.doc (sailboatowner
UPS must hate sailors (1) Daveinet at 5:43am 06.24.21 That's improper packaging for oil-based paint IMO and experience. Should have been in haz mat packa
Mast for Beneteau 41 Oceanis RitSim at 5:13am 06.24.21 US Spars is just north of Gainesville
Recommendations for holding the bottom line on a series of boat fenders out of the water. Wade Gizzy at 5:06am 06.24.21 Yep, it's considered very lubberly to leave your fenders out after departure. Hmmmmmm.............
Recommendations for holding the bottom line on a series of boat fenders out of the water. Joe at 5:00am 06.24.21 Yep, it's considered very lubberly to leave your fenders out after departure.
Boat leaning to port Joe at 4:49am 06.24.21 It's called "ballast". You don't have to add weight. Just rearrange it.
UPS must hate sailors dlochner at 4:47am 06.24.21 You must have a valid reason, but why would you purchase your bottom paint from a source that had t
Catalina 310 Cabin Top Joe at 4:46am 06.24.21 I can't imagine any Catalina sailboat that doesn't have a cored deck as a cabin top. Usually marine
UPS must hate sailors DougM at 4:42am 06.24.21 You must have a valid reason, but why would you purchase your bottom paint from a source that had to
Mast for Beneteau 41 Oceanis sunlover at 4:41am 06.24.21 Conventional.
H260 Model Year Differences? Crazy Dave Condon at 4:40am 06.24.21 The shore power fitting and battery selector placement is my calling card plus North Carolina Tak
Mast for Beneteau 41 Oceanis Joe at 4:36am 06.24.21 I'm wondering if you've contacted Beneteau factory or dealer for help and advice. In any case, get
Westerbeke 27, cooling loop to the Hot water heater sailme88 at 4:35am 06.24.21 Sabre crushed all their fiberglass sailboat molds when they went strictly power. But there are stil
Mast for Beneteau 41 Oceanis DougM at 4:31am 06.24.21 If you are located in Florida, the closest supplier would probably be US Spars/Zspars. I know that t
UPS must hate sailors sailme88 at 4:30am 06.24.21 After retireing from public safety, I was employed by an LTL carrier. UPS & FedEx operate on the s
Beneteau 311 Kitchen Sink Drain DougM at 4:26am 06.24.21 I am unsure about your 311, my 323 galley sink drain is simply straight down and through a thru hull
UPS must hate sailors CYQK at 4:15am 06.24.21 Had same problem with ups last fall Had to take them to small claims to get them to even act like th
O'day 26 construction info required Timm R Oday25 at 3:50am 06.24.21 Whoa ! I have the same boat . The bulkheads were not glassed in . There should be about a 3/8" gap a
What parts should I replace while my Hunter 240 is on slings for center board maintenance? Dolphin55 at 10:42pm 06.23.21 Thanks. BTW, I also have a Potter 19, Potter 15, classic Lido and Lido 6000. All on trailers on my p

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