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tongue troubles Dave D at 8:00am 05.20.09 Smaller Boats 5/1102 alright guys. I continue to have trouble retracting my tongue extension after retrieval. After takin
boom lines on the 8.6 mcchesney44@earthlink.net at 7:26am 05.20.09 S2 4/2320 I'm setting up my (new to me) 8.6 for the first time and am a bit puzzled by the lines inside the bo
toggles for 97 hunter 26 tomholland at 7:20am 05.20.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1321 replaced toggles after bending them with mast raising but the new ones 5/16lh24 are too long, not th
Loose footed main (1) Bilgewater at 6:37am 05.20.09 Smaller Boats 0/893 After reading Don Guillette's sail trim book, I decided to go with a loose footed main this season.
340 Mixing Elbow Cleaning Lauren340 at 4:08am 05.20.09 Big Boats 3/1088 I was told that I may need to clean my 2000 340 mixing elbow, since it is now 9 years old and never
Voltage Regulation for LED Lighting geoffschultz at 4:01am 05.20.09 Ask All Sailors 27/5041 A couple of years ago I installed DoctorLED (http://www.doctorled.com/p24.htm) Mars Dome interior li
When do you dump the water?? (H260) yadayada at 9:34pm 05.19.09 Smaller Boats 7/1283 When do you dump the water out of your H260? Do you open the valve when you first guide it on the t
Can a vent hose permeate? mcaswell at 9:28pm 05.19.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/2838 I replaced my old sanitation hose with Trident a few weeks ago. I had assumed this hose was permeat
Port Stay no longer on centerline of spreader Digger at 9:00pm 05.19.09 Catalina 30 1/1326 I have not been up to take a look. I plan to use spinaker halyard to assist the 2 short stays to ke
Keel Bolts chambao at 6:52pm 05.19.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1837 I have just replaced all the rigging on my Cat 27. As I was languishing in self congratulation I rou
I'm breaking some rules Mac at 6:18pm 05.19.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1354 I want some opinions to see what the response is. I just finished painting my keel on my 1982 M 25.
Cabin Painting lingarner at 5:41pm 05.19.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1860 Thinking of doing some painting in my cabin. What type of paint and what process is there top it? Ma
Holding tank replacement for Hunter 37.5 SailsIncentive at 3:44pm 05.19.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/5025 Can anyone give me some pointers on removing the oringinal aluminum holding tank and replacing it wi
Six Months aboard an H33 nick at 3:10pm 05.19.09 Mid-Size Boats 13/3594 After spending six months cruising the Queensland coast on board Sweet Mango I thought that it might
Mast Up and Damage (3) JoeD at 3:10pm 05.19.09 Ask All Sailors 20/2973 Had my mast put up by yard yesterday. After I brought boat back to slip noticed that there was damag
Does anyone in the Pro-Audio industry sail? tvangrove at 3:05pm 05.19.09 Ask All Sailors 16/2335 This is not your typical sailors question, but curiosity is making me ask. I work in the professiona
Recommended Autopilot For Hunter 40 realguy1954 at 2:56pm 05.19.09 Big Boats 3/1210 It has come time to install an autohelm or our new/old 1989 hunter 40 previous owner had a system on
Mounting roller furler above anchor locker JohnD2022 at 2:16pm 05.19.09 Smaller Boats 3/1321 I'm trying to figure out a good way to mount my new roller furler to my Hunter 23, with the forestay
Companionway stairs JCDSAIL at 2:10pm 05.19.09 Catalina 310 3/2203 Anyone replaced the brownish colored stair treads yet? Mine are starting to chip away on the edges a
Boat owner Wayne from Joliet at 2:04pm 05.19.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1413 My friend just obtained a 31 center cockpit and I have been tagging all the halyards and fittings fo

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H280 Battery Charger Change out Crusty Ol Salt at 6:32pm 12.06.21 I had a H280 as my first boat. Nice design and she sailed well. Good luck with her! Greb I ha
H280 Battery Charger Change out Crusty Ol Salt at 6:29pm 12.06.21 After some boat yoga, some swearing and some brute force, I got the old charger loose. Boat yog
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? PaulK at 6:18pm 12.06.21 We had rot/delam problems in the cabin top of our J/36. We attacked from below because we didn't wa
Third Propulsion Option LloydB at 6:16pm 12.06.21 I sent you a PM by clicking on your avatar and choosing send private message. I think you will get a
American Fiberglass 21 upgrades (2) Perry Welch at 5:59pm 12.06.21 I hope you do not have great expectations of variable forms of modern communication with me. If you
Etiquette pet peeves Michael Davis at 5:38pm 12.06.21 I have read part way through some threads on subjects that hold interest for me that were still act
Etiquette pet peeves Justin_NSA at 5:38pm 12.06.21 USING ALL CAPS ! :huh:
Etiquette pet peeves Will Gilmore at 5:11pm 12.06.21 I have read part way through some threads on subjects that hold interest for me that were still acti
Flag Clips (1) AlastairLC at 4:28pm 12.06.21
H280 Battery Charger Change out Tally Ho at 4:26pm 12.06.21 thx a million Greg I had a H280 as my first boat. Nice design and she sailed well. Good luck w
H280 Battery Charger Change out Crusty Ol Salt at 4:24pm 12.06.21
H280 Battery Charger Change out Tally Ho at 4:22pm 12.06.21
I need help plittle2005 at 4:06pm 12.06.21 My '92 new-to-me boat was stinky, and I found that BOTH factory y-valves, fwd and aft heads, were cr
Flag Clips patbratton at 4:03pm 12.06.21 I use those by making a small prusic loop out of string. I wrapped the string around the flag halya
Installed Companionway Cover Justin_NSA at 3:52pm 12.06.21 You will be very happy with the results. I did the same thing on my H26. One thing that helps is
Tank system monitor Gary Ryan at 3:47pm 12.06.21 Yes. You just have to have the tank empty then fill with water or vice versa. Easy peasy.
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? garymalmgren at 3:44pm 12.06.21 These are only my opinions and not rock solid truths but: How many hours does a job like this typica
Etiquette pet peeves Joe at 3:09pm 12.06.21 I just bought a "new to me" (boat age) (boat name). .... ANY boat you buy will be "new to you. (u
Etiquette pet peeves DeniseO30 at 2:54pm 12.06.21 People that complain about things on a free site.. Are usually the same people that don't know how
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? jssailem at 2:33pm 12.06.21 you will be working against gravity. Dave identifies a very good point here. The fiberglass resin

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