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First official day of summer vacation. RECESS at 7:31pm 05.29.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1049 Finished post planning yesterday and headed out to the lake today for a 7 hour sail with the wife an
Stuffing box tube ranchu56 at 7:07pm 05.29.09 Big Boats 1/1069 I was told last night that (don't know the part name) the hose the shaft passes through inside the b
Replacing Side Windows Jim Newell at 6:13pm 05.29.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1984 I have a 1996 Hunter 376 that needs the long side windows repalced. Does anyone know the type of ma
Window Trim tcorey1 at 6:05pm 05.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1077 I have an 86 28.5 I'm restoring. Does anyone know of a source for the trim on the outside of the wi
javelin serial # Mark P. LeGassey at 5:32pm 05.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1112 Can someone tell the year of this javelin from the serial #? XDYB4973M83H Thank You
Fishing Cable Challenge Neil McDonald at 5:11pm 05.29.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1478 Having just fitted a pair of Alpenglow lights to my cabin roof, I now need to run in two cables to p
new generation: See the light (1) emergpa1 at 5:08pm 05.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1141 Is anyone installing LED lights on their Oday? If so, what is your experience and source? Any though
Puffer rigging mommyzilla at 4:53pm 05.29.09 AMF 2/11947 My dad just gave me his old AMF Puffer sailboat. It has been 20 years since I used the boat and I c
Repacking stuffing box O'Day 32 with GFO jknappsax at 4:44pm 05.29.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2138 I just repacked the stuffing box on my O'Day 32' CC with GFO. I wasn't sure which size, 3/16" or 1/4
dude i am back thesailerdude at 3:55pm 05.29.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1475 haha well here is the update with the little trip of mine me and my 4 college buddies departed m
Stuffing box-Hunter 32 ( Yanmar 18 ) Jim Conley at 2:08pm 05.29.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1554 I have a drip- I managed to use PB Blaster and a chisel to release the locking nut and could easily
Fairlead for Keel Centerboard Lift Rope hullre at 1:53pm 05.29.09 Pearson 0/1201 I have a 1970 Pearson 33 with a movable Centerboard. I need a replacement for the molded plastic s
Hunter 240 Rig Tuning & Mast Raising Tim Kenney at 1:29pm 05.29.09 Smaller Boats 18/12201 Aurinko III is a Hunter 240 which I bought new in 1998. I have sailed her fair amount since. Being
cam cleat on main control line Miller26S at 1:04pm 05.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1198 The cam cleat that is attached to the block on main control line is cratered and needs replaced. I g
chain plate attachments gdarling at 12:02pm 05.29.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1171 Re: late '80s First 305 Problem: attaching shrouds to chain plates. Specifically, this boat has thr
Finally (1) Phil V25 at 11:50am 05.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1118 Last year was such a bad year for our sailing activities; what with two floods (one at home and one
Anchor / Mast Head light Larry14133 at 11:47am 05.29.09 Ask All Sailors 0/5 The Anchor light on my O'Day 302 seams to have failed. Anyone have an idea of what type of bulb wou
Spots on stainless steel Ken Honeycutt at 11:46am 05.29.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1521 I've got what looks like water spots on some of my SS tubing. I tried Collinite metal polish and was
Puffer rigging instructions? Lindy Lou at 11:38am 05.29.09 AMF 1/10795 Hello! My husband is new to sailing and bought an AMF Alcort Puffer that did not come with rigging
Anchor / mast head light Larry14133 at 11:34am 05.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1365 The anchor light seams to have failed on my 1987 O'day 302. Any one have and idea on what type of b

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Genoa question Sola Gratia at 3:45pm 02.03.22 good on ya for getting the drifter out rather than firing up the iron jenny! :facepalm:
Just found out my strut is severely compromised. dmax at 3:43pm 02.03.22 You can likely find a used one in decent shape for significantly less than a boat buck, here's a pla
Genoa question justsomeguy at 3:17pm 02.03.22 Capta's right about rgranger being right.
Oh My the Moorage Costs capta at 3:14pm 02.03.22 At least this one has some grace to it. So many of the Nouveau riche have absolutely no class or ta
Genoa question capta at 3:09pm 02.03.22 rgranger has it right. I had at least 3 of different weights on my first boat. The sail maker (Peter
mast raising stickinthemud57 at 3:07pm 02.03.22 While I prefer to raise and lower the mast on the trailer, I do think it is important to have a way
Just found out my strut is severely compromised. hollyclouse at 2:59pm 02.03.22 Thanks Denise for your response. It's a conundrum for sure. Not looking forward to it and what my o
mast raising MacBeane at 2:58pm 02.03.22 Thanks for the advice guys. Topc I have seen your previous posts and looked at your drawing previou
Help to ID this type of windlass cmachlan at 2:42pm 02.03.22 That's where I was leaning with it. Thank you so much guys. Now the problem is it's obsolete
Genoa question rgranger at 2:36pm 02.03.22 A drifter is a genoa made from lighter than typical materials. It is used when the wind is very li
Help with halyards at mast head knackers at 2:36pm 02.03.22 i just flick the spinnaker halyard behind the spreaders and tie off to the shroud attachments when n
Magazine subscription renewal alert Leeward Rail at 2:22pm 02.03.22 Nowadays we receive three excellent mags -- Good Old Boat, Yachting Monthly, and Practical Boat Own
Swim ladder jssailem at 2:18pm 02.03.22 Been thinking about that swim platform. Would be even better if you could create a way to fold it up
Why some boat owners should never attempt DIY repairs Leeward Rail at 2:15pm 02.03.22 Everyone does a crap job at some point in their life. How else are competent pros and marine towing
Hunter 216 Centerboard sailtec hydraulic ram boardman74 at 1:58pm 02.03.22 I have the 2 part Devcon that was purchased off of the Hunter site. Maybe 2 part epoxy was the wron
Oh My the Moorage Costs Parsons at 1:41pm 02.03.22 From the Dutch that I have met, their cultural values are humility, practicality, and reason (plus b
mast raising stickinthemud57 at 1:30pm 02.03.22 Well, Topcat, I would say you have a keeper there. Congrats!
Just found out my strut is severely compromised. DeniseO30 at 1:27pm 02.03.22 Do you mean the propeller shaft strut? Measure measure measure determine the angle and look on site
Swim ladder chip veres at 12:58pm 02.03.22 The platform Jssailem showed is even better if you add a 4-step telescoping ladder to it. Just prov
mast raising topcat0399 at 12:46pm 02.03.22 Topcat's solution proves the old adage about skinning cats. No offense there, Top. To Macbeane's p

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