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swing keel tommy O at 5:35am 05.07.09 Catalina 22 3/1294 the pivot hole in my swing keel has oblonged a lot. What material is the keel and what would be the
Sailing Toronto to Cobourg yammydo at 4:52am 05.07.09 Destinations 5/8841 New to sailing. Bought a 1984 Sonic 23 last spring and spent the summer and fall sailing in the out
Whisper Too Whisper Too at 4:05am 05.07.09 Sirius 21/22 7/4961 Hi- this is George - I'm a new member and bought a 1978 Sirius last October from a couple in the Nep
How-to Drain a Diesel fuel tank? BaySailerBill at 3:58am 05.07.09 Ask All Sailors 19/14890 Hi All, My 1984 Catalina C-27 has been on the hard for two years and the fuel needs to be replaced
What kind of boat? Shoaldrafter at 3:36am 05.07.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1620 Does anybody have more/better information as to what kind of boat involved? See: http://news.bbc.
What kind of boat? Shoaldrafter at 3:32am 05.07.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1017 Does anybody have better information as to what kind of boat involved? See: http://news.bbc.co.uk
Transom height? edsonfarm at 10:31pm 05.06.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1419 Hunter 26.5 Motor Mount Does anyone know the transom/motor mount height on a Hunter 26.5? Will a 2
Water in the bilge New Hunter owner at 8:06pm 05.06.09 Smaller Boats 4/1384 How can I tell if water seeping into the bilge has infiltrated the floor and is in the hull? Can wat
Water in bilge Gene Lovelace at 7:06pm 05.06.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2317 I have a great 1975 o'day 25... that I have been restoring for several years( and sailing it almost
photos of new home made Bolger Nymph (3) sailormanbigd at 5:34pm 05.06.09 Ask All Sailors 18/8269 you asked for pics so i will try and load them. How bout a name? How bout a few salty words for the
H216 Mast Raising Electric Winch rangerpaul at 4:10pm 05.06.09 Smaller Boats 4/1542 I just completed the installation of my electric winch to aid in raising the mast on my H216. Now e
Cool diamond foam sanding blocks. (2) luvitt at 2:21pm 05.06.09 Ask All Sailors 22/3236 this might not be new to you guys, but i found these foam sanding blocks at work. I work on the new
hunter 40, yanmar 44. replace control cables. teleflex? luvitt at 2:01pm 05.06.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1763 i wanna repalace my control cables. the yanmar manual says to use "morse" control cables. can i us
5 watt solar panel Louis at 1:58pm 05.06.09 Ask All Sailors 17/3370 I am thinking of buying a 5watt solar panel from Harbor freight. I believe it got pretty good review
Leak near rudder post jjgizara at 1:49pm 05.06.09 Big Boats 1/1699 I have a leak that we just traced to somwhere around the rudder post. There is no rudder stuffing b
Genset small red LED blew - why? Ron McCoy at 1:28pm 05.06.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1367 Ok, I'm at a loss on this one. Here's the deal. Had a new generator (35 amp/4200 watt) installed
Recommendations on Covering Vinyl Windows and Acrylic Ports Rick D at 1:10pm 05.06.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1546 Here is what I got back as replies from the manufacturers to my queries about recommendations to cov
anode replacement for diesel md22, Hunter 450 callejo at 12:35pm 05.06.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1232 Has anyone replaced the zinc anode on a the TMD-22 diesel in a Hunter Passage 450? How do I get to
Lunatic, Piran T37 Phil at 11:08am 05.06.09 Ask All Sailors 2/2787 The link is to a blog about a 72 year old solo circumnavigator lost in the Indian Ocean this winter

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Decal Questions AaronD at 10:31am 03.15.22
Shackleton's Endurance Found Hayden Watson at 9:35am 03.15.22 I find it interesting that in the account of the rediscovery of Endurance, they state that this year
Decal Questions brockangelo at 9:22am 03.15.22
Sausage Makers? (4) Tally Ho at 8:39am 03.15.22
Sailing and restoring #9874 AaronD at 8:10am 03.15.22 Should be easy enough to do that whole thing in metal. Almost looks like a product idea.. A good
Running Rigging (1) DougM at 7:53am 03.15.22
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer tfox2069 at 7:47am 03.15.22 Future? This is pretty much exactly what I do now. The day before heading out I connect to VRM and
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. rschuss at 7:39am 03.15.22 Sailing a 27 foot boat is not like kayaking. One needs to know the rules of the road. What does the
Backing plates for Sinlocks? Hello Below at 7:37am 03.15.22 I have a 2006 Hunter 38. After replacing the running rigging late last year the lines slipped in th
Oday 23 Mast step re-install rschuss at 7:30am 03.15.22 This is my thought process. On my 222, the thru bolts for the mast step are secured by washers and c
Decal Questions (1) LakeShark at 7:22am 03.15.22 I believe the trip I'm going on this summer will require the boat to have it's home port included.
Replacement for Original Aluminum Deck Fills dmax at 7:14am 03.15.22 The Perko fills looked good but the flange wasn't large enouh to cover the old holes. Funny that Def
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer (1) Hayden Watson at 7:08am 03.15.22 A buddy with a Tesla says they take care of this with an app. It's going to be a while before boat
Hunter 31 1984 Life lInes jssailem at 6:58am 03.15.22 Glenn they were specific to the boat when it was first splashed. That was then and this is now. Lot
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer jviss at 6:48am 03.15.22 I'm saying 98% of sailors don't spend enough time of the hook for the advantages of lithium to be s
Purchasing Sails jssailem at 6:44am 03.15.22 It will turn out ok. If. It exactly as needed ask them to make it right.
Replacement for Original Aluminum Deck Fills Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:43am 03.15.22 Google "Perko stainless steel deckfills" to find 'em for water, waste and fuel. Nylon fittings are
Installed stern rails and replaced centerboard lift on my Hunter 240 Justin_NSA at 6:41am 03.15.22 Well done, but I don't see the seats. I have to remove mine to get into the stern lockers, is it th
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer thinwater at 6:33am 03.15.22 You cant compare fork truck batteries(real deep-cycle batteries) to the typical lead acid batteries
Sausage Makers? kloudie1 at 6:09am 03.15.22 LOL.. some soaps use lard .. but it doesn't smell too much like bacon. I have made some citronella

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