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Eyebrows, where to get new ones? Gary Kunkel at 4:45pm 04.19.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2055 Has anyone had new "eyebrows" made for his/her/their Catalinas? Mine have been sanded to the point w
1976 oday 20 bsailn at 4:38pm 04.19.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/921 there's a oday i'm going to buy it has a mast thats 3ft longer than original what are the ramificati
New boat buddy, first sail, and he has to leave. Darn (2) sailormanbigd at 2:54pm 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1448 Just met a new boat buddy Ed and had a nice ride on his h37c and he has to leave-darn it!!!!! Beauti
GPS and Fishfinder mount (3) OdayDave at 2:43pm 04.19.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2191 Last year I added mount for a fishfinder since the shoals in Door County can be a problem in a few a
Bilge Blower Technique higgs at 11:14am 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1808 When I had a gas engine I would run my bilge blower during fueling. As best as I can remember, this
Don Jordan and the Jordan Series Drogue (1) sailingdog at 11:04am 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 18/4914 In my opinion, the greatest storm safety device ever created is the Jordan Series Drogue. The JS
sailing experience in opb needed avoisine at 10:58am 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1351 I am very novice sailer very experienced in moving large and heavy masses from a number of professio
Soft spots avoisine at 10:45am 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 17/4617 Recently I asked a question about buying a "fixer-upper". Most of the answers I received indicated
Irwin Citation 35 hatches jeanh1259 at 10:00am 04.19.09 Irwin 1/2548 We have a leaking hatch on our 1986 Irwin Citation 35. We were told that we needed the manufacturer
Updates amd questions on all the repairs (3) Hermit Scott at 9:51am 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 48/5251 As scheduled we put the boat back in the water Saturday. There were no leaks from the through hulls
Genoa furling top swivel mokum2 at 9:15am 04.19.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/921 I was hoisting the genoa on our hood furling system yesterday and noticed that the top swivel attach
Do I want a 26M? Chilly Willy at 8:38am 04.19.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2335 My first mate (wife) and I are ready for a newer boat. She does not share my dream of a live aboard
Experience with Hydocoat Multi Season Ablative Barry White at 7:20am 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1518 Hi to all, I am contemplating using Petit's "Hydrocoat" which among the multi-season ablative paints
Wire routing Farland at 7:08am 04.19.09 Big Boats 4/1276 I need to run wind indicator wiring from mast base to elect. panel. Can anyone tell me the best and/
How serious is this? (3) Valentina at 6:54am 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 26/3877 Fellows, I have finally zeroed in on a boat model that I want to buy. I found 3 within 300 mile radi
Shaft Log sandpiper10471 at 5:59am 04.19.09 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1393 The PO had done the dinghy painter wrap thing and bent the strut. Now, due to poor alignment and pos
Vinyl stick on fiberglass aceventura at 5:54am 04.19.09 Grampian 6/4877 I have to remove vynil name stick on my sailboat et I really don't know how to do it ! Can sommebody
How and Where to Sleep on Hunter 26.5 jerseywaters at 5:45am 04.19.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2089 2008 was our first season aboard our 1989 Hunter 26.5. This year we would like to try weekend cruisi
Split in the Strut JohnnyMac at 5:11am 04.19.09 Big Boats 7/1395 Yesterday was my first trip to the boat this season. I noticed one of the struts between the mast a
Selden in mast furling Broke Sailor at 4:57am 04.19.09 Ask All Sailors 14/3057 Does anyone know where to get a replacement access plate for a Selden Mast, Hunter 36? It's those b

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Hunter 240 Electrical Panel caverun at 3:19am 03.06.22 @chriscampbell Yes, still have them. Just send me a private message to work out the details. Listed
Any known concerns with this specific motor? Jacktar at 2:51am 03.06.22 apparently all voltage regulated alternators can only be measured under load, ie at battery
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? sailme88 at 2:47am 03.06.22 You have the S/A to realize the prospects of being upside down with this boat. That said the easies
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 2:05am 03.06.22 the first time you here your daughter say to her kids the phrase you always used with her. You mea
Stern Rail Outboard Mount jssailem at 10:44pm 03.05.22
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 10:32pm 03.05.22 So he may have a future. That is encouraging for the possibility of grandkids. They are the gift th
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 10:30pm 03.05.22 Will, Did you have daughters? I have one and she just got engaged. I'm happy for her. No need to
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? FastOlson at 9:04pm 03.05.22 A friend of mine that restored a lovely Ericson 35-2, once said that you must have these things for
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? Md80max at 9:02pm 03.05.22 Thanks to all have replied, it was very insightful and thought prevoking. I'm still now trying to
Stern Rail Outboard Mount Benny17441 at 8:24pm 03.05.22 If a 200 lbs.+ person can sit on the stern rail seats there should not be a problem supporting an 85
What's happened to VC-17 and FW-21 at WM? JRacer at 8:20pm 03.05.22 I spoke with Interlux about a month ago. They said the new formula should be to distributors right
What's happened to VC-17 and FW-21 at WM? Tally Ho at 7:45pm 03.05.22 I called my local chandlery today to ask about availability of VC17. They said they had about a pa
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions (1) Davidasailor26 at 7:42pm 03.05.22 2. I have seen a number of videos showing various items being attached to the upper inboard bulkhea
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions Tally Ho at 7:39pm 03.05.22
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping Hayden Watson at 7:32pm 03.05.22 I'm going to suspect these dock neighbours of yours are power boaters. Not the sharpest knives in
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping Justin_NSA at 7:09pm 03.05.22 Is the nut loosening? Maybe you need to lockwire it.
Cleat at goosenext rgranger at 6:59pm 03.05.22
What's happened to VC-17 and FW-21 at WM? rgranger at 6:57pm 03.05.22
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 6:56pm 03.05.22
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? mikeracca at 6:49pm 03.05.22 That said. There are boats that call to new owners. That owner will do anything to get the boat an

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