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Linoleum Squares on Cabin Sole? maccauley123 at 8:24am 09.03.08 Ask All Sailors 32/5121 Has anyone ever tried using those 1 foot square linoleum tiles on their cabin sole. I just looked a
Need reefing lines JerryK at 8:06am 09.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1140 My MacGreggor V22 main sail does not have reefing holes. Is it possible to add these using gromets o
Makeover for Hunter 34 - Is it worth the cost ? (1) Roy Page at 5:55am 09.03.08 Big Boats 13/2036 I bought my 1983 Hunter 34 last Winter and generally pleased with its performance. There is some
New site preview BobM at 5:45am 09.03.08 S2 0/1081 Phil the new site looks great. I hope more owners post photos of their boats. I will post a bunch
Photos of Ms and Gus Bilikin at 8:52pm 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1017 if you watch closely you can see all the 'new' yacht club buildings in the photos. Yep they all sur
Strange Request....or not. gpd955 at 8:31pm 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1308 Hello All, Have been off the site for while, trying to fix my boat and enjoying the wonderful wea
And after sailaway78 at 7:04pm 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1054 This is after things finally settled down. Just got power back on this evening, after about 36 hour
During the storm sailaway78 at 6:57pm 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1027 I know, sometimes I just do something a little crazy. I was one of the very few to stay. Had alway
Before the storm sailaway78 at 6:48pm 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1084 Hi all and first a heart felt thanks for all the good wishes, offers of a place to stay, and follow
Does anyone have their old ST4000 control head for sale? eelpie at 6:30pm 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1295 My ST4000 control head has given up. Because everything else works fine, I would like to replace it
I could not get close after it took off paulj at 5:54pm 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1187 paulj
Rigging the 23 Clam at 5:34pm 09.02.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/1488 My boat is in the water for the first time in my stable. I got to a point and said the boat goes in
What mold and mildew Preventative spray to use? (1) John Nantz at 5:20pm 09.02.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1569 In a month or so I'll be puting our boat away for the winter. In a recent Boat US message it said
Steering Pa-marjoe at 5:13pm 09.02.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1305 Hello. I am the happy owner of "Wild Child". I am new to sailing and will appreciate any help yo
Anyone heard from Paul Brinkley at 4:48pm 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1447 Nice N Easy or any of the guys in southern Louisiana or Miss?
Mast rigging with wishbone boom sailingdude at 4:21pm 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 3/4962 This last weekend I was boating on Lake Washington in Seattle and saw a boat with a wishbone boom. I
Shroud positioning on the plate Claude at 4:01pm 09.02.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/925 Went to the archives on this one but cant find a satisfactory answer. Does the upper shroud attach
Moaning Rudder Lou at 1:10pm 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 0/853 I have a 1998 Hunter 340 and have gotten a new moaning sound coming from the rudder area when turnin
halyard wrap jib blane at 1:09pm 09.02.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/3180 I have halyard wrap on my jib. I see no sign of damage at the top of the mast . No info in owner's
burnt 30 amp connection richk at 11:51am 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1151 As I was leaving the boat yesterday, planning to hook up the 30A shore power, I noticed one of the t

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Any hints or suggestions for rudder replacement (1) finding41 at 3:25pm 05.24.21 Build one. I did. Search whale fin rudder on this site.
H38 - Is there an aux solenoid in the starter circuit? (3) Ralph Johnstone at 3:16pm 05.24.21 In the meantime I'll just clean every connection I can find and cross my fingers I corrected the is
Traveler Don Guillette at 3:15pm 05.24.21 Thanks Don , I loosen the vang and move the traveler to windward. Rgranger: The key word is VANG
Yanmar SD20 Saildrive (2) dleckenby at 3:14pm 05.24.21 I had the boat out last week and checked the internal anode and it looked OK to me. Some loss visibl
Help with lost Beneteau swing keel jon hansen at 3:11pm 05.24.21 the center board needs to weigh enough to go down, not float. it's not ballast like in the keel
Help with lost Beneteau swing keel twistedskipper at 3:08pm 05.24.21 Does the Beneteau 311 really carry ballast in the retractable appendage? In other words, is it a swi
Sherwood Raw Water Pump Leak Ralph Johnstone at 3:02pm 05.24.21 That is the weep hole you see the water dripping from. It looks as if the mechanical seal of the p
Capri 18 Reefing Assistance Sought - Any pictures? (1) sail sfbay at 3:00pm 05.24.21 You have described your set up very well but a few photos of the reefing lines and hardware might he
How to calibrate Raymarine i60 wind instrument markwbird at 2:52pm 05.24.21 Do you mean both the apparent and true are 15% different from a known wind speed in your location?
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit (1) Thaniel at 2:45pm 05.24.21 Look what showed up today. An upgrade for the boat! d work. But in initial testing it looks like it
Help with lost Beneteau swing keel jon hansen at 2:38pm 05.24.21 so, a bud had the same issue on his bristol 40. contacted the designer, got the blue prints. resear
Traveler rgranger at 2:22pm 05.24.21 Thanks Don Helpful post. I think I figured out how to use the Traveler by trial -error-&-observat
Deck wash AEarnshaw at 2:01pm 05.24.21 One of the various kits available will meet your needs, but if you'd like so save a few sheckles, C
How to calibrate Raymarine i60 wind instrument shemandr at 1:55pm 05.24.21 Kinda makes you pine for a pencil with a bit of cassette tape tied to it.
Full size porta potty? (1) tfox2069 at 1:47pm 05.24.21 There are at least two different sizes of "standard" marine head bowls - compact and regular. My gu
Behavior of marine batteries Fredct at 1:44pm 05.24.21 I mean Lithium polymer battery.
How to calibrate Raymarine i60 wind instrument sail sfbay at 1:27pm 05.24.21 The calibration process can be found in Chapter 7, section 2, entitled ALIGNIING THE WIND TRANSDUCER
First Day on the Water! JonnyEp at 1:26pm 05.24.21 Thanks! Tape has been removed!
Defender Marine got hacked Bob S at 1:21pm 05.24.21 Defender doesn't keep your card on file. You have to enter it for each transaction. I too got this e
Deck wash (1) tfox2069 at 1:05pm 05.24.21 Thank you tfox2069! I do plenty of plumbing and electrical so this is a simple one. I installed

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