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To Phill Herring cscott at 8:47am 10.22.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1424 To Phill Herring -- wrong reason Hi Phill, My name is cscott and this is a complant about a post
slow spinnaker halyard cindy15934 at 8:07am 10.22.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1530 Hi, We have a 1988 First 285. We are barely able to raise our spinnaker halyard, and it is just as
Advice Picking Boat Yard Prime Time at 7:35am 10.22.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1344 Hi, I'm looking for advice in choosing a boat yard to do major restoration of a 35 yr old fiberglas
Leaking holding tank langg at 7:30am 10.22.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1146 On the hunter vision 32, if the alum tank is totally enclosed and hidden how do you know if it is le
Crunching sound on deck langg at 7:18am 10.22.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1405 We are considering purchasing a 1989 Hunter Vision 32. I noticed while looking at the boat and walki
Pre-drilling holes in fiberglass for screws Snotter at 5:47am 10.22.08 Ask All Sailors 31/21171 For the past few weeks I've been working on replacing the teak trim on my boat that covers the hull-
time for new tv ktm500mx at 8:57pm 10.21.08 Mid-Size Boats 4/1845 hi I am trying to figure out where and what to install in my boat. I had a 9" vcr/tv but it just die
Impressed with my Boat! (1991 26S) (3) SeacretSailor at 7:28pm 10.21.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1204 I just returned to Houston from Maine with my 26S in tow for the 3rd summer and I have to say, I've
h30 documentation sailhunter1945 at 6:37pm 10.21.08 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1425 I just purchased a 1978 Hunter h30. One of the things that needed to be done was to clean the runnin
Sailing characteristics of 44ds and 45ds rayjanine@aol.com at 6:00pm 10.21.08 Big Boats 2/1434 I am very interested in buying the new 45DS and would like to know of those that already bought one
Zinc Question Rich (P303) at 5:59pm 10.21.08 Ask All Sailors 8/2719 Fellow zinc-o-phobes... Quick question for you... being the second season with a boat and zincs.
Problem with replacing boom outhaul line jwoodard at 5:18pm 10.21.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1185 I recently purchased 84 Hunter 22 and I am replacing the Halyards, lines and sheets. I ran into a pr
Electric Fuel Pump for old 2QM15 Engine Paul F at 4:07pm 10.21.08 The Cherubini Hunters 2/3298 Last Tuesday after sailing back from Apollo Beach, I turned on the engine heading toward Clearwater
MastMate anyone?? Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 3:13pm 10.21.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1453 We are looking for a 35' or better used mast mate (mastmate) climbing rig. If anyone has any knowle
Need a quick answer about freezing!!!! Scott B at 3:09pm 10.21.08 Ask All Sailors 14/1817 Boats still in the water and the winds have turned unexpectanatly from the north. Temps tonight are
Morgan 32 Cutlass Bearing David Morgan at 2:25pm 10.21.08 Morgan 1/2781 I need to replace the cutlass bearing in my 1985 Morgan 32ft sailboat. I really want to source the p
I have finally returned... Rich (P303) at 12:58pm 10.21.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1116 from my mooring. Boat is in back-yard.... what the heck happened to this web-site since June? :confu
Are we too soft or too hard on newbies ?? (2) Maine Sail at 12:43pm 10.21.08 Musings With Maine Sail 54/13910 Hi All, Yesterday I asked about a boat that washed up on a beach in NH. Here is what I know so far
Pulling the sails for the winter? Bob S at 12:38pm 10.21.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1626 this is our last weekend on the boat before pulling her for the season. I am worried about dropping
Older Catalina Chain Plates Jim at 10:14am 10.21.08 Big Boats 7/9824 Has changed anyone change the older chainplate design to one that doesn't leak as much. If you know

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34/35 Prop Shaft Strut? twodzusfittings at 7:54am 12.05.21 @ dmax. Not hard at all. I started with a large Philip's head on a ratchet tool. That loosened two o
Oday 34 Sliding companion way hatch removal dmax at 7:42am 12.05.21 "When it was removed I noticed how nice the wood rails were under the hood so instead of making new
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? Tater at 7:41am 12.05.21 Coming in late on this, sorry. I recently bought a Hunter 170. I bought the boat two days after it w
What color for your Bimini? (1) sail sfbay at 7:35am 12.05.21 ...........How bad is the staining? the bird crap? mold? dirt in general? ........... The attached
Pearson 30 ScottMac at 7:30am 12.05.21 Hello I owned a P30 for about 10 years great sailing boat. I found one with no spider cracks on deck
Mods to our 35s5 dmax at 7:28am 12.05.21 You got some mad skills bro, looking good.
Proper Course Sandy Stone at 7:24am 12.05.21 I thought it might be helpful to re-post this original question, because I have been fascinated by
Soft deck spot repair: Never do anything for the first time!! dmax at 7:24am 12.05.21 No real reason for Azec other than it is high quality (and more expensive) - anything you like will
Oday 34 Sliding companion way hatch removal (4) ScottMac at 7:14am 12.05.21 Hi Guys I was able to remove the companion way hood yesterday took about a hour and a half and 3 bee
Pearson 30 DArcy at 7:06am 12.05.21 A visiting boat in our harbor blew his cabin off when the vapors ignited. That sounds like an extr
34/35 Prop Shaft Strut? dmax at 6:55am 12.05.21 Beautiful. How hard was it to remove the backing plates inside the hull - I assume that's what they
What color for your Bimini? Spindrift NH at 6:54am 12.05.21
Pearson 30 PaulK at 6:53am 12.05.21 Flareups from the preheating of the stove can be exciting. Preheating it vaporizes the alcohol so th
Single handing WI Rigger at 6:28am 12.05.21 If the marina is deep enough, I do not need to raise my keel every time I enter the marina? With a r
HX870 VS HX890 DSC Question kerrydeare at 6:18am 12.05.21 Best I can tell the Standard Horizon HX870 is discontinued and replaced with the HX890, which is th
Single handing jon hansen at 5:42am 12.05.21 https://www.defender.com/product.jsp?id=5565534
Oceanis 321 Looking for complete assembly bow anchor roller Bluenose at 5:34am 12.05.21 And he will end up with something that will outlast the boat.
Pearson 30 Davidasailor26 at 5:26am 12.05.21 what can you all tell me about pressurized alcool stoves I'd use the word "exciting", which is pro
Oceanis 321 Looking for complete assembly bow anchor roller Claude L.-Auger at 5:23am 12.05.21 Thanks to all who chimed in. With your help we got the info required and everything is now in my fri
H26 crutch mount bolts rgranger at 4:54am 12.05.21 The aft bulkhead has a hatch. Open that and you will be able access the back of the bolts

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