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Uss Freedom Wayne M at 3:27pm 11.04.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1435 Hello everyone I went down to do some work on my boat yesterday. I have it stored at the Milwaukee C
Oceanis 351 sunworshipper at 3:18pm 11.04.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1826 Hi all, New to the forums. I was curious if anyone has any real experience or owns an oceanis 351
Bareboat Martinique and St. Lucia David10790 at 2:07pm 11.04.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1656 Five of us will be chartering in St. Lucia in March. Anyone with experience there? Anyone know whi
Stern pulpit spdycml at 12:57pm 11.04.08 Mid-Size Boats 5/3307 Hello everyone, I'll start by saying that I'm new to sailing and have just purchased a 1976 Cat 27
Winter Boat Cover for Hunter 31 asmits at 10:38am 11.04.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2844 I'm entering my first winter season with my 2006 Hunter 31. Does anyone know of a supplier for sailb
Abnormal Waves Franklin at 10:38am 11.04.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1983 http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2008/11/04/massive_waves_a_mystery_at_maine_harbor
1993 H23.5 Mark H at 10:09am 11.04.08 Smaller Boats 5/1747 Novice question1..Does the boom vang attach from the mast base plate to the same point on boom as t*
Looking for rain guards for Hunter 29' Jan Peters at 9:43am 11.04.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/910 We have a 1987 Hunter 29 in our sailing fleet. We need to replace the rain guards and are having dif
Access to Electrical Conduit inside Mast liberty at 8:18am 11.04.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2399 My mast lights are inop (anchor, box and deck lights). I had the lights replaced and rewired after
Vent pipes Bob S at 7:27am 11.04.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1858 I've been searching the archives for info on replacing or clearing a blocked vent pipe. Both the toi
Hunter 25.5 Rudder Specs Rebel Glover at 6:58am 11.04.08 Ask All Sailors 7/2693 Looking for the dimensions for a 84 Hunter 25.5 rudder. Any help or info on the specs would be much
Hunter 306 LED Navigation Lights and Masthead Anchor/Steaming Light Combo dennisp at 6:52am 11.04.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/3672
Length of the life lines Legend 40. Vinny at 6:39am 11.04.08 Big Boats 3/1016 I will not be at my boat until this weekend and I wanted to order some netting to keep the dog on bo
Show us your dinghy Hermit Scott at 12:48am 11.04.08 Ask All Sailors 38/8244 Most of us have pics of our sailboats. But I rarely see pictures of dinghies. I was just wondering
looking for boat salvage yard sand sailor at 10:34pm 11.03.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1447 on south coast for parts
vacation boat exchange Cyrooski at 9:49pm 11.03.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1205 I would like to sail the Florida keys in a mac 26 and I have a mac 26 docked in the San Francisco Ba
Any Ham's Out There??? windward54 at 8:52pm 11.03.08 Ask All Sailors 13/2014
Surveyor recommendations for Vancouver, BC? TN at 8:07pm 11.03.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1626 Could any of you recommend a good surveyor in Vancouver, BC? I'm looking for one who writes good, de
Replacing water heater C34 1986 shanagolden at 7:26pm 11.03.08 Big Boats 4/5351 Need to replace my water heater under the galley sink, a rusting hulk. Anyone know where I can order
locking tiller extensions RNC725@comcast.net at 6:14pm 11.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2200 Anyone used a locking tiller extension? Tips? Advice? Thanks.

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Hull Crazy Dave Condon at 6:56am 01.30.22 Suggest too that the area be sanded to remove the gel coat and get the surface flat and smooth
Time to replace lifelines? dlochner at 6:45am 01.30.22 I used 1 x 19 3/16 type 316 bare wire, it is highly corrosion resistant. Flexibility, needed for
How wide is the wing on the keel of a Hunter 26.5?? (1) Orbweaver at 6:01am 01.30.22 Mine is 24.5" across, tip to tip.
Hunter 38 - Dinghy Size RoyS at 5:52am 01.30.22 Get one with a bimini like mine.
Hunter 38 - Dinghy Size (1) RoyS at 5:51am 01.30.22 202155
Heat exchanger anode sailme88 at 5:50am 01.30.22 The thinner gasket may reflect the progression in the advancement of science in generating new and b
Wee bits thinwater at 5:45am 01.30.22 Davis Instruments Black Max. The are designed to strap down low on the mast of una-rig dinghies and
1987 Catalina 22 Outboard Spring Assist Lift Bracket Gene Neill at 5:31am 01.30.22 I've never had my motor mount off, so I'm just going by a mental picture. If there's a void between
After the storm blows thru shemandr at 4:34am 01.30.22 It's 36 degrees here in Southern Florida this morning. A cold front is a cold front everywhere on t
Time to replace lifelines? Joe at 3:45am 01.30.22 This will only allow inspection of the outer strands. The wire is constructed with a 7 strand core
O'Day Sprite Rudder. (1) Sunbird22358 at 9:20pm 01.29.22 Too late now, but, when you replace the rudder, might I suggest adding a lanyard to the new one? On
Wee bits PaulK at 7:52pm 01.29.22 Looks like it works better for you on port tack. Harder to see on starboard. Will airflow over th
Time to replace lifelines? Jumpstart at 7:44pm 01.29.22 Cleaning the surface does not eliminate crevice corrosion. Why take a chance? Bare wire is the most
Time to replace lifelines? sail sfbay at 6:35pm 01.29.22 Has anyone been successful stripping the viny sheath? If you do and/or only want to remove the rust
Time to replace lifelines? dlochner at 6:19pm 01.29.22 Strip the vinyl cover. Take sharp stiff sturdy knife and strip that covering. This exposes the in
Time to replace lifelines? Charles Erwin at 6:03pm 01.29.22 Strip the vinyl cover. Take sharp stiff sturdy knife and strip the covering. This exposes the inter
Wind angle TimFromLI at 6:02pm 01.29.22 Or just go up the mast, it's not that bad. I use a climbing harness, I don't trust a bosun's chair.
Time to replace lifelines? Joe Blizzard at 5:16pm 01.29.22 Mine looked similar to yours when I replaced them. Besides the breakage potential, that discolored c
H41DS decoupling shaft while floating Nachismo at 4:52pm 01.29.22 FYI, after I wasted several hours in the sling watching some dumb kid screw up two easy tasks (no di
Wee bits kappykaplan at 4:51pm 01.29.22 Nice solution! :beer:

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