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Hunter 340 optional winch location Geoff Hadrill at 2:15pm 05.20.08 Big Boats 6/2494 The 340 has only 2 winches on the cabin top. I'd like another two dedicated to the jib sheets leavin
Getting ready for the first major curse of the season (1) Gregg9020 at 2:25pm 05.20.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1050 I thought y'all would love to see how kids pack for a 3 day cruise. The toys and the clothes are am
I can't keep my engine running... Casey F at 3:37pm 05.20.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1207 I have a 1978 Hunter 30 with a Yanmar YSB 12 engine. I just bought the boat and had the engine gone
Yamaha 33 gate valves Rick at 4:19pm 05.20.08 Yamaha 5/1916 Just bought the boat. Surveyor said the gate valves must be changed to ball valves. Any wisdom on
Inflatable Tenders, Achilles LS4-RU vs. SeaEagle 8.10 Wind Dancer MDR at 3:55pm 05.20.08 Ask All Sailors 4/5497 I own a 27' Hunter and need a new tender. Smaller boat, smaller tender. I have done my research an
New Interior cushions for Oday 23 Jim B at 11:54pm 05.18.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1458 Hello fellow Oday fans. I have a 1982 Oday 23 that is in pretty good shape except I need to get new
Onboard refrigeration... Doug/Karen at 10:59pm 05.18.08 Big Boats 3/831 Being new to built-in refrigerator/freezer operation, two questions have arisen: 1) How to defrost
Anchor Light (2) Rich (P303) at 9:56pm 05.18.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1055 Installed a new Hella anchor (LED) light Sunday up at the yard. Previous PO had no anchor light. I p
Mast Step stress on Macgregor 26 C Dancing Loon at 1:10am 05.19.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2974 We have just purchased a 1992Mac 26C. It is basically original with a few interior upgrades. The mas
companion way steps Stephen K at 1:38am 05.19.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2341 I read awhile back about putting something like black sealant or silicone in the "groove" of the com
Garhauer after one season.. (2) Maine Sail at 12:32am 05.19.08 Ask All Sailors 17/1745 Wanted to post a photo of my untouched, meaning un-polished, Garhauer main sheet blocks after a full
Stu, What Happened to the "Sailing Web Sites"? Bob4203 at 12:30am 05.19.08 Catalina 30 3/1085 Stu,For the last month or so , when going to "resources" and accessing the "sailing web sites" whe
Survey says blisters JerryP at 12:25am 05.19.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/920 3 dime size on hull. Is this a problem ornot. Should I buy this '89 Hunter? Thanks.
Survey says JerryP at 12:18am 05.19.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1020 3 dime size blisters on the hull. Is this a bigproblem? Should I purchase this '89 sailboat?Than
Plastic thingy Deadline at 12:14am 05.19.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1075 Under heavy wind, the aluminum rail popped up after it stripped the screw right out of the boat. I s
Moving the mainsheet... Mook16714 at 1:28am 05.19.08 Ask All Sailors 4/981 ...to the cabin top is what I'm hoping to do on my old Annapolis 26, which will facilitate the addit
Location of 26S promotional video??? Kip Hamilton at 2:11am 05.19.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1538 Hey Guys...Does anyone know of the internet location of the MacGregor factory promotional video fo
Javelin Boom Vang? (1) Meg at 2:12am 05.19.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/915 My husband and I just picked up a Javelin and we are reading up on it - can anyone tell me about ins
Core moisture Derek at 2:16am 05.19.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1254 Water meter reads moisture in core, she's22 yrs old. Shall I buy and fix or not.
Yet another item added to my list / hull-deck joint 48dodge at 3:07am 05.19.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1281 Did some more work on my 222 this weekend. Removed even more deck hardware, the windows and forward

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Imagin my surprise Cmackg at 3:11pm 05.04.21 Oh yeah, BWY has gotten lots of my money already, lol. I had the old tent hanging around, the poles
Original Headsail Furler on First 375? sail sfbay at 3:10pm 05.04.21 Suggest requesting a local loft, where your boat is located, to come to your boat to measure the luf
outboard motor dlochner at 3:10pm 05.04.21
Polaris Compass / no fluid Tally Ho at 3:09pm 05.04.21 Thanks. I will take a look at the Richie web site. I think I have already looked and the thru hol
Roller furling Tally Ho at 3:08pm 05.04.21 Thanks for the help Greg! Will now need to pick up the correct line for the internal halyard Mine
Thoughts on minor "spider cracks"? Ralph Johnstone at 3:07pm 05.04.21 :plus::plus: :plus::plus::plus: Andy Miller reminds me of Nigel Caulder. These guys could make
Pulling prop shaft to change Stuffing Box - Hunter 310 Tally Ho at 3:06pm 05.04.21 Thanks Greg - I was afraid of that - I think we have better access, but less working space to slide
outboard motor dlochner at 2:56pm 05.04.21 On a sailboat, more power is not necessarily a good thing. Sailboats are displacement hulls and have
Sailing a B331 to Bermuda?? Kings Gambit at 2:52pm 05.04.21 I have a pair of jacklines running along the cockpit sole as well as along the side decks. IMO, thes
H23.5 trailer joetr1955 at 2:51pm 05.04.21
outboard motor mohi700 at 2:49pm 05.04.21 6HP to go off shore to the gulfstream ?
Add a Spinnaker to my Javelin 14 (2) sail sfbay at 2:46pm 05.04.21 Another photo with a asymmetrical spinnaker on a Oday Javelin 14!! You need a halyard and 2 sheets
outboard motor rgranger at 2:45pm 05.04.21
H23.5 trailer (2) joetr1955 at 2:44pm 05.04.21 @joetr1955 Before I comment how about a picture of the winch stand secured to the trailer. Former
Window Caulking Ralph Johnstone at 2:38pm 05.04.21 What do you think of the 3M marine grade silicone sealant? Sorry, no experience there. May just
Original Headsail Furler on First 375? jssailem at 2:31pm 05.04.21 I'd suggest you send the query to North Sail. They may have the specifics of your previous sail and
Add a Spinnaker to my Javelin 14 jssailem at 2:27pm 05.04.21 There might be some ideas here. Posted by @sail sfbay You might these articles helpful to size yo
Sailing a B331 to Bermuda?? CapitalistSailor at 2:24pm 05.04.21 Bluenose, to add the the list of gear, I suggest you have a mainsail that can be reefed at least two
Vented Loop for raw water exhaust. Ralph Johnstone at 2:21pm 05.04.21 It seems that there are just a lot of strong opinions and most seem to be completely impervious to
Window Caulking dlochner at 2:18pm 05.04.21 What do you think of the 3M marine grade silicone sealant? I need a clear sealant. Thanks. Gene

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