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Residual Head Odor Jim Ormond at 9:21pm 09.09.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1987 When we discovered a leak in the sanitation line where it attaches to the holding tank, we went ahea
Block Island seadaddler at 8:57pm 09.09.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/865 Just got back from block Island today and had a great sail most of the trip was 6.5 on the knot me
Looking For A Rudder Or A Plan Joe McGinty at 8:10pm 09.09.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/5073 I'm sure those Idasailor rudders are worth every penny, but one on my '79 would be a bit much. Do a
Lake Huron Cruise - Once Again tgrass462 at 7:06pm 09.09.08 Smaller Boats 1/1127 About a month ago I posted a thread regarding cruising the North Shore of Lake Huron. One of you go
Inflatable Battens ITMaster at 6:51pm 09.09.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1286 Anyone try inflatable battens in either the head sail or the main for furling systems? I have heard
Winter Storage on a Cradle With Mast Up T O'Malley at 6:39pm 09.09.08 Ask All Sailors 21/3841 In parts of Canada, it can be cold and windy during the winter. I want to leave the mast up, mast s
WINDLASS INSTALLATION SIMPLICITY CAL35 at 5:22pm 09.09.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1003 I am restoring a 1984 CAL35 and want to install a windlass. Has anyone done this and if so, can you
Bloody Dacron dancing bear at 2:19pm 09.09.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1685 I really gashed my finger today on the boat, and unfortunately stained my mainsail. What's the be
Wing Keel coating damage TomC23572 at 10:11am 09.09.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1237 I have a Catalin MKII and it sat in shallow water for awhile waiting for a lift to be installed. Wh
Fairing up swing keel on Venture 25 that is in NEED Gregg9020 at 10:00am 09.09.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2146 As the sailing seaon wraps up for 2008 (sometime after November) I will be looking at a huge project
First Dock Bite cry Scott B at 5:15am 09.09.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1287 Tried docking at the pump-out dock on Saturday in a strong cross wind blowing off the dock and manag*
HOT water after running engine... reserche at 11:03pm 09.08.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/984 Hi there! Well- we've been out every weekend lately, sailing off Marina del Rey..having a ball...
Caulking under a new rub rail. Recess at 7:35pm 09.08.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/3420 I have some questions about doing this replacement of my rub rail for those that have done it. D
Tuning the Rig Stu Jackson at 6:16pm 09.08.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/993 A few weeks ago someone asked about tuning a rig. I thought I'd remembered it was in most Catalina
Pressure Pump Shutdowns Stereo gweisheipl at 5:30pm 09.08.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1123 I was on my boat this weekend and my water pressure pump came on while washing my hands. I was liste
Sending someone up the mast? Bad Obsession at 5:22pm 09.08.08 Catalina 30 2/1523 Does anyone have a suggestion for a method of leading the main halyard back to one of the primary wi
IKE sailaway78 at 5:20pm 09.08.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1223 I have been keeping an eagle eye on hurricane Ike for a few days now. Finally looks like we are out
Centerboard won't stay up Cap'n Ron at 5:06pm 09.08.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1588 A good friend wanted me to take his daughter's family for a sailboat ride, so I did. His Son-in-law
Lightning stuff (1) walt at 3:36pm 09.08.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/961 This is a fairly recent addition at marinelightning.com and is interesting about big cataramans. Als
Install gas tank under helm seat Jay Smith at 3:31pm 09.08.08 Smaller Boats 13/3040 I would like to add a gasoline fuel tank under the helm seat. Has anyone done this and how with what

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Update skunther at 9:02am 01.29.22
Self tailing winches DArcy at 9:00am 01.29.22 It's not clear if the winches you have now are single or two speed. I swapped out the single speed o
Question about cockpit table attachment to deck AndyL at 8:56am 01.29.22 Anyone removed the table on a Hunter 36 or 356?
B&R deck stepped mast needs new lower shives. Allan12210 at 8:41am 01.29.22 Is there a small screw near where the internal end of that pin is? I'm trying to remember if it thre
B&R deck stepped mast needs new lower shives. jssailem at 8:25am 01.29.22 Dave, I am guessing that it would be the Hunter 28.5 he identifies in his avatar.
Help with halyards at mast head jssailem at 8:22am 01.29.22 Fell on deaf ears. Reminds me of a quote my Dad always shared.. You can lead a horse to water, bu
Funny Friday!!! DArcy at 8:00am 01.29.22 "Oh my God! You brought golf clubs too?" Obviously not a real sailor ;)
Hunter 38 - Dinghy Size sail sfbay at 7:37am 01.29.22 Suggest measuring to find out what size dinghy will fit. You are going to get a lot of good recommen
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 7:19am 01.29.22 202133
H240 Rudder Questions Crazy Dave Condon at 7:19am 01.29.22 @patbratton follow @caverun suggestions. I trust him
H240 Rudder Questions patbratton at 7:06am 01.29.22 Sounds like a good idea. On my 240 the rudder uphaul line was not routed through the post- it was o
B&R deck stepped mast needs new lower shives. Crazy Dave Condon at 7:06am 01.29.22 First please advise which boat for better response. Photo would help
H240 Rudder Questions caverun at 7:02am 01.29.22 Sounds like a good idea. On my 240 the rudder uphaul line was not routed through the post- it was ou
Help with halyards at mast head shemandr at 6:54am 01.29.22 As far as things to do when you drop the mast, here's a starter list, and there's tons more by sear
Self tailing winches (1) rs1sensen at 6:29am 01.29.22 Installed a pair of Lewmar 16st. I would not go any bigger but this was a good size. The West Marin
'76 Chrysler 15' Light air at 6:03am 01.29.22 Change of plans. There was a '72 16' Tanzer for sale about 3 hours away (one way) that the seller w
Long way to check out trailer sailor Will Gilmore at 9:28pm 01.28.22 For a trailersailer, I'd drive anywhere I could trailer the boat home from. For any other boat, any
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 9:13pm 01.28.22 A sailor, stranded for ten years on a desert island, spied something on the horizon. "It's a ship"
Pacific Yachting Magazine - Complimentary Ralph Johnstone at 6:57pm 01.28.22 That is because the website does not work entirely. I suspect it is under construction. True, it
Headliner Halvern at 5:14pm 01.28.22 I stand corrected. "Original" was a poor choice. I am looking for something that will complement all

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