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Beneteau 321 cutless bearing replacement Telis at 11:43am 09.05.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/4080 I need to replace cutless bearing on my Beneteau Oceanis 321 and need information how to replace it.
adjustable outhaul walt at 11:36am 09.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2011 I used an adjustable outhaul on a windsurfer for years and it makes a big difference. I have a loose
Skip Allan's Wildflower JoshGray at 10:16am 09.05.08 Ask All Sailors 8/3392 Some of you may be familiar with Skip Allan. He's an offshore sailboat racer with a penchant for win
GUDGEON REPLACEMENT dlewis812 at 10:13am 09.05.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1706 getting ready to replace my bottom gudgeon on cat 25. anything special need to know?
distance between mooring balls walt at 9:40am 09.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/3754 Last year, the small marina at the lake I sail at put in some rental mooring balls. Im not sure how
You can probably steal this boat sailaway78 at 9:27am 09.05.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1058 I happened to stumble across this boat a few days ago. It is a CS 27. Owned by a lady who's husband
New Oday Daysailer Owner/New to Site MaineDuckHunter at 9:25am 09.05.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1613 Hello everyone.....I just bought a 17' Oday DaySailer this summer from a friend. Its in pretty roug
Blinded by Genoa Sail, possible solutions??? abk at 9:22am 09.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2090 I discovered a big jib. I assume it's a Genoa Sail... It extends back past the side stays... Proble
Rudder post wobbles Faster Horses at 9:11am 09.05.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1142 I recently discovered how to remedy a wiggly rudder post on my O'Day 39 1984. Drop the rudder and wr
Gelcoat needed Faster Horses at 9:04am 09.05.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1041 I need to locate a source of gelcoat for the off white- to - vanilla colored O'Day hull. I have an '
Outboard motor size crakinator at 6:35am 09.05.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/2639 Hi, all. My wife and I are new sailors. Have been sailing about a year in an old 14 foot Puffer.
Hurricane IKE....NOT good (2) sailortonyb Allied Mis at 6:34am 09.05.08 Ask All Sailors 14/2091 Projected Path
solar power four sail at 5:49am 09.05.08 Smaller Boats 5/947 Hello Everyone My name is John and my Wife is Julie, we just purchased our Hunter 25.5 and
T.Boone Pickens gives me hope for my oven! Dean5735 at 5:32am 09.05.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1170 For those of us with CNG stoves, and the problem with getting the tanks refilled, I think the future
The Shorepower Cord is tamed...at last !!! Paul Ouellette at 5:27am 09.05.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1962 Alright fellow fun seekers, here's one for all of you... If you're like me (' I'll bet you can AL
Roller Furler ID Help BaySailerBill at 2:35am 09.05.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1001 Can anyone help me ID what manufacturer made my roller furling? As you can see by the picture,
New O'Day owner & user of this site. rednomad at 12:38am 09.05.08 Day Sailers 9/3013 First I need thank those who have submitted owner reports of O'Day sailboats, especially the 25. I
? on Operating temp for 99 Evinrude 10 hp 4-stroke rednomad at 11:53pm 09.04.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1270 I just acquired what appears to be a very nice condition 1999 Evinrude 10 hp 4-stroke. I want to te
Propane...sinful? Hermit Scott at 11:38pm 09.04.08 Ask All Sailors 24/2377 What is the deal with propane on boats? Is it illegal, dangerous or just non-conventional? I have se
Regatta Head Check/Count Andy1237 at 9:04pm 09.04.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1686 Peggy, did you get my email about the Regatta at Beaver Lake? We're inviting you back to check the

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1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question chuckwayne at 6:23pm 01.19.22 I agree with Tally Ho - We've had the same problem - on the 356, if she's bow up on the cradle wate
Gelcoat Cracks near skylights on Hunter 356 Mat Fournier at 6:16pm 01.19.22 Just curious... Are the sky lights near or over the cabin with the water leak? No the skylight are
Hunter 356 Aft Cabin water infiltration chuckwayne at 6:06pm 01.19.22 ditto on above, but two other possibilities are the sealing of the arch base and , IMHO, one that's
Gelcoat Cracks near skylights on Hunter 356 ggrizzard at 5:53pm 01.19.22 Just curious... Are the sky lights near or over the cabin with the water leak?
Exposed and oxydated metal on Hunter 356 Keel chuckwayne at 5:50pm 01.19.22 the 356 keel is lead and doesn't rust. just wear a dust mask, lightly scuff off any loose oxidation
Hunter 356 Aft Cabin water infiltration ggrizzard at 5:48pm 01.19.22 The water staining I see in your pic doesn't seem to be catastrophic in terms of permanent damage.
Heat exchanger anode BC Bernie at 5:42pm 01.19.22 I have a 2004 Catalina 310 with the Universal M-25XPB engine. It appears I will have to loosen the
Exposed and oxydated metal on Hunter 356 Keel Don S/V ILLusion at 5:19pm 01.19.22 If it is an iron keel, the oxidation (rust) is easily removed and the keel resealed (there is no suc
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered quadrille38 at 5:16pm 01.19.22 In Massachusetts, boats are exempt from state registration IF documented with the U.S. Coast Guard
Frozen Fiberglass - Survey Issue? (2) rgranger at 4:44pm 01.19.22
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? dLj at 4:37pm 01.19.22 Both great points. Insurance? This will be an inexpensive boat (older, used, 27'... <$10k)... self
Gelcoat Cracks near skylights on Hunter 356 Brian D at 4:30pm 01.19.22 If you are really concerned and want to fill them, you can use Capt'n Tolley's Creepy Cure.
Hunter 356 Aft Cabin water infiltration Tally Ho at 4:25pm 01.19.22 Probably will be time consuming to find the leak source. if water is available during the survey, y
Gelcoat Cracks near skylights on Hunter 356 Tally Ho at 4:19pm 01.19.22 I think basically cosmetic. Unless you see that the windows are breaking out of their frames, or o
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? billder99 at 4:14pm 01.19.22 We did set the boom (mast) on the starboard side as most of the locks will be taken on the port si
Frozen Fiberglass - Survey Issue? AlastairLC at 4:08pm 01.19.22
Frozen Fiberglass - Survey Issue? Dalliance at 3:54pm 01.19.22 I ran into this issue last year when I needed a survey for insurance. Had to wait until early April
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? dLj at 3:52pm 01.19.22 Dave, Man, thanks again. I feel like you are watching out for me... I've started a log collecting T
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? billder99 at 3:52pm 01.19.22 There are many ways to carry a mast on deck. Key parts are putting the butt of the mast forward, (f
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question Tally Ho at 3:41pm 01.19.22 How do you know it is leaking from a keel bolt? My boat sits on the hard every winter here on the Gr

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