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Removing Numbers from a Genoa Marcia at 3:13pm 07.22.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1075 I purchased a used genoa with racing numbers still attached. Is there any way to remove them and th
genoa sails for mac 26d brian herr at 3:01pm 07.22.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/847 I would appreciate any recommendations on a genoa for a 1991 mac 26d. any info on new or used, sour
Adding speakers in 29.5 hunter cockpit Arnon Koren at 2:32pm 07.22.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1260 Looking for the best place to add 2 speakers in the cockpit on 29.5 hunter boat and what is the best
Mast Bogdan at 2:09pm 07.22.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1094 ok, as some here may see im a new Mac owner. 26s, the guy I got my new baby from never used mast rai
What size Genoa Bukrub at 1:14pm 07.22.08 Catalina 22 4/1220 I am new to sailing, and just recently bought a '84 cat 22. I haven't put her in the water yet, whil
Boom lines Blitz at 12:53pm 07.22.08 Seidelmann 4/1757 Since all lines swell some, I'm curious what is the correct Diameter lines for the lines that goes t
Sailing a 22 to hard??? Slinger28 at 12:49pm 07.22.08 Catalina 22 7/1628 The mast broke on my cat22, can you sail a catalina 22 too hard or was it the old age. Its a 1974 bo
Leaking window gaskets on 1988 h40 Bob at 12:44pm 07.22.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1033 Does anyone know how I replace the gaskets on the windows - they've split ? where do I buy the repl
New Furler or Rebuild?? Ralph18414 at 12:31pm 07.22.08 Ask All Sailors 14/2272 The boat I just bought has finally been delivered (1980 Morgan 415 Out Island). (The boat arrived o
Hunter Owners Get Together Duke at 12:14pm 07.22.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/997 To All: How about a get together with some good food and drink on western Long Island Sound say
Irwin 30 parts rpjn59 at 11:41am 07.22.08 Irwin 0/1830 Hi, I stripped a mid 70's Irwin 30 of her hardware and they are for sale, foresail (hanks), toerail,
Keel Rust Brad Hoff at 11:05am 07.22.08 Big Boats 1/903 I was wondering if anyone has dealt with keel rust on the H34. Mine is a 1984 and has had spots and
Topping Lift Mark Mynsberge at 11:03am 07.22.08 Big Boats 3/1421 My topping lift is getting worn and I am going to replace it soon. I currently have 7/16" line that
1971 Pop Top help Meis at 10:49am 07.22.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1116 I have a 1971 O'Day 23 with a "pop top' feature on it. I have had the boat for eight years and have
Whisker poles questions Mike at 10:42am 07.22.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1539 We're looking at buying a whisker pole for our O'day 26. We race in a PHRF governed regatta, so we
CENTERBOARD ODAY 222 JACK HALEY at 9:54am 07.22.08 Ask An Oday Owner 12/5038 I NEED TO CHANGE MY CENTERBOARD PENDANTON MY 222. I DOVE UNDER THE BOAT AND FELT THE BOARD AND IT FE
window replacement Michael Diane Murr at 8:29am 07.22.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/958 Hi! I'm trying to replace windows in my '83 Hunter 22. After removing all the screws from the insi
Enlarging a round hole Stevep at 8:06am 07.22.08 Ask All Sailors 17/1983 Hi all -- for years I have read about a technique to enlarge a hole by mounting two hole saws on a s
Autopilot linear drive installation jviss at 6:39am 07.22.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1477 I'm installing a linear drive "on the cheap," and 'though I gt a good deal on a used drive unit, I d
Fix Lewmar Opening Port Leaks Murray at 6:38am 07.22.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1837 Some of the Lewmar opening ports on my B352 (1998)have developed small leaks. The water seems to be

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New here justsomeguy at 2:50pm 12.27.21 Too funny When I first read the title I could only ask myself "why would anyone need bottom paint
Key West activities. Don S/V ILLusion at 2:49pm 12.27.21
Headsail Length and girth kappykaplan at 2:42pm 12.27.21 They will need to know which way your furler rolls out to port or starboard I think you mean clock
A never ending problem duality at 2:41pm 12.27.21 i miss jackdaw!! he had the best looking crew and guests (ladies) maybe he will return one day!
I purchased stock in ITW (maker of Plexus) ... Now What? Crazy Dave Condon at 2:41pm 12.27.21 I assume you have ventilation under the tarp or vents in a cover style
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 duality at 2:40pm 12.27.21 check out maine sails web site he has a how to https://pbase.com/mainecruising/pss_shaft_seal
Headsail Length and girth Crazy Dave Condon at 2:36pm 12.27.21 Order from the forum store. They have your dimensions and make sure you order with the sunbrella co
A never ending problem Ward H at 2:36pm 12.27.21 begging for sailboat rides? Nah, no begging needed.
Headsail Length and girth Chiriqui at 2:21pm 12.27.21 I now have an outdated Sail rite kit that I have given up on getting it sewn up any time soon if eve
A new 466 sail sfbay at 2:20pm 12.27.21 I installed two Lifeline GPL-4DL AGM batteries with 420 Ah capacity and Virtron MultiPlus 3000 watt
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 Charles Erwin at 2:10pm 12.27.21 If the coupler is the split version then the bolts come out, and two steel wedges will do the trick.
Sydney Hobart Race PaulK at 1:30pm 12.27.21 Reports say the breeze went from about 15 at the afternoon start to 20-25 outside Sydney Heads, and
Hunter window reseal calvin at 1:16pm 12.27.21 I've done 3 frameless portlights on my hunter 33.5. One using dow 795 and two using 3M VHB tape. The
Unknown Part and function Benny17441 at 12:53pm 12.27.21 It's just a piece of metal, likely a piece of something that no longer is, but to a tinkerer could b
A never ending problem Benny17441 at 12:45pm 12.27.21 I don't have a problem with it.
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 kloudie1 at 12:34pm 12.27.21 I don't know what your shaft material is, but most shaft material expands more than the steel flange
Hunter 356 2002-coupler replacement sail sfbay at 12:26pm 12.27.21 Welcome to the forum!! Same question came up on this thread Coupling removal \| Sailboat Owners Foru
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 Ralph Johnstone at 11:54am 12.27.21 3) Has anyone tried to remove the shaft from the flange using a slide hammer connected to the end a
Headsail Length and girth sail sfbay at 11:48am 12.27.21 Another option is to sew a sacrifical sunbrella sun cover on the jib.
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 Stu Jackson at 11:47am 12.27.21 Has anyone tried to remove the shaft from the flange using a slide hammer connected to the end aft

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