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Refurbished Sails & New Insignia BaySailerBill at 8:15pm 06.14.08 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1162 At the end of last season I noticed a small (3/4") rip on the edge of my 150 Genoa. The sails came
Mac 25 Personal Best dancing bear at 10:20pm 06.14.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1039 Yesterday, In 17 mph winds with four crew, I hit 6.8 knots with my jib and mainsail. My previous be
Chain plate attachment KMA at 10:52pm 06.14.08 Seidelmann 3/1731 The plywood that the chain plate attaches to rotted out and caused the our S25 to demast.Does anyb
Trailering with a Jabsco manuel head WallyQ2 at 1:16am 06.15.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1178 I have a novice question for a novice head. Is it normal for the bottom of the bowl to have about an
Trim caps uner handrails Carver13014 at 1:30am 06.15.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/880 Someone had previously posted looking for interior trim caps for under handrails. I am in the proce
Sailing without power boats. sailortonyb Allied Mis at 1:44am 06.15.08 Ask All Sailors 14/1500 Yesterday was another great sailing day on Galveston Bay with few power boats out there. The fuel pr
H28.5 Manual discharge pump repair mister_j at 1:46am 06.15.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1381 Can anyone point me to a post or article that covers the repair or replacement of a manual discharge
Ground wire. Buck 100 at 2:29am 06.15.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1319 While waiting for the trailer to come and take my 1975 25' Oday to the launch ramp, i thought i migh
Wiring diagram Chilly Willy at 2:53am 06.15.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2400 Last ditch effort before going to a professional. Anybody have a picture or diagram of the back of t
WASTE WATER STORAGE TANK JEFF at 3:19am 06.15.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1227 I AM A NEW OWNER OF A 2002 CATALINA 250 WING. HOW DO YOU KNOW WENT THE WASTE TANK IS FULL, THE WAS
Some times the best times sailing....... (2) Maine Sail at 3:21am 06.15.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1220 Aren't even under sail...We anchored in an idyllic Maine spot last night ' I woke up at 4:25 a.m.
Shift Cable Rob38 at 4:32am 06.15.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1140 My shift cable broke come back to port this afternoon. I disconnected the cable from the transmissi
HIN Marianne14937 at 4:18am 06.15.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/1228 I have a 1997 Catalina 28. I can not find the HIN. Can someone tell me please where it is?Thanks.M
Stuffing Box jaydog5000 at 5:12am 06.15.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1479 Can you repack your stuffing box while the boat is in the water. I know that some water will come t
Successful Boat Move Dick Dixon at 6:08am 06.15.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1080 On Saturday we successfully moved my buddy's "new" boat from Slidell, Louisiana to Moss Point, Missi
Mast Length DS 1 oki.al at 7:22am 06.15.08 Day Sailers 2/1323 I recently purchased a mast tabernacle for my DS1. The instructions for DS1 installation was to dra
New boat coming...for old timers Les at 3:58am 06.15.08 Other Sailboats 2/1061 As I promised several people on this web site I would keep them informed of our purchasing a new Hun
Changing the main furling line Rob2435 at 9:34am 06.15.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1466 I had to change the furling line for my main sail. It was supposed to be as easy as removing the fo
Dealing with alignment on an S2 9.2A BobM at 2:33pm 06.15.08 S2 4/1772 Whew...put in a solid 8 hours today on Triple Play. In my last post, the diesel mechanic had refuse
sail dimensions needs for 1987 26.5 progolfer_20 at 1:49pm 06.15.08 Smaller Boats 5/1271 What is the mainsail size for a 1987 26.5 hunter? Thanks.

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Cock pit table size Hans Baart at 3:16pm 11.04.21 Thanks for the replys
Propane storage replacement dmax at 3:15pm 11.04.21 I'm assuming the vented lockers are the same on the 34 as the 35: on mine, the plastic liners in the
Hunter 49 Variprop artboas at 3:05pm 11.04.21 Hi George, we have a 2010 49 and have crossed to Portugal where we are currently on the hard. we re
Saturated rudder Davidasailor26 at 2:16pm 11.04.21 I remember seeing a post or even a thread regarding opening the rudder with a skill saw. You woul
Rigging on a Hunter 450 1997 Thaelia at 2:01pm 11.04.21 And by the way, a boat yard, Craker Boy Works in Fort Pierce asked me on top of the regular Haul out
Saturated rudder shemandr at 1:59pm 11.04.21 I remember seeing a post or even a thread regarding opening the rudder with a skill saw. You would
Single handing (1) Stu Jackson at 1:18pm 11.04.21 I would like to hear more about a Jib Downhaul. In addition to Joe's suggestion, here is something
Saturated rudder Aarrrgh! at 1:17pm 11.04.21 After letting it drain, rather than applying air pressure, it would better to apply a vaccum - seal
Saturated rudder Aarrrgh! at 1:13pm 11.04.21 It seems that exposing the inner structure to reveal critical corrosion, then re-attaching is beyond
Saturated rudder dlochner at 1:06pm 11.04.21
Saturated rudder Aarrrgh! at 1:04pm 11.04.21 Another source of water entrance into the rudder is through the top of the shaft (assuming it is a
CE certificate for Hunter 466? twalker H260 at 1:03pm 11.04.21 From looking around for info on the CE certification process it looks like the certificate itself is
Saturated rudder dmax at 1:02pm 11.04.21 After letting it drain, rather than applying air pressure, it would better to apply a vaccum - seal
Saturated rudder Don S/V ILLusion at 12:56pm 11.04.21 Even if you dry it out throughly, you are still left with either a rusted and rusting internal struc
CE certificate for Hunter 466? (1) Eleftherios G at 12:46pm 11.04.21 The CE certificate is only good for three years and the IMCI website only displays the current cert
Saturated rudder (7) Aarrrgh! at 12:44pm 11.04.21 Before I first bought this boat, the first thing that I noticed was that the rudder skin had blister
Water Heater T&P Relief Valve TimFromLI at 12:06pm 11.04.21 roundup?
Fuse in small solar setup Ken Cross at 12:06pm 11.04.21 Thanks to everyone for the replies. I was hoping to just order all of the pieces I needed and then
Water Heater T&P Relief Valve Ralph Johnstone at 12:04pm 11.04.21 Our sailboats are pressure powered by the Winds. How do you relieve the Wind Pressure on the Sails?
Water Heater T&P Relief Valve Ralph Johnstone at 11:57am 11.04.21 My tank and the tank on my previous boat used a 75# T&P valve, 3/4 in thread. Exactly. A correct

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