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Emergency Tiller Ted at 11:30am 03.17.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1067 I have recently purchased an 84 Hunter 31. It did not come with an emergency tiller. Does anyone kno
Drilling holes in V-berth Mark15093 at 11:18am 03.17.08 Catalina 22 4/1490 The v-berth in my 1976 C-22 has two storage compartments. I left MerSea uncovered for a couple month
2 sailors lost outside SF Bay John at 11:11am 03.17.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1209 Attached is the web site for a report on two sailors who were lost outside SF Bay. They were sailing
Winch Maintenance cscott at 12:50pm 03.17.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1101 Almost ready for new sailing season. Just washed the boat and ready to put 2 coats of PoliGlow on.
KEEL WIDTH DICK GILLEY at 12:39pm 03.17.08 Smaller Boats 1/906 I am moving my Hunter 25 to a new marina closer to where I live in Fort Worth. I have a friend with
Nice chages to the forum Brian D at 3:23pm 03.17.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1013 Phil, like what you've done. Now there are only 25 topics listed. At the bottom of the page one can
Bottom painting Lee at 10:07pm 03.15.08 Smaller Boats 4/996 Does the entire weight of the boat rest on the keel and the bunk boards keep the boat from tipping?
Any Other Yamaha 36 owners out there? (1) Rizzman at 10:15pm 03.15.08 Yamaha 2/4353 I just recently purchased a Y-36 here in Ohio and wondering if there are any other 36's around? I'm
Brewer Comfort ratio question? Mergatroid at 11:04pm 03.15.08 Smaller Boats 0/796 Anyone ever heard of this? Have any idea how a h26 stacks up?Never mind, see this link. http://
VC-17 - How many coats? Ken Honeycutt at 11:15pm 03.15.08 Ask All Sailors 10/3254 Getting ready for the annual bottom coat with VC-17. Just noticed that they recommend 2 to 3 coats.
Price Question TerryB at 2:32am 03.16.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1007 I am looking for my first Sailboat. I found a 2004 MacGregor 26M with the standard dealer package,(n
Did you build you own dinghy? Brian D at 1:50am 03.16.08 Ask All Sailors 4/977 If you did, show us a photo. What plan(s) did you use. What was the estimate cost before and final c
Getting the outboard ready (1) Joe11688 at 3:23am 03.16.08 Day Sailers 0/845 I had my son give me a hand yesterday afternoon changing out the water-pump and thermostat on my 199
non-skid in cabin Bob at 4:03am 03.16.08 Ask All Sailors 22/2668 We have a 1980 30ft Catalina. The cabin floor is extremely slippery wet or dry. We have tried using
Lancer 36 with windlass? WindDancer at 4:19am 03.16.08 Lancer 4/1444 I want to install a windlass on my Lancer 36, but cannot figure where to mount(forward of anchor/cha
Galvanic isolator Jim at 7:14am 03.16.08 Big Boats 1/922 Anyone installed a galvanic isolator on a H34? Getting ready for spring and I think I should install
Forums going offline at approx. 3pm Pacific time Phil Herring at 7:23am 03.16.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1080 Just for a short while. :)
motoring with mainsail up Syversens at 11:13am 03.16.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2343 Hey all, I have a question about motoring... We try to avoid it as much as possible but now and then
H410 Stuffing Box Packing Size Frank at 11:09am 03.16.08 Big Boats 4/825 I'm replacing the packing in the stuffing box of our 2002 Hunter 410. Contacted Hunter and they resp
Pedistal problems Tommy T at 10:51am 03.16.08 Big Boats 3/1042 I have a 1984 Hunter 34. The transmission cable broke. My problem is how does the Merriman pedistal

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Stern Tube Diameter? Tally Ho at 4:12pm 04.21.21 Gotcha. I forgot to measure my stern tube today as I am curious about a dripless system also. I
How Much Paint Tally Ho at 4:09pm 04.21.21 Probably need to know what paint...most paints will give you some coverage estimates...but you will
Stern Tube Diameter? sailing bubbles at 4:03pm 04.21.21 Did you mean PSS Dripless? Yes sir
Stern Tube Diameter? Tally Ho at 4:00pm 04.21.21 Did you mean PSS Dripless?
Autohelm Wheel Clamp Replacement 1989 Mark II Tally Ho at 3:57pm 04.21.21 The wheel clamps For the autohelm ST4000 on my steering wheel snapped. I need to replace them but I
Stern Tube Diameter? sailing bubbles at 3:53pm 04.21.21
Stern Tube Diameter? Tally Ho at 3:51pm 04.21.21
Up the mast with spinnaker halyard? Tally Ho at 3:48pm 04.21.21 I typically use my main halyard (but will use the spin halyard in a pinch). I take a tether and wra
New Sails teacherspet at 3:41pm 04.21.21 The best time to buy new sails is around December, I know that its a long way away. I got a new Main
Dock Tying Alternatives Terry Cox at 3:39pm 04.21.21 It is called the stern bridle technique. Nice idea; must give it a try. Okay where you have cleat,
Hunter 19 or 19-2 Jib haylard wraps around CDI furler Hayden Watson at 3:27pm 04.21.21 Thank you for the prompt. But what is the "uppers"? The upper shroud or cap shroud are the riggin
Beneteau 321 genoa roller furler swivel top and low parts stuck together (4) CapitalistSailor at 2:57pm 04.21.21 EmmanuelC I have a Beneteau 311 made in 2000 and we appear to have the same type of furler. For sev
Hunter 19 or 19-2 Jib haylard wraps around CDI furler Doug J at 2:35pm 04.21.21 Thank but my set up is different. The haylard serves no purpose except for raising the mast Pict
Beneteau Spare Parts Website DPW at 2:23pm 04.21.21 Any new update on this?
Barnegate Bay Inlet? Scott T-Bird at 2:19pm 04.21.21 I saw your new bottom and it looks very nice! I also saw American Lady in the water on Monday. If
Diesel shutoff question ontherocks83 at 2:07pm 04.21.21 My old Universal 5411 used the throttle to kill the fuel, after a few accidental shut off's you lear
Keel is gone dlochner at 2:01pm 04.21.21 There are some common failure points with swing keels and centerboards. Perhaps the most common is a
How do people mount their anchor on bow on smaller O'days (mine is a 19') Brian S at 1:55pm 04.21.21 Ya don't. For smaller boats, you don't want unnecessary weight at the ends. Also, for smaller boats,
Diesel shutoff question Wm. Gill at 1:40pm 04.21.21 Yes. He wasn't even aware the stop cable was frozen because he never used it in all the years he had
Stepping Mast Singlehanded Brian S at 1:35pm 04.21.21 There are no rig tension specs for the average O'day in the manual. I like mine to be tight enough s

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