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jib sheets again Dan at 10:57pm 06.06.08 Catalina 22 7/1462 Just my luck. I eliminated the shackle and the 1/2" rope and bought 3/8" rope for new jib sheets.
Biocide additive shelf life shorty at 11:29pm 06.06.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1726 Having a sailboat I do not use a lot of fuel. I have been using the same container of Killem biocid
the pns trip Chuck Creel at 11:25pm 06.06.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1195 left early friday morning with weather forecast calling for 10-15 from SE. Got to point clear and t
boat Tom Colley at 3:44am 06.07.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1072 I'm looking for a boat 25'to 30' with trailer or a way to transport to my home in Ky. that needs TLC
170 cracked hull (1) David Lind at 5:40am 06.07.08 Day Sailers 14/5347 Hi Folks.Has anyone had problems with the outer hull layer cracking in the winter time on Hunter 17
specs. dvhuble at 9:12am 06.07.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1098 have 1983 mcgregor 25... looking for specs. on boat... draft with keel down, and weight of keel...
Hull painting ScottD at 6:18am 06.07.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1273 How often do fresh water sailboats need their hull painted?Is it a performance issue or hull longev
Rhodes 19 chainplates Pete at 11:41am 06.07.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1077 I bought my boat in the winter of 2007. Previous owner had done a lot of work before getting a bigge
How do marinas work? n00bie at 12:36pm 06.07.08 Ask All Sailors 18/3489 I am a n00b to sailing and considering my first boat. I'm choosing between trailered and a slip. I
You have probably heard about the midwest flooding- LANCE ON CLOUD NINE at 12:55pm 06.07.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1168 well at this exact moment, my warehouse and office have 12'' of water inside. If it rises anymore to
Sunsail in the BVI? Steve L22188 at 1:01pm 06.07.08 Ask All Sailors 5/2388 Planning our first trip to the BVIs with another couple in January. Will bareboat for a week. So
New leak.. Real puzzled?? Jack h23.5 at 6:01am 06.07.08 Smaller Boats 8/1094 First of all, I think all holes in boat hulls are stupid. This confirms that opinion. Now, I never
Electric fuel pump conversion Rick9619 at 4:45pm 06.07.08 Ask All Sailors 8/2673 Hey sailors, Wanted to ask about the best way to set up an electric fuel pump to bypass my old manu
stern vibration while motoring Don Heppenstall at 2:49pm 06.07.08 Other Sailboats 0/949 I have an '89 Taswell 43 and have a noticable vibration when motoring above 2300 RPMs. It does not
A question for sailors cgdock at 2:06pm 06.07.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/944 I just purchased a 26.5. Can someone explain why the headsail starts at the deck?I noticed I had p
Boat overturned, 6 missing sailortonyb Allied Mis at 1:33pm 06.07.08 Ask All Sailors 15/1608 in Galveston to Veracruz "Regatta De Amigos" race.See attached link
Rigging Tension? BaySailerBill at 7:44pm 06.05.08 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1280 Hi Everyone,I need a little help from my nautical knowledge base. I just finished the refit on
pensacola/ Big Lagoon this week end Chuck Creel at 7:39pm 06.05.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/1014 Will be in the big lagoon area this week end or at pirates cove if anyone wants to raft up and tell
I'd like Your Opinion on my Choice for First Sailboat . . . JW at 8:24pm 06.05.08 Ask All Sailors 24/2660
Oday emblems...paint???? jackhartjr at 9:22pm 06.05.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1078 Hi folks, in looking through BaySailorBill's website I saw his Oday emblem was painted red with blue

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Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 RoyS at 7:14am 12.29.21 Suggest using elastic nuts on the four coupling bolts. They may be metric size BTW. Paint all when d
Single handing WI Rigger at 7:01am 12.29.21 Is there a way of obtaining correct tension on my standing rigging? What is to tight and what is to
Loose Leech Line on Jib Cause Halyard Wrap? LeeandRick at 6:28am 12.29.21 If it's worked before try dropping the sail and cleaning the upper swivel. Most don't need lube so j
Hunter 40.5 Water heater to hydronic diesel (1) dkinzer at 6:24am 12.29.21 Here is an image of the Kuuma 11841 water heater that my 41DS has. rizontal centerline are the heat
The Proper PROP Barn-dog at 6:24am 12.29.21 My bottom remains clear of marine growth throughout the season, but I did see a lot of barnacles on
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 eherlihy at 5:16am 12.29.21 Remember if you do get the PSS in place successfully - you will need to go through the same thing a
Self tailing winches Crazy Dave Condon at 5:02am 12.29.21 You can purchase beige ceiling liner caps from a good hardware store to cover up the two holes which
Hunter window reseal Crazy Dave Condon at 4:53am 12.29.21 Greg. Good morning Others in the manufacture of sailboats use to say that as there were a coupl
Loose Leech Line on Jib Cause Halyard Wrap? Apex at 2:42am 12.29.21 leech line no, luff tension (halyard) can improve furling, along with a slow furl. MikeHoncho is co
groups of spider hair line cracks in deck exterior jmczzz at 2:08am 12.29.21 This is for my new sailboat an 85 O'Day 26 it is a good one. We negotiated the price down to 6500. S
groups of spider hair line cracks in deck exterior jmczzz at 1:43am 12.29.21 Check out a Dollar Store or similar place. Also look in the house wares dept at a grocery store. A
PacificNW weather update. MikeHoncho at 12:09am 12.29.21 Just started back up again
Loose Leech Line on Jib Cause Halyard Wrap? MikeHoncho at 12:06am 12.29.21 The PO of my boat had the marina rigger add a anti wrap block on the front of the mast that increase
searching for a leak and needing advice JamieB at 10:22pm 12.28.21 As I understand it you have taken the boat out of the water and the leaking bow water tank is no lon
searching for a leak and needing advice JamieB at 10:20pm 12.28.21 Edit: I got to my laptop and was able to edit this post It is easier from the inside but you can d
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board justsomeguy at 10:00pm 12.28.21
Hunter 40.5 Water heater to hydronic diesel baycloud at 9:47pm 12.28.21 One thing I did notice is that I have two expansion tanks - my theory is that one is connected after
Hunter 40.5 Water heater to hydronic diesel baycloud at 9:32pm 12.28.21 So basically, the 120VAC water heater either has the extra water heating coil hookup to utilize engi
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board JamesG161 at 8:56pm 12.28.21 I hoist our HOTSPOT up the pennant line to about 40 feet and get good streaming service within 15 m
Stern rail size? sail sfbay at 8:49pm 12.28.21 Likely 1.25" diameter (same as my Hunter 46) but suggest measuring the circumference and divide by 3

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