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Water Leak Mark at 7:00am 02.09.08 Big Boats 3/873 Water is leaking into the cabin from the area where the electrical wiring enter the base of the mast
Stainless Steel bolt markings dale17781 at 6:52am 02.09.08 Ask All Sailors 6/17147 I have some ss bolts that are of different sizes, but they have the same markings on the head. They
What a day... :( Brian D at 7:03am 02.09.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1380 The day started fine. Sun shinning, light winds, couldn't ask for a much more perfect day. So the wi
Sanding - Phase 2 (1) Kerry13709 at 7:34am 02.09.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1365 Well, after one hech of a day sanding between showers, I still like 4 or 5 pieces. Could not find we
Trailering Permits Norman at 8:20am 02.09.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1226 I am planning to purchase a 2002 Hunter 260 W/B with duel axle trailer. The boat spec. has a beam of
Need replacement goose neck tomcat2k at 7:37am 02.09.08 Seidelmann 2/1560 The goose neck (from boom to mast) is just plain worn out on my 1979 S25. Anybody know where a repl
remote control cables thru transom to outboard Loko40 at 10:51am 02.09.08 Mid-Size Boats 4/2101 Recently bought C27 with a 1999, long shaft, Yamaha 9.9hp (remote controlled throttle and shifting)
Warped floor boards 381 sandman10467 at 10:44am 02.09.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1783 I have a 1999 381 Beneteau, and two of the floorboards in the salon are warped enough that they lift
Trailering w/a 2004 Escape? North Star at 10:17am 02.09.08 Trailer Sailors 36/4790 I'm about to purchase my first boat, a 1988 ODay 222, and need to know if anyone has had trouble tra
how to remove boat from trailer; for bottomside?keel work FixinHer-up at 2:20pm 02.09.08 Trailer Sailors 4/3917 We got boats on trailers needing to work on bottomsides and keels; how do we get them off the trail
Hunter 356-2003 Cabinet behind Mirror in Head Karen Washburn at 12:46pm 02.09.08 Big Boats 4/866 Have just purchased Hunter 356/2003. Have not taken delivery yet. When boat was shown, it did no
cng bill caime at 10:08pm 02.07.08 Pearson 0/1006 Does anyone know where I can get my CNG tank recharged in southwest Florida? I hear the place in For
Installing a new portlight Lou 14643 at 9:33pm 02.07.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1346 I am planning on putting a new 5x12 opening portlight in the side of the cockpit well in our O'Day 2
High Freeboard HAL at 11:19pm 02.07.08 Big Boats 11/4735 Do modern type, light displacement; high freeboard boats have a unique safety characteristic? To
Potable water filtration system Ken Honeycutt at 2:50am 02.08.08 Ask All Sailors 17/1295 Want to add a water filter for the whole potable water system. Couldn't find anything in the archive
are you sure? mickey58 at 3:27am 02.08.08 Newport 2/2301 My boat title actually says its a Capitol 24 but the only boats I can find on the internet that look
Fishing off your sailboat, & Lake Erie (1) Chuck R at 4:08am 02.08.08 Ask All Sailors 14/3086 Glad to be back to sailing once again. The only thing I miss with the powerboat is fishing. Don't k
Is anyone using LED spreader lights and are they bright enough for deck lightin caguy at 5:15am 02.08.08 Ask All Sailors 12/1409 I replaced my incandescent lights with halogens last year, primarily because the casings on the old
Garmin options Kim at 5:38am 02.08.08 Ask All Sailors 2/965 The recent Garmin post got me interested in the 545S.I'm a coastal cruiser, Puget Sound, Lake Mich
Robert Perry and the guys are designing CharlieCobra at 6:41am 02.08.08 Ask All Sailors 0/950 a modern classic cruising yacht (classic looks, modern materials) over on a thread at SA. They did

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Vinyl insert running length of mast track above gate Drinky Crow at 2:02pm 04.15.21 Yeah I'm gonna' take one for Tides to look at today or tomorrow......
CHRISTMAS is 60 years old this season. (4) TomY at 2:00pm 04.15.21 I work in stints. A couple hours here, a few there. I'm glad I still work so I limit my time onboard
Covid-19 Vaccination sail sfbay at 2:00pm 04.15.21 Booster shot in 6 months? Schedule now?
Covid-19 Vaccination Bob S at 1:56pm 04.15.21 I got my second March 11th. The whole family is. I feel good about it. 1/2 a million plus souls have
Vinyl insert running length of mast track above gate dlochner at 1:56pm 04.15.21 A photo would help.
rudder rigging question rgranger at 1:54pm 04.15.21 do you have a pic of the hole in your tiller?
The Boat Exploded and Then I Died rgranger at 1:53pm 04.15.21 I had locust trees in my back yard in Virgina... they make great fence posts because of their rot re
Close Call rgranger at 1:50pm 04.15.21 Impressive display of force.:yikes:
Hull to Deck Joint Repair and Filler (1) rgranger at 1:48pm 04.15.21 If you go with an expanding option, you might want to fill a small section at a time. If you cover
Close Call senang at 1:45pm 04.15.21 Looks like the chainplate was not attached to the hull but to a bulkhead.
O'Day 31 Rudder dmax at 1:44pm 04.15.21 The through bolt and quadrant hold your rudder vertically. If your rudder is in good shape, it will
The Boat Exploded and Then I Died wynkoop at 1:41pm 04.15.21 BTW since I keep mentioning black locust in my posts here are two places that sell it. http://www.a
Hull to Deck Joint Repair and Filler dlochner at 1:40pm 04.15.21 I meant fill it in one "pour," due to the heat. OK. BTW, I too am familiar with the spousal gla
Hull to Deck Joint Repair and Filler GearWhore at 1:37pm 04.15.21 I meant fill it in one "pour," due to the heat.
The Boat Exploded and Then I Died wynkoop at 1:33pm 04.15.21 I am fighting deck leaks galore on my Ericson 27. It seems every fitting on deck decided in the las
The Dinghy Diaries Tom J at 1:32pm 04.15.21 We started with a small inflatable, which was light enough to stow on the foredeck easily, but so li
O'Day 31 Rudder (3) OdayGeorge at 1:26pm 04.15.21 Thank you for the reply. I did what you suggested and my wife worked the wheel while I looked for a
rudder rigging question wynkoop at 1:24pm 04.15.21 That is great! Just what I was looking for. Not sure what the holes in the tiller were for, but th
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 Thaniel at 1:22pm 04.15.21
Close Call Tom J at 1:16pm 04.15.21 Scary. A couple of years ago, we were on a mooring and a microburst came by with winds up to 88 mph

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