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D and R Marine, a rave Ross in Tampa at 2:58am 04.02.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1099 I have to send a shout out to Rudy and Debbie at D and R. I ordered two new stays for my Oday 25 on
hunter 30 table barry966 at 2:31am 04.02.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1005 i have a hunter 30 with the huge table. i don't even fit into the seat. but with the table out it is
Owner 's liability Dakartimm at 9:55am 04.02.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1262 Hi I've tried searching the archives to no avail . Sometime back there was a thread about a boat o
Stern rail/pulpit, Hunter 23 r3403j at 9:53am 04.02.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1241 Need to have stern rails made for my Hunter 23. I've seen pics of 23's with them and need a good, r
H35.5 manual bilge pump George H260 at 4:24am 04.02.08 Big Boats 3/1238 Has anyone installed a manual bilge pump, Whale Gusher or similar, in a H 35.5? Trying to work out h
Cutlass bearing removal tool sailorman20826 at 10:45am 04.02.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1990 Does any know where I can get me hands on Strut pro cutlass bearing tool. I would be willing to pay
Halyard lift block vs mast base plat Hakuna Matata at 1:25pm 04.02.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1791 I'm planning my 'lines led aft' project and am debating whether to use halyard lift blocks, or get a
Tillers & Chartplotter location palacegrand at 1:09pm 04.02.08 Ask All Sailors 3/3920 Hi Folks,So I'm thinking of adding a chartplotter/sounder this summer. Likely something in the 6" t
sanding bottom of 22' 76 oday new oday owner at 1:38pm 04.02.08 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1015 ok all oday wiseones,Have question concerning sanding the bottom of sailboat,do I have to take all
Passage 42 - 1990-1998 Brian at 1:53pm 04.02.08 Big Boats 0/893 Hello folks,I have the profurl B35M furler and want to raise it out of the anchor locker. Is it a
Best Starter Sailboat for a Neophyte lliversjr at 2:35pm 04.02.08 Ask All Sailors 25/8551 Neophyte Sailer, Over the past weeks, I have taken a general boating course with the New Orleans P
Slightly leaky fixed port light PrincessoftheLake at 2:30pm 04.02.08 Big Boats 2/1107 One of the fixed port lights on our 1995 Hunter 40.5 has a slight leak. Is the only fix to re-bed i
fixed foresail fairlead Hakuna Matata at 2:42pm 04.02.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1117 The jib/genoa fairlead on the Mac 25 is a fixed bullseye fairlead. Does anyone know if it is positi
Halyard lift block vs mast base plate Hakuna Matata at 2:46pm 04.02.08 Ask All Sailors 9/5150 I'm planning my 'lines led aft' project and am debating whether to use halyard lift blocks, or get a
Memorial Day Sailing Trip!!!!! Gregg9020 at 3:13pm 04.02.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1030 We ... I am planning a weekend at Clear Lake, Ca for Memorial Day weekend. I guess it is kind of a
Memorial Day Weekend Saining raft up Gregg9020 at 3:25pm 04.02.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/920 We ... I am planning a weekend at ClearLake, Ca for Memorial Day weekend. I guess it is kind of a c
1973 Oday-23 Steel Keel Jammed BaySailerBill at 9:12am 04.02.08 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1479 Hi All,I am trying to repair a jammed keel in a steel housing. I know - I know, this is a common p
Masthead sheaves Barry1957 at 8:37am 04.02.08 Day Sailers 5/1580 I want to replace the two sheaves in the masthead on my 1978 DSII. They appear to be held in place b
Skegs? on bottom of hull myway at 4:44pm 04.02.08 Other Sailboats 0/753 What is the distance between the two skegs(?) on the hull bottom.I have bought a used trailer and I
keelsons/565 Brian Galton at 5:13pm 04.02.08 Other Sailboats 4/1008 My previous post referred to "Skegs" I should have used the correct name Keelsons.So, my question

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Blister on Rudder Joe at 1:00am 11.17.21 That doesn't look like a blister to me... blisters look like ... uh... blisters.... and the fluid st
Catalina 30 Terminal block? Joe at 12:45am 11.17.21 Do you have an AC breaker panel? It's most likely adjacent to the panel or an integrated part of th
Hull crash JamesG161 at 10:20pm 11.16.21 See this link on pages 5, 6... Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta Jim...
Hull crash (1) Georgedoyle at 10:08pm 11.16.21 We had a collision on our mooring. Never found out who or what hit us. You're fortunate to know what
Hull crash highportsail at 9:41pm 11.16.21 Any updates on this repair ?
Hello, new 25 owner with questions! Ritdog at 9:28pm 11.16.21 I have a 77 25 with a centerboard...am assuming you didn't have it out of the water yet. Looking at
Hunter 45CC Chest Freezer Sailor_Al at 9:19pm 11.16.21 Just to follow up on the work I've done to the drop down Freezer on the Hunter 45CC. I removed t
Masthead main halyard sheave? (2) berner73 at 9:15pm 11.16.21 Maybe I'm misinterpreting your comment, but not sure I buy that the masthead "fitting" has to come o
PNW flooding, terrible.. Ralph Johnstone at 8:45pm 11.16.21 You Vancouver / North Puget Sounds sailors take care and be safe No problem as long as you've got
PNW flooding, terrible.. Mark Maulden at 8:34pm 11.16.21 Every town on the upper Skagit and Nooksack rivers are basically flooded out and some evacuated. The
Masthead main halyard sheave? PlaneTom at 8:27pm 11.16.21 Research continues. Still no response from Charleston Spars. After discussions with Catalina tech su
recirculating ball bearing outhaul car rebuild BigEasy at 7:52pm 11.16.21 Your video are not viewable without special software.
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:28pm 11.16.21 Ralph has some good strangulation pictures - some place.
Surfing Cat shemandr at 7:05pm 11.16.21 I think the two hulls tracked in a way analogous to twin bladed ice skates. A monohull might have t
Yanmar 3GMF still can't get above 2200 Rpm question ? Alan Gomes at 7:03pm 11.16.21 Spoke to a diesel mechanic and he has given me a list of things to check He is 85 percent sure that
Blister on Rudder Tally Ho at 7:02pm 11.16.21 Looks like more than a simple, single blister. I would open up the areas you pushed on, and the are
PNW flooding, terrible.. (2) SoSound at 6:57pm 11.16.21 We've had a little bit of everything... we actually had a tornado warning last week, folks in some a
Worth the Cutter Rig? Alan Gomes at 6:50pm 11.16.21 At this point in your sailing career, i.e., as a beginner, I think you'd do well to not spend money
Yanmar 3GMF still can't get above 2200 Rpm question ? Capt Robbie at 6:39pm 11.16.21 Spoke to a diesel mechanic and he has given me a list of things to check He is 85 percent sure that
Worth the Cutter Rig? jssailem at 6:24pm 11.16.21 I have been thinking of installing a temporary forestay for more options in heavy weather for bette

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