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Oday 1989 302 alan Chipetine at 8:53am 02.06.08 Ask An Oday Owner 11/6069 Hi,I am seriously thinking of buying an oday 302 and have a couple questions. i used to own a 27S
bedding for teak strips agaliha at 9:21am 02.06.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1153 On the swim platform of my B361 (2002) some of the teak strips have come "unstuck" from the fibergla
Chicago Boat Show & Knotmeter tgrass462 at 10:02am 02.06.08 Smaller Boats 9/1516 We just returned from the Chicago Strictly Sail boat show at Navy Pier. We came home without a new
Adjustable Backstay B49 kawabonga at 11:05am 02.06.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/2346 We have a B49 with swept back spreaders, fractional tall rig. I've spoken to a rigging company about
Archive Search Function Not Working ?? Maine Sail at 8:23pm 02.06.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1068 Perhaps I'm doing something wrong but the archive search function seems to not be working?? Every ti
Companionway Doors Billy P at 4:52pm 02.06.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1114 I would like to replace my companionway doors with new ones i want to make. I want the panels to be
Has anyone installed FF2 on Mac 26S? Joe A at 9:25pm 02.06.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1362 I'm not sure what to do with the furling line. The company I bought the furler from sold me a rail
Topping life dimensions for beneteau 361 Syversens at 10:50pm 02.06.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1052 Hello all, I still havent given up my dream of getting my pole up and looking at lines for the toppi
Leaky Deck hardware The Commodore at 11:54pm 02.06.08 Bigger Boats 4/1603 Hey everyone, When it rains there is hardly a difference between the outside and the inside
lewmar screens Bob at 12:28am 02.07.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1619 Yesterday I finally received the new and improved Lewmar fly screens, size 0. They fit the older por
Gray/Bomar ports sold on this site KennyH at 2:43am 02.07.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1354 I need to replace two of the larger ports on my 1981 Hunter 25. Anyone used the ports sold on this
Boat Insurance revisited DB at 4:12am 02.07.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1254 Does anyone have AMICA?Have you used the towing that is inclued?What are your thoughts?
Speakers on SS Arch? noon17048 at 4:01am 02.07.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1442 I am the proud new owner of a Hunter 340. Currently there are no cockpit speakers. Does anyone hav
Fixing the deck Gregg9020 at 5:43am 02.07.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1102 I have heard about this stuff called "Git Rot" Has anyone used it? I have found that I may have to
need help rigging to raise/lower centerbaord ck sail at 6:06am 02.07.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/896 purchased 1976 16.9 ft oday sailer 11. Rigging to raise ' lower cb not installed properly. need adv
Batteries are getting a lot of attention so here's one question for fun Ross at 6:36am 02.07.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1055 We have discussed the best methods for charging the boats batteries but how do we charge our own bat
Just in time for Valentine's Day (1) Bob V at 6:35am 02.07.08 Ask All Sailors 2/949 Here's a shot of two eagles making out on the power pole in front of my house here at Lagoon Point.
? fix for leaky side ports(windows) Phil4516 at 6:56am 02.07.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1912 Need fix for leaky side windows. Is outside caucking sufficient? It looks like a major undertaking t
Boom Brake photo (1) Larry Jackel at 7:03am 02.07.08 Big Boats 7/1867 A short while ago there was a request for a photo of a boom brake installation. I went by my 2006 Hu
Regultions Roy at 8:01am 02.07.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1426 I will be on Lake Champlain this summer at a dock in Plattsburgh. I heve read that Y valves and tubi

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What is this? Stu Jackson at 11:15am 10.24.21 There really is quite a lot of disinformation in this quoted post. I'll let Maine Sail comment on i
CNG Richard19068 at 10:58am 10.24.21 @Joshua770: Until you know more about your tanks and regulator and related CNG pressures I would s
99 Fixtures of Lights on the Wall... chip veres at 10:54am 10.24.21 Sorry to say, you answered your own question. Remove the fixture, clean off the corrosion, and sold
Hunter 33 Reefing line boom internals Rabe at 10:39am 10.24.21 All original Kenyon parts should still be available. Wow! I would have never guessed this stuff is
Finally went for a sail BigEasy at 10:37am 10.24.21 Sounds like a shakedown cruise that had a little bit of everything! Congratulations getting back in
What is this? DianaOfBurlington at 10:37am 10.24.21
What is this? DianaOfBurlington at 10:32am 10.24.21 Is an isolator necessary? There's a perko off/1/all/2 switch and the charger is for multiple batter
Hunter 33 Reefing line boom internals ggrizzard at 10:30am 10.24.21 Roy S is correct. My brain must have been in 'outhaul' fixation mode. :facepalm:
1987 Catalina 22 " SeaClusion" Raising the Head Sail Gene Neill at 10:29am 10.24.21 Me neither. I heave to, lower the main slowly, and sail-tie it, starting at the aft end and working
How to remove rusted stut bolts ('81 33) DianaOfBurlington at 10:20am 10.24.21 I believe Dahmer Marine was the original manufacturer for a lot of the prop struts on the Cherubini
Finally went for a sail Stu Jackson at 10:16am 10.24.21 Fun times during the Indian Summer days of October. The last one of those I saw was in 2017. With
Solent Stay H36 DianaOfBurlington at 10:13am 10.24.21 Interesting - I thought the idea of Solent stay would be to have the inner stay fastened very close
What is this? Rabe at 9:57am 10.24.21
What is this? Rabe at 9:51am 10.24.21 Is an isolator necessary? There's a perko off/1/all/2 switch and the charger is for multiple batteri
What would you change in this plan? (fiberglass part of a rotten core job) DianaOfBurlington at 9:47am 10.24.21
Flooding issues with Tohatsu 8 HP 2-stroke stickinthemud57 at 9:39am 10.24.21 Normally you do not need to rebuild the carb, only clean the needle valve seat with carb cleaner. J
1984 37C - Dimensioned Drawings Plans DianaOfBurlington at 9:18am 10.24.21 Bosh, it depends on what you need a drawing for for me to see what I have. You will NOT find ANY fa
What is this? DianaOfBurlington at 9:08am 10.24.21
Battery cut-off switch? Chris Blubaugh01 at 8:59am 10.24.21 Thanks for the responses. The exact wiring is difficult to see, but you are correct on identifying t
1987 Catalina 22 " SeaClusion" Raising the Head Sail Leeward Rail at 8:50am 10.24.21 The more I think about it, the more I wonder why lazy jacks are even that useful on a 22 foot boat.

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