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Mast supports when un-stepped on deck George H260 at 9:38pm 01.21.08 Big Boats 4/1840 Hi AllWill be having my mast un-stepped and placed on the deck while coming up the Hudson to Lake
Spinnakers on cargo ships Alan at 11:03pm 01.21.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1510 The first cargo ship departed the UK today headed for South America and has deployed a HUGE spinnake
Signs of Spring sailaway78 at 12:29am 01.22.08 Ask All Sailors 12/1306 It may be just the latter part of January, but I was sitting out on the deck this morning with a cup
Adding second house battery Ross in Tampa at 12:43am 01.22.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1182 Greetings all,I am planning on adding an additional house battery to my 1979 25 Oday. I already ha
Running Backstays Burleigh at 1:40am 01.22.08 Big Boats 5/1382 Hi all,Has anybody experience of fitting running backstays to a B ' R rig on a Hunter 376 ?. The m
Stepping the mast and tuning the B&R rig: any advice? RJ9757 at 1:52am 01.22.08 Mid-Size Boats 12/6147 Hello all. This week I'm unstepping the mast on my 1987 H31 to replace the lower spreaders and the
MacGregor 25 1983 HIN ? Sean deFuentes at 3:22am 01.22.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1355 Help, anyone,I recently purchased and moved aboard my 1983 25 MacGregor.I need to apply for an anch
Local Notice to Mariners Warren Milberg at 3:37am 01.22.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1113 In chatting about cruising with a few sailing pals of mine recently (what else is there to do, it's
VD-160 Powerplate vs VD-152 Horizontal Evaporator skip lucas at 4:14am 01.22.08 Other Sailboats 2/1872 I own a 1991 Hunter 433 Mooring sailboat. I replaced the frigibot freezer/refrigerator compressor a
Question about 22 mkII wing keel mykcoon at 4:20am 01.22.08 Catalina 22 0/1176 Does anyone have a photo of the slide-out galley for a 22 mkII?Can't find any on Catalina's web pag
88 Oceanis 390 Terry at 6:07am 01.22.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1175 I would like to talk to anyone who has replaced the keel bolts on thier 390 wing keel. I requested a
Inside shot (1) KevinMc at 6:08am 01.22.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1142 Here is the shot from the inside. Does this help? Still don't see a bolt.Error: Error: expected , bu
Heat Exchanger gasket material for Perkins 4108 Idratherbesailing at 7:43am 01.22.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1823 Does anyone have a recommendation for a gasket material that would be suitable to use under the end
Center of Gravity David Fleming at 7:42am 01.22.08 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2507 I have recently bought a trailer for my 1987 O,Day 272 that has outboard motor. I need some help as
Recommendations for Canvas Roger Keele at 8:13am 01.22.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1032 I have a 1979 28' Oday and am wanting to get a Bimini, a Hatch enclosure, and new Mainsail cover. Do
Costco's Kirkland 6 volt Golf Cart Batteries DJW at 11:13am 01.22.08 Ask All Sailors 6/7160 Is anybody using the Kirkland 6 volt golf cart batteries from Costco? If so what is the rated AH's
How low can you go? Benny at 1:22pm 01.22.08 Ask All Sailors 0/899 We had some company over the holiday weekend and decide that Sunday was the day to go sailing. We k
Dehumidifier on board Mikado55k at 2:12pm 01.22.08 Ask All Sailors 17/6560 I was wondering if 110V dehumidifiers are used on board while at the marina, and if so, how effectiv
Port Charlotte Harbor Area Marina seadaddler at 9:52pm 01.22.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1023 I am planning to move my 36 Hunter down to Charlotte Harborthe some time this year and looking for
Winterizing process for Columbia 8.7 Cjharles Boyle at 10:50pm 01.22.08 Columbia 2/2251 Where can I get a list of steps to take in winterizing an 8.7 Columbia? We have our own procedure

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Bilge drain plug isavua at 12:56pm 12.02.21 Have you ever had any issues with it? Do you use anything special to seal it or just screw in the
41DS Dish Drainer Drying Fan (1) dkinzer at 12:55pm 12.02.21 Well, there it is (the dish drainer fan/light switch) - right where RJM said it could be found. Than
Proper Course shemandr at 12:52pm 12.02.21 And I would disagree. If the Hunter is laying the mark then surely the J105 is. Yes things can cha
Proper Course Scott T-Bird at 12:33pm 12.02.21 Choice was to push up and deal with a protest for a decision or drop down and sail to the mark. On
Soft deck spot repair: Never do anything for the first time!! Johnb at 12:19pm 12.02.21 Take courage,it may not be as bad as you fear. We did a big project to replace all the portlights an
Outboard interna fue tank tfox2069 at 11:58am 12.02.21 Google is your friend (as in Google: mercury outboard parts, select the second link that pops up),
Soft deck spot repair: Never do anything for the first time!! (2) PSR at 11:58am 12.02.21 Thanks for the thoughts jssailem & denise030. The area of concern is shown in my photos of the deck.
Outboard interna fue tank Udi at 11:49am 12.02.21 If I'm not mistaken, the small Mercury outboards are identical to Tohatsu outboards, so you could t
Outboard interna fue tank Udi at 11:48am 12.02.21 How much capacity do you want? Might look for a Moeller Marine Portable Fuel Tanks \| Moeller Marin
leaky boat acudavid at 11:39am 12.02.21 Benny17441 Said "Your boat like has many gallons of water trapped in the hull stringers under the so
Proper Course jssailem at 11:35am 12.02.21 Mark, The idea of Proper Course would have to be a protest decision. Your described course vs the J1
3JH4E Overheating at low RPMs - Any ideas? flightlead404 at 11:21am 12.02.21 By raw water pump do you mean the impeller or part of the housing as well? I replaced the entire
Raritan PHII dry flush. Normal resistance, hose doesn't appear clogged. 18 months old. But pumping does little/nothing limbodog at 11:19am 12.02.21 On my PHII I once found the same issue. Before I tore it all apart, I real the manual. The first
Is it ok to leave Shower Sump constantly on while docked? flightlead404 at 11:15am 12.02.21 No way. :badbad: It fits perfectly, has good breakers, strains hair, has good operation, and easy
Running wires flightlead404 at 11:11am 12.02.21 I did a victory dance anytime I got a cable through. Video or it never happened :)
Soft deck spot repair: Never do anything for the first time!! DeniseO30 at 10:27am 12.02.21 From the bottom is most definitely the most difficult of all the ways to repair a wet core this is w
Proper Course Scott T-Bird at 9:53am 12.02.21 I think you got away with an infraction. Windward / leeward that's it. Just because you were aimin
Proper Course Davidasailor26 at 9:42am 12.02.21 Perhaps a definition of "proper course" would be helpful? If W was laying the mark on a reach, the
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? Scott T-Bird at 9:36am 12.02.21 I can't tell from your post how much of an on-line conversation you've had with the sellers, if any.
Reefing Rig Change Scott T-Bird at 9:19am 12.02.21 Personally I prefer two line reefing. They can both be led to the cockpit if desired. I have only

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