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Rudder gone: What do you do tho52mas at 3:01am 10.27.07 Ask All Sailors 19/2384 I just read a story of a boat in England that lost it's rudder. They had to abandon ship because th
30 sailplan john23879 at 2:17am 10.27.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1151 Does anyone have a copy of the sailplan for a 1978 Oday 30' ??
Help Flexible Exoxy Keith at 1:56am 10.27.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1076 I read a few months ago about a flexible epoxy that is used in ..well flex conditions. Can someone t
Fresh Water coolant draining Pete at 1:38am 10.27.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/885 Need some clarification on the Yanmar 2GM20F procedure to drain the fresh water coolant. Manual ref
new ower 27 BradS at 7:12am 10.27.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/799 New boat owner. Just picked up a 76 Oday 27. A few questions: I note the rudder has a lot of play, i
Chainplate hairline rust indications Reid Cameron at 5:49am 10.27.07 Big Boats 0/790 Good day. We're in Trinidad and a rigging inspection found hairline rust indications on both above d
Electronics alibi at 5:46am 10.27.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1002 My first 285 is acting up. I have only had her a year and there are some old issuue I need to finall
Out haul line operation Bob Fliegel at 5:39am 10.27.07 Smaller Boats 4/928 I have a quick question on the use of the out haul line of the main sail. What is best for the main
Boom Lines Follow-Up Bob Fliegel at 5:34am 10.27.07 Smaller Boats 0/748 Thanks everyone for the information and suggestions on the boom line rigging. Seadog69, all great mi
Diesel/Home heating fuel Ameribritalia at 8:57am 10.27.07 Ask All Sailors 21/2289 Can anyone explain the difference between home heating fuel and diesel fuel I use in my sailboat?
c22 rudder Dan Vitale at 9:01am 10.27.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1218 Can anyone tell me what C22 rudder is made of? It has a few chips on the edges and I'd like to repa
jibing a-kite with tack strap newly anonymous at 9:38am 10.27.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1806 I have a North gennaker that came with a tack strap. In heavy air I rig the sheets for an outside ji
accessing blower in the head Gary Samuel at 10:46am 10.27.07 Yamaha 1/1556 I have been trying to access the blower in the head. Does anyone out there know the way in ?
That's It. Season is over up here David10790 at 11:28am 10.27.07 Ask All Sailors 20/1641 Winds gusting to 45 knots tonight, waves up to 10 feet, temperature dropping to the mid 30's. That'
Bronze or stainless Doug at 11:30am 10.27.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1108 Replaceing some underwater thruhull fittings. Both about the same price so which is a better choice.
Fixing Forward Chainplate csobalvarro at 3:04pm 10.27.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1008 At least I think that's what it's called. The mounting point for the forestay on my 26D has slid bac
Bilge: wet or dry? Sanders Lamont at 2:53pm 10.27.07 The Cherubini Hunters 15/7047 I noticed Ed's pictures in the photo forum, and began to wonder what experience the rest of you have
steps to winterize 3gmf keven at 1:33pm 10.27.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1305 Its my first time attempting to winterize my yanmar 3gmf, how do i go about doing this? Im not sur
Split Bilge Area i1der at 1:12pm 10.27.07 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1030 Hi,I did not see this problem posted anywhere else in the Cherubini forum.I have a 79 H33 and was
Depth Sounder Location hartwell at 11:49pm 10.25.07 Smaller Boats 0/815 Has anyone installed a depth sounder to the inside of the hull of the Hunter 25.5? I can not find a

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Ellen Bay, Prevost Island (2) Michael Davis at 5:02pm 08.02.21 On the North side of Montague tonight. Lots of company here and the inner harbour is full.
BoatUS tips on rebedding hardware ray dann at 5:00pm 08.02.21 I didn't mean to cause any issues, and if it seemed that way, I didn't mean to. Mainsail's contribu
Help Please - Rigging Sparcraft Ocean Range Vang (3) Steven G at 4:58pm 08.02.21 I have similar vang and my issue is the ropes have loosened on the vang, it was tied with no line ba
Batteries Michael Davis at 4:54pm 08.02.21
Sail question Daveinet at 4:50pm 08.02.21 Extend the mounting for the backstay. I did that to my first monohull. Of course it was much smaller
Helm Seating - What do you do? (H38) flightlead404 at 4:30pm 08.02.21 I was on a friends boat taking a photo of a Bimini frame and noticed this raised seat on their C34.
Boom rests on bimini when main sheeted. 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5 skunther at 4:24pm 08.02.21 I got ahold of the old mainsail from the PO and it fits perfectly. The boom sits comfortably above t
Mac 25 upper shrouds & spreader positioning justsomeguy at 4:04pm 08.02.21 did someone force the issue? It certainly appears that way. Mine had similar wear, but not as roug
Chain snubbers thinwater at 3:54pm 08.02.21 I think I've used every possible attachment method, cruising and testing. The best method is often
BoatUS tips on rebedding hardware shemandr at 3:09pm 08.02.21 I think with all the contributions Mainsail has given this forum it would be a decent thing to buy h
It's Curtains! RitSim at 3:05pm 08.02.21 Try Sailrite.com for hardware
BoatUS tips on rebedding hardware Don S/V ILLusion at 2:59pm 08.02.21 The only uncertainty here is if 2021 will be the year of the Butyl Tape Wars. The efficacy of any s
Sail question markwbird at 2:31pm 08.02.21 No. It should not touch the backstay. I think some folks on here have the backstay confused with
BoatUS tips on rebedding hardware JamesG161 at 2:16pm 08.02.21 Has anyone out there tried hardware store stuff and had it fail?? Nope, because it said on mine, b
Batteries Benny17441 at 2:10pm 08.02.21 All batteries according to their type are mostly created equal. Most of the time the difference
Paint for storage lockers jnorten at 2:10pm 08.02.21 Honestly, rough it up, degrease it, and spray a good quality hardware store spray paint from a can.
BoatUS tips on rebedding hardware jnorten at 2:02pm 08.02.21 Folks, I have both Bed-It and "hardware store" butyl on my boat. I agree the Bed-It seems the most
BoatUS tips on rebedding hardware JamesG161 at 2:00pm 08.02.21 Just asking as a Newby. Butyl tape is Butyl Rubber. It is base chewing ingredient in Bubble Gum.
HR43 mk1 - salt water entry into the aft cabin - help wanted Alan Gomes at 1:53pm 08.02.21 Hi, Reduced size of video, Here it is clear the water coming in, Any ideas? many thanks I had an i
It's Curtains! patbratton at 1:47pm 08.02.21 My memory left too. I will be 75 in January. I may get the boat ready by then.

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