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Slick Boat Shoes Bill Bell at 4:36am 11.17.07 Ask All Sailors 14/10988 Anyone have a way to rough up the soles of older boat shoes. I have several pairs of shoes that are
Westerbeke Diesels? chinny at 5:04am 11.17.07 Big Boats 15/12828 Hello,I'm diligently searching for a mid 80's vintage Hunter 34 to buy and have been rather partia
Lake Norman Rick I at 5:57am 11.17.07 Destinations 3/2219 Just drove past Lake Norman on the way to my boat in Florida. Holy cow!!! Where's the lake gone? T
H26 IdaSailor Rudder Pat Adam at 6:44am 11.17.07 Smaller Boats 4/1019 I just completed a repair post for the H26 Knowledgebase. You can go to model info or follow the li
Hitch a Ride on a 26 in LA/ Orange pupluv at 5:18am 11.17.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/940 I'm thinking of buying a Mac 26 because the wife demands our next boat be trailerable and have wheel
Trailer tongue weight windrifter at 10:38am 11.17.07 Trailer Sailors 3/2221 I have read other statements from other Venture Newport 23 owners that have had trouble with not eno
Salon Headliner Replacement Lee at 10:07am 11.17.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1838 I'm replacing the ceiling headliner which is vinyl in my boat. The fiberglass under it is pretty rou
Anybody need an Oday Centerboard Lever? jackhartjr at 12:14pm 11.17.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/910 Hi folks, saw this on e-bay. Didn't even know they made them.Hope someone can use one.Jack(PS...
Mariner Floor boards callnab at 1:40pm 11.17.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1330 Are Mariners supposed to have any kind of protection on cockpit deck or cabin floors? Everytime I st
Wheel lock for an Ericson 32 1973 Paul at 1:29pm 11.17.07 Ericson 0/1669 I am lookin for a wheel lock for my 1973 Ericson 32. It has the original Pedistal. Does anyone have
"Storm Tactics" John at 1:54pm 11.17.07 Ask All Sailors 42/5318 Someone on this message board had previously recommended the book "Storm Tactics", which I just fini
hull ID # Keith Jones at 2:11pm 11.17.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1623 Last week I wrote asking about where the hull ID # might appear on the inside of a Mac 25. Someone r
maui charter Tom at 8:09pm 11.15.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/993 I am planning a trip to Maui with my wife in the spring. We would like to charter a sail boat for a
H19 Centerboard weight RudyG at 8:45pm 11.15.07 Smaller Boats 1/1033 Does anyone know the weight of the centerboard on a 1994 Hunter 19?I can lift the centerboard by ha
(1982) Starwind 223 - Keel removal and recondition Quesera at 9:23pm 11.15.07 Other Sailboats 2/2102 I recently acquired a 1982 Starwind 223The boat sat on a trailer for 4+ years, but seems to be in
mast slot size for 10.7 Joe at 1:39am 11.16.07 Columbia 1/2046 I need to know for sure the size of my mast slot on my 10.7 M columbia. The boat is stored in Va. a
Sailing Songs Tsehum Pete at 2:51am 11.16.07 Ask All Sailors 32/4084 Driving to work this morning I was listening to Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young's Greatest Hits doubl
How tight? tcrespo at 3:08am 11.16.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1686 I'm sure this has been answered before, and I've searched the archives, but I need to ask. 78 Hunte
Who's right? Shellac vs Varnish frankw15560 at 9:30am 11.16.07 Ask All Sailors 12/12930 The past summer I was griping while applying yet another coat of teak oil to the wood on my boat. A
Keel bolts dale17781 at 8:51am 11.16.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/877 Does anyone know the correct torque value for the 5/16" keel bolts on a Catalina 22?I have heard al

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New Hunter 41DS Owner Nodak7 at 9:45am 10.30.21 The boat is inland 50 miles in a river, so no salt water. It has no A/C so that can't be it. The bi
Mast track Car Hunter Passage Terry Cox at 9:41am 10.30.21 Yes, Rig Rite carries them. Do not have one here, but have considered it at one time or another. Che
New Hunter 41DS Owner Nodak7 at 9:38am 10.30.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Might be form the shower sump pump
Jabsco electric head vs Raritan, repair or replace? (Thank you Peggy for hte macerator recommendations) Terry Cox at 9:38am 10.30.21 No wet blanket here, but our 1991 P42 came with dual Jabsco sea water electric heads that still do t
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? Terry Cox at 9:29am 10.30.21 I gotta stop this right now Ahh, you're no fun. Just when we're getting started. I could mount Joh
Battery Charging jssailem at 9:15am 10.30.21 Also my solar charger controller has a Flooded or Sealed setting which I thought they were the same
Sticky, no sticky. (1) jssailem at 8:52am 10.30.21 Here is a novel approach... Instead of removing the sticky... cover it. Duct tape is always an opti
Sticky, no sticky. sail sfbay at 8:41am 10.30.21
New Hunter 41DS Owner sail sfbay at 8:22am 10.30.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Might be form the shower sump pump
JIB SHEET QUESTION (1) sail sfbay at 8:00am 10.30.21 jssailem's proposal to use a soft shackle looks like a great idea. More on soft shackles in this ar
Catalina Keel Repair/Wrapping Keel vs recommended stub repair catalina recommends DeniseO30 at 7:57am 10.30.21 I think it was up until 1988 Catalina used plywood in the keel stubs which could turn into mush from
New Hunter 41DS Owner dkinzer at 7:40am 10.30.21 The boat is inland 50 miles in a river, so no salt water. It has no A/C so that can't be it. The bil
H50 chart table seat sail sfbay at 7:34am 10.30.21 Welcome to the forum!! May I suggest a custom furniture manufacturer in or around Naples, Italy? T
Catalina Keel Repair/Wrapping Keel vs recommended stub repair catalina recommends RoyS at 7:17am 10.30.21 I had one of those with the same problem. Catalina supplied a procedure for sistering up the keel bo
Engine Issue RoyS at 7:11am 10.30.21 Yes, I had nearly the same experience after leaving my engine idling for a few minutes at about 800
North Shore Canvas winter cover experience cymeyer at 7:10am 10.30.21 I don't question your experience with the company as I've heard similar accounts from others. We a
Stupid owner recycled his B323 Propane Tank loneshark64 at 7:06am 10.30.21 On my 343 it is a 1 gal 5 lb tank. When I took it in to get it filled it took 1 gal. There is space
North Shore Canvas winter cover experience cymeyer at 7:05am 10.30.21
Fuse in small solar setup Ken Cross at 6:54am 10.30.21 Ours came with giant alligator clips. I only get around 5 amps, so I cut them off and installed one
Fuse in small solar setup dmax at 6:53am 10.30.21 Instead of the Renogy fuse, you want an in-line fuse with just plain wire pigtails like this: https:

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