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Michelle at 12:14am 09.08.07
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My 1983 Evinrude Sailmaster 9.9 just gave up the ghost, and I'm in the market for a new outboard for
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I have a big problem with my boom and mast. The attachment of the boom to the mast is by two hook l
Steve at 12:32am 09.08.07
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Looking at a 2005 Hunter 27 (first year production) with the 9 HP motor, no traveler, and no in-mast
LSU Kid at 2:44am 09.08.07
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I was getting ready to launch today when I realized I had broken a spreader. I was sliding my mast o
jbreland at 3:58am 09.08.07
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In searching through the archives I found a thread where people were talking about drilling a small
oday27jfc at 4:07am 09.08.07
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Is there anything to revive 25 year old finish or do you just paint or refinish?
Mr.Ernie at 6:50am 09.08.07
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As those of you that have raced the 216 in very light air already know, the asymmetrical kite is use
Lou 14643 at 10:18am 09.08.07
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Just back from a wonderful three day sail on the Chesapeake - consistant 10-15 knot southerly winds,
losciale1 at 9:14am 09.08.07
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would love a step by step for my Oberdorfer seawater pump that has 4 scews on the impeller cover and
losciale1 at 9:03am 09.08.07
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can anyone give a step by step on the oberdorfer seawater pump that has 4 screws on the cover and is
glassbutterfly at 10:30am 09.08.07
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We have bought an old Catalina 27 and the keel bolts are rusted and extremly thin. We need to know h
pmeyers at 11:03am 09.08.07
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I convinced my wife to go fishing with me on my sailboat. We motored about 5 miles to the entrance t
Radioop at 11:17am 09.08.07
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Can anyone tell me where on-line I can go to see what the "Blue Book" value is for any given sailboa
LSCalifornia at 12:14pm 09.08.07
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Thought I'd share this recent discovery regarding Air Conditioning issues related to clogged sea wat
David at 12:12pm 09.08.07
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I'm interested to know if it's possible to convert the tiller/rudder assembly on the 26S to a pedest
gary nelms at 12:09pm 09.08.07
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The '99 honda 50 4 st runs good but seems to be getting louder, especially when rpm's are up. I don'
Manny at 1:52pm 09.08.07
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Hey Gang, My wife and I have been talking about moving the boat for the next season. We are conside
sand sailor at 1:56pm 09.08.07
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wood ' glass hatches dont like the fiberglass slider one i have and want to build a wood one w/ wind
Pat at 3:17pm 09.08.07
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I have been troubleshooting my speed instrument for some time now. Bought a new transducer, checked
abk at 3:46pm 09.08.07
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The p/o had the lock down bolt sealed in with silicone... I wrestled it out and it was bent into a s

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Funny Friday!!!
Will Gilmore at 9:06am 07.26.21
JuPSDuS3UiA -Will
Adventures in anchoring
markwbird at 9:04am 07.26.21
I'm not sure there is another technique that you could have used in that situation. The lesson, I g
Adventures in anchoring
Project_Mayhem at 9:04am 07.26.21
Perhaps pulling some road back to the cockpit would allow you to pull it from the helm once the acho
Adventures in anchoring
Scott T-Bird at 9:04am 07.26.21
Yes! That would be what I tell Sue (and myself) to make her think I'm leaving early. It was alread
Adventures in anchoring
rgranger at 9:00am 07.26.21
Sounds like a autopilot would be helpful. Glad you got it sorted out. I think you could also use a
Adventures in anchoring
Michael Davis at 8:56am 07.26.21
I would change my Gypsy to one that accepts rope and chain and wire in my remote control so I could
Adventures in anchoring
Dave Groshong at 8:51am 07.26.21
My sure fire technique was to only pull the anchor early early in the morning when it was dead calm.
Deck Windows on a Hunter376   (1)
sail sfbay at 8:35am 07.26.21
The consensus was Dow Corning 795 Window resealing | Sailboat Owners Forums , see post #5 for the pr
Spreader boots for Hunter 335
sail sfbay at 8:13am 07.26.21
Same question came up on this thread and they purchased a large one: spreader boot size | Sailboat O
1986 Fixed Keel Material
hambonebrown at 8:07am 07.26.21
@LakeShark - Many thanks. When I have more photos, I will post. I'll read-up on the thread you've pr
1986 Fixed Keel Material
LakeShark at 7:59am 07.26.21
@hambonebrown Yup that's a Fin on the original design C22 (and yes i believe that could still be an
Boat mover
stevec22206 at 7:58am 07.26.21
I can also recommend Derek and SMS. They moved our boat last fall and did a superior job.
New Rudder?
Pat Hooyman at 7:54am 07.26.21
1986 Fixed Keel Material   (1)
hambonebrown at 7:43am 07.26.21
Hi @LakeShark. Many thanks for your response. I'm certain it's a fixed keel. The boat is ~2 hours fr
New Rudder?
DeliriousSailor at 7:35am 07.26.21
I have an Rudder Craft Rudder for an Hunter 26 I owned. I sold the boat 10 years ago with the origi
Catalina 22 being parted out?
LakeShark at 7:34am 07.26.21
need a mainsail fiddle block system.....Catalina Direct backordered Funny I just broke mine as wel
1986 Fixed Keel Material
LakeShark at 7:31am 07.26.21
New owner of 1986 fixed keel. What's the material of the keel, lead or cast iron? Many thanks --
Main sheet rigging - H33.5
nveater at 7:26am 07.26.21
My 1994 33.5 is set up like Don's and resembles the diagram in SFbay's illustration. Traveller is fo
Sail repair advice?
sail sfbay at 7:18am 07.26.21
Ditto Scott T-Bird ..................after my used (unknown age) head sail ripped I took it down, go

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