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Hunter 45 Legend Shaft Seal Options Gregory at 6:13am 09.23.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/781 I am researching options for replacement of my 88 Hunter 45 Legend a durable shaft seal, other than
Main Halyard aft Chuck Turner3968 at 9:27am 09.23.07 Catalina 22 2/1476 Has anyone run the main halyard aft on a 22 sport? There is no flat area on the top of the boat for
gimbaled mount, Beneteau 42.3 Star of the Sea21664 at 9:19am 09.23.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1563 I have a new 42.3 Beneteau, I need direction on where to locate the a gimbaled mount for my radar
Shallow keel: how to reduce drift? Prieus at 9:07am 09.23.07 Ask All Sailors 14/2549 Hi,How can I increase pointing or decrease drift besides centering the sails.I heard that an "ott
Replacing portlights on Ranger 29 Voyager at 9:05am 09.23.07 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 4/2410 The cabin portlights in my Ranger 29 are badly crazed and one leaks pretty bad. Would love to find
O'Day 39 1985 shallow keel how to decrease drift Prieus at 9:03am 09.23.07 Bigger Boats 3/1454 Hi,How can I increase pointing or decrease drift besides centering the sails.I heard that an "ott
AC Refrigeration/inverters Chet7135 at 8:11am 09.23.07 Ask All Sailors 16/1410 If I install a Apartment size AC Refrigerater that draws 2 amps , with a power inverter to change to
CDI Mainsail Roller Furling jaydog5000 at 10:40am 09.23.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1594 Has anyone used this roller furler or heard any good or bad things about it?
Deck core for Irwin 38 Harry at 12:52pm 09.23.07 Other Sailboats 1/1083 I'm considering buying an old, tired Irwin 38. Not the Citation, but a very nice, low profile, cent
Closed for winter SailboatOwners.com at 12:20pm 09.23.07 Ask All Sailors 52/3673 If you do your sailing in the summer, how do you determine when to pack it in for the winter?Do yo
AC Installation Gerry Bogert at 11:48am 09.23.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/889 I am planning to install a mermaid 12,000 BTU unit. The unit will be mounted under the bench seat i
water in the cabin? millyman01 at 11:08am 09.23.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/991 This may sound dumb but I just bought a MacGregor 22 and I am taking it to the keys in January. I ho
Upper sidestay length - '99 Mac26X Phil Smith at 3:58pm 09.23.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/767 I have the mast off to replace the sidestays but have found that the old upper stays measure approx
Diesel Cruising RPM SailingCal21 at 4:15pm 09.23.07 Ask All Sailors 6/2445 I've a Universal 5424, three cylinder 24hp on my 1981 O'Day 34. The maximum RPM is spec'ed in the o
Barrier coat on new hull mr44ds at 6:20pm 09.23.07 Big Boats 13/1302 Hello all:We will be taking delivery of our new 44 DS in April of next year so we have plenty of ti
installing a dive platform Suecampbell at 10:45pm 09.21.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1109 I'm considering installing a dive platform on my 1989 Catalina 30 ....has anyone out there done this
Trailer Loading a h26 Mergatroid at 9:56pm 09.21.07 Smaller Boats 8/1178 Yesterday, we loaded the boat for the first time. Seems to have the same problem my MacGregor had,
Mast leak Skip5368 at 11:05pm 09.21.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/971 We are having a problem with a water leak at the base of our mast.We have used a silicone caulk ar
Line Drive Furlers and Anti-torque Lines? Gary Wyngarden at 12:10am 09.22.07 Ask All Sailors 0/963 The Know-How section of the October issue of Sail magazine discusses solutions for single handers. I
dealers knowledge Randy at 1:15am 09.22.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/894 Went to the fall boat show in Oakland last weekend and had the opertunityto check out the new model

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Help remembering small cruiser name jssailem at 8:27am 09.25.21 A Flicka 20 was sailed from the Puget Sound to New Zealand in 2009. Here is a link to Flicka storie
Leaking Muffler SamLust at 8:23am 09.25.21 My 1983 Hunter 33 had a blue fiberglass water lift "muffler". I don't believe I ever saw a brand na
Finishing Etiquette Scott T-Bird at 7:57am 09.25.21 I tend to think that there is far more tension during light wind races than otherwise. It's frustra
1990 Hunter Vision 32' Jib Tension sail sfbay at 7:27am 09.25.21 ............I need to set the tension on our jib. Does anyone know the specification for the tensio
Possible C&C 30 mark 1 buyer looking for advice... Bluenose at 7:27am 09.25.21 When I was purchasing sailboats, including a C&C 30, an Atomic 4 was always a deal breaker.....would
Hunter 260 Engine Mount Fiberglass Cracks sail sfbay at 7:15am 09.25.21 See this link for a potential permanent repair strategy: Repairing Fiberglass Powerboat Transoms - E
Help remembering small cruiser name Siamese at 7:11am 09.25.21 Could help if you define "small" and "inexpensive".
Possible C&C 30 mark 1 buyer looking for advice... sail sfbay at 6:49am 09.25.21 I am looking at a 1978 CC 30 Mark 1 this week..........The listing says it has an Atomic Stevedore b
Toe rail carriage bolts JamesG161 at 6:48am 09.25.21 Question: What about a nylon washer under the carriage bolt head? hmmm, good thought about isolati
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New O'Day 20 owner with no sailing experience and a project boat I didn't need sail sfbay at 6:36am 09.25.21 ........I recently picked up a free 20 off a guy on Craigslist...........The cheapest boat always be
Motor mounts 37.5 Hunter Yanmar 3 HM 35 F RitSim at 6:18am 09.25.21 Don't know the clearances under your engine, but I lifted a Kubota 25 engine using a deflated soccer
The Greatest Sailor I Have Known jon hansen at 6:03am 09.25.21 sorry to hear of your loss Will
Toe rail carriage bolts dLj at 5:57am 09.25.21 True comparison is shear modulus... Aluminum 3900 ksi Kips/Square inch SSteel 28000 ksi
Motor mounts 37.5 Hunter Yanmar 3 HM 35 F Lkennedy1958 at 5:42am 09.25.21 I have a follow up question is there any inside tricks to lifting the engine up to change the motor
Motor mounts 37.5 Hunter Yanmar 3 HM 35 F Lkennedy1958 at 5:38am 09.25.21
Motor mounts 37.5 Hunter Yanmar 3 HM 35 F Lkennedy1958 at 5:30am 09.25.21 The parts catalog shows the same mounts front and back. Part # 124772-08341.. it has the number "10
Winterizing the Head Holding Tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 5:19am 09.25.21 The very first post in the Plumbing and Sanitation forum is a "sticky" (permanent post) that provide
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 5:18am 09.25.21 Maybe the same guy who first tested bear repellent spray? I'm guessing that guy proved Heisenberg'
Funny Friday!!! shemandr at 4:59am 09.25.21 I want to know who weighed the bear! Maybe the same guy who first tested bear repellent spray?

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