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securing the mast foot enrico at 4:21pm 05.30.07 Yamaha 0/1364 Hi out thereEaster 2006 we bought a Y 29 with its mast on.This spring when we mounted the mast, we
Mystery corner wine caddy on 340 Andy at 1:37pm 05.30.07 Big Boats 2/830 On port side in the corner 'tween the settee and the icebox the 340 has a two bottle wine holder. T
switching prop sizes on Honda 50 4 st gary nelms at 1:33pm 05.30.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/710 Seems like the Honda 50 4 stoke could push the boat faster. It revs up to 5500-6000 rpm pretty easy.
Seeking Manul for DSIII Peter Adams at 12:52pm 05.30.07 Day Sailers 1/961 I looking for a manual for an '87 DS III. I am happy to pay copying and shipping costs. Pete, pete
Cockpit cushions of C-36 for sale on this site (1) Jim at 12:19pm 05.30.07 Big Boats 0/1582 Check them outhttp://www.sailboatowners.com/gear/display.tpl?fno=20'gid=73317564688.79
Questions on the O'day Sprite dean2848 at 9:18pm 05.28.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/2049 I have been given a Sprite, I have not been able to find a manual on it, anyone know where I could d
Stern Gland Lambi at 9:13pm 05.28.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1031 Help.......I need advice on my stern gland. Lambi is an American Hunter 355.When I stripped the ste
Replacing cable halyards with rope size? zanthus at 10:28pm 05.28.07 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 5/2053 I have replaced my cable halyards with rope and had a shackle spliced on. The splice was too long an
Exhaust film Bill O'D at 9:51pm 05.28.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/956 What's with the annoying exhaust buildup on the H320? There's no visible smoke, yet I get this build
Motor mount Boydaclies at 11:42pm 05.28.07 Smaller Boats 6/1093 I noticed this last week that the top left (when facing forward) thru hull bolt on the motor mount h
Need for Bottom paint? oro at 11:24pm 05.28.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1116 I had to repair a crack in my keel line on 1977 Mac 25. I started removing the blue, chalk-like ant
Fisher Panda Generator Fuel Pump Jeff20919 at 12:23am 05.29.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1684 We just had a 8 Kw Fisher Panda Genertaor installed in our Hunter 45 CC. The genertaor is located in
Asymmetrical Spinnaker Pat at 12:38am 05.29.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1901 I am new to flying a spinnaker and am wondering if I should use the retired jib halyard sheave (the
RTEC Head Treatment Systems jlp at 12:34am 05.29.07 Ask All Sailors 2/2772 PO installed RTEC Head Treatment System dispensers in head water supply lines.Seemed to be a good id
Rasmus forestay length Anzo22737 at 12:58am 05.29.07 Hallberg-Rassy 2/1695 I gave away my old roller furler and sent the old forestay along with it. Just wondered if anyone ha
Replacement Keel Angela Byrne at 12:59am 05.29.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1181 We have to replace out keel on a 323, has anyone had this done and what type of costs are involved.
Does anyone have pics of what the cabin floor Jeff at 1:35am 05.29.07 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1763 looks like on a Cherubini designed 33 after removal of the teak-holly sole ?I am trying to understa
Leaking portlights Ric9399 at 2:10am 05.29.07 Big Boats 3/1133 I have a 2003 356 with an aft portside fixed salon portlight that leaks water when it rains or we ta
Thru-deck fitting Valen at 2:28am 05.29.07 Hallberg-Rassy 2/1865 I do suspect a minor leakage from the thru-deck fittings that drains the deck from water. It seams t
Follow up... Ben16737 at 2:39am 05.29.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1130 ...on getting my 18-month old on the boat with us. I posted here a month and a half ago looking for

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Maine is open to visiting sailors in 2021. (1) PaulK at 1:45pm 03.07.21 We're thinking about it. Have friends in Biddeford, Portland, Topsham, Orr's, Camden, Winslow, Deer
Rope for lazy jacks - H310 sail sfbay at 1:45pm 03.07.21 I had lazy jacks on my Hunter 31. Worked well, albeit occasionaly the battens got hung up on them.
Covid-19 Vaccination jon hansen at 1:41pm 03.07.21 ... and what about those that can't take the shot? i did not say won't take. i said can't. do we j
Covid-19 Vaccination Daveinet at 1:03pm 03.07.21 If folks do not care enough about other humans to get vaccinated, then I see no reason to allow the
Marelon seacock maintenance Tom J at 12:55pm 03.07.21 It does say to cycle them at least every month. (some of mine i'm guilty of not doing this). Some
Hunter 310 1999 wdonovan at 12:49pm 03.07.21 Another H310 here. Dunno if I would want speakers on the arch as everyone seems to gravitate toward
C&C 27 MKV chainplate rebed Tally Ho at 12:47pm 03.07.21 As you can see in the link I provided, my chainplates move THROUGH the deck and are connected to ti
Finishing sole - top only or top and bottom? wdonovan at 12:43pm 03.07.21 Thanks all for the tips. I much appreciate you taking your time to chime in. A lot of different opti
Summer in the Salish Sea Terry Cox at 12:42pm 03.07.21 Two idioms that I came across recently tie in with my eagerness to shake off these winter doldrums a
Marelon seacock maintenance sail sfbay at 12:30pm 03.07.21 Good on you for exercising monthly. Forespar recommends to exercise them quarterly and lubrication
Finishing sole - top only or top and bottom? smokey73 at 11:55am 03.07.21 Did the same to mine after 10 years of use. I can only presume the factory finish was about one co
Hunter 456 cutlass bearing LawsonL at 11:50am 03.07.21 I appreciate the answer and I have ordered one but the part number, 11671, does not tell me what the
Finishing sole - top only or top and bottom? smokey73 at 11:32am 03.07.21
V Berth Mattress KZW at 11:25am 03.07.21 I prefer the aft berth. The V-berth puts noggins too close together if sleeping with heads toward th
B411 Shaft Pitting dLj at 11:16am 03.07.21 17-4 can be carbide tool machined in the hardened state without issue. Good to know the layer rebu
B411 Shaft Pitting Ralph Johnstone at 11:16am 03.07.21 Sorry, hoping not to be pedantic, but the austenite transforms to martensite, not ferrite. Martensi
B411 Shaft Pitting RitSim at 11:04am 03.07.21 17-4 can be carbide tool machined in the hardened state without issue. Good to know the layer rebui
B411 Shaft Pitting Ralph Johnstone at 11:00am 03.07.21 2. I looked back at my Fall notes and i had noted that the zinc, while still there, had degraded mo
Bimini for a 1987 Hunter 28.5 David in Sandusky at 10:51am 03.07.21 We bought ours 18 years ago on this site. Then, they did a custom cabin cover to my design that ties
Seeking Inspiration (6) Milton.Audas at 10:28am 03.07.21 The navy is really sharp. Thanks. Here's the before and after shots. Hard work on the hull but wor

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