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81 hunter 33' fuel tank removal frank at 12:18am 07.21.07 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1971 Has anyone had experience in switching out original 22 gal. fuel tank on a hunter 33'? It appears t
Cruising Chute and Snuffer Ian Johnson ( UK ) at 1:14am 07.21.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2053 Hi .. Been looking at the Cruising Chutes offered on Beneteau Owners . Anyone using one . What are t
seacock thru hull for holding tank Ed Munson at 1:44am 07.21.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/996 The handle of the seacock for pumping waste overboard has broken (likely due to in activity) and I n
Adding winches David21341 at 2:47am 07.21.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1090 I wonder if anyone has had experience with adding winches. I have a 1994 351 Oceanis and am consider
gooseneck casting Paul T at 12:53am 07.21.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1149 Hi everybody.I have to replace the gooseneck casting on my O'day 23. I got the part from D'R Marine
Homemade rudder? Wes1506 at 3:00am 07.21.07 Ask All Sailors 12/7094 I recently purchased a 1980 O'day 22'. The rudder and tiller are missing. Is there any reason that
Looking for dimensions of rudder on 25 footer mike nevins at 4:31am 07.21.07 Seidelmann 0/1352 I was sailing last night and all of a sudden the tiller had total play.I looked over the side and
Sailstop on a '81 Hunter 33 Cherubini Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 4:32am 07.21.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/969 The knob on my sailstop has twisted off, with most of the screw part still in the mast. And, of cou
Shore power? Mike at 5:16am 07.21.07 Ask All Sailors 18/1118 As long as I am hooked up to shore power, I can run a microwave without draing my battery, RIGHT?
Help with an Oldie But Goodie! Mary Skoskie at 8:47am 07.21.07 Day Sailers 1/1097 We just bought and are restoring a 1963 14' O'Day daysailer. The problem is that we do not have a m
quarter berth on hunter 27(77) Pops at 7:20am 07.21.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1278 Does anyone know, offhand, what the dimensions are for the quarterberth on a Hunter 27(1977)? I am
Transport geofella at 6:41am 07.21.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/992 I am currently looking at buying a 1982 Hunter 30 that would have to be moved from a lake about 450
Am I making a mistake in buying a Mac26M? Jeff Nash at 6:40am 07.21.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1371 hey there all, I see you're all Mac owners. I am just new to boating as an adult but I sailed as a k
BlueGrass State Games Ky. breadman at 10:30am 07.21.07 Day Sailers 3/1258 Raced today only got 2nd it was a blast 8 knot winds new bottom on my boat and crused to a 2nd place
bow chainplate the2cooks at 11:24am 07.21.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1250 It looks like the chainplate is warping the hull. Has anyone tried changing the way this is attached
Loose Stanchion Bob F at 1:25pm 07.21.07 Big Boats 2/1249 The 2 machine screws that are screwed into the fiberglass toe rail on one of my main side stanchions
Saftty gear disposal Jeffrey at 1:13pm 07.21.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1125 I have numerous Coast Guard required hand-held flares, smoke flares and 12 gauge signal flares that
electrical grounding of mast the2cooks at 11:55am 07.21.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/975 I noticed a cable going from the cabin top to a bolt on the floor. I assume that it is to ground the
C-18 Yahoo! Group Erik at 5:30pm 07.21.07 Smaller Boats 0/1375 Just a note to all Catalina/Capri 18 sailors: there is an active C-18 group on the Yahoo! Groups.
making my own tarp... heath18703 at 8:12pm 07.19.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1730 Thanks for everybodys help over at the battery thread.What I'm up to now is making something like

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How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? jssailem at 4:04pm 08.23.21 I know your thinking. But keeping a person in work feeding his family seems like a worthy action til
How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? fstbttms at 3:54pm 08.23.21 He Cleans the slime, removes any barnacle growth, and does the Zinc's as needed. If I can get out o
CUBIC MINI WOOD STOVE 1988 CATALINA 36 MKI jssailem at 3:52pm 08.23.21 As a live aboard, your Going out for wood, filling the water tank when the marina has water (some ti
Thistle main sail Calif. Ted at 3:42pm 08.23.21 I learned to sail on a Thistle too long ago but we used North Sails, because it's a "one design clas
How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? jssailem at 3:42pm 08.23.21 Are you having your bottom cleaned He Cleans the slime, removes any barnacle growth, and does the
CUBIC MINI WOOD STOVE 1988 CATALINA 36 MKI Prestonrockstar at 3:33pm 08.23.21 I don't want diesel heating. Smells bad. I hate motoring for the same reason. Nor do I want a flamma
Shipwrecked: A Shocking Tale of Love, Loss, and Survival in the Deep Blue Sea jssailem at 3:33pm 08.23.21 Some tale of misery and survival, only to be haunted. Sad. Thank you for sharing. It was well writ
Engine size sail boat. Help please. Ken Cross at 3:32pm 08.23.21 We had the dagger board version of your boat which was built prior to yours. We had a 9.9 Honda on t
Shipwrecked: A Shocking Tale of Love, Loss, and Survival in the Deep Blue Sea shemandr at 3:23pm 08.23.21 Yeah, that's a disturbing tale. When Tiger Sharks are circling your inflatable you're not having a
Shipwrecked: A Shocking Tale of Love, Loss, and Survival in the Deep Blue Sea Ken Cross at 3:22pm 08.23.21 Thanks for sharing, I just read another book that I found very Entertaining. It's called Before th
CUBIC MINI WOOD STOVE 1988 CATALINA 36 MKI sail sfbay at 3:19pm 08.23.21 Nope.......how do you plan to use it (at anchor, dock, sailing, motoring), what do you do for wood s
Thistle main sail shemandr at 3:16pm 08.23.21 Yeah, go with the class club. Do you really have to join just to ask about a sail? I hope not.
Galled stanchion removal Ken Cross at 3:15pm 08.23.21 I managed to remove our broken stanchion with a impact screwdriver and hammer. Not the electric kind
South and middle Puget Sound Ken Cross at 3:11pm 08.23.21
Funny Friday!!! DArcy at 3:03pm 08.23.21 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments/notforsale-jpg.197573 Ha, and it's for sale :)
Single Handed Docking DArcy at 3:00pm 08.23.21 One basic rule is to not approach the dock or slip going faster than a speed at which you'd be will
Broken Keel Bolts - Hunter dmax at 2:59pm 08.23.21 Yikes - that Catalina layup doesn't look good, I'm surprised, they are generally pretty solid.
Galled stanchion removal jssailem at 2:48pm 08.23.21 Looking at the picture, I suspect the damage bent the screws and they may be cross threaded in the p
Shipwrecked: A Shocking Tale of Love, Loss, and Survival in the Deep Blue Sea dlochner at 2:43pm 08.23.21 Thanks for sharing, I think.
Single Handed Docking jssailem at 2:41pm 08.23.21 Docking at your own slip is generally the easiest, as you do it every time you bring the boat back i

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