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EYEBROW DELAMINATION ROB19616 at 12:36am 07.17.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1059 WE HAVE A 2005 HUNTER 44DS. HAS ANYONE NOTICED THEIR EYEBROW OVER THE WINDOWS DELAMINATING AND GETT
backstay - 23' ODay Bill Mac at 2:17am 07.17.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/975 I am setting up my '81 23' ODay for the first time (purchased last fall) I amunfamiliar with the ba
Beneteau 323 Lazy Jack installation Robins at 3:09am 07.17.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2563 Our new Beneteau 323 was launched this spring and came with the lazy jacks installed to a Neil Pryde
Sail trim problems b393capt at 2:39am 07.17.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 21/4896 After having my roller furling drum replaced (from a profurl to a harken mkiv) and adding garhauer e
Replacing the Swing Keel Cable David Jones at 2:28am 07.17.07 Day Sailers 2/1583 I need to replace the cable on my swing keel. The boat is sitting on the trailer and I would apprec
Carpet tacking tips? Rick4850 at 4:17am 07.17.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/2242 I've owned sailboats for most of my years--many--and I've always had carpets I inherited, cut myself
Head flush problem Rob at 3:48am 07.17.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1580 Ok, Here's what the head is doing... When I flush the head (W/C Headmate), the content of the head
Save gas and get a workout! Rick9619 at 4:38am 07.17.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1102 Had to snap this photo. We were on the way to sea out of the Mission Bay entrance. He was paddlin
Jib Problem Steve21974 at 5:34am 07.17.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1186 We were out last week in high winds and when we pulled the jib in and it would not wrap the last few
LEDs on Navaids Warren Milberg at 4:31am 07.17.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1249 The USCG is field testing the use of LEDs on various navaids on the Chesapeake Bay, per the note in
Anchor to chain connection Taylor at 6:19am 07.17.07 Ask All Sailors 20/2896 I have a new anchor (a 25KG Rocna) and I'm reviewing my anchor to chain connection. I have 7/16 cha
Shaft too long on Columbia 8.7? Charles Boyle at 6:27am 07.17.07 Columbia 9/3893 I'm half-owner of a Columbia 8.7 I swam to investigate a massive thumping and found about 1/2" sha
Spinnaker Dimensions Vitesse at 7:26am 07.17.07 Bigger Boats 1/1210 HiCan anyone give me aproximate dimensions for an asymetrical spinnaker for an O'Day 34/35? I am t
Hi-Low Reefer/Rigid Boom Vang Capn Santiago at 8:09am 07.17.07 Ask All Sailors 5/4509 I have recently purchased a 30' sailboat with a Hi-Low Reefer (in boom mainsail furling) and rigid b
Need Advice On Purcahsing a O'Day 23 Gary B at 12:08pm 07.17.07 Ask An Oday Owner 25/2033 I'm currently looking at purchasing a 1982 O'Day 23. The boat is almost perfect. It has a fresh bo
Looking for 26D cushions Craig at 12:08pm 07.17.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1102 Making my boat sea worthy again after 3 years of outdoor storage. Mice destroyed the forward and af
Magma grill and black smoke higgs at 12:14pm 07.17.07 Ask All Sailors 9/2040 My Magma propane is spewing black smoke and it gets all over the food. I am going to dismantle it a
Can you pull up the wood floor in a Hunter 26 mjstechman at 1:58pm 07.17.07 Smaller Boats 3/1044 We had some guests this week on our boat and had a major port-a potti malfunction.leakage onto the
1981 AMF Apollo Traveler's Car Doc Lambert at 10:19am 07.17.07 AMF 0/3292 Traveler's Car Thanks for the help about the forestay. I almost have the apollo ready to go except
Jib Leader? Steve Braverman at 10:10am 07.17.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1715 My O'Day 25 came with several hank-on head sails. One of the working jibs has a wire "leader" or ext

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South and middle Puget Sound nightowle at 11:52pm 08.22.21 We're heading south on the 28th and will be at Gig Harbor for the first night. Will definitely make
Sheer vs steering currents JamesG161 at 10:03pm 08.22.21 Wind Shear to a Tropical storm is a Flow Direction and Speed of air at the 500 kPa pressure range.
HELP Current on ground wire when on Generator JohnShannon at 9:44pm 08.22.21 I think this is OK. Once your boat is floating, away from the dock how to handle on board Hot Neutr
How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? JamesG161 at 9:36pm 08.22.21 I am chiming in after the Leach Rate data presented above. Leaching is a transfer of one material
Sheer vs steering currents Benny17441 at 9:19pm 08.22.21
How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? Michael Davis at 9:02pm 08.22.21 I think it depends on where you moor your boat and sail it. Our previous boat was kept on the Fraser
Henri capta at 8:53pm 08.22.21 We haven't been to see the boat yet, but as Henri was the storm that wasn't, I'm not all that concer
Trying to understand this modified 40.5 rigging! Rick D at 8:43pm 08.22.21 It has an inner forestay which was a factory option. I have one. Probably no spinnaker winches since
HELP Current on ground wire when on Generator Rich Stidger at 8:36pm 08.22.21 Dan, FWIW, my Ship-Shore switch breaks all 3 wires. But if the shore cable is the cause of the 340
I just bought a C30 yesterday!! Mooseman at 8:24pm 08.22.21 Robert, that photo doesn't help, too dark to tell. Please do not crack any injectors on a Universa
How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? fstbttms at 8:16pm 08.22.21 Let me ask you this- If (after 7 years) all you are getting is light slime on the hull, why bother t
Question about Insurance Drivers SailorElliot at 8:08pm 08.22.21 Ok, thanks! I'll contact an insurance provider in the morning!
I just bought a C30 yesterday!! Mooseman at 8:06pm 08.22.21 Welcome and Congratulations ! The bilge on the C30 is relatively shallow, compared to some boats,
12V Fans - Quiet, Durable CarlN at 8:00pm 08.22.21 If you have an inverter get a 12" oscillating desk fan for the salon at anchor or the dock. On low o
How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? (1) fstbttms at 7:57pm 08.22.21 Following that logic, you could paint your boat once with an ablative, let it sit in its slip for 20
Balmar SG200 battery monitor CarlN at 7:52pm 08.22.21 Because the shunt is only attached to the house bank negative side it only measures amps going into
How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:48pm 08.22.21 Well, it looks like the vote(s) is/are in from the Pacific Northwest and we have 100% agreement tha
Hunter 33, started some work sandpiper10471 at 7:22pm 08.22.21 To cut the top skin of glass I prefer to use an angle grinder with a diamond blade. To square the co
New cabin table? sail sfbay at 7:17pm 08.22.21 Consider buying an rv table.....OR get out your table saw and fabricate one yourself out of marine p

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