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EYEBROW DELAMINATION ROB19616 at 12:36am 07.17.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1064 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 1/986 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 2/2605 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 21/5006 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 2/1613 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 7/2280 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 5/1603 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 13/1125 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 9/1251 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 4/1266 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 20/3059 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 9/4005 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 1/1244 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 5/4600 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 25/2125 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 4/1117 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 9/2127 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 3/1073 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 0/3353 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 4/1759 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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Looking for Tarragona based yacht maintenance services sail sfbay at 8:35am 09.24.21
Tropical Storm Sam (1) JamesG161 at 8:27am 09.24.21 Hurricane Sam appears to be following Hurricane Larry and the other Alphabet M thru R. But it is st
Winterizing the Head Holding Tank Nichole340 at 8:25am 09.24.21 Rich Aside from the 2 heads, I'm doing what you are for 1 head, but without the running of the macer
Toe rail carriage bolts wade the giant at 8:24am 09.24.21
Toe rail carriage bolts dLj at 8:22am 09.24.21 I doubt it would do anything to buytl, but would the 4200... I always wonder about switching out st
Wema Fresh Water Gauge - Sending Unit (2) sailcapt340 at 8:00am 09.24.21 My new WEMA sensor arrived today. 3 days earlier than promised. Here is a couple of comparison pho
Boneheaded mistakes & living under a lucky star dLj at 7:52am 09.24.21 We call it "Talking Story".:biggrin: I've noticed they tend to grow with the addition of alcohol..
Motor mounts 37.5 Hunter Yanmar 3 HM 35 F (2) sail sfbay at 7:42am 09.24.21 198566
Inner Jib Tracks and Life Lines LakeShark at 7:40am 09.24.21 The Short answer: Yes you can (and should) install inner tracks. Yes they will help the boat prefor
Toe rail carriage bolts dlochner at 7:38am 09.24.21 Does Tef-Gel interfere with sealants such as 4200 or butyl? It might affect the bonding of the ca
Motor mount questions 37.5 yanmar 3hm35 (2) sail sfbay at 7:37am 09.24.21 Welcome to the forum!! See Fig. 15 in the attached parts catalog for the part number.
Motor mounts 37.5 Hunter Yanmar 3 HM 35 F kloudie1 at 7:31am 09.24.21 The parts catalog shows the same mounts front and back. Part # 124772-08341.. it has the number "100
Stop wires slapping inside of mast? tfox2069 at 7:07am 09.24.21 One trick is to put zip ties on the wires every few feet and leave the tails on the ties. The tails
Hunter 376 transmission gear ratio kloudie1 at 7:03am 09.24.21 There should be a small plate on the case with the ratio stenciled on it. A mirror and flashlight ma
Toe rail carriage bolts JamesG161 at 6:55am 09.24.21 Does Tef-Gel interfere with sealants such as 4200 or butyl? It might. Tef-gel is basically Teflon
Stop wires slapping inside of mast? Bob J. at 6:53am 09.24.21 Dropped my mast last fall, this spring pulled new wiring & a vhf coax. Bundled the wiring together &
Hunter 376 transmission gear ratio Ed.S at 6:46am 09.24.21 Thank you, that helps. I'm trying to determine what folding propeller to use.
79 Hunter 30 - What make of roller furler is this? Project_Mayhem at 6:40am 09.24.21 If you end up repairing the furler I recommend BC Precision for Torlon and stainless bearings. I thi
Toe rail carriage bolts Project_Mayhem at 6:35am 09.24.21 Saltwater, aluminum, and stainless make an nice corrosion marriage, if you are lucky these nuts, bo
Winterizing the Head Holding Tank Rich Stidger at 6:26am 09.24.21 Starting with a pumped-out holding tank, and still in the water, From my winterization plan:

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