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Asym equipment required - H280 and/or H29.5 Clark at 1:28am 07.19.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/991 I have a pretty good idea for rigging an asym for my 280 except for the installation of a winch or s
cockpit drain hose Eric14568 at 2:01am 07.19.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1851 Hi folksI have to replace the cockpit drain hose in my Oday 222. Im not sure if I can reach down a
JUST PURCHASED A 1978 R-22 RANGER AND NEED HELP BOOMERSBULLDOG@YAHOO.COM at 1:46am 07.19.07 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 2/2533 I REALLY NEED HELP ON WHAT TO DO AND WHAT PCS. I'AM MISSING ON THIS R-22 . IT'S THE FIRST SAIL BOAT
Sailing the Loop tgrass462 at 3:28am 07.19.07 Smaller Boats 4/1066 A month or so ago there was a posting from a couple who were sailing the 'LOOP' in a Hunter 260. Ha
San Franscisco Bay looks nice PrincessoftheLake at 3:21am 07.19.07 Big Boats 2/793 I am out here in San Francisco on business and went down to the Embarcadero for dinner last night an
1978 O'day 25' CB Rudder Specs David at 2:36am 07.19.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2024 I am looking for someone that might have the dimensions for the Rudder for my 1978 O'day 25' CB. I l
Reefing a jib Bob at 6:25am 07.19.07 Ask All Sailors 12/4439 Has anyone reefed a genoa? I dont have roller furl on my 26 footer. I always opted for simplicity
New 260 Owner - Need Assistance Dave4991 at 6:15am 07.19.07 Smaller Boats 5/1182 Just purchased a 2003 Hunter 260 and finally got it to the lake. Need some help regarding the toppi
Atomic 4 Jack Colbert at 5:15am 07.19.07 Other Sailboats 2/974 Atomic 4, '73 Ericson '32: taken out of engine compartment to remove rust, prime and paint, and repl
Chemical Humidity Control Falcon14980 at 4:39am 07.19.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1390 I'm looking for a passive chemical control method for reducing humidity in my sailboat. I've had mo
Which is better, sandpaper or Chemistry? (1) Chuck R at 7:36am 07.19.07 Ask All Sailors 0/936 Last winter at Lay-up I decided to remove my centerboard and rudder on my O'Day 222 to repair over t
Missing sailor in New Hampshire picklefreek at 8:10am 07.19.07 Ask All Sailors 27/2473 Sailor missing on Lake Sunapee up here in NH. Lake Sunapee is a 4,090 acre lake (4th biggest in NH)
mushroom mooring anchor for H260 Bob at 7:49am 07.19.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/981 What's a acceptable size of mushroom mooring anchor should we use for a Hunter 260?We have a old 1
Replacing teak deck Mark3799 at 7:37am 07.19.07 Hallberg-Rassy 2/4063 I own a Mistress from 74 and shortly need to replace the teak deck and cockpit teak. It's unusual th
compass binacle Todd at 8:59am 07.19.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1012 I have a 1981 hunter 33 with a binacle mounted wheel. On top of the post is the compass, unfortunatl
Swamped Sailboat Bill Storey at 9:52am 07.19.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1488 My new (to me) 1979 Venture Is swamped at the mooring. I assume it has to do with the keel wire tube
pop-top Kent6832 at 10:40am 07.19.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1034 Several questions: When sailing in calm bay is it ok to have top up. If it is up while under way a
Electrical Problme summerwind at 10:47am 07.19.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1222 Folks,After a nice afternoon sail on Buzzards Bay I came in and discovered a strange electrical pr
Garmin GPS 76cs chelsabella at 10:52am 07.19.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1359 Having a hard time figuring out how to set the Drag Anchor feature. Anyone help on how to set it
MacGregor Original Equipment Winch (1) dancing bear at 10:56am 07.19.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1015 Attached is the diagram and parts list for my 1986 MacGregor 25 Keel Winch. I hope someone finds th

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water pressure loss senang at 9:08am 10.01.21 Confirm there is water in the tank...... .......and the main tank valve is open.
Fuel Cap Winch Hollyberry at 8:45am 10.01.21 https://spareparts.beneteauusa.com/controleur.php?action=accueil THANKS!... have sent for a custom
Fuel Cap Winch sunlover at 8:33am 10.01.21 https://spareparts.beneteauusa.com/controleur.php?action=accueil
Tempest International (8) BigDream at 8:20am 10.01.21 Nice work BigDream. No Tempest experience but the basic step you took seem solid. The use of Dynee
Fuel Cap Winch (1) Hollyberry at 8:19am 10.01.21 Beneteau is where to get it and it does both sizes .P/N can be read on it This looks like the tic
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? Timm R Oday25 at 7:47am 10.01.21 I'd not trust bungies in keeping the gin pole centered .As long as you have a firm method of control
Galvanic Isolators - take in handluggage? braddexter at 7:47am 10.01.21 Would it not be easier to check it with luggage? My wife recently went on a flight and did not che
Bottom Paint in Northern duality at 7:45am 10.01.21 +++VC17, Actually the west marine knock off, spring sale is about $20 less a quart.
Galvanic Isolators - take in handluggage? sail sfbay at 7:38am 10.01.21 Would it not be easier to check it with luggage? My wife recently went on a flight and did not chec
T3800 - Location of Macerator Pump? NLPete at 7:34am 10.01.21 I have a 97 Tartan 3500 and the macerator pump is directly aft of the outboard edge of the holding t
Raymarine Wheel Drive plus B&G Autopilot? Scott T-Bird at 7:09am 10.01.21 However, one important thing to note is the need to include a rudder position indicator in any of
Replace fuel stop cable with stop button JoeWhite at 6:57am 10.01.21 The solenoid does not need much current to be energized. Even a "dead" battery can energize it. Ho
Bottom Paint in Northern cb32863 at 5:56am 10.01.21 Sail in freshwater and use VC-17.
Kubota Diesel (on the hard) model ZH600B 31seahorse at 5:31am 10.01.21 Use the "bucket" method described by kloudie 1 & dlochner. Never put a pressurized water hose direc
Replace fuel stop cable with stop button RoyS at 5:27am 10.01.21 Instead of connecting the wire to the house battery I would connect it to the start battery. I would
Any alternative to Rig-Rite for Amiot replacement hardware? KGarvey at 5:11am 10.01.21 John, I had Garhauer manufacture a replacement Amiot I beam style aluminum traveler for my Bene 35s
Kubota Diesel (on the hard) model ZH600B dlochner at 5:08am 10.01.21 Folks will need pictures of the engine to be able to comment, Mark. Best way is to put the raw wate
Replace fuel stop cable with stop button Claude L.-Auger at 4:59am 10.01.21 Greg, a diesel engine only needs electric power to activate the starter. So without getting into the
New to me Yamaha 33 Owner. Like to meet other owners - Olympia, WA and Portland, OR mermike at 4:44am 10.01.21 I was originally going to move the boat from Port Ludlow to Olympia, because it's closer to home and
New to me Yamaha 33 Owner. Like to meet other owners - Olympia, WA and Portland, OR mermike at 4:10am 10.01.21 I'll be on the boat all next week. I'll send pictures when I get there. I've been wanting a dodger

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