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pneumatic hatch opener Uncle Salty at 11:37pm 04.07.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2740 I have seen a rig that uses a automotive trunk opener (pneumatic) to help lift the pop-up hatch. Wha
O'Day 28 Owners manual Scott at 11:54pm 04.07.07 Ask An Oday Owner 8/3590 Does anyone know where I can find an owners manual for a 1984 28 foot O'Day?Thanks in advance
Pacific Seacraft Mariah Trish at 11:45pm 04.07.07 Other Sailboats 6/8061 My husband and I are going to look at a 1978 31 Mariah tomorrow. Just wanted to know if anyone has
2007-36 Question seadaddler at 11:27pm 04.07.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/958 Well I went for a very cool boat ride on the ferry yesterday on long Islandsound and hard to believ
teak alternative handrails Gary16084 at 12:32am 04.08.07 Other Sailboats 6/3030 I need to replace my cabin top teak handrails and was considering using King StarBoard.Has anyone do
Oday Manuals???? jackhartjr at 12:28am 04.08.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1025 Hi folks, an earlier post about the need for a manual for an Oday 28 made me go look to see if there
mac26S video jimforest at 1:04am 04.08.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1165 I have heard about a video which MacGregor did for the 26S (I have a 1990). Does anyone know where
changing impeller Mike8193 at 1:32am 04.08.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1141 I have a yanmar 3ym20. The impeller is very easy to reach and I changed the impeller on this type o
mast light repair ? ITHACAJIM at 1:35am 04.08.07 Smaller Boats 1/974 1988 hunter 23, recently aquired, mast light does not work properly, i came on once when i adjus
Mast step installition abi alluminum folding Gilligan2 at 1:42am 04.08.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1248 These have 4 holes for installition. My question is do use ss sheet metal screws,ss cutter (self tap
Britework JoeB at 1:51am 04.08.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1226 Its time to clean and prep the teak for the season. Hatch doors, deck trim and such. Looking for adv
cockpit floor boards lunch table ITHACAJIM at 1:57am 04.08.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1151 having replaced all the teak trim on a hunter 23 and with some incorrectly ordered teak left over, ,
Alternator and rudder Mary at 3:27am 04.08.07 Big Boats 0/1131 We just sold our 28' and bought a beautiful 380 Catalina and have a few questions. If the alternator
new wire Phil at 3:10am 04.08.07 Ask All Sailors 23/1767 I am in the process of updating my old wiring. I found a site that sells quality marine wire at reas
New Canvas for 473 ThomasPrice at 3:04am 04.08.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/924 Hello All - I am now about 6 months into 473 ownership (after 15 yrs on a F38s5, and I have to say,
Hunter Factory Davits seadaddler at 2:55am 04.08.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/999 Has anyone added the hunter factory davits to theirnew hunter.I saw them on a 41 and was wondering
Seadance SEADANCE at 2:51am 04.08.07 Ask All Sailors 14/1786 I just couldn't stay away... and you guys have been on my mind all week long.Thank you for all of t
Small Blisters SHADS at 3:50am 04.08.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1228 I'm about to give my boat a coat of anti-fouling paint. We bought her (1986 22 foot Mac Gregor) las
Headstay sag Alan at 5:56am 04.08.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 13/3175 On the other forums I constantly run into the misconception that the headstay sag should be adjusted
Jet ski as a dingy for your sailboat sailerman at 5:58am 04.08.07 Ask All Sailors 27/13705 Has anyone ever put davits on their sailboat for a jet ski? We have a 40 Catalina and think it would

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Repair and replace of cockpit drains on a Hunter 34 Capt Robbie at 6:02pm 02.23.21 that has been on my mind for the past 38 years! The only logical reason I could come up with is the
Modern Design Anchors JRT at 5:45pm 02.23.21 Thanks. Rocna recommends a #10, 22 lbs., 1/4" chain for the weight and length of the 315. Do you
Repair and replace of cockpit drains on a Hunter 34 mnmpizza at 5:38pm 02.23.21
Stem/Keel Repair Tally Ho at 5:37pm 02.23.21 I don't know how it occurred, I bought it basically bottom dollar like this. I do have the material
Beware of BoatUS Insurance Tally Ho at 5:34pm 02.23.21 I am kind of surprised that an Agreed Upon Value policy, particularly for and older, relatively inex
Hunter 33 Windless Chain Size Terry Cox at 4:57pm 02.23.21 Really appreciate any advice to help me plan for this summer ! One other note. When selecting anch
Marine Plywood? kappykaplan at 4:57pm 02.23.21 That's a nice looking table! :beer:
Marine Plywood? (3) Milton.Audas at 4:46pm 02.23.21 I recently updated/replaced my old 80's Formica table. I used a 1/2" marine ply, and covered with an
Beware of BoatUS Insurance Rick Webb at 4:31pm 02.23.21 In addition to covering salvage make sure your policy covers Pollution Mitigation as well. Some of t
Stem/Keel Repair dlochner at 4:27pm 02.23.21 @rgranger is an optimist. ;)
No Traveler? dlochner at 4:26pm 02.23.21 Heard an interview with Bob Perry awhile back and he (in his strait spoken/sarcastic way) said some
No Traveler? jeepbluetj at 4:23pm 02.23.21 On my old C-30, I think the traveler was my most used sail control, ok, maybe not as much as the gen
No Traveler? Davidasailor26 at 4:22pm 02.23.21
Beware of BoatUS Insurance dlochner at 4:20pm 02.23.21 If I read the OP correctly, Corey is not disputing the fact that his coverage was for ACV. His bee
No Traveler? 19thol at 4:12pm 02.23.21 Hey rgranger, that is a pretty fancy tap handle you have there, I'm jealous.
No Traveler? dlochner at 4:07pm 02.23.21 Given a choice between adjustable Genoa blocks and a traveller, I'd take the adjustable Genoa blocks
Pulls to port under power pbknowles at 4:04pm 02.23.21 DoB, thanks for your reply post. I was away from the boat and working from memory....you are correc
Larger wheel? Don S/V ILLusion at 3:47pm 02.23.21 So you are not a fan of a folding wheel? We got rid of those on our boat because it was annoying g
Larger wheel? daviddp at 3:18pm 02.23.21 You got me thinking. Now the pain has subsided I wonder if 2 or 3 strategically placed (folding/cla
all rope windlass Captain Larry-DH at 3:12pm 02.23.21 Rule of thumb is one foot of chain per foot of boat. You might find this article helpful. https:/

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