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s 34 bay idyll at 5:31am 06.10.07 Seidelmann 11/2917 i recently purchased an s 34 which appears to be in very good condition. this is certainly not my fi
LED taillights Wahya at 5:45am 06.10.07 Trailer Sailors 8/1790 For those of you that are fed up with corroded and burned out tail light bulbs. Now is the time to
1969 O'Day Ranger 26" Mike at 5:53am 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1526 I just bought my very first boat!!! It is a 1969 O"Day Ranger. It needs some work but I am VERY exci
thru hull donuts miguelgdelrey at 6:59am 06.10.07 Big Boats 4/1284 what is the best material for thru hull donuts?My boat came with 3/4 marine plywood but a friend s
Distance from base of mast to the spreaders sailingdude at 7:26am 06.10.07 Catalina 30 1/1316 Can anyone tell me the approximate distance from the base of the mast to the spreaders? This is for
Carry-on Air hatch bag r. gallagher at 8:19am 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1479 We just bought a new to us Hunter 28.5 that also came with a Carry-on Air unit. The hatch bag is mis
Chart Navigator data to Garmin MapSource? Rich Stidger at 8:32am 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1757 I would like to plan waypoints and routes in MapTech's Chart Navigatorsoftware and then transfer th
Hatch Repair Al17265 at 9:29am 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1384 I need a complete set of replacement gaskets for some Bomar hatches on my Catalina 30. Where is the
Wind scoop? Orion17194 at 10:03am 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 3/5820 I have one of these wind scoops but no idea how to hook it up. I figure I attach the top to the job
Rudder/Wheel issue Eric14428 at 10:13am 06.10.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/1497 While leaving the dock this afternoon, cut the wheel hard to port, there was a "pop" and the wheel b
Wheel/rudder issue Eric14428 at 10:13am 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 13/2427 While leaving the dock this afternoon, cut the wheel hard to port, there was a "pop" and the wheel b
Major project creep... Maine Sail at 10:19am 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1230 Hi All,I recently purchased a CS36 and hauled her out a week and a half ago to replace a few throu
Full battens--sort of... Roger at 11:16am 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1187 I'm the guy who chopped his mast to go under bridges. Works great!! However, one of the main sails i
Stray Marina Electricity Chuck970 at 11:22am 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 15/5250 I want to dive under the boat in the calm of the marina to clean the prop and bottom, but I am conce
Mac 26s Don Chesley at 1:22pm 06.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1211 I just had a look into the Lazerette in my mac. WOW! what a huge space. Has anyone done any mods for
Sailing Crew Wanted Bill at 1:44pm 06.10.07 Other Sailboats 0/1092 I want a partner (Male or Female) to accompany me sailing the boat (Columbia 31) from Oahu to Puget
White Smoke Scott at 1:16pm 06.10.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1538 2002, C34 MKII with a M35B and 300 hr'sI noticed there is what appears to be white smoke coming out
Match made in heaven? SailboatOwners.com at 1:23pm 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 24/2377 Sailing is fraught with sentimentality, superstition and emotion, and we frequent this board because
1983 H31 Topping Lift Replacement Help Greg W at 2:33pm 06.10.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/918 I need to replace my topping lift on my 1983 H31 before the boom falls. The topping lift is frayed.
Pop Top Cover oreana123 at 3:14pm 06.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1387 I finished my pop top cover project for the 26D. I made the cover from a white acrylic polyester can

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How to remove rusted stut bolts ('81 33) (1) Allan12210 at 10:28am 09.25.21 If you're still working this project take heed. The company that made the early struts for Hunter
Toe rail carriage bolts dlochner at 10:17am 09.25.21 hmmm, good thought about isolation of the Stainless Steel bolt from Aluminum. Jim... That would wo
Maine Sail update Len Ingalls at 10:15am 09.25.21 Best wishes! Get well soon. / Len Ingalls
Help remembering small cruiser name dlochner at 10:15am 09.25.21 Close to 20' length, sold for around 50k new I think. That would fit the Flicka. When she was fir
Hunter 33 Bilge hose setup SamLust at 9:50am 09.25.21 The original prints, pictures, whatever you call them were no more than a basic idea. No relation t
Hunter 33 Reefing line boom internals SamLust at 9:42am 09.25.21 You're best off pulling off at least one end, probably the forward end because the internal blocks f
Hunter 33 Traveler Stops SamLust at 9:30am 09.25.21 In my 1983 Hunter 33 I replaced the original cockpit mounted traveler with a Garhauer up above the
Hunter 376 transmission gear ratio Ed.S at 9:17am 09.25.21 Thank you, I found it.
How to remove rusted stut bolts ('81 33) SamLust at 9:15am 09.25.21 If you're still working this project take heed. The company that made the early struts for Hunter c
Help remembering small cruiser name PaulH2504 at 8:58am 09.25.21 Could help if you define "small" and "inexpensive". Close to 20' length, sold for around 50k new I
What would you change in this plan? (fiberglass part of a rotten core job) SamLust at 8:49am 09.25.21 If I understand what you said you're looking to leave the holes large so you can glass in the chain
79 Hunter 30 - What make of roller furler is this? SamLust at 8:37am 09.25.21 That does look like an early CDI, but it also looks like someone replaced the original aluminum foil
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 8:35am 09.25.21 The bear probably weighed about 190 pounds more after Found at the site was a 10 pound pile of :p
Help remembering small cruiser name jssailem at 8:27am 09.25.21 A Flicka 20 was sailed from the Puget Sound to New Zealand in 2009. Here is a link to Flicka storie
Leaking Muffler SamLust at 8:23am 09.25.21 My 1983 Hunter 33 had a blue fiberglass water lift "muffler". I don't believe I ever saw a brand na
Finishing Etiquette Scott T-Bird at 7:57am 09.25.21 I tend to think that there is far more tension during light wind races than otherwise. It's frustra
1990 Hunter Vision 32' Jib Tension sail sfbay at 7:27am 09.25.21 ............I need to set the tension on our jib. Does anyone know the specification for the tensio
Possible C&C 30 mark 1 buyer looking for advice... Bluenose at 7:27am 09.25.21 When I was purchasing sailboats, including a C&C 30, an Atomic 4 was always a deal breaker.....would
Hunter 260 Engine Mount Fiberglass Cracks sail sfbay at 7:15am 09.25.21 See this link for a potential permanent repair strategy: Repairing Fiberglass Powerboat Transoms - E
Help remembering small cruiser name Siamese at 7:11am 09.25.21 Could help if you define "small" and "inexpensive".

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