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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
To thin or not to thin Sikkens Cetal Marine Sailoff at 10:25pm 06.08.07 Ask All Sailors 10/15039 We are refinishing the teak on our new old boat. We removed it and brought it home to strip and var
Lightning... Roger at 7:40pm 06.08.07 Ask All Sailors 16/1349 A lot of thunder and flashes in my area. So, i rigged a thingy of heavy (1/2") copper cable that can
Removing Parquet wood floors in 34' Wahya at 12:01am 06.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/722
Help rigging Seidelmann S245 Ron Snipes at 12:10am 06.09.07 Seidelmann 1/2084 I have refurbished '84 Seidelmann 245. I have no help but finally figured out how to raise the mast
Removing Parquet wood floors in 34' Wahya at 12:10am 06.09.07 Bigger Boats 0/1020
Cockpit Drains Hummingbird at 10:51pm 06.08.07 Smaller Boats 0/1124 These drains work fine while sailing but when the boat's on the trailer they get all clogged up. Any
Electronic Fog Horns Marc at 2:05am 06.09.07 Ask All Sailors 7/2443 Has anyone installed an electronic fog horn or similar that when activated automaticly sounds the ap
Rigging a spinaker on a 192 J P Turkey at 12:19pm 06.09.07 Day Sailers 1/1262 I bought a spinnaker on Ebay on a whim. It was cheap. It might be a little too big. Does anybody
halyard runs Vic Castleton at 12:24pm 06.09.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/912 I need to replace my spinnacre halyard and am going to bring it out of the mast to be able to "bump"
Fraudulent listing on eBay KorculaChris at 11:51am 06.09.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1128 Some of you may remember last week's thread on a fraudulent listing on eBay. I reported it to eBay,
Emergency Tiller Gary Ameele at 10:50am 06.09.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1074 Our 1994 Catalina 28 does not have an emergency tiller. We purchased it used. Did the boat come wi
Ferriello holding tank internal sensor rod Allan Frey at 10:31am 06.09.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1166 Does anyone have experience installing and using the Ferriello (New Providence Marine) holding tank
Halyard shackle krag13957 at 10:19am 06.09.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/927 I have the US Spars Z300e furling main for the Beneteau OC281. The shackle for the main does not app
Batteries for the OC281 krag13957 at 10:14am 06.09.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/986 I have 1996 OC281. The boat had deep cycle West Marine Batteries in the engine compartment and under
replacing rudder bushings in a 356 miguelgdelrey at 9:07am 06.09.07 Big Boats 4/1397 Has anyone replaced the rudder bushings on a 356?My boat was on the ground on stands and a friend
Dragging Shaft Kurt Oberhofer at 7:56am 06.09.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1260 Question: I have a Vagabond-47 with a 85hp Ford Lehman diesel with Hurth Gear box. While sailing pre
Engine Key blanks Doedee at 6:19am 06.09.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1559 My 1990 41f5 has an M50 Perkins Engine. (50 hp.)Perkins was sold a number of times. I am looking f
Have a Starwind, need help ..rigging topics! Bonny George at 5:22am 06.09.07 Other Sailboats 0/1285 Trying to prep a newly bought Starwind, questions about sail tenders???? Boom air block rig??? and m

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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".
Possible C&C 30 mark 1 buyer looking for advice... sail sfbay at 6:49am 09.25.21 I am looking at a 1978 CC 30 Mark 1 this week..........The listing says it has an Atomic Stevedore b
Toe rail carriage bolts JamesG161 at 6:48am 09.25.21 Question: What about a nylon washer under the carriage bolt head? hmmm, good thought about isolati
Toe rail carriage bolts JamesG161 at 6:44am 09.25.21
New O'Day 20 owner with no sailing experience and a project boat I didn't need sail sfbay at 6:36am 09.25.21 ........I recently picked up a free 20 off a guy on Craigslist...........The cheapest boat always be
Motor mounts 37.5 Hunter Yanmar 3 HM 35 F RitSim at 6:18am 09.25.21 Don't know the clearances under your engine, but I lifted a Kubota 25 engine using a deflated soccer
The Greatest Sailor I Have Known jon hansen at 6:03am 09.25.21 sorry to hear of your loss Will
Toe rail carriage bolts dLj at 5:57am 09.25.21 True comparison is shear modulus... Aluminum 3900 ksi Kips/Square inch SSteel 28000 ksi
Motor mounts 37.5 Hunter Yanmar 3 HM 35 F Lkennedy1958 at 5:42am 09.25.21 I have a follow up question is there any inside tricks to lifting the engine up to change the motor
Motor mounts 37.5 Hunter Yanmar 3 HM 35 F Lkennedy1958 at 5:38am 09.25.21
Motor mounts 37.5 Hunter Yanmar 3 HM 35 F Lkennedy1958 at 5:30am 09.25.21 The parts catalog shows the same mounts front and back. Part # 124772-08341.. it has the number "10
Winterizing the Head Holding Tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 5:19am 09.25.21 The very first post in the Plumbing and Sanitation forum is a "sticky" (permanent post) that provide
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 5:18am 09.25.21 Maybe the same guy who first tested bear repellent spray? I'm guessing that guy proved Heisenberg'
Funny Friday!!! shemandr at 4:59am 09.25.21 I want to know who weighed the bear! Maybe the same guy who first tested bear repellent spray?
Hunter 34 Bass Control Panel Indicator lights Don Reid at 4:54am 09.25.21 Allan 12210 SailboatOwners to the rescue again, Thank you for your help. Stay safe, Don
Toe rail carriage bolts RoyS at 4:53am 09.25.21 Question: What about a nylon washer under the carriage bolt head?
Help remembering small cruiser name shemandr at 4:50am 09.25.21 Flicka got a lot of press. Pacific Seacraft got an award for their quality - I think it was the _
Help remembering small cruiser name dlochner at 4:35am 09.25.21 Pacific Seacraft built several small boats that were intended for long distance cruising. One of th
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 3:56am 09.25.21 I want to know who weighed the bear! Don't they weight things that big by satellite now? -Will

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