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Question for "geezers" George at 7:45am 05.30.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1232 I have been informed that the warranty on my left knee has expired. I'm still gimping along. Just wo
&()_()__&^%$# Squirrels Paul Akers at 8:24am 05.30.07 Ask All Sailors 15/1779 Yesterday I was watching a mast get stepped at my marina. As the boat owner was checking his halyar*
Great four day trip Jim Seamans at 3:44am 05.30.07 Big Boats 4/788 Joan and I decided to take off Tuesday and make this a four day weekend. We were not disappointed.
Proper way to fix main sheet problem KennyH at 3:38am 05.30.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1627 My boat is a 1981 Hunter 25. The main sheet system is original except for the line which was replac
Boom Atlantis II at 3:20am 05.30.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/925 I currently have a 89 Hunter 26.5. The outhaul begins at the mast as a rope and runs through the bo
Hunter 26 Retractable Keel Fixes Cheeky Monkey at 2:51am 05.30.07 Smaller Boats 3/3812 I took out my 94 Hunter 26 this weekend and thought the marina had fixed the retractable keel. Turn
rigging dalton at 2:43am 05.30.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1153 We have a cat 30. there is no rigging or sails on it yet because we don't know how the rigging goes
H25 V-berth lexan hatch cover replacement. busyengineer at 8:49am 05.30.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1402 I have a 1977 Hunter 25 with a smoked lexan/polycarbonate domed V-berth hatch cover that is broken (
H-26 Single Line Main Reefing BrianW at 8:32am 05.30.07 Smaller Boats 8/1633 My 1994 H-26 currently has the standard setup with the reefing line through the Z- Spar boom and out
Westerbeke alarm sounding (faintly)... Lou 14643 at 9:31am 05.30.07 Ask All Sailors 12/4777 Dear all: I posted this question a few days ago on the Marine Diesel Direct board, a terrific site,
Were to get TEAK for cockpit entry way busyengineer at 8:55am 05.30.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1395 Does anyone out there know of an inexpensive place to get enough 1/2 TEAK boards to make the 2 slidi
Sail Hardware Bruce Petro at 11:43am 05.30.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/866 I am looking for sail slides, windows and port gaskets for my 1990 F235 model and do not see them on
Marina's in N. MD/DE...where to keep my new 25 Nelson at 11:43am 05.30.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1314 Just settled on a sailboat and would love some hints as to the best place to keep my boat. We're co
Sailing on SanFran Bay Jim Seamans at 10:12am 05.30.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1038 Got a chance to go sailing on San Francisco Bay, May 7. This was a first for me, I have been an east
Shrouds/Racing Kent6832 at 10:11am 05.30.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1067 Like so many new sailors with a used boat. It have seems to have been modified. It appears to ha
Stearns roller furling parts... letterman at 10:10am 05.30.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1946 I tried to raise my Genoa on my Stearns roller furling, and it gets stuck about 10 feet up. From th
Can you ID this head (1) C-27 at 6:09pm 05.30.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1486 I have a 1973 C-27. I need to rebuild the head but can't find any identifying marks on it. Does anyo
cover on motor dies response chris at 5:00pm 05.30.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1086 try looking for an exhaust leak at the power head exhaust tube gasket. engines don't run well on exh
securing the mast foot enrico at 4:21pm 05.30.07 Yamaha 0/1537 Hi out thereEaster 2006 we bought a Y 29 with its mast on.This spring when we mounted the mast, we
Mystery corner wine caddy on 340 Andy at 1:37pm 05.30.07 Big Boats 2/890 On port side in the corner 'tween the settee and the icebox the 340 has a two bottle wine holder. T

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Lost Prop Beneteau 473 JoeWhite at 12:05pm 09.08.21 I can't help with the prop size, I am just wondering how one loses a prop? did it just fall off? I
If you had one of these... Richard19068 at 12:02pm 09.08.21 I don't remember the TV repairman coming to the house by the time we had the "clickers". Before th
New to me O'day 28 - Getting into the water, re-rigging and running lines Richard19068 at 11:49am 09.08.21 If you don't get any photos you might try searching the internet for O'day 28's for sale and look at
Lost Prop Beneteau 473 smokey73 at 11:47am 09.08.21 I haven't heard of a zinc on a prop. Mine is on the strut and drive shaft. I would think a zinc o
Lost Prop Beneteau 473 Head Sail at 11:05am 09.08.21 Yes that is a great question!!!!! Diver put new zinc on prop then next time I took it out I lost
Mast bracket question (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:42am 09.08.21
Main sheet rigging jeepbluetj at 10:29am 09.08.21 <snip> You have a bowline tied in the line to hold it on the block. I would change that to an eye s
I just bought a C30 yesterday!! jeepbluetj at 10:16am 09.08.21 The USCG record is definitely a C-30, manufactured in July 1985, 1986 model year, hull #4313. (Likel
New to me O'day 28 - Getting into the water, re-rigging and running lines Stu Jackson at 10:14am 09.08.21 After the marina team gets me in the water and has stepped the mast back in, I have a limited amoun
Lost Prop Beneteau 473 DayDreamer41 at 9:57am 09.08.21 Yes that is a great question!!!!! Diver put new zinc on prop then next time I took it out I lost
Engineers - Thermodynamics Exam Bonus Question rgranger at 9:57am 09.08.21 @rgranger I understand "Delta - G". What is with the crescent moon and star in the lower right corn
Engineers - Thermodynamics Exam Bonus Question jssailem at 9:51am 09.08.21 @rgranger I understand "Delta - G". What is with the crescent moon and star in the lower right corne
Mast bracket question sail sfbay at 9:49am 09.08.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new dailboa6!! Ask away. Another use is a safe
Mast bracket question jssailem at 9:48am 09.08.21
Apostle Islands Charter (8) jaysweet at 9:29am 09.08.21 Some pictures: ip of Presque Isle peninsula. 198082 Raspberry Island light. 198083 A salamander on O
Lost Prop Beneteau 473 HMidkiff at 9:24am 09.08.21 Yes that is a great question!!!!! Diver put new zinc on prop then next time I took it out I lost
Mast bracket question SeaDogRun at 9:23am 09.08.21
Mast bracket question Rick D at 9:12am 09.08.21 I have it on my mast for use with a reaching pole.
Mast bracket question sail sfbay at 9:12am 09.08.21 Pad eye for a whisker pole.
Main sheet rigging Meriachee at 8:30am 09.08.21 Here's a couple of shots of ours, it's also a 6:1, but with the block setup, it can be either a 6:1

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