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Protection of a wooden rudder Dave Williamson at 4:16am 05.14.07 Ask All Sailors 1/2152 I have a wooden rudder and would like to be able to protect it from algae. Each year I have to powe
Maxxima Marine Speaker Replacement Stuart Garrett at 6:25am 05.14.07 Ask All Sailors 1/6141 One of my external speakers has failed, it is a CSG-3571, can anyone advise if they have had to repl
Macgregor Travel Club Les Ratekin at 6:21am 05.14.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1442 I was visiting with a Macgregor 26 owner on friday and he mentioned a Macgregor club that helped org
Emergancy Tiller for Hunter 30 O2Addict at 7:19am 05.14.07 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1039 I have a 1976 Hunter 30 with wheel steering. I want to add an emergancy tiller, however my model wit
O Day 20 transom ladder LordNelson at 7:18am 05.14.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1841 I am looking to install a transom ladder on my oday 20. I am interested in what ladders sailors have
Loos gauge numbers for a O'Day 28 Gary Sisson at 6:46am 05.14.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1335 Anyone have the numbers that the Loos gauge should be for an O'Day 28 shrouds?
Maxxima Marine Speaker Replacement Stuart Garrett at 6:30am 05.14.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/7707 One of my external speakers has failed on my Oceanis 423, it is a CSG-3571, can anyone advise if the
BARRIER COAT ON E27 CARROLL ERTEL at 8:20am 05.14.07 Other Sailboats 2/932 AFTER MUCH CONSIDERATION , I KEPT SANDING DOWN TO A CLEAN GEL COAT AND AT THAT POINT I FOUND ONE VER
Rudder bushing Bill at 8:39am 05.14.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1077 Is there anyone out there that has an older model hunter where the rudder bushings have given you a
Mast Sag 200grandprix20465 at 9:29am 05.14.07 Other Sailboats 4/1240 I need help on how to DIY a repair to fix the sag around the mast boot.Here is the situation from
Refrigeration unit needs replacing George H260 at 9:46am 05.14.07 Big Boats 14/922 Hi All!The compressor unit for my ice box fridge needs to be replaced or rebuilt. It's probably a
o.b. motor flusing david king at 9:46am 05.14.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/909 For those of you who have outboard motors and use them in salt water, I have a question. How often d
Water Ballast Boats? Paul Hellings at 10:01am 05.14.07 Ask All Sailors 44/2657 I'm looking to buy a 24-26' TRAILERABLE sailboat. I've seen some older MacGregor's for sale. Does an
Sailboat collision in C & D Canal Waffle at 10:23am 05.14.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1710 CHESAPEAKE CITY, Md. (AP) -- The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, a major transit point for cargo ship
ancoring laws Jacques Leblanc at 10:31am 05.14.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1358 This mothers day I went to the beach with the family For a day of sand and water. there was a few sm
Why do I need a Blower? Art at 10:35am 05.14.07 Big Boats 4/1723 I have more information on my blower question I posted last week. I looked closer at my blower and
Crew needed for return from Marion/Bermuda race JoAnn23279 at 10:52am 05.14.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/904 Crew needed for return from Marion/Bermuda race, leaving Bermuda June 24. Contact JoAnn at pinkowitz
Electric panel Mike Burd at 11:10am 05.14.07 Bavaria 5/2492 Does anyone have the English conversions of the electric panel? I am having trouble with the hyrogl
PHRF rating John S12817 at 10:56am 05.14.07 Catalina 30 1/1539 I am leasing a Catalina 30 tall rig no folding prop for a race from Milwaukee Wi across Lake Michiga
Crew needed for return from Marion/Bermuda race JoAnn23279 at 10:54am 05.14.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1111 Crew needed for return from Marion/Bermuda race departing Bermuda, June 24, 2007. Contact JoAnn, pin

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If you had one of these... Will Gilmore at 6:28pm 09.07.21 My grandmother had one exactly like Brian's picture. You could change the channel by rattling a set
luger 27 fairwinds safe for icw or Florida sailing justsomeguy at 6:27pm 09.07.21 pmcsr0wt4wk
Depth sounder and speed stoped working Don S/V ILLusion at 6:27pm 09.07.21 The first step would be to see if power is getting to the instruments
Will Soda Blasting affect the adhesion between hull and liner Davidasailor26 at 6:25pm 09.07.21
HUNTER 376 Halyard Installation Sailfanatic at 6:19pm 09.07.21 Thanks mate! Yes, have empty sheave and mast exit. Thanks for the tip on Rig Rite. I just got a "ma
New to me O'day 28 - Getting into the water, re-rigging and running lines jssailem at 6:12pm 09.07.21 Congrats on the new to you boat Terry-Buda Running rigging is a 4-5 out of 10 on the DIY scale. Ri
Bilge Pump - Siphon BACK! Sailfanatic at 6:12pm 09.07.21 If the bilge pump outlet is below water when the boat is heeling, and there is no check valve or ant
HUNTER 376 Halyard Installation pparker99 at 5:54pm 09.07.21 Thanks mate! Yes, have empty sheave and mast exit. Thanks for the tip on Rig Rite. I just got a "mas
New to me O'day 28 - Getting into the water, re-rigging and running lines terry_buda at 5:25pm 09.07.21 So, I'm confused as to whether the mast is up on the boat now or not. If it's up take a lot of pi
Bilge Pump - Siphon BACK! Ken Cross at 5:25pm 09.07.21 Sounds like a tough trip. Hours are usually pretty much uneventful.
Will Soda Blasting affect the adhesion between hull and liner shemandr at 5:21pm 09.07.21 Not quite understanding the question. But aggressive SAND blasting of exterior bottom can and has t
Power washing the bilge? Tally Ho at 4:52pm 09.07.21 Someone in another thread has an old, mostly plastic, small boat that has a lot of mold and junk on
HUNTER 376 Halyard Installation sail sfbay at 4:41pm 09.07.21 I think you are on the right track on feeding the halyard down the mast. Do you have a spare sheave
If you had one of these... shemandr at 4:24pm 09.07.21 That sounds like the joke about Soviet TV. 2 channels. When you switch from the government channel
Flying a spinnaker on a Hunter 320 in Jazz Cup sail sfbay at 4:23pm 09.07.21 We did the Jazz Cup and did fly a stock cruising spinnaker for most of the race. ............Should
If you had one of these... Hayden Watson at 3:52pm 09.07.21 Ah hell, I grew up in Twin Falls ID and we only had one channel. Who needs a remote!
Lewmar Wavespring 40 Winch parts (2) sail sfbay at 3:43pm 09.07.21 Lewmar Wavespring 40 winch stripper #17 in the diagram and Lewmar part #15000375 can be purchased he
New to me O'day 28 - Getting into the water, re-rigging and running lines shemandr at 3:35pm 09.07.21 So, I'm confused as to whether the mast is up on the boat now or not. If it's up take a lot of pic
Will Soda Blasting affect the adhesion between hull and liner BigEasy at 3:23pm 09.07.21 No, not at all. Depending on how aggressive the blasting is done, you may remove some of the gelc
Dufour 31 main halyard issues Captain Gary at 3:22pm 09.07.21 shemandr, thanks for the input. I'm having a rigger try to unjam it from the between the sheave and

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