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Trailer bunk trouble - indentation in hull? tegwilym at 2:39pm 04.09.07 Ask All Sailors 13/2771 Tonight I was out working on the boat in the backyard when I looked under the hull and noticed that
Anybody seen this engine? (1) Gman0447 at 2:13pm 04.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1318 I recently bought a 1979 Oday 28 and am trying to fine out about the engine. All I really know is it
Property Tax on a Rented Slip ? Calif. Ted at 4:27pm 04.09.07 Ask All Sailors 14/3070 Just got a letter from my marina operator that the county tax assesor has decreed that slip renters
Replacing standing rigging Ken at 10:14pm 04.07.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1978 My standing rigging is original and 13 years old ...looks good all needs to be replaced for safety's
Surveyor - Montreal Area Suze at 9:58pm 04.07.07 Other Sailboats 0/646 I am looking at a Nonsuch22 in Quebec, just beside the Ontario border. I was wondering if anyone co
Roller furling Gee at 10:20pm 04.07.07 Ask All Sailors 4/864 I'm new to sailing, so this may be a dumb question. How does the Roller furling work? I'm thinking t
spiniker sailing gary1000 at 11:32pm 04.07.07 Smaller Boats 7/1263 The Easter bunny was here and he left me a spiniker sock and a boom kicker. Lucky me!! I was tryin
pneumatic hatch opener Uncle Salty at 11:37pm 04.07.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2786 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 8/3822 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 6/8921 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 9/983 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 6/3322 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 3/1055 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 6/1192 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 3/1216 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 1/988 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 4/1327 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 5/1248 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 3/1174 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 0/1182 We just sold our 28' and bought a beautiful 380 Catalina and have a few questions. If the alternator

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Chainplate adaptor separating from deck Timm R Oday25 at 12:17pm 06.18.21 Perhaps a different perspective might help . I'm a big fan of crows feet sockets . Worth a try
Square sail .. Big Blue flies! Jollyroger at 12:16pm 06.18.21 Okay, fair enough, maybe you will come to Florida. I went to Seattle eleven years ago to look at
Towing a Cat 22 dmax at 12:10pm 06.18.21 Ryder used to rent trucks you could use to tow someone else's trailer, not sure if they still do, an
Yanmar 2GM20F Failure - reality check needed Stu Jackson at 12:07pm 06.18.21 @Fredct , Ken's is a good candidate. Here's a longer description, depends on what filter housing y
Sail Cover Between Sailing Days Ward H at 12:01pm 06.18.21 @duck21 I do as you do, depending on the conditions, and have wondered the same. I will cover it jus
Hunter 33 Main Traveller Arch - Adding 12v Power to arch Hello Below at 11:56am 06.18.21 So I guess I am going to have to drill up through the boat grp and into the tube. Good luck jasonc
Relay for always on MC-614 Maine Sail at 11:46am 06.18.21 The MC-614 only turns on when the brown wire sees a +12V signal. It gets wired to the ignition switc
Sail Cover Between Sailing Days nveater at 11:45am 06.18.21 Just an FYI- I got a new mainsail cover from this site this year and am very pleased with the fit an
BELT DUST Maine Sail at 11:43am 06.18.21 After a six hour trip which ended up taking eight, there is only a very fine dusting. This is after
changing bolts on heat exchangers; let's get down to brass tacks Ward H at 11:43am 06.18.21 What was the condition of the zinc on the old HX? On my M25-XP, there was a sticker on the HX
changing bolts on heat exchangers; let's get down to brass tacks Ralph Johnstone at 11:25am 06.18.21 I am contemplating replacing them with much stronger stainless steel. Would the benefits of having
Hunter 33 Main Traveller Arch - Adding 12v Power to arch (1) jasonc33 at 11:23am 06.18.21 Well update I have a panel in aft cabin and on inspection the bottom of that forward arch foot plate
Tripping Breaker at Dock 84' Hunter 31 Mike Oldak at 10:59am 06.18.21 time to share the cost of a marine electrian before something happens
Hunter 33 Main Traveller Arch - Adding 12v Power to arch chuckwayne at 10:52am 06.18.21 That's how my similar Hunter arch is wired on the 356.
Do they make in-boom mainsail furling systems for the Mac 26 X? Wade Gizzy at 10:44am 06.18.21 You are correct, albeit cost does not appear to be factor in this thread. It would be interesting
Boat Explosion in Greenport MikeHoncho at 10:40am 06.18.21 there are 2 important things to consider... LEL. & UEL and THEN what's in between..... many have pa
Chainplate adaptor separating from deck (1) jmce1587 at 10:26am 06.18.21 Keeping in mind what I had to do on my H31 chain plate/rod repair and looking at your sketch photo,
changing bolts on heat exchangers; let's get down to brass tacks Charles Erwin at 10:11am 06.18.21 My opinion of course -- the old bolt , the one you broke, might have been more brass than bronze.
Towing a Cat 22 LakeShark at 9:54am 06.18.21 Could you possibly work out meeting the owner 1/2 way and paying gas? with so many C22's out there
Hunter 33 Main Traveller Arch - Adding 12v Power to arch jasonc33 at 9:54am 06.18.21 Thank you for the replies I am now going to look at the starboard side in aft cabin, as far as I kno

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