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solar vent leak KennyH at 4:51am 12.11.06 Ask All Sailors 2/889 I have been hunting a small leak. I used saran wrap to close off my solar vent and so far no leak.
Travellers exploring with questions Tony Pliska at 7:54am 12.11.06 Ask All Sailors 1/877 I have spent the last 8 months in europe travelling by bicycle with various groups, I've come back t
Rudder Question Ken at 7:53am 12.11.06 Ask All Sailors 2/964 This past weekend, while coming out of the marina, I bumped the bottom (soft pack sand) and then did
Stanchions David ONeill at 5:45am 12.11.06 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1014 My stanchions took a beating in a wild late fall storm. I know the boat should have been out sooner
Navpod Face (Cut or Uncut?) Greg W at 8:48am 12.11.06 Ask All Sailors 4/935 I just purchased a new Navpod GP240 4 face "uncut" instrument holder. Is uncut the way to go and how
yks What do you think? (1) Mac at 10:21am 12.11.06 Ask All Sailors 25/1548 Here is my plan; I have very little experience on larger boats, only on Hobie cats and wind surfers,*
Replacing the head Chuck Creel at 8:29pm 12.08.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1281 I am removing the electric head from my hunter 30. It is always clogging due to a small discharge ho
Fuel pump or bleeding problem Edward 14244 at 8:21pm 12.08.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1041 I replaced oil and fuel filters last week (Universal 25XP) and today had the following problem: when
rub rail judith ann at 7:46pm 12.08.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/874 sealing the rub rail is it a good idea to seal the rub rail, sealing the joint between the deck and
Wet Rudder Avoidance / Preparation Question Ken at 9:11pm 12.08.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1451 There have been a few questions/comments about wet rudder repairs.What about a brand new Beneteau
Custom Requests For A New Beneteau Peter at 9:04pm 12.08.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1091 I love the look of the Beneteau 40.7. Question? How open are Beneteau at their Marion facily to my
loose footed main Gary England at 10:15pm 12.08.06 Other Sailboats 7/851 I need a new main sail and was talking to North sails about it and the sailmaker told me that the No
Outhaul advice agaliha at 10:40pm 12.08.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1354 I bought a 2002 Beneteau 361 this summer. I discoverd this fall when reefing that the previous owne
Are all racers this crazy? Gary Wyngarden at 12:49am 12.09.06 Ask All Sailors 24/1802 This is an excerpt from a letter sent in to 48 North, the Seattle sailing rag, and published in the
Buccanneer 27' sailboat Franklin at 3:08am 12.09.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1039 What info can you guys give me about this boat (I believe it's at least 20+ years old). I met a cou
Quiet Heads Bruce Hamady at 2:06am 12.09.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1788 Hi Peggy-We really hate the noise from the Jabsco Electric heads in our Hunter. I was thinking of
1982-85 year Catalina 38s Tom at 2:02am 12.09.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1534 Looking for following info on Catalina 38, '82-'85:-Integrity of deck to hull seal-conversion fro
Raymarine GPS failure Stan at 6:01am 12.09.06 Ask All Sailors 5/3025 I have a Raystar 112LP GPS system , Seatalk version, connected toa Raymarine 520 chartplotter. I g
Ocean Marine 12" Top Plate (TP225) Greg W at 5:06am 12.09.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1092 I need a 12" top plate for the new double bend pedestal guard I just ordered. I contacted Ocean Mar
Halyards led to pit Brian9674 at 8:32am 12.09.06 Smaller Boats 7/1120 I want to lead the mainsail and headsail halyards to the pit. My Hunter 23 has a FranceSpar mast

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OYE ! jssailem at 6:55pm 02.01.21 @sailme88 take a element of hope. There is still a number of scientists that believe we are experien
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? MikeHoncho at 6:37pm 02.01.21
Hunter 28.5 Fixture aft of jib/genoa winch? Rob Benson at 6:35pm 02.01.21 It's on.
Fortress anchor on 331 Richard19068 at 6:29pm 02.01.21 I can't specifically answer your question but am guessing that your concern is valid and the flukes
OYE ! 31seahorse at 6:00pm 02.01.21 Hello sailme88, I just sent you a PM related to snow and Catalina sailboats.
Fall Sailing 2019 Hardhead at 5:27pm 02.01.21 Nice video
466 rudder stock/post play Terry Cox at 4:55pm 02.01.21 Should I be very concerned about this? Wrote an article awhile back that included an e-mail from D
Fortress anchor on 331 (1) jssailem at 4:53pm 02.01.21 I bought the Mantus for my boat. To hold the anchor off the boat and secure should a wave hit the bo
Ugly, Ugly Sailboats Hayden Watson at 4:51pm 02.01.21 has a bit of leeway???? :) That is the part of the photo I like best. It looks like the whole shi
MOB System Heads Up Ken13559 at 4:44pm 02.01.21 Hi all: Well, I had a very unpleasant surprise today that I thought you might benefit from, particu
Fortress anchor on 331 sf34dtw at 4:42pm 02.01.21 I do like the fortress, as I said initially I had this anchor on my previous boat. My question is no
Cat Tails? jssailem at 4:37pm 02.01.21 I am going to guess you did not review the Gentry article. It is not too long and it will tell you h
Fortress anchor on 331 justsomeguy at 4:31pm 02.01.21 Perhaps the fortress for those short stop swimming/lunch stops and the more substantial Manson for
Fortress anchor on 331 jssailem at 4:25pm 02.01.21 Getting an anchor that will serve your needs takes consideration as to how you use your anchor and w
Ugly, Ugly Sailboats (1) jssailem at 4:08pm 02.01.21 Here is a Fighting Boat. USS Hadley on 11 May 1945. Not an Ugly Boat.
Ugly, Ugly Sailboats jssailem at 4:00pm 02.01.21 I thought we were to be talking of UGLY boats:
Hunter 430 Mast JamesG161 at 3:22pm 02.01.21 The OP started his search from an old post on H430 here... Dismasted He has a damaged H430 1997 th
Hunter 430 Mast JamesG161 at 3:15pm 02.01.21 I would follow your manual of 680 inches or 56.67 ft. The mast height for our H430 is above the ba
A good first sailboat? rgranger at 3:06pm 02.01.21 Are you committed to the 23.5? The 240, 26 and 260 are all very nice also.
Hunter 430 Mast sail sfbay at 3:04pm 02.01.21 Ditto rgranger...........if you have not purchased the boat prepare a realistic list labor and mater

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