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Mast Rivets JBeare at 7:53am 11.13.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1373 Need to replace mast rivets holding forestay fairlead plate and sidestay fairlead plates to mast. W
wheeled steerring Thomas Wieken at 7:38am 11.13.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/841 I would like to add a wheel to steer the boat without paying a lot for the setup. Can a power boat
Looking for an Ericson to sail as a charter Graham at 8:25am 11.13.06 Other Sailboats 11/1054 I sold my Ericson 380 last year in the Caribbean having sailed her from Falmouth in the UK. I am h
Song of the Sailor Bad Obsession at 9:10am 11.13.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1037 I guess that this is a little off topic, but I do listen to sea shanties while I am sailing, sometim
Mast mount marine TV antenna droopy at 9:02am 11.13.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1347 Which do you like and why? Any concerns about radar locations near the antenna?Has anyone install
Anybody been through the Boca Grande swatch Rick Sylvester at 10:13am 11.13.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1064 channel recently?We'll be shoving off soon to have a nice Thanksgiving dinner at the Cabbage Key I
mast foot/deck connection ron at 9:31am 11.13.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1189 I need to find a replacement mast foot for my hunter 23...the bottom of my mast has a foot/plate whi
Blister questions Bad Obsession at 9:21am 11.13.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1261 Last year I discovered a blister just after I bought the boat. The boat didn't have a blister that
Looking for info on adding a midship cleat WF Niessen at 9:14am 11.13.06 Big Boats 9/2821 I have always used a cleat on the genoa track for my spring lines. This creates two problems: lines
Sunsure? Seth21326 at 11:33am 11.13.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1046 Looking at buying some Sunsure Cushions. Does anyone else have them,What do they feel like,How do th
Easy Roll Reefing Boom by ACMO KenHartfield at 11:37am 11.13.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/3021 Dose anybody have information or experience with the rolling boom reefing system from ACMO? It looks
Raymarine ST60 Tri Data Greg at 12:53pm 11.13.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1167 I recently acquired a Hunter 31. It needs an instrument updating. I have been told by my surveyor
Correct Rigging line sizes Buck22505 at 12:38pm 11.13.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/978 I am looking for the factory line size for cat 25 main halyard ,jib halyard and any other size of li
Walker Bay Inflatable Dingy Tube Kits Okiman at 2:34pm 11.13.06 Other Sailboats 2/1471 Does anyone have experience with the 8' Walker Bay, Rigid Inflatable Dingy Tube Kit? These are the
Loose conduit in mast of Newport 27 john nolan - JNJNOLAN@HOTMAIL>COM at 1:01pm 11.13.06 Newport 1/1721 Electrical conduit inside mast was shaken loose in storm and now rattles like a cow bell. Does anyon
Cabin side and head liner cmbyers58@yahoo.com at 9:04pm 11.10.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/913 Cabin side liner is falling away from hull. The liner in the 235 is vinyl which has a foam backing.
Standing rigging - H31 Scott at 8:32pm 11.10.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1009 Thinking of replacing all shrouds and stays on our '86 H-31. Can anyone provide a ballpark figure f
NICE and EASY Update !!!!!!! 10-11-06 sailortonyb Allied Mis at 11:20pm 11.10.06 Ask All Sailors 1/938 I talked to Phillip about 2 days ago( I think). I cant always get on the internet when at work. Anyw
How To Do Chainplate Rebedding Dave 85 Catalina 30 at 11:30pm 11.10.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1672 I have an upper shroud chainplate fastened to the bulkhead that is leaking a bit and needs to be reb
Helm Sheet winch retro-fit for 2003 Hunter 356 Far Horizons at 12:56am 11.11.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/1298 Considering purchase of a 2003 Hunter 356, but prefer the aft mounted sheet winches on the currently

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What time is it? dlochner at 5:14am 01.29.21 We live in roughly the middle of the Eastern Time Zone. When we visited my mother-in-law near Boston
What time is it? Leeward Rail at 5:11am 01.29.21 Central European Time Zone Spain is central Europe ? Is that like Toronto being the center of Can
Replacing The centerboard line on a Hunter 19-2 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:03am 01.29.21 I showed @rgranger and @Kermit with the 26 and 260 how to do that. Rgranger did put instructions on
How do I get listed as a Hunter 290 owner? Crazy Dave Condon at 4:45am 01.29.21 @sail sfbay You arevregisterd @Phil Herring Can you answer this one
A good first sailboat? Crazy Dave Condon at 4:23am 01.29.21 I responded 20-30 hulls to JRT as he mentioned the Catalina 315. See my post regarding the 23.5
A good first sailboat? Crazy Dave Condon at 4:17am 01.29.21 Take a photo of the rig from the side. Dealer who sold boat had a son doing the tuning which was in
A good first sailboat? knightinnc at 4:10am 01.29.21 @JRT Thank you. You are fine. The first 20-30 of those boats had air space between the compressio
A good first sailboat? Crazy Dave Condon at 4:04am 01.29.21 @JRT Thank you. You are fine. The first 20-30 of those boats had air space between the compressio
A good first sailboat? knightinnc at 4:01am 01.29.21 There is a '93 23.5 just listed in the Charlotte craigslist. Nice 8hp Nissan (same as Tohatsu) 4-st
Mast Height and Rigging Joe at 3:54am 01.29.21 Look for a donor boat. The price of a new mast and rigging will shell shock the heck out of you. Y
Deck paint Joe at 3:50am 01.29.21 i came back to peel off the blue duck tape Did you really use duck tape for your paint project?
MOB System Heads Up Rick486 at 3:04am 01.29.21 Crikey, one more thing to worry about...thanks @Rick486 ! You're very welcome. Or maybe, sorry! :)
MOB System Heads Up justsomeguy at 1:25am 01.29.21 Crikey, one more thing to worry about...thanks @Rick486 !
Is my fiberglass hull okay? jssailem at 9:49pm 01.28.21 If you heard a crack and it was not the metal screw than it was fiberglass at or near the hole you d
Beneteau 361 Stanchions Loose arf145 at 9:38pm 01.28.21 Yes, I can't say it was easy, but on the 331 they were generally "accessible" through either some mo
C350 in mast wiring re & re jssailem at 8:41pm 01.28.21 Good luck. We all learn as we go.
Removal of oil filter on Beneteau First 38 RitSim at 8:19pm 01.28.21 If the strap wrenches fail, I've used a screw driver or cold chisel on the metal rim close to the en
Solar Panel Mounting RitSim at 8:16pm 01.28.21 When we had our C30, it came with a semi-flexible solar panel( approx 15" x 48" +/-). When we left
Sanitation question TimFromLI at 8:02pm 01.28.21 I think it's better to use snips or a wire cutter to finish off the spiral.
Solar Panel Mounting TimFromLI at 7:55pm 01.28.21 My boat is on a mooring, I use a 160 watt flexible solar panel mounted on the cabin top under the bo

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