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forward head sucks air on pumpout Art6035 at 2:32am 07.26.06 Big Boats 4/801 Unable to pump-out forward head, sucks out only air. I haven't looked at the hose and accessibility
U.K. Visitor Isnibs at 2:50am 07.26.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/901 Message to Steve the visitor from U.K. in August.The e-mail system for the S.B.S.C. was down in Ju
Stern raised...boat out of balance...ideas? (1) flyhop at 3:02am 07.26.06 Ask All Sailors 24/2419 We have an Oday 28 slipped at Lake Guntersville, AL, a smallish freshwater lake. The previous owner
Maintenance question Brian D at 3:04am 07.26.06 Ask All Sailors 2/894 In a few more months, it will be time for me to haul the boat and put on a new coat of bottom paint.
deck/hull whitening Dayan at 3:19am 07.26.06 Ask All Sailors 9/3725 I've bought a Hunter 22 1984 and the deck/hull looks really dirty (old looking). I've tried to use b
Mast Post compression gwynedd192 at 3:43am 07.26.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/840 I have a 27 foot 1980 Hunter that shows signs of mast compression into the cabin roof. I need to mak
Essential Tips For A Great Buff / Wax (17) Maine Sail at 3:57am 07.26.06 Ask All Sailors 8/4088 It seems it's that time of year again so I'll pre-post before the questions begin flying: Buff Pol
Mooring whips - good experience tweitz at 1:07am 07.26.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1428 Since we always hear about problems with vendors and products, I thought I would share a good experi
To buy or not to buy-343 Information jane5097 at 6:20am 07.26.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1014 I'm looking at buying a 343 but I can't find much info about them. I'd appreciate any comments, opi
Looking at a Ranger 33 gulfsailorp323 at 4:51am 07.26.06 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 3/2068 I am taking a look at a 1976 Ranger 33 next weekend. The boat has a good sail inventory, and appear
Leaky Fixed Port Glenn G at 8:34am 07.26.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/955 I have an '89 Beneteau OC350 that needs to have the center panel of the black plexiglass/Lexan/??? r
painting suggestions wanted beeryboats at 8:27am 07.26.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1023 I'm a week or two away from painting an old Hobie 16 I bought off ebay. I've used poly paints on air
AMF Alcort Puffer sailboat value question Paula at 8:35am 07.26.06 AMF 5/20843 I am a new owner of a used AMF Alcort Puffer sailboat. It is used, but I do not know its age. Eve
swim ladder gene at 6:50am 07.26.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/776 I just received my swim (reboarding after you fall in) ladder. The ladder has 4 Rungs. How far below
Need help with my "new" list of projects!! gpd955 at 7:35am 07.26.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1145 Maybe I can tap some of the experience out there!! I have a new list of things that I have to tackl
swim ladder O'day 25 gene at 7:26am 07.26.06 Day Sailers 3/1762 I just received my swim (reboarding after you fall in) ladder. The ladder has 4 Rungs. How far below
Need info on S 37 sailaway78 at 10:01am 07.26.06 Seidelmann 5/1687 I am currently very intersted in purchasing a S 37. I would really apprecite hearing from anyone w
settee coversion to double berth Earl at 9:57am 07.26.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1013 My settee has blocks of wood along the front edge of the settee that are spaced with about 6 inch sp
460 v. 466 Differences Melanie at 10:41am 07.26.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/907 Would anyone please tell me the changes made in the 466 from the 460?Thanks y'all. Melanie
Hunter 25.5 stanchion base clif at 11:10am 07.26.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1216 I have looked on this site and others for information.. I am looking for stanchion bases for a Hun

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Max-Prop Reconditioning Sailfanatic at 10:55am 01.07.21 I was very pleased with my one experience with a MaxProp and PYI. The idea of switching from a MaxP
Y-valve below water line ... ok or not ok? Claude L.-Auger at 10:51am 01.07.21 Newport Bob it's probably because it makes easier to proove to the authorities when boarded for insp
H26 Proposed Reef Configuration Sailfanatic at 10:41am 01.07.21 You should not mount any hardware on the aide of the boom that you can avoid, as during an accidenta
Eye Splice double-braid jssailem at 10:36am 01.07.21 For the same reason, (preserve the fibers, do not let them break) you want to do the long bury using
in board sheeting? jssailem at 10:23am 01.07.21 I was just wondering if the loss of sail area would be worth the pointing ability with a blade on t
Y-valve below water line ... ok or not ok? Newport Bob at 10:19am 01.07.21 Scott, wondering why you want a valve and lock? Concerned with someone operating pump while in no di
Stability numbers for a Yamaha 33 Arctic Hawk at 10:16am 01.07.21 Yes, that would also be nice to have.
Stability numbers for a Yamaha 33 mermike at 10:05am 01.07.21 No, but if you ever find polars for a standard or tall rig, let me know!
Eye Splice double-braid All U Get at 9:49am 01.07.21 Great write up.:biggrin: Whip locking dyneema has been shown to weaken the splice to the strength
Y-valve below water line ... ok or not ok? Terry Cox at 9:41am 01.07.21 Our boat has a similar setup as yours except Hunter used a wye fitting rather than a tee. I like the
Max-Prop Reconditioning Bob S at 9:34am 01.07.21 Wondering if they would sell the parts to refurbish yourself? I will be doing mine when I replace th
New dinghy for 2-hp honda jon hansen at 9:33am 01.07.21 my personal testing is that with one person only, using an attached(duct tape or similar) 5' stick
Eye Splice double-braid jssailem at 9:29am 01.07.21 Great write up.:biggrin: eema has been shown to weaken the splice to the strength of the whipping th
Eye Splice double-braid All U Get at 9:16am 01.07.21
in board sheeting? capta at 9:04am 01.07.21 The staysail stay is on a Highfield lever. That staysail is a bit small for a blade, but I would lik
Rope Clutch or Spinlock PXR? Brian D at 9:00am 01.07.21 I removed you duplicate post and moved all the replies to this thread. So you lost one posting but r
H26 Proposed Reef Configuration (1) Hunter216 at 8:53am 01.07.21 The only concern that I can come up with is - might there be a situation where the boom would be in
Upgrading line clutches H34 Mike Oldak at 8:44am 01.07.21 ask my partner about the bent stanchionS.....;(
New dinghy for 2-hp honda (2) Meriachee at 8:40am 01.07.21 Here is the new 8' Aquamarine and the 2.5 Suzuki. It might be persuaded to plane, but as yet, has no
Electric Cooler Wiring jssailem at 8:37am 01.07.21 I was looking at the Dometic at the Seattle Boat Show in 2020. Sppecifically the CFX395DZ. It has 2

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