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Hard dodger top for a Rasmus 35 Olin at 4:49am 07.25.06 Hallberg-Rassy 0/1928 I have seen several Rasmus 35's with a hard dodger above the fixed glass. Does anyone have a set of
New Sailing Location: Hell's Canyon (1) John S at 2:29am 07.25.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/901 I spent two days sailing in Hell's Canyon last weekend. The lake is formed by a dam that backs up th
H23 Cockpit quirks Swampyankee at 2:38am 07.25.06 Smaller Boats 12/986 One thing about our new H23 that baffles me and annoys my wife are those angled cutouts on the cockp
Can I pull it... Scotts56 at 4:10am 07.25.06 Trailer Sailors 37/3129 I am a brand new MacGregor 23 owner (just bought it 7/22). I need to drive 400 miles to get it, some
leaks around mast and starboard deck g.vestal at 5:08am 07.25.06 Mid-Size Boats 0/785 Has anyone experienced leaks around the mast or along the starboard side at the bulkhead area? If so
Foresail halyard failure Paul F at 6:26am 07.25.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1399 Last weekend the foresail halyard failed when it tore on the U-shaped mast appendage. I have drawn
anchor locker drain carothersjw at 7:20am 07.25.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/943 the drain for our anchor locker is plugged.Does anyone have a suggestion as to how i can clear it?
wave slapping noise at anchor Pat McIntosh at 6:52am 07.25.06 Big Boats 14/6401 How do you stop the wave-slap-action noise at the stern of our Hunters? Last weekend we got wave act
Interested in a sail boat for living David at 6:54am 07.25.06 Ask All Sailors 28/1405 I'll keep this pretty short as I really don't know too much about all the different sailboats. I use
H31 Halyard gr8_2_av8 at 7:34am 07.25.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/985 I know it has been asked but I can't find the archiveI need the length and recomended dia for a for
mast length Charles Cauley at 9:14am 07.25.06 Smaller Boats 3/846 I am replacing the mast on a H 19 (older model 81-83). Does anyone know the length?
to peen or not to peen Mike at 8:51am 07.25.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1124 Greetings,my 25 is on a mooring and has been for years. I've had hell with oar locks. Last week I w
21' Luger sailboat Kevin Gallagher at 7:50am 07.25.06 Other Sailboats 1/1950 I recently bought a Luger 21". Did they have a backstay? Mine does not have one.
Need Diesel Fuel Price Site for Northwest John Nantz at 10:07am 07.25.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1137 I.m just getting ready to depart on my annual long cruise up to gorgeous British Columbia and in the
Looking for a boat ride in San Francisco Don Beavin at 10:18am 07.25.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1003 My family and I will be in San Francisco soon and I would love to take them out on the bay for a 1-4
New Rudder for H27 wrenninger3 at 10:35am 07.25.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/880 I tried to order a new rudder from IdaSailor.com and after 3 weeks was told they just decided not to
Parts from Hurricane damaged boats ? Ron at 10:48am 07.25.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/963 Where would I look on the web for a company that bought hurricane damaged boats for parts ? Is ther
Cleaning 216 Bill Montague at 9:48am 07.25.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/874 HelloCurious as to what products everyone uses to clean their boats? I have my boat moored and ha
Propellor Strut Craig Warren at 11:24am 07.25.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/871 Would anyone know where to find an aftermarket propeller shaft and strut for an Oday 27, 1974 model?
sailboat hardware drdeb at 11:52am 07.25.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/776 Can anyone help me find used guardrails/pulpit for a 21' MacGregor.?/thanks.

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H26 Proposed Reef Configuration justsomeguy at 5:56am 01.07.21 The only concern that I can come up with is - might there be a situation where the boom would be in
Yanmar 3GM30F tough starting (runs well) mermike at 5:54am 01.07.21 I'll add my recommendation to Syclone's. My 3GM30F was really hard to start until I redid the starti
Funny Friday!!! (1) Justin_NSA at 5:52am 01.07.21 188855
Stern Tube Hose Justin_NSA at 5:48am 01.07.21 About midway through this article, MS covers purchasing the correct hose . https://marinehowto.com/
Funny Friday!!! (1) joker460 at 5:45am 01.07.21 188854
Eye Splice double-braid Indysailor at 5:35am 01.07.21 Made my first attempt at splicing. Decided to try a soft-shackle using the Dyneema. Followed the
Yanmar 3GM30F tough starting (runs well) seadaddler at 4:57am 01.07.21 Check mixing elbo and mine would not start at all after winter storage and after replacing mixing el
Hunter 356 dripless shaft seal seadaddler at 4:55am 01.07.21 Did you contact PSS and see what they need for sizing, I did add PSS and I contacted them for info
New dinghy for 2-hp honda seadaddler at 4:50am 01.07.21
A blue water C22? Gene Neill at 4:40am 01.07.21 What a sailor indeed, but also much more. It is profoundly humbling just to know men like him exis
A blue water C22? Joe at 3:15am 01.07.21 Would you sail around the world in this 24ft boat? What a sailor. https://www.sail-world.com/photo
Rope Clutch or Spinlock PXR? Apex at 3:12am 01.07.21 for trailer sailing, and often having to re-thread, a clutch may not be ideal. An alternative is t
Rope Clutch or Spinlock PXR? Joe at 2:58am 01.07.21 My 2 cents... a clutch for the winched halyard. PXR for control lines such as vang and downhaul whe
H26 Proposed Reef Configuration (1) Joe at 2:46am 01.07.21 Either place the tack and clew line cleats at the mast, or run the lines back to the cockpit..... wh
Weight at the forward of the Legend 37.5 destiny12 at 11:34pm 01.06.21 Thks SF. i would appreciate we can share some contact details - maybe good to whatapp or email as y
Yanmar 3GM30F tough starting (runs well) HMT2 at 10:35pm 01.06.21 SIr , it is the cold and no glow plugs see post 14 & 8.
New tool :) Terry Cox at 9:27pm 01.06.21 Yup, F4H. Spent the first cruise on the flight deck as a Plane Captain (grunt) on the Kitty Hawk. Th
New tool :) Justin_NSA at 8:33pm 01.06.21 Spent three years in the Navy as a J79 jet engine mechanic and trouble shooter. That tool brings ba
deck light TimFromLI at 7:42pm 01.06.21 Good point about the steaming light being used only while motoring but the other advantage of LED is
Hunter 34 Fuel Tank CoastLife at 7:19pm 01.06.21 This is what we do. We did in fact run out of fuel once, before we started keeping a general track

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