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Bulkhead Replacement Christian7591 at 10:41pm 07.22.06 Mid-Size Boats 6/1596 I've scanned the archive section of the site with regard to "Bulkhead replacement" for the Catalina
Netting around stantions; childproofing Christian7591 at 10:58pm 07.22.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/1437 Our one year old daughter is beginning to get her 'sealegs' and while we have one eye on her at all
Web access for smart phone users.... Maine Sail at 12:49am 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 3/833 Hi All,I wanted to pass on some information that might be usefull to folks who own a PDA/Smart pho
Brian and Steph--Keep those articles coming ! megaboat2003 at 1:31am 07.23.06 Smaller Boats 3/817 Your articles are great! I've been following your adventures from the beginning. It's like reading a
Hunter 26 in 30 knot wind w/o water in ballast Rich L at 9:05pm 07.22.06 Smaller Boats 6/1558 I did a dumb thing that gave me a good lesson. As I was sliding my Hunter 26 off the trailer, I hear
Too Many boats (1) Art at 2:25am 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 2/911 Hunter 146 and 140 need to reduce my # of boats.Hey guys It has been gerat sailing this summer in N
Need to reduce my # of boats (1) Art at 2:14am 07.23.06 Smaller Boats 2/818 I have too many boats. Can anyone out there tell me a good place to sell? Any help would be appr
Noisy berth M Green at 2:41am 07.23.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1573 It's nearly impossible to sleep in the aft berth of our 311 due to the loud slapping noise from wave
Leaks -- again Jerry10776 at 4:15am 07.23.06 Smaller Boats 6/828 Just put the 23 on the water this spring and have found and fixed most of the leaks. However, I hav
Water/fuel in swim lockers on '90 h30 Larry Closs at 4:06am 07.23.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/758 Upon purchasing my H30 in March I noticed some water mixed with oil or fuel sitting in bottom of swi
looking for sail repair in so cal gary at 5:35am 07.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/763 Looking for a place to repair my roller jib sail, in southern calif. thanks for your help
Former 170 sailor-- pic of h170 sidebyside newboat (1) Mike at 6:23am 07.23.06 Day Sailers 4/1050 Hi all,I've posted a picture in the 170 photos section of our former h170 next to our new boat- a
Wood I, wood I! (1) ex-admin at 7:25am 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 35/2379 Ever go below in a wooden boat? The difference between the interior of a wooden boat and that of a m
mast rigging jim gallagher at 7:47am 07.23.06 AMF 2/2757 Looking for any info on how to rig mast and boom run lines etc. model is appolo 16' 1981 i have man
Bridge vertical clearance over water jveatch at 7:55am 07.23.06 Big Boats 4/2752 How exactly is the vertical clearance of a brdige over water defined as it relates to tide levels gi
Replacing windows on '79 Venture 25 Iowa Sailor at 8:21am 07.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1621 Does anyone know where I can purchase the rubber gaskets and spline? I have new plexiglass; however,
Honda motor cooling water franksears15552 at 9:05am 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1029 A couple of days ago I submited a problem I was having with my motor cooling water. The topic was vi
Keel Cracks Theheff at 9:17am 07.23.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1693 I have just realized I have cracks on both the forward and aft sides of my keel. They are each abou
End of a Rainbow (1) Tim Peoples at 9:10am 07.23.06 Smaller Boats 4/943 Is it true that there is a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow ?
Compass light Tom Schaub at 10:43am 07.23.06 Big Boats 6/923 I'm normally a day VFR sailor, so this may sound like a silly question: Is there a switch somewhere

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why not external keel attachment? themotorman at 9:03am 01.06.21 i tried to find hanger bolts as then i would have a threaded end to put a tightening nut on. they ma
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit (2) Thaniel at 8:54am 01.06.21 I have a slew of mold and mildew on the nonskid. I've read a standard mold and mildew remover works
why not external keel attachment? (1) Hunter216 at 8:38am 01.06.21 This is from the link @jssailem made above uld it be feasible to drop the keel, exposing enough of
Stern Seat/Locker leak B373 helmfam at 8:31am 01.06.21 I have the same mystery water that seems to happen in the bottom of the aft starboard lazarette but
why not external keel attachment? dlochner at 8:27am 01.06.21 Putting out my idea for external support was to get your much valued input. FWI she is a 1968 build
deck light Justin_NSA at 8:22am 01.06.21 With the mast at ground level solving the issue of replacement or refit is simplified. :plus: Exac
Looking for a Westerbeke fuel injection pump bawlmer at 8:15am 01.06.21 Do you still have the old pump? If so, Baltimore Diesel in Glen Burnie rebuilt mine (W20B) last year
Looking for a Westerbeke fuel injection pump (1) kloudie1 at 8:11am 01.06.21 I helped a buddy rebuild his Westerbeke .. we found that it was a Mitsubishi tractor motor and once
why not external keel attachment? jssailem at 8:06am 01.06.21 Challenges are what makes sailors. Try McMasters-Carr they have a large inventory. You might find w
deck light jssailem at 8:03am 01.06.21 With the mast at ground level solving the issue of replacement or refit is simplified.
why not external keel attachment? themotorman at 8:02am 01.06.21 thank you for your input. i know that the original steel bolts are no longer holding or at least mak
deck light Justin_NSA at 8:01am 01.06.21 I didn't want to make more holes in the mast for a new assembly so I had to modify my combo light ho
Yanmar 3GM30F tough starting (runs well) (1) mnmpizza at 8:00am 01.06.21 Yanmar tractors often use a Thermostart (not thermostat!) device for cold starts. This acts like gl
deck light jssailem at 7:59am 01.06.21 but I know that (unlike cars) there are no "standard" parts on production sailboats as they install
Code Zero on a Hunter 376 jssailem at 7:55am 01.06.21 Large Genoa's are great and versatile in many wind conditions. But when the breezes get light, the w
deck light kloudie1 at 7:53am 01.06.21 My boat came with this one: Aqua Signal, Series 25 Combined Masthead / Foredeck, Steaming Light (go2
New tool :) (1) jssailem at 7:49am 01.06.21 188839 Some would say after a couple of hours of securing stuff, The only thing not safety wired in
New tool :) jssailem at 7:44am 01.06.21 Oh yes aviation safety wire. Keeps the things in place better than duct tape.
Looking for a Westerbeke fuel injection pump beefneck at 7:42am 01.06.21 Welcome to the forum!! Some options come to mind: This is a long shot but have tried to source on
New tool :) kloudie1 at 7:40am 01.06.21 Used to watch the crop duster guys using those in a hundred or so places on the big Pratt and Whitne

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