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H356 Water Tank Problem Steves at 9:09am 09.21.06 Big Boats 4/894 I thought that I posted this but maybe I forgot to push the correct button. Anyway, were out in 30
Attention Gearheads: Yanmar Question Rick D at 11:03am 09.21.06 Ask All Sailors 19/2963 On a recent trip, I noticed my oil pressure on my 4jh went through the floor at idle. After some res
Slow boat to China or anywhere else Hartley S Newman 2004 hunter 36 at 10:58am 09.21.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/878 I bought a new Hunter 36 in 2004 and had it equipped with a PYI max prop. It did a blistering 3.8 k
Oday 22 Dodger/Cockpit Enclosure Colin S. at 10:44am 09.21.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1594 Im thinking about getting a dodger for my Oday22 made by Genco Marine. I was then thinking that if I
ST 60 Wind System Malfunctioning dms543 at 11:41am 09.21.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1025 Anyone have experience with the wind direction indicator constantly spinning around? The unit is 4 y
Easy A/C for a Hunter 28.5 Landsend at 11:41am 09.21.06 Other Sailboats 2/903 I installed a a window a/c unit under the companway stairs on my Hunter 28.5...works great.
Answer to exterior install of a/c on Hunter 28.5 Landsend at 11:50am 09.21.06 Other Sailboats 3/929 This is what the a/c install looks like from the outside with the hatch door closed. Of course it's
headsail furling alan at 12:18pm 09.21.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/999 hi folks, todays question..... on my furlex headsail the last two or so feet are not attached to fur
Water in engine oil Jerrygg at 12:39pm 09.21.06 Catalina 30 4/1981 I have water in my universal diesel 5411 oil and oil in the bilge. I suspect the water muffler. Ho
Replacement Companionway Hatch Cover? djmeaney at 12:59pm 09.21.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1455 I just bought a 1970 Mariner 2+2 that is missing the original companionway hatch cover that slides o
Rules of the road sailaway78 at 1:34pm 09.21.06 Ask All Sailors 21/2440 The recent collision between a 92' sailboat and a 600' coal freighter brought out a storm of questio
New 22 Owner Chuck at 1:15pm 09.21.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/821 Does anyone know if the oday 22 will pop back up if the sails hit the water. Also is their a point i
Rigging specs for Grampian 26, I, J, P, E Harry Phillips phillihi33@yahoo.com at 10:20pm 09.19.06 Grampian 3/3894 Need the I, J, P, E measurements for a Florida Westcoast PHRF rating. Is a '74 model with a fixed kk
Single line reefing question Keith1654 at 11:48pm 09.19.06 Day Sailers 2/1440 Does anyone see a problem of instead of tying off the single line reefing to the mast bring the line
Tiller change to Wheel Mike Novitsky at 11:46pm 09.19.06 Other Sailboats 2/1034 I am looking to buy a 1988 Jeanneau 32 Attalia that has a tiller. I much prefer a wheel, so does an
daysailor II rudder dimensions Ing at 11:11pm 09.19.06 Day Sailers 3/1478 I recently acquired a Daysailor II project boat that needs a rudder and tiller. Does anyone have th
Sail slides/slugs Bill L at 11:58pm 09.19.06 Ask An Oday Owner 5/3018 I am thinking of modifying my rope luff sail on my 1982 Spindrift Mariner to a slide/slug setup. My
Legend 35 Cradle dimensions anyone? walmsleyc at 12:13am 09.20.06 Big Boats 2/1052 I need to have a cradle made for my 1987 Hunter Legend 35 (shoal keel). Hunter Marine was helpful i
New 222 owner question about trailer Terry at 12:04am 09.20.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/811 I'm the proud new owner of a 1985 222. The problem is that it did not come with a trailer and it is
Yo, Franklin Gary Wyngarden at 12:45am 09.20.06 Big Boats 22/1809 If memory serves me correctly, you are planning to take your h37.6, Dreamboat, on some short-handed,

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1996 Barnett 1400 dmax at 7:41am 08.02.21 The boat looks to be in excellent shape. I recently sold a 1981 sunfish (similar boat) that was in e
Hunter 45 dinghy davits (1) sail sfbay at 7:39am 08.02.21 If you want to install dinghy davits with the dinghy stowed high so you can enter and exit from the
Life line specs and material cagreen75 at 7:37am 08.02.21 Just replaced our lifelines this year. measured and bought bulk cable and used swageless fitting fro
Sailboat as 'investment"??? Terry Cox at 7:34am 08.02.21 Certainly appropriate to consider owning a boat an investment. As with most any other asset of value
Life line specs and material Crazy Dave Condon at 7:30am 08.02.21 The water ballast Hunter 19 had lifelines on it with pelican hooks
How does the Hunter 240 sail? Sailavie1 at 7:29am 08.02.21 Not a bad idea. I will check the specs on that. 2' draft might be doable. Cool looking bowsprit. I
Mainsheet traveler system sailingsoon at 7:21am 08.02.21 End boom gives the traveler more leverage than mid boom. Check out this guy THE $TINGHY SAILOR
Yanmar 2gm20f stem seals sesmith at 7:13am 08.02.21 That might work if you brought each piston to tdc so long as the engine didn't rotate while working
H310 outhaul rigging wdonovan at 7:10am 08.02.21 New post complete.
Replacing internal outhaul (2) wdonovan at 7:09am 08.02.21 Brand new blocks, brand new rigging, brand new ropes. This boat is now a real pleasure to sail. Some
Replacing internal outhaul (3) wdonovan at 7:07am 08.02.21 Put the cap back in position, tensioning messengers as you go. Pop rivet it back together.
Replacing internal outhaul (2) wdonovan at 7:05am 08.02.21 A "fish hook" helped to route lines around an almost blind section of the end cap. Piece of cake wit
Parting out O'Day 25 dlochner at 7:00am 08.02.21 start listing on eBay. Used winches are in demand. There is also a market for alcohol stoves. Anyth
Replacing internal outhaul (4) wdonovan at 6:59am 08.02.21 The assembly now gets fed into the boom. I bound the rope tight to the block to help keep it in plac
Life line specs and material jssailem at 6:58am 08.02.21 Good info above from @Crazy Dave Condon, @Joe, and @sail sfbay on the issue of lifeline replacemen.
Replacing internal outhaul (2) wdonovan at 6:51am 08.02.21 At this point, I decided to relocate the pad-eye that secures the fixed block. This to reduce chafin
1996 Barnett 1400 Project_Mayhem at 6:51am 08.02.21 My condolences to you and your family. I saw one in excellent shape for $1500 with trailer just last
Sailing tours/resources for La Spezia, Italy PaulK at 6:49am 08.02.21 These guys seem to offer what you're looking for - day tours on sailboats with a skipper: Tour Giorn
Replacing internal outhaul (2) wdonovan at 6:47am 08.02.21 Here's my inboard end cap showing 4 cam cleats. I use one only for topping lift. The rest just dangl
Replacing internal outhaul (2) wdonovan at 6:44am 08.02.21 Here is the old yucky ropes and cheapo blocks. Note how the block was not used here. I suspect a rep

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