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Harken windward sheeting traveller Rick at 12:09am 04.27.06 Ask All Sailors 9/2056 We are installing a Harken Windwrd Sheeting traveler 6::1 with end controls. The track is 1.5m and
live & learn with boot stripe surface preparation Paul I on One Slip at 12:22am 04.27.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1485 This is my 3rd season dealing with the boot stripe on my 1985 H31. Three years ago my wife decided
Docking My 310 Ed6925 at 1:10am 04.27.06 Catalina 310 1/1643 I am considering purchasing a waterfront home with a fixed-dock on a large lake. The dock is heavy
Documenting your dingy? sl22andre at 1:28am 04.27.06 Ask All Sailors 10/2236 I have my 31 foot sailboat documented and just purchased a roll-up 8 foot inflatable dingy. I plan
Your thoughts on this Lazy Jack layout (1) Paul I aboard One Slip at 1:51am 04.27.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2335
Removing water stains in cabin Chris at 2:36am 04.27.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/819 Our "new to us" 26S sat for a summer with water on the cabin floor. It left tea colored stains about
Selden Boom Kicker Ken at 2:31am 04.27.06 Big Boats 6/3135 Several of my dock mates have new Hunters, couple of 36's and a 38 with the Selden in mast furling.
refinish floor (1) usaemsc2 at 3:20am 04.27.06 Mid-Size Boats 5/2522 I have decide to refinish the inteirer floor boards on my 89 30 hunter. I have heard that it was tea
Islander 30 Bahama manauls Neal at 3:18am 04.27.06 Islander 1/2026 Does anyone have a manual, or any documentation for a 1978 Islander Bahama 30? or where i could find
Heat exchanger loose Chuck at 3:17am 04.27.06 Mid-Size Boats 0/806 This is a friendly warning to check your heat exchanger bracket and clamps routinely. Fortuately, w
Backstay for 26M Joe Catania at 3:47am 04.27.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1055 Does any one have any information on adding a adjustable backstay on the 26M so you can achive bette
Priming and painting an Iron keel mister_j at 4:47am 04.27.06 Ask All Sailors 10/6287 Anyone have advice on priming and painting an iron keel that's rusting through on a 1987 Hunter 28.5
Island Girl Sea Glow Debbie at 8:19am 04.27.06 Day Sailers 5/2733 I spent the afternoon cleaning up our boat with Island Girl's Sea Glow - it removed the oxidation li
Spring Loaded Clevis Pins danlin at 8:56am 04.27.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1273 Hi, I'm looking for a place to buy some spring loaded clevis pins to replace the standard clevis pin
replacing depth sounder transducer Frederick at 8:24am 04.27.06 Big Boats 3/1241 My depth sounder transducer (autohelm) is due for replacement after 15 years of good working. The tr
Radar Reflectors Swimmer at 9:44am 04.27.06 Ask All Sailors 16/1082 I will soon be moving my boat from an inland lake to the coast of Maine. I was told I should have a
Motor Shaft Length? Neil King at 9:58am 04.27.06 Smaller Boats 2/826 I will be purchasing a new outboard for my recently acquired '94 Hunter 26. Which is better: a 20"
polyethylene tank fittings are leaking Ctskip at 10:52am 04.27.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1118 What material should I use to make secure these fittings.I am replacing all the hoses and must clean
O'day 25 genoa winches gene at 10:20am 04.27.06 Day Sailers 0/956 are #16 winches big enuff for a 155 genoa? I don't know the j etc. measurements. thanx, gene
anyone ever traded boats? hearsejr at 10:15am 04.27.06 Bigger Boats 1/925 I recently purchased a South Coast 22 but am not very happy with it. does anyone know where or how

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B323 roller main All U Get at 3:21am 12.17.20 One winter in the Bahamas I helped a friend with his main. We had to replace the furling line, corr
Hunter 18. billwnc at 3:19am 12.17.20 Thanks for your suggestions. Bill
An intro and a question Ward H at 3:14am 12.17.20 is the girl in the photo topless? it's fair to assume that boat gives a relaxing ride :cool: Now e
Got a Venture 21 should I move up to a MacGregor 26s Sailor1001 at 1:35am 12.17.20 I lived on a 50' sailboat for awhile. Sometimes less is more. :) I'm keeping my eye out for a go
Escrow service for personal boat sale? nightowle at 11:32pm 12.16.20 Marine Documentation in Anacortes is good, as mentioned. Also, Pacific Maritime Title Seattle Tany
B323 roller main Wesleymi at 11:14pm 12.16.20 I bought it and the new delrin rollers from Rig-Rite Inc. The brand, on mine anyway, was Sparcraft.
Prop shaft zinc 321 Wesleymi at 11:09pm 12.16.20 Thanks Mechone. I ordered it today. In Zinc.
How do you break in an outboard on a sailboat? MikeHoncho at 10:38pm 12.16.20 This whole tread is confusing.
How do you break in an outboard on a sailboat? Benny17441 at 10:12pm 12.16.20 Never heard of break -in procedures that required running the engine at full throttle for hours on e
Electric oil change pump Project_Mayhem at 9:57pm 12.16.20
Escrow service for personal boat sale? Benny17441 at 9:37pm 12.16.20 Not me. Annapolis Yacht Documentation Service handles everything from title search, document transf
Do I need a main downhaul? H26 Benny17441 at 9:27pm 12.16.20 I vote for keeping things simple, would not want to be next complaining about the Main Downhaul Line
Electric oil change pump Benny17441 at 9:19pm 12.16.20 I use a pneumatic oil extractor, pump 3-4 times and watch the vacuum pull the oil out. I change my
Newport 27 Hatch dsmoll at 8:22pm 12.16.20 "Sailor James" on youtube has a great series on the replacement of their forward hatch. They replace
An intro and a question dsmoll at 8:13pm 12.16.20 what year was Apogee built? Thank you! She was built 1964. Fiberglass hull and Teak topsides. A
Newport 27 Hatch (2) MitchK at 7:37pm 12.16.20 Badfishtoo, We are in the process of building a temporary hatch for our N28-II. I am building th
Electric oil change pump Cat 310 #1 in GA at 7:28pm 12.16.20 Use this with great results. Bought a second for my power tools at home. https://www.amazon.com/Pel
Electric oil change pump Rich Stidger at 7:17pm 12.16.20 I have one of the blue metal cans with the pump to pull a vacuum. My issues with this pump is that
Electric oil change pump Alan Gomes at 7:10pm 12.16.20 I've had years of reliable service from this manual pump, for what it's worth.
An intro and a question Hunter216 at 7:02pm 12.16.20 ohhhh yes the triatic or king stay? All the stays for the main mast stay clear of our mizzen boom,

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