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Fuel Tank David ONeill at 12:18am 04.19.06 Ask All Sailors 3/985 I have a Tohatsu 3.5 2 stroke outboard that has a tank the size of a big gulp. I was hoping someone
Trim on Mast (1) Steve at 12:11am 04.19.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/852 I have a 1992 H28 and part of the black plastic trim that is on the forward edge of my mast came off
Looking For Cheap Radar Scott at 12:10am 04.19.06 Ask All Sailors 5/900 I has posted awhile back in a fourm topic called "how do you navigate", well i can't find that topic
Yanmar 56 horse Christian15214 at 4:20am 04.19.06 Big Boats 9/3672 I just purchased the Hunter 41 ds with a Yanmar 56 horse, what is a good rpm to keep the motor from
Mast stepping Clay at 5:17am 04.19.06 Bigger Boats 3/980 Hello, I'm new to sailing, please forgive my ignorance. I'm going to be stepping my mast some time t
dodgers Jack VanZandt at 5:26am 04.19.06 Newport 2/1911 I am wanting to build a simple, solid dodger for a Newport 27, 1974. Does anyone have any plans or i
New 'Old' Beneteau Logo Tsehum Pete at 7:43am 04.19.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/3264 Checked the Beneteau US site recently at:http://www.beneteauusa.com/index.phpSeems they have now
Hello all! New Guy here sail4life at 9:09am 04.19.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/780 Well, i just wanted to say hello to everyone on the forum. I just purchased a 1975 Mac Venture. So f
How to connect 1" vent hose to holding tank? Owen McCall at 10:06am 04.19.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1218 What is the most elegant way to attach a 1" vent hose to a holding tank in a straight-in run (no elb
24.5 center board tension Hugh MacRae at 9:58am 04.19.06 Seidelmann 3/1851 I am refurbishing a 24.5 and noticed that there is considerable tension on the center board pendant
H27 Rudder Replacement wrenninger3 at 11:35am 04.19.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/996 I want to replace a leaking rudder on my wheel steering 1980 H27. It is on a lift so no problem tha
Spark Plugs David ONeill at 12:39pm 04.19.06 Ask All Sailors 1/848 My Tohatsu 3.5 had an NGK sparkplug in it and I removed it to get another one. Sure enough a certai
Kewaunee, WI - Lake Michigan T J Furstenau at 12:21pm 04.19.06 Destinations 2/1637 Have any of you Lake Michigan sailors had the opportunity to make port in Kewaunee, WI. It's at the
Mast Rake Bill at 1:18pm 04.19.06 Other Sailboats 2/837 According to the log, our recently acquired 1984 Irwin 34 has had all standing gear replaced several
Modifying a center cockpit for offshore (1) Paul at 8:03am 04.19.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1176 I would welcome advice on modifying a center cockpit for off-shore sailing. The attached photo shows
Dock Lines Bill P. at 1:33pm 04.19.06 Smaller Boats 6/942 I leave my WBb260 in the water all year and we get some good rolling action and wind (hurricances no
Planing on sailing Southern Calif. Coastline Marty at 1:53pm 04.19.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/1307 Hi ThereMy wife and I are planing on taking our Mac 26d to California this summer and sailing the c
Florida Bridge Heights Question sailaway78 at 10:58am 04.19.06 Ask All Sailors 8/4784 Planning a trip across the gulf mid May. Plan A is to head straight across, Plan B is to hug the co
Hull construction under toe rail and teak RobG at 10:44am 04.19.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/940 companionway slides.While getting her ready for launch today I noticed a couple of sections of the
Bottom Stripping/Painting Questions frmreilly at 10:34am 04.19.06 Ask All Sailors 5/918 Believe it or not, after like ten days under a sander I have actually sanded my bottom with 60 grit

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How do you break in an outboard on a sailboat? Meriachee at 5:41pm 12.14.20 I love my 26s and love that she can camp at Walmart and on the lake and I love that she has no mods
Guide-on assist for trailer.... MikeJB at 5:40pm 12.14.20 When you pull the boat and trailer out of the water. The stern, floating high above the back end of
Lines - how to determine if what I have is junk or okay ricksoth at 5:26pm 12.14.20 I cut the end off all the lines. I then checked the core. Several had the no braided inner core of
Guide-on assist for trailer.... (3) watercolors II at 5:17pm 12.14.20 If your ramp is perfectly level that roller for the keel will work. If your ramp has a slope to it,
Non-skid gelcoat mold for 1984 Hunter 31 Hunter216 at 5:05pm 12.14.20 I was looking to repair some spider cracks in the non-skid lazarette covers on our 1984 Hunter 31 w
Beneteau rudder tube/grid Holomoku1 at 4:59pm 12.14.20
Beneteau 361 Stanchions Loose Jskosmo at 4:43pm 12.14.20 As always - thank you all so much. I'm grateful for your insight. On this one . . . it sounds like t
Replacing shrouds and stays heritage at 4:36pm 12.14.20 I didn't send in the originals. I had the mast unstepped removed all the old stays and laid them ou
Moving chainplates outboard Don S/V ILLusion at 4:19pm 12.14.20 Doing that would likely require substantial reinforcement of the area where the new chainplates woul
B323 roller main cymeyer at 4:16pm 12.14.20 I replaced the delrin rollers in my boom car. Huge difference. did you replace with delrin or the
Looking to trailer a Cal 2- 30 Anybody do in this? Hunter216 at 4:00pm 12.14.20 Thanks for the reply. The boat is still in the water. I have a very heavy built trailer under a C
Guide-on assist for trailer.... Gene Neill at 3:55pm 12.14.20 Looks legit to me!
Looking to trailer a Cal 2- 30 Anybody do in this? LloydB at 3:47pm 12.14.20 It's recommended that 10% of weight be on the tongue so the distance will depend on the center of ma
Guide-on assist for trailer.... MikeJB at 3:29pm 12.14.20 The previous owner of my 216 added a wide roller ( from your photo right where the butt end of the
Moving chainplates outboard Michael Davis at 3:28pm 12.14.20
Guide-on assist for trailer.... (1) Hunter216 at 3:24pm 12.14.20 The previous owner of my 216 added a wide roller ( from your photo right where the butt end of the 2
Non-skid gelcoat mold for 1984 Hunter 31 sail sfbay at 3:16pm 12.14.20 jrmellin............just after I posted I ordered Gibco samples for my new to me 1984 boat that I pl
49 Owners and probably other large boat owners artboas at 3:03pm 12.14.20 I had the same problem and got this for a simple portable fix. WEST MARINE 700 Amp Jump Starter \|
How do you break in an outboard on a sailboat? Lisp Lisp at 2:59pm 12.14.20 Its all moot. A 26c will only plane on the trailer, and the Honda wont have anything to do with th
COVID Testing sailme88 at 2:42pm 12.14.20 Dasvidaniya tovarish.....

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