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Windy Weekend Problems flynbryan at 4:17am 06.12.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1259 This weekend was very windy on the Ches. Bay. I was out Sat for a trip from West to East and saw su
37.5 Stanchions Phil at 4:06am 06.12.06 Big Boats 3/1089 I have a 87 Hunter Legend 37.5 and just broke a lifeline stanchion on the starboard side. I think 87
Just Curious Jack W at 3:55am 06.12.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1087 A number of months ago, someone posted a video of some guy cutting in front of a tour boat and the r
HARD TO FIND PART BILL ROTH at 4:37am 06.12.06 Day Sailers 3/1078 I AM DESPERATLY IN NEED OF A TRU THE HULL FITTING FOR A 1974 O'DAY 20. THE FITING WWHICH SERVECES TH
price denis at 4:45am 06.12.06 Other Sailboats 2/890 hello everyone, I moved into the Cobourg area this spring and it has been my dream to go on lake ont
Head not pumping Bill Van Nostrand at 4:50am 06.12.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/980 After launching this season I find the head doe snot pump in water. I pump and pump but nothing. T
For Ross or any sailors near Annapolis MerSea at 5:00am 06.12.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1059 I have an old Horizon DS41 depth meter,the transducer seems to work fine but the chrystals on the di
Glass bottom boat sinks off Malibu Calif. Ted at 5:36am 06.12.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1701 While steaming at full speed of 4 knots the 77 year old glass bottom paddle wheeler Phoenix sank off
Electrical Panel Move on a H33? Scott A. at 6:35am 06.12.06 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1006 While rewiring my compass light, I realized that the current location for the electrical panel on my
cockpit deck light prdewolf at 6:40am 06.12.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/936 Does anyone have any experience in changing the bulb in the cockpit deck light located at the bottom
Looped Vent Line Peter Ouzts at 7:24am 06.12.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1410 Hi,I'm a fairly rookie boat owner who is a part-time liveaboard. I recently had to replace my alu
Rudder Mod for the New H 25 Jeff Peltier at 7:21am 06.12.06 Smaller Boats 10/1235 I modified the rudder mechanism for one of our area owners of a New Hunter 25. Hunter had the right
clogged fresh water vent Boat Babe at 8:17am 06.12.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1977 Tried unsuccessfully to find this in the archives...sorry. One of my fresh water tank vents is c
depth transducer fouled? Boat Babe at 8:23am 06.12.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1212 my DataMarine Depth meter is saying "MSD" which means that it is not gettinga good signal. Does t
Trailering 27 Foot ODay Dave at 7:57am 06.12.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/959 I would like to know if a 27 Foot Oday can be trailered and if so where can I get a trailer for alon
Water in the Bilge Sonny10775 at 8:44am 06.12.06 Smaller Boats 4/1031 Hi all, Having a serious problem with water in the bilge on the 26.5. It's all collecting ar
Dodger & Bimini for a 36.7 Ken and Nancy at 9:04am 06.12.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1497 I like to race my 36.7. She likes to cruise our 36.7. I like the sun. She likes the shade. I have to
o'day 22 motor?????? New cushions? kim at 9:03am 06.12.06 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1118 Help! I just bought an O'day 22 and I have no idea how big of a motor I need and how long of a shaf
Detailing/Reconditioning Processes/Reccomendations Euclid at 8:43am 06.12.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1198 My boat's deck is very very chalky and has only been cleaned with lake water and softscrub for the p
Cockpit cushions...need info! flyhop at 9:11am 06.12.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1406 Yes, we need 'em for our O'day 28. No, we don't have $700 for new ones. But we do have a sewing ma

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Best location for a Bilge Pump Leeward Rail at 1:39pm 07.03.21 Of all the suggestions I received, I have never found water in that area. Always That is because t
New Toilet Advise - Want to Get it Right Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:35pm 07.03.21 Did you get the Bluetooth enabled model? Could be good adolescent fun to flush while someone is con
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Leeward Rail at 1:34pm 07.03.21 As for copper loading, the rate can affect acute toxicity. That makes sense. Just like most other
Proper Wrench for Stuffing Box Maintenance Alan Gomes at 1:26pm 07.03.21 After too long suffering with the tools Terry mentioned, I went to a tool shop, bought the right si
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Leeward Rail at 1:19pm 07.03.21 Actually, contaminated soil must go either to an incinerator or more likely any of a number of lice
Roller furling failure thinwater at 1:10pm 07.03.21 I would never do this head to wind. First, I would try manual furling on a very deep reach or even D
Mounting a chart plotter and maintaining the recommended compass separation Ken Cross at 1:00pm 07.03.21 Ours is about 6 inches away. I'm headed that way now so I'll take a picture.
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Don S/V ILLusion at 12:56pm 07.03.21 Like the soil remediation stupidity when then clean contaminated soil at decommissioned gasoline
Portable solar panels??? Ken Cross at 12:56pm 07.03.21 That's $100 or so cheaper than the one I was looking at but similar idea. Ken
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Leeward Rail at 12:34pm 07.03.21
Hunter 410 rig tuning to get main to furl better? MFD at 12:33pm 07.03.21 +1 on just refreshing the main, greasing the upper bearings (which is not easy) on the furler, and o
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Don S/V ILLusion at 12:23pm 07.03.21 The point is that in-water hull cleaning activities do not contribute a significant amount of coppe
Roller furling failure twistedskipper at 11:57am 07.03.21 Theme throughout seems to be knowing how to drop the headsail on your particular furler and practici
1996 26X foresail rigging jjmcp2 at 11:46am 07.03.21 Thanks very much. I've seen and printed these files but the resolution leaves a lot to be desired. I
Proper Wrench for Stuffing Box Maintenance Richard19068 at 11:44am 07.03.21
Proper Wrench for Stuffing Box Maintenance Sailfanatic at 11:40am 07.03.21 Not my bible when it comes to wrenches. The two referenced, pipe and adjustable, which I have tried
New Toilet Advise - Want to Get it Right sail sfbay at 11:39am 07.03.21 Installed the momentary control just like the Jabsco control on the sailboat.
Roller furling failure Richard19068 at 11:34am 07.03.21 My first go to would be to drop the sail while head to wind. Having completed this maneuver many ma
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Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter fstbttms at 11:31am 07.03.21 Are any of them any good? No.

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