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Where is the waterline NEPTUNEE at 5:38am 04.24.06 Smaller Boats 3/1090 I am still restoring my old 22, and I am getting ready to paint, but the trouble is, that the bootst
whisker pole is it worth it? ChuckThomas at 5:34am 04.24.06 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1042 I have owned my H33 for almost a year now. I have a 150% genoa. Would I see much downwind performa
Propeller shaft Randy Church at 5:28am 04.24.06 Big Boats 5/1205 I'm almost afraid to ask this question. Does the rudder have to be removed in order to remove and r
Replace the board that covers the bilge with ? Marshall Turner at 10:11am 04.24.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/1102 The plywood board that covers my bilge is delaminating after 25 years. Any suggestions for a better
How to clean mesh cockpit cushions? Rich Stidger at 9:43am 04.24.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1837 I have seached the arhives and found only one suggestion of using Soft Scrub on the cockpit cushions
Rudder post tube replacement Jeff at 10:40am 04.24.06 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1128 Having suffered from a prolonged and annoying leak from what I thought was the packing gland of the
cockpit cover or shade? charliehall1@verizon.net at 10:36am 04.24.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1002 We recently purchase an Oday 30. The boat included a large blue canvas maybe 10 X 12 with a section
Moment's Inattention, Weather or Mechanical Stuff Tsehum Pete at 10:35am 04.24.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1170 Today's issue of Lat 38 has a picture of a Nordhaven 67 sitting in an uncomfortable position on some
bottom painting Garth at 10:32am 04.24.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1591 I have a one year old 26 M that I am going to slip all season instead of trailer. I understand botto
Owners Manual Jim Ricker at 11:11am 04.24.06 Other Sailboats 1/870 I am looking for anyone who may have, or know where to find a owners manual for a 1968 Ericson 26. A
Who makes DIESEL fuel tanks (polyethylene)? abe at 10:59am 04.24.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1592 Who makes them for Hunter, Catalina? I want to add additional tank on my H36....all the tanks I se
M25 transmission questions Jon Kuyten at 10:57am 04.24.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/895 We purchased a 1983 Catalina 30 TR last summer with a M25 diesel engine with a Hurst transmission.
Boat Soaps Are Just Too Gentle Jenny at 11:36am 04.24.06 Ask All Sailors 13/1168 We just removed the shrink wrap and washed the decks with some liquid pink RV-Boat Cleaner stuff. (I
Lettering Measurements David ONeill at 11:26am 04.24.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/861 I am looking to buy some letters and I can't get out to my boat's storage for a few days. I was won
Coolant change procedure Chuck at 12:17pm 04.24.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/1059 It is time to change Columbine's coolant again. The engine is the Universal 25XP. Does anyone have
Twinstay/Dynafurl Sailing-Randy at 12:24pm 04.24.06 Ask All Sailors 0/1539 Okay, "The Sting" has a #8 stearns twinstay forestay. They make a conversion kit to make it a roller
boat stripe application Pat at 1:48pm 04.24.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/789 I am replacing the two color upper stiping on my Catalina 36 (blue over grey). It is some type of de
G30 - Pulpit Chip G at 2:29pm 04.24.06 Grampian 1/1693 I need to repair/replace my pulpit tubing. Any suggestions as to the best way to approach this issue
Racing H356 Hull #4 Still out in front (1) Jeff at 2:16pm 04.24.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/866 Racing Hull Number 4 last year she took 3rd with a crew that only sail once before!
Hows this for a boat name? (1) Homero at 2:42pm 04.24.06 Ask All Sailors 40/4760 Should be a name for a Transpac sled maybe.Homero(brought over from Catalina forum)

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Winch removal Justin_NSA at 8:14am 04.08.21 If you have to resort to force, I'm thinking laterally would likely be less chance of damaging the d
M26swing: where mount a shoot through the hull depth transducer? (newest project) Macboy at 8:11am 04.08.21
Shipping / brokerage costs to Canada Scott B at 8:10am 04.08.21 Hi Sailors! I'll be ordering a new bimini from the site. Has anyone located in Canada purchased a
Cargo ship in the North Sea Scott B at 8:06am 04.08.21 Almost like the sea state worsened and it was too difficult to work on the deck and decided to have
Cargo ship in the North Sea FastOlson at 8:04am 04.08.21 I think getting into a lifeboat would only happen if they had to survive while waiting for rescue.
Beneteau Spare Parts Website bmiley at 8:02am 04.08.21 I just don't understand why people can't read "Beneteau Parts Trouble". I went to the effort to go
Winch removal Adhara2 at 8:00am 04.08.21 There is space there filled with sealant/adhesive. Start with something thinner than a chiesel. Use
REPAIR: Mast Step & Chain Plates dLj at 7:45am 04.08.21 Something that is unclear to me is, do you own this boat? Or are you looking to buy it? You started
Low "reefing" holes in main sail ricksoth at 7:40am 04.08.21 Thanks for the input. I will try to come up with some type of rigging to make playing with these ea
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing cb32863 at 7:39am 04.08.21 while I agree with most of what you say I'm not so sure about the foils not becoming more mainstrea
Cargo ship in the North Sea dLj at 7:37am 04.08.21 Wow. A relatively new vessel. The ship gets into high seas. Gear securing the cargo fails. Ship app
Assemetrical (1) sail sfbay at 7:36am 04.08.21 Welcome to the forum!! Fun experience on a Hunter 32 and 386. For your boat you will need a size 2
REPAIR: Mast Step & Chain Plates Captain Larry-DH at 7:24am 04.08.21 In that case, costs will vary widely by location and specific contractor. The only answer you can re
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing (1) LakeShark at 7:23am 04.08.21 ...Kids like to go fast. They are not going to want to sit around and ghost along at 4-6 kts. So th
REPAIR: Mast Step & Chain Plates Lance324 at 7:20am 04.08.21 Hire it out... I don't work on my boats... I don't know how. Thank you!
REPAIR: Mast Step & Chain Plates Captain Larry-DH at 7:17am 04.08.21 @Lance324 are you planning to DIY or hire it out?
Cargo ship in the North Sea Leeward Rail at 7:17am 04.08.21 It was a shame that the decision was made to scrap all of the new vehicles aboard .... at about 70%
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing Leeward Rail at 7:04am 04.08.21 Foiling will never trickle down to "mainstream" sailing, just like Formula 1 and IndyCar wings are
Low "reefing" holes in main sail Hayden Watson at 6:56am 04.08.21 I had a C25 with a flattening reef and used them independant of each other. The tack was used for t
Compac 16 owner LloydB at 6:44am 04.08.21 +1 Welcome

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