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Motor Shaft Length? Neil King at 9:58am 04.27.06 Smaller Boats 2/865 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 0/1155 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 0/1019 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 1/1044 I recently purchased a South Coast 22 but am not very happy with it. does anyone know where or how
stupid furler June at 11:42am 04.27.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1002 Anyone want to give me a hint on how to fix my furler....The cup came apart when I tried to furl it
trailer rebuild or replacement gerrygm@comcast.net at 12:41pm 04.27.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1139 My trailer is getting rusty as they all do. I will be putting the boat in the water for the summer a
Peggy, Question about head pump lubrication David Whitworth at 11:12am 04.27.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1374 Peggy,In your book you suggest that we can cure squeaky manual head pumps by lubricating them with
polyethylene tank fittings are leaking Ctskip at 10:57am 04.27.06 Ask All Sailors 5/933 I can get the tank clean but I need to firmly(no leaks)attach the top fitting. It has been leaking f
hull blisters on 1986 35' O'Day Sandra S at 2:49pm 04.27.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1679 We're looking at purchasing a very well-maintained 1986 O'day which was recently pulled and surveyed
Mac 26s rudder modification Iain at 5:54pm 04.27.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/3363 My Mac26s has the standard rudder problems of heaviness and loss of control.I have noticed that ma
Tohatsu Clip David ONeill at 12:15pm 04.27.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1144 I need to replace, not the shearpin, but the clip that goes through the prop and holds the prop tigh
Motor mounts, prop shaft Randy Church at 9:18pm 04.25.06 Big Boats 2/886 Members,Will be working on engine this weekend and also trying to remove prop shaft if necessary.
Vertical Batten Sails PHitchcox at 10:18pm 04.25.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1169 Putting aside the debate of the merits of inmast furling, I would appeciate assistance from owners w
Help Phil Patrick Lombard at 10:01pm 04.25.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1051 Trying to post a photo forum article and keep getting this error: Warning: chdir() : No such file
New Boat - Any idea on make (1) WCBROOKS at 9:42pm 04.25.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1005 I purchased a boat that had been repoed. Any idea of what make it is.Thanks for the help
Tightening the jib halyard Broke sailor SV Marcell at 11:31pm 04.25.06 Ask All Sailors 7/2286 On my H-27 the jib halyard comes down to the base of the furler and is tightened down with a knot at
H240 Hull Cracking Captain Ross at 10:44pm 04.25.06 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 0/1400 During spring prep I notice some significant cracking on the (Starboard side only) bow of my 4 year
Would like to thank the SELDEN people. Benny at 11:39pm 04.25.06 Mid-Size Boats 7/1162 for replacing our furler unit free of charge after the tack ring prematurely failed. Hunter pushed
Boat Shipping Drew at 12:09am 04.26.06 Ask All Sailors 25/1854 Anybody have an idea - "Ball park-wise" on what it might cost to ship a '26-foot, 5,500 lb. sailboat
Va. Atlantic Coast Island Anchorages? BBC30 at 12:26am 04.26.06 Ask All Sailors 3/905 We are considering going "outside" for our summer cruise. Have any of you done this? We would like

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reefing blocks for oday 322 Tally Ho at 5:03pm 06.10.21
Schaffer Snapfurl 700 ( or smaller 500) - thoughts by owners ricksoth at 5:02pm 06.10.21 3/16" wire installed now. Should go up to 7/32 and when this project happens that seems like a good
CNG tank exchange or CNG self serve stations All U Get at 4:59pm 06.10.21
There is a Magnetometer on your phone (who knew!) (1) dlochner at 4:58pm 06.10.21 I have a couple of preferred locations to install the sensor core for my new EV-100 pilot but accor
Replacing wheel nut, C&C 30 Mk1 (1) sail sfbay at 4:47pm 06.10.21 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! Do you know if your shaft looks like this "tapered" shaft?
There is a Magnetometer on your phone (who knew!) Hayden Watson at 4:47pm 06.10.21 I have a couple of preferred locations to install the sensor core for my new EV-100 pilot but accord
Replacing wheel nut, C&C 30 Mk1 Tally Ho at 4:45pm 06.10.21
CNG (2) smokey73 at 3:54pm 06.10.21 You will need to buy or assemble a CNG fill adapter to be able to fill a typical boat CNG cylinder f
Looked at an H260 Today Doug J at 3:49pm 06.10.21 @Doug J : Do you remove that solar panel for towing? yes, definitely.
H216 Mast Boot Sealing kappykaplan at 3:42pm 06.10.21 @sail sfbay , the OP is a trailer sailor. He'd have to take the boot tape off every time he takes t
PFD auto inflating Sailor Sue at 3:39pm 06.10.21 One of a boat owners Spring fitting out schedule should be to inspect any inflatables, plus manuall
CNG sail sfbay at 3:33pm 06.10.21 I hope this helps: Public Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations and prices in New York, NY (cngprice
H216 Mast Boot Sealing sail sfbay at 3:29pm 06.10.21 Bainbridge Mast Boot Tape BAINBRIDGE Mast Boot Tape \| West Marine
Schaffer Snapfurl 700 ( or smaller 500) - thoughts by owners (2) AaronD at 3:17pm 06.10.21 Yes, I wouldn't question the ratings on any of the Schaefer products. Is the Snapfurl connection a
New owner of 1985 Hunter 28.5 sail sfbay at 3:14pm 06.10.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new 28.5!! Please refer to the plumbing diagram on
There is a Magnetometer on your phone (who knew!) dlochner at 2:53pm 06.10.21 Yep, I've been using that app for several years. It is real handy when installing compasses and elec
Recommendation for a good TV sail sfbay at 2:39pm 06.10.21 The largest Samsung or Visio Smart TV that will fit is what I do.
Looked at an H260 Today Tedd at 2:38pm 06.10.21 @Doug J : Ah, right--I got so involved in your photos that I forgot what you wrote!
CNG tank exchange or CNG self serve stations ncleary1225 at 2:29pm 06.10.21 Does anyone know of a fill up station near NY? We are purchasing a boat and cannot find a filling st
H310 heeling kappykaplan at 1:53pm 06.10.21 you will sail faster with the reef in. :plus::plus::plus:

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