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dolphin 25 197...? j perez at 5:12pm 02.10.06 Other Sailboats 0/740 I have been working refurnishing my 25 ft trailerable, for 1 year (to many problems) name plate:
dolphin 25 197.... ? persail at 4:49pm 02.10.06 Other Sailboats 0/803 i had this boat refurnishing for 1 year ,the name plate said :builded in columbia so. carolina, by j
I'm looking for CT 41 'project' boat - any leads? Harry18623 at 12:59pm 02.10.06 Other Sailboats 3/996 I'm searching for a 1970s CT-41 or a Yankee Clipper 41 or similar boat in 'project' boat condition.
IslandGirl Products Debbie at 11:09am 02.10.06 Day Sailers 3/1102 Has anyone used Island Girl Products for cleaning their 170 hull/removing oxidation? In March we wi
Long Threads Donalex at 10:44am 02.10.06 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1008 Hi Phil,I applaud your continuous development of this site. One detail which might be worth doing
Toe Rail replacement chas1776 at 10:26am 02.10.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/960 Does anyone know where to get replacement toe rail for a 322 oday?
Nissan Outboard Info. Tom Heiting at 10:07am 02.10.06 Ask All Sailors 7/8535 I recently inherited an 8hp 2 stroke Nissan which appears to be less than five years old. Can anyone
Engine cover removal Morris Covin at 9:34am 02.10.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1002 I have a Hunter 30 with a Yanmar 2GM20F. Is there an easy way to remove the wood cover/housing to a
help, my furlex roller furling is pulling appart jeff10600 at 8:35am 02.10.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1423 the luff extrusion clips that hold the pices together as they go up the forestay are failing and th
Trip to Bimini (Bahamas) Rcman4u2 at 8:17am 02.10.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1297 I am planning a trip to Bimini for the first week of June 2006. I have never been and would really
Hanging Solar Panels - with a winter cover? Taylor at 7:24am 02.10.06 Ask All Sailors 13/2602 My boat is stored on a bouy. I just bought her in November, and I've now realized that I did not f
Adding an discharge pump and other questions Taylor at 6:58am 02.10.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1450 I've just bought a new boat, a 46' sloop with two heads. The waste hoses appear to be quite old, a
hole in boat - got ideas? tom h at 6:57am 02.10.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1150 When I go the Irwin 37 centerboarder, there was a big CLUNK everytime I turned the boat with the cen
Lift keel Noise Andrew at 6:36am 02.10.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2058 I own a 2005 Beneteau 331. In some sea conditons the lift keel makes a pounding noise as though it i
Companionway Slide repair? Steve at 6:36am 02.10.06 Big Boats 16/1502 I have owned a 1994 Hunter Legend 40.5 for the past several years. I have done a lot of minor upgrad
Older winch support & parts Rick at 6:27am 02.10.06 Ask All Sailors 0/997 We have two Lewmar #43 2 speed winches, pre-1980, that each need a spacer between the sleeve roller
Floor Grate for head on 361 Sailor Tim at 3:37am 02.10.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1352 I would like to add a teak floor grate in the head compartment to my 361.I think it would be a nice
Unstepping Mast on a 25.5 Dave 1265 at 3:36am 02.10.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/976 Going to trailer the boat from New Smyrna to Orlando. Going to float it onto the trailer - not worki
toe rails james bennett at 3:02am 02.10.06 Big Boats 5/991 need to buy some toe rail damaged in Katrina
Pre-Made Bimini for the 25.5 uploadjoe at 2:43am 02.10.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1033 I am just wondering if anyone has one of the premade Bimini's from this site? We have a 25.5 and we

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37c projects David in Sandusky at 3:04pm 05.29.21 Great work, Salty!
Hunter 260 Forestay Tension with Furler shanker at 3:04pm 05.29.21 I do my forestry the same way. I put a small strap winch on the front of the trailer and wrap the st
Shore Water Hook Up Don S/V ILLusion at 2:21pm 05.29.21
New Hunter 19-2 update richiemx5 at 2:16pm 05.29.21 Thanks. Appreciate any help for sure. I downloaded the owners manual online. Its has the 19 and the
Replacing frameless acrylic fixed ports 19thol at 1:28pm 05.29.21 Really looks nice, that's one of the jobs I've been gonna do for years, hard to get motivated since
Brightwork Orbweaver at 12:51pm 05.29.21 Beautiful! I don't have much experience, but I've been doing a lot of reading studying. I am going t
Don't want to sink my boat! (1) justsomeguy at 12:51pm 05.29.21 Well, thanks all. Success was had in stanching the drips. Seems that part number 11, a sort of packi
Bimini 19thol at 12:51pm 05.29.21 On our boat the bimini is too low to stand under, even for me, so we put it down till we have things
Best genoa for Catalina 30 JRR at 12:38pm 05.29.21 i don't turn engine on whilst in the slip, i will shut fuel valve off from now on, thanks for the ti
Sails - Open Discussion Froudy at 12:35pm 05.29.21 So over the winter I purchased a Onesails Code 55. Sail decision was done in conjunction with the On
Lets talk about DYI shroud swaging. PaulK at 12:31pm 05.29.21 There is a big difference between a swaged fitting and a nicopress sleeve. Russ's post, #10, shows t
Best genoa for Catalina 30 JRR at 12:27pm 05.29.21 i concur, it just makes sense considering i am alone. In the past on my O'day i was confident sailin
1996 Hunter 280 - Starter Motor Issues nveater at 12:12pm 05.29.21 As has been already stated it's probably the starter button wiring issue common with Yanmars. There
Lets talk about DYI shroud swaging. MikeHoncho at 11:56am 05.29.21 Thankyou very much. Also for going into some detail. Not to dismiss negative comments, but I was
Brightwork (2) capta at 11:55am 05.29.21 Nothing beats a good varnish job. It takes work and time, but it is really worth it IMO.
Lets talk about DYI shroud swaging. MikeHoncho at 11:55am 05.29.21 @sail sfbay What mechanical fittings did you use for your lifelines? I'm considering the Suncor Sta
New outboard? patrickfarley at 11:33am 05.29.21 I have a 1981 Honda 7.5 HP. Great engine, however if any port has blockage it will start and die.
Don't want to sink my boat! justsomeguy at 11:21am 05.29.21 PS: Note the phone number for Service Calls at bottom of Picture. Think they'd care if it's a Perk
Lets talk about DYI shroud swaging. shemandr at 11:18am 05.29.21 I've used swages I made with the bolt tightening type swage tool to make a pendant to hold a mainshe
rudder rigging question Mickyfin at 11:03am 05.29.21 192788 Then shape it with a sander, hang it and put about seven coats of varnish on it. 1927891927

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