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Halyard Slap Chris Pike at 3:24am 07.25.05 Ask All Sailors 16/4630 Help! My halyard slaps against the mast when at the mooring in any wind over 10 kts. The sound is
Backstay Tension jackson19791 at 3:09am 07.25.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1006 I have a 1992 Catalina 28. As typical on that particular model it does not have a split backstay. I
O'Day 22 Boom Set-Up markd3825 at 2:45am 07.25.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2166 I have recently purchased a 22', 1979 O'Day which required alot of fix'n. We have had the boat out t
Diesel Engine Problems augustwinds at 2:32am 07.25.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1022 Over the weekend we had some issues with our engine (a Westerbeke 30BThree)... it was running fine
weatherstripping Justin_NSA at 2:31am 07.25.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/848 I have two sealing issues;1) There's a rubber lip on the aft edge of the sliding hatch on my Mac26S
tough steerin Greg17879 at 2:04am 07.25.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1030 Our 1998 411 is getting increasingly hard to steer.Is there anyone in the Marina del Rey area that
Exhaust Smoke Amir at 2:03am 07.25.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/819 Hello All,I have a H336. Recently I found that when I have the engine at 1500 RPM, it seems to ru
Need a new porta-pottie Brad Arrington at 12:43am 07.25.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1593 Peggy - I'm in need of a new porta-pottie. I have a Sealand Sanipottie 964 MSD - it developed a c
Cape Henry Steve at 12:16am 07.25.05 Mid-Size Boats 0/794 I am planning a trip around the Delmarva Peninsula on our Hunter 31. What is the best route coming
Main Sail Size Sine Nomine at 11:30pm 07.24.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1007 Anyone well read in sail technology and arrangement? As a youth I sailed a catamaran which had a fu
C320 source of water in locker ? Ron at 11:19pm 07.24.05 Mid-Size Boats 8/1041 I pumped about 8 gallons of water from the starboard locker that contains the waste holding tank and
replacing dome and reading lights Sherry at 10:42pm 07.24.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/850 I have a dome light and a reading light that are not working on my new (to me) H30. Bulb replacemen
O Day 3 Mast Cliff Fava at 10:10pm 07.24.05 Day Sailers 1/1016 Hi MatesCan any one lead me to where I can obtain a mast for the ODay 3 17 foot day sailor?Thanx
Tightening the Windex wmiii at 9:15pm 07.24.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/918 I need to tighten the Windex on my O day 25. What is the best way to do this? Pull the mast down o
Remodeling Mark at 7:18pm 07.24.05 Smaller Boats 5/783 I am remodeling the interior of my hunter 23' I want to remove the bulkhead that seperates the V-ber
Night sailing SailboatOwners.com at 4:29pm 07.24.05 Ask All Sailors 36/2583 The sun is dropping rapidly over the horizon and you're still some distance from your destination. A
M25 bottom work dvideohd at 4:16pm 07.24.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/868 Hi...I am a new owner - and I have some work to do....I need to work on the bottom - pain, clean
Grounding made simple Don at 4:14pm 07.24.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/953 TrevorNot that is a simple issue having read much about the topic but would you provide some basic
How to increase 30 amp into 50 amp? Iriss at 4:14pm 07.24.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/1075 I have a 1984 Hunter 34, and would like to know how to increase the 30 amp into 50 amp?
Balmar Output Rick D at 4:14pm 07.24.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/984 Trevor, thanks for appearing on our Guest Expert Forum. I have a Balmar 100 amp alternator and three

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Wallpaper in the head? Bradv at 8:59am 10.20.20 So does anybody have a source to buy this stuff and how to replace it? What is it called? I have u
DON'T Bring your boat to Lake Minnetonka! Jackdaw at 8:43am 10.20.20 How long is the sailing season there? $$$/day must be pretty impressive. Indeed. Divide by 7/12th
Hunter 260: Tiller Versus Wheel Justin_NSA at 8:35am 10.20.20
I win! Michael Davis at 8:26am 10.20.20
I win! SailMaster at 8:19am 10.20.20 That's good, it wasn't built in someone's backyard. Yes it was. It was built in Howdy Baileys Back
Hunter 260: Tiller Versus Wheel Crazy Dave Condon at 8:15am 10.20.20 Actually the year before during the Annapolis sailboat show, Edson was tiring to take apart my Hunte
Shift lever backwards? John T1594 at 8:07am 10.20.20 I had the same set up on my 1980 H30. When I wanted to put the boat in reverse I would say to my sel
Boat cover for an O'Day 22? rschuss at 8:02am 10.20.20 I use, tarps.com. These come with grommets and have lasted 3 or 4 years. Or billboardtarps.com. The
I win! srimes at 7:56am 10.20.20 I contacted the builders of the boat. Sent him pic of the damage. He says the mast is easily repair
Shift lever backwards? hj5150 at 7:52am 10.20.20 Darn. My Hunter shifts like you thought it should. You may be able to just flip the lever over on t
Shift lever backwards? Justin_NSA at 7:47am 10.20.20 No label, it appears to be weathered off! :-( Darn. My Hunter shifts like you thought it should.
Shift lever backwards? hj5150 at 7:46am 10.20.20 Gotcha. . . . thank you. Gonna take some getting use to to develop that muscle memory.
I win! Glsawyer at 7:45am 10.20.20 I contacted the builders of the boat. Sent him pic of the damage. He says the mast is easily repaira
Shift lever backwards? stuartsw at 7:42am 10.20.20 Greetings, Pushing the lever down to go forward and up for reverse? Is this normal? If not, can t
Shift lever backwards? hj5150 at 7:40am 10.20.20 You should have a label on the pedestal. What does it read? No label, it appears to be weathered o
DON'T Bring your boat to Lake Minnetonka! Jackdaw at 7:33am 10.20.20 For that and another reason we need an oil crisis. During the last one marinas became a lot more f
Shift lever backwards? Justin_NSA at 7:31am 10.20.20 You should have a label on the pedestal. What does it read?
Raccoon destroy the sailboat at boatyard ? What now? Jackdaw at 7:25am 10.20.20 Perhaps I was reading too much "between the lines" in these posts, but the original critter break-i
Mainsail controls Meerchaum at 7:24am 10.20.20
Raccoon destroy the sailboat at boatyard ? What now? Noodat Lady at 6:59am 10.20.20 No need to condemn all raccoons just because of a few troublemakers.....

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