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Okay to use plywood for cabinets?? deeman7777 at 8:48am 07.24.05 Ask All Sailors 11/5209 I am replacing some galley cabinets since the previous cabinets were severly damaged. Can I use reg
Bent Strut Blues Tony M. at 8:45am 07.24.05 The Cherubini Hunters 2/901 about a month ago I hooked a crab pot while sailing...discoverd this when I started the egine. Had t
'78 Hunter 37' needs new portlights Scott at 8:08am 07.24.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1358 Portlight sizes have apparently changed some since my 1978 boat's inception. Bomar,Lewmar,and Beckso
Swing Keel saltydog3111 at 7:10am 07.24.05 Smaller Boats 3/783 Well, my thoughts of a missing keel were finally realized during recent haul out. I guess I can not
Air in pressurized water system opa8589 at 6:44am 07.24.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/879 The water was drained from our pressurized water system for the winter. Now there is air in the syst
Leaky Lewmar Portlights Merrill at 6:26am 07.24.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1305 Our new to us 2000 411 was very lightly used and I suspect that the portlight seals have either drie
Raritan K.O. - Temperature Question Randall at 6:24am 07.24.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1061 I've been using this product for about a year and have been very pleased with the results. I'm at h
Twist Control Ranger Paul at 6:10am 07.24.05 Smaller Boats 3/800 I have a Hunter 216. I want to be able to control the main sail twist easily when close hauled with
Lightning Protection Mike at 6:03am 07.24.05 Smaller Boats 3/881 I understand that the factory installed some sort of lightning protection on the mid-80's Hunter 22.
Rolling Furler Options csobalvarro at 5:47am 07.24.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/927 I'm considering adding a roller furler to my 26D, but I want to make sure I make the right choice. A
Carburator problem ?? Norm8525 at 5:22am 07.24.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/791 My 2000 Yamaha 50 outboard stalls at the idle speed. I have been told to have the 4 carborators a)
Keel bolts leaking Hubert at 4:45am 07.24.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1522 My Oday 27 has a lead keel held on by 3 stainless bolts. These began to leak last year and are worse
O'day 27 keel bolts leaking Hubert at 4:38am 07.24.05 Bigger Boats 2/1536 Anyone had this problem? It gets quite bad when I am out in heavier weather. Can I tighten the nut(
LED lights...where would you buy them? Alex at 2:12am 07.24.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/884 Hey, ALL!Has anybody here upgraded to LED bulbs? Where do you buy them? I know for a fact that LED
Engine Hour Meter Problem Dick Carey at 1:54am 07.24.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1109 My engine hour meter, located on the Nav Station, recently stopped counting. Where does it get its
Outboard Bracket Wedge Steve Braverman at 12:36am 07.24.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1093 I thought I would post a photo of my latest upgrade. This was discussed on this forum last month and
Day 2 Masts jmontemerlo@snet.net at 11:27pm 07.23.05 Day Sailers 6/1105 Dear Forum Readers - What's up with my Day 2. Twice in the past 3 years I have had "Mast Collapse"
Did you sail Saturday?... do tell. JerryA at 10:37pm 07.23.05 Day Sailers 21/1756 My son and I went up the Maumee River about four miles from Grand Rapids yesterday. It was about 85
Portlight replacement for 1977 h-30 dnauheim at 10:28pm 07.23.05 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1347 OK y'all. I have been reading the archives and I am thoroughly confused. What is the best replacemen
O'Day 222 vs O'Day 22: Which should I buy? Don at 4:14pm 07.23.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1174 I'm interested in buying a trailerable daysailor/overnighter. I've heard lots of good things about t

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DON'T Bring your boat to Lake Minnetonka! Apex at 3:20am 10.20.20 Lake Michigan, Muskegon fees were very reasonable. Traverse City, slip fees was a jump up, but so a
2015 Oceanis 31 Topping lift RichLear at 3:11am 10.20.20 Good point, thanks
DON'T Bring your boat to Lake Minnetonka! danstanford at 2:58am 10.20.20
2015 Oceanis 31 Topping lift Mechone at 2:34am 10.20.20 Using the topping lift while in the slip will add years to the spring life. Keeping the spring compr
Looks Important Maybe HandsOnTech at 1:07am 10.20.20 Not as unnerving as having hardware hit the deck while underway. I was single-handing and as I unfur
Palmer ODay 20 at 10:52pm 10.19.20 Getting ready to refurbish an 1974 O'Day 20 I bought for $850. Lots of work. Love your pictures and
Colorado winter sail AnnaLittle at 9:50pm 10.19.20 We are putting our sailboat in Lake Pueblo hopefully starting next March. renting a yearly slip. Alr
A Short Story About An Anchor Swivel Michael Davis at 9:01pm 10.19.20 Engineers and architects...:huh: Yeah, mechanics and carpenters are always fixing their mistakes!
Stern Pulpit weight for shipping Ted at 8:39pm 10.19.20 Check out Greyhound Bus shipping services. Their service is based on a terminal to terminal delivery
Another discovery during winterization Justin_NSA at 8:07pm 10.19.20 I agree. I need to make an access hole and clean it out. We use RO water we bring from home to drink
Another discovery during winterization TimFromLI at 7:45pm 10.19.20 My Beneteau has 5 tanks with inspection deck plates about 8" wide. That crud is in your tanks. I sho
Vinyl, last chance Ron20324 at 7:44pm 10.19.20 ...Ron are you cleaning or replacing? Neither. I'm not the OP. I'm the dOPe.
DON'T Bring your boat to Lake Minnetonka! Jackdaw at 7:39pm 10.19.20 Sorry to say this, but if I'm reading it correctly these numbers are in line with what you'd pay in
Documentation versus State Registration Benny17441 at 7:39pm 10.19.20 Because he was required to attach the numbers, it does not mean that he actually did attach the num
Documentation versus State Registration Benny17441 at 7:34pm 10.19.20
Looks Important Maybe artboas at 7:30pm 10.19.20 Or, you toss one into the close -aboard competitions mainsail high up at the start and it falls to
First time boat owner (Catalina 310) with basic questions about electrical and plumbing Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:28pm 10.19.20 How does the toilet pull anything out of the shower sump? There shouldn't be any connection betwee
Hunter Edge Real Top Speed with 70hp Outboard MarcB at 7:25pm 10.19.20 What should I be looking out for when buying a used 27 Edge? Heard about potential stress fractures.
Documentation versus State Registration Captain Larry-DH at 7:19pm 10.19.20 Should be pretty hard to hide. On my 30 I placed it in the lazarette in 3" vinyl numbers
Another discovery during winterization Ralph Johnstone at 7:15pm 10.19.20 YIPES :yikes: ! My seawater strainer isn't that bad. Maybe you've just discovered the ori

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