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How much more prop can I use? Bob Bartlett at 1:05pm 09.27.05 Other Sailboats 6/1148 I can't help but wonder why I always get passed by boats of the same size and smaller engines. I run
racing polars wayne foulds at 12:19pm 09.27.05 Grampian 4/2042 I WOULD LIKE INFORMATION ON THE FINDING THE POLARS FOR A 26 ft GRAMPIAN.THANK YOU,WAYNE
mainsail and 150 headsail good enough? TI doug at 11:46am 09.27.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1026 Am considering purchase of ericson 25+ 1984. Boat comes with newish mainsail, not sure how old sail
Our Pup Candy Reaid at 11:29am 09.27.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/856 Our Yellow Lab is a 90 lb. baby, but he loves to swim and sail. We only recently started sailing an
GPS Antenna on Hunter 44DS Grant Cooley at 11:19am 09.27.05 Big Boats 9/1046 I have a Hunter 44DS, but I believe the arrangement is the same for the 44AC and 426 models, not sur
Manuals Daniel18837 at 10:35am 09.27.05 Morgan 1/1920 I just purchased a 1978 Morgan Out Islander and it came with no information, no manuals, nothing. I
Boson Chair Daniel18837 at 10:25am 09.27.05 Morgan 2/1629 I need to go up the mast to replace the anchor light and spreader light but I am not sure which pull
Water Tank Daniel18837 at 10:21am 09.27.05 Morgan 2/1924 I just purchased a 1978 Morgan OI and I filled the water tank up that is located under the V-Berth a
Extended Warranty for New Hunter MichaelStacy at 10:03am 09.27.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/844 I received a quote for an extended warranty for my H33. It is about $1240 to extend the warranty to
Hand held VHF in the cockpit? uploadjoe at 9:57am 09.27.05 Ask All Sailors 21/3078 I am new to sailing and last weekend my wife and I took our Hunter 25.5 out for our first sail. The
Adjustable Backstay for a H30T Mike Jaeger at 9:51am 09.27.05 Mid-Size Boats 8/1149 Has Anyone Rigged an Adjustable Backstay OnA H30T. If so could you explain. Thanks inadvance. Our'
Rigging question James at 9:22am 09.27.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/846 I recently purchased an M25 Macgregor. I havent had it off of the trailer yet but have raised the m
Standard Jib/Roller Furler ?'s me262 at 9:16am 09.27.05 Smaller Boats 2/1022 I took my H-22 out on San Antonio Bay on the Texas coast prior to 'Rita'. We had good wind and we ra
Cabin decals Chris Hill at 9:05am 09.27.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1449 I have a 1989 oceanis 390 and am trying to locate where I can obtain the beneteau decals that are st
Looking to update Rudder Mark at 9:04am 09.27.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1115 I want to update my rudder on a 26S. I have read alot on the Ida Sailor Rudder. erveryone tells me t
Need Irwin 285 (?) 1972 Info! me262 at 8:48am 09.27.05 Other Sailboats 1/962 I am about to acquire a 28.5' Irwin. It seems to be a very clean boat with an atomic bomb engine (no
new to sailing kafka at 8:45am 09.27.05 Ask All Sailors 12/1310 i am new to sailing and would like to know what do i need to get started...my ultimate goal is to o
Racing stuff needed for Cal 25 MkII Bob Welsh at 8:16am 09.27.05 Cal 0/428 I am looking for racing/raceable sails, a whisker pole, spinnaker, spinnaker pole, backstay tensioni
Installing air cond Jim at 7:52am 09.27.05 Big Boats 6/980 Any information is helpful and would be appreciated on installing a reverse cycle A/C unit, i.e., #
repower with Beta diesel?? mike C16582 at 7:03am 09.27.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1262 well now that I'm at the end of the season I have been thinking about the good the bad and the ugl

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Rust on arch base weld Nachismo at 7:04pm 04.18.21
Help with 1983 Hunter 22 Sullzarollz at 6:57pm 04.18.21 That helped a ton thank you so much
Acetone a safe cleaner? Leeward Rail at 6:36pm 04.18.21 found one that discusses nitrile glove compatibility and use recommendations: Not good for acetone.
Acetone a safe cleaner? Leeward Rail at 6:31pm 04.18.21 You want nitrile gloves A suppliers safety sheet we had at the shop said that nitrile is NOT reco
Soft wood along bottom of bulkhead - how bad is this, how to approach? jimgreen8c at 6:28pm 04.18.21 Lie on the port berth and look up. Those four big bolts anchor the chain plate for the upper shroud.
Lead keel, non-copper paint jaysweet at 5:28pm 04.18.21 Be sure to hot coat the paint onto the last cost of epoxy. That will help get a good bond for the p
Motor mount just not lifting any more (1) RussC at 5:25pm 04.18.21 high on my best mod list was throwing away that da#$ lift "adjustment" mechanism and installing thi
Acetone a safe cleaner? DAVA390 at 5:21pm 04.18.21 Thank you for all the replies folks, I knew I would get a lot of info here.
sheave under mast plate for CB line. Crazy Dave Condon at 5:15pm 04.18.21 Rob If you do find any material please advise. Also advise on companionway slat boards are cut
Locating leak Rich Stidger at 5:11pm 04.18.21 Any other clues? Like is it raining? Is the fresh water pump cycling? Is any pump cycling- like a
Greetings! Newb H22 owner SeaTR at 5:06pm 04.18.21 I bought a salvage 1981 H22 back in 2007, have been working on her bit-by-bit for the past 14 years
Locating leak Ted at 5:05pm 04.18.21 Check your fresh water tank and all the connections from it.
Locating leak quadrille38 at 5:04pm 04.18.21 Fresh water tank and plumbing?
Galley or Cabin "Door" on 1983 H22 SeaTR at 4:58pm 04.18.21 RE: Your ..."wanting to replace that smoked plastic cover with a solid white piece anyway." My vote
New Owner of a 1985 Hunter 22 "Moccasin" SeaTR at 4:39pm 04.18.21 I bought a salvage 1981 H22 back in 2007, have been working on her bit-by-bit for the past 14 years
How should a rebuilt Yanmar behave? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 4:37pm 04.18.21 Max RPM for the 2GM20F is 3600. And if you don't believe @Alan Gomes :
sheave under mast plate for CB line. rgranger at 4:36pm 04.18.21 I replaced the spacer in mine and it only lasted a season b4 UV damage made the new one brittle. Be
Swing keel vs Dagger ? rgranger at 4:32pm 04.18.21
Acetone a safe cleaner? Ralph Johnstone at 4:30pm 04.18.21 They look clean and shiny, no wax needed. Been doing this for a decade or more. Still have fenders
electrical almost completely done fred1diver at 4:27pm 04.18.21 no I don't :(

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