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Late Season Rhode Island Cruise-in Lil Dan at 1:00pm 09.09.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1012 ;D If anyone in the Rhode Island area is interested in a late season get together for O'day owners,
C-270 Dinghy Davits Ken at 11:48am 09.09.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/883 I'm looking to install Davits on the stern of my C270 for an 11 FT RIB. Has anyone done this to thei
electric trolling motor for 11 FT RIB? Ken at 11:42am 09.09.05 Ask All Sailors 7/2389 I just ordered a 11 FT RIB and am debating wether an electric saltwater trolling motor will be pract
New Hunter 45 Claudius at 11:14am 09.09.05 Big Boats 2/835 The new Hunter 45 seems to have almost the same hull length that the Hunter 44. Is it possible that
272 extra forestay? Leslie at 11:02am 09.09.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1004 On my foredeck half way between the bow and the mast there is a kind of inverted U bolt. Then half
You know you're getting old, when... Jim Seamans at 10:52am 09.09.05 Ask All Sailors 17/1423 When your first mate bitches and complains about not being able to read the GPS text. "Go buy anoth
Race with a cruising spinnaker plus some questions Phil at 10:16am 09.09.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1075 Just did my first race (whitesail) and came second...just 4 seconds out of first. Our 36' Beneteau h
Waste Tank Vent hose attachment ??? Steve Perry at 10:06am 09.09.05 Big Boats 6/920 Can anyone tell me where the tank end of the vented loop line attaches? I have found the top end jus
Muffler going bad? Seattle Scott at 9:27am 09.09.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1051 I've had boat 3 years, with a Yanmar 4JHE (well its a 4 something for sure) put about 300 hours on e
Gloucester Sail Boats Bill L at 9:16am 09.09.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/2112 I am very happy with my 1969 Daysailer but am interested in moving up to a 19 foot size. The Oday Ma
Hurrican Insurance John Ehricht at 8:39am 09.09.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/890 Our 2004 Hunter 33 was docked in Slidell at Oak Harbor where the eye passed right next to the I-10 t
Nylon web rode Carl at 8:22am 09.09.05 Big Boats 4/922 Our 1987 h40 #217 came with a 40 fathom (240') one-inch nylon web rode stowed on a reel under the an
MK II Jacko at 6:55am 09.09.05 Ask All Sailors 5/7246 What does MK II stand for in a boat title/description?????
groco hf worth rebuilding? Richard19068 at 6:45am 09.09.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2520 Peggy,I have a Groco HF pump on an HE base. I assume this is original equipment on my 1985 boat. I
check valve jack at 6:39am 09.09.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1028 On my 86 Catalina 27 there is a check valve just off the outgoing hose on the hot water tank. Its a
Pad eye for Spinaker / Reach Poll Rob Edgcombe at 5:56am 09.09.05 Big Boats 1/946 This is our first year with a 1993 Legend 35.5. The seller to us either did not have or did not give
Salvage of Nimbus Nimbus at 5:09am 09.09.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1182 So Katrina sank my Catalina 30. As soon as I could get to it (4 days later) I decided to see if I co
Bridge height dilemma John T1594 at 4:49am 09.09.05 Ask All Sailors 2/4483 The Barnegat Bay region of New Jersey in which we sail has two fixed height bridges that some what l
Toe Rail Drainage Problems Sub at 4:00am 09.09.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1415 I have a 1984 Hunter 34. A previous owner had caulked along the toe rail and deck joint. There is
Wiring Harness upgrade Ed at 3:06am 09.09.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/1208 I am preparing to attempt the re-wiring of my '87 C30. I plan on ordering the new wiring harness fr

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Charging house batteries Maine Sail at 9:06am 05.06.21 I encountered a similar problem a few years ago where the engine alternator was charging the start
Good place to mount EPIRB H38 sail sfbay at 9:06am 05.06.21 Companionway would be my preference as long as you can avoid bumping into it OR on your the cockpit
Hunter 34 - Fuel Tank Baffles & Modifications kloudie1 at 9:03am 05.06.21 No baffles in the tank.. Allan posted an Owner mod here: Hunter 34 Owner Modifications and Upgrades
need a swing keel for a hunter 22 the year is 1981 sail sfbay at 9:02am 05.06.21 Salvage Hunter 22?
1976 Santana 21ft Sancarlo at 8:55am 05.06.21 Your work looks very good!
The Sailboat Owners Blues rgranger at 8:54am 05.06.21 Of course. It was your story of your family on the Outer Banks, that endeared me to you the most.
Dynemma Chafe Guards Joe at 8:51am 05.06.21 No.... but short lengths of old garden hose work well and it's cheap.
Tapping threads in mast Joe at 8:45am 05.06.21 This is only my opinion, but I quit using tapped fasteners in the mast because the wall is too thin
Tapping threads in mast (1) rgranger at 8:45am 05.06.21 @dLj recommended kerocene for a cutting fluid. That would work well. I have also had good results
The Dinghy Diaries ppro at 8:44am 05.06.21 Question to the Walker Bay dingy owners...I am assembling a Walker Bay dingy (WB10) from parts....bu
Hot water plumbing Justin_NSA at 8:25am 05.06.21 I replaced some PB (poly polybutylene ) on the front end of my water heater with PEX. PB works, but
Hunter 216 keel cable off the pulley... Terriblerabbit at 8:11am 05.06.21
Hunter 216 keel cable off the pulley... Parsons at 8:00am 05.06.21 Definitely a job you want to do before you launch, not on the way back into the trailer after a day'
Hot water plumbing davelinc at 7:58am 05.06.21 Thanks, Gents! All good info. One thing that reassures me is the heater is limited to 140 degrees (e
Do I need outside jib tracks? Parsons at 7:54am 05.06.21 I'm not an expert at the Catalina 22, but had a Hunter 216, a similar boat. When would you use thes
Tapping threads in mast dLj at 7:53am 05.06.21 I'm mounting a 3rd cleat to the side using a two-hole high-strength nylon type cleat which needs a
Do I need outside jib tracks? Justin_NSA at 7:49am 05.06.21 My $.02. Since you don't use them and may never, just rebed them. It might be that trim feature that
Tapping threads in mast ricksoth at 7:45am 05.06.21 I'm mounting a 3rd cleat to the side using a two-hole high-strength nylon type cleat which needs a 1
Survey day! JRT at 7:43am 05.06.21 Congrats! I can echo ToddL214 close to the wind, we push her very close a lot and watch and adjust
H38 - Furling line - Replace cleat with cam cleat? flightlead404 at 7:35am 05.06.21

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