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trailer loading Justin_NSA at 3:33am 06.16.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/880 I was taking my boat (26S) out of the water yesterday. The reservoir is really up with all the rain
companionway cover SailaV at 3:21am 06.16.05 Ask All Sailors 1/923 Hello, I am looking for a replacement for my companionway cover for my 1979 S2 8.0B. Any suggestion
Who will make a dodger from old one as patter M. Bishop at 2:46am 06.16.05 Ask All Sailors 8/2380 I want to find a place to send my old dodger and have them make a new one, but using the old one as
Solar Vents George H260 at 1:41am 06.16.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1011 Hi AllThanks for all the past help. New question. On my "new to me" 1986 34 Hunter, the solar
Dirty Sails Jax at 1:30am 06.16.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/1075 I notices a yellowish discoloration on the edges of my mail sail. What, if any kind of cleaning so
Emergency Rudder Gary Wyngarden at 12:56am 06.16.05 Ask All Sailors 12/1361 So you're sailing off in the boonies somewhere, hit a log or a deadhead or a whale and disable your
Merriman Pedestal Chet7127 at 12:38am 06.16.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1001 I'm looking at purchasing an 1984 Hunter 31 and I'm interested in knowing if the Edson offset pedest
Bent Wing Keel Ray4658 at 12:01am 06.16.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/869 What is the best way to straighten a slightly bent wing keel? My Catalina 28 ran aground and the tip
390 Companionway Door Keys Tsehum Pete at 11:58pm 06.15.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1111 Anyone know where I can get some original door key blanks. Have tried several locksmiths and they al
seeking Oday 22 original winch handle Paul at 11:36pm 06.15.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/867 Hi,I'm looking for a winch handle that came with the 1974 Oday 22 winches. It inserts from the sid
Outboard Bracket Capacity Steve Braverman at 11:32pm 06.15.05 Ask An Oday Owner 10/3199 My ancient Johnson 9.9 on my O'day 25 finally died last weekend. I went searching for a new engine,
Stripping and waxing our Hunter dstewart100 at 10:48pm 06.15.05 Smaller Boats 13/1267
swing keel??? Casey A Hargrave at 10:11pm 06.15.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1023 Just bought my first boat, sailboat that is, a beautiful Hunter 23 in need of some serious attention
Yanmar 40HP diesel inboard engine owner's manual gus18219 at 9:03pm 06.15.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1643 Hi,I will appreciate any information that leads me to find an owners manual for a 40HP Yanmar dies
Stern rail table cmorin at 8:52pm 06.15.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/819 I would like to attach a stern rail table that will support a small table top gas grill. The table
how far can you go ? Kurt Myers at 1:15pm 06.15.05 Ask All Sailors 4/976 I am new to the sport , alot of crew time and plenty of sunfish/lazor summers. This is my "first" bo
Running Aground frmreilly at 12:29pm 06.15.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1313 Yes it finally happened -- eating at a dock ' dine ' coming out to find my O'Day 27 hard aground. T
Sacrificials in M25 Wayne at 12:23pm 06.15.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/971 I had some powerboat guests aboard this weekend. The talk turned to DC and RF grounding and finally
Groco Head Repair Murphy Palmer at 10:30am 06.15.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1485 PeggyI rebuilt my groco (HF) head about three years ago and its back to its old antics. While sai
History of my '76 Oday 25? King at 10:29am 06.15.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/852 I would be very interested in finding prior owners of my '76 ODay 25. It's an original red hull boat

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Whisker pole topping lift FastOlson at 9:36am 10.10.20 You state that you have a spinnaker halyard in place. It follows that your boat also has a sheave bo
Mainsheet question... (3) jssailem at 9:32am 10.10.20 The goal is to avoid friction that contributes to chafe. Do you think that the line running through
When was my boat made? Ron20324 at 9:29am 10.10.20 Check out Schurr Sails in Florida BaconSails.com in Annapolis. Just around the corner from me.
Hunter 240 Furler sspan at 9:22am 10.10.20
Pulls to port under power Ron20324 at 9:19am 10.10.20 I'da said one prop blade has a bend or fouling or maybe the ladies bikini bottom wrapped around it?
Anti Seize DrJudyB at 9:17am 10.10.20 Tefgel. Or Duralac, from Selden Mast.
Whisker pole topping lift sail sfbay at 9:10am 10.10.20 I assume you do not have a topping lift for the boom or want a dedicated one for the pole. For a de
Whisker pole topping lift (4) jssailem at 9:05am 10.10.20 If you have the mast down you can install a sheave on a box frame in the mast. to the mast. Then run
cooling water/exhaust hose leak (1) Claude L.-Auger at 8:51am 10.10.20 Steve, Kloudie is right that the through-hull is molded in and the hose is slipped on it almost vert
Charging system question Hydro Therapy at 8:49am 10.10.20 Thanks, I will check it out
Hunter 240 Furler rs1sensen at 8:48am 10.10.20
Charging system question jssailem at 8:43am 10.10.20 Since the unit was designed and sold, chargers have really advanced. They no longer rely on time cyc
Shaft replacement O'Day 28 Claude L.-Auger at 8:26am 10.10.20 Since shaft is bronze you can cut it with a saws-all for easy removal but will need to find a way to
Yanmar SD20 Saildrive F260SS at 8:19am 10.10.20 I have a contract on a 275 that is currently in salt water and I will be putting it on a fresh water
Charging system question Hydro Therapy at 8:17am 10.10.20
Bye Bye Birdie Muttondressedaslamb at 8:06am 10.10.20 I'd suggest all the club members contribute a little money to the owner of the sacrificial boat in
Bye Bye Birdie Muttondressedaslamb at 8:02am 10.10.20 The farmers on the East End of LI use a canon sound to scare away birds. I believe they are propan
TS Delta JamesG161 at 8:01am 10.10.20 This has a video this morning from near @kloudie1. 1314941096166920193 Sunny but still breezy. Jim
Bye Bye Birdie Muttondressedaslamb at 8:00am 10.10.20 At our marina, we get invaded by Rock Terns every fall. The marina installed small electronic boxe
When was my boat made? markwbird at 7:52am 10.10.20 Check out Schurr Sails in Florida

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