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Wema Tank Gauges John at 9:25pm 06.27.05 Big Boats 6/2294 On my 2000 340 I have the standard WEMA Tank Gauges. The fresh water gauge does not read accurately
356 In-mast furling maintenance? Sedna at 4:38pm 06.27.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1410 I have a 2003 Hunter 356? What maintenance should be done for the in-mast furling? I have check al
Running lines aft. Jeremy21483 at 3:36pm 06.27.05 Smaller Boats 0/737 After much searching around the web and looking through the photo forums I think I am finaly ready t
Shoal Draft O'Day 22 Fine As Frog's Hair at 3:26pm 06.27.05 Day Sailers 4/4240 I recently purchased a 1977 O'Day 22 with a shoal keel. Does any one have any specifications on thi
Window on forward Hatch John S at 2:17pm 06.27.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1007 I put a pane of 3/8's Lexan in my forward hatch cover. I decided that I wanted all the room that the
Fiberglass or Steel Hulls Tai Chi Sailor at 2:04pm 06.27.05 Ask All Sailors 21/2093 What are the advantages and/or disadvantages of a steel hull as compared to a fiberglass hull?Than
Really Stiff Steering Randy McCotter at 1:50pm 06.27.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/956 HELP!!! I recently bought a 2002 Mac 26X. The Steering is really stiff and it's difficult to dock
New (to me) daysailer - rigging ?'s please help . lostsailer at 1:31pm 06.27.05 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1301 Hello, I just purchased a 1976 daysailerII on Saturday. I set it up on the trailer yesterday to get
Prop problem Gary Gibson at 1:30pm 06.27.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/942 I'm having trouble finding a prop for my Honda 50hp. My current (damaged prop is 11.75x10. What size
Getting Out Of Irons Don Guillette at 1:15pm 06.27.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 13/4142 Jack W of NY made me think of the above subject as part of how he gets out of heaving to.Inevitabl
stability of oday 27 (1974 design) Doug at 12:06pm 06.27.05 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1322 Anyone have any information on stability of an oday 27? Vanishing stability, angle of vertical stab
replacement masthead sheaves Ron at 11:57am 06.27.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1339 The sheaves at the masthead need replacement. Where can I get replacement sheaves? Are the sheaves f
Lock me in Brian at 11:40am 06.27.05 Big Boats 3/750 This may sound like a dumb question but, is there a way of locking the companion-way after going bel
Mast paint larry D at 10:56am 06.27.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1014 Planning to bring my mast back to original flat/dull gold color. Has anyone attempted to paint the m
Custom made v-berth fitted bedding sheets TJ at 10:13am 06.27.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/3124 Where can I find a company that makes custom fitted bedding sheets for sailboats? Any help would b
2 questions - sails and keel for H25 deeman7777 at 9:41am 06.27.05 Smaller Boats 6/794 I just bought a H25 on ebay and I am going to pick it up in a week or so. In retrospect, I should ne
mud stained sails Daniel Ladd at 9:05am 06.27.05 Other Sailboats 1/687 Hi i recently fliped my boat in the st.john river i was preety close to shore so my mast got stuck i
Hunter Marine provides maintenance checklist Phil Herring at 9:01am 06.27.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/904 The customer service folks at Hunter sent us a pretty thorough maintenace checklist they developed.
Bought an old Grampian 17 Old Sailor at 8:53am 06.27.05 Grampian 0/2079 I just purchased an old (70ish) 17 foot Grampian that requires some hull and centerboard re-furbishi
Deck Join Leaks Chuck Calnan at 8:10am 06.27.05 Big Boats 0/798 We have the 430 model with wrap around plastic rub rail. The seam was accumulating grunge and we mad

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Hull/Keel repair Sailfanatic at 5:41am 02.02.21 Just to point out that at anytime probably half the C&C designs of this age will display a crack at
Fortress anchor on 331 justsomeguy at 5:00am 02.02.21 ...the tiny Beneteau bow roller... I think I see the problem. Go bigger?
B&G Vulcan Joe at 4:09am 02.02.21 You can go without the nmea2000 speed transducer if you can figure out how to change the setting
Dating a Catalina Chris115 at 4:06am 02.02.21
Hull/Keel repair Joe at 3:23am 02.02.21 The extent of the damage cannot be determined without proper inspection by a qualified technician.
Cal 22 SeaBreather at 10:41pm 02.01.21 Am I the only Cal 22 owner in the world? Haven't seen any other posts. Not at all. Check out th
Ugly, Ugly Sailboats RussC at 9:51pm 02.01.21 True. It (Merit 22) is a good looking boat. Agreed :)
466 rudder stock/post play Scallywagger at 9:30pm 02.01.21 Hello again Terry. Thanks for the info, I am beginning to feel quite positive about the purchase of
Hunter 430 Mast Future Boat Owner at 9:29pm 02.01.21 The mast height for our H430 is above the base deck plate distance, not above the water line. 56.67
Hunter 430 Mast Future Boat Owner at 9:21pm 02.01.21 Ditto rgranger...........if you have not purchased the boat prepare a realistic list labor and mate
Hunter 430 Mast Future Boat Owner at 9:16pm 02.01.21 So have you already bought this boat? Your avitar has you as "Future Boat Owner". If not I'd re
Fortress anchor on 331 sf34dtw at 9:12pm 02.01.21 Are you sailing on Lake Conroe? Yes.
Fortress anchor on 331 sf34dtw at 9:12pm 02.01.21 I can't specifically answer your question but am guessing that your concern is valid and the flukes
OYE ! (1) rgranger at 8:44pm 02.01.21 @sailme88Which could mean year round sailing eventually.
Fortress anchor on 331 HMT2 at 8:30pm 02.01.21 I currently have this anchor on my 2002 Beneteau 331 (see picture). It is a great anchor and I do n
Fortress anchor on 331 Kings Gambit at 7:52pm 02.01.21 I do like the fortress, as I said initially I had this anchor on my previous boat. My question is n
Fortress anchor on 331 Rick Webb at 7:04pm 02.01.21 Not the same boat but I stow my Fortress sideways in the anchor roller because it is just a little b
Ugly, Ugly Sailboats Captain Larry-DH at 6:59pm 02.01.21
Hunter 28.5 Fixture aft of jib/genoa winch? BobH57 at 6:55pm 02.01.21 I had a Hunter 28.5 back in the late 80's/early 90's (great boat!) and I'm thinking those are probab
OYE ! jssailem at 6:55pm 02.01.21 @sailme88 take a element of hope. There is still a number of scientists that believe we are experien

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