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Deryk aboard Watkins 27 Wanderer sailaway78 at 3:55am 07.19.05 Ask All Sailors 0/996 Hi deryk,I saw your post about heading towards Fla. in Sept. I am going to fly up that way and join
Buying a boat, the legal side dwayne13628 at 3:11am 07.19.05 Ask All Sailors 16/1539 Okay, it would seem I was a little hasty in announcing my new purchase: I have made the offer in goo
Heeling Don Guillette at 1:54am 07.19.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 13/1932 Kristin Boyce: I can't get involved in the in mast furling thread because it has progressed to an ar
Overheating M-25 ? OH at 1:18am 07.19.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1090 We recently bought a 1984 Catalina 30, our first boat. It is a beautiful boat! In great shape, great
Sunbrella fabric mojo16700 at 12:39am 07.19.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1421 Last weekend during a typical summer afternoon shower I found that the Sunbrella fabric which my bim
G23 Knockdown Harvey at 11:54pm 07.18.05 Grampian 5/2082 I was sailing last evening on lake Ontario and I think that I narrowly escaped a knockdown. Winds we
Rudder and Wheel Alignment Nichole at 9:57pm 07.18.05 Big Boats 10/1919 I had my hull cleaned the other day, in the water. Just thought it was a good idea. A diver went d
Rudder mount failure Tina Nauman at 9:33pm 07.18.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1006 I have a 1994 MacGregor 26S. During a wonderful windy sail yesterday the rudder mount failed. Luck
Rudder Bearing Fabrication Paul at 5:58pm 07.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/921 Hi,I need to locate a shop that can fabricate new rudder bearings from UHMW-PE. Does anyone know o
Flag RAD18362 at 3:51pm 07.18.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1088 Has anyone ever seen an American flag that is sewn on a radar reflective liner? I saw one online som
Flag RAD18362 at 3:46pm 07.18.05 Ask All Sailors 13/1108 I have a few questions. How do you determine the size flag to fly? Is it about 10' of boat to
Rubber windlass button covers......... Bob F at 2:40pm 07.18.05 Big Boats 0/842 Dose anyone know where I can find replacement switch button covers for my windlass? Everyone in san
Depthsounder Jack Spencer at 1:57pm 07.18.05 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1106 I have an '79 O'day 23 and would like to install a depthsounder using a in hull puck, in lieu of a t
Attaching supports for water tank deeman7777 at 1:30pm 07.18.05 Smaller Boats 4/836 I purchased a 16 gallon water tank that will fit perfectly under the cockpit. I think it would be w
What is this hook for? deeman7777 at 1:22pm 07.18.05 Smaller Boats 2/801 I have seen this same type of hook in pictures of other boats, and mine has one as well. There is a
240 faucet bart5008 at 1:19pm 07.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/885 Does anyone know where you can parts for the Gemlux faucet that came on the boat? the o-ring in the
emily storm ruddyalb at 1:12pm 07.18.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1340
what kind of generator jey at 1:05pm 07.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/897 I just got a Hunter 54 and the generator is a 3.5kW "hunter" model. Obviously it is based on a diese
Mast Boot for 216 andrea14994 at 12:38pm 07.18.05 Smaller Boats 3/995 We have what seems to be a common problem, with rainwater running into the cabin while the mast is u
Non skid in the head Sherry at 11:55am 07.18.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/948 The black non-skid in the head of my new (1992 - new to me) H30 is peeling up. Any suggestions on t

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Leaky Keel? DougM at 5:19am 04.19.21
Zeppelin RIBS thetone at 5:13am 04.19.21 Zeppelin Technologies, Inc. located in Quebec, Canada Company is reportedly out of business Boat Hi
Motor mount just not lifting any more Gene Neill at 4:54am 04.19.21 I just wish I could get rid of the teeth-shaking rattle our mount makes. It's so loud it's embarrass
Marine Air Conditioner Andrew Dobson at 4:41am 04.19.21 Thanks for all the ideas, its thinking "outside the box" that makes sailing such an interesting past
Help with 1983 Hunter 22 SeaTR at 4:25am 04.19.21 You betcha! Have fun with your restoration work...it's worth it in the end.
Pelican life line clasp Ron20324 at 10:12pm 04.18.21 Get one of each. Most likely you'll need the other one sometime, and they won't be any cheaper.
1970 ODay Widgeon Restoration jasonixo at 9:58pm 04.18.21 BDuchon- I have a 1968 that needs similar work to yours and my plan looks similar with the hatches
New owner of a Yamaha 25-2 Aron98831 at 9:34pm 04.18.21 Aloha, great boat. I am wondering if you can tell me what size the furler is on that boat & if you l
Soft wood along bottom of bulkhead - how bad is this, how to approach? jssailem at 9:16pm 04.18.21 Without that bulkhead being bolted at the bottom, the seam at the deck is what is keeping your mast
Rust on arch base weld (1) rgranger at 8:51pm 04.18.21
sheave under mast plate for CB line. rgranger at 8:42pm 04.18.21 Rob If you do find any material please advise. Also advise on companionway slat boards are cu
Leaky Keel? Rich Stidger at 8:28pm 04.18.21 I would try to confirm the keel leak by putting dyed water in the bilge and absorbent paper under th
Locating leak mnmpizza at 8:06pm 04.18.21
Pelican life line clasp Joe at 7:52pm 04.18.21 Unless there's an opposing threaded stud, (like a turnbuckle) the pelican hook's thread will most li
Rust on arch base weld (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:35pm 04.18.21
Locating leak kloudie1 at 7:30pm 04.18.21 Water heater safety valve leaking? Ice box ice melting?
Motor mount just not lifting any more Grotto at 7:30pm 04.18.21 high on my best mod list was throwing away that da#$ lift "adjustment" mechanism and installing th
cleaning a marine head Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:23pm 04.18.21 To Fred1diver and Morgandonor... Both of your toilets are too old to be worth rebuilding. REE versi
Lead keel, non-copper paint Davidasailor26 at 7:09pm 04.18.21 Is that a thing for water-based paint on top of epoxy, or only for the solvent based? I'd sort of t
Rust on arch base weld Nachismo at 7:04pm 04.18.21

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