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Curse of the Roller Furler Stephen OBrien at 8:15am 07.15.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/973 A few days ago I went sailing with my 5 year old son. The wind came up pretty strong and I tried in
Force10 Barbeque problem - quick help requested! jviss at 8:03am 07.15.05 Ask All Sailors 3/5020 I'm leaving tomorrow for a 2 week cruise, so if anyone can help me out quickly I would certainly app
Water under the cabin floor boards!!! Initium4797 at 7:58am 07.15.05 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1085 Ok, I have owned a 1983 Oday 25 since last year. This is our second sailing season and we have done
H340 sea strainer location karmaf16 at 7:55am 07.15.05 Big Boats 8/885 Hi all,Counting the days till we pick up our new 2001 H340. Surveyor found one issue. Looking fo
Is There Such Thing As A Quadruple Rope Clutch? Joe Mullee at 7:43am 07.15.05 Ask All Sailors 7/2759 I'm making some changes to my running rigging. I've seen triple clutches on line and in catalogs but
Need Help Installing Rope Clutches On H34 Joe Mullee at 7:38am 07.15.05 Big Boats 12/1053 I've installed reefing lines that lead to the cockpit. I would like to place a double rope clutch ne
SAIL STOP doug miller at 7:34am 07.15.05 Smaller Boats 4/954 i lost my sail stop yesterday, only to find it later on the forward deck, how it didn't bounce over
Power hungry fridge/freezer Don Barclay at 7:17am 07.15.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1222 Our Seafrost fridge freezer is extremely power hungry for my liking - approx. 72 amp hours per day.
Trailer Rebuild is Finished Ed Doran at 6:39am 07.15.05 Smaller Boats 0/772 Thanks to all who responded to my earlier questions about rebuilding a Ken's trailer for my H23. Fo
Aft macerator on 410 Sundancer at 6:32am 07.15.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1382 I have heard several 410 owners complain that the aft macerator on the 410 does not pump out the rea
Pancking Gland Randy Johnson at 5:57am 07.15.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/1170 Can some one tell me what size flax packing I should use to replace the old packing on my Hunter 28?
1975 c22 ?????? dennis matchett at 5:53am 07.15.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1109 just purchased this 22, was represented nas a 1975 model.....Brass plate and sail # are 2120...is th
Tufted Topper Bob Halter at 5:20am 07.15.05 Big Boats 3/1463 Has anyone used Tufted Topper on their v-births and if so are you satisfied with the product? any su
Sail Victoria to Bamfield West Coast Van. Island Cliff Carter at 5:18am 07.15.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/3157 We are leaving the end of this month for a 10 day trip and Marion wanted to go north in the Gulf Isl
Polar for the sabre 30 MK III Jay B. Chase at 5:07am 07.15.05 Sabre Sailboats 0/1965 Does anybody have an original Architect's Polar diagram set for this boat? Also, If you do are you w
Main Sail for 1975 25' Jim Fauci at 5:05am 07.15.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1122 What is a good sail loft to purchase/order a new or used main for a 1975 25'? DOes anyone out there
Canvas hatch covers for Lewmar hatches on a 33.5 Patrick at 5:05am 07.15.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2582 I have a 1993 Hunter 33.5 that has Lewmar hatches and canvas covers for the hatches.The covers appea
Using Cherry wood in the Cabin - good idea? deeman7777 at 5:02am 07.15.05 Ask All Sailors 3/2016 To save some cost on replacing 3 cabinet panels, I wonder if using Cherry is a good choice for inter
Do you stain teak before varnishing?? deeman7777 at 4:57am 07.15.05 Ask All Sailors 7/11143 I have removed several peices of interior teak and cleaned it up nicely. It came out well compared
How do I modify my traveller rsn48 at 3:45am 07.15.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1038 My traveller on my Cat 27 is in the aft section of the cock pit, just forward of the transom station

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Question: Does anyone know how to match the 1984 light tan gelcoat on the decks? mm2347 at 8:07am 04.07.21 Squiggle Tool, Melrose, MN 56352 does a good job of color matching from a paint chip. They can also
Boat painting - DYI - Professionals-paints (3) william24424 at 8:06am 04.07.21 WARNING! DIY has limitations. I painted the deck, including non-skid. Roll & tip....tip & roll...bru
Question: Does anyone know how to match the 1984 light tan gelcoat on the decks? wayneR at 8:04am 04.07.21 Rudy doesn't carry gel coat any more but Jamestown Distributors sells colored gel coats in qts and g
Poor Kermit kappykaplan at 8:01am 04.07.21
The Boat Exploded and Then I Died Whatfiero1 at 8:00am 04.07.21 A marine blower to clear fumes and if your portable tank has vent in cap I'd get another cap and dri
Thinking about painting my hull mhancock3123 at 8:00am 04.07.21 Well I am fixing to paint my side Fire Red from TotalBoat.
Smaller Jib for Beneteau 311 for Windy Days CapitalistSailor at 8:00am 04.07.21 DougM, yes I let traveler down when I start heeling too much, especially in gusts, but if I'm consis
Embarking on an enclosure project (1) sail sfbay at 7:52am 04.07.21 Sounds like you have a good plan. Never built a full enclosure but did install my own do-it-youself
1985 31H chainplate rebedding xavierspl at 7:52am 04.07.21 You appear to be on the right track per the following threads: post # 7 in this thread: Rebedding
CENTERBOARD HELP twodzusfittings at 7:46am 04.07.21 @SlicRic Thanks for that. No answers from anyone yet. Maybe this will be a super adventure and the
1983 H30 Chainplates MikeHoncho at 7:42am 04.07.21
1985 31H chainplate rebedding sail sfbay at 7:41am 04.07.21 You appear to be on the right track per the following threads: post # 7 in this thread: Rebedding
The Boat Exploded and Then I Died (5) rgranger at 7:31am 04.07.21 No! That was an after market mod by the PO. Actually the entire hatch may have been an after m
Yanmar 3JH3E Parts Catalog sail sfbay at 7:27am 04.07.21 ...........One of the previous owners cut through the shower wall and added a 12 ish by 8 ish hinged
CHRISTMAS is 60 years old this season. (1) TomY at 7:16am 04.07.21 Wow! I'm always an admirer of your craftsmanship, Tom. :thumbup: In the image "House dutchman patc
Poor Kermit Kermit at 7:09am 04.07.21 Poor @Kermit ! Why do they keep finding new ways to torture him? :beer: Why did I quit sailing? J
Best weather window Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 6:51am 04.07.21 As Diochner pointed out, north winds make the Gulf Stream really unpleasant. Which is where the ter
Tracing Ownership Jimbeaux at 6:40am 04.07.21 Was she owned by the same person for 20 years? No. Internet sleuthing seems to indicate she was o
Tasco binoculars Jackdaw at 6:22am 04.07.21 To me, binocs are one of the safety/sailing items that I'll spare no expense on.
1976 Santana 21ft SailingLoto at 6:20am 04.07.21 First coat of bottom paint on it. Hopefully it darkens up a little more. That looks great man! Ni

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