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What do you think about a company like this? Steve Dion at 10:48am 07.15.05 Big Boats 2/795 I purchased a Speed Seal for my water pump about 9 years ago. Somehow it got misplaced until this p
146 topping lift jim at 10:30am 07.15.05 Day Sailers 2/1289 I have a 170 and a friend has just bought a topping lift 146. Is there any reason why the 146 can no
anchor light for h380 tom at 9:05am 07.15.05 Big Boats 1/1000 Does anyone know what the part number for a 1999 hunter 380 anchor light is? Any good guess would b
Slow boat blues Bob at 8:45am 07.15.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1109 Well...1991 26S...mainsail is a bit stretched, running a standard jib...set up with wheel steering a
Cabin hand rail's location Keith Nuttle at 8:36am 07.15.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1034 I am about to install hand rails on my boat. I have noted some people install them outboard of the
Curse of the Roller Furler Stephen OBrien at 8:15am 07.15.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/975 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 3/5049 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 5/1088 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 8/912 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 7/2776 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 12/1093 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 4/959 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 4/1231 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 0/774 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 1/1386 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 1/1174 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 6/1122 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 3/1468 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 3/3181 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 0/1977 Does anybody have an original Architect's Polar diagram set for this boat? Also, If you do are you w

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Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 Crazy Dave Condon at 2:54pm 04.15.21 Yes sir. Ask marinas or repair yards if the have any big scrap. Just be careful about sanding. I
Beneteau First 38 Polar Plot mdibella at 2:49pm 04.15.21 I looked for the VPP run from the 1985 First 38 I owned some years ago. I can't find the full repo
portlights transom oceanis 311 sail sfbay at 2:46pm 04.15.21 Welcome to the forum!! If you are lucky the portlight will have the manufacturer stamped on the ins
H240 steering Crazy Dave Condon at 2:41pm 04.15.21 When reversing you have to get water flowing over the rudder at which time steering by rudder becom
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 Doug J at 2:38pm 04.15.21 Original was teal and holly sole or the real stuff. Later it was a more durable composite. Eithe
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 Crazy Dave Condon at 2:34pm 04.15.21 Original was teal and holly sole or the real stuff. Later it was a more durable composite. Either
Beneteau First 38 Polar Plot mdibella at 2:32pm 04.15.21 A custom VPP run is the gold standard: Polar Package
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 Doug J at 2:25pm 04.15.21 The pic in the first post looks like the original floor to me. Scrubbed and oiled it'd probably lo
Universal M25-XP Broken Engine Mount L Bracket Ward H at 2:14pm 04.15.21 Thanks @JRT The C310 bracket is a design that I would consider if I need new brackets made up a
CHRISTMAS is 60 years old this season. shemandr at 2:12pm 04.15.21 April in New England is a trip! I once went to a conference in Saratoga Springs in April and they h
O'Day 31 Rudder OdayGeorge at 2:12pm 04.15.21 Bouyant! Ha! I had no idea and would have never guessed. Thank you for sharing your insight. I'l
Swing keel vs Dagger ? rgranger at 2:11pm 04.15.21 Here is a 26S. It is about a 7 hour drive but the price is almost right. I'd ask to knock off $1,
Covid-19 Vaccination sailme88 at 2:05pm 04.15.21 I pray that no one ever again needs to wear a scarlet letter, a tattooed number or the Star of Davi
Vinyl insert running length of mast track above gate Drinky Crow at 2:02pm 04.15.21 Yeah I'm gonna' take one for Tides to look at today or tomorrow......
CHRISTMAS is 60 years old this season. (4) TomY at 2:00pm 04.15.21 I work in stints. A couple hours here, a few there. I'm glad I still work so I limit my time onboard
Covid-19 Vaccination sail sfbay at 2:00pm 04.15.21 Booster shot in 6 months? Schedule now?
Covid-19 Vaccination Bob S at 1:56pm 04.15.21 I got my second March 11th. The whole family is. I feel good about it. 1/2 a million plus souls have
Vinyl insert running length of mast track above gate dlochner at 1:56pm 04.15.21 A photo would help.
rudder rigging question rgranger at 1:54pm 04.15.21 do you have a pic of the hole in your tiller?
The Boat Exploded and Then I Died rgranger at 1:53pm 04.15.21 I had locust trees in my back yard in Virgina... they make great fence posts because of their rot re

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