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How to: jib furler line replacement Harken 705 Bob D at 11:44pm 06.14.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1097 The Harken jib furler model I have apparently uses a 'continuous' loop line that makes a single pass
Hull to deck joint Mike at 11:16pm 06.14.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1490 I have a 30 year old C22, that is a sweet sailing boat. The deck, windows, hatch boards, etc are all
Thru-Hull fitting King at 9:45pm 06.14.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/896 Prompted by several recent postings I am trying to remove and replace a leaking thru-hull fitting un
Ideal gaps for chain plate openings Jim Madden at 4:16pm 06.14.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1132 I'm planning on rebedding my chain plates, but have noticed that the holes in the deck have exposted
Sailboat Financing Tai Chi Sailor at 3:42pm 06.14.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1431 I am a novice but am thinking about buying a 45' sailboat to live on board. I have just started to r
Window Coverings Cary at 2:54pm 06.14.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1217 Does anyone out there know a source for window coverings for our Catalina 27? Boat idn't have any u
Gallons per hour Tip at 2:09pm 06.14.05 Smaller Boats 3/1140 Can anyone give me a ball park of how much gas a merc 9.9 outboard uses at 3/4 throttle. I am goin
Twist Don Guillette at 1:42pm 06.14.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 33/3503 I just returned from a vacation week in San Diego. We stayed at Chula Vista RV Resort, which is righ
Truth about OMC Saildrives Dennis Varley at 1:12pm 06.14.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/8731 Seems clear to me that from many posting, OMC Saildrives are not very popular. But what characteris
35.5 head replacement Honeyman at 12:46pm 06.14.05 Big Boats 4/1020 Asked part of this over on Peggie's forum, sorry for the duplication. I'm really confused after look
Locking Winches Handle??? Rich G at 12:27pm 06.14.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1704 I moved up this year from a '81 Hunter 30 to an '85 Hunter 34' and love it so far. We do some club
Standing rigging Alan Porter at 12:18pm 06.14.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 9/1922 My boat is 29 years old and the standing rigging has never been replaced. The boat is never sailed
Confession and advice BillP. at 12:06pm 06.14.05 Smaller Boats 8/887 Bought a used 260 last year and after some great help from a fellow 260 owner, we finally got her in
35.5 plumbing Honeyman at 11:30am 06.14.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1308 If you are not familiar with 35.5 specifically, maybe another owner will join in. Pulled out old sto
Manufacturer of Radiant Pedestal for 1987 First Patty T. at 11:15am 06.14.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1261 Trying to find out if an Enguard Pedestal was installed in the 1987 375 First series. We have locate
Rub rail repair symmes1 at 11:06am 06.14.05 Smaller Boats 3/1153 During last Hurricane season my rub rail was broken. I have a 2 foot area that needs to be replaced
Help selling the baby! TomCoyner at 10:06am 06.14.05 Sabre Sailboats 15/2787 Hi All:I am ready to sell my first boar. I have a 1995 362 and need some suggestions to find a br
Fresh Water in the Bilge Dean Strong at 9:55am 06.14.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1897 Fresh water keeps finding its way into the bilge of my '90 H30. I thought it was rainwater leakage,
Adler Barbour Spill Over Refrigeration Bryce Custer at 9:32am 06.14.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1336 I am having trouble with my spill over refrigeration. The freezer side has a tremendous amount of i
Position of inlet David W at 9:32am 06.14.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1281 Hi Peggy, firstly want to thank you for your contributions to this forum. I have learned a great dea

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CENTERBOARD HELP twodzusfittings at 7:28pm 04.07.21 so I found this on the web. But my boat is five feet longer. Really looking for answers to my questi
Winch removal Justin_NSA at 7:13pm 04.07.21 Or a Japanese pull saw. They have very thin blades.
Winch removal ggrizzard at 7:07pm 04.07.21 dlochner has the answer. You can buy a multi tool for about the cost of a weekend rental. You will
Mystery Cable ggrizzard at 7:00pm 04.07.21 Next question... Is there a swing keel under the boat? Is it up or down? Are you in the water or on
Mystery Cable dlochner at 6:56pm 04.07.21 If you have a centerboard boat, that cable should eventually find its way to a winch. From your desc
There's a hole in my boat dlochner at 6:54pm 04.07.21 So far, so good!
Winch removal dlochner at 6:53pm 04.07.21 Use an oscillating tool with a scraper blade. Slowly and gradually slice into the sealant. The thin
Mystery Cable ubgu at 6:53pm 04.07.21 Okay.....so Hunter did make a centerboard version of the 30.....but all that's there is a cable.....
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing dlochner at 6:51pm 04.07.21 Elite sailing events like the AC or any of the Round-the-World races are push the technological limi
Mystery Cable ggrizzard at 6:47pm 04.07.21 Ah, a mystery wrapped in an enigma! Let's start with the first "Whaaaat"? A 'pole' in the middle of
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing Davidasailor26 at 6:43pm 04.07.21
Beneteau Spare Parts Website fullbore at 6:31pm 04.07.21 My issue is that I ordered part from their site before it went down, recently got email that part wa
Winch removal (1) Adhara2 at 6:20pm 04.07.21 Someone will know, but I think you can use wire as a saw to cut through the caulk I use one of these
Winch removal (1) Adhara2 at 6:17pm 04.07.21 Someone will know, but I think you can use wire as a saw to cut through the caulk I use one of these
Cutlass Bearing for Beneteau 36cc RitSim at 5:45pm 04.07.21 Ordered on Sat. Shipped Mon or Tues. My boat is a B411, 1999
Shipping / brokerage costs to Canada Justin_NSA at 5:27pm 04.07.21 I sold a 5hp outboard on eBay to someone in Canada once. He had me ship it to a place on the US side
Question about installing high water alarm on 2004 Hunter 36 sail sfbay at 5:17pm 04.07.21 Good idea but have never seen a high level bilge alarm in a sailboat cockpit. Have them at the lower
Winch removal (1) Justin_NSA at 5:16pm 04.07.21 Someone will know, but I think you can use wire as a saw to cut through the caulk I use one of these
H 30 cockpit portlights. D�artagnan at 5:11pm 04.07.21
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing dLj at 5:05pm 04.07.21 I almost bought foils for a trimaran I own. They were manufacturing retro fit foils for it and I was

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