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In-mast furling Broke sailor SV Marcell at 6:58am 05.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/764 When I bought my boat during sea trails my exposure to in mast furling was very slight, there was ba
selective amnesia? newly anonymous at 6:55am 05.12.05 Big Boats 11/1161 I recall a thread a few weeks ago about 380 owners having trouble with inadequate barrier coats on t
Walker Bay fore David W at 6:54am 05.12.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1411 Hi all, We have a Walker Bay 8. I have found that when rowing alone it is a dream. With two aboard
Yanmar YSE-12 Replace or not O2Addict at 5:56am 05.12.05 Mid-Size Boats 12/6483 I have just purchased a H30. The engine in it has the head off and does not seem in very good shape.
Loose-footed mains? CP-Mike at 5:16am 05.12.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/853 I've been seeing more and more people who get replacement mains get them loose-footed. Do they hold
Fairleading a Main Halyard through the Mast Third Coaster at 5:08am 05.12.05 Smaller Boats 5/1411 I need to fairlead my Main Halyard through the Mast of my Hunter 240 and have been unsuccessful so f
Frames for fixed deckhouse ports Spinnaker17 at 5:08am 05.12.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/1078 The long, fixed ports on the deckhouse came with white plastic outside frames which have cracked at
attachment points for 1" T-track w0nko at 4:57am 05.12.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1116 Has anyone ever come up with a good (effective and cheap) method for attaching stuff to the genny tr
Squeeling like a pig! Carl Dunn at 4:49am 05.12.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/1042 My 1985 27 Catalina "Peccadillo" has developed a "squeeling" noise when the Universal 14 and Hurth t
Rudder questions Blueskies at 4:29am 05.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1032 I purchased the Hunter last fall - just in time for winter storage. Once it was back in this spring
Need Forespar combo light lens Seattle Scott at 4:12am 05.12.05 Ask All Sailors 0/948 I ( actually wife)knocked the steaming light lens off my circa 1985 forespar combo deck/steaming li
irwin 28 mark III Larry Pate at 4:03am 05.12.05 Ask All Sailors 0/873 I have a request: my brother ' partner recently ran aground on a sand bar and had to leave the boat
Has anyone tried plastic lumber for deck trim? Ed Schenck at 4:01am 08.17.04 Ask All Sailors 14/2405 Plastic Teak(PlasTeak) It was me! I am the one who used(uses) PlasTeak to replace teak on his old
Oday boat manual Frank Volpe at 3:55am 05.12.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/863 Any body know how I can get a copy of a 34 ODay boat manual.
shifter lloyd at 3:54am 05.12.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/817 Has anyone ever tried to change from cable to electric or hydrolic on there shifter?Mine is stiff an
Bilge Pump Rick at 3:43am 05.12.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1021 Has anyone found a bilge pump or a way to set up the pump so that it doesn't leave 2+ inches of wate
Power Problem Tim11455 at 3:22am 05.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/821 I am expiriencing problems with running the heat pump and water heater at the same time. When the h
Spinnaker Set-up on 331 TR23738 at 2:38am 05.12.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2370 I am setting up my 2004 Beneteau 331 for racing in JAM (Jib and Main only) this year. I need to add
Allowable amount of play in a Cutlass bearing pimerese at 1:31am 05.12.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1882 Can anyone tell me what an acceptable amount of play is for the cutlass bearing on my Hunter 31? Al
Catalina 30's with loose footed main Allen at 1:27am 05.12.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1756 Hey Guys,I just set up a new loose footed main that has a clew strap. It doesn't seem like the cl

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Any Idea What This Is? duality at 5:42am 02.25.21 you may want to get the autopilot fixed before you embark on that journey! this guy is based in new
What's one thing on your boat that drives you crazy! DougM at 5:18am 02.25.21 The port side lazaret lid, big and heavy with no lift assist on it, you have to tie it with a bungi
Coach roof core replacement 1978 H27 Jon Elliott at 5:16am 02.25.21 Brokenarm- Thank you for uploading the pictures. This is super helpful. What material did you use as
What boats qualify as Affordable, Low Maintenance, Blue Water?? dLj at 5:06am 02.25.21
Marine Plywood? Justin_NSA at 5:05am 02.25.21 I'm using ACX plywood to replace a couple access panels in my stern locker. The laminations between
No Traveler? Sailfanatic at 5:04am 02.25.21
Marine Plywood? mermike at 5:00am 02.25.21 :plus:on using veneer over marine ply. Dimensionally stable, and the faces are smooth, which provide
i got carried away... SailingLoto at 4:57am 02.25.21 When you go to fit your plywood back in, look into a technique called spiling. It is for fitting pla
C310/315 IA Membership and BoatUS Discount Termination DaveJ at 4:50am 02.25.21 'Wages are doubling'. Did I miss something?? Cheers dj
i got carried away... mermike at 4:49am 02.25.21 When you go to fit your plywood back in, look into a technique called spiling. It is for fitting pla
Mast Pumping 1988 Catalina 36 MKI sailme88 at 4:43am 02.25.21 Your mast is not centered in the step. It is against the port side ( tight) with what looks like a
1976 Santana 21ft SailingLoto at 4:25am 02.25.21 nice work
Mast Pumping 1988 Catalina 36 MKI mermike at 3:54am 02.25.21 Brion Toss' shop in Port Townsend is now run by Ian Weedman, who apprenticed with Brion and has work
all rope windlass (1) All U Get at 3:06am 02.25.21
Terminology Joe at 1:46am 02.25.21 At most West Marine stores, and probably any other chandleries that are still open, you will find a
Terminology (2) garymalmgren at 11:36pm 02.24.21 If it has an eye splice and is made of wire or rope, or if it is a continuous loop it can be called
1976 Santana 21ft (1) mhancock3123 at 8:44pm 02.24.21 I finished clearing in the new table top. A light sanding and it will be done. This weekend I will
Hunter 376 Fender Sizing and Positioning Terry Cox at 8:15pm 02.24.21 Thanks! This is useful info! It sounds like the 8x20would NOT be undersized, I think I'll order up
Any Idea What This Is? Terry Cox at 8:01pm 02.24.21 Did you notice you suction cup, stick on dingy,... Huh! Got one of those, too. Never used it, but
Catalina 22 being parted out? Bowleys Quarters Catalina at 7:48pm 02.24.21 Hi, Lakeshark. So she's a 1977 version. Cockpit cubbies oval teak trim, teak cabin hatch handle and

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