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Bottom Painting Bill23969 at 2:43pm 03.15.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1089 Though I have a 1987 O'Day 192, this question probably applies to any boat. I have the light blue a
Mast Wiring Gerry Bogert at 1:39pm 03.15.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/837 I have a problem with the mast wiring. I believe it is the connector at the bottom of the mast. Ha
Mast Wiring Gerry Bogert at 1:27pm 03.15.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/759 I have a wiring problem with the mast lights. I believe the problem is the connector at the bottom
Hot Water Heater Gerry Bogert at 1:19pm 03.15.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/744 I need to replace the hot water heater in our H31. Does anyone have any tips on how, what size or m
Wire Length From Centerboard Bill Brodersen at 12:38pm 03.15.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/953 I need to know how to know the length of the cable from the down position to the up positon and make
Ajustable Genoa Leads Charles Sharp at 12:20pm 03.15.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/822 I would like to convert to adjustable genoa leads on my 1994 Hunter Legend 35.5.Anyone who has expe
Polishing raw stainless steel RobG at 11:21am 03.15.05 Ask All Sailors 6/2915 I've just had some 16ga SS plates cut so I can manufacture chainplate reinforcment plates that will
Polishing raw stainless steel RobG at 11:19am 03.15.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/767 I've just had some 16ga SS plates cut so I can manufacture chainplate reinforcment plates that will
Can scratches be taken out of lexcen? Mark at 11:08am 03.15.05 Smaller Boats 4/799 Sure canSome how or other two of my windows on the 260 were sprayed with some type of liquid whick
Thru Valves / Cockpit drains C22 Logan at 10:51am 03.15.05 Smaller Boats 3/901 I have just purchased a 1975 C22. Having to replace the trailer axle on my 2200 mile journey to the
Traveler Martin Henry at 10:47am 03.15.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/868 I have a Lewmar 1 traveler and it appears the line ia a single line that runs through the block that
Headsail overpower Wayne Elphinstone at 10:07am 03.15.05 Big Boats 7/1868 Last weekend I had a moment on my 380. I was having a great sail on port phillipwhen I was hit by a
Cutlass bearing replacement O'Day 28 (1979) Tom Hurley at 9:14am 03.15.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1143 I need some Help!!! I need to replace my cutlass bearing on my 1979 28 footer. Has any one done th
Port screens david dobbins at 8:34am 03.15.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/868 I have had trouble keeping my Lemar port screens from blowing out and away. The screen has just 4 s
Wanted Cal20 Mike16341 at 8:16am 03.15.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1175 Looking for a Cal20 in Southern California with a trailer in good shape.
"Cove Stripe" identifier Jonathan at 6:45am 03.15.05 Ask All Sailors 6/3593 How accurate are "Cove Stripes", when trying to identify the make of a boat?I found a used boat fo
"Cove Stripe" identifier Jonathan at 6:19am 03.15.05 Ask All Sailors 0/1554 How accurate are "cove stripes", as far as pinning down the make of a boat?I found and bought a 37
Persistent kerosene odor dressler at 6:06am 03.15.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1049 The previous owner of our boat had a kerosene lamp suspended in the salon. We removed the lamp but s
Locate Rubber Bumpers for Brad Hoff at 6:03am 03.15.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/823 I am trying to located the protective rubber end pieces that attach to the ends of the traveler trac
O Day 27 shroud and stay tension Donald G. Fulcher, Sr. at 5:32am 03.15.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/821 I am presently rebuilding a 1976 O-Day-27 and would appreciate any one providing me the main shroud,

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Changing Oil in Perkins Perama M20 Scott2 at 7:45am 09.16.20 Thank you to all responders for the advise. I appreciate it very much.
Main sheet twist All U Get at 7:44am 09.16.20 2020 Karma will probably kick in about twenty minutes into the sail.:eek:
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings Kings Gambit at 7:35am 09.16.20 I'm not versant about the COLREGS for lake Michigan but here along the east coast, by COLREGs, if y
Main sheet twist Stu Jackson at 7:23am 09.16.20 Turned the block in the right direction and tightened up the hex bolt and it tightened up. Super
Yanmar stalling issue NYSail at 7:21am 09.16.20 Second the tank vent..... spiders and mud dobbers love those places. Next I would check mixing elbow
Loos Gauge near Canyon Lake? JRacer at 7:20am 09.16.20 Find one of the J24 guys at the Yacht Club. I'm sure they would have one and experience using it.
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings DayDreamer41 at 7:07am 09.16.20 Betsie Lake?
SV Preston Point rescue rgranger at 7:03am 09.16.20 The whole situation is FUBAR. I agree and I think there are some very good questions we could/shou
Main sheet twist Pirate Dave at 6:58am 09.16.20 Very easy. Replace the Sta Set X. The line was a disaster from New England Ropes and is no longer
Uh oh! Recore foredeck greg_m at 6:39am 09.16.20 Will def rebuild some new bulkheads. Gonna work on the bottom off the trailer first. Thank you very
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings Justin_NSA at 6:19am 09.16.20 Around here the downside of using a mooring ball instead of a slip is the seagulls and terns. If th
Let's start a conversation about ASA 101, etc. is it helping or hurting? Jackdaw at 6:15am 09.16.20 I mostly skimmed earlier replies, lots of good thoughts there. I might duplicate some of them. I lo
TS Sally BigEasy at 5:51am 09.16.20
Laguna 26 mast lowering/raising Mr. Dave at 5:49am 09.16.20 You could raise the mast slightly and throw a chunk of cheap pine 1x under it, could wax the bottom
Mackinac Island (and Hessel) Crazy Dave Condon at 5:45am 09.16.20 Last year I had a chance to visit as we had driven up for a wedding. Sisters-in-law poohed the idea
First 235 Winch Swap Jackdaw at 5:40am 09.16.20 Ah good times! And yes I had the easy job.... but I've crawled into every possible space in a First
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings RoyS at 5:31am 09.16.20 Around here the downside of using a mooring ball instead of a slip is the seagulls and terns. If the
Laguna 26 mast lowering/raising (1) SailingLoto at 5:28am 09.16.20 Could you post a picture of the plate and bracket. I would like to do the same thing as your setup
Looking for a practical trailer sailer. Crazy Dave Condon at 5:26am 09.16.20 Back hurts due to keeping up with three yards in the mountains mowing, weed eating, killing copperhe
TS Sally Rick Webb at 5:04am 09.16.20 A good blow out here but everything as far as I can see is OK. A few branches on the ground and I pu

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