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Walker Bay fore David W at 6:54am 05.12.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1444 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 12/6673 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 1/874 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 5/1447 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 5/1102 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 3/1134 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 1/1061 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 4/1066 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 0/963 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 0/887 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 14/2556 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 2/891 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 2/836 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 3/1053 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 2/847 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 2/2442 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 2/1906 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 5/1796 Hey Guys,I just set up a new loose footed main that has a clew strap. It doesn't seem like the cl
O'Day 23 Stuck Swing Keel picklefreek at 1:19am 05.12.05 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2634 I am new to this site and to the larger O'Days (had a day sailer in the past). Just purchased (awes
Windward performance on a Shoal Keel 31 Jo at 11:59pm 05.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/995 Are there any techniques that will improve the upwind performance on the shoal keel Hunter 31.

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Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? Bob S at 4:24am 03.30.21
Ever Given dlochner at 4:07am 03.30.21 Saw this article from last summer on building container ships. This boat is about half the size of t
2004 Hunter 33 with Yanmar 3YM30 won't start....occasionally Bob S at 4:01am 03.30.21 Could have a loose or corroded negative, ground wire. Check all the connections.
2004 Hunter 33 with Yanmar 3YM30 won't start....occasionally dlochner at 3:48am 03.30.21 It seems clear it's not a battery issue, but have no clue where to start...any help is appreciated.
Tips on replacing rub rail - O'day 23 dexterbuell at 3:46am 03.30.21
Shields Multiflex Joe at 11:20pm 03.29.21 I wasn't that guy that closes all the through hulls when I leave the boat...... I am now. That is
Beneteau Spare Parts Website Ron20324 at 9:31pm 03.29.21 ... Just tried again, 99th in line, not sure I am going to get through on the phone. If anybody has
Funny Friday!!! (1) Sailavie1 at 9:15pm 03.29.21 192196
Gulf Stream Drinky Crow at 8:58pm 03.29.21 https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence Earth's climate has changed throughout history. Just in the last
Kiwi Prop jssailem at 8:55pm 03.29.21 Your prop business owner will know what you need based upon their prop specs. If your going with th
Mystery Mastic jssailem at 8:46pm 03.29.21 If you remove the pillows, mattress and blankets the base of the V-berth is solid? Man that is too
2004 Hunter 33 with Yanmar 3YM30 won't start....occasionally twalker H260 at 8:45pm 03.29.21
Great Lakes Navigation Jumpstart at 8:35pm 03.29.21 I downloaded several NOAA pdfs for free. Printed them out large format color plotter at my wife's wo
Standard-sized toilet / Catalina 320 JRacer at 8:34pm 03.29.21 Appears the Kings Throne doesn't Trump the Queens Throne to me! Put the traditional way, When Mama a
Mystery Mastic jdrutten at 8:31pm 03.29.21 Looks like there would be a void between the hull and the bottom of the anchor locker. Only access
Standard-sized toilet / Catalina 320 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:57pm 03.29.21 Looking at your photo, I see the problem, Scott...the bulkhead is angled only on one side...you're a
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit Jimmy at 7:53pm 03.29.21 All my rudder bolts have nylock nuts never had anything like that happen
Great Lakes Navigation sloughsailer at 7:27pm 03.29.21 I cut down charts to just the parts I need to make them a size I can handle. It works good for me. S
New chart plotter wrong size for hole macdoug at 7:13pm 03.29.21 Thanks. Looks doable and neat which is what I want. Especially since the pictures are from an identi
Tips on replacing rub rail - O'day 23 Wood Jigger at 6:49pm 03.29.21

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