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Rudder questions Blueskies at 4:29am 05.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1071 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 0/966 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 0/889 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 14/2575 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 2/892 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 2/839 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 3/1058 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 2/851 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 2/2465 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 2/1909 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 5/1800 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 13/2648 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 5/1004 Are there any techniques that will improve the upwind performance on the shoal keel Hunter 31.
Water pump/ Swinging at mooring eric1795 at 11:43pm 05.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/863 My MacGregor has a freesh water system and has a Whale water pump fitted. After only 4 years the ele
Steering eric1795 at 11:36pm 05.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/792 My steering wheel shaft seems to be corroded and might need replacing. I need to know how to uncoup
Datamarine Depth Gauge Health Check Tony5898 at 11:31pm 05.11.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1505 I have an operational Datamarine Depth gauge on my C'C. However, after careful inspection, the back
o'day kitten carol browning at 11:21pm 05.11.05 Day Sailers 2/1944 Hello, I purchased a O'day kitten at tag sale for $25.00.I think its from the the 1960s. It looks
Gelcoat/old paint and peel away jwurch at 10:16pm 05.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1323 I used the peel away product on my bottom over the past few weeks. It worked like a charm. You can
dropping your keel Rick at 9:55pm 05.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/994 yep, it happened, i let someone steer while i went below and "bang", he hit a rock!!well, it opened
Tack attach method John S at 3:35pm 05.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/3764 I would like to know how the tack of the mainsail is normally attached to the boom and if anyone has

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Halyard wrap with Furlex (1) Justin_NSA at 6:22am 04.09.21 The wrap is due to the head of the jib too far away from the top of the furler. The jib needs to be
Universal M25-XP Broken Engine Mount L Bracket RoyS at 5:54am 04.09.21 Just had another thought. It is possible to align the engine to the shaft but have the engine uneven
What to look for when buying a Tartan 41? Kings Gambit at 5:51am 04.09.21
Use of bimini jwilcoxon78 at 5:48am 04.09.21 We slid our bimini mount as far aft as we could to clear the mainsheet and then have to raise the bo
REPAIR: Mast Step & Chain Plates shemandr at 5:45am 04.09.21 Nice diagram! I think it's going to be costly. Take mast down. ($400- $600) Remove appropriate c
Universal M25-XP Broken Engine Mount L Bracket RoyS at 5:04am 04.09.21 I would try 3/8" stock on the broken leg. No need for stainless steel either, just paint. Mysterious
Shipping / brokerage costs to Canada CYQK at 4:45am 04.09.21 Use anything first......UPS last.....!!!!
Don't try this at home! shemandr at 4:39am 04.09.21 At least the hulls are one color! Or, back in the 70's were they all one color? Anyway, it looks l
Universal M25-XP Broken Engine Mount L Bracket dlochner at 4:38am 04.09.21
minimum screw size shemandr at 4:33am 04.09.21 I put one on my runabout. It had to be on the transom. At 265 lbs (Then) if I tried to climb up th
minimum screw size dlochner at 4:32am 04.09.21
Dynaplate dlochner at 4:28am 04.09.21 I am almost going to agree with this, however, that is old school thinking, right along with the 10
minimum screw size Joe at 3:39am 04.09.21 Can you through bolt to a backing plate? rgranger's comment addresses the more important issue. Y
Engine block de-rusting question Rick Webb at 2:52am 04.09.21 I had a thought that if I went to all the trouble to get it off and cleaned up I'd have the outside
Universal M25-XP Broken Engine Mount L Bracket Ward H at 2:34am 04.09.21 Ward, so sorry to hear. 1. No. Because you know I'd have heard about it. 2. Could be, given yo
Universal M25-XP Broken Engine Mount L Bracket Ward H at 2:19am 04.09.21 At what RPM Ward? Under 1500rpm. We were moving slowly around the anchorage when the wind pushed u
Where do I find this part? garymalmgren at 10:35pm 04.08.21 Vacuum cleaner? Shore power? Cordless vacuum? Diaphragm pump? How about a sponge, rubber gloves an
Halyard wrap with Furlex JRacer at 10:06pm 04.08.21 Yep. Wrong angle for the halyard. Not the furlers fault.
Universal M25-XP Broken Engine Mount L Bracket Stu Jackson at 9:04pm 04.08.21 Is having this bracket breaking actually common? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
What is this thing on my Beneteau 361 boom? BigEasy at 8:55pm 04.08.21 It is intended to keep the car from moving too far forward when the sail is being furled into the m

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