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Mast hinge for a 34 foot mast? Larry Wilson at 11:05am 04.21.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1029 I'm considering adding a mast step hinge to my Columbia (sorry Hunter owners) Sabre.The mast is 34',
Propane Tank Tom S. at 10:03am 04.21.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/939 I like to cook a lot and have found that the little 1 gallon propane tank isn't cutting it, even wit
Anyone who has bought Stern Rail Seats Diane at 10:03am 04.21.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/814 Just wondering if anyone has purchased the Stern Rail (perch) seats, available in the chandlery, for
Rebed Windows Shelley at 9:10am 04.21.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1610 I need to rebed the six large windows in the salon of our 35s5. Have any of you fellow 35s5 owners
Removing Carl6279 at 8:18am 04.21.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/869 I have a 1985 Hunter 28.5 the decorative stripes just below the rub rail have become faded, stratch
Deck cleaning recommendation Jim W23131 at 7:48am 04.21.05 Smaller Boats 7/1233 I have course textured anti-slip over most of my deck and cockpit it and the other areas do not look
Anchor Light? brad at 7:12am 04.21.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/976 All, I need to work on my anchor light, and have been told that I should lower the mast instead of
Roller furling Randy Sandell at 6:38am 04.21.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/923 I was watching a roller furling system on e-bay and in the description it said "Use for a simple wir
Draft Depth Michael at 6:33am 04.21.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/895 We have a 1980 Hunter 25 that is currently in N.C. We're looking to bring it down but I'm have a bi
bleeding fuel system of air Steve at 6:33am 04.21.05 Ask All Sailors 4/982 Just a quick question....I am about to bleed my fuel system of some air I "installed" while changing
Macgregorparts.com Is it in Business? John Tucker at 6:25am 04.21.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/818 I was wondering if the macgregorparts.com is in business? It was a part of Havencraft in Sudsbury, M
Question for Peg --re: K.O. Jack W at 6:05am 04.21.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1283 Can K.O. be used on a regular basis or is it primarily for an occasional "shock" treatment? The sale
Leach Telltales Kevin at 5:32am 04.21.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/1479 I am not quite clear on the mainsail leech telltales. With the middle of the main telltale set as t
Brion's Got Magic Line? wishitwasthateasy at 5:31am 04.21.05 Ask All Sailors 0/964 Ok Brion, it's time to come clean! That StaSetX that you splice in your video is some custom magic
Bilge pump location Mike at 5:25am 04.21.05 Big Boats 1/736 I'm a new owner of a P42 and am trying to learnmy boat as well as I can. So I'm trying to trackdow
How to christen a new boat Broke sailor SV Marcell at 5:13am 04.21.05 Ask All Sailors 7/7832 What's the ceremony for christening involve. All I have read is that it is normally done by a woman
280 pedestal Nelson519 at 5:08am 04.21.05 Bigger Boats 0/960 The diameter of the ped. is 3" and the part holding the shifter is maybe 4" with the shifter coming
bimini for an 86 Catatlina 27 Jack2438 at 4:31am 04.21.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/971 I did search the archives but couldn't find the anwser, I am looking for an inexpensive bimini {$500
Sail Buying Jonathan at 3:30am 04.21.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1606 OK, time to replace the sails on my O'Day 23 (1983). I have shopped around and have narrowed it dow
Auto Pilot 26M MikeBrennan at 3:08am 04.21.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1243 Has anyone installed an auto pilot on a 26M. I would appreciate a response as to any shopping proce

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Exhaust hose replacement captcoho at 8:49am 03.10.21 Find a six inch piece of closet rod or similar a join the old hose and new one using short deck scre
H37C Companionway Width Measurement Needed Brazil at 8:42am 03.10.21 Mikem kindly sent a picture of his 1984 37C showing top board is between 22 and 24 inches. Thanks to
Rope for lazy jacks - H310 wdonovan at 8:32am 03.10.21 Never liked the idea of using the LJs for a lift but that's what I was dealt. I have exactly one oth
Exhaust hose replacement Ralph Johnstone at 8:28am 03.10.21 however the end that come out of the muffler is hidden within the fiberglass wall between the head
Advice requested re. 1976 O'Day 22 dmax at 8:14am 03.10.21 The cracks behind the mast look like they may have been caused by the wood core getting wet and then
Mast cleaning/buffing... without climbing? thinwater at 8:09am 03.10.21 Buy proper climbing equipment and learn the method. It should be easy on such a short stick, so som
Covid-19 Vaccination dlochner at 8:07am 03.10.21 Per your biased TV information. I looked my information up on statistical websites not news sites.
Looking for full service Marina for sailboats (1) sail sfbay at 7:59am 03.10.21 Welcome to the forum!! Lots of options In Sarasota like the ones below. https://www.sarabaymarina.
The WM winch BOGO is on ! jmce1587 at 7:48am 03.10.21 Yep. Been waiting and just ordered new cabin top ST winches.
New Owner O'Day 23 Jay Chase at 7:37am 03.10.21 Sorry mine is not a pop-top. J
The WM winch BOGO is on ! cb32863 at 7:37am 03.10.21 A couple of years ago I replaced my aging 16's with new ones with this sale. Sold the old ones to a
New Owner O'Day 23 Bill331 at 7:25am 03.10.21 Great. I hope you enjoy it. Hi there! I too recently purchased a 1973 23' O'day Pop top and I'm c
The WM winch BOGO is on ! dlochner at 7:23am 03.10.21 If you only need one winch, find a partner who also only needs one winch.
Looking for Marina to service my sailboat in Sarasota dkatanic at 7:01am 03.10.21 @dkatanic , you'd get more responses if you posted this in Ask All Sailors. This forum is for issu
Mirage 24 - Looking to buy Kazimierz at 6:59am 03.10.21
can rudders be moved via steering wheel when they are in upright position? ohiotj at 6:57am 03.10.21 I did disconnect the motor and it was moving free. i will get into the steering here when the weath
Mirage 24 - Looking to buy shemandr at 6:57am 03.10.21 I wouldn't fixate on the buying price. You'll spend way more on, for instance a bottom job, replaci
Mast cleaning/buffing... without climbing? JamesG161 at 6:51am 03.10.21 Is your blue mast Anodized Aluminum? If yes... 1) Wax is temporary. 2) Oxidation is a good thing fo
Looking for Marina to service my sailboat in Sarasota kappykaplan at 6:36am 03.10.21 @dkatanic , you'd get more responses if you posted this in Ask All Sailors. This forum is for issue
Mast cleaning/buffing... without climbing? Justin_NSA at 6:35am 03.10.21 There are ways to go up, but trying to apply pressure to clean and wax will be a YouTube moment :big

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