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Rubrail trim H T at 9:50am 04.05.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/775 I need help!!! One of dock lines broke during the last storm we had and the starboard rubrail was da
Alternatives to firearms ian19147 at 9:24am 04.05.05 Ask All Sailors 45/4853 I realize that everyone has a strong opinion as relates to carrying firearms and I do not want to sh
SAILING IN HEAVY WIND DEB AT SCHMIDS at 9:22am 04.05.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/984 I HAVE RECENTLY PURCHASED A 1983 MACGREGOR 22' WITH A CRANK KEEL. THE MARINA AND LAKE ARE VERY SHAL
Used Depth sounders Adam18929 at 8:58am 04.05.05 Ask All Sailors 14/2234 All you people that are lucky enough to upgrade all your electronics.... Anyhow, I'm looking for a d
Looking for a Captain Ray Trombino at 8:49am 04.05.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/904 I will be moving to Arizona in a couple of months, and need to get my boat down to a dealer to sell
BUYING and MOUNTING FURUNO RADAR 1621 MARK-2 Frank Bean at 7:12am 04.05.05 The Cherubini Hunters 9/7010 Is there a way to mount the radar antennae to some place other than the mast just below the spreader
Anti-fouling painting rates joker at 6:31am 04.05.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1387 Just out of curiosity, what's it cost to pay someone to apply anti-fouling paint in the Northeast?
Center Board Cable Oday 23 Lori Lofts at 5:28am 04.05.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/973 Recently the cable that raises and lowers me center board broke. I need to order another one and I
Sail Numbers Velero49 at 3:48am 04.05.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/1624 Is there a rule for placing sail numbers? 1/4, 1/2 or 3/4? up the leech, center or luff?ThanksV
Mystery Water Filter and Pump newbiesailor at 3:10am 04.05.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/891 My 1981 33C has a seacock feeding what looks like a filter/regulator which in turn feeds what appear
Catalina CAPRI 30 or 30SL USAAF01 at 2:50am 04.05.05 Catalina 30 0/2621 Greetings,I am very interesed in purchasing a 1984 Catalina CAPRI 30 which is located in Marina De
Telltales - Part 2 Don Guillette at 2:28am 04.05.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/2836 Ok, we know that the ideal is to have all the telltales streaming but it is important to understand
Stuffing box replacement info needed Don s/v Tellico at 1:58am 04.05.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1580 As the picture should show, I just cracked the original nylon stuffing box on my '93 H37.5. Obvious
Diesel Fuel Bob at 1:52am 04.05.05 Ask All Sailors 13/1498 On Lanier Lake burning up diesel fuel is tough if your a sailboat. I must have used 3 gallons in the
Dramatic Sailing Incident at the Golden Gate Bob Camarena at 1:45am 04.05.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/2062 The attached link will take you to a picture series of a dramatic incident at the Golden Gate Bridge
Raymarine eq, howto integrate VNS in my system? Bachman at 12:47am 04.05.05 Ask All Sailors 0/991 helloI've a Svan 39ft sailingboat that has Raymarine Equipment using seatalk. Now I wonder where
1987 Hunter 40 Toerail Johnnie Cake at 12:12am 04.05.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1005 My only damage from Hurricane Ivan was a small section of my toerail. I need about 4 feet. I have tr
Yanmar 2QM15 freshwater cooling conversion filthy liberal scum at 10:34pm 04.04.05 Ask All Sailors 3/2162 I have received several inquiries via e-mail in reference to my converting my 2qm to fresh water coo
Fuel Pump Problem Capnron20911898 at 2:48pm 04.04.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/916 I have a 1982 Universal 5411 diesel. I am not getting any fuel to my bleed valve on the filter nor
A/C and eletric bill Franklin at 2:31pm 04.04.05 Big Boats 6/930 I was talking to my dock neighbor who lives on his 34' and he said that his electric bill is only $2

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Help Sealing Under Waterline Through Bolts for New Rudder Port (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:57pm 03.24.21 We also got some bad information and thought we only had 15 minutes working time with 4200 FC Mor
WHAT TINT FOR FIXED PORTS Castrilper55 at 2:43pm 03.24.21 Thanks shipmate! I'll post the process and results around May. All the best - Chris
Alternator adjustment bracket rukidn at 2:36pm 03.24.21 Thanks. Yes I know it is tight. UAA arm just arrived and I know I'll need to shorten significantly.
Hunter Legend 35.5 (1990) issue Tally Ho at 2:35pm 03.24.21 Problem was found. After literally going inch by in in the boat I couldn't find the problem. I deci
Buying a Hunter 45 DS 2010 Udi at 1:55pm 03.24.21 Your loan will be valued like a Car loan, and they use this for your boat. 2010 Hunter HUNTER 45 D
Sail cover insignia Ward H at 1:51pm 03.24.21
Sail cover insignia Jacomo Sailor at 1:47pm 03.24.21 I added the CD ones to my sail cover in 2018. By the third season the white is mildewed and looks l
Hull Cleaning IN the water? EbbTide27 at 1:16pm 03.24.21 Alligators and Snakes Oh My.. I thought that be an concern. But some folk jump in anyway. Isn't tha
Hull Cleaning IN the water? Michael Davis at 1:16pm 03.24.21
Hull Cleaning IN the water? EbbTide27 at 1:15pm 03.24.21 a good tip I got a while back was to use a long handled scrub brush, (like push broom length) attac
Hull Cleaning IN the water? jssailem at 1:15pm 03.24.21 Alligators and Snakes Oh My.. I thought that be an concern. But some folk jump in anyway. Isn't that
Spring Cruise 2021 Terry Cox at 1:14pm 03.24.21 Thank you for that update, John. I say, come hell or high water, make it happen for some sail time o
Hull Cleaning IN the water? Rick Webb at 1:14pm 03.24.21 a good tip I got a while back was to use a long handled scrub brush, (like push broom length) attach
Hunter Legend 35.5 (1990) issue Joseph Bauman at 1:13pm 03.24.21 Problem was found. After literally going inch by in in the boat I couldn't find the problem. I decid
Help Sealing Under Waterline Through Bolts for New Rudder Port SV/Journey at 1:11pm 03.24.21 Your original installation with the bolts and washers may not be the very best in theory best but i
Spring Cruise 2021 (1) jssailem at 1:11pm 03.24.21 Terry. One hates to be a party pooper. Weather is in a constant state of flux. But the real long ran
Help Sealing Under Waterline Through Bolts for New Rudder Port dLj at 1:10pm 03.24.21 I would use the size needed from this group: https://www.mcmaster.com/stainless-steel-bolts/head-ty
Hull Cleaning IN the water? EbbTide27 at 1:04pm 03.24.21 Thanks, John! Yes, Ebb Tide is a great song with several great versions. My late grandpa loved the
Hull Cleaning IN the water? tfox2069 at 1:04pm 03.24.21 Welcome @EbbTide27. Great song Ebb Tide. When the water is warm, you could dive and swim about the
Help Sealing Under Waterline Through Bolts for New Rudder Port SV/Journey at 1:00pm 03.24.21 If you are using the washers, you still need to have a beveled countersink under the washer. This

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