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What the hell were they thinking? Nicholas at 11:22am 04.04.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1059 Can someone please explain just what is the advantage, if any, of building a sailboat with a steel k
Spring Lines.... Help Kenneth Seace at 10:51am 04.04.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/923 I have an O-Day 34 and would like some advice on where you guys tie your spring lines. My boat does
boom vang for Mac 26S Bob at 10:16am 04.04.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1716 I am going to add a boom vang. West Marine lists several models with 3:1 and 4:1 ratios and varying
Air Conditioning drain leak MikeWilkinson at 10:11am 04.04.05 Big Boats 8/1127 Has anyone had any air conditioning pan drain lines leak or not drain to into the bilge? It has bee
Keel and Hull Joint Bill McIntyre at 9:53am 04.04.05 Bigger Boats 1/1209 I would like to buy this O'Day 35 and I will get a survey, but I'd just like to get a handle on this
C-22 MkII Mast Tuning Mike4049 at 8:32am 04.04.05 Smaller Boats 3/1104 Does anyone have directions (or a web site) that explains how best to tune a C-22 mkII? Thanks.
Original interior of a 1974 - 21 feet MCG Remote316 at 8:01am 04.04.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/840 Hi guys,I'm a new owner of a 1974 MCG 21 and I would like to se a picture of an original interior
what sealant should I use with plexiglass? bleathen at 7:47am 04.04.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/4297 I am replacing the plexiglass part of the hatch on my H23. What advise is there on what I should us
Summer Sailstice yks Rick at 7:35am 04.04.05 Pearson 2/1542 All right all you big kahunas let's get this thing organized. First off, who is interested in doi*
That time of year again ! Glenn17427 at 7:07am 04.04.05 Trailer Sailors 4/1401 Were all anxious to get our boats back on the water again, but have you looked over your trailer lat
Catalina 27 fixed port dimensions David at 6:56am 04.04.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/1433 Hi all, I am looking for fixed port to replace those on our Crown 34. After walking the docks I thin
sandblast the hull billA at 5:00am 04.04.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1082 I have a 1979 Oday 23 I the bottom paint is flaking and I asked my boat yard to sand blast clean the
Have you seen this!!? Jack W at 5:00am 04.04.05 Big Boats 8/1216 This is amazing footage!!Does anyone know the story behind this?
Northern Light generator sound insulation Stan Ralph at 4:53am 04.04.05 Big Boats 2/915 I'm in the midst of buying a new 420. It comes with a Northern Light generator. Does anyone know i
Lifeline Stanchion Damaged newbiesailor at 4:21am 04.04.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1013 We've been experiencing some interesting weather here in central Texas. Two weeks ago it was large h
windlass jumpingfish at 3:53am 04.04.05 Catalina 30 1/1448 Has anyone installed an electric windlass on their cat?What was involved?What windlass?
Battery dilemma David at 3:52am 04.04.05 Ask All Sailors 13/1274 On our Crown 34 we have a 2 grp 24 batteries, one a Trojan SCS150 deep cycle, the other a popular br
CUSTOM TEAK SUPPLIER Ameribritalia at 3:32am 04.04.05 Ask All Sailors 2/999 Just want to sing the praises of a specialty teak supplier I just recieved cabinet doors from. Some
c34 main hatch replacement al at 3:27am 04.04.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/1177 the hatch in the main salon of our c34 has seen better days and i would like to replace it. i conta
170 Trailer preparation Glenn17427 at 3:22am 04.04.05 Day Sailers 1/1189 Hi all,My boat has been sitting since November 2004 and yesturday I pulled it out of my car port t

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Ever Given John T1594 at 8:22am 03.28.21 Someone suggested using Metamucil.
Close call? PaulK at 8:20am 03.28.21 Since you'd already finished the race it was not necessary to have all the crew still on the boat to
Hunter 41ds sewer tank JamesG161 at 8:20am 03.28.21 If you are talking about the WEMA level gauge, it was an bad attempt at resealing from the outside.
Thinking of using a Mercury 5hp Propane Outboard - Any Advice? JonnyEp at 8:06am 03.28.21 Chuck, Can you send me a link to the combiner and hose you are using. I have been unable to find a
Moisture damage jssailem at 7:58am 03.28.21 The primary lesson is check NOW and often for moisture, and to proactively rebed the obvious stanch
fog scares me! jon hansen at 7:29am 03.28.21 had to look that word up, Terry. ;) nice
Dockside pressure water inlet is not working on my hunter 42 passage Terry Cox at 7:11am 03.28.21 Our 1991 boat came standard with a dockside city water connection beneath the cockpit step. Never ha
fog scares me! Terry Cox at 7:08am 03.28.21 Foggy? No worries, just punctilious.
Emergency tiller inspection port replacement twodzusfittings at 7:03am 03.28.21 If its not cracked, then a decent cleaning in hot soapy water, (don't bleach it) followed by a good
New to me 2003 Hunter 386 Terry Cox at 6:45am 03.28.21 I also prefer the Raritan toilets over the Jabsco. Likely a wise choice, also. It seems the later
O'Day 26 Backstay length sail sfbay at 6:35am 03.28.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on you new sailboat!! Contact Rudy at DR Marine who sells
Mystery Mastic Kings Gambit at 6:29am 03.28.21
Hunter 41ds sewer tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:19am 03.28.21 Forget the Permatex or any other sealant all that's needed is plenty of Teflon tape on threaded end
Mystery Mastic DougM at 6:06am 03.28.21
Dockside pressure water inlet is not working on my hunter 42 passage UME at 6:05am 03.28.21 Thank you, everyone, for the information and ideas, we will go hunting... bahaha.... for the problem
Ever Given DougM at 5:49am 03.28.21
Ever Given All U Get at 5:32am 03.28.21
Painting around the trailer SailingLoto at 5:30am 03.28.21 I in no way mean to come off as rude, or to make it sound like safety isn't a big concern, but isn't
Ever Given (1) RoyS at 5:27am 03.28.21 192114
Hunter 380 rear divider next to steering post JamesG161 at 5:22am 03.28.21 It looks like a thin dam, to force water down a drain, where the wires are run. Past plugging fille

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