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mast step Rod Sheaffer at 2:05am 03.27.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1055 I had pulled my mast last yaer to replace a back stay and shroud paint and re wire. Also have a crac
Battery question seagull4 at 2:00am 03.27.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/1029 I recently purchased a 1979 33' Hunter and have a question about the batteries on board. There are t
LAST Pearson 33-2 finish Robert19868 at 1:19am 03.27.05 Ask All Sailors 0/1230 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------From: "" Sent: Tue
Screws for water pump cover plate bill niessen at 12:43am 03.27.05 Big Boats 6/1708 Does anyone know the thread size or where I can obtain screws used for assembling the cover plate ov
Size of Flax? Paul Akers at 11:55pm 03.26.05 Big Boats 2/945 Hello fellow boaters. I want to replace the stuffing box flax this season but I would like to know
Lake Erie to Lake St. Clair David11054 at 10:45pm 03.26.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1344 I'm thinking of taking Dad and my brothers to Dad's childhood home of Mount Clemens on Lake St. Clai
Lazy Jacks, how high up mast to put cheek blocks? william3045 at 9:17pm 03.26.05 Smaller Boats 7/2519 I'm about to start my mast re-rigging for the season which will include re wiring and an anchor ligh
Dutchman Sail Flaking Phil at 8:04pm 03.26.05 Ask All Sailors 7/5673 Can anyone provide some info about the Dutchman sail flaking system.I saw a boat with was wondering
Sail Repair George H260 at 7:15pm 03.26.05 Smaller Boats 3/921 Can any on you experienced sailors give me pointers on sail repair. I noticed yesterday, after an a
leak rolland at 2:10pm 03.26.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/777 I have a leak behind the breaker panel but not able to find where it come from. Does anyone solve th
Beware of Cockpit Drains!!!!!!!!! Jim at 1:03pm 03.26.05 Smaller Boats 5/7454 Thank you to everyone who has helped by taking the time to reply to my post about New Boat Need Info
Winch mounting H31 Bubbaloo at 12:34pm 03.26.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/896 I had quite a few gelcoat cracks around the starboard fwd winch. I figured I'd pull it, fix cracks,
Need part for hatch in head on 91 Hunter 28 Noel at 11:46am 03.26.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/898 Recently purchased a 91 Hunter 28. Hatch overhead in the head has a broken latching handle. Who
Duke is gone,........ Alan at 10:02am 03.26.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/789 ...West Virginia is gone, UConn, GT, and jusy maybe Ill...........WHAT MADNESSBBall Rules when th
fuel tank leak John J6388 at 9:14am 03.26.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1112 When we opened up today there was fuel in the bilge. Our boat is a C310 #23. The engine was comple
Shore Power Cord Fried (350) Steve at 8:48am 03.26.05 Big Boats 2/1523 I checked on my boat today only to find the shore power was not on and the batteries in the "red zon
Question on using brands of ablative bottom paint jybiom at 8:07am 03.26.05 Ask All Sailors 10/1491 I have just recently purchased a 1977 Cat 30. I would like to know if anybody has had experience usi
Columbia 8.7 meter Andrew Gealt at 7:56am 03.26.05 Columbia 2/5831 I have rencently purchased a 8.7. meter Columbia sailboat which comes to approx. 28'2". It has a ful
Epoxy barrier coat experience anyone? Mark at 7:54am 03.26.05 Smaller Boats 6/1205 Has any H22 owners out there used the Interlux interprotect 2000 epoxy barrier coat system? I'm almo
Mast corrosion Tantallon at 7:51am 03.26.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1230 I took a look at the bottom of my mast today and noticed that there was signicant corrosion. The bot

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Defibrillation on the Yacht? Jumpstart at 5:16pm 03.15.21
Origo 1500 stove kloudie1 at 5:08pm 03.15.21 Unfortunately, Dometic bought Origo and stopped making them.. The little one burner butane stoves do
Springtime on the Bayou Leeward Rail at 5:01pm 03.15.21 HOA has only a few part time spies. Much better at finding a driveway that needs power washing or d
Springtime on the Bayou shemandr at 4:59pm 03.15.21 HOA has only a few part time spies. Much better at finding a driveway that needs power washing or d
The WM winch BOGO is on ! jmce1587 at 4:58pm 03.15.21
symmetrical versus asymmetrical Spinnaker sesmith at 4:50pm 03.15.21 We used to have a 23.5. We had a symmetrical spinnaker for that boat, and I ran the tack to a block
Adding a Bow Platform to a H27 heritage at 4:40pm 03.15.21 Curious to know why you want a bow sprit on you H27. I'm always looking for improvements in my boa
Origo 1500 stove Joe at 4:39pm 03.15.21 The 1500 is the single burner version. I have the 3000 on my boat. Replacement cannisters at $150
Springtime on the Bayou Leeward Rail at 4:37pm 03.15.21 the HOA can't enforce the rule. Hmm.. Why cant they ? They could warn people of course, but after
Coax Cable Feed-Thru (3) jssailem at 4:35pm 03.15.21 I ran my VHF coax and Radar cables down thru the mast. Clipped the old wires shown in the image. Dri
Vee-berth battery ventilation sail sfbay at 4:35pm 03.15.21 Cut slats OR drill 1 inch holes top and bottom under the berth vertical support.
New job - new ride LeeandRick at 4:32pm 03.15.21 Wow. Reminds me of the old days ( late 80's- early 90's) when I imported a few boats from Australia,
Springtime on the Bayou shemandr at 4:30pm 03.15.21 Which brings up the chance to post one of my favourite children songs by a great Canadian comedy mu
The WM winch BOGO is on ! BlowMeAway at 4:27pm 03.15.21
The WM winch BOGO is on ! (1) jssailem at 4:18pm 03.15.21 I am officially stimulated. I agree. Now if they will just fit where I want them. Will have to wa
The WM winch BOGO is on ! (1) BlowMeAway at 4:09pm 03.15.21 Thank you West Marine BOGO, thank you admiral, and thank you Economic Stimulus...
Just repowered my Catalina 36 Universal mp25xp with a rebuilt. Starts right up but when I take my finger off the ignition it just dies. senang at 4:07pm 03.15.21 If you have an automatic fire suppression system check the pressure in the extinguisher. If pressure
Hunter 34 1983 certificate of origine jssailem at 4:01pm 03.15.21 While not the "official Canadian Border Service Agency" the info is laid out pretty clearly. https:
symmetrical versus asymmetrical Spinnaker Tally Ho at 3:56pm 03.15.21 My buddy with a H33 (fractional B&R rig) sails an a-spin, no issues. Bigger boat, but also bigger
Beneteau 461: Lewmar 48 electric conversion kit senang at 3:39pm 03.15.21 I modified a Lewmar winch to electric. If I had to redo it I would buy a (new or used) electric winc

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