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Re-bedding Ted Garcia at 8:29am 03.19.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/940 Hi,I need to re-bed the jib tack fittting as well as the starboard aft cleat. Does anyone have an
Wood slats for pulpit seat Palmer King at 7:47am 03.19.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/992 Due to an unfortunate event the pulpit seat slats on my H290 were effectively destroyed. The fibergl
trailers for sale or rent? carliethedog at 7:20am 03.19.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1034 I have a wonderful 18 foor cape dory typhoon that I trailered down to florida from charlotte, nc. W
how to identify a catalina 22 Old Salt at 6:52am 03.19.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1891 just purchased a catalina 22 and can not find any identifying numbers on boat.don't know the year o
Benneteau 411 Cutlas Bearing Buz Page at 6:46am 03.19.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1200 While on the hard this winter, I was doing prop maintenance. I noticed when I turned the prop, the
New table for my 260 #2 Reudi Ross at 6:28am 03.19.05 Smaller Boats 11/828 Here it is with the leaves up. It will slide up and down on the compression post on a nylon bushing
KEEL FLARING TO HULL KKRUGER at 6:23am 03.19.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1288 I RECENTLY STRIPPED MY KEEL AND PAINTED WITH 4 COATS OF RUSTLOCK. WONDERING WHAT THE BEST PRODUCT IS
New table for my 260 Reudi Ross at 6:22am 03.19.05 Smaller Boats 4/782 Heres what I did for a replacement table. The previous owner shortened the table and modified the su
Ancient Datamarine fathometer JimG2886 at 6:18am 03.19.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1680 My newly acquired boat included an antique fathometer. The only ID on the unit is Datamarine. It's
Mac 26M Checklist Nemo at 5:57am 03.19.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1003 While our first sailing event with Nemo 26M went fairly smooth, there were a couple things I forgot
Radar: 2KW or 4 KW? Gimballed or not? Larry Jackel at 4:45am 03.19.05 Big Boats 13/2648 I am about to add radar to my (new) H44 and I need to decide on whether to go for 2KW or 4KW. In eit
Merc 60HP Bigfoot and UFLEX B184M controller tidalwave at 4:37am 03.19.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1199 I have a new 2004 26M with a 60HP Merc Bigfoot. I bought a UFLEX B184M throttle controller. I went
Building a ice chest George H260 at 4:08am 03.19.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1113 This is really a small boat question but maybe others have had experience with the problem of not en
beneteau 32s5 ?????? Sylvio at 3:41am 03.19.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1712 I'm looking onto possibly buying a 32s5, I'm looking for feedback either + or - on this model, anyth
Wheel Autopilot - Autohelm or SIMRAD machopekin at 3:23am 03.19.05 Big Boats 5/1406 When we bought our 1991 Hunter 37.5 last year, it came with a dissassembled (broken?) older Autohelm
Honda Grand Prix St. Pete anchoring restrictions gnarvaez17515 at 3:21am 03.19.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1485 Does any body know of any anchoring restrictions at the South Yacht Basin, north of the Albert Whitt
Mac 26M Checklist Nemo at 3:00am 03.19.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/798 While our first sailing adventure with Nemo went fine for the most part, there were a couple things
Can't power up a 2GM20F Yanmar Wally at 2:43am 03.19.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1074 I can't seem to power my 2GM20F beyond 2000 RPM. If going beyond 2000RPM I belch brown smoke and do
Need Help finding rubber gromments........ Bob F. at 2:30am 03.19.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/956 I need to replace several of the rubber gromments that are used to cushion the cockpit locker hatche
New Folding Wheel Stekon at 2:19am 03.19.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1103 Ben,I am very interested in this folding wheel as it should provide better "social" room in the co

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My New Trailer - Some Bad News (1) dlochner at 12:23pm 03.01.21 I'll see if I can get some shots of the lower half of the unit and how it screws in The screw jus
Legend 40.5 Removing the Traveler (5) MetricMountie at 12:22pm 03.01.21 Found the four aluminum pieces then lost the photo in the posting. Same to follow.
My New Trailer - Some Bad News withintheruins14 at 12:18pm 03.01.21 You've also learned one of the tenets of trailering: absolutely everything must be tied down tight.
My New Trailer - Some Bad News dlochner at 12:17pm 03.01.21 The thread is a standard Acme Thread. Measure the diameter of the screw and call Brownell. When it c
My New Trailer - Some Bad News withintheruins14 at 12:16pm 03.01.21 Off hand I would say they are universal thread . Where are you located ? I might have one that fits
US Coast Guard Documentation turnaround time dlochner at 12:15pm 03.01.21 I accept the delays I'm just chime in on the time my old renewals only take 30 days but I understan
My New Trailer - Some Bad News dmax at 12:13pm 03.01.21 You've also learned one of the tenets of trailering: absolutely everything must be tied down tight.
Ripe organization Ron20324 at 12:01pm 03.01.21 What is that SS hardware to the left of the rope clutch? It looks to me like a re-purposed mast st
What is the one thing on your boat that you like the most? capta at 11:53am 03.01.21 This is so funny. Everyone can list things that bug them, but only to OP could point out a specific
My New Trailer - Some Bad News Timm R Oday25 at 11:47am 03.01.21 Off hand I would say they are universal thread . Where are you located ? I might have one that fits
What is the one thing on your boat that you like the most? All U Get at 11:40am 03.01.21
Funny Friday!!! Richard19068 at 11:32am 03.01.21 Your Yearly Dementia Test! (only 4 questions this year) This one has different questions than last
Funny Friday!!! Roland5048 at 11:25am 03.01.21 May the next generation of beach fashion be made mostly out of SPF50 Will, I've been to those beac
What is the one thing on your boat that you like the most? All U Get at 11:22am 03.01.21 When I bought this boat, I wasn't really aware of how good a sailboat she was. Single handing her i
New Sails sail sfbay at 11:10am 03.01.21 Agree with other posts about contacting local sail lofts to discuss your sailing conditions, feature
What is the one thing on your boat that you like the most? Parsons at 11:02am 03.01.21 She sails so beautifully - well balanced, fast, and dry. At the end of the day, I can go below to a
Hunter 23 Whisker Pole sail sfbay at 11:00am 03.01.21 Whisker pole ring should be mounted at clew height. A fixed ring is OK and lower cost than a track
US Coast Guard Documentation turnaround time Whatfiero1 at 10:58am 03.01.21 So, it has only been about 6 weeks since they received your application. There are a number of issu
US Coast Guard Documentation turnaround time kappykaplan at 10:55am 03.01.21 This may be one reason Banks often require a professional documentation service when they hold a mo
Issues removing cutless bearing. DayDreamer41 at 10:48am 03.01.21 I suspect that the collets may not be making contact with the bearing sides but instead are wedged

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