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Weather Helm/Lee Helm Charlie at 9:50am 02.02.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/2174 I have a 1985 Hunter 34. My mast is raked about 5 inches and I have 5 inches of pre-bend. I have a
H37C Shaft Packing Ed Schenck at 8:58am 02.02.05 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1092 I saw a post asking about the prop shaft packing for the H37C stuffing box. It is 1/4". That is on
ABI Folding Mast Steps Larkin at 8:07am 02.02.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1748 I recently purchased some aluminum ABI folding mast steps and its time to install them. No direction
Think I'll start something - What's your Dream boat Jim Seamans at 6:54am 02.02.05 Ask All Sailors 26/2213 Time to stir the pot?It's you and your other, just two of you. You have unlimited money - won the
Charter? Fractional Ownership? Roy at 6:11am 02.02.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1145 Hi AllWe have a 98 Mac26x in the southern Bahamas (Long Island) as we only use the boat about 1 wee
H22 sail question Dustin at 6:01am 02.02.05 Smaller Boats 1/922 Does anyone use the OEM headsail on their H22? I've only used my 135%, but I may get out early this
new owner,, old 23 wade12011 at 5:44am 02.02.05 Day Sailers 3/1036 Hi, I'm a neww owner of an O'day 23 1979. She is in really good shape and I am looking for rigging
Wire, Rope, Who knows??? Bob at 5:23am 02.02.05 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1113 To say my wife and I are at the beginning of the learning curve when it comes to sailing, is generou
Oday Daysailer models DS1 DS2 DS3 Jeff at 5:02am 02.02.05 Ask An Oday Owner 8/6796 I have seen references to several models of the Daysailer.These are refered to as DS1, DS2, and DS3
Stainless Tee Mike at 4:59am 02.02.05 Ask All Sailors 12/1600 I want to mount my outboard on the sternrail using a mount like the one shown atthe enclosed link.
Strictly Sail Chicago at Navy Pier Feb 3-6 Marybeth and Rip at 4:56am 02.02.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1000 We are really looking forward to the Strictly Sail Show. We go every year and enjoy looking at the n
Stainless Tee Mike at 4:45am 02.02.05 Ask All Sailors 0/906 I want to mount my outboard on the sternrail using a mount like the one in theenclosed picture but
Novus cleaner Glenn at 2:45am 02.02.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/858 I used Novus on the hatches on my 84 C30. This stuff took out most scratches, all the fine ones and
2nd half of my LIS cruise mike C16582 at 2:41am 02.02.05 Destinations 1/1779 my shakedown /vacation cruise aboard my new O'Day 28 last summer
no chocks rob seitz at 2:13am 02.02.05 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1146 hi, looking for more help, just purchased my boat at the end of the season, in fact only got to sail
Back Stay timf at 1:53am 02.02.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/988 I have a back stay that has two or three broken wires on the cable. The breaks occur right in the l
Island Girl, Poly Glow or wax? Harvey at 1:37am 02.02.05 Ask All Sailors 23/5375 Can anybody please share some experiences? I have used poly glow on another boat and it was great;
fishing sanatation hoses Bill C320, Papillon at 1:33am 02.02.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1219 I want to replace my sanitation hoses (vent, head to tank, and pump-out). The vent and pump-out are
SSB ANTENNA ON SPLIT BACKSTAY Diablesse at 1:33am 02.02.05 Ask All Sailors 5/4834 I have a Beneteau 423 with split backstays that run from the deck to the mast head. Does anyone have
Cleaning/fixing a winch John at 1:05am 02.02.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1339 It's 20 degrees outside, but it's a gorgeous sunny day so I am thinking about getting my boat ready.

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Covid-19 Vaccination DougM at 5:08am 03.04.21 Got my second Moderna shot last Thursday. No major reaction other than the injection site was sorer
Covid-19 Vaccination RoyS at 4:59am 03.04.21 Have you noticed that covid infections are dropping fast? Not only are some being vaccinated and som
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Set up so my table goes up the post to right under the ceiling! (1) Bluenose at 4:12am 03.04.21 Interesting. I did happen to fashion a new one, that is considerably smaller than the original. I sh
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me (1) Maine Sail at 3:40am 03.04.21 This is one of our rear-ends ready for build. In order to reset the brushes you will need to pull th
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Looking at an old S2 9.2c need assistance in sourcing parts etc. Joe at 1:56am 03.04.21 It is unlikely that the bottom paint needs to be "grinded" off. Just get it clean of any growth, a
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Electric start connections on 9.8 Tohatsu (5) MaryEllaRose at 10:17pm 03.03.21 The black wire on the terminal block is electrically the same as the engine block to which the (-) n
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