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does anyone know what resins were used the build these boats. epoxy or polyester? i don't have a
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Hi - I wanted to see if anyone had a line drawing of the S2 22 Wing Keel (similar to the attached)?
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Any Oday 302 owners have asymmetrical spinnaker or other light weight sail. Looking for any informat
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2020 is a year we all yearn to forget ASAP but even with all the problems it brought, one thing rema
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With the recent and latest cleaning efforts, I have found quite a bit of belt dust on the engine. I
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A little stumped here, my yanmar 2gmf13 is running well and strong, however I cannot get it below 15
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Dear forum readers, I am new to sailing, and desperately want to get into it. Me and my wife want
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Hi: I recently bought a 1985 Cal 3-27 and the survey identified that the cutlass bearing is in need
Ed D at 5:06pm 12.23.20
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Can someone tell me the size of the water tank on a Hunter Vision 32 .Also what material is in made
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Does anybody know the size of a Vison 32 water tank Whet is the original made of
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It's been reported that we're spreading more holiday cheer this season. It must be so. I lashed a sm
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Hello, Can anybody recommend a surveyor for a sailboat in Mobile bay, Alabama?
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who is using what brand? any preference? what are you paying per mixable gallon? anything to avoi
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Hi, Can you fix the stuffing box in the water, in terms like add one or two extra layers if it is le
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So, I have a quite simple electrical set up with minimal electrical needs- I do mostly day sailing w

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Naked Lifelines and Fuel Leak   (1)
jssailem at 7:15pm 03.11.25
I installed dyneema gates on Hadley in 2015. They are 1/4 inch diameter line with the ends long buri
Engine Overheating
Davidasailor26 at 7:05pm 03.11.25
VHF antenna mast mounting
jssailem at 6:04pm 03.11.25
Many use the antenna as a sacrificial feeler to let them know when the bridge is too low. One TWANG!
Hunter 34 primary winches
Capt Robbie at 5:57pm 03.11.25
kloudie is correct about the embedded aluminum plate. If you move the new ones to far forward then
Engine Overheating   (1)
Ralph Johnstone at 5:33pm 03.11.25
Do HE need to be replaced? If it's clean as you have described, it's the same as a new HE. No mo
Considering buying a Bayfield 29C
dLj at 4:29pm 03.11.25
I can't tell much from the photo. Can you take a better close up that shows the depth of that indica
Source for replacement sheaves
dLj at 4:23pm 03.11.25
Not considering how easy/hard it would be to physically perform the replacement, it is entirely pos
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main
Hayden Watson at 3:39pm 03.11.25
Good point. Smokey73, the OP, has the same year Hunter as me, so I assumed the reefing system is l
VHF antenna mast mounting
Urban Hermit at 3:08pm 03.11.25
Go back to Don's question. If you are re-stepping your mast often I wouldn't want a mast head anten
Engine Overheating
Feo23 at 3:05pm 03.11.25
Hi all, There was a lot of good advice on this thread and thanks to all who contributed. I ended
Considering buying a Bayfield 29C
Urban Hermit at 2:55pm 03.11.25
BUY THE BAYFIELD You'll love it! We had one, though not a C. It's a true blue-water cruiser desig
Considering buying a Bayfield 29C
dmax at 2:42pm 03.11.25
Your mast may not be 1/4" thick, so probably not that deep.
Bottom paint question
dlochner at 2:42pm 03.11.25
This has been pretty well answered. I just want to add that having a contrasting paint below the wa
Know When to Hold 'em, Know When to Fold 'em .............
Ralph Johnstone at 1:50pm 03.11.25
Those screws are Posidrive - not Phillips. The Posi bit looks like Phillips but the end of a Posi b
Noob. Do you use the mainsail halyard as the main sheet?
Chuck_FLA at 1:43pm 03.11.25
I too thought of the more rigid line for the sheet. My question is safety related: can you safely (
Pilothouse Hydraulic Steering Help
wbarrie at 1:43pm 03.11.25
Wagner, sadly, doesn't exist any more. Mechanics who regularly work on fishboats would know. I do
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main
PAC3142 at 1:40pm 03.11.25
Is your single line system the type that has a shuttle in the boom, and that is limiting the travel
Replace Teak Bungs
Foswick at 1:31pm 03.11.25
This is kind of tangential, but it is something I learned the hard way, this winter. I just rebuilt
Source for replacement sheaves
Foswick at 1:19pm 03.11.25
Not considering how easy/hard it would be to physically perform the replacement, it is entirely poss
Pilothouse Hydraulic Steering Help
SkiingSailor at 1:17pm 03.11.25
Wagner, sadly, doesn't exist any more. Mechanics who regularly work on fishboats would know. I do

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