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Rats! Peter J. Brennan at 8:27am 12.22.04 Ask All Sailors 39/2576 We have just discovered that we apprently have rats on board, or very big mice.The boat (O'Day 37)
Hunter 33 Pitfalls Stan morrow at 7:52am 12.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 25/1738 I just purchased a 2005 H33. I read the 4 Hunter Owner reviews on this website. Any other pitfalls I
C250 Dock Condo Bob Terpening at 7:38am 12.22.04 Smaller Boats 2/998 If you want to change your 250 into a sailboat, do this...Lazy Jacks, Mainsail down haul,Tiller Pilo
Packing gland David at 6:53am 12.22.04 The Cherubini Hunters 5/905 I am looking into replacing the packing on our Hunter 30. I am unsure if this is something I can do
What holds up the boom? Jim at 6:46am 12.22.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3268 Purchased a Macgregor 25. Rookie question: When attaching the boom to the mast, what keeps it from b
Instruments , depth, speed, and so on bob at 6:31am 12.22.04 The Cherubini Hunters 25/3530 Our new (old) boat is a 1976 Hunter 30', Most of the interior is in the cellar right now, and I am
Autohelm 4000 Bob at 6:20am 12.22.04 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1384 I am slowly but surely figuring out what is what in this old boat. Most of it is beginning to make s
Cracked prop shaft strut Lamar Miller at 6:04am 12.22.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1770 The "Y" shaped strut holding the prop shaft on my 1979 Hunter 27 is cracked. Not actually broken, bu
sailing magazines writers and articles Rob at 5:05am 12.22.04 Ask All Sailors 7/1101 For no aparent reason I am writing this little question. Today is slow and I opened an old copy of C
C22 keel hanger bolts sheared George at 4:31am 12.22.04 Smaller Boats 19/1636 While attempting to drop C22 keel, two of the keel hanger bolts sheared off. Is the keel hanger cas
Vertical battens for in-mast main Jerry at 3:40am 12.22.04 Big Boats 18/1433 Has anyone had any experience with a vertical batten system for a in-mast furling?Had a 2004 H386 w
Texas Geoff16659 at 3:08am 12.22.04 Ask All Sailors 18/1103 I see a lot of names from Texas in the forum. I see very little written about Texas in the magazines
Irwin 37 CC Falkon at 2:59am 12.22.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1306 I am thinking about buying an Irwin 37 CC. I am looking for any information expirenced owners can ad
Rub rail cleaning ideas Ole RB at 2:19am 12.22.04 Smaller Boats 6/1648 My rub rail is showing signs of its age and I'd like to clean it up bit. Its got some black spots (
usa visa sally at 2:04am 12.22.04 Ask All Sailors 39/2081 HiThis may not be the right place to ask but can anyone tell me whether non-US citizens have proble
Vicarious Winter Sailing John Tesoriero at 1:39am 12.22.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/901 For all of you who are high and dry for the winter, I found a web link for a senior sailor who is ha
swing keel cat 22 David Jones at 12:52am 12.22.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1109 I am looking at a catalina 22,1977 to purchase. How do you know when it is time to replace the keel
What type of grease??? Paul Aubrecht at 12:47am 12.22.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1135 When I had your book,I remember reading that I should put grease into the handle area of a manual he
Boom wang and kicker for Mac22 with pop-top ? Mac666 at 12:47am 12.22.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1450 Hey, ALL :)I would like to install a boom wang and possibly a kicker on my Mac22...the only problem
Furlers are the way to go Eric at 12:46am 12.22.04 Ask An Oday Owner 10/863 Several months ago I solicited some advice on this forum for purchasing a furler. I ended up buying

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Fiberglass Scratches and Overall polish SailingLoto at 6:45pm 12.13.20 what? are you looking for a polish or compound?
Fiberglass Scratches and Overall polish Hello Below at 6:37pm 12.13.20 Go ????
Lines - how to determine if what I have is junk or okay Ron20324 at 6:27pm 12.13.20 Is routing a new line through the mast head potentially as simple as butting the new line to the ol
Beneteau 393 battery charger location Ron20324 at 5:59pm 12.13.20 Get an air pump and place it on the tube of wiring. Maybe also blow some smoke through it to see wha
Catalina 34 dodger Ron20324 at 5:41pm 12.13.20 This was a thread a few weeks ago. Here is link that I thought outstanding... http://copycovers.c
Weekend projects in my Laguna 26 LeeandRick at 5:38pm 12.13.20 @ SailingLoto I sent you trailer measurements in a PM for the S2.
Quarantine Sailing, Someone has to do it! turboerik at 5:37pm 12.13.20
Universal Kubota water pump failure. kloudie1 at 5:19pm 12.13.20 My opinion is that 150 hours is not normal.. That one had a bad seal from the beginning .... only wa
Universal Kubota water pump failure. (1) Skipper at 5:07pm 12.13.20 Realize what you said. Just verifying. Age of the pump is no indication of life expectancy. Many,
Jabsco Compact Electric Head John AL at 4:53pm 12.13.20 The dimensions are on the installation manual which is online. Another important question often not
Has anyone taken apart one of these lights? (1) VisionPNW at 4:44pm 12.13.20 Looks like a good fit. Any update on installation? Yes, the ones above were too big, the ones here
Catalina 34 dodger sailme88 at 4:43pm 12.13.20 I'm considering replacing my dodger on my Catalina 34. Does anyone have any general idea on what t
Universal Kubota water pump failure. sailme88 at 4:38pm 12.13.20
Universal Kubota water pump failure. Skipper at 4:32pm 12.13.20 Are you saying the raw water pump or the fresh ? Rusty sounds like raw.. Both pumps have weep hole
Catalina 34 dodger sail sfbay at 4:25pm 12.13.20 The budget cost I quoted above assumed NO NEW FRAME based on my experience 2 years ago for my Hunter
Today is the day... SFS at 4:24pm 12.13.20 His was a U of M.
Today is the day... jssailem at 4:22pm 12.13.20 Here we go... Dueling MMMMMmmmmmmm's pDlZLsJJkVA:13
Lines - how to determine if what I have is junk or okay Tally Ho at 4:16pm 12.13.20 Yes...I also unbent paper clip in the middle, and pushed one end into the new rope and the other in
Today is the day... SFS at 4:13pm 12.13.20 Ummhmm. Mmmm
Lines - how to determine if what I have is junk or okay sailme88 at 4:12pm 12.13.20 So here is a tried and true way of replacing an internal halyard. First off taping butt to butt lea

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