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Make Over George Haynie at 9:24pm 12.29.04 Smaller Boats 6/785 I'm relatively new to sailing and just purchased my first boat. H22. It is my hope to make some ch
Small Mac's Conform to Trailer Steve Shenkel at 9:24pm 12.29.04 Forum Help (Site Talk) 8/66875 I have observed a number of the smaller MacGregor/Ventures (17, 21, 22, ' 24) where the hull conform
Asymmetical Spinnaker Hunter 31 Steve at 1:35pm 12.29.04 Mid-Size Boats 12/1480 Has anyone set up an asymmetrical spinnaker for their Hunter 31? Did you have to set up a block at
Folding table in O'Day 25 Eric at 1:06pm 12.29.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1025 The previous owner of my '76 O'Day 25 painted the folding table in the cabin, but I plan to strip th
Hunter 25.5 winches Bill18593 at 12:27pm 12.29.04 Smaller Boats 7/1345 We've got two Maxwell winches for the halyards and two self-tailing Maxwells for the jib sheets. Wh
Outhaul bitter end rod Bob T at 9:41am 12.29.04 Smaller Boats 1/991 The bitter end of the outhaul is secured by a 4 inch rod 27.5 inchs from the end of the boon. The r
MAC 26S Transom Cracked Stan Breaux at 8:24am 12.29.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1443 The transom on my MacGregor 26S has cracked where the outboard attaches to the boat. It appears tha
Hunter 22 sail fabric weight Jim W23131 at 8:21am 12.29.04 Smaller Boats 6/870 I am in the process of replacing my main sail for my hunter 22, mfg, 1981 and trying to decide betwe
dripless stuffing box Jack2438 at 8:03am 12.29.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/1189 I am a new sailor as of last year and we are thinking of selling our nice but tender o'day 25 for a
Can't raise my mast and it's only a Capri 18 John23891 at 7:48am 12.29.04 Smaller Boats 9/3138 Maybe Catalina decided that 1998 was the right time to beef up the mast because it's sure heavier th
Catalina Clubs (Fleets) in Southern Florida calehuff at 7:11am 12.29.04 Catalina 30 1/1477 I sail out of the Ft. Lauderdale area of Florida, and am looking for a Catalina club to join in my a
Seacocks for Deck Drains - Anyone backfit these? Pete Davenport at 7:10am 12.29.04 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1861 Doing a minor refit on an 1982 Hunter 36 and I'm in the process of replacing all hoses. During a re
Anybody know what the core of an 1981 H27 rudder Rich18890 at 7:07am 12.29.04 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1261 Looks like?I am going to be taking my rudder off next spring to tighten up some play in the rudder
Catalina Direct "Mast Up" rig Ole RB at 7:06am 12.29.04 Smaller Boats 15/1999 Does anyone have the Cat Direct Mast Up rig? If so, does it really work and is it easy to use?Wha
Shafted Tim at 6:24am 12.29.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1110 Hi,I was just informed I will need a new prop shaft for my '93 B310.Any idea where I might find o
H34 Anchor Size Jared at 6:05am 12.29.04 Big Boats 17/1290 I bought an anchor the other day with a WM gift certificate and I am wondering if I am I got one tha
Want to trade land for a sailboat-where do I look GR Brown at 5:07am 12.29.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1512 I have some free and clear 5 acre parcels in southern Colorado that I want to trade for a 40'-50' sa
Shaft vibration John Wilson at 4:41am 12.29.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/902 We have an early production 1983 Hunter 34 that has had driveshaft vibration since we first met it i
Iron Keels J.B. Dyer at 4:30am 12.27.04 Ask All Sailors 32/2423 Cast Iron My 21 year old boat has an iron keel and I like it. Cast iron is funny stuff, it will on
Folding Bike Storage? Bad Obsession at 3:16am 12.29.04 Smaller Boats 10/1008 My parents gave me a folding bicycle for Christmas. It is really nice and I want to get another bik

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Legend 40.5 Removing the Traveler MetricMountie at 2:57pm 02.23.21 They special ordered the one's I got.
Legend 40.5 Removing the Traveler MetricMountie at 2:54pm 02.23.21 Sandy, when I tore into the bottom of the seahood, I found no less than four (4) seperate pieces of
No Traveler? Stu Jackson at 2:50pm 02.23.21
Beware of BoatUS Insurance Corey16781 at 2:50pm 02.23.21 I think Dave is correct here.. The big take away is to have Liability Insurance. Over 17 years I pai
Hunter 35.5 opening in rear berth to change waste tank (7) MetricMountie at 2:45pm 02.23.21 Hope these are of some assistance, they're from a rebuild of the aft cabin bulkhead on our 1992 - 35
Be Aware of Documentation web sites! kappykaplan at 2:44pm 02.23.21 Tks, Dave. :beer:
Beware of BoatUS Insurance dlochner at 2:40pm 02.23.21 Hi Guys - I had an ACV Policy rather than Stated Amount. To get a Stated Amount policy on a 43 yea
Beware of BoatUS Insurance (2) Corey16781 at 2:35pm 02.23.21 Don't let the original purchase price of $ 3,800.00 fool you. This boat was immaculate with a 2016 N
No Traveler? (3) rgranger at 2:34pm 02.23.21 Anyone have any insight as to why? No but I can give you insight as to why not. I bought an H26 i
all rope windlass DanMaine at 2:25pm 02.23.21 I don't have a drum... Bummer!
Stem/Keel Repair rgranger at 2:19pm 02.23.21 @dlochner 's video is good. A nice trick I have used many times is to take a piece of thick plasti
Larger wheel? Johnb at 2:06pm 02.23.21 You got me thinking. Now the pain has subsided I wonder if 2 or 3 strategically placed (folding/clam
Beware of BoatUS Insurance Corey16781 at 2:03pm 02.23.21 Hi Guys - I had an ACV Policy rather than Stated Amount. To get a Stated Amount policy on a 43 year
No Traveler? Sailfanatic at 2:02pm 02.23.21
No Traveler? BarryL at 1:56pm 02.23.21 Hello, Many new boats from Beneteau, Jenneau, Hanse, etc no longer come with a traveler. I have sai
Beware of BoatUS Insurance ggrizzard at 1:52pm 02.23.21 As a long time Boat US/Geico customer I am concerned by your report. But to clarify some details, I
all rope windlass Hayden Watson at 1:51pm 02.23.21 It's looking like that! Thanks all! Or you can pull the chain with two wraps on the drum and use i
Be Aware of Documentation web sites! dlochner at 1:51pm 02.23.21 Yesterday I sent this inquiry to the Chief of the Commercial Division at NVDC: There are also quest
Beware of BoatUS Insurance dlochner at 1:43pm 02.23.21 It is unfortunate that you had trouble with Geico, BoatUS's current insurer. If you had Actual Cash
No Traveler? Davidasailor26 at 1:41pm 02.23.21

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