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headstay and backstay length Carl at 4:12am 11.08.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/900 My 1985 mac 25 does not have the head/backstay cables. Anyone replace them, or know where to get new
Adding foam insulation chuckwayne at 3:50am 11.08.04 Other Sailboats 3/1087 Last summer as the temperature rose I found that the AB freezer/fridge on our Hunter 380 was running
rebuilding heads- question for peg the headmistres t rahaim at 3:48am 11.08.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1087 I just rebuilt the two pre 1997 jabsco heads in my hunter. Each one took around 25 minutes and exce
Crack in the Stern! Conn Walters at 3:23am 11.08.04 Smaller Boats 15/1743 Recently obtained a 1995 26 that was dry docked for close to 7 years in South Dakota. Now there are
I have a leak! Rich9439 at 2:52am 11.08.04 Mid-Size Boats 11/1754 This past weekend I went out to winterize my 1996 H29.5. I noticed that the forward most part of th
Painting inside the cabin Bad Obsession at 2:46am 11.08.04 Smaller Boats 3/842 I have some areas inside of my Hunter 22 that have mildew stains on them. I am going to paint these
Shower drain amir at 2:02am 11.08.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/832 Folks,Wanted to know whether the water from the shower drain in H336 (1995) goes to the bilge or h
bilge ("boat") smell - elimination thereof Nomar at 1:40am 11.08.04 Ask All Sailors 20/17381 I have a Hunter 34 with which I am happy EXCEPT for the ever present, ever pungent "bilge" smell. I
Winterizing the Catalina 30 Mark Hughes at 12:44am 11.08.04 Catalina 30 1/1835 Could someone direct me to a site where I could find information regarding the winterization of my C
Tensioning the forestay Kim Adams at 12:33am 11.08.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1815 I have a Hood Seafurl foil on the forestay and have just purchased a tensioning gauge. Question is
Stern Rails Andrew Smith at 12:32am 11.08.04 Smaller Boats 2/796 Has anyone had any experience in finding and adding stern rails to a 25.5? Any information would be
insurance advice needed patrick at 11:45pm 11.07.04 Ask All Sailors 7/1020 I need to get coverage for my 1979 Catalina 38. I mostly need local coverage (within 50 miles of the
Hatches derek23933 at 11:36pm 11.07.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/991 Has any one added opening ports to the cabin of a 1979 O"Day28? Say above the galley
Winterizing Question Drew at 11:33pm 11.07.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1112 My freshwater system consists of a 6 gallon plastic tank with a hand pump on a sink. Here's the que
Help! Temperature Falling... Drew at 10:52pm 11.07.04 Ask All Sailors 15/1214 Weatherman says it may drop below freezing next two nights - I am planning to pull my boat for the y
Kiwi feathering prop FlyBri737 at 9:43pm 11.07.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1063 I had posted a few weeks back about the Kiwi feathering prop and its motoring characteristics...I
Groco Toilet Repair Kit Paul at 9:08pm 11.07.04 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1100 Hi, I have a 1985 35' O'Day that probably has the original manual Groco toilet. I would like to eith
Cutlass Bearing Paul at 8:12pm 11.07.04 Ask All Sailors 11/1764 Boat is out and there is some up and down play on the prop shaft. The play is in the bushing that su
St. Pete Strictly Sail show Bob Cowgill at 8:12pm 11.07.04 Smaller Boats 4/828 Carol and I spent Saturday and part of Sunday at the beautiful Vinoy Basin show.Impressions:1. Boa
Spiders webs Jim Seamans at 7:31pm 11.07.04 Ask All Sailors 9/1080 Went out sailing yesterday and the boat was covered with spider webs. I had streamers off of everyth

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Refinishing Tiller Handle sailnoproblem at 5:36pm 12.05.20 I have used pretty much everything on teak. I know the tiller you have is not teak. I have found
Centerboard for 8.0B needed! LeeandRick at 5:12pm 12.05.20 Are you sure the boat had a centerboard. It was an $800 option on the shoal draft model. My 8.0C doe
Identify this boat Don S/V ILLusion at 5:07pm 12.05.20 Cant id brand but it has obviously had a flooded cockpit with the inevitable core rot and delaminati
Bomar hatch trim ring removal Dolphin55 at 4:40pm 12.05.20 From what you've described I'd have to assume you're up against the original sealant or bedding com
H326 Arch Cover stuendan at 4:32pm 12.05.20 Not quite Ralph, The arch on the 326 consists of 2 x 1 1/2 " stainless tube on top of which sits the
Oxidation, I think; worse on gray hulls? (1) Dr. D at 4:27pm 12.05.20 Perhaps a better picture would help determine what kind of damage this is Here is the other pictur
Identify this boat Viipper98 at 4:24pm 12.05.20 I'm looking for serious replys only. I'm aware the boat is a wreak but I also have a high degree of
Greetings, New owner of an O'Day 35 here. njlarry at 4:03pm 12.05.20 Welcome aboard. When I first got my 34 6 years ago the first thing I did was read all of the ODay bi
Boomless sailing 26S MAC Joe at 4:02pm 12.05.20 Removing the boom and traveler will make some difficult upwind sailing, especially with such a blown
Best sailing midsize Hunter with arch & aft jib winches Joe at 3:50pm 12.05.20 Find the boat you love and if the winches need moving.... move 'em. Take stu's advice and try stee
Catalina 38 daviddp at 3:43pm 12.05.20 We looked at 38, 40, and 350 on the same day, all about the same price. The 350 was newer for basic
Best sailing midsize Hunter with arch & aft jib winches Grip at 3:41pm 12.05.20
Catalina 38 vince.landseadal at 3:33pm 12.05.20 Thanks guys looked at the boat today it was priced to sell @ $12,000, but the bilge had water in it
Boomless sailing 26S MAC SFS at 3:31pm 12.05.20 Or just went BOOM!
Identify this boat dlochner at 3:28pm 12.05.20 Its a Landfill 2020. :cowbell: Walk away from it.
Oxidation, I think; worse on gray hulls? (1) SoSound at 3:04pm 12.05.20 I've been noticing a similar situation develop on our gray hull. This year, I cleaned it and waxed
Hunt for a 310 sailme88 at 2:54pm 12.05.20 I sail on the salt. If I were to relocate and become a laker, I would without question acquire a fr
Thank you all Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 2:51pm 12.05.20 ditto
Boomless sailing 26S MAC (1) Project_Mayhem at 2:43pm 12.05.20 The boat behind you already went boomless!
Oxidation, I think; worse on gray hulls? Project_Mayhem at 2:40pm 12.05.20 Perhaps a better picture would help determine what kind of damage this is

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