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A Salvaged Lightning Kevin at 8:33am 09.08.04 Ask All Sailors 2/998 Help, I came into a lightning at a salvage yard, but alot of the hardware has been stripped. Where
Propane Tank kalalua at 8:17am 09.08.04 Big Boats 0/834 I just purchased a 1997 Hunter 340 which has a very small propane tank (steel). Because of an obsol
Mast height=63'9", Bridge=65', Tide=3' - Courage? Rich Stidger at 7:40am 09.08.04 Big Boats 5/953 My 40.5 sailboat is spec'ed at 62'9" off the water- I have no clue if that is really accurate.I ha
Leaky Boat --- Wet in Portland Oregon Barb Hutchinson at 7:28am 09.08.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/911 We have owned a 25 foot O'Day sailboat for 3 years now. It is a 1980 have this mysterious leak that
Brake winch for Mac 25 Lyndol at 7:03am 09.08.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/943 My brake winch for the swing keel is rusting away and needs to be replaced. A local ship's store ha
Stepping 356 Mast for Winter PeterNa at 6:29am 09.08.04 Big Boats 10/1079 Does anyone have a photo or sketch on the best way to support the 356 mast for haul out. Thinking
Outboard Advice Randy Kolb at 5:59am 09.08.04 Smaller Boats 9/1365 OK, I've looked in the archives and even read some of my old posts there. I am seeking OB advice.
Vent Cap Source T J Furstenau at 5:30am 09.08.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1226 Peggie -I know this probably seems like a REALLY stupid question, but I'm having a heck of a time
Sun worship Bill at 5:19am 09.08.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/723 2 questions if I may regarding the Mac 19' 1 has anyone built a bimi top for the Mac 19'2 has a
Thru-hulls on Mac 26D.... Jeff M21319 at 5:10am 09.08.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/980 During the re-fitting of my "89 26D, I decided to replace the hoses to the cockpit and sink thru-hul
Any spy fotos or information of the new 46 LE ?? Velero49 at 4:32am 09.08.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/861 nm
Photo Request Mark at 4:10am 09.08.04 Mid-Size Boats 7/816 To all H33.5 and H35.5 owners:If you have any pictures of your boats flying their spinnaker (sym, a
1984 ODAY 39 History booty Baker at 4:09am 09.08.04 Bigger Boats 3/1309 Looking for history of Oday 39'sHow many Oday 39's were built?Were they all built by Jenneau?D
Swim Ladder on a 216 andrea14994 at 4:08am 09.08.04 Smaller Boats 3/888 We are new owners of a 216 and are looking for the right type of swim ladder for the boat. It can b
356 Leech Flutter Solved Marc at 3:36am 09.08.04 Big Boats 4/1026 out of frustration I contacted UK Sailmakers concerning the 356 leech flutter problem previously dis
The Hurricane Blows! Greg2230 at 3:04am 09.08.04 Ask All Sailors 15/1369 I've lived in Central FL for over 15 years now and have been a sailboat owner for just the last year
Survived Hurricane Frances Unscathed! Ron Vanderveer at 2:51am 09.08.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1461 Fellow Sailors:I know there are some horror stories out there, but I thought that my co-owner and
Storing my 260 for the first time Bill Sieber at 2:40am 09.08.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/877 I will be putting my 260 to bed for the winter in November. Since this is the first time for this b
Any experienced with sewing? Andy26M at 2:32am 09.08.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1170 Hey all,I'm thinking of doing a few sewing projects for my boat, and was considering trying it on
Lost power to my AC outlets John1534 at 1:43am 09.08.04 Mid-Size Boats 15/3240 I have a 1990 Catalina 28 that has lost power to my 120 AC outlets, none of them work. My battery ch

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Worth a shot-- Hunter216 at 7:12am 08.21.20 Metal to metal would quickly destroy the parts. I can see why there might be some wear over time b
TD 14 <--- [old and dead Invest 97L] shemandr at 7:07am 08.21.20 Should be interesting ... Hope everyone stays safe! Since we have a 20 -30% chance of tropical stor
Somes Sound On MDI sesmith at 6:57am 08.21.20 We were anchored there 2 or 3 years ago when strange things went bump in the night. 1st our anchor
How do/would you do it? shemandr at 6:55am 08.21.20 The great John Lockwood once said at one of our RC meetings, "If the same 2 boats win every race, ev
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? sailme88 at 6:53am 08.21.20 Lots of opinions on this posting... The CG has two BASIC terms for waters... Inland Waters.. i.e. S
A wee bit of Scotland. rgranger at 6:43am 08.21.20 Serious eye candy!:beer:
Annapolis fall boat shows cancelled shemandr at 6:42am 08.21.20 There is a Stuart Boat Show in the fall and I expect the same thing will happen. Social distancing
Hunter 240 dry weigths rgranger at 6:41am 08.21.20 Regarding Tow vehicles. I presently own a Chevy Silverado. No problems towing my H26. I have al
Sad day, and no way to fix rgranger at 6:37am 08.21.20 Maybe good for a Viking funeral? :dancing:
How do/would you do it? Scott T-Bird at 6:37am 08.21.20 I would vote for not determining overall season champions. What's the point? It only diminishes the
Chartplotter vs iPad rgranger at 6:35am 08.21.20 Cool, so using my iPad with cellular chip will be good enough, thabks everyone for all the replies
Battery Data GonzoF1 at 6:19am 08.21.20 An automotive battery tester will test both 6V and 12V Certainly not trying to be argumentative,
Proper way to flush shemandr at 6:09am 08.21.20 I once figured out what volume of water it would take to push water to the holding tank. I used fre
Hunter 240 dry weigths Rick Webb at 6:07am 08.21.20 Looking at the trailer. I find that adding a second axle would be very do able as there is room, bu
kappykaplan at 5:40am 08.21.20 @NYSail , what was the final resolution to this? Tks. :beer:
Backstay Failure shemandr at 5:19am 08.21.20 Instruments?
Rub rail caulk THECUSCUS at 5:12am 08.21.20 I caulked the top and bottom of the rail when I first refit my V25. Water still got in and the easi
Chartplotter vs iPad JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 4:46am 08.21.20 We have navigated from Maine to the Caribbean using an iPad. About 15,000 nm in total using just an
Parts/replacement of older Goiot steering system BigEasy at 3:05am 08.21.20 Talk to knowledgeable machinists. They may be able to design something for you with regards to gear
Chartplotter vs iPad fred1diver at 2:59am 08.21.20 Cool, so using my iPad with cellular chip will be good enough, thabks everyone for all the replies

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