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Rinsing a holding tank Ben Stavis at 6:39am 10.18.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2064 Hi Peggy,Due to more and more no discharge zones, I'm replacing a LectraSan with a Vacuflush syste
2005 Columbia Calendar Captn pauley at 6:29am 10.18.04 Columbia 1/1306 Each year i do a Columbia calendar. You can see last year's at www.captnpauley.com. Theyb are then d
improving the bunk Nomar at 6:19am 10.18.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1298 Has anyone ever used a Cabella mattress pad, the kind that is touted to campers as self inflating, o
Taking in Water Holly Hamilton at 5:47am 10.18.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/796 I recently had a very unfortunate incident with my MacGregor 25. The story is too long to tell but t
Keel Rust Brent Headberg at 5:16am 10.18.04 Mid-Size Boats 5/1050 My 1990 Hunter 33.5 suffered damage in Hurricane Frances and the boat yard is removing the keel to r
Women? Richard at 4:44am 10.18.04 Smaller Boats 2/969 Greetings,I am curious: I have a pair of friends; a married couple. In what I suspect is a rare t
New Sailor Asks - Is This Right??? Steve at 4:38am 10.18.04 Ask All Sailors 21/1862 After a month of owning my first boat, a 1981 O'Day 30, I finally got out in winds about 20 knots.
hunter 26 teak floor replacement ChuckP at 4:00am 10.18.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1599 I am refurbishing my hunter 26 in the last storms the boat took water in the galley. so the wood(or
Electric Winches George H260 at 3:59am 10.18.04 Big Boats 0/759 Has anyone with a 410 converted their winches over to electric? I would be interested in learning an
High Winds Paul at 3:56am 10.18.04 Ask All Sailors 13/1479 Now that the brisk autumn winds are here you begin to notice a couple of different approaches to how
Reading Lights TJ23058 at 3:19am 10.18.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1215 Was at our boat (2000 Beneteau 361) last weekend and noticed that all (8) of the swiveling reading l
Replacing a Racor 110A in a H340 John T1594 at 3:18am 10.18.04 Big Boats 1/1136 Has anyone replaced the original Racor 110A primary fuel filter in their H 340? We recently acquired
MacGregor Venture Catamarans Marlin15349 at 3:12am 10.18.04 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/977 Why are the Ventures Cats not listed in the web site? The length catagories start at 19 feet.Marl
Durabak as a non-skid alternative for deck Tammy at 3:06am 10.18.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/796 Has anyone used Durabak on their decks or know of anyone who has used the product? I've checked out
Ecohorn? Jim Boernge at 3:05am 10.18.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1365 Boat survived Ivan and only was stuck in mud for 4-s,days until a high tide; however, some not so fr
25.5 hull has a flat spot(s) Bob at 2:38am 10.18.04 Smaller Boats 4/951 This summer I purchased a 1984 Hunter 25.5. It was on the hard and I noticed the hull was slightly f
Screw holes hankstone at 2:27am 10.18.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/833 Please tell me the best way to repair 3 #8 screw holes in a solid section of fiberglass in the stern
Damaged during Ivan hurricane Ariel peeri at 1:59am 10.18.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/878 My 240 Hunter was one of few boats which remained attached to the dock in Seville Harbour marina, Pe
covering old instrument holes dave at 1:10am 10.18.04 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2573 Hello, I have a recently purchased 1981 O'day 28. There were 4 round aluminum instrument housings
snark paul at 12:40am 10.18.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1333 Does anyone know where to find parts for the "big Snark" not the 11 foot 2 person one, but the bigge

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Y-valve below water line ... ok or not ok? Scott T-Bird at 11:32am 01.07.21 Newport Bob it's probably because it makes easier to proove to the authorities when boarded for ins
Max-Prop Reconditioning wsconner at 11:18am 01.07.21 That said, I think the issue is that PYI's ad should say "Your reconditioned propeller will WORK l
Questions regarding M26c vinyl pop-top cover Grace Note at 11:11am 01.07.21 Thanks again. I really like both ideas, all three actually...two with screening, wondering where o
Stability numbers for a Yamaha 33 jssailem at 11:09am 01.07.21 Have you guys seen this link? https://sailboat.guide/yamaha/33 Calculations Hull Speed6.95 knotsSa
Max-Prop Reconditioning Sailfanatic at 10:55am 01.07.21 I was very pleased with my one experience with a MaxProp and PYI. The idea of switching from a MaxP
Y-valve below water line ... ok or not ok? Claude L.-Auger at 10:51am 01.07.21 Newport Bob it's probably because it makes easier to proove to the authorities when boarded for insp
H26 Proposed Reef Configuration Sailfanatic at 10:41am 01.07.21 You should not mount any hardware on the aide of the boom that you can avoid, as during an accidenta
Eye Splice double-braid jssailem at 10:36am 01.07.21 For the same reason, (preserve the fibers, do not let them break) you want to do the long bury using
in board sheeting? jssailem at 10:23am 01.07.21 I was just wondering if the loss of sail area would be worth the pointing ability with a blade on t
Y-valve below water line ... ok or not ok? Newport Bob at 10:19am 01.07.21 Scott, wondering why you want a valve and lock? Concerned with someone operating pump while in no di
Stability numbers for a Yamaha 33 Arctic Hawk at 10:16am 01.07.21 Yes, that would also be nice to have.
Stability numbers for a Yamaha 33 mermike at 10:05am 01.07.21 No, but if you ever find polars for a standard or tall rig, let me know!
Eye Splice double-braid All U Get at 9:49am 01.07.21 Great write up.:biggrin: Whip locking dyneema has been shown to weaken the splice to the strength
Y-valve below water line ... ok or not ok? Terry Cox at 9:41am 01.07.21 Our boat has a similar setup as yours except Hunter used a wye fitting rather than a tee. I like the
Max-Prop Reconditioning Bob S at 9:34am 01.07.21 Wondering if they would sell the parts to refurbish yourself? I will be doing mine when I replace th
New dinghy for 2-hp honda jon hansen at 9:33am 01.07.21 my personal testing is that with one person only, using an attached(duct tape or similar) 5' stick
Eye Splice double-braid jssailem at 9:29am 01.07.21 Great write up.:biggrin: eema has been shown to weaken the splice to the strength of the whipping th
Eye Splice double-braid All U Get at 9:16am 01.07.21
in board sheeting? capta at 9:04am 01.07.21 The staysail stay is on a Highfield lever. That staysail is a bit small for a blade, but I would lik
Rope Clutch or Spinlock PXR? Brian D at 9:00am 01.07.21 I removed you duplicate post and moved all the replies to this thread. So you lost one posting but r

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