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Swing Keel maintenance J P Turkey at 12:31pm 10.12.04 Day Sailers 1/972 I have a 1986 O'Day 192. Everything is currently fine. However, I worry that after 19 years the li
Teak care Bart15842 at 12:26pm 10.12.04 Smaller Boats 3/871 I have 240 with 5 exposed pieces of teak. I can clean them and they look great until they dry and th
Mac 22 Pop Top Canvas Patern? Dave1249 at 11:52am 10.12.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1046 Does anyone have a patern for the Mac 22 pop top canvas? Or perhaps a pic of one installed? I'm a
Mystery leak? Bill P. at 11:33am 10.12.04 Smaller Boats 2/783 When I returned, very happy to find my H260 still floating in the bayou after Ivan came through I fo
Mast Step Repair kevin6882 at 10:16am 10.12.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1182 I am in the process of restoring a 1969 MacGregor 21'. The area around the Mast step bracket was se
How/Where to store sails during MN winter? tami heart at 9:23am 10.12.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1360 I'm wondering how/where to store sails during winter. This is my first boat (Hunter22) My boat wil
outboard winterizing Vince at 9:01am 10.12.04 Smaller Boats 15/1628 Is it necessary to winterize an outboard motor that will be stored indoors?
Building integral tankage Ron Postma at 8:49am 10.12.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/967 BruceI am going to build integral FRP water and diesel tanks into my '67 Islander 33. Is 105 resin
Fuel Hose: TYpe A or Type B Jack Thomas at 8:36am 10.12.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/854 I am preparing to install new diesel fuel lines in my 1985 Hunter 25.5, and am not sure if I should
Hull number ID Anthony at 7:24am 10.12.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1006 Hello all. My dad is negotiating the purchase of a hunter boat. Is there a way I can tell the manu
height of hunter 260 on trailer with mast down Tim2853 at 6:59am 10.12.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1053 I'm planning to store my hunter 260 but need to be sure it'll go through the door. I'm hoping someo
TRAILER FOR SALE - CAT 25 livingmydream19 at 6:38am 10.12.04 Smaller Boats 0/816 $2000 Or Best OfferWe had a fCatalina 25 fixed keel boat that trailered well with this trailer. B
filling and fairing process Bruce at 6:28am 10.12.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1025 Hello Mr. Niederer: I have an area of 13" by 7" located on the waterline near the bow of my sailboat
c/b attachment Jack Spencer at 5:25am 10.12.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/737 I sent a diver down to attach a new pendant to my centerboard. The orginal attachment that goes on
216 modifications Bob Cowgill at 4:36am 10.12.04 Smaller Boats 9/1153 Since the "Hobienot" will be down for a while due to the jib blowing out at a seam last Saturday,
Columbia 25? Don Johnson at 4:35am 10.12.04 Columbia 1/1557 I have the opportunity to purchase this GOB for about 4k. I have been on it and gone thru the boat f
2004 H260 David Hoch at 3:57am 10.12.04 Smaller Boats 7/1311 Folks,I'm purchasing a new 260 next month - what sorts of things should I look for (if any) when I
Catalina 22 keel ball replacement David10662 at 3:55am 10.12.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/3366 My wife and I are redoing a Catalina 22 (1977 model) The last thing we needed to do was replace the
Fiberglass Repair Coaming Thierry at 3:42am 10.12.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1499 Hello,I bought my 1982 M25 with a hole in it. The hole was created when the previous owner tied t
Furling Main Mast or Boom DJW at 3:36am 10.12.04 Ask All Sailors 23/2864 If you were going to order a boat with a Furling Main would you go with a furling main into the Mast

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Pulley pullers Ken13559 at 5:14pm 01.25.21 Mine came off without any special tools. How about you try first. Spray WD40 or penetrating oil to t
Winter sailing (Or Summer if you're below the equator) Ken Cross at 5:05pm 01.25.21 It has been too long since I was on the boat. November 2019. February is the limit of my tolerance.
Video Blogs - which do you watch and why? Davidasailor26 at 4:52pm 01.25.21 Great question. Lots of similarities between my list and some of the ones above. I tend to prefer bo
Hunter 41DS aft head tabbing sailor5017 at 4:38pm 01.25.21 we have the same boat. That wall is not a structural strength component unlike a bulkhead wall the
Ugliest Production Sailboat thread RussC at 4:30pm 01.25.21
37C Windlass pbknowles at 4:24pm 01.25.21 Please do keep posting your experiences, I'm a ways away from doing this but very interested in the
Yanmar 3YM30 Tach Lead Optical or Lead off Alternator jssailem at 3:59pm 01.25.21 @karellen I was in the same boat sort of. The boat had no indicator of how long the motor had been r
correct coolant for Yanmar.. Justin_NSA at 3:56pm 01.25.21 TOAD Marine says you can use Dexcool. Any auto parts store carries it https://shop.toadmarinesupply.
Pulley pullers RitSim at 3:44pm 01.25.21 Advance Auto Parts has a complete puller set available for "rent" The deposit is the purchase price
Skill testing question Sailavie1 at 3:32pm 01.25.21 All in good fun.
Video Blogs - which do you watch and why? garymalmgren at 3:26pm 01.25.21 I might have mentioned Kevin Boothby before. How to sail Oceans. Engineless serious sailing. Also S
Video Blogs - which do you watch and why? dLj at 3:20pm 01.25.21 I've watched some of the above mentioned. One I like is Drake Paragon. Mainly because he is currentl
Skill testing question kappykaplan at 3:14pm 01.25.21
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Ugliest Production Sailboat thread (1) SailingLoto at 3:08pm 01.25.21 Southcoast 26c
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41' AC and DS Hunter owners DOCKHAND at 2:58pm 01.25.21 Ice Breaker, does your 2004 look and have the same design as the 2005 & newer AC? I think the 41DS h
Video Blogs - which do you watch and why? Scott T-Bird at 2:52pm 01.25.21 I like Old Sea Dog and first saw him when he was in White Spot Pirates episodes. Sue has no interes
Video Blogs - which do you watch and why? Scott T-Bird at 2:49pm 01.25.21
Post Process After Soda Blasting Bottom Whatfiero1 at 2:47pm 01.25.21 Well I understand your not racing but you need to get it smooth some how try lightly sanding and th

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