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Beneteau First 235 (keel, blisters, cabin liner) yeto at 7:18am 08.24.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/5644 Hi to all,I am looking to purchase a Beneteau First 235 and have heard that this boat could have p
towable hunters Rick at 7:08am 08.24.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/904 I've never owned a boat, but I travel Monday through Thursday for my job. I'm really getting tired
Resealing the Water Tank - H31 JT6554 at 6:50am 08.24.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/944 I noticed my fresh water tank leaking around the seals a while back and I've decided to pull the lid
Thinking of extending the trailer tongue - comment Richard at 6:09am 08.24.04 Ask All Sailors 8/3536 I switched vehicles recently and when I went to put the boat in this season (late as ussual) I had t
Flexible Stuffing Box Hose Replacement coolsam at 6:00am 08.24.04 Big Boats 1/2576 I need to replace the 5 inch section of hose that connects the stuffing box to the stern tube in my
Just bought a 75 venture 21 need rigging help !!! Don at 5:51am 08.24.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1058 Hi, A friend and I just bought a (1975) 21' venture which is in ok condition but the sheets ar
rigid boom vang Southerncross21574 at 5:17am 08.24.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/934 I am interested in a rigid boom vang for my H29.5. Any comments would be greatly appreciated. Chee
Motor problem kamol at 3:15am 08.24.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/849
Maintenance of centerboard and keel, 22' macGregor Charlie3512 at 2:44am 08.24.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1342 Recently bought a '73 Magregor 22 ft sailboat on trailer, and took it to a marina with limited facil
Liveaboard marinas in Ft Lauderdale area Gene at 2:22am 08.24.04 Destinations 2/2873 A few weeks ago I asked if anyone knew of liveaboard marinas in the Ft Lauderdale area. One of you
Stitches Scrooge at 2:12am 08.24.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/830 I need to repair some of my seams on my sail cover.What kind of thread should I use?Is there one th
Yanmar performance issue resolved... Will Baker at 1:44am 08.24.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/890 At the risk of jinxing myself, I wanted to follow-up on an issue I reported on two or three seasons
New H260 things to look out for tr23736 at 1:32am 08.24.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/809 I have recently purchased a new H260 which I will be taking delivery of in about 8 weeks. I'd apprec
main sail slides dan at 1:21am 08.24.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/848 has anybody tried using any type of lubricant on the mainsail slides does it make a difference?
rig for solo dan at 1:17am 08.24.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/759 I need to run the lines aft for solo,thinking about adding two more winches on either side of the do
Keel/Hull joint Scott at 12:55am 08.24.04 Ask All Sailors 7/1590 I am looking to buy this boat (Santana 525, 1979 model). The only questionable area is the leading e
Removing heavy scratches from bronze rose20532 at 12:44am 08.24.04 Ask All Sailors 3/3105 I'm trying to remove some heavy scratches from some bronze, and I wondered if anyone knew how to bes
Coachroof - interior ceiling "buttons" Steve Morris at 12:25am 08.24.04 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1112 In the process of removing and replacing all the teak on my 1977 Oday 22, I had to pop the ceiling b
Winch maintenance Paul at 11:32pm 08.23.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/1338 I have a 1978 C27, purchased last year. This past weekend, my portside winch started slipping. Whe
Downwind with the B Steve Carpman11081 at 11:14pm 08.23.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/808 I have read much of the discussion regarding downwind sailing with the B

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Hunter 30. Swimming platform locker ggrizzard at 2:58pm 11.16.20 Is that an American import or a British built Hunter?
Christmas... ggrizzard at 2:57pm 11.16.20 Brian, I'm sending my 2 attack cats to your boat this week!
ODay 34 Reefing Lines daviddp at 2:56pm 11.16.20 Will your lines be brought back to the cockpit? Mine terminated @ the mast/boom connection so the m
Oil Mystery ggrizzard at 2:53pm 11.16.20 How many cylinders?
ODay 34 Reefing Lines dmax at 2:47pm 11.16.20 Sorry, I thought they were all Isomats - it's probably pretty similar but hopefully someone with the
ODay 34 Reefing Lines mgarner at 2:32pm 11.16.20 I am currently in the middle of that project as well. It depends on what type of reefing system you
ODay 34 Reefing Lines (1) dmax at 2:29pm 11.16.20 I am currently in the middle of that project as well. It depends on what type of reefing system you
Lowering mast On Mac 25 justsomeguy at 2:16pm 11.16.20 Did you carefully select that fence post length to match or be shorter than the distance to the for
Deck fitting installation problem - O-Day 28 dmax at 2:13pm 11.16.20 Thanks to both of you. Since the cover is already on, I will wait till spring, Dremmel out the core
Installing an ACR with a Freedom inverter/charger Scott T-Bird at 2:12pm 11.16.20 You don't need an acr, you already have one in the ec. I was thinking the same thing except I wou
Deck fitting installation problem - O-Day 28 Fredct at 1:59pm 11.16.20 Noted. I will cover the hole.
3 Mainsail Quotes - Advice on which you would pick and why Cat36Amoore at 1:54pm 11.16.20 Anthony, Does all this advice help? As someone said you are mostly going to be happy with either o
First Sailboat Scott T-Bird at 1:54pm 11.16.20 Hello @Ferruh, Welcome to sailing in New Jersey! Where did you take your classes? Did you take th
O'Day 28 Standing Headroom? sreidvt at 1:52pm 11.16.20 I have an 85 O'day 28 and can measure next time I'm there if you care. I'm curious if the discrepa
Thru hull valve size? Ward H at 1:39pm 11.16.20
First Sailboat Ferruh at 1:34pm 11.16.20 Lots to think about. I will simply echo two previous thoughts, as they are both important. 1) Go l
Deck fitting installation problem - O-Day 28 dlochner at 1:31pm 11.16.20 @dlochner Ok very good tip. I will core out this weekend to to give it extra drying time. I intend
Deck fitting installation problem - O-Day 28 Fredct at 1:29pm 11.16.20 @dlochner Ok very good tip. I will core out this weekend to to give it extra drying time. I intend t
Deck fitting installation problem - O-Day 28 dmax at 1:25pm 11.16.20 Yes, I forgot a step, I sealed the wood with penetrating epoxy before filling.
Thru hull valve size? rpell1@msn.com at 1:21pm 11.16.20

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