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H23 trailer bunks...dropping william3045 at 8:11am 08.03.04 Smaller Boats 4/839 i just used murictic acid, (diluted 10:1) to clean the bottom of my boat but it looks like it melted
Electronics Gregg at 7:52am 08.03.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/909 I have just recently purchased a 1979 Mac, and it has nothing on it except lights. I would like to
H-22 drop keel dan at 7:05am 08.03.04 Smaller Boats 1/898 I know this subject has probably been beat to death on this sit, so here goes again!:i just crawle
Anchor Choice? Drew13440 at 6:32am 08.03.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/982 I sail a 240 displacing 3600 lbs. in the Potomac/Chessie - bottom is largely mud to sand. I've a #8
Sometimes Stupid Things Happen!!!! Rusty10343 at 6:25am 08.03.04 Day Sailers 1/1143 Hello all,As Mike was so honest and forth right as to air the bad luck that he encountered a few w
LOA measurement Dan at 6:20am 08.03.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1191 Hi,I am trying to identified what type of o'day the owner has. Where do you measure LOA and the bea
lifting a boat adrian at 6:10am 08.03.04 Smaller Boats 1/750 I am joining a new marina They have a electric lift and suggest lifting the boat withlifting points
Smoke from the Air Intake Jax20579 at 6:08am 08.03.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/985
Roller Furling Maintenance Robert 19994 at 6:04am 08.03.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/998 I am going to be dropping the mast on my 1983 O'Day 30' to move it. Is there any maintenance that sh
Roller Furling Maintenance Robert 19994 at 6:00am 08.03.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/825 I am going take my mast down on my 1981 Hunter 33 to move it and wondered if there is any maintenanc
Capri racing in Dallas/Ft. Worth Greg at 5:51am 08.03.04 Smaller Boats 0/771 I'm interested in purchasing a Capri 16.5. Is there an established fleet that races at any of the D
Table latch shg at 5:47am 08.03.04 Mid-Size Boats 5/833 When the table below decks is lowered, there is nothing to secure it and it can easily slide off to
LIFTING THE BOAT WALT at 5:22am 08.03.04 Smaller Boats 6/1215 I need to pant the bottom of my C22. If the keel is dropped and all the weight is taken from the ins
Nissan NS5 runnung problem william3045 at 4:36am 08.03.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1167 My Niaasa NS5 5HP kicker (from my H23) was giving me trouble reving-up. I pulled it off and put it i
Window Leak and Type of Varnish Mike Hopton at 4:35am 08.03.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/737 Any been there done that on repairing leaking windows on a 356?The front window on the starboard si
Window Leak and Type of Varnish Mike Hopton at 4:31am 08.03.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/684 Any been there done that on repairing leaking windows on a 356?The front window on the starboard si
Refrigeration Systems on H28 Droop at 3:12am 08.03.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/773 Has anyone installed a refrigeration systems on a Hunter 28? Which system did you install and how w
Dodger window spots Mike at 2:59am 08.03.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1158 My dodger has black spots on the clear windows. They appeared while it was in storage. Have no idea
Best boat for the money David at 2:02am 08.03.04 Ask All Sailors 7/1288 I'm an experienced sailor (Ocean) and I'm looking for a sailboat (27'-33') that can handle the North
battery location Chuck Petty at 8:17am 07.21.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/982 That's the Place I just looked at the DC Wiring Diagram from the Owners Manual and it shows a singl

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3 Mainsail Quotes - Advice on which you would pick and why Kings Gambit at 5:12pm 11.14.20 Of those you mentioned, North has the best customer service plan. I have a 3-yr-old Quantum mainsail
Autopilot for 30T stephen_i_w at 5:00pm 11.14.20 I installed an Ev100 on my previous boat and my current one came with one. They work OK steering to
Selden Furlex system Halyard Deflector Gary Ryan at 5:00pm 11.14.20 I had asked Selden if they had any information. They came back and said that our furling system is
New spin halyard gets wrapped around headstay at the top Joe at 4:55pm 11.14.20 Clip the halyard shackle to your spinnaker pole's mast ring. If you don't have one of those, then a
Cracked liner after keel strike nightowle at 4:54pm 11.14.20 From experience, I'd say you'll be fine with these repairs now that you've found a reliable yard. I
Newport 27 Through hull replacement sbcwolff at 4:40pm 11.14.20 The linked article says "All through-hulls are bronze, but they're fitted with PVC gate valves." "
New spin halyard gets wrapped around headstay at the top Hunter216 at 4:10pm 11.14.20 I recently rigged up my Hunter 34 with a spinnaker and it's boatloads of fun. I absolutely agree!
Autopilot for 30T Rxsail at 4:06pm 11.14.20 Where did you find the the above mentioned deal?
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 4:06pm 11.14.20 187253
Wiring Crazy Dave Condon at 4:06pm 11.14.20 What is the model and manufacturer? Ate the wires color coded? Do you have AC as well as DC?
Wiring Project_Mayhem at 3:49pm 11.14.20 Sometimes its easier to start over and sometimes its easier just to tap off of an existing line (gra
Newport 27 Through hull replacement Richard19068 at 3:41pm 11.14.20 We just got a Newport 27 this year, and reading the Newport 27 article, it has me wondering about u
I need a starter for an OMC Zephyr 1982 a sail drive on a 1982 S-2 Project_Mayhem at 3:31pm 11.14.20 This was posted on the Saildrive mailing list a couple of months ago Amazon.com: DB Electrical SAB01
black marks Project_Mayhem at 3:27pm 11.14.20 I haven't tried acetone, but the PO warned me against using it for a reason I don't really remember
Steaming, Anchor and Deck Lights Ron20324 at 2:51pm 11.14.20 and only needed one breaker postion!
Cracked liner after keel strike Mechone at 2:50pm 11.14.20 Hi. Yes. The repair is well underway. One of the big worries was removing the keel without doing fu
Wiring Don S/V ILLusion at 2:48pm 11.14.20
New spin halyard gets wrapped around headstay at the top (1) Claude L.-Auger at 2:35pm 11.14.20 John (jssailem) has a very good point about possibly bringing the spinnaker down with the halyard o
Newport 27 Through hull replacement sbcwolff at 2:33pm 11.14.20 Looks to me like you have 4 good reasons to make sure your through hulls are good. You say PVC...
My turnbuckle has failed........ thinwater at 2:24pm 11.14.20 I think I've only seen threads pull out in stainless when they have been cross threaded or thread p

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