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Need a new Dodger/Bimimi Paul (Affinity C320) at 12:31pm 07.19.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1005 Need a recommendation for canvas work on a Catalina 320 in the Annapolis area.
forestay sag Larry Jackel at 11:53am 07.19.04 Big Boats 6/979 How much forestay sag us reasonable on a 340 (no backstay)? In 20Kts apparent wind I have about 4-6
Marine Refrigeration Evaluation tarheel at 10:43am 07.19.04 Other Sailboats 1/1171 I'm considering the following two mfgrs of 12V refrigeration. Sea Frost Model BD 12/24 with evaporat
rig tuning billoak at 10:14am 07.19.04 Smaller Boats 11/1703 Just bought a 1987 26.5. Sailing on a trial in a fresh breeze main only, I notice that the stays to
Screens on the 356 (Revisited a year later) deacm at 10:14am 07.19.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/919 Last summer (or was it the summer before?) we were all moaning about the crappy screens that came st
Installing a thru hull marine toilet Dave at 9:24am 07.19.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1026 I have read that for the new 26 there is the potential of adding a thru-hull marine toilet with hold
Johnson 9.9 outboard question Mark R. at 9:03am 07.19.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1687 HI, I have a 1986 Johnson SeaHorse 9.9 HP outboard on my 1972 Oday 23. I've noticed that after I
2GM20F Running Hot with White Smoke Mark at 8:49am 07.19.04 Mid-Size Boats 5/1273 My engine has been running hot lately normally it runs at about 179 to 183 degrees. This weekend it
raw water or freshwater aeb at 7:19am 07.19.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1969 Looking for a recommendation on whether to go with the freshwater model or raw water model of the Ra
Tuning Issue... Drew13440 at 6:52am 07.19.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/986 OK, the shrouds are all set at about 15% of breaking strength, a little light, but I, too, am "afrai
Reducing Sail Mark M26D at 8:00am 04.27.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1335 Do you have a stock rudder Kerr Lake is my favorite place to sail. If you have the stock rudder you
Looking for wax recommendation Allan J. at 6:40am 07.19.04 Ask All Sailors 10/1274 I have a 2000 Hunter 340 and I keep it clean and waxed. I have been using Nu-Finish on the gelcoat.
Spinnaker Rigging Meredith at 6:29am 07.19.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1161 I have a 1972 Widgeon I am just learning to sail on. ;D It didn't come with any manuals on how to ri
Painting the Bottom of My Boat dstancil6729 at 6:21am 07.19.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/931 At one time my boat stayed in the water (saltwater), however, now it is trailered.I have completely
Instructional video for older gelcoat JIM WILLIS23139 at 5:56am 07.19.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/713 I took all your suggestions to heart on this one and used larger lettering and new footage,When you
Rig vibration with partially furled jib gball at 5:38am 07.19.04 Day Sailers 0/982 Hello fellow 170ers,With severe storms forecast for later in the day, I set out early Saturday mor
Handling characteristics of 26M under power Kirk Magee at 4:57am 07.19.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2281 I have a 2003 26M and most of my time is spent sailing. However, I have a question about motoring.
leaking propeller shaft steven clevenger at 4:44am 07.19.04 Big Boats 0/903 I just posted a question about my leaking rubber saft seal on the mid-sized boats page. I don't kno
Propeller shaft leak Steven Clevenger at 4:37am 07.19.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1423 The rubber tube seal is leaking more that it should be. I've been told that the seal should be burb
mold bill at 4:23am 07.19.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1292 Ahoy all sailors;Any ideas on reducing my mold beneath berth cusions on my 25.5? I have tried to ke

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Full cockpit enclosure - leaking through traveler control lines Project_Mayhem at 7:32pm 11.11.20 My backstay goes through my bimini. The shop that made it basicallly made a 3" fabric tube for the b
Oday 272 - Best and most efficient way to replace interior cushion covers Project_Mayhem at 7:19pm 11.11.20 If you can run a sewing machine checkout Sailmate.com. They have all the stuff you need and videos
Whisker Pole Davidasailor26 at 7:17pm 11.11.20
Halloween cruise (5) forbin at 7:03pm 11.11.20 Steve at SV Panope helped me decide. ...set geometry was not as good as the Mantus. The weight down
Gennaker, Code 0, Code D, What to choose? ontherocks83 at 6:47pm 11.11.20 So this is where I'm a little hesitant to tell everyone the age of the sails due to the automatic sc
Whisker Pole (1) rpwillia at 6:44pm 11.11.20 187145 We probably had the pole a little high here. I have a ring on the front of my mast. I wanted
Whisker Pole (1) Hayden Watson at 6:33pm 11.11.20 While watching this video I realized that I had been sailing my whisker pole incorrectly. There are
Small surveillance cameras CarlN at 5:51pm 11.11.20 First of all - what crook picks a Hunter 31 from all the boats in the marina. Any chance you know th
Good Year for Astronomical Sights. Kings Gambit at 5:51pm 11.11.20 BTW: KG Speeking of seeing interesting things... Have you seen the new Netflix show (Queens Gambi
Oday 272 - Best and most efficient way to replace interior cushion covers danooxnard at 5:41pm 11.11.20 If you can run a sewing machine checkout Sailmate.com. They have all the stuff you need and videos o
Gennaker, Code 0, Code D, What to choose? CarlN at 5:38pm 11.11.20 If you owned a 45' catamaran this would be a different discussion. But for your boat your current sa
Re-chroming service in New England? (2020) PaulK at 5:29pm 11.11.20 Where in New England? Your profile doesn't say where you're from. These guys say they do marine wor
Re-chroming service in New England? (2020) MikeHoncho at 5:18pm 11.11.20 Consider powder coating them
Ceiling Replacement Project 31seahorse at 5:07pm 11.11.20 Very nice looking headliner project. Although you identified the material as wood, the finished wo
Pearson 33-2 engine removal Mikem at 4:56pm 11.11.20 My son had a H306 with the 2gm20 and it could do no better than 6+ a little bit. Years ago I had a
H260: Water Under Cabin Floor Crazy Dave Condon at 4:25pm 11.11.20 Time to talk again regarding water up front and mast leak
Ceiling Replacement Project FastOlson at 4:13pm 11.11.20 Slogan: Foredeck person - "Will Work for Key Lime Pie!" The headliner upgrade did indeed come out gr
Re-chroming service in New England? (2020) FastOlson at 4:07pm 11.11.20 What with older chroming shops closing up due to modern environmental regs, you may have to do some
Leaking into bilge Project_Mayhem at 4:02pm 11.11.20 Something on your deck is probably leaking. Run a hose over the deck. Sometimes leaks only show them
Ceiling Replacement Project Ken13559 at 3:56pm 11.11.20 How do you secure the board & stuff to the ceiling? If you put a screw through won't that penetrate

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