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Part furling of head sail in weather. Scotian at 11:03am 08.23.04 Ask All Sailors 0/959 When wind is strong and best to reduce head sail I use furling equipment and reduce jenny by about
Performance post-blister repair... Kevin in VT at 10:48am 08.23.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/860 Hi again,Some of you may remember by big repair this past off season of hull blisters. Someone ask
Leaking water down mast compression post Kevin in VT at 10:40am 08.23.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/2007 I'm at my witts end.I've got water leaking down the mast compression post and can't figure out wher
Stripped screws in fiberglass Dan at 10:19am 08.23.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1506 Anyone out there have a good fix for stripped screws in fiberglass? I have a number of screw fasten
concrete in the bilge?? Jeff at 10:06am 08.23.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1544 I have discoverd concrete poured under the floor boards of my hunter 22 , I purchased this boat used
Dingy Question Kevin at 10:03am 08.23.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/902 I got a Hunter dingy with my Hunter 260. Has anyone put one on the boat when trailering? We hope t
216 boarding ladder Bob Cowgill at 9:16am 08.23.04 Smaller Boats 2/1050 After almost giving up on a workable swimming/boarding ladder for the 216, I found a telescopic ladd
VHF antenna on 216 Bob Cowgill at 9:06am 08.23.04 Smaller Boats 4/888 Has anyone yet put a VHF radio on a 216?I was wondering about the type/location of the antenna.I d
Catalina is better then Hunter or just more money Wolf at 8:27am 08.23.04 Ask All Sailors 28/5005 Why is it said that Catalina is better then the Hunter boat?Who sells more? Which performs better?
outboard motor assistance wass bay doug at 8:18am 08.23.04 Day Sailers 6/1319 I just purchased a Oday Mariner and want to mount a small motor. It seems certain I should purchase
mast step Wass Bay Doug at 8:13am 08.23.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/985 I just acquired a Oday Mariner and before I got to put the mast up I discovered that one of the tong
keel bolts marty1920 at 8:08am 08.23.04 Bigger Boats 2/1165 earlier this month someone wrote with the name of an o'day guru who might have a plan with the locat
Hunter RENDEVOO JanetSilver at 7:42am 08.23.04 Big Boats 1/979 We enjoyed the Hunter "Party" at Two Harbors Catalina this past weekend. We met many other owners-
C-30 TR spinnaker Bill at 7:39am 08.23.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1057 I would like to hear from C-30 TR owners who fly a cruising spinnaker. I have some questions about
Catalina maintenance/repair issues? jerry at 7:20am 08.23.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/920 I am looking to buy a used 36 - 42 ft catalina. What are the key maintenance/repair issues I should
door latch Raka Man at 6:52am 08.23.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2153 I've got a Beneteau 40 and one of the latches in the galley has a busted spring. i'm hoping someone
Teak over Glass Decks Paul at 6:31am 08.23.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1226 Looking for suggestions for laying teak over my decks. Looking for a method to makethem stronger si
Furling main problems Allan J. at 6:24am 08.23.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/926 I have a 2000 Hunter 340 with a furling main, The loop that holds the head of the sail on the mast,
Cruised the Bahamas in a 260 Ted Friend at 6:22am 08.23.04 Smaller Boats 0/823 H 260's are great in the Bahamas. We dragged our 260 to Florida from Texas in early August. We lau
Rudder needed 22ft 1978 O'Day John K at 6:21am 08.23.04 Day Sailers 1/1281 Rudder terminal after "Charley".....does the mold still exist??

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Mystery stainless grappling hook? Any clues? NYSail at 4:08am 01.31.21
Winter Generator Don Lucas at 3:33am 01.31.21 Batteries just sitting during the winter aren't going to take much charging really and I bet your ba
Sea Shanties Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:58pm 01.30.21 I think both are correct but shanty seems to be the more prevalent usage these days. I still have
Sail Ties ... Just curious garymalmgren at 11:13pm 01.30.21 Nobody mentioned a centipede. Will take a photo and post next time I get out to the boat. gary
Mystery stainless grappling hook? Any clues? Ron20324 at 9:33pm 01.30.21 Looks like a gadget I put together to unload/load 20-plus tote bags to a third floor condo at the Be
Sea Shanties Richard19068 at 9:28pm 01.30.21 Ummmm...I think y'all are referring to Sea CHANTY/CHANTIES...a shanty is a shack. Chanty does se
Mystery stainless grappling hook? Any clues? jssailem at 8:45pm 01.30.21 Some of these docks are unmanned. The Bull Rail is there. If you want to tie up and prefer using a s
feathering prop Oday 39 jssailem at 8:40pm 01.30.21 Henry not sure of the specific speed numbers, but the owner's who have made the purchase report sati
Crack in Companionway Entrance - Catalina 30 MKII Hull #4984 weekendrken at 8:32pm 01.30.21 Nice work!
feathering prop Oday 39 henrykorous at 8:14pm 01.30.21 I dont have those details at my fingertips as the boat is on the hard and the specs are on the boat.
Davit on H25.5 (1) kco at 8:09pm 01.30.21 I may had use the wrong word.. davit I mean for the anchor
Compass Mount for Hunter 30 MikeHoncho at 8:01pm 01.30.21 Fiberglass mat and west systems epoxy. Scuff it up really good and place rubber bands around it to t
Compass Mount for Hunter 30 shaun12345 at 7:51pm 01.30.21
Sea Shanties Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:18pm 01.30.21 Ummmm...I think y'all are referring to Sea CHANTY/CHANTIES...a shanty is a shack.
Mystery stainless grappling hook? Any clues? Mike Oldak at 7:01pm 01.30.21 Are they missing a few dock hands?
Sea Shanties dlochner at 6:38pm 01.30.21 I enjoyed the movie "Fisherman's Friends" which is about a Sea Shanty group. Available on Netflix
Dufour 40E Performance sail sfbay at 6:36pm 01.30.21 You might find this article helpful on the 40E: https://www.sailmagazine.com/boats/the-dufour-40e
Compass Mount for Hunter 30 MikeHoncho at 6:28pm 01.30.21 You will definitely need the added plastic piece that mounts to the piece you have linked. The compa
Mooring lines to permanent buoy setup (3) ricksoth at 6:23pm 01.30.21 Hey SailFanatic (Capt. Larry) and any others that want to chime in -- I am going to go with two of
Sail Ties ... Just curious MikeHoncho at 6:21pm 01.30.21

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