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Trailering my O'Day 22 -- rudder removal Rob Krohn at 3:02am 05.10.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1086 Since I could only arrange dry docking this season, I will be putting my boat in and out of the wate
272 Gel Coat Question ABL at 2:57am 05.10.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/770 I have a question regarding a 272 I am considering. It seems that the deck has some "cracks" in the
Battery Blues and my icebox Refrigerator Mike G at 2:40am 05.10.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1200 I have a B321 with a 12V refrigerator. I have been running the refrigerator during the week during t
Rig tuning - 37 davidm at 1:48am 05.10.04 Bigger Boats 2/1016 Can anyone provide the tension settings for the main and inner shrouds on a 37?I am sure there were
No Power on load for outboard Carl at 1:40am 05.10.04 Smaller Boats 6/729 I just did the service on my 89' Honda 8hp outboard and after putting it back on the boat, it has no
How not to spend Friday evenings Jim Seamans at 1:04am 05.10.04 Ask All Sailors 10/1042 On Friday May 7, we arrived at our boat around 6:30pm to spend the weekend and attach the dingy to t
Leading fuel tank JON at 12:49am 05.10.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/834 I am leaking diseal fuel into my bilge,wanted to know if anybody had to work on there fuel tank? Its
Three Bladed Prop for a Catalina 30 Tom G. at 12:47am 05.10.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/1295 I just re-powered my 1984 Catalina 30 with a Universal M25XPB. The vessel now has a Two Bladed Prop
SOLAR VENTS PETER at 12:29am 05.10.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/726 HAS ANYONE INSTALLED VENTS IN THEIR PASSAGE 42? IF SO, WHAT TOOL(S) DID YOU USE AND WHAT IS THE THI
Adding Drainage holes in Cockpit Lockers James Shawlin at 11:58pm 05.09.04 Smaller Boats 6/1369 I have a question, I want to add drainage holes in the cockpit storage lockers. Has anyone done thi
Reefing Hook: Type and Placement Juan Manigault at 11:53pm 05.09.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/1045 I lost the original reefing hook that was attached to the gooseneck of the boom. It fell overboard
Re assembling B&R rig Richard Bryer at 11:48pm 05.09.04 Big Boats 4/843 I am in the spring process of putting my rig back together again and as this is only the second time
Search request...... Rich Stidger at 11:32pm 05.09.04 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/879 Phil,I recently needed to search for a post that was only 10-15 days old. I started with the arch
Capacity for a 376 Russell Egge at 11:26pm 05.09.04 Big Boats 5/836 How many people you you take out for a day on a 376. Pleasure sailing on a bay, nothing serious, n
throttle H-34 Dale Wilson at 11:23pm 05.09.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/967 I have a 84' Hunter 34. Used to be that when I advanced the throttle it held "more or less" at what
Swim Ladder for Older Boats Dan B at 10:59pm 05.09.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1742 What do people with older boats use for swim ladders? I have a 1973 Catalina 27 that has an old, sh
Autohelm ST4000+ tries to move rudder too far Patrick Randall at 9:52pm 05.09.04 Ask All Sailors 9/1074 I've just installed an ST4000+ on my boat. The steering wheel only moves just under 1 turn lock to l
MAST FOR TV ,VHF AND GPS ANTENAS kimbanda at 6:14pm 05.09.04 Other Sailboats 0/694 I am looking to install one mast in the back of my Hunter 310, in order to place the antennas above
Lines at the end of the boom? Rob Morton at 2:22pm 05.09.04 Smaller Boats 5/953 I think the lines at the end of the boom are hooked up wrong. I looked in the archives and it didn't
Sailing Companions ex-admin at 2:18pm 05.09.04 Ask All Sailors 58/2697 Well, it's clear the majority of us are not in favor of mandatory PFD's . So who do you want along

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Marina waiting lists Scott T-Bird at 6:30am 07.21.20 Looks like a prime location with small capacity. I can see why you want to stay. There must be sli
Marina waiting lists Justin_NSA at 6:27am 07.21.20 We wish we had a problem like that. Too many open slips ever since the drought. When I joined I had
Stuffing box DRhoads at 6:13am 07.21.20 Suggest you go to Main Sail, link on this site, and check their DIY section for stuffing box. Great
Marina waiting lists Jackdaw at 6:10am 07.21.20 Get to know the marina manager well and go out of your way to be considerate, friendly, take care of
1990 2GM20F issues - HELP! RoyS at 5:49am 07.21.20 Good work! Where did you have the injector pump overhauled?
Did the HOOK race Jackdaw at 5:48am 07.21.20 Congrats on racing the hook JD. I will not be able to race this weekend in Charlevoix. :O( Other
Marina waiting lists rgranger at 5:45am 07.21.20 Many people on the wait list will have made other accommodations once the marina finally contacts th
Where to find hard to find fasteners? rgranger at 5:43am 07.21.20 ...and of course wonderful MacMaster Carr :plus::plus::plus::plus::plus:
Reefing tips Tim Mills at 5:41am 07.21.20 I previously dissed single line reefing believing it is nearly impossible to coordinate the tension
Where to find hard to find fasteners? dlochner at 5:36am 07.21.20 McMaster.com You'll have to buy 5. You may have to cut the 100 mm ones down. https://www.mcmaster.
Outhaul H26 (2) SkookumZac at 5:35am 07.21.20 It's terrible isn't it? With that jammer at the gooseneck that never stays in? I doubled it by a
Where to find hard to find fasteners? DougM at 5:25am 07.21.20 Fastenal in Annapolis, but I believe they have stores nationwide? A block away from BaconSails. I
Solar.... getting colts but no amps???? rgranger at 5:24am 07.21.20 There is voltage going to the battery. Today I will turn off all loads and see what is coming throu
Widgeon 12 Manual SW_WI at 5:19am 07.21.20 Contact @Sunbird22358, He has a Widgeon information set that covers all vintages of Widgeon. Inexpen
Beneteau 331 engine room fan DougM at 5:17am 07.21.20 There should be two cowls...one duct functions as an inlet and the other as the outlet. On my boat t
All New Bottom: Redoing my T-26 Monohull in the Driveway rgranger at 5:14am 07.21.20 Go to Lowes and buy a 5 lb bag of garden lime and put it in a 5 gallon PVC bucket. Add two full can
Hunter 22 1982 boom jack rgranger at 5:01am 07.21.20 I have one of those. I found another problem My blocks don't have a cleat...break? built in. Where
Mon Ark Sail Boat - 11 footer with 18 foot mast. rgranger at 4:48am 07.21.20 Because it has a slip on main sail, there is no place to attach stays to the mast. So it was probab
Marina waiting lists Terry Cox at 4:36am 07.21.20 Will save a long story about our wait list experience with the Everett Marina, WA for another time.
Where to find hard to find fasteners? RitSim at 4:31am 07.21.20 McMaster.com https://www.mcmaster.com/screws/flat-head-screws/system-of-measurement~metric/thread-si

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