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Backstay adjuster Ozana at 5:35am 06.01.04 Big Boats 10/1163 I just installed a "Johnson" backstay adjuster on my 35.5 with split backstays, but I have a problem
H260 trailer improvements Ed childres at 5:30am 06.01.04 Trailer Sailors 4/1402 Has anybody made improvements to there stock trailers to allow easier centering of the boat on retre
Traveler setting on a C27 ??? gregg whittenberger at 5:28am 06.01.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/994 Hello I need some help-----I just got a new traveler for my 1981 C27,the question is how for forward
23.5 Bimini vern at 5:27am 06.01.04 Smaller Boats 10/1121 I presenty own a 1995 Hunter 23.5 . Although I've seen several pictures of 23.5s with biminis close
Jib Haylard exit block Jean Lefebvre at 5:20am 06.01.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/879 I have a 336 Hunter 1996. What kind of haylard exit block i need for the 336 hunter 1996. Is it Spar
oday 30 mainsail track fred at 5:19am 06.01.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/916 I need information on the cover for the main sale rail clips slot that keeps the clips from coming o
new outboard ted at 5:06am 06.01.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/863 '89 26.5' hunter as good as new.changing original outboard from original 60lb 8hp tohatsu to 92lb
Adler/Barbour Cold Machine Fan Replacement? Dan Smags at 4:51am 06.01.04 Other Sailboats 1/2563 I have an old Adler/Barbour Cold Machine mounted in the bow of my 1984 Belliure 41...the cooling fan
Limiting anchor swing ?'s AndyS at 4:03am 06.01.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1376 I spent my first night out on my 26M this past weekend. It all went well (the only thing I forgot w
Interior paint is falling apart Stephen Fierro at 3:39am 06.01.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1282 The paint inside my boat is peeling and flaking. It seems to have two different cotes. One a yellowi
Outboard oil/gas jp at 3:18am 06.01.04 Ask All Sailors 9/960 Hi Matey'sI goofed on my mixture. Supposed to be 50:1 on 9.9 Merc, I put in 25:1. So now what????
Wet Floor tgrass462 at 3:14am 06.01.04 Smaller Boats 11/1093 As you all probably know - we've had a week or so of some pretty brutal weather here in the mid west
I sure could use some information / support? John C. Bollinger at 3:09am 06.01.04 Ask All Sailors 4/931 Hello Everyone,I currently own a 1983 C30, and the wife and I enjoy her tremendously. We are curr
teak brightener stain removal Craig at 2:36am 06.01.04 Ask All Sailors 4/980 I was using teak brightener on my boat and spilled some of it. I thought I had cleaned it up, but n
Autopilot - Sportpilot? AndyS at 1:57am 06.01.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1575 I am going to be doing a lot of singlehanding, and have decided that it would be nice to be able to
Doyle Zeinth Main Sail - H356 Robert Keller at 1:52am 06.01.04 Big Boats 0/705 Just a follow up to the discussion regarding the main sail issue with the 356s. Poor performance and
Used Sailboat Equipment Websites John12048 at 1:51am 06.01.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1464 The other day I was surfing Ebay and could not find any threads for used sailboat equipment. Does an
how many degrees of list is too much? jhartman at 1:44am 06.01.04 Ask All Sailors 11/3695 We sail in the hudson river and the wind can be pretty gusty. We will be listing about 15 degrees an
How do I measure stray current at my marina? Mitch at 1:26am 06.01.04 Big Boats 4/13382 I'm burning up zincs. 1/2 of each one (2) Every two months. How do you measure the current in the
tubing fittings Mike at 1:11am 06.01.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/768 Hi to all:I would like to install a piece of horizontal rail on my stern pulpit (pushpit) across t

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How to start my Ericson 31 1977 Erickson QE3 at 5:46pm 10.29.20
Steering Wheel Cover Justin_NSA at 5:44pm 10.29.20 How do you possibly figure out how much cord you need!!
make stanchions removeable? Ron20324 at 5:40pm 10.29.20 ...Not being able to remove the stanchions makes haulout and covering difficult. Has anyone ever cut
Thru hull factory valves Mike Oldak at 5:27pm 10.29.20 @Calvin1Calvin Former Hunter dealer who worked on a hunter 27 as a volunteer same model and year.
Steering Wheel Cover Ziggler at 5:24pm 10.29.20 @Ziggler , what kind of line did you use for that masterpiece? A friend of mine used some shock co
Blue Interior Cushions that came on O'Day 1983 to end of production O"Days. Richard19068 at 5:19pm 10.29.20 ...I would be interested in new fabric if I can find fabric very similar. This has been asked ma
Starbrite antifreeze recall Rich Stidger at 5:13pm 10.29.20 Good on them for owning in such an aggressive way. Wonder how that employee is doing What emplo
Help: Steering Wheel Locks Up When Hard To Port Tom J at 4:56pm 10.29.20 Everything seems to indicate that you have some sort of steering quadrant under the cockpit, and the
make stanchions removeable? gfroch at 4:52pm 10.29.20 Yes. I had a Hunter with the same stanchions. Made it simple to drop them for tarping. We just left
Starbrite antifreeze recall Bob S at 4:48pm 10.29.20
Starbrite antifreeze recall sesmith at 4:39pm 10.29.20 All the more reason to always check the bottles yourself with a refractometer when winterizing.
Funny Friday!!! leo310 at 4:33pm 10.29.20 As I'm retired every day is Friday unless I'm golfing or Sailing then its Saturday. BTW the island h
Help: Steering Wheel Locks Up When Hard To Port catalanc at 4:19pm 10.29.20 Hi Ron, Everything looks OK, inside and out. I think the problem is that there is no stop and the
Fell in love with the MacGregor 26M, but... Hunter216 at 4:18pm 10.29.20 The mast is long for the size for the boat, and cannot be laid flat with the base attached. I alway
Weekend projects in my Laguna 26 (4) SailingLoto at 4:15pm 10.29.20 Semi flush mounted windows installed, 2 bulkheads painted and a bunch of sanding and oiling on teak
Starbrite antifreeze recall berner73 at 4:12pm 10.29.20 Don't suppose anyone knows who makes antifreeze for West Marine? Will try to find out tomorrow. Lo
Toerail damage B323 finding a replacement TimFromLI at 4:11pm 10.29.20 I have a similar ding, (also no discussion of how it happened but suffice to say I was not the one a
Hunter 45 CC: Lost the shackle in my Selden furling main... Davidasailor26 at 4:09pm 10.29.20 If you borrowed a strong enough magnet, if your Allen wrench hasn't rusted to anything, you should
Funny Friday!!! (2) Tally Ho at 4:04pm 10.29.20 During COVID, and working from home, I have taken to making different types of bread, Today I made
Fell in love with the MacGregor 26M, but... Jackdaw at 4:03pm 10.29.20

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