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I sure could use some information / support? John C. Bollinger at 3:09am 06.01.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1007 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 4/1037 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 3/1687 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 0/736 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 4/1596 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 11/4103 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 4/13888 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 0/790 Hi to all:I would like to install a piece of horizontal rail on my stern pulpit (pushpit) across t
Bimini top First 310 Jerry Marques at 12:59am 06.01.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2616 Hello,I'am considering adding a bimini top to my First 310, and would like to know if anyone who h
Adjustable Genoa Lead Car System John12048 at 12:45am 06.01.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1168 I have a 1989 Hunter 30g and am working on designing an adjustable genoa lead car system. Does anyo
Pedestal steering John at 12:06am 06.01.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/877 Lost my steering this weekend. Thank heaven for the emergency tiller. The pin connecting the cable t
swing keel 26macgregor terry freeman at 11:48pm 05.31.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/933 has anyone removed the keel on a 26s ,i would like know how and can it be done while on the trailer,
Sea Tech Water Manifold - H356 Bob Keller at 11:45pm 05.31.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/1498 Arrived at our boat this past Friday evening and discovered that we had left the water pressure swit
Sealant removal from plexiglass Bob Shafer at 11:28pm 05.31.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1344 Can anyone tell me the best way to remove dried sealant from plexiglass? I got a de-bonding agent fr
mast and rigging Ken at 11:27pm 05.31.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/865 You folks have probably talked about this subject before but If I could pick your brains one more ti
1984 Johnson 9.9 Bob at 11:01pm 05.31.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1406 The 1984 Johnson 9.9 original owner's manual specifications call for a Champion L77J4 spark plug wit
streaking John Hosty at 10:48pm 05.31.04 Other Sailboats 8/1146 I have grey streaking on the hull side directly below the chain-plates. What can I use to remove it?
steering failure ken at 10:10pm 05.31.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1659 I own a 1981 hunter 27 with pedestal steering. On the weekend while sailing in 20+ winds the steerin
Jib sheet knots Frank Nowak at 10:09pm 05.31.04 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1172 Here is another jib question. The genoa on our 1982 Hunter 27 has the sheets attached to the clew wi
forestay tension Frank Nowak at 10:01pm 05.31.04 The Cherubini Hunters 2/913 Anyone have comments as to how tight the forestay should be? My new 1982 Hunter 27 has a Hood Seafur

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Does anyone know of a tool sold to help re attaching "lift the dot" fittings on my dodger? eianm at 1:58pm 01.18.21 i went a purchased an ironwood tool, and it unfortunately does not work with push a dots
1986 Newport 27-3 first boat shemandr at 1:56pm 01.18.21 Consider posting the list. Many items may be un-necessary to getting it on the water.
1986 Newport 27-3 first boat shemandr at 1:55pm 01.18.21 Congrats on the purchase. Remain dauntless. It's just a sailboat. You'll improve it over the time
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit Crazy Dave Condon at 1:32pm 01.18.21 @Thaniel and everybody It is great for all the responses being written particularly you Thaniel.
Battery Mixing integrating Lithium Lifepo4 AGM or Gell dlochner at 1:13pm 01.18.21 There is a guy on FB that discusses this (mixing battery types, not oil filters) on his sailboat. t
AC/DC Grounding Question dlochner at 1:08pm 01.18.21 Well, that is almost correct. The AC ground (green) should be connected to the DC ground (black) a
Finish on interior Hunter 356? DOCKHAND at 1:01pm 01.18.21 I had the same area that was lightly damaged from the cabin doors being blown open from a hurricane.
Prada cup on TV cb32863 at 12:55pm 01.18.21 Looks like they are just going to skip the rest of the round robin and fix the boat. Also got the ba
Nasty smell in heads SFS at 12:38pm 01.18.21 And get @Peggie Hall HeadMistress book. She likely will be along here to add her 2 cents, and it wi
Sole TV Replacement - Hunter 49/50 T J Furstenau at 12:31pm 01.18.21 @Daze - If you weren't already aware, @artboas is the resident expert to most (all?) things H49 rela
Battery Mixing integrating Lithium Lifepo4 AGM or Gell bbrowncods at 12:18pm 01.18.21 There is a guy on FB that discusses this (mixing battery types, not oil filters) on his sailboat. tA
Rotten egg smell/ new batteries BAD ORCA at 12:14pm 01.18.21 When the series batteries are at 14.8V what is the individual voltage of each battery? If the batte
1986 Newport 27-3 first boat jon hansen at 12:09pm 01.18.21 we love pictures
1986 Newport 27-3 first boat jon hansen at 12:08pm 01.18.21 welcome!
One more plumbing project checked off Justin_NSA at 11:45am 01.18.21 Hi Claude. Great minds think alike. The valves I used negate the need for another valve. They are di
How do people mount their anchor on bow on smaller O'days (mine is a 19') Will Gilmore at 11:37am 01.18.21
One more plumbing project checked off (2) Claude L.-Auger at 11:24am 01.18.21 Hi Justin, just a thought seeing the picture of your new by-pass installation. The 2 valves on the c
Prada cup on TV Hunter216 at 11:23am 01.18.21
Battery panel 2.0 kpgraci at 11:16am 01.18.21 Very neat job. Does that charge controller come with wiring instructions that can be understood by
How do people mount their anchor on bow on smaller O'days (mine is a 19') BruceC at 11:13am 01.18.21 If it is an O'Day 19 you own, and not an O'Day 192, I know there is a chamber behind the V-berth tha

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