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mast key cover fred at 9:41am 06.01.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1316 Can anyone tell me what covers the slot on the mast after all the main sail rain clips are installed
O'Day 35 Shoal Draft - Rudder Concern??? Mike at 9:41am 06.01.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1800 I am thinking of purchasing a 1986 O'Day 35. Boat appears to be in great shape and I will have it s
New 306 Tracy W. at 9:34am 06.01.04 Mid-Size Boats 8/1385 Hi, all. My husband and I are in the process of purchasing our first sailboat. We have--perhaps stup
Sprite Rudder John at 9:12am 06.01.04 Day Sailers 0/1002 I am looking for anyone to share the measurements of a Sprite rudder which is missing on my boat. A
HUNTER 20 centerboard trunk leak Annie at 8:32am 06.01.04 Smaller Boats 2/1123 I am purchasing a 1983 Hunter 20 that has been in storage the last 12 years or more. It will be a fi
Hey Brian Ashley at 7:25am 06.01.04 Smaller Boats 0/792 Did you get your thermostat working correctly? Are you pressing the "Hold" button after you set the
placement of depth transducer for Peter and others Brian Conneely at 7:08am 06.01.04 Smaller Boats 3/863 Peter and the experienced others...I read about some of your findings in the archives regarding the
1974 Oday 27 rebuild info. Lee Stevens at 6:37am 06.01.04 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1318 I am rebuilding an oday 27 I bought for $100.It sank due to a lighning strike in port.I have repai
Hunter 34 window replacement Scott Morgan at 6:18am 06.01.04 Big Boats 4/2928 Can anyone provide some insight/advice/information on replacing my crazed windows on my 1983 Hunter
Water Heater/Exchanger Problem Scott at 6:07am 06.01.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/907 On my 1988 C27 I changed the element this spring and I am able to produce hot water hooked up to sho
ODay 28 Anti-Skid??? Sharon Beach at 5:38am 06.01.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1009 My husband and I purchased a used Oday 28 in Feb. 2003. The prior owner had chainplate repairs done,
Backstay adjuster Ozana at 5:35am 06.01.04 Big Boats 10/1251 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 4/1525 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 4/1071 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 10/1175 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 2/899 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 1/945 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 1/901 '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 1/2733 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 7/1474 I spent my first night out on my 26M this past weekend. It all went well (the only thing I forgot w

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Prada cup on TV (1) Hunter216 at 4:30pm 01.20.21 I can understand the need for sticking to the rule book but this seems a bit silly. OH well if the w
Newbie - Just brought a 1986 Hunter 23 home Roughsawn at 4:28pm 01.20.21 Thanks! And i dunno for sure those are 1986 tires, but judging from the dry rot and cracking, they
Bad Smell While Flushing Head SeanP at 4:09pm 01.20.21 We are experiencing a similar issue. Only when we manually flush the head is there a strong odor tha
Older Catalina 38 steering position & original engine concerns Andreas68 at 4:04pm 01.20.21 Andreas, are you talking about getting around the wheel to the steering position? Most aft cockpit
37C Spreader Tip Replacement kappykaplan at 3:49pm 01.20.21 Incredibly helpful! Thank You! You are quite welcome! :beer:
Older Catalina 38 steering position & original engine concerns jon hansen at 3:31pm 01.20.21 i was trained that the cockpit is the most important part of the boat for the owner/captain to consi
Looking for First 405 stanchion bases guidera48 at 3:25pm 01.20.21 Looked at the catalog for the first series and did not find a listing for them. Found them under t
Setup for mounting dinghy to stern? Deleted member 117556 at 3:24pm 01.20.21 Been using this for 7 years with success. Without a swim platform might be tricky but probably stil
Prada cup on TV LakeShark at 3:23pm 01.20.21
Digital sextant twistedskipper at 3:23pm 01.20.21 Looks like it does quite a bit for you, actually, if you go look their web site. It does seems like
Prada cup on TV Hunter216 at 3:06pm 01.20.21
Looking for First 405 stanchion bases guidera48 at 3:04pm 01.20.21 Available at Beneteau not to expensive Looked at the catalog for the first series and did not find
Need Sailboat Trailer sail sfbay at 3:03pm 01.20.21 ............but the gawkers who seem to think the best view is right in your blind spot for miles an
Looking for First 405 stanchion bases guidera48 at 3:02pm 01.20.21 Maybe better to see what Beneteau wants for them ,however C&C had a similar design ,but goes around
Looking for First 405 stanchion bases guidera48 at 2:56pm 01.20.21 No wonder they cracked. That's a terrible design! They need the extra bracing that comes with most
Older Catalina 38 steering position & original engine concerns jssailem at 2:52pm 01.20.21 Andreas, are you talking about getting around the wheel to the steering position? Most aft cockpit
37C Spreader Tip Replacement Bolander at 2:45pm 01.20.21 Incredibly helpful! Thank You!
Digital sextant Leeward Rail at 2:39pm 01.20.21 GPS satellites are controlled by the US DOD and/or the Russian military (GLONASS). Either one of th
Setup for mounting dinghy to stern? jssailem at 2:37pm 01.20.21 Luke, when in the Marina, how about putting it on the fore deck and covering with a tarp to keep it
Looking for First 405 stanchion bases guidera48 at 2:37pm 01.20.21 Lots of options in the links below. https://www.amazon.com/Marine-Grade-Stainless-Steel-Stanchion/

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