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Hunter 41 mast severance Bob Allen at 1:38am 04.16.04 Big Boats 0/824 According to several of the 'old salts' in my marina, most mast losses result from driver error. Hun
WINDSPEED INDICATOR COCKPIT BULKHEAD MOUNTING Bill Williams at 1:27am 04.16.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1075 I'm thinking of mounting a Standard Horizon Windspeed indicator on the forward cockpit bulkhead just
Buzzard's Bay Scott21072 at 1:11am 04.16.04 Destinations 6/2129 I'm moving my boat from Narragansett bay to Buzzard's Bay this season. I'm lokking for a couple of n
hydrobubble anchor Dunvegan at 12:25am 04.16.04 Ask All Sailors 9/5847 Has anyone tried the new hydrobubble anchor from anchor concepts?we are trying to chooze a good anc
Lake Shasta Jim Hughes at 12:11am 04.16.04 Destinations 4/4383 Is there enough wind to sail on Shasta Lake? I've pasted it many,many times and can't remember seein
CDI Out of Business? John at 11:49pm 04.15.04 Ask All Sailors 4/976 I just called 978 264 4668 for help with my CDI roller furling and was told that CDI is out of busin
Silk Purse or Sow's Ear Mark Burrows at 11:28pm 04.15.04 Racing 3/1882 There seems to be a lot of 336s out there and I have not seen anything about racing them. Simple qu
New Main! Randy Kolb at 1:48pm 04.15.04 Smaller Boats 2/907 The Admiral just gave me the go-ahead to get a new main for our 1986 C22. I looked through the arch
Bigger Port O Pottie Matt Handly at 12:42pm 04.15.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1175 I was reading the archives and you suggested to someone a few years ago to get a permanently mounted
Keel Gringing...the Bottom Paul at 11:23am 04.15.04 Ask All Sailors 4/964 My steel keel will be grinded and epoxy coated this fall after haulout. How do I grind the bottom? T
Has anyone ?? Tom at 9:57am 04.15.04 Mid-Size Boats 13/1149 I read the forum alot, but one topic is missing. Has anyone figured out a way to make money with the
How to remove old lettering? Cyndy at 9:40am 04.15.04 Ask All Sailors 10/1666 Any suggestions for removing old painted on lettering? We recently bought vinyl lettering to be put
Golf cart batteries Harry at 7:12am 04.15.04 Ask All Sailors 26/2136 I'm not trying to re-start the discussion on the merits of golf cart vrs. "regular" batteries. I mad
Navman 3100 series Tony at 7:06am 04.15.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1059 Has anyone recently installed the navman sail package. If so, how did you wire it. All the wiring to
Height needed for Hauling / Trailering my 320 Joe E. at 7:03am 04.15.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/811 I'm gathering information I need to have my 2001 H320 hauled from Kansas City to Seattle, and since
NAVMAN 3100 WIND Roland at 6:50am 04.15.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/1269 Does anybody have experience with the NAVMAN 3100 Wind instrument. I am looking at installing a wind
Halyard inside electrical conduit Roland at 6:40am 04.15.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/1263 I have a 1985 Catalina 30 TRBS. I have unstepped the mast over the winter to inspect it and do some
COMPRESSION POST HELP yks Todd Ciehomski at 6:24am 04.15.04 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1071 Please help! I'm in the middle of replacing the port side bulkhead on my 1977 O'day 25 due to the u*
Deck leaks on a 336 James at 5:54am 04.15.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/1453 I have re-bedded all items on the deck and still have a major leak comming in from above the interio
Coca Cola Mark Crociati at 5:30am 04.15.04 Ask All Sailors 22/1820 Anyone tried Coca Cola to clean stainless steel. I've heard for many years that coke has cleaning p

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Don't ignore above-the-water-line thru hulls! Tom J at 4:29pm 12.10.20 When heeled on a starboard tack, both of my bilge thru hulls are submerged. Both have check valves
Don't ignore above-the-water-line thru hulls! sailme88 at 4:22pm 12.10.20 My son was doing a video with his GoPro when we were out for a sail...still motoring when he put th
Diesel heater pickup tube leaking Terry Cox at 4:19pm 12.10.20 He mistyped. He meant "Sure Marine, Ballard WA. SureMarine Ballard scan marine usa
Dinghy option... MikeJB at 4:18pm 12.10.20 We have the same exact kayak, so I'll be interested in how it works out. I like your idea of deflat
Dinghy option... Gene Neill at 3:58pm 12.10.20 We have the same exact kayak, so I'll be interested in how it works out. I like your idea of deflati
Beneteau 361 Stanchions Loose gearFX at 3:49pm 12.10.20 Subscribed, because the life line stanchions on the 210 let water inside once they are wobbly enough
New Boat Owner Help Tom J at 3:32pm 12.10.20 YOU guys have the salt and the Ziebart Undercoating spray. We have red volcanic pumice that they s
2009 Beneteau 31 interior light. cymeyer at 3:32pm 12.10.20 Can some one tell me where I can purchase a new round interior ceiling light for a 2009 B31? The
Have you bought a boat during cold off-season? jssailem at 3:28pm 12.10.20 Yes I did. Bought my boat the 10th of February 2015. Cold but we have water that does not freeze
Another Rudder bushing thread- 1990 hunter Legend 35.5 ttibbits at 3:26pm 12.10.20 Thanks Ted, Another great point. My original plan included replacing the bushings but I started to v
New Boat Owner Help Tom J at 3:26pm 12.10.20 Ps-we can sail all year long down here but I prefer when the water is above 80 degrees F :plus:I'm
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 3:24pm 12.10.20 of course my nearest Subway is about 2 hours away And across an expanse of water - way to cold to
Have you bought a boat during cold off-season? (1) DArcy at 3:21pm 12.10.20 @Tally Ho no remorse. I was happy not to have a fleet in the spring. I had my hands full with work o
New Boat Owner Help (1) Hunter216 at 3:16pm 12.10.20 Sorry just more horror fact to push you over the edge :) I have been behind (briefly) a truck on th
Have you bought a boat during cold off-season? nickroskam at 3:15pm 12.10.20 I live in Chicago as well and have bough both our last boat and current boat in the winter. Buying a
Funny Friday!!! Michael Davis at 3:08pm 12.10.20 Well, they do have a party tray. These are itsy bitsy little bites, perhaps hard to handle? d I ha
Don't ignore above-the-water-line thru hulls! Tally Ho at 3:07pm 12.10.20 The NOW owner of our former O'Day called me one day in a panic. He decided to replace his cockpit
Listing to port jssailem at 3:06pm 12.10.20 Good for balancing list, but kind of spoils the middle of the night cuddling on the Port side of the
Diesel heater pickup tube leaking jssailem at 3:03pm 12.10.20 He mistyped. He meant "Sure Marine, Ballard WA. SureMarine Ballard
Another Rudder bushing thread- 1990 hunter Legend 35.5 Ted at 2:55pm 12.10.20 If you can't remove the bushing after injecting epoxy, you will have created a bigger problem the ne

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