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Who made the spar and rigging for a 1981 Hunter 27 Richard Marble at 8:10pm 04.09.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1144 This is a follow up from yesterdays question about a luff slide retainer. I now have a list of manu
Who's sailing this weekend (1) Tim Welsh at 3:02pm 04.09.04 Big Boats 1/741 Well I'm headed out tommorrow to do a bit of sailing. May have to crank up one of the heaters at ni
Air Cond on a 23.5? Jo at 2:09pm 04.09.04 Smaller Boats 2/827 I've heard alot about mermaid M5 installations on H26s and H260s, but has anyone thought about putti
Catalina/Capri 16.5 info/owners? KayakerLes at 1:49pm 04.09.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1361 Hello fellow sailors ~I recently bought a 200l Catalina 16.5 and was wondering if there IS a 16.5 a
Biodiesel ! Alain at 12:51pm 04.09.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1111 Any body has ever use Biodiesel on an Universal Engine or Force 10 heater and stove??Thanks*
Rudder Issues Roy Moran at 12:43pm 04.09.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/907 I am test sailing a 1994 Mac 19 looking to possibly purchase it. When I took the boat out on our loc
Peggy (You there) Have you heard of "Cool Breeze" ? Tom S at 10:54am 04.09.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1176 They sell Marine chemicals like "Toilet Typhoon" marine toilet cleaner, disinfectant, etc and "Stink
Black streak... [requiredauthor] at 10:48am 04.09.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1149 Someone suggested I use a product by the name of black streak to clean my topside. I must concur.
Where can I find a Main sail luff slide retainer.. Richard Marble at 10:37am 04.09.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1604 For a 1981 Hunter 27. When I bought my boat the luff slide retainer was missing. (the little thingy
Seal a Steel Keel Paul at 10:03am 04.09.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1466 Im just a simple guy how requires a simple answer.Steel keel with 30 blisters (dime size) all sand
Need Advice On Installing A New Halyard Joe Mullee at 9:59am 04.09.04 Big Boats 9/1862 I need to replace the halyards on my H34 and need advice.1) What type of line should I be looking
Need Advice - How Can I Go Up The Mast W/O Help? Joe Mullee at 9:49am 04.09.04 Ask All Sailors 17/1570 I need to do some work up the mast and need a way to get up without help. I can't get to the boat on
Saildrive Neil Franklin at 8:03am 04.09.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1211 What are the pros and cons on saildrives? Anyone with experience out there?
battery maintenance charging richard at 7:30am 04.09.04 Ask All Sailors 10/1169 I have a small charger (Guest 6 amp 3 stage charger/maintainer) for maintaining my 2 group 27 batte
What was the brand new pricing of the Mac 26s? eom swampjack at 6:48am 04.09.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1224 As best I can tell they were made 1990 to 1994.
I didn't know lightning was such a hot topic Richard Marble at 6:21am 04.09.04 Ask All Sailors 14/1447 A couple days ago I asked about a Lightning Master. When I got back to my post I was a little surpr
Considering Coronado 15 Leon Bryant at 5:08am 04.09.04 Smaller Boats 3/21472 Would like opinion. Is this a good boat for first-timer? I did some sailing years ago, crewing for a
Ignition switch Chris Mattingly at 3:44am 04.09.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1073 I have a C30 and the ignition switch is causing intermittent power to the control panel instruments
Aqua Lift Muffler Chris Mattingly at 3:42am 04.09.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/1286 My C30 is an '88 model and I was wondering what the reliability factor is with the muffler. How ofte
Poptop enclosure Lee Taylor at 3:17am 04.09.04 Smaller Boats 0/708 Looking for a source to purchase a poptop enclosre for our 25.5. Does anyone know of a source or hav

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Looking for a centering collar for a Hood 810 line drive furling system. Justin_NSA at 11:14am 11.17.20 Got mine from Pompanette. Good people http://pompanettellc.com/hood-yacht-systems
On the "Distant" Dream? Kings Gambit at 11:10am 11.17.20 Almost no realizes it's as much east as south. There was that guy who left from Dana in a old Cat30
On the "Distant" Dream? Calif. Ted at 10:57am 11.17.20 Well, you might have to make a left turn at some point;) Almost no realizes it's as much east as s
On the "Distant" Dream? Jackdaw at 10:47am 11.17.20 I think You Tube vloggers are stimulating the dream. It's easy to get convinced that anything is p
Hunter 30. Swimming platform locker Justin_NSA at 10:42am 11.17.20 You don't have to wait. Shoot a hose where you suspect it''s coming from.
Hunter 30. Swimming platform locker Moodymike at 10:38am 11.17.20 Do you sail in saltwater taste water to figure out where come from. I store kids rafts in there so
Rotator cuff aggravated by 2009 B37 companionway doors? Davidasailor26 at 10:35am 11.17.20 :plus::plus::plus: It seems like a good idea, to not have any hatch boards to stow or doors in the
On the "Distant" Dream? Scott T-Bird at 10:21am 11.17.20 I think You Tube vloggers are stimulating the dream. It's easy to get convinced that anything is po
Vend�e Globe? PaulK at 10:02am 11.17.20
Water heater tech question wdonovan at 10:00am 11.17.20 I found photos I took of the heater and there is no draincock. If I remove a hose it will flood cool
Paint for Dinghy Floor PaulK at 9:45am 11.17.20 The builder hopefully epoxy-coated the plywood before he painted it. If there is a "little flaking"
On the "Distant" Dream? Kings Gambit at 9:44am 11.17.20 The Bene 46 is today's Westie 32, that's inflation for you. When the Cal 20 was introduced we thoug
Paint for Dinghy Floor Richard19068 at 9:40am 11.17.20 I used rustoleum enamel paint on dinghy floorboards once and it held up very well. https://www.r
On the "Distant" Dream? Rick D at 9:37am 11.17.20 A friend of mine, to whom I was introduced when he hit my boat after his transmission linkage came a
On the "Distant" Dream? Kings Gambit at 9:18am 11.17.20 It's the "sound bite" culture we live in today. Not to mention media tends to romanticize ideas lik
On the "Distant" Dream? JamesG161 at 9:16am 11.17.20 the Westsail 32 were sold as 'ocean boats', and indeed they were capable of it. My old boss had on
Rotator cuff aggravated by 2009 B37 companionway doors? SoSound at 9:16am 11.17.20 You are certainly NOT the only one! I occasionally clean the track and surface that the door slides
On the "Distant" Dream? Calif. Ted at 9:08am 11.17.20 The Bene 46 is today's Westie 32, that's inflation for you. When the Cal 20 was introduced we though
Repower 1978 Hunter 30 - Ysm12 to 2YM15 Scott T-Bird at 9:05am 11.17.20 I swapped my 1GM for the 2YM15. I didn't do the work myself but I did verify the dimensions before
Refinishing Tiller Handle sailnoproblem at 8:57am 11.17.20 John, I've used Total Boat products in the past and have good luck with them. I want the wood a dar

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