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Hey Alan, CLiff Ruckstuhl at 10:03pm 03.19.04 Racing 3/1713 You had mentioned you had a friend who raced the 28.5 and he had taken off the wheel and went with a
Replacement Windows Dave from South Haven at 9:13pm 03.19.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1070 I have purchased a 1987 322 and am in the process of bringing her back to great shape. I need to re
Truly Happy and Doing It. (1) CAPTAIN JOHN EDWARDS at 8:14pm 03.19.04 Ask All Sailors 8/980 So many times I see on this site people wishing to go cruising or spending more time on their boats.
Nonskid repairs Paul at 6:58pm 03.19.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1026 I am having some difficulty in matching the existing nonskid pattern on the decks.Have used a produ
Repowering with Yanmar Diesel Bill at 3:34pm 03.19.04 Mid-Size Boats 7/1235 Has anyone repowered using a Yanmar 2gm20f, if so are there any tips on what not to do. Currently ha
trailer replacement doug at 1:56pm 03.19.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/937 I need to replace my trailer. Does anyone know of a good none Macgregor trailer subsitute? My stock
time to re-do iron keel mike at 1:08pm 03.19.04 Mid-Size Boats 10/1426 im re-doing the bottom of my boat and want opinions on the best way to tackle the keel.it has the u
Hot Water on Demand Paul F at 11:29am 03.19.04 Ask All Sailors 7/1420 Tonight I saw this hot water heater by Coleman at a local store. The first impresson is that it may
Stuffing Box Issue Steve G. at 9:32am 03.19.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1070 I just replaced my suffing box (nasty job getting the old coupling off). Anyhow, it appears the form
How to replacing lamps in cabin lights bulbs 23.5 Jim Bellesbach at 8:23am 03.19.04 Smaller Boats 2/855 The light fixture is the type that you must rotate it to turn on the light. All of my light are wor
Tis' the season Steve Dion at 8:08am 03.19.04 Ask All Sailors 0/818 Just in time for the sailing season to begin. We have received our new insurance policy from Boat U
O'Day322 Traveler question Dave at 6:21am 03.19.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/916 Hi, I have an 1988 O'Day 322 and the plastic / rubber end trim caps for the traveler rail have fal
Sealant between keel/bottom o Debra at 5:46am 03.19.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/1225 Hello,I have a question regarding dropping my keel on my 30'Cat. I need to replace the sealant bet*
Im trying out the char rooom come on in CAPTAIN JOHN EDWARDS at 4:21am 03.19.04 Ask All Sailors 0/839 Trying out the chat room come on in.
novice navigation question tom at 12:42am 03.19.04 Ask All Sailors 9/1016 BLUSH>>> just a quick nav question..........When refering to position via VHF as of stating your b
Holding tank connections tom at 12:16am 03.19.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1313 Ok I've got my new 14 gallon holding tank and it has molded in ASTM 1 1/2" fittings. Can I buy fitti
Compass Variation? Dennis at 11:53pm 03.18.04 Ask All Sailors 24/3112 If I use my GPS to find true magnetic north, and read the difference between it and my on board comp
stern rail (pulpit) modification/replacement oro at 11:17pm 03.18.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1739 I have a '77 Mac 25 with stern rail (pulpit). However, the rail does not extend far enough aft (to t
Boat Security Alarm Kevin at 10:23pm 03.18.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1252 Several months back I polled folks on the forum about various security alarm products that might be
Steadying Sail Carol Schroeder s/v Third Bird at 9:59pm 03.18.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1097 Can anyone give us information on a steadying sail, basically for use on the hook? We seem to trave

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Fuse ConFUSion Suncatcher at 3:53pm 10.10.20 Thanks to all for suggestions. I went on to another project on the boat and have yet to get back to
Rigging tension twistedskipper at 3:47pm 10.10.20
Bunged up screws jssailem at 3:44pm 10.10.20 Now it sets in... Why some folk love the look of teak and others despise the maintenance .
Docking cleat ripped of deck in storm jssailem at 3:39pm 10.10.20 :banghead:
Seeking cushions for my Hunter 23 Simple Gift at 3:38pm 10.10.20 Thank you, I will try to find it!
Did the U-Gotta Regatta Jackdaw at 3:34pm 10.10.20
Centerboard Leak dbdbgriggd at 3:34pm 10.10.20 hi, I have a new to me seaward 22, with what I think is a similar problem. She will be up on stands
Docking cleat ripped of deck in storm justsomeguy at 3:34pm 10.10.20 Perhaps it is time to engineer a better solution. Um, he just did.:biggrin:
Did the U-Gotta Regatta Jackdaw at 3:23pm 10.10.20 So hard to recognize you on a clorox bottle instead of a beautiful blue. :dancing: right? Anonymo
Hunter 240 Furler rs1sensen at 3:22pm 10.10.20 yes I have read about those issues... I may try the yank down and see how much flap I get on deck.
Hunter 410 rig tuning to get main to furl better? Scottotheforest at 3:19pm 10.10.20 Hi Scott, are you in Nanaimo BC? You're welcome to come down for a sail on our 410 out of Ladysmit
Seeking cushions for my Hunter 23 CrispyCringle at 3:16pm 10.10.20 Have you checked this forum's parts store? I got new cockpit cushions a few years ago. Very good qua
Hunter 410 rig tuning to get main to furl better? Scottotheforest at 3:11pm 10.10.20 Never owned a B&R rig, but Brian Toss had a discussion of B&R tuning here http://briontoss.com/inde
Hunter 29.5 , offshore capacity ? Seasong at 3:05pm 10.10.20 Polynesians had already "discovered" many areas of the pacific before westerners ;) , and maybe more
Hunter 240 Furler MrEd at 2:57pm 10.10.20 CDI FF2 is an easy choice: cost, ease of installation, reliability. My experience has been that the
Bunged up screws DArcy at 2:56pm 10.10.20 A former poster here "Old School Neil" described his method in post #3, driving a screw into center
Bunged up screws dlochner at 2:49pm 10.10.20 Sheet rock screws into the bung will remove them. If the head is messed up, take a look at this vid
40.5 Wiring For Forward Electric Head Question Rick D at 2:44pm 10.10.20 Plan A: I would run the wires from the switch panel forward in the wire chase that is at the upper
Fuse ConFUSion jssailem at 2:34pm 10.10.20 @Suncatcher We have not heard back from you regarding your query about your fuse issue. On first lo
Charging system question dlochner at 2:32pm 10.10.20 Bill good question. The original post questioned if it was working. Should the charger be on, and i

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