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Sail vessel as floating exhibition (1) James at 4:01am 04.05.04 Ask All Sailors 5/967 Hello! What does anyone think about doing something like this to your sail?
Auto Pilots Wayne at 2:58am 04.05.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/881 I would appreciate some information regarding autopilots. I would like to install one for this seas
Oday 20 Centerboard Removal Mark Hudson at 2:54am 04.05.04 Day Sailers 1/1523 Can anyone provide direction as to how to remove the centerboard? I would like to drop it to paint
Help with full battens Russell at 2:29am 04.05.04 Smaller Boats 7/839 I just got my 1993 H23.5 in February so I am still learning. Sailed Saturday with the wife and kids
Looking for used boat buying advise Albert at 2:05am 04.05.04 Ask All Sailors 14/1180 Hello, I am looking to spend around 7,000 for a used sailboat and don't know where to begin. What I
Shroud keyholing Eric B at 12:14am 04.05.04 Ask All Sailors 3/996 While making a through inspection of all rigging and structural integrity on my "new" old Cat 27, I'
1979 Oday 25 Hull Composition JayK at 12:00am 04.05.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1157 Does anybody out there have an idea if a 1979 Oday 25 is a full fiberglass hull or is it cored with
H19 Trailer Balance? Jim at 11:50pm 04.04.04 Smaller Boats 1/822 Greetings. I bought my H19 used, and the trailer balance has always been out of whack. I've tried mo
WalkThrough On The New 41 George Lamb at 11:35pm 04.04.04 Big Boats 3/869 My wife and spent about an hour on a new Hunter 41 this weekend. We were thinking about trading in o
o'day 15 rigging William D. Stevens at 11:24pm 04.04.04 Day Sailers 1/1811 I recently purchased an O'Day 15 sailboat. I am in need of an owners manual. How do I acquire a ma
Caulking Dan Ulrich at 11:13pm 04.04.04 Smaller Boats 10/948 I seem to remember ancient posts regarding caulking the deck/hull joint on Hunter 23's. I cannot rem
Diesel odor Bill lowe at 10:42pm 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1232 Following advice I got from this forum (thanks all), I changed the fuel filter on my Perkins engine
External furling for mainsail Jim at 10:39pm 04.04.04 Big Boats 8/1100 I am looking at a 1983 Hunter 34. It is equipped with an add-on furling system that bolts to the mas
Brown water marks in cabin Jeff at 10:27pm 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1342 This weekend I uncovered the boat to find brown water marks on the cabin walls. They are either com
Illegal Head! Eric B at 10:01pm 04.04.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1510 I need to convert my "Illegal" head on a 1977 Catalina C-27, hull # 3516. Is there a kit available o
Black spots... Mark at 9:49pm 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1137 Can anyone suggest a product that would remove blacking or black spots from my anti-skid deck. I'd
ssb Monty K. VanderMay at 7:30pm 04.04.04 Big Boats 1/954 Hello all, I have a 97 430 and am adding a SGC SSB. I can see where the panel can be mounted in the
Where to install a Jack line, and what to use? D E Brown at 7:20pm 04.04.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2570 Were planning on more evening and night sailing in this coming year,not to mention,more rough weathe
Boat insurance blues ex-admin at 3:47pm 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 96/4548 The sailing press has been filled with stories of problems with boat insurance in recent months. T
Drive train mystery solved O_Salt at 2:19pm 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1188 Last July my brother and I bought a Beneteau First 345 1984 with an Yanmar 2GM engine. The boat dev

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Diesel Fuel Tank Inspection Port jssailem at 3:42pm 12.17.20 That will work. Be sure you get a good gasket that is petroleum resistant and that the screw in port
Got a Venture 21 should I move up to a MacGregor 26s (1) George_NJ at 3:24pm 12.17.20 I bought just about everything thing for my boat cheap off ebay, I got a solar power system, suppose
Hunter 333 real or myth? Capt Robbie at 3:23pm 12.17.20 Apparently the H333 is real, I conversed with someone on this forum that was looking for owners manu
Prop shaft zinc 321 (2) fstbttms at 3:20pm 12.17.20 OK, here's the deal- you guys are looking at different anodes, NOT the Beneteau limited clearance (o
How to adjust stuffing box on 1996 Hunter 29.5 Capt Robbie at 3:12pm 12.17.20 You tube has some good info, and two to three dips per 30 seconds is about right. You don't want t
Prop shaft zinc 321 Mechone at 3:09pm 12.17.20 Look Martyr is the largest anode maker in the world and CMC25eruoZ=zinc and is 5/8 thick CMC25euroM
Diesel Fuel Tank Inspection Port Capt Robbie at 3:02pm 12.17.20 Maybe I didn't scroll far enough , then? Allen post on this site a lot you might want to private me
Shrink Wrap not done! Capt Robbie at 2:51pm 12.17.20 Demand a discount or credit. Make sure winterizing was done. I don't shrink wrap my boat because I b
Prop shaft zinc 321 fstbttms at 2:40pm 12.17.20 $8.79 for the Martyr item at West West Marine 1/2" thick $22.99 https://www.westmarine.com/buy/sea
Prop shaft zinc 321 Richard19068 at 2:35pm 12.17.20 Well, the West Marine website is clearly screwed up. Even still, these anodes are much cheaper at B
Shrink Wrap not done! (1) BlowMeAway at 2:34pm 12.17.20 In Syracuse we were lucky only about 6 inches. Some 70 miles south in Binghampton three feet fell.
So many questions - 24ft Laguna Windrose Nunyadamn at 2:34pm 12.17.20 Harken makes nice gear. I like Ronstan as well, typically higher load rating, <$ but a little less
So many questions - 24ft Laguna Windrose Hunter216 at 2:23pm 12.17.20 That is a great catalog. I did find the pulley I was looking for. The boat is only 24ft but the pre
Refrigerator latch JamesG161 at 2:09pm 12.17.20 Any suggestions? Most latches are made by one company. Latches \| Southco It took me a bit of searc
Clinometer Parsons at 2:08pm 12.17.20 No help with your question, but I took my old Lev-o-gauge off as the Admiral kept looking at it and
Diesel Fuel Tank Inspection Port swshogren at 1:59pm 12.17.20 Maybe I didn't scroll far enough , then?
Diesel Fuel Tank Inspection Port Capt Robbie at 1:57pm 12.17.20 Allen did this mod on his h34 and he posted how to in the owners mods section With a l of pics showi
420 Rudder Bearings JamesG161 at 1:57pm 12.17.20 I would like to know where to get rudder bearings The SBO store, on this site, may be able to orde
Diesel Fuel Tank Inspection Port (2) swshogren at 1:56pm 12.17.20 Nodak7 - thanks for the photos. That inspection port looks like something you would use on a metal t
Do I need a main downhaul? H26 Sailfanatic at 1:55pm 12.17.20 My last two boats have had full batten mains. While the full battens were a nice feature, they produ

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