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New rudder David Alves at 10:42am 10.07.03 Big Boats 3/865 Looking at sending my rudder to Foss Rudder in Fl. for rebuilding. Any other sources in the northeas
Staystream roller furler Tom Lueck at 10:14am 10.07.03 Big Boats 3/1077 The upper shackle on my Streamstay roller furling (the jib halyard hooks to the top part and the fro
winter sail storage dick rierson at 10:03am 10.07.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1106 i have a question. my mast is a roller furling mast (beneteau 321), is the mainsail supposed to com
Racor filter replacement- 2 or 10 micron? Bob Peters at 9:53am 10.07.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/885 Hello, I just replaced an old racor which had a 10 micron element with a new racor which came with
First -time buyer John at 9:51am 10.07.03 Bigger Boats 1/926 I am considering purchasing an Oday 272 or 272LE as my first boat. Does anyone have any advice on w
Port light leaks John D at 9:00am 10.07.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1030 I've had the long, one piece port lights replaced about a year ago. The are external, flush mount, h
marlone ball valves Mike Gurley at 7:39am 10.07.03 Ask All Sailors 6/1374 I have just broken two Marlone ball valves on my 1994 Catalina. I have never had a problem before t
Secondhand boats Adrian Oliver at 7:16am 10.07.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/769 Having decided the 26x is for us and sailed on one last week, I am writing to all owners to ask what
Windlass on a H34 Hans Baart at 7:06am 10.07.03 Big Boats 1/921 Does any one have some advise on what type and how to install the proper windlass on a 1984 H34?
Alternator & Tachometer readout Randy at 7:01am 10.07.03 Ask All Sailors 5/2822 I've got a Universal M-18 diesel in my 84 Catalina 27. I'm wondering if anybody can shed some light
air coming from diesel thank jim wilcox at 5:36am 10.07.03 Ask An Oday Owner 3/830 i am getting airfrom the diesel tank along with the fuel. i am not sure how to remove valves that le
Swaging technique Tim at 4:36am 10.07.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1203 Can anyone explain the differences/benefits of using either rotary or roll press swaging on my stand
question about upgrading mainsheet on 81 H30 Fred G at 3:48am 10.07.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/714 I have purchased a mainsheet upgrade kit (new pullys) to replace the original mainsheet system on my
Mast Stepping & Trailer Tire Retrofit on 146 Darren G. at 3:34am 10.07.03 Day Sailers 3/1335 I 've just taken delivery of a new 146 and am wondering if it's safe to walk the mast up from inside
In Praise of the Coastal Cruiser Gary Wyngarden at 3:28am 10.07.03 Ask All Sailors 32/2491 I am obsessed about sailing. If you don't believe me, ask my wife, kids, friends, etc. For me saili
Air Conditioning Chandler Clark at 3:10am 10.07.03 Mid-Size Boats 12/903 I am moving to New Orleans and need to install air conditioning. Does anyone with a H31 have any su
3 blade propeller Ozana at 2:54am 10.07.03 Big Boats 2/949 I'm going to the Annapolis boat show and to the consignment show this weekend, looking for a good de
Main size for 1981 Hunter 27 Richard Marble at 2:49am 10.07.03 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1291 I'm trying to order a new Main sail for my 1981 Hunter 27. This is my first time ordering a sail.
Installing Stantions and Lifelines QUESTION Richard at 2:42am 10.07.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1045 I want to install a life line from the cockpit area to the bow pulpit to help keep the kids on-board
Oil Change Question for my 28.5 Tom W. at 2:06am 10.07.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/828 I'm changing the engine oil and am not sure about deisels. The engine is a 2GM20F. What type and wei

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Bow thruster not working on 2015 Hunter Marlow 37 Mikem at 5:31pm 06.19.20 Helping a friend tomorrow. His bow thruster not working when he launched this season. Was working l
Big Boats: Harken Mk. II Unit 2 Furler - Raise Drum? jviss at 5:09pm 06.19.20 Thanks Judy.
New Sirius owner JAC1 at 5:00pm 06.19.20 Hello all my wife and I are new to this forum. We just recently purchased a Sirius 21. Does anybod
Mounting flatscreen TV on wall Pizzazz at 4:49pm 06.19.20 Mount on the bulkhead (that has this large opening) using through bolts/screws. Do not use any ugly
Big Boats: Harken Mk. II Unit 2 Furler - Raise Drum? DrJudyB at 4:17pm 06.19.20 @jviss The Harken MkI, II and III were all very similar I terms of assembly, and they can be raise
In honor of Paul Kresge shemandr at 4:17pm 06.19.20 I like it.
Hunter 28.5 bilge question Dan Hunter 28.5 at 4:09pm 06.19.20 Thank you for the help. I just got the boat and currently trying to get everything set. I'm sure I w
Where is the SonicHub? Davidasailor26 at 3:56pm 06.19.20 game on! I found it. it was behind the microwave behind the nav station. your advice was perfect. I
Catalina 310 boom end cover Clydo at 3:54pm 06.19.20 I just tape it periodically with white duck tape. No issues with birds. Now that is a good though
Help with old plumbing jviss at 3:51pm 06.19.20 We have to tighten the black ones w/a crescent wrench, but they are nearly 40 years old. I don't re
Getting small amount of water from keel well (Catalina 22)? Gibbs at 3:47pm 06.19.20 I recently rebuilt a Cat 22 (1987). The owner had used silicone for everything! The result was tha
Hunter 30 AC load center question ggrizzard at 3:45pm 06.19.20 Oops! All three came up when I enlarged the first one. Thanks jviss. tedheade Please post a pic of
Help with old plumbing capta at 3:44pm 06.19.20 What are those white connectors called, and where do you get them? BTW, the black ones don't requi
jviss at 3:40pm 06.19.20 How important is it to get a marine survey on a used boat in this range. I would not buy a boat th
JoeWhite at 3:39pm 06.19.20 Your homeowners insurance automatically includes your boat at no extra cost and no survey is require
Got to buy new Furler jviss at 3:35pm 06.19.20 I've had a Profurl, since it was new, and now a Harken Mk.II, which came with this boat. Both are e
Got to buy new Furler jviss at 3:28pm 06.19.20 you got to have the balls... Most excellent.
In honor of Paul Kresge jviss at 3:26pm 06.19.20 Do you know what would be really cool, is an online Racing Rules of Sailing quiz like the USGA's onl
Hunter 30 AC load center question jviss at 3:22pm 06.19.20 There also appears to be a third buss bar for the 12v ground D/C circuits at the rear of the cabine
Beneteau Oceanis 350: Thinking of buying, what to look for sailinglife1248 at 3:22pm 06.19.20 I hadn't - thanks!

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