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Winterizing Griffin at 7:29am 10.01.03 Bigger Boats 5/1060 Hi gang!Well, I actually got her fixed to the point that I could sail my 34 for half the season...
Speed in gusts Jan S. at 7:02am 10.01.03 Day Sailers 1/1135 A couple of weekends ago we were out in a gusty wind. White caps and gusts probably in the 35mph ran
port/starboard running light Brian at 6:58am 10.01.03 Smaller Boats 4/939 I wanted to know if anyone has the make and part number of the running light located on the bow pulp
Shaft Packing for H30 Debo Cox at 6:51am 10.01.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/765 I bought my boat 2 years ago, and the packing gland has functioned pretty much as it's supposed to -
Opinions: On-line Discount Marine Stores Jay at 6:44am 10.01.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/836 I'm looking to purchase all new instrumentation, autopilot, and battery charger for the 88 C-30 that
Hatch Threshold Art at 6:20am 10.01.03 Smaller Boats 2/877 Ahoy there: I have just completed refinishing all the exterior teak on my 1984 C-22. The only piec
Another reason to "pre-flight" your boat Don at 5:39am 10.01.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/852 While preforming a "pre-flight" check on my Mac 22 I noticed that the rudder was missing the keeper
Rigging for DS Kelly at 4:42am 10.01.03 Day Sailers 3/1065 I have an oday DS. And there are two blocks on the stern. One Starboard and one port. Is a line s
Salvage Rights--What would you do? Gary Wyngarden at 4:09am 10.01.03 Ask All Sailors 27/1443 We recently returned from a terrific three week cruise up into British Columbia. While sailing out i
Transmission Issue John Duggan at 3:46am 10.01.03 Ask All Sailors 4/973 I actually have an Oday 27 with a Universal Engine. My problem is when the engine is idle and I pus
overheating Larry Mugford at 3:29am 10.01.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/927 My engine is over heating again. It is a 11hp universal m-15 on a catalina 30 1982 raw water cooled.
Outboard motor Bob at 3:16am 10.01.03 Other Sailboats 7/802 I just purchased a Oday 26 Day Sailor. I know very little about boats. It has a 9.9 HP Murcury mot
What size genoa on 33.5 Ken Palmer at 3:04am 10.01.03 Mid-Size Boats 11/1245 I am replacing the genoa on the new to me 1990 H33.5. I had a 150% on my 1981 H33 and it worked gre
Catalina 30 MK25 ?? Rick at 3:00am 10.01.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/966 Hey folks... In looking for a larger used boat.. I came accross an ad labeled 30" Catalina MK25. I c
Grounding Ted A. at 2:19am 10.01.03 Big Boats 9/887 I had the bad luck of finding an old underwater breakwall last week. It was on the charts, but sail
Spinlock PX model and installation Sam Morgan at 2:18am 10.01.03 Smaller Boats 3/1352 I am having trouble sorting out the various models of Spinlock Powercleats for my H260. Is the Model
Barient self-tailing winch Capt. Greg Handal at 12:12am 10.01.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/1225 I called hunter about this and they said Barient went out of business years ago. My problem: insid
Teak down below Brian at 11:38pm 09.30.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/967 The teak in the area of the companionway and the stairs is looking a little worn. I have used teak o
Adding a second Fresh Water Tank Randy Conkling at 11:19pm 09.30.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/3411
Serious ocean H. Hey at 11:14pm 09.30.03 Ask All Sailors 4/957 A friend forwarded these links. pretty serious stuff.http://www.adn.com/adn/video/waveh.ramhttp

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REPLACEMENT BIMINI sail sfbay at 5:03pm 06.18.20 Suggest sourcing a bimini from this site's store.
Big Boats: Harken Mk. II Unit 2 Furler - Raise Drum? dlochner at 4:33pm 06.18.20 To raise the drum, just add a toggle to the forestay. That may require shortening the foil. If you
A Very Sad Day ... jviss at 4:30pm 06.18.20 It is sad, indeed. I wish he had been wearing a PFD of some kind - at least a belt pack, better an
West Wight Potter P19 David Van Ess at 4:27pm 06.18.20
A Very Sad Day ... Rick at 4:25pm 06.18.20 As I get older, this stuff seems to happen alot. I am sorry for the loss. I wish every one here to
Racing on Galveston Bay Bill19233 at 4:20pm 06.18.20 It seemed like you were pretty gassed after the fight getting your spin down! Yeah, I was really w
Idaho and Center board uphaul ChrisLee at 4:02pm 06.18.20
Anchor Line/Chain Connection jviss at 3:47pm 06.18.20 jviss, your great, help allot, that said, your misleading people on splicing. Typo: should have re
Outboard motor Benny17441 at 3:30pm 06.18.20 The cavitation plate should be at least two inches below the underside of the hull. Each boat is di
Anchor Line/Chain Connection jon hansen at 3:29pm 06.18.20 at last, nice job, looks great. jviss, your great, help allot, that said, your misleading people on
Anchor Line/Chain Connection SV At Last at 3:26pm 06.18.20 Wow! Nice job. It's not easy to splice of line. You might want to evaluate how old that nylon is
Anchor Line/Chain Connection Benny17441 at 3:22pm 06.18.20 I am not sure what caused the corrosion... Probably the prolonged storage in tight proximity to
Anchor Line/Chain Connection jviss at 3:10pm 06.18.20 Wow! Nice job. It's not easy to splice of old line. You might want to evaluate how old that nylon
Help with old plumbing jviss at 3:06pm 06.18.20 I can let you try out a piece of LLDPE. It's not soft like fish tank tubing, but definitely softer
Help with old plumbing MightyMike at 2:57pm 06.18.20 You're welcome, let me know if I can help. I think it's unfortunate you missed my reply before inv
Hunter 34 Chainplate Anchor help drew- at 2:55pm 06.18.20 I'm following this just our of curiosity. It's tough to visualize. Can you please say what part o
Yet another boat off the trailer thread AaronD at 2:50pm 06.18.20 I left the winch cover off when I rebuilt the boat. I did not like not being able to easily inspect
Racing on Galveston Bay FDL S2 at 2:36pm 06.18.20 We were able to make another race. Lots of Coast Guard action on the bay and in the sky. Sadly, a
Solar Panel Recommendations - Summer 2020 dlochner at 2:35pm 06.18.20 Mounted on top of a Bimini that is properly stretched tight there's almost no flex - certainly WAY
USING A BOAT LIFT ON A SAILBOAT Will Gilmore at 2:23pm 06.18.20 The weight of a cubic foot of water is 62.4 pounds. If you have a fin keel that is approximately 6"

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