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ST5000 Mike Aston at 1:43pm 09.27.03 Big Boats 11/1513 Having got my mind clear on the Espar heater, I now have to choose an autohelm. I would really like
Need help on a leak DClark at 12:48pm 09.27.03 Smaller Boats 1/775 On 94, h26, have a leak under the mast, water runs down compression post. Anyone had this problem, h
Fin Keel v. Wing Keel Bob at 12:11pm 09.27.03 Mid-Size Boats 10/1480 I have a 1986 Catalina 30 which I love but am, nevertheless, thinking of purchasing a new Catalina 3
demasted daysailor on the chesapeake len goldsmith at 11:21am 09.27.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/788 on an exceptional voyage after labor day with my 1966 daysailor, my port stay broke ' i was demasted
Sailing around Florida Rick Perez at 9:33am 09.27.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/3736 Hello all,New to this list. I don't know if this is the right place to post this. Just in the proc
Lysol dumped in head with KO Gil Narvaez at 8:54am 09.27.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1246 I'm afraid to say that about a 1/4 gallon of diluted liquid lysol was dumped into one of the heads(a
Catalina 22 mast raising system Joseph at 8:26am 09.27.03 Smaller Boats 11/10153 Has anyone purchased the mast raising system from the aftermarket catalina group for $350.00? Just
foto Ulises at 7:40am 09.27.03 Smaller Boats 0/710 let mne see
Diesel Treatment J Stage at 4:36am 09.27.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1440 Has anyone tried K100 Diesel Fuel Treatment for stabilizing the fuel and taking care of microbes?
Yanmar Sb8 water pump leak Jon B at 4:08am 09.27.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/1071 I need to replace the seal on my SB8 water pump.Has anyone done this?Do i need to remove the whole
Underwater obstructions? Bryan at 4:01am 09.27.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1075 Curious to all hurricane survivors. How long should you wait to move your boat out of it's hurrican
Sagging Cowls Eric Swift at 3:38am 09.27.03 Big Boats 3/703 No, not "Sagging Jowls"! In cleaning up my cowl vents I found that soft scrub with bleach with elbow
Gelcoat repairs Martin Bosman at 1:51am 09.27.03 Bigger Boats 1/1230 I have to do a gelcoat repair on my Oday 37. Is there anyone who knows the different dye colours to
Heeelp trying to mount a roller BRM-3 for 66 bruce barry at 12:21am 09.27.03 Ask All Sailors 0/997 I ordered a new bruce anchor (66 lb) and the appropriate BRM-3 anchor roller. my problem is that I
Clipped in for Safety Kevin at 12:04am 09.27.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1071 I realize there have been many strings concerning harnessing and clipping in for safety while sailin
Bow sprit for 79.....looks good (1) Dave Foster at 11:52pm 09.26.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/867 I just finished my bowsprit and thought I would post it just incase someone would like a few ideas..
Bowsprite for the 1979 33ft Dave Foster at 11:15pm 09.26.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/719 I just finished my bowsprite and thought I would post it just incase someone needs a few ideas. I m
Replacing the Rutgersen Traveler Cars Steve Reed at 1:22pm 09.26.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/878 I am looking to replace the old Rutgersen Main Sheet Traveler Cars on my 1986 Hunter 25.5, and was w
vang to depower or power Paul Billings at 11:36am 09.26.03 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 15/6085 I have seen numerous times in this forum that the boom vang can be used when closehauled to flatten
Hull stain after the big surge Bob at 11:25am 09.26.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/699 After the big tidal surge on the bay from "Isabel" a lot of oil, along with who knows what else, was

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Tohatsu Sailpro 6 on a Mac 26S George_NJ at 2:45am 06.18.20 I have the same O.B. and LOVE it. It also has a 6 Amp alternator, starts on the first pull and i
Trailer to San Juan Islands Washington azsailing at 10:15pm 06.17.20 thanks guys!
Fitting jacklines with a pop top srimes at 10:10pm 06.17.20 No - to fully open the front hatch, we remove the soft shackle attaching the jacklines to that pad
Hunter 40.5 Stbd water tank leak Rich Stidger at 9:58pm 06.17.20 Try a trick I saw a auto glass technician use. He cut the old adhesive holding the windshield with
Reefing a Widgeon sail cliff02138 at 9:12pm 06.17.20 Might be interested in this thread on reefing a widgeon mainsil. Below is an excerpt from the attac
Hunter 40.5 Stbd water tank leak Ken D C at 8:43pm 06.17.20 Thanks, Rich. To diagnose I too overfilled the tank. Water seeped out of the seam around the tank in
Questions about Radar on smaller boats? John Nantz at 8:40pm 06.17.20 Very interesting post about what Dana wrote in "Two Years Before the Mast". Locally (well sort of),
Anchor Locker 1979 Catalina 27 27 Cat at 8:32pm 06.17.20 Any luck with your anchor locker Jim? I have a 75 Cat 27 and would also like to install a locker.
Solar Panel Recommendations - Summer 2020 SoSound at 8:13pm 06.17.20 I ended up ordering this kit from eMarine Systems in Florida. It's two SunPower 110W panels, a Vict
Bedding for Beneteau 37 Oceanis JasonFromJersey at 8:11pm 06.17.20 Does any make replacement sheets, based on the boat? It surprises me they all seem to be custom made
Its funny Friday! (1) rgranger at 8:03pm 06.17.20 181108
Where can I find one of these? Justin_NSA at 6:51pm 06.17.20 Wow, that's way sexier than my solution, but about a bottle of Eagle Rare more expensive. :biggrin:
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yacht specialties steering ggrizzard at 6:23pm 06.17.20 Got it. Sounds like a plan.
yacht specialties steering blunt at 6:18pm 06.17.20 i am contemplating if it is worth my time and effort to put in a edson pedestal or just stay with th
Hunter 34 Chainplate Anchor help Artey1 at 6:15pm 06.17.20 this is all done from the top the hole has to be drilled out to fit the rivet. just basically dupli
Solar Panel Recommendations - Summer 2020 Stu Jackson at 6:10pm 06.17.20 My read is that flex panels mounted right on top of bimini cloth is not a good idea because of heat
Hunter 34 Chainplate Anchor help sailor832 at 6:08pm 06.17.20 this is all done from the top the hole has to be drilled out to fit the rivet. just basically duplic
yacht specialties steering ggrizzard at 5:52pm 06.17.20 No, mine came with an Edson. Why do you ask?

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