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336 Mast Step Repair James at 10:14am 12.25.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/914 I need to have a Hunter 1995-336 mast step wood base and fiberglass support grid repaired. The boat
New H260 Rudder From Santa Bob Fliegel at 10:10am 12.25.03 Smaller Boats 0/751 Happy Holidays Folks! Santa dropped of my new H260 rudder from "Idasailor" and I thought it would be
H26 Water Ballast Jim at 9:55am 12.25.03 Smaller Boats 4/798 I am looking at a '96 H26 waterballest that appears to be good condition. Any of you H26 Owners out
Replacement v-berth cushions? Tim at 9:16am 12.25.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/8839 I have a 30' Hunter that did not come with the forward v-berth cushions. Who sells basic cushions at
owner's manual for O'Day 20 Fred Wilson at 4:19am 12.25.03 Day Sailers 1/1856 I am looking for an owners manual for my O'Day 20. A photo copy would be fine.
Owner's manual for a 1975 Oday 25? Sutton at 3:34am 12.25.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1077 Any ideas where I can find one? Or even a related one? I don't even really know what would be in a
Teak Oil or Daly's Profin? What's the Difference? Joe Mullee at 3:24am 12.25.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/10060 The sole is sanded and ready to be coated with something. I have the teak oil and was ready to go th
Another Fugawi Question Stu Jackson C34 #224 1986 at 3:11am 12.25.03 Big Boats 5/1324 About a month or so ago someone posted a very humorous "Fugawi" story in a thread disussing navigati
Fairing the seacocks John at 12:29am 12.25.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/904 I heard that fairing the seacocks would make the boat go faster as reg seacocks disrup water flow un
Hoisting Sails from Cockpit Kbeucke at 11:57pm 12.24.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1026 I am rather new to sailing and recently I took the Basic Keelboat certification class. The sailboat
Need Battery Switch Wiring Info Pete at 10:16pm 12.24.03 Ask All Sailors 13/1096 My battery switch is 1,2,Both and Off.What is the proper wiring hookup for a starting battery, and
Installing a Simrad DaveB at 8:08pm 12.24.03 Smaller Boats 5/988 It's Christmas morning and I'm reading the instructions for new Simrad TP10 autopilot. In regards t
WHAT'S THE BEST OUTBOARD FOR THE MAC 26M WELDON COLLIER at 3:18pm 12.24.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/995 MY WIFE AND I ARE GOING TO BUY A NEW 26M AND WE ARE UNDECIDED AS TO WHAT TYPE OF OUTBOARD TO PUT ON
drive shaft growl when shifting out of gear Stuart at 2:21pm 12.24.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1013 I have a very loud "growl" sound when I shift out of either gear into neutral.I'vew had the engine m
fuel filter Rick D at 12:55pm 12.24.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/901 I've been learning to do my own maintance on my 14 fwc diesel and was curious to hear if changing to
River Sailing ? Pacman at 9:22am 12.24.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/882 I would like to ask if anyone has experience sailing on the river. Particularly the lower Missouri
Towing info Bill P. at 6:25am 12.24.03 Smaller Boats 15/1147 Considering a Hunter 260 WB as I need a very shallow draft boat - the bonus is the ability to traile
In-hull transducer installation H260 George Kobernus at 5:46am 12.24.03 Ask All Sailors 8/1157 I getting ready to install an Raymarine in-hull transducer. Iv'e read the archives and it seems that
Replace Yanmar with Bigger Motor? Richard Lanier at 4:51am 12.24.03 Mid-Size Boats 9/2401 I have an opportunity to buy a professionally re-built Yanmar 3GM30F 27hp to replace a 2GM 13 hp ra
paint the hull Greg at 4:29am 12.24.03 Day Sailers 2/1113 I'm looking for information on what it would cost to repair two small holes in the hull of my 1971 O

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Bimini measurements for 23/2 John K Eckert at 6:30am 10.30.20
P42 Bimini/Dodger Upgrade to Solar (1) HandsOnTech at 6:26am 10.30.20 How a nerd sees clouds:
Fell in love with the MacGregor 26M, but... Hunter216 at 6:17am 10.30.20
How to start my Ericson 31 1977 Joe at 6:12am 10.30.20 Sorry my friend, but you need to ask or hire someone who knows about sailboats with motors to physic
Starbrite antifreeze recall Rick486 at 6:05am 10.30.20 I spoke with my local WM just now. I had purchased my antifreeze from them back in September. I was
Blue Interior Cushions that came on O'Day 1983 to end of production O"Days. Sailor_girl at 5:47am 10.30.20 Jackdaw, I know finding a similar fabric will be like finding a needle in a haystack, and gotcha on
Starbrite antifreeze recall dlochner at 5:45am 10.30.20 The WM brand is sold as propylene glycol Always read the ingredients list. Some brands include et
Starbrite antifreeze recall Captain Larry-DH at 5:40am 10.30.20 Only addition it would be nice to have to their explanation is what the actual problem is with the
Alternator belt tension video advice dlochner at 5:35am 10.30.20 And these articles: https://stevedmarineconsulting.com/belts https://stevedmarineconsulting.com/ph
Alternator belt tension video advice dlochner at 5:30am 10.30.20 http://www.sv-secondstar.net/what-works/15-v-belt-tensioning-the-easy-way
Blue Interior Cushions that came on O'Day 1983 to end of production O"Days. Sailor_girl at 5:30am 10.30.20 Thank you to all who have replied. Appreciated the comments. We sized down from an 85 O'day 26 (o
P42 Bimini/Dodger Upgrade to Solar (3) HandsOnTech at 5:29am 10.30.20 Sunrise was at 7:30. Slightly later on the boat due to trees and buildings. The Victron controller
Attaching flag to fiberglass without through bolts. dlochner at 5:19am 10.30.20 @dlochner has suggested a process in the past for leaving a waxed bolt in the epoxy then backing it
water rotting teak and holly sole from underneath Knotallthere at 5:19am 10.30.20 when I got my new to me 85 28.5 the truhull under the sink was weeping and caused the same damage yo
Alternator belt tension video advice (1) jssailem at 5:17am 10.30.20 Or a screw. Tensioner.
Blisters on 1991 Beneteay 41s5 dlochner at 5:09am 10.30.20 Break open each blister. Grind away the broken dome of the blister. Scrub until squeaky clean with
Starbrite antifreeze recall TimFromLI at 5:03am 10.30.20 Tim: sorry, I don't have any pictures. that was what I got from my boat yard. I checked the starbri
How to start my Ericson 31 1977 Don S/V ILLusion at 5:00am 10.30.20
Rusty Keel Bolts Gene Neill at 4:28am 10.30.20 Is this a fin keel?
Fold or flex? RoyS at 4:11am 10.30.20 I'm reading those are maintenance intensive. Max Prop IMHO is not maintenance intensive. Needs to

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