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Scratched gelcoat! Help! Walt Allensworth at 11:56pm 08.07.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1089 So I did the ultimate no-no and scratched my dark-blue gelcoat with a plastic scrubby pad. Lots of f
Cleaning and polishing plastic laminate Bob Shafer at 11:29pm 08.07.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1918 I am restoring a '75 Catlina 27, and, while oiling the teak, I tried to use the oil on the plastic l
C&D Canal currents Hayden Jones at 11:23pm 08.07.03 Ask All Sailors 4/3269 I am planning to circumnavigate the Delmarva peninsula next June. I'll be sailing clockwise out of
An electrical 'ounce of prevention'? Dale I at 9:26pm 08.07.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1030 For those new boat owners and those who have newer rewiring, what product would best suit an overall
Zinks - how many and where? Ed at 9:18pm 08.07.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1085 I have a 426 with a yanmar engine and Panda Gen Set. How many zinks are on the typical Hunter? Is
Dropping Keel Carter Leary at 9:01pm 08.07.03 The Cherubini Hunters 0/912 I have a 1977 Hunter 27' and in reading some of the past post on "Keel Dropping" to replace the caul
Dropping the Keel Carter Leary at 8:59pm 08.07.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/935 I have a 1977 Hunter 27' and in reading some of the past post on "Keel Dropping" to replace the caul
1983 Hunter 34 D. Edwards at 5:05pm 08.07.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/4306 I am thinking about buying a 1983 hunter 34. The asking price is 35k. I want to hear about the good,
Head Problems Too Tom Overley at 3:01pm 08.07.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/863 I just bought a 1987 Catalina 27 and knew that there was some leakage in the head...looked like fres
MacGregory 26 letters Rob at 2:15pm 08.07.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/841 I am thinking of buying a MacGregor 26 but the terminology is not readily obvious. What do the S, C,
321 in-mast furler dave h at 1:39pm 08.07.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1516 The corner of our main sail does not furl far enough into the mast. Although most of what shows is
Reefing the genoa Bob at 1:03pm 08.07.03 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/2030 What do the experts say is the limit on roller reefing a well-cut 150 genoa? At what point does rol
Why is blue bottom paint so popular?? Wanderer138 at 12:56pm 08.07.03 Ask All Sailors 13/4399 Maybe it's just me but The vast majority of boats I see have blue bottom paint. Why?It can't be th
Sticky/stubborn centerboard Ryan at 11:13am 08.07.03 Day Sailers 2/900 Just picked up my brothers Oday Daysailor 2 and have come to find a very stubborn centerboard. He s
Hunter 26.5 Stantion Mitch at 8:26am 08.07.03 Smaller Boats 1/815 Hi,I'm looking for the forward (just forward of the beam) lifeline stantion for a 1988 Hunter 26.5
Bow thruster turbulence Frank Arndorfer at 8:20am 08.07.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1708 I have a new Hunter 426DS and I opted for the factory-installed bow thrusters. In an e-mail conversa
What about the omc web site Ron Thweatt at 8:19am 08.07.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/907 I have tried to get to the web site for omc owners can not make it work any ideas also I have a 2 b
1975 Catalina 22 Jib Winch Mike at 8:12am 08.07.03 Smaller Boats 3/1729 I sail a Catalina 22 and in heavier winds the winches make a grinding noise, and I would like to gre
Pactor ll or lll ? Richard Briggs at 6:01am 08.07.03 Ask All Sailors 10/1286 Hi all, I just read the post on "off shore comm." I would like to get some feed back from the users
Replacement Stripes Cost? Dave at 5:37am 08.07.03 Smaller Boats 19/906 Anyone know the approximate cost of replacement decals for a H26/H260 or something thereabouts? Jus

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H310 AC Raw Water Pump KenK13623 at 10:41am 06.10.20 Thanks for the info Don. That makes it even more confusing because if it was done after factory bui
Motor use bawlmer at 10:39am 06.10.20 I had an Irwin 23 with an Mercury 8 HP long shaft. It pushed me along at over 6 knots below WOT. I t
STORM JIB jssailem at 10:38am 06.10.20 Sailing under storm conditions is entirely different from sailing in conditions that are so to say N
Tale of the tape: Let the rigging begin: Hardhead at 10:35am 06.10.20 Great write-up pclarksurf. Thanks for taking the time to document and post it-
Motor use dlochner at 10:28am 06.10.20 Sailboats are displacement hulls, so the top speed is limited by the shape of the hull not the horse
Attack of the killer carp Will Gilmore at 10:13am 06.10.20 sometimes during the day also That's called carpe diem. Obviously. -Will (Dragonfly)
Eractic Tachometer and engine power Don S/V ILLusion at 10:08am 06.10.20 When was the last time you removed and cleaned all electrical connections? When was last time hull/
STORM JIB Hunter216 at 10:03am 06.10.20 I am trying to find the measurements for a storm jib on the 1982-22' Hunter sloop. Can you help me?
Swing Keel Repair MacGregor 26s Justin_NSA at 9:55am 06.10.20 FWIW, Blue Water Yachts has an upgrade kit for the swing keel. It has been ages since I did mine so
Topping Lift (1) rgranger at 9:51am 06.10.20 Thank you! This is helpful. It appears that I must install a topping lift from the top of the mas
Please help me identify these parts ! Justin_NSA at 9:47am 06.10.20 I think LP meant 'long play'. I always have to remember when speaking to the younger generations t
Forgive my ignorance, but what are these? rgranger at 9:46am 06.10.20 Dang... buy it quick. :pimp:
Please help me identify these parts ! rgranger at 9:44am 06.10.20 hahahaha So when my youngest was about 8... I was digging through the back of my closet and found s
Forgive my ignorance, but what are these? odaydokay at 9:36am 06.10.20 Most critical item, just after your prop.
Eractic Tachometer and engine power odaydokay at 9:35am 06.10.20 Regarding the 4 knots, was the stuffing box just adjusted and maybe too tightly? Got a nice free s
STORM JIB Kings Gambit at 9:23am 06.10.20
Swing Keel Repair MacGregor 26s rgranger at 9:10am 06.10.20 Not the same boat but on my MacGregor 22 there was a metal bar with a sleeve that the cable ran over
Battery Management jviss at 8:57am 06.10.20 From the original post: o be true, agreed? It would also be nice to be able to switch banks to lo
STORM JIB jssailem at 8:56am 06.10.20 caught in a gale offshore in a 22' It is not the boat, but the skipper and crew that brings a boat
Forgive my ignorance, but what are these? Meriachee at 8:52am 06.10.20 Dang. I missed the applause again.

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