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FYI on Documented Vessel Dinghy Registration Rick D at 4:56am 09.20.03 Ask All Sailors 11/5314 Maybe some of you have been laboring under the same misunderstanding as myself and others. I had tho
looking for used jib for a summer camp daysailer Diane Chase at 4:13am 09.20.03 Day Sailers 0/1056 We are a small summer camp on Upper Saranac Lake and have a '73 Oday Daysailer that lost its jib to
Replacement for galley through hull gate valve Steve at 3:12am 09.20.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/1262 I have an '84 Hunter 31 (great boat!). What I thought was going to be a relatively easy job (replac
Jim Seamans Phil Herring at 1:35am 09.20.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/973 Hey Jim, _very_ pleased to hear that Java is OK! Whew. Now... first, your mail is bouncing back
New to sailing got an O'Day 40 all advice welcome/ Phil Read at 12:54am 09.20.03 Ask An Oday Owner 3/903 Ive just aquired an O'day 40 and am desperately in need of sound advice. This may sound silly but I
MISSED THE BIG ONE Ed at 12:30am 09.20.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/834 I feel bad for the boat owners that pulled their boats in the event of Hurricane Isabelle hitting th
help with locating a compressor frank lally at 11:19pm 09.19.03 Other Sailboats 1/676 I am a service tech. working on a crosby refrigeration refrig/freezer, with the compressor driven of
Purchasing a new foresail Fred Mueller at 10:41pm 09.19.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1016 I need to purchase a new foresail for my Catalina 320, cruising (no racing) in the Cheasapeake. I w
212 PHRF rating Ken at 6:00pm 09.19.03 Smaller Boats 1/1087 Trying to establish a PHRF rating for the H212... I know these are normally club dependent... but an
in water winter storage Joe Refkin, SV/Skooky 3 Cat 30 at 2:46pm 09.19.03 Ask All Sailors 1/973 I'm about to commit for in water storage on lake Michigan and I'm nervous.Has anyone heard of majo
Vibration under power Ivan Edwards at 12:34pm 09.19.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1151 I would like to solve a vibration problem when under power at greater than 2500 RPM.Seems to come
Humming (vibrating) tiller Steve at 11:56am 09.19.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1215 Has anyone had their rudder vibrate around 6knots and above? I thought rudder swing bolt was loose,
Shurflo scott at 10:58am 09.19.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1180 I just replaced my Shur-flo fresh water pump and now I have an interesting problem. I can't get it
Used sail questions Don K. at 10:41am 09.19.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1059 The Chrysler 26 has a very short boom (eight feet)with the backstay some distance aft. First questio
Sails for extremely heavy winds on a B&R rig Frank Ladd at 10:28am 09.19.03 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/1876 I have a Hunter 23.5 and it sails pretty well with a reefed main only up to about 20 knots. After ab
In-water keel cable replacement. Jazzman at 8:49am 09.19.03 Smaller Boats 9/3962 I recently purchased a 1978 C-22 with broken keel cable. The boat is in really great shape except fo
help; hatch weather-stripping malcolm at 8:09am 09.19.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1454 Does anyone know where I can purchase 1" X 1" weather-stripping to redo my hatches. My boat is an 8
Keel-- fin, bulb and wings(lets) Jim at 7:46am 09.19.03 Big Boats 7/1786 Can any of you techno types give me clear text/definitive answer/advantage to underwater dynamics of
Education is the key that unlocks many doors Bob at 7:26am 09.19.03 Ask All Sailors 7/1150
True length of a 1991 C28 Scott at 7:08am 09.19.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/930 We are in looking at buying a 1991 Catalina 28 and are concerned about fitting into slips. Can anyon

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Manual Holding Tank Pumpout Pump in Odd Location . Or is it? markwbird at 3:14pm 09.11.20 Mark, here is a shot of my system; it is as from Hunter originally. The hose below the hand pump is
plastic fuel tank repair FastOlson at 3:08pm 09.11.20 This is one of those situations where replacement is the answer.
plastic fuel tank repair thinwater at 2:49pm 09.11.20 a. Repairing a poly gas tank is a REALLY bad idea. PE is very tough to bond, it failed either becaus
Adventures in reefing G0ri11@ at 2:45pm 09.11.20 @Scott T-Bird Thanks, it's starting to make sense. If I run the line through the sheave at the en
Advertising Advice for selling a boat Don S/V ILLusion at 2:40pm 09.11.20 New Question: We just discovered that the listing indicates that the boat is on the hard which is c
Adventures in reefing G0ri11@ at 2:37pm 09.11.20
plastic fuel tank repair (1) srimes at 2:32pm 09.11.20 That's a tough one. MAY be able to weld it, but high risk of contamination. For adhesives to stick t
Looking for a practical trailer sailer. Meriachee at 2:31pm 09.11.20 Feeling it today Judy? :)
plastic fuel tank repair Ralph Johnstone at 2:07pm 09.11.20 Nothing really sticks to poly except Permatex 2. Problem is that it's only a sealant and not an adh
plastic fuel tank repair dlochner at 2:03pm 09.11.20 The tank is most likely polyethylene. One of the nice qualities of PE is that nothing sticks to it,
Things are about to get tight... dlochner at 1:59pm 09.11.20 Turnbuckles can not match the strength of the wire as turnbuckles are typically chrome (or some othe
Anchor locker for M25 (2) jbrock at 1:48pm 09.11.20 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/media/anchor-rode-locker-25-5-16-chain-amp-100-3-8-3-strand.10935
Funny Friday!!! Roland5048 at 1:46pm 09.11.20
Anchor locker for M25 (2) THECUSCUS at 1:26pm 09.11.20 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/media/anchor-rode-locker-25-5-16-chain-amp-100-3-8-3-strand.10935/
Things are about to get tight... shemandr at 1:23pm 09.11.20 Here are specs for turnbuckle for 5/32' wire. Breaking strength 2800 lbs. The 1X19 wire in 5/32" 3
small boat halyard questions shemandr at 12:49pm 09.11.20 If your sheave dates to the wire/rope halyard era, it probably should be changed. It's approaching
How long can I run 15HP outboard continuously? ontherocks83 at 12:36pm 09.11.20 Outboards are designed to be run long and hard. Aside from wearables that need regular maintenance a
Advertising Advice for selling a boat SFS at 12:24pm 09.11.20 Don has a good point. I just went to YW and typed in Hunter, used, 38 to 38 feet. It did not come
small boat halyard questions dlochner at 12:18pm 09.11.20 The strength of the 5/16 is way overkill in strength. I chose it more on hand feel, and since I alr
small boat halyard questions Dave Groshong at 12:17pm 09.11.20 I would stay with wire/rope unless you change the sheave: https://shop.sailboatowners.com/prod.php?8

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