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demasted daysailor on the chesapeake len goldsmith at 11:21am 09.27.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/820 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 3/3910 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 1/1285 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 11/10954 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 0/729 let mne see
Diesel Treatment J Stage at 4:36am 09.27.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1510 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 0/1134 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 4/1113 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 3/739 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 1/1343 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 0/1020 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 4/1118 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 4/1000 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 0/756 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 1/916 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 15/7096 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 3/758 After the big tidal surge on the bay from "Isabel" a lot of oil, along with who knows what else, was
Phil... the new "views" counter is kinda annoying Don at 11:09am 09.26.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 15/1311 at least to me. I'm speaking specifically of where it appears on the 24 hours activity screen. (My
Looking for trailer 4 sailboat Ron at 9:56am 09.26.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/714 Just bought a 25 ft Hunter sailboat w/ a 4 ft keel. Was looking for a trailer and was hoping for so
Marinas/Yacht Clubs in CT Dave Schlesinger at 9:53am 09.26.03 Mid-Size Boats 8/1017 We are in the process of relocating from Maryland to CT. Looking for a slip or mooring for my Hunte

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New Tender (2) TomY at 4:32am 10.19.20 Some beautiful options thanks....what are your thoughts on the length of a tender compared to the h
2015 Oceanis 31 Topping lift DougM at 4:31am 10.19.20 If the boat is equipped with a spring loaded vang, the topping lift is probably not a necessity. How
Crack in Companionway Entrance - Catalina 30 MKII Hull #4984 d-marko at 4:15am 10.19.20 D-marko Thank you very much for the detailed reply. This is great information! I was already wonde
Gas hose for H356 JamesG161 at 3:40am 10.19.20 Any ideas? Ask the supplier of your Propane, to refit for your local hose and fittings size. Jim..
Raccoon destroy the sailboat at boatyard ? What now? George_NJ at 3:39am 10.19.20 This doesn't look so bad, my old boat had a community of chipmunks get into it over last winter and
pressure switch fail? JamesG161 at 3:31am 10.19.20 Here is my Accumulator analysis and purpose. Fresh Water Accumulator Analysis
pressure switch fail? JamesG161 at 3:22am 10.19.20 A test of the reserve pressure volume. 1) Close all outlets 2) Turn on water pump till it stops. 3)
pressure switch fail? JamesG161 at 3:17am 10.19.20 Jabsco 18810 That is a Big one, 2 gallons. ;) I take back my comment on Pressure reserve capacity
Vinyl, last chance JamesG161 at 3:11am 10.19.20 This is the West Marine section on vinyl care products. Vinyl Care \| West Marine My test was usin
pressure switch fail? wsconner at 3:03am 10.19.20 Do you have the make and model number of the Accumulator? Most have a flex bladder that can crack
pressure switch fail? JamesG161 at 2:59am 10.19.20 Do you have the make and model number of the Accumulator? Most have a flex bladder that can crack a
pressure switch fail? wsconner at 2:50am 10.19.20 Thanks all for the sage advice thus far. I think I have a few trouble shooting steps I hadn't thou
Electronics Ugrades - best approach? Captain Larry-DH at 2:23am 10.19.20
It's not safe anywhere. George_NJ at 1:12am 10.19.20 WOW, I was expecting to hear it was stolen too because it's hard to believe that any owner would ope
It's not safe anywhere. (1) nightowle at 12:10am 10.19.20 The perp:
Got a Venture 21 should I move up to a MacGregor 26s Sailor1001 at 12:05am 10.19.20 I think I will hang on to the MacGregor 21 and keep my eye open for a nice MacGregor 26s. It's goo
Documentation versus State Registration nightowle at 12:02am 10.19.20 Big Easy: not all lenders require CG documentation. In WA it is most often seen where the purchase
Documentation versus State Registration Valiant at 11:58pm 10.18.20 First time US doc registration is around $350. Every year after that just $75. Way cheaper if boat i
Vinyl, last chance All U Get at 10:18pm 10.18.20 Flitz?
pressure switch fail? Benny17441 at 9:52pm 10.18.20 I watched the video and the slow stream of water coming out of the faucet could indicate a blockage

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