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Stainless dorades stardust at 6:13am 09.19.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1562 Does anyone know where I can purchase stainless dorades to replace the plastic ones that come on the
should I attempt cb repair? jon philip at 5:44am 09.19.03 Day Sailers 1/1011 I've sailer II (1975) out of the water nd its home safe and sound on its trailer.The reason I broug
George Clore....in Kemah, Tx.... Dave Busby at 5:44am 09.19.03 Ask All Sailors 1/2445 Anyone know anything about George Clore in Kemah, Texas, about his trailers that he builds, and his
keel paint Barry Lenoble at 5:24am 09.19.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1030 Hello,I have a Catalina 22 with swing keel. There are some rustbubbles on the keel. What is the
Sailing at Night? Michael O' at 4:58am 09.19.03 Ask All Sailors 2/955 We sailed through San Pedro shipping channel one evening last week and were shocked to "see" sailboa
Engine Rattle Richard at 4:45am 09.19.03 Big Boats 3/922 I have an older Hunter 37 cutter with a Yanmar 3QM30H. Just above idle it has a rattle for a couple
Are you sure your water ballast tank is full? Rick Macdonald at 4:43am 09.19.03 Smaller Boats 5/776 No offence to my new water-ballast friends here, but I'll fess up that it happened to me...I'm new
main sheet/bridle peter burg at 4:24am 09.19.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1075 I recently bought a 14' Javelin (not sure of date) and I am not sure how main sheet and bridle are c
Hunter 260 centerboard rode replacement Bruce at 3:57am 09.19.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1592 Need a little help with the procedure to replace the rope that pulls up the centerboard. any help wo
1976 oday 27 manual javier at 3:21am 09.19.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1139 Friends, I'm looking for a owners manual for an oday 27 from 1976, can anyone help?thanks
Delaware Bay Travel Kathy at 3:09am 09.19.03 Destinations 5/1781 I just purchased a 33' sailboat (draft 4'3") that is currently located in Riverside, NJ. I plan to
Lighter boat in light winds--H260 Tom Burke at 2:22am 09.19.03 Racing 1/1722 I am new to this forum, so pardon me if I ask a worn out faq. I sail on Lake Texoma and race my Hun
Help.... I need a new compressor Thorp Thomas at 1:11am 09.19.03 Other Sailboats 3/780 Lighting struck next to the boat the other day while I was standing off weighting to assist another
Balsa Cored Hulls lnranch at 12:56am 09.19.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1379 I recently was looking at a 1986 O'Day 40 on the internet. The boat was stored outside for several
Good news, Bad News for Spinlock XA owners Paul at 12:42am 09.19.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1534 The good news is your poor, tired, slipping Spinlock XA clutches have exactly the same fastener spac
After Isabel - How'd everyone do? Ron Mehringer at 12:35am 09.19.03 Ask All Sailors 27/2600 So, how did everyone and their boats fair the storm. Let's hear your reports.My Hunter 26 is 90 mi
How'd everybody make out from Isabel? Rick at 12:31am 09.19.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/934 As everybody along the Eastern Seaboard starts to take stock today of damage from Isabel, curious as
Solar power for weekender Ralph Kuhn at 12:20am 09.19.03 Ask All Sailors 15/1503 Is there a source "Choosing marine solar panels for Dummies"? At this time, I think that I want to
Do I need to anitfreeze the bilge if.... John J Frank at 9:59pm 09.18.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/887 I live on Lake St. Clair(i.e., the sixth great lake, a joke), anyway, in previous years I have had a
Have you unstepped mast on 33.5? Ken Palmer at 9:22pm 09.18.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/1015 I have always unstepped my own mast on my 1981 H33 for winter storage. Now I own a 1990 33.5, and th

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Whisker Pole Ron20324 at 6:28pm 11.09.20 :plus: I mounted mine so the pole is perpendicular to the mast when the clew is out all the way.
Whisker Pole Ron20324 at 6:27pm 11.09.20 The ring for the whisker pole typically goes on the mast. Height is not critical for a whisker pole
Mast Up Compression Post Fix - Hunter 34 KLCCPAYNE at 6:26pm 11.09.20
Pearson 33-2 engine removal 31seahorse at 6:22pm 11.09.20 A friend of mine traveled all over the Chesapeake bay in a Pearson 33-2 with the Yanmar 2gm20. W
Hot restarts SailingLoto at 6:01pm 11.09.20 start upstream and work down... you get an OP buzzer so you have power to the key switch and it's tu
Found a 2003 C310 Hayden Watson at 5:57pm 11.09.20 John, very cool! @Hayden Watson has given me a great procedure for reefing on the fly in less than
Blister history of Catalina 310 leo310 at 5:55pm 11.09.20 Hull #44 never had blisters, clean and check the bottom every year. The checks are for zinc replace
Universal valve adjustment (1) Sefuller at 5:51pm 11.09.20 Actually found it on Ebay
Hot restarts Michael Davis at 5:48pm 11.09.20
Whisker Pole Kings Gambit at 5:39pm 11.09.20
Hunter Legend - Waste Holding Tank Scott NIelsen at 5:33pm 11.09.20 I went through the same issue when I got my 37.5 7 years ago. i did a plastic tank and lost some h
Whisker Pole Davidasailor26 at 5:23pm 11.09.20 There probably should be two rings/eyes, respectively mounted on the port and starboard radii of th
Whisker Pole Kings Gambit at 5:18pm 11.09.20 There probably should be two rings/eyes, respectively mounted on the port and starboard radii of the
In-Mast Furling Question - Beneteau Oceanis 400 JamesG161 at 5:07pm 11.09.20 The cost was around 200 with the new furling line installed I did the same thing $180 round trip.
Repower 1978 Hunter 30 - Ysm12 to 2YM15 dLj at 5:01pm 11.09.20 For any of you interested in also making these modifications I found this amazing write up of someo
Blister history of Catalina 310 valcour at 4:57pm 11.09.20 I have hull 218 circa 2003. Never had a blister. I bought the boat in 2006 and put 5 coats of inte
Source new 1 1/2" Ell and pipe Mr. Dave at 4:46pm 11.09.20 It's called a street elbow, I always think of loose women when the name comes up. The 1 1/2" callout
Shock Cord for 45CC companion way bmaclean at 4:34pm 11.09.20 Thank you so much for those documents. I hadn't seen them before. I have all the materials except th
2020 haul out. kappykaplan at 4:22pm 11.09.20 Upon further review!! That's not quite how I remember the Green Flash! But you get an A for effor
0.45 gallons per hour OK? (1) Hello Below at 4:16pm 11.09.20 For comparison purposes, here is the fuel consumption curve for the Yanmar 3YM30 (Reference Yanmar 3

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