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240 jib cleats again Angela at 3:15pm 07.29.03 Smaller Boats 15/959 Cannot secure the jib sheet in the cleat when the jib is under load. At first attributed this to in
Cruising Spinnaker Alan Liebnick at 2:58pm 07.29.03 Ask All Sailors 11/1789 I own a 1986 HUNTER31. I have the opportunity to purchase a used cruising spinnaker w/sleeve for $50
need a new wood tiller for 1978 22..cant find a so lyman samuel......lymancat@aol.com at 2:54pm 07.29.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1030 need tiller for 1978 22.....cant find a source
Honda 9.9 doesn't start easily like last year Rick Macdonald at 2:36pm 07.29.03 Other Sailboats 5/1085 Well, I confess I don't know anything about outboard maintenance.When I bought my '95 23.5 with an
drifting... keel not down? Nick Bowman at 2:11pm 07.29.03 Smaller Boats 7/1292 I just purchased a 1979 swing keel Catalina 22 about a month ago, and was very happy with it until a
Ordorlos & CP Rob McClain at 2:00pm 07.29.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1347 Peggy, Your book is great, I even enjoyed reading about waste systems - thank you! I used KO in my
Oday fuel tanks Rick Boaden at 1:47pm 07.29.03 Bigger Boats 2/1375 This may be of interest to those who own a mid 1970 to 1980 boat with a steel inboard fuel tank. Che
356 - PHRF Ratings Jim - WDSM at 1:32pm 07.29.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1064 Have a new 356 -- wing keel, autofurling mainWhat ratings have your boats been assignedemailed H
Trojan Batteries Jack Bollinger at 12:48pm 07.29.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/895 Hello Everyone,I am looking to use two six volt batteries to create my "house bank", has anyone us
Changing fuel filter on Yanmar Dave at 12:22pm 07.29.03 Ask All Sailors 13/7561 I have a 27hp Yanmar (3GM30F)on my Beneteau 36cc and need to change the fuel filter. I have the owne
remember the Osprey? Dick at 12:12pm 07.29.03 Day Sailers 2/1649 In the 1960's my family sailed a 15' ODay Osprey, a small daysailer that had a small cuddy. What ev
CLIPPER MARINE 32 FT WEIGHT RUSS HART at 11:27am 07.29.03 Ask All Sailors 3/4106 WOULD ANYBODY KNOW THE TRUE WEIGHT OF THE CLIPPER MARINE 32 FT AFT CABIN.IT HAS A 8 FT BEAM.
Continuous Head Odor Charlotte Bell at 11:26am 07.29.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 17/1631 We are at a loss of what to do, to eradicate this problem. We've had the boat for about 2 mos. The
How accurate Mark at 11:19am 07.29.03 Smaller Boats 5/794 are these rigging gauges when using on small riggs and exactley what model is suitable for the riggi
mariner portlite replacements Skip Shepherd at 10:23am 07.29.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/929 Is there any company,like Lewmar or Bomar that makes an opening portlite that fits into about the sa
Mast Step David Chmielewski at 10:16am 07.29.03 Day Sailers 5/1107 I'm thinking of purchasing a 79, 20ft Daysailer that has a damaged mast step. Where do I get parts f
Mack Pack w/ jacks or Neil Pryde Lazy Bag? Kevin Milazzo at 9:03am 07.29.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1271 Anyone have experience with either the Mack Pack or Neil Pryde Lazy Bag systems? I want a fixed, zi
Yamaha Jet Outboard Randy at 8:31am 07.29.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1124 Has anybody heard about somebody using a Yamaha jet outboard on a Mac 26X. I'm just curious as to h
Hull Blisters Robert Tuten at 8:23am 07.29.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1746 I sail a 1992 Beneteau 310. the boat stays in the water year round and is used year round as freezi
Ripped main sail ram yariv at 8:15am 07.29.03 Smaller Boats 5/986 Any suggestions who can repair my main(new york city area)? anyone has one for sale?ryariv@yahoo.co

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Would You Use Biodiesel if Available JimInPB at 9:36am 10.05.20 From what I have read, there is a process by which you render vegetable oil to make it into bio-dies
Toe rail corrosion fix forbin at 9:32am 10.05.20 So take off the chock, grind down the aluminum to create a gap equal to the size of the bottom of th
bow eye 1986 Catalina 22.. john renfro at 9:28am 10.05.20 Contact Catalina Direct, on the few occasions that I have talked to them, they have been very helpfu
Wisdom SFS at 9:26am 10.05.20 Well said, KG. Two of my favorites, which both give a nod to the notion of time spent on the planet
Wisdom jssailem at 9:22am 10.05.20 An interesting opening to a possible discussion. But I am laughing so hard I am finding it difficult
Temporary Plug for Thru Hull Fitting jssailem at 9:15am 10.05.20 Oh Jim... That looks to be a messy task. Flush Clean the tanks and suck all the hoses using a dispos
TS Delta BigEasy at 9:15am 10.05.20 Looks like it has the potential to mess up my long weekend! Not gonna say your two favorite words
Can you identify this? twistedskipper at 9:14am 10.05.20 Why don't you find out if it works before spending the beer money for a new one? If you go to all t
CE Certicication Crazy Dave Condon at 9:09am 10.05.20 Hunter in it's hay day, opened a plant in England but could not use the Hunter name as another compa
Temporary Plug for Thru Hull Fitting (1) Jim Hawkins at 9:09am 10.05.20 Here's a pic of the head with the loop behind it. Since the loop is above the waterline, is it OK to
H26 electric panel Crazy Dave Condon at 9:06am 10.05.20 @rgranger thank you for helping Friday I stood on the highest rock in Virginia and rode the VA
Would You Use Biodiesel if Available Stargazer3 at 9:05am 10.05.20 I wouldn't jump in with both feet right away. My first call would be to Great Lake Diesel and liste
'88 Legend 35 bow seat jssailem at 9:02am 10.05.20 Why would the holes need to be close together? They are not big holes. 4 widely spaced would likely
From Just Outta the Water after 10 yrs, No Maintenance RockynHilda at 8:57am 10.05.20 Thx, however this 2000# caster worked well when taking boat out, and is an 8" diameter wheel which a
Can you identify this? Glsawyer at 8:57am 10.05.20 Definitely need to have it working. But not right now. More worried about the rigging and motor. The
H26 Center Board Line Crazy Dave Condon at 8:56am 10.05.20 @Chiriqui Send me a private message regarding this and I will help. I helped Rgranger to replace
Hunter 34 False Bildge - How can you tell if the modification was done? swshogren at 8:52am 10.05.20 thanks for all the help to everyone!
3D Printed Tiller Tamer Crazy Dave Condon at 8:46am 10.05.20 Can you write up a report on this and post it to every Hunter water ballast under owner mods. I wo
'88 Legend 35 bow seat CarmenK at 8:45am 10.05.20 Good question. My rails were made with 4 welded tabs. I drilled holes through the tabs and use 4 st
Can you identify this? Kings Gambit at 8:44am 10.05.20 True, but as a liveaboard, it is another one of those things that just make life more pleasant. Of

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