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Exactly where is that thing? Brian at 2:19am 05.12.03 Big Boats 3/871 Hello everybody, I can't get the forward head on my 1998 passage 42 to pull in sea water for flushin
Topping lift troubles Tomm Maxon at 2:12am 05.12.03 Big Boats 3/930 A little help please.I bought my 1985 Hunter 40 last year. Last fall when they put it on the crad
Port Window Spring Frustration Paul H at 2:07am 05.12.03 Smaller Boats 0/672 I had to replace my port lens on my H26. That was the easy part. Putting those #$%'% springs in has
PHEII Raritan Heads Rob at 2:01am 05.12.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1537 Peggy,, I have been experiencing a leak in my manual head. The leak occurs when I pull the pump up o
Rudder lock Richard Bryer at 1:46am 05.12.03 Big Boats 4/1632 The present high winds from the low pressure system we in the Great Lakes area have been living with
Gennaker Rigging Chris Taneyhill at 1:25am 05.12.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1340 I just bought all new sails for my O'Day 25. A new addition to my sail inventory is the Gennaker.
H29.5 PHRF rating... Tim McCarty at 1:13am 05.12.03 Racing 1/1278 Does anyone have a rating for a Hunter 29.5?? If not, what is the actual formula to go by??
RE: 29.5...PHRF rating?? Tim McCarty at 1:11am 05.12.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1213 Does anyone know the PHRF for a Hunter 29.5. If not, what is the actual formula??Thanks in advanc
Engine Issues Charles Bamford at 1:00am 05.12.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/811 Folks: I recently acquired a 1993 Hunter 23.5 that I am basing in Southport, NC... However, i
Stay Stream 2 Furler... ForeStay Tension Adjust Bill Ebling at 12:52am 05.12.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1386 Does any one have experiance with a Stay-Stream 2 Furler? My Forestay seems to have too much sag a
Securing anchor on bow roller ron at 12:43am 05.12.03 Ask All Sailors 4/7375 On my Beneteau oceanis 370, I want to secure my Danforth anchor on the bow roller during sailing. I
through hull fittings Jim Floyd at 11:49pm 05.11.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1143 OK - thanks to you guys who replied earlier to my query about closing the through hulls - we are com
access port on mast? 40 ledgend John O'Donald at 10:58pm 05.11.03 Big Boats 2/1016 I have to unstep my mast to access electrical connections at the base. Has anyone ever devised addin
replacing plastic on hatch? John O'Donald at 10:48pm 05.11.03 Big Boats 1/779 Is there a way to just replace the clear smoked plastic (lexan?) on metal hatches. I have several th
Oh yeah...then there is the head... Griffin at 10:46pm 05.11.03 Bigger Boats 5/1050 I pulled the plunger out of the head pump....literally!It came all the way out. It looks like it
Alternator Issues Griffin at 10:43pm 05.11.03 Bigger Boats 3/1072 Well, my baby is finally wet! All went well despite the winds in moving her from Sandusky to Catawb
Holding Tank Question Lori Wheeler at 10:31pm 05.11.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/901 I am a new owner of a 1987 Hunter 28.5. I use to just be a bareboat sailor. I now have all these t
Do You Rendezvous? SailboatOwners.com at 2:24pm 05.11.03 Ask All Sailors 40/2329 A whole lot of regional sailing associations will be holding rendezvous this summer. Will you be go
RUDDER TIM at 1:29pm 05.11.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1040 WE BOUGHT A 20 FT 0DAY BUT THE RUDDER IS MISSING. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE EMAIL US THE DEMINSIONS FOR THE
Help with centerboard pivot and wedges Arnie at 1:05pm 05.11.03 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1004 Been doing a lot of work on my centerboard. Does anyone know if there is supposed to be any play be

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Genoa Clew Ring dlochner at 4:42am 08.14.20 It looks like the soft clew is just Dacron? It may be spectra webbing covered by a light sail clo
Genoa Clew Ring Davidasailor26 at 4:36am 08.14.20 The only drawback I see is having to splice eyes into the sheets. It will be harder to change sheet
Invest 95L (1) JamesG161 at 4:34am 08.14.20 Noteworthy is a series of Low's entering the Atlantic around NC and VA. BeholdDerecho Last year a
Genoa Clew Ring DougM at 4:30am 08.14.20 In your photo, the jib sheets are attached to the clew using a piece of dyneema or comparable line.
Beneteau 331 galley storage above fridge compressor BayGirl at 4:15am 08.14.20 Do you store food here? I find this handier for food, but the heat is the issue. I figured the hole
Genoa Clew Ring dlochner at 4:13am 08.14.20 No experience with this arrangement, however, it is interesting. It will be lighter than a metal cle
new sheets/halyards needed FDL S2 at 3:46am 08.14.20 I wouldn't tie them directly to the sail, I would tie halyard shackles to the line and use that to
Sirius 21 Mast standoff ends FDL S2 at 3:42am 08.14.20 thank you so much..but are these boots just covers for the part I need? Yes, they are covers for t
Invest 95L kappykaplan at 3:16am 08.14.20 No "Dammit Jim" on this one! :beer:
Sirius 21 Mast standoff ends (1) johnCartelli at 1:14am 08.14.20 thank you so much..but are these boots just covers for the part I need?
new sheets/halyards needed johnCartelli at 1:12am 08.14.20 thanks, I'll use the Sirius 22 they have listed...next question can i just tie the lines to the s
Drama in Pago Pago S/V Honu at 1:01am 08.14.20 A news report on the radio said that the vessel had engine trouble; they have not been granted clear
Dinghy on a small sailboat, Bilge pump, ocean sailing Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 10:55pm 08.13.20 I've cruised the Bahamas on my Meridian 25. with no problems at all. Just be sure to pick your weath
343 - boom vang and topping lift Ron20324 at 10:35pm 08.13.20
Invest 95L JamesG161 at 10:34pm 08.13.20 Tropical Storm Josephine just barely made it to get a name. The Fish, in mid-Atlantic, will appreci
Early morning sunlight Kings Gambit at 10:23pm 08.13.20 Watch for the Sugar Plum Fairy in summertime garb.:)
Hunter 33.5 Passage from Pensacola to Keys (2) JamesG161 at 10:20pm 08.13.20 October is stiil inside Hurricane season. 183801 Jim...
Finally Mark Maulden at 10:18pm 08.13.20 Congrats! Might see you out there!
Weather/Hatch/Crib Board Replacement (1) chasfrank at 10:12pm 08.13.20 This is what i did on my PY23 when I had it.....increased the below deck ventilation when not being
Drama in Pago Pago S/V Honu at 10:06pm 08.13.20 They have had some repatriation flights and some ferry activity from Samoa; they are quarantined in

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