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Drilling into my Mast Doug Dannen at 10:31pm 04.27.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1067 I'm installing a Lazy Jack system on my Oday 272 and it requires me to install two cheek blocks on t
Finding woodwork? Mark Nelson at 9:50pm 04.27.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1058 I've just purchased a 1976 Catalina 30 and would like to replace all the woodwork on the deck. Where
Installing a new halyard Lewis at 8:16pm 04.27.03 Ask All Sailors 6/2591 I plan on installing a new main halyard and outhaul. Are there any tricks to insure a smooth operati
Loose pulpit screws Leif Arneson at 5:15pm 04.27.03 Smaller Boats 6/1295 The (machine) screws attaching the after pulpit stanchions to the deck on my Hunter water ballast ar
Looking for a good sailboat pls help! Tim at 4:21pm 04.27.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1096 Being a temporary "landlocked" sailor I have "caught" the fever agin to purchase a sailboat. I used
3 Blade Propeller?? Leif Askeland at 3:41pm 04.27.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/975 My 36 Hunter Vision has the factory installed 2-blade propeller. The boat has always seemed to be s
Pacific Sail Expo Rick Dober s/v Baytrek at 2:20pm 04.27.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1305 Peggie, It was a pleasure meeting you at the boat show yesterday. Too bad the publisher didn't
Engine belched out an oily slick Hans Baart at 1:41pm 04.27.03 Big Boats 1/772 Can anyone give some insight on this?I started my Yanmar 3GMF today after not having run it for abo
Centerboard Repairs Arnie Hoffman at 1:25pm 04.27.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/994 Just a FYI to those with C.B. 30's. When I bought my '82 last summer the previous owner had wedged
Bottom Paint and a centerboard? Geof at 1:09pm 04.27.03 Ask All Sailors 9/3855 So, last year, our first year with our O'Day 25, and I let the yard do the bottom paint. We were ou
Anyone thought about their leaf springs lately??? tom b. c-22 at 12:55pm 04.27.03 Trailer Sailors 3/1707 Well I have.. Oh boy, what fun..I bought a 74 catalina with trailer that hasprobably seen better da
Hose bulge guy, again! Bruce Z at 12:35pm 04.27.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1429 Greetings Mistress,I put in a new hose. I cleaned up the aluminum elbow on the tank and it looks o
Battle of the Prop Shaft Flex Couplings! (1) Stirling Hasen at 12:34pm 04.27.03 Big Boats 5/2724 After finally being able to remove my prop shaft on my Hunter 54. I noticed that my Federal Flex Cou
Pumpout Problems Gary Scheir at 11:12am 04.27.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1274 We installed a new Raritan Cricket head in our 1991 Hunter 28 last year, and all seemed to work fine
Loose Strut repairs John Pool at 11:07am 04.27.03 Big Boats 1/990 I am looking for information on repairing my strut so that it doesnot wiggle side to side. Any sugg
Shore Power and gas storage on a 26S Ray at 11:00am 04.27.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1242 I am going to install shore power on our 1994 26S, in which we just bought. I am trying to find som
Water in tanks - stinky! G at 10:36am 04.27.03 Ask All Sailors 2/968 Hi,We have a fresh water holding capacity of about 60 gallons. I drained the tanks a couple of wee
looking at 37 cherubini alex at 10:36am 04.27.03 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1047 I'm looking at a 1981 37 cutter. I did not see any deck softening or port leaks, my wife saw one. We
Gelcoat or Epoxy paint? (1) Tim Long at 10:19am 04.27.03 AMF 0/1903 I have always finished my fiberglass repairs with sprayed-on white gelcoat paint, because that's wha
New boat bottom paint not adhering John at 10:05am 04.27.03 Big Boats 6/1489 Our new 356's hull was painted by the dealer with 2 coats of blue Interlux Micron CSC last spring.

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Fell in love with the MacGregor 26M, but... Tally Ho at 8:15pm 10.23.20 I was enamored with the idea of the 26M when I first started thinking about a boat. I sail on Lake
Eternal Father - Navy Hymn Ron20324 at 8:11pm 10.23.20 As one who lives in Annapolis, It makes me feel good when I see all the Navel Academy students on th
Just starting out....am I thinking right? Leeward Rail at 8:10pm 10.23.20 what a wonderful learning curve it has been. Below are some photos of Mariah under sail. It has bee
Battery Sizing Benny17441 at 7:59pm 10.23.20 I think it would be very adequate with redundancy built in. Make sure you precool the refrigerator
Can anyone relate? Ron20324 at 7:57pm 10.23.20 Lilly Tomlin used to say, "Is this the party with whom I am speaking?".
Just starting out....am I thinking right? Leeward Rail at 7:53pm 10.23.20
problems filling diesel tank Tally Ho at 7:49pm 10.23.20
Temporary Plug for Thru Hull Fitting Jim Hawkins at 7:46pm 10.23.20 Yes! Thank you Peggy. That is where this thread began, my worries over taking on water. By the way,
Deck organizer on hunter 340 Ron20324 at 7:27pm 10.23.20 can folks share the arrangement and organizing schemes for their lines and deck organizers? My 1984
problems filling diesel tank tkwhalen at 7:20pm 10.23.20 On my previous boat a Hunter 44 I had a similar problem. I had to run the fuel pump very very slowly
I win! Glsawyer at 7:20pm 10.23.20 I think you will find that solar is less costly and more consistent. Maybe. But the sun isnt alway
I win! Hayden Watson at 7:19pm 10.23.20 I think you will find that solar is less costly and more consistent.
problems filling diesel tank Ralph Johnstone at 7:04pm 10.23.20
Engine Heating Hot water Ralph Johnstone at 6:57pm 10.23.20 Wild guess says it's an air release fitting, if it's on the coolant side.
problems filling diesel tank kloudie1 at 6:56pm 10.23.20 Sounds like the bugs have plugged your vent outlet fitting..
eye candy (2) Jim26m at 6:47pm 10.23.20 Well, maybe not compared to all of the above, but my new galley for my 50 shades of beige boat inter
Temporary Plug for Thru Hull Fitting Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:34pm 10.23.20 Only one thing left to do: install a vented loop in the toilet INTAKE. You'll see where it has to
Toerail damage B323 finding a replacement Mechone at 6:11pm 10.23.20 I don't believe from what I have read on forums that the Beneteau rail is no longer available. If yo
New Sails tkwhalen at 6:08pm 10.23.20 I replaced mine last year with North 3Di sails. The change from my original sails to these is night
Balboa 24 ; water getting in thru-hull somehow Blessed at 6:03pm 10.23.20 How non-porous is that tarp and how much of the deck it covers. Any fixture affixed to the deck c

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