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Daggerboard Jonathan Rhodes at 10:04pm 02.17.03 Ask An Oday Owner 4/893 I'm restoring a 1978 Oday 22. One of the many items that needs to be replaced is the daggerboard. Wh
Navigation lights for a Hunter 18.5 Tom at 9:11pm 02.17.03 Smaller Boats 3/826 Greetings all!I am looking to install naviagtion lights on my 18.5 and was wondering if anyone has
P42 Stuffing box packing size ? Victor Robert at 5:55pm 02.17.03 Big Boats 3/986 Changing the stuffing on my 1991 P42 is on the to-do list. I thought the size was 3/16", but the re
381 TURNS RIGHT WITH ENGINE Nicolas Soler at 2:33pm 02.17.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1211
Because you really should know this stuff. Steve Dion at 1:41pm 02.17.03 Ask All Sailors 8/1167 The Beerfort Scale, courtesy of Latitude 38Force 0: Sails hanging limp. Tiller tends itself. For
Sailing near Texarkana? Ken King at 1:20pm 02.17.03 Ask All Sailors 2/963 I am moving to Texarkana, Texas, and wonder if there is a nearby lake with a marina suitable for sai
Queen mattress on a 2003 Hunter 356 Sandy at 1:12pm 02.17.03 Big Boats 6/1474 Does anyone know if a spring mattress is supposed to be a standard option in the aft cabin of our ne
Keel Royce at 12:29pm 02.17.03 The Cherubini Hunters 4/932 Has any one dropped the keel to reseal the joint? Mine (a 76) has a small leak and I'm thinking of
Dirty Rag Tom La Roche at 12:01pm 02.17.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/867 The mainsail on my 27 Hunter has been unused, unloved, and wrapped up tightly under the sail cover f
Need hunter 22 standing rigging tension Dave at 11:23am 02.17.03 Smaller Boats 3/2765 I searched but couldn't find the answer. does anybody know the recommended tension for the standing
To re-power or not to re-power Jeff Kroeller at 11:21am 02.17.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 22/3314 My 82 Catalina 30 has the Universal 5411 (11hp).Not sure of the time since hobbs was inop when I bo
Mast step support compression Jeff Kroeller at 11:15am 02.17.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1055 I have an 82 Catalina 30. Just love her. This weekend, my wife noticed that it was very difficult to
Bottom Paint....... Red Beard at 11:04am 02.17.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/935 I love how one simple question can lead to so many different responses! THANKS MATES! Is it that har
Rudder Michael at 10:52am 02.17.03 Other Sailboats 1/829 I unbolted the pintles from my rudder and noticed a stress crack about 3" into the rudder. Does any
Modified Mast height Gary Maryman at 10:33am 02.17.03 Big Boats 4/1157 I have a question. I am considering buying a Hunter 380, 2000 model,which has a modified mast heigh
Portsmouth Rating Calvin at 10:27am 02.17.03 Smaller Boats 4/1545 I am doing a fair bit of club racing but I feel that I am at a disadvantage with the published Ports
Strange Helm Action Calvin at 10:22am 02.17.03 Smaller Boats 28/1849 I am baffled by the action of my helm. When the wind picks up above about 12 knots I develope some w
sanding the bottom procud@yayhoo.com at 9:07am 02.17.03 Ask All Sailors 16/1325 what is the best kind of sander to use for sanding the bottom of a sailboat, fiberglass
Mast Height Dennis Stafford at 8:46am 02.17.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1045 I was wondering about my mast height. Is the stated height from the deck or the water.
PEEL AWAY Stripper & One Part Poly Paint On Deck Tony Kriz at 8:08am 02.17.03 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1248 I'm thinking about using PEEL AWAY to remove one part poly paint which was applied to the non-skid d

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Honey, where are the shrunken kids? SoSound at 6:43pm 08.29.20
Apollo Ball Valve Failure (2) jssailem at 6:34pm 08.29.20 I am sure glad I did a short haul. While hanging in the slings over night, I removed and replaced 2
Cover for steering assembly / cables? JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 6:20pm 08.29.20 Attached are pics of the new cover from Catalina. It looks like it needs to be trimmed where it mee
thoughts on Columbia 24 Dave Groshong at 6:16pm 08.29.20 It's a great boat! Built stout, sails well too. If you need the basics to get it sailing, I'm ha
Anybody know if there's a master "reset" for a Raymarine ST4000+ autohelm? sailme88 at 6:12pm 08.29.20 The reset is a credit card... As of at least 2014, Raymarine had stopped supporting the ST-4000. Th
Guidance sailme88 at 6:03pm 08.29.20 So a question for you. What is your learning style? Are you a visual learner, or prefer to read?
Cover for steering assembly / cables? (4) CowboyWay at 6:00pm 08.29.20 Attached are pics of the new cover from Catalina. It looks like it needs to be trimmed where it meet
Apollo Ball Valve Failure Rick D at 5:56pm 08.29.20 The Apollo valve can be rebuilt in place without the standard "turn to remove". You can buy the re
Guidance Capt jgw at 5:25pm 08.29.20
Finish on interior Hunter 356? Jimongee at 5:13pm 08.29.20
Apollo Ball Valve Failure Rich Stidger at 4:27pm 08.29.20 The Apollo valve can be rebuilt in place without the standard "turn to remove". You can buy the re
Guidance jon hansen at 3:55pm 08.29.20 capta just gave you the best recipe to learn the sport, period. enjoy!
Apollo Ball Valve Failure JamesG161 at 3:26pm 08.29.20 The Apollo valve can be rebuilt in place without the standard "turn to remove". You can buy the rep
Nasty Under the Battery Box Hunter 410 Don Lucas at 3:23pm 08.29.20 Good info Don! Is the battery bank you're talking about right in front of the engine, more or less
Attempting to get information about this small sailboat capta at 3:08pm 08.29.20 Wow, what a lovely lil sailing dink. Some people have all the luck. Nice.
Guidance capta at 3:04pm 08.29.20 Good afternoon everybody, A quick briefing on my goal, I'm a 25 year old looking to get involved in
Apollo Ball Valve Failure Rich Stidger at 2:42pm 08.29.20 Rick- I would strongly advise against attempting replacement of the valve in the water. The BIG pro
Forepeak Bulkhead (2) Castrilper55 at 2:42pm 08.29.20 Here's a couple of pictures of what I have done so far. I intend to remove the fabric and replace i
Another Raymarine wind speed issue. joker460 at 2:41pm 08.29.20 One other thing to ask. Did you disconnect the yellow wire from the display and then measure it. If
Apollo Ball Valve Failure Rick D at 2:40pm 08.29.20 nope, it's bronze.

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