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UK Sail loops on 356 Scott at 9:57pm 12.13.02 Big Boats 1/785 We all saw the posts about the loops on new UK furling main sails needing to be reenforced, but it w
Diesel in the bilge, but from where? Ernie Tetrault at 9:21pm 12.13.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/3699 Alright gang, get ready for a real head scratcher. For several months now I've been finding diesel
Stanchions and the the leaks Captain John Edwards at 8:15pm 12.13.02 Ask All Sailors 46/3621 Well we finally did it. My wife and just accomplished a rebedding project on our boat. We had tried
Poly Paint Stripping Tony Kriz at 1:35pm 12.13.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/697 Well, I just completed the purchase of my new boat - '83 Hunter 25! Can't wait to get out and do so
Suggestions on where I may buy a new tiller William at 10:45am 12.13.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/917 I just acquired a used 1988 Catalina 22. I would like to replace the tiller and some of the rigging.
A SEARCH ENGINES SEARCH ENGINE... Sean Herron at 9:43am 12.13.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1001 Hello,This link is not an ad, but a very nice bit of downloadable to be local code, that searches
Florida Sailing School Locations Marc at 9:23am 12.13.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1184 My wife and I are planning on a 6 day live aboard ASA sailing program in March of 2003. One school w
Fat fingers and laptops... Sean Herron at 8:35am 12.13.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1035 Hello,I am a printing press mechanic with access to a full metal shop and wood shop and welding ba
Afraid to wash your cushion covers???-Try this!!! Mark F. Arena at 8:33am 12.13.02 Big Boats 2/925 Hello-I read the archives about what a pain it was to wash the older cushion covers(1984 here), so I
H34 complete rebuild web site photos Fred Ficarra at 8:32am 12.13.02 Big Boats 3/1053 Our web site is working. Please go to the photo forum or just go here. http://members.tscnet.com/pag
PRINTING PRESSES and singlehanding... Sean Herron at 8:28am 12.13.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/819 Hello,I am a printing press mechanic with access to a full metal shop and wood shop and welding ba
save this mast !!! Judy McCullough at 5:45am 12.13.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1021 I have a lovely little 19' Oday sailboat I recently aquired. The mast, which was supposed to hing a
Fuel bleeder value on injector pump. Dennis at 5:25am 12.13.02 Big Boats 7/953 With a lot of excellent advice from folks on this forum, cleaned the fuel/water separater bowl, chan
Where is the diesel fuel shut off valve on '99 H340 Dennis at 5:14am 12.13.02 Big Boats 3/1160 Where is the diesel fuel shut off valve on a '99 H340. I see it is at the base of the tank from the
roller furling & new sails Mike at 5:10am 12.13.02 Smaller Boats 2/827 Looking for new or near new sails (main ' headsail). Looking on the web I found sails from $95 to $1
Honda 8 four stroke David King at 2:50am 12.13.02 Smaller Boats 14/1913 I recently had the cooling system on my 2000 Honda 8 four stroke plug up due to encrusted salt in th
H33 davits steven f. at 2:27am 12.13.02 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1180 Looking for pro's and con's in reguards to mounting davits on our 1981 H33. I've searched all the a
Where to get lifeline cushion foam? Dave Busby at 1:42am 12.13.02 Ask All Sailors 15/4974 I am looking to aquire some cushion foam for my lifelines in the cockpit. The 2" circular foam whic
Need opinion on Yamaha 8hp 4stroke for H23 Alex Kowblansky at 12:02am 12.13.02 Smaller Boats 8/6475 I am a new owner of a H23. Am currently looking for an outboard. Wondering if the group has an opini
Racing the Beneteau F235 Jim at 11:29pm 12.12.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2737 How does the F235 do against a J/24 (given skippers of equal ability)?Thanks.

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Sail Rigging Diagrams? isaksp00 at 6:53am 09.09.20 Or get a cheap electricians fish tape at a place like Harbor Freight
Beneteau 373 on Lake Erie cymeyer at 6:49am 09.09.20 Hello Friends. This posting might be best answered by Larry at Cedar Point or other Lake Erie sailo
Barometer vs temperature dlochner at 6:48am 09.09.20 Assuming the weather app is reading a nearby station, the barometer settings should be identical. El
Barometer vs temperature kappykaplan at 6:47am 09.09.20 My experience is that It should.
Beneteau 373 on Lake Erie cymeyer at 6:47am 09.09.20 Hello Friends. This posting might be best answered by Larry at Cedar Point or other Lake Erie sailo
Fitting a jib with leech battens into a headsail bag FastOlson at 6:45am 09.09.20 My North 97% RF jib has three vertical battens and they remove for sail storage. Some racing boats d
Fitting a jib with leech battens into a headsail bag shemandr at 6:44am 09.09.20 I think he's gonna need a bigger bag. If the sail is only around 100% a larger bag might be workabl
WINTERIZING PLUMBING Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:33am 09.09.20 There seems to be some conflicting information, though. No AF in the hot water tank, but put AF in t
Dingy 3.5 hp outboard will not shift into forward rortega46 at 6:13am 09.09.20
Fitting a jib with leech battens into a headsail bag DougM at 6:05am 09.09.20 Usually the battens are removable. Standard practice would be to remove them from their pockets, the
How long can I run 15HP outboard continuously? kjdoyle1 at 6:02am 09.09.20 As someone who might have given a "snarky" reply, let me clarify. Not snarky at all dlochner. Spo
How long can I run 15HP outboard continuously? kjdoyle1 at 6:01am 09.09.20 Thanks so much for the great replies! All were spot on. The motor starts reliably every time so we a
Venting Air in the Locked up Cabin Justin_NSA at 6:00am 09.09.20 I run a small AC dehumidifier when we close up. I drains in the lav sink. They do create heat though
Buying a boat currently in Canada Stu Jackson at 5:51am 09.09.20 If you cross the border you need to quarantine for 14 days. Are you ready for that? Dr. Bonnie Hen
Method for attaching external portlights for V222 Todd Atchison at 5:50am 09.09.20 Hey there Rev. I'm replacing mine over the next week. I had plexiglass cut and tapered. I'm using 3M
V222 Keel Water Intrusion? (Fiberglass model) Todd Atchison at 5:45am 09.09.20 Greetings All! Did someone say repairing a keel on a V222, well have I got a story for you Rusty. We
The importance of pre-race warmups (1) Jackdaw at 5:44am 09.09.20 Every spring, WYC does a seminar series on racing topics. I often do my current tactical compass tal
Sail Rigging Diagrams? shemandr at 5:35am 09.09.20 I've used a plumbers snake or a length of plasticized 1X19 wire to fish lines through the boom. I l
The importance of pre-race warmups Jackdaw at 5:12am 09.09.20 How long would you think such a band of wind would likely last? Wondering if you were certain it wo
Winterizing our Hunter 386 Gary Ryan at 5:08am 09.09.20 Hey Peggie, thanks for the quick response. We just have 1 fresh water tank and 1 waste tank. I'll

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