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Anyway- what is your favorite Teak Finish and Why? Jim Willis at 6:16am 11.14.02 Other Sailboats 4/796 I have used Dexalay ( liked the yellow look but it did not seem to last long), Cetol (the old orange
272 rudder split Doug Dannen at 6:13am 11.14.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/945 When I took my 272 out for the winter, I noticed the rudder had split down the front. The crack was
Oh No - Not another Teak Treatment! Jim Willis at 6:12am 11.14.02 Other Sailboats 1/686 About 4 years ago, while experimenting , I found an additive for IG Silkenseal that made it more lik
Hunter 30T Ron Honeycutt at 5:41am 11.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1209 I have owned a 1993 Hunter 30T now for about 10 years. I sail it almost every weekend on a fresh wa
Bronze Nipples Garry at S/V TASHTEGO at 4:28am 11.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1166 I need a mail order (and preferably internet enabled) source for 3/4" NPT bronze pipe nipples. West
Bilge Pipe Garry of S/V TASHTEGO at 4:18am 11.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1062 On TASHTEGO there is a plastic pipe (I can't see it but it feels like PVC pipe) which runs under the
Week One Trivia Winners OdayOwners.com at 3:48am 11.14.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/851 Three owners acheived perfection in week one of the O'Day Trivia Contest: John J. Cartier, Brian Ha
Position of Gennaker sheet leads? Jeff Church #545 at 3:23am 11.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/1923 I plan to purchase a gennaker this winter and I need to rig the boat for it. I am not sure where the
Original V Berth pocket doors on H25 L and W at 1:39am 11.14.02 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1081 Does anyone have a photo or drawing of the original pocket door(s) in the V Berth entryway on the 19
F235 in light winds Jim at 1:17am 11.14.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1240 How does the First 235 do in light winds? What can be done to increase performance? Load balancing,
H37C fuel tank replacement ? Morrie at 11:31pm 11.13.02 The Cherubini Hunters 2/950 I think I have a leaky fuel tank in my 1979 37C. I have read that aluminum tanks can be expected to
Soundproofing the engine compartment David Foster at 10:36pm 11.13.02 Ask All Sailors 8/2229 Large areas of the engine compartment for the one-lung Yanmar diesel on our 1977 Hunter 27 have no s
Mac 26S Cabin door overboard Bruce at 10:21pm 11.13.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1000 I lost the cabin door for my 1995 Mac 26S. It fell overboard and immediately sunk in very muddy wat
How to replace halyard? Craig at 10:03pm 11.13.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/977 the halyard to hoist the main has seen its day and next spring i need to replace it. a new replaceme
Answers to the Questions on the Questions Gary Wyngarden at 9:55pm 11.13.02 Ask All Sailors 16/1173 1. With 2056 test results in, 74% of the test takers got this right. The key to the right answer is
anchor light steve at 8:04pm 11.13.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1390 i recently purchased an anchor light with 15' ofcord. That will only hang about 1/2 up my mast.may
baracauls on shaft donrobinson at 7:10pm 11.13.02 The Cherubini Hunters 2/986 what is the best way to keep barna cauls off the prop shaft an prop the boat only stays at the dock
2 problems with my 34 Travis at 5:37pm 11.13.02 Big Boats 9/992 Hi everyone, I just discovered a couple of problems on my new (to me anyway)1983 H34. My bilge pump
Lowering Mainsail Gene at 1:08pm 11.13.02 Ask All Sailors 5/2013 Working on making my Catalina 27 more solo friendly. Present project is to run a line to lower the m
Trailering the Hunter 260 Brian Reed at 12:28pm 11.13.02 Smaller Boats 12/1521 I am currently considering purchasing a Hunter 260 that we plan on trailering quite a lot. Are there

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Pop Top Gas Spring Addition TheSoggyDollar at 1:06pm 08.14.20 If you don't mind.....How did you determine placement of the gas springs? Based on the springs, you
Boat traffic on the coast of Maine is high. jon hansen at 1:05pm 08.14.20 i dont care how how many are around me, as long as they are wild toooo.
Adding dedicated jibsheet winches to a H310 sail sfbay at 1:03pm 08.14.20 The aft pads are likely for spinnaker sheet winches. Locating on the gunnel or cabin top (that is wh
Boat traffic on the coast of Maine is high. jon hansen at 1:02pm 08.14.20 so, some of us use totally different standards then others here. some love a crowd, i find crowds
Pop Top Gas Spring Addition MikeJB at 12:54pm 08.14.20 If you don't mind.....How did you determine placement of the gas springs?
Motor Starting Intermittent Benny17441 at 12:49pm 08.14.20 Check the voltage at the solenoid when you push the button. There is a common malady attributable
What GPS unit fits this mount? SailingIsGood at 12:40pm 08.14.20 Could be an old LORAN unit?? obsolete now.. If LORAN, there would probably be a place to screw a wh
Genoa Clew Ring capta at 12:32pm 08.14.20 I would bet you a beer that the webbing at the head Of the furling sail was strong enough when new,
What GPS unit fits this mount? kloudie1 at 12:26pm 08.14.20 Could be an old LORAN unit?? obsolete now.. If LORAN, there would probably be a place to screw a whi
What GPS unit fits this mount? Benny17441 at 12:14pm 08.14.20 That may seem like a radio antenna.
Genoa Clew Ring Rich Stidger at 12:08pm 08.14.20 sorry - I don't understand the question. How do I make the setup or how do I attach to sail? No.
Cruising RPM. Alan Gomes at 12:01pm 08.14.20 Isn't "all the time" what "continuous" means? Of course it is. The question isn't whether you can*
Genoa Clew Ring DrJudyB at 12:00pm 08.14.20 have had a soft head "ring" on the jib fail while sailing, so no, I wouldn't recommend it. I woul
Cruising RPM. Secret sail at 11:55am 08.14.20 Yanmar describes continuous as all the Time. Your engine should work non-stop at this speed. And th
Genoa Clew Ring kappykaplan at 11:53am 08.14.20 He wants to make the setup. :beer:
Cruising RPM. jviss at 11:50am 08.14.20 at its continuous rating all the time Isn't "all the time" what "continuous" means?
More heavy-air practice in my Mac26D jviss at 11:48am 08.14.20 That's weird, in my experience, to describe conditions that way. One would typically talk of a rang
Cruising RPM. Secret sail at 11:43am 08.14.20
Genoa Clew Ring Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 11:35am 08.14.20 Very interesting. How do you create this attachment? sorry - I don't understand the question. How
More heavy-air practice in my Mac26D srimes at 11:33am 08.14.20 Are you kidding? How do you get to tenths of a foot and tenths of a second? :) This buoy here:

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