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sailing advice john withrow at 11:02pm 11.09.02 Smaller Boats 13/935 Was out yesterday in 20+ winds. Had the reef in on my main. In some gusts we heeled quite dramatical
Bilge under engine Tom Payne at 7:57pm 11.09.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/950 Fellow Wind Seekers,Quick description then question! My V-32 has a bilge under the engine. There
Winter Ventilation/Mildew Scott Narum at 2:15pm 11.09.02 Ask All Sailors 10/3542 Ok...so I'm putting my boat to bed for the winter in the cold, wet Northwest. I've read a ton about
272 traveller support Bolts Kevin S. at 12:10pm 11.09.02 Bigger Boats 3/1106 1st post - thank everyone for making this a great place. Finally found a 272 to get my feet wet agai
To Buy or Not to Buy Sunnyb at 10:29am 11.09.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/934 Hi, we are new to sailing and are looking @ an 22' Oday (1982). We are concerned about a crack on
Suzuki 70 HP Propeller for 26X Jack O'Brien at 10:07am 11.09.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/979 If you have this boat ' motor combination, what is the best size/type/brand prop for it? What perfo
owner's manual for engine Peter Gabor at 9:42am 11.09.02 Big Boats 4/1079 I have a 1986 Cat 36 with a 21 HP diesel, which I believe is original equipment. Does anyone know w
used boat parts clif at 9:29am 11.09.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/956 I have an oday 23 1973Were would I find used boat parts.Looking for stanchion.And possible stern
Water Tank Ron at 8:38am 11.09.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1359 Does anyone have a water tank under the port setee? Mine has a bladder tank in the vee berth. I hear
Boat US Hunter Legend 35/35.5 Review John Nantz at 8:11am 11.09.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/12179 In the current November 2002 issue of Boat US Magazine there is a one-page review of the Hunter Lege
Want to replace stove Jack Spencer at 7:49am 11.09.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/961 I have been advised by the marine store not to rebuild my orginal pressurized Kenyon alcohol stove.
leak under solar panel arthur Reynolds at 7:22am 11.09.02 Big Boats 0/1027 Solar panel went out 2 years ago and now after pulling it off there was a large puddle of water leak
Wood Mast Collar on H37C Jerry at 1:21am 11.09.02 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1509 My mast collar is wood that is now soft in the forward part. It looks to have a cap plate (also woo
In mast furling - ratchet usage Ed at 12:06am 11.09.02 Big Boats 7/5848 I am going to ask this question again in a little different way to solicit some different answers.
seperating deck and hull Bryan Ohrman at 10:22pm 11.08.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/880 I will be refurbishing a Macgregor/Ventue 21 foot this winter. The inside needs to be gutted and pa
Toms sugar scoop transom Charlie Halasz at 10:01pm 11.08.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/2203 I am interested in the sugar scoop transom on Toms boat Vagabond (Solomons Md) Any additional info
keeping lifelines tight Craig at 9:21pm 11.08.02 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1546 Hi all , I'm new to sailing (just bought a Hunter 25 this fall) and I was wondering how you tighten
Exact Match Gel Coat Repair Andy V at 7:42pm 11.08.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1009 Anyone know of a source to get exact match gel coat repair materials for a 1980 28. It is very hard
Exact Match Gel Coat Repair Andy V at 7:40pm 11.08.02 Other Sailboats 1/841 I own a 1980 O'day 28, it is a great boat however with all boats it gets dinged and scratched from t
dacron or polyester (braided)? greg at 4:43pm 11.08.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1145 I read in the owners manual that the 25' 1985 catalina i just acquired called for braided dacron rop

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Sailmakers dlochner at 6:31pm 09.21.20 https://kingstonsailloft.ca :plus: Keep it local. Small independent lofts can give you good sails
WINTER arrived... dlochner at 6:30pm 09.21.20 Yeah, but who's counting? ;)
O'Day. 40- reefing setup? LouisMK at 6:20pm 09.21.20 Fanatic- thanks much for your post. Earlier today I thought to look at the rig-rite web site who has
Fixing brakes on 1990 Mac S Trailer SycloneDriver at 6:15pm 09.21.20 Try a trailer shop. They are in the book or Google it. Etrailer.com is also a good source. I've u
Adventures in reefing Ward H at 6:02pm 09.21.20 Or maybe this one https://www.westmarine.com/buy/harken--40mm-t2-loop-soft-attach-carbo-single-blo
Neglected boat meets shore! Lazy1 at 6:00pm 09.21.20 and I paid good money for an '86. At least I got a trailer!
Stove for 1981 O'Day 28 Ron20324 at 5:56pm 09.21.20 Looks like you've eliminated everything but a grill on the rail or a brick fire pit in the cockpit.
Sailmakers Hunter216 at 5:55pm 09.21.20 Hey everyone, started looking at a replacement main sail, so far I have a quote from precision sail
Engine oil level rising Westerbeke 58 Leakie Marine at 5:52pm 09.21.20 I 3rd what NYsail and Morgan doner say. Fuel pump diaphragm most likely has a split and is pumping
Jeep grand Cherokee diesel as towing vehicle. (or similar) Daveinet at 5:40pm 09.21.20 You should be able to tow 3300 lbs just fine. I towed my RL with a KL, and it worked really well. Th
Sailmakers BarryL at 5:38pm 09.21.20 Hey, My suggestion is to contact a few local sail lofts and see what they say. A good loft will ask
Neglected boat meets shore! Daveinet at 5:30pm 09.21.20 I could have stolen that mast for my boat.
Cam cleats for jib sheets?? Daveinet at 5:27pm 09.21.20 My RL had cleats right at the edge of the cabin. This made it very easy to cleat and uncleat. I neve
Sailmakers fred1diver at 5:22pm 09.21.20
Yanmar 3YM30 Heat Exchanger Removal and Cleaning LVGS at 5:13pm 09.21.20 Thanks everyone, your feedback is very helpful and much appreciated. I had the opportunity to spend
Catalina 22 crack near lock pin Gene Neill at 5:13pm 09.21.20 Yes, it is safe to sail, but you will likely have a persistent annoying leak. Most likely, the keel
Lewmar port light seal , replacing surfstud31 at 5:12pm 09.21.20 Chris - thx for posting that. I spent 5 hours today trying to replace a gasket on one of my Lewmar p
Adventures in reefing G0ri11@ at 5:07pm 09.21.20 Or maybe this one https://www.westmarine.com/buy/harken--40mm-t2-loop-soft-attach-carbo-single-blo
Fixing brakes on 1990 Mac S Trailer Daveinet at 4:59pm 09.21.20 One of the faults with drum brakes is they use the rotation of the drum to increase the braking forc
Adding refrigeration to a Hunter 410 Sailgunner at 4:58pm 09.21.20 Glad it worked out for you.

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