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VHF problem Tom at 8:20am 05.21.02 Trailer Sailors 6/1500 Got the boat launched, got all the little problems fixed and everything working. Went to do a radio
support for fitting for lines aft Mike Whalen at 8:12am 05.21.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/876 Greetings,I now have in my hot little hands (ok, in the trunk) a deck organizer, rope clutch as wel
Chrysler outboard George Berrier at 8:06am 05.21.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/967 Does anyone know if and where one might find parts for the old Chrysler 9.9 outboards? I think that
Suggestions on winch trade up?? Don at 7:59am 05.21.02 Big Boats 3/787 I am looking to change out one primary winch. Has anyone come across a place or person who trades s
The Best Cruiser/Racer Richard Mayberry at 7:10am 05.21.02 Ask All Sailors 4/3287 I am starting a search for a fast, older cruiser/racer to spend my summers on. With a purchase budg
Port Clinton Ohio to Lake Huron craig shaw at 6:27am 05.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1363 I just bought a 28.5 and will be sailing it home to Lexington next week any ideas how long it will t
Sliding Galley Marcia at 5:37am 05.21.02 Smaller Boats 1/889 I saw a used sliding Galley unit for sale at The Sailboat Shop on 5/18/02 in Austin Texas. I didn't
Hurth Transmission oil change Cedric at 5:33am 05.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/5159 Just recently acquired a nice 1983 Cat 30 with a M-25 engine in great condition (900 original hours)
Travler cars Kevin at 5:17am 05.21.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/967 I need to replace my travler cars on my 1983 catalina , My marina tells me I have to replace everyth
New traveller Tom Madura at 4:45am 05.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1093 I have the original Schaefer traveller on my '85 Hunter 31, and would like to replace it with a Hark
Help! I'm sinking Clay Heinz at 4:35am 05.21.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1147 Well, I just bought a 75 Venture 25 that has been on a dry dock for the past 4 years and is in nee
Head stinks Rhet at 3:21am 05.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/911 My had compartment stinks. I know it is not the holding tank because the smell is not in the main s
Moving up to 326 frm 280 equip/neg suggestions Ed at 2:57am 05.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/988 Hello all.Im "gonna" do it... post 9/11 and all. Im moving up to the H326. I considered the 356 but
Anchors for the Chesapeake Brian Leney at 2:49am 05.21.02 Big Boats 13/1540 What anchors (type and size for what size boat) are others using on the Chesapeake Bay? Last weekend
Blue wires 2gm20 wire harness Jim Bessinger at 2:45am 05.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1136 I just noticed two blue wires in the wire harness of my h30, 1990 that are connected to nothing. on
Scale buildup on prop Randy at 2:07am 05.21.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1215 I've got a buildup of scale and a few barnacles on my shaft and prop. How should I remove them? Pr
Diesel overheating Mark at 1:36am 05.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1001 Ever since my last haul out, my engine has overheated. I'm not sure if the overheating is related or
Lexan skylight thickness Rich at 12:51am 05.21.02 Big Boats 2/1660 I've a Legend 35.5. I need to replace at least one of the skylights. How thick is the lexan materi
Looking for companionway door or enclosure Bob Shaver at 12:44am 05.21.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1205 I have a venture 222, that I am looking for a companionway door. Have seen fiber glass enclosures t
Northeast Hunter Sailing Association Priscilla Fagan, Secretary at 12:21am 05.21.02 Other Sailboats 0/745 The NEHSA would like to announce its brand new website. If you own a Hunter and would like to join

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Jib furling line seadaddler at 2:21pm 03.29.20 Thanks all and maybe try measuring the line by un wrapping it off the furling spool and measure the
Mooring Pendant size PaulK at 2:18pm 03.29.20 Yup.
Cabinet work justsomeguy at 2:18pm 03.29.20 Noice! Now let's see the router table.
Cabinet work Hydro Therapy at 2:11pm 03.29.20 Yes, I still need to work on that.
Hunter 49 A/C pump replacement (original pump shorting) Chrit at 1:59pm 03.29.20 My 49 has a Cal Marine pump. It is 220v, and runs all 3 airco units. I suspect the leakage is in yo
Painting a Valiant. Brimptsman at 1:56pm 03.29.20 Thanks for the warning, any thoughts on Brightside, maybe less toxic?
Cabinet work dlochner at 1:51pm 03.29.20 I made this cabinet and installed it before my boatyard closed due to the virus. My neighbor threw
Mooring Pendant size JP at 1:44pm 03.29.20 Thanks Capta, I should clarify I would attach these to a nylon mooring pendant. So I have been doing
Mooring Pendant size capta at 1:37pm 03.29.20 Dyneema has almost no stretch at all, less than Dacron and way, way less than nylon. If you are happ
high water? (1) Hunter216 at 1:34pm 03.29.20 First big thunderstorm of the season. Raining cats and dogs, waves already cresting the dock and not
SS U-Mixing Elbow (1) GALIOSTRO at 1:33pm 03.29.20 Hello everyone, before buying my Hunter 380 I had read the mechanic's report indicating that we had
SS U-Mixing Elbow GALIOSTRO at 1:32pm 03.29.20 Hello everyone, before buying my Hunter 380 I had read the mechanic's report indicating that we had
Rust spots on my Pearson P26 cast iron keel dlochner at 1:26pm 03.29.20 Almost all external keels develop a crack where the keel joins the hull. This is a really difficult
2000 340...Transducer and Speed Indicators Nichole340 at 1:22pm 03.29.20 I think I'll stay with the Paddlewheel in the boat. Even though the flapper does reduce the amount
A creative solution during social distancing Leeward Rail at 12:10pm 03.29.20 My friends are doing Zoom cocktail hours! I'd never heard of Zoom until a few days ago. Zoom and
Boatyard shut down due to COVID Hayden Watson at 11:47am 03.29.20 ...And for the record, this cowboy went out today to give blood...risking exposure because people n
What is the Weirdest Thing You Have Ever Found on a Boat capta at 11:47am 03.29.20 Not really odd or weird, but really cool. When I pulled the mast on my 1909 gaff ketch, after sailin
SB8 transmission emulsified oil CMF Hunter 27 at 11:43am 03.29.20 I soaked with marvel extracted about liter of marvel out of the bottom of the trans resvoir and did
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise jssailem at 11:32am 03.29.20 I often find myself sitting on my Assets.
Are these blocks rebuild-able? capta at 11:28am 03.29.20 Other than the items mentioned above, I should think each block has a different load capacity. That

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