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Rudder post leaks John Bannister at 5:07pm 03.27.02 Big Boats 3/956 I have a 93 35.5 which has recently started to show signs of leaking into the bathing platform trans
Taking a header into the galley DP at 11:47am 03.27.02 Big Boats 6/1263 My husband and I are looking at purchasing a Catalina 36mkll. The placement of the galley (at the bo
Tomorrow I buy Dennis at 11:07am 03.27.02 Smaller Boats 21/1473 Tomorrow I complete a deal on a well kept 1980 Hunter 25 and I have never salied in my life. Turnin
Size of Refrigeration Box Dennis at 9:37am 03.27.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/981 Does any body know the size of the refrigerator box on a 1982 Catalina 30? Also, what is the best re
Manual for 272, Westerbeke 10 hp Chris at 8:21am 03.27.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1107 I bought a great 272 and this is my first boat, unfortunately without any manual.I am wondering if
Wind Vane Mounting Plate Son Nguyen at 6:14am 03.27.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/949 Hi,I have an '82 Hunter with a small problem. I'm trying to fix my wind vane, the whole assembly
mini genset Rob Verner at 12:32am 03.27.02 Ask All Sailors 11/2408 Has anyone tried using a Honda (or similar ) generator for routine recharging on a small sailboat(li
bottom paint necessary? Paul at 10:26pm 03.26.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1423 seriously, is it really necessary? boats are built well and if they get powerwashed once a year why
Retirement Vessel Michael Brooks at 6:53pm 03.26.02 Ask All Sailors 11/1822 After sailing and purchasing (3 total) sailing vessels in the last 12 years my wife and I are approa
Nautical White Elephants Tim Schaaf at 1:11pm 03.26.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/1112 In the somewhat whimsical spirit of helping ward off unwise purchases by others, I wonder if partici
Rig Failure on H410 Gary and Judith Backway at 12:16pm 03.26.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/829 Has any other 410 owner had a problem with the welded spreader bases tearing a section of mast away?
ST 4000 Installation on Hunter 290 Michael at 9:59am 03.26.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1250 I am in the process of installing a ST 4000 autopilot on my 290. I'd like any input as to installati
ODay 25,boom vang ron at 8:51am 03.26.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1786 Im restoring a 1976 ODay 25.I am missing the boom attachment for my vang(frankly I dont ever recall
Used Sails J.T.Ellis at 5:34am 03.26.02 Smaller Boats 3/1193 Well, I guess 18 years is about as long as you can expect out of a mainsail. On a beautiful wing-on
Stay Sail or ATN Storm Sail Jack Rudolph at 5:00am 03.26.02 Big Boats 1/1096 I am interested in a storm sail for my Hunter Passage 42 1995. An interstay for flying a storm sai
Cruising Spinnaker Tim Pinkham at 2:31am 03.26.02 Smaller Boats 4/1025 Hello,Has anyone gone through the required motions of setting up your boat to fly a cruising spinn
Mainsail Halyard Sizing John Lynch at 12:46am 03.26.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1301 "LOTUS",is getting new running rigging this Spring. I had New England Rope's Sta-Set line as a given
Outboard motor mount Tom Wootton at 10:19pm 03.25.02 Smaller Boats 4/841 While tying up after sailing last Sunday, I discovered a lengthwise crack near the top edge of the t
Cetol application problem???? Paul H at 8:46pm 03.25.02 Ask All Sailors 7/1685 Took all my stern rail seats off and removed the wood slats. Used Amazon stripper at first(waste of
Phil, I have found that the Ray at 12:04pm 03.25.02 Smaller Boats 8/817 still doesn't display the responses to the question. The headline might show 4 responses but the ac

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Hunter 386 Bimini Hardware sail sfbay at 5:53pm 07.28.20 One more idea........take measurements and buy the mounting hardware and install it yourself. A pho
Hens Teeth: The Saga Continues..... sailme88 at 5:50pm 07.28.20 Have you tried milling the inside of the cover plate flat? Not yet...
Hens Teeth: The Saga Continues..... sailme88 at 5:49pm 07.28.20 Hey, I'm sorry. I assume you've already tried Depco & Pump depot? No need to apologize.. Yes, Dep
Interior wood refinishing Tally Ho at 5:46pm 07.28.20 Too strong of a smell for me especially on interior spaces. dj Might cover some of the other odor
Jerks! (1) Tally Ho at 5:45pm 07.28.20 Scotch my man... gin taste like a pine tree to me. Hey, you are trashing my drink of choice...
putting an ODay 22 on a trailer setup for a Catalina 22? sail sfbay at 5:41pm 07.28.20 One idea is to get the boat on a sling over the Catalina trailer to see what keel, hull stern and bo
Hunter 386 Bimini Hardware sail sfbay at 5:31pm 07.28.20 Keep soliciting a canvas guy to just do the minimum to make it functional. These guys know you will
1987 31 Huntet Hull Leak Northshore at 5:28pm 07.28.20 Thanks HMT2. I will look into the search.
dorade box cowl vent capta at 5:27pm 07.28.20 Because of the water drains in the box part it will not pull air out of the boat. It is an in for ai
Hunter 386 Bimini Hardware Gary Ryan at 5:22pm 07.28.20 Thanks! There was a local guy that came out and looked at it. I used pvc to shape it. He quoted $
New to sailing. lots of questions (2) Joe at 5:09pm 07.28.20 When the boat starts to heel the quick fix is to ease the mainsheet or traveler down to get the wind
Maine Visitors Don S/V ILLusion at 4:50pm 07.28.20 The poster child seems to be Germany. Early lock down, tracing, tracing tracing, tracking, trackin
dorade box cowl vent dlochner at 4:39pm 07.28.20 Face the opening towards the prevailing wind. When on anchor that is facing forward. Most cowls will
Maine Visitors jviss at 4:36pm 07.28.20 It's kind of silly to compare "the U.S" to any single European country. The U.S. is about the same
dorade box cowl vent kappykaplan at 4:35pm 07.28.20 I leave mine facing forward most of the time. If you want more airflow, you need to point it in the
Hens Teeth: The Saga Continues..... capta at 4:35pm 07.28.20 Thanks for that link... I believe that the seller is a scam. Have reached out in several forms to
Engine compartment fire extinguisher Rich Stidger at 4:32pm 07.28.20 +1 on Fireboy. I have two of them - one in my aux compartment and one in my generator compartment.
Yanmar 2GM20F Shifter Reversed RKirk at 4:32pm 07.28.20 Just an update on my problem of the shift lever on my Pearson 303. Thanks to the post mentioning the
1987 31 Huntet Hull Leak HMT2 at 4:31pm 07.28.20
GENOA SHACKLE Joe at 4:19pm 07.28.20 Do you know the manufacturer of the roller furling unit? With that you should be able to find parts

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