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Spinaker Sock Gybe Andy Falls at 12:06pm 02.06.02 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/879 Do you always have to sock an asym. spinaker on the same side as the side you launch it on?For exam
Black Sails in the Sunset? Jim WIllis at 11:23am 02.06.02 Other Sailboats 4/1159 This is about Dacron Sail Material. I had a customer contact me last week with a yellow boat and a b
genoa questions Bob Zanowicz at 10:57am 02.06.02 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1116 I've thinking of buying a 130, 135 genoasail. I have a CDI furler for my Hunter 23wing keel. Some
Parts catalog for Yanmar 3GM30F diesel Terry C. Griggs at 10:06am 02.06.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2595 Howdy all: I am need of obtaining a part number for the packing/seals for injectors on a 3GM30F Y
Looking for S.F. Bay owners Ben Eastwood at 9:35am 02.06.02 Big Boats 1/902 Hello everyone. I am in the process of trying to decide on what kind of boat I want. I am very attra
Deck and sailplan drawings David Patelke at 8:58am 02.06.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1204 In my winter cleaning of boat stuff I found copies of the deck and sail plans for the Oday 22. I wou
Another question Paul at 8:57am 02.06.02 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/986 How can you tell if the sails are now beyond useful life and should be replaced? Any tips on checkin
CNG to Propane Eagledancer at 8:47am 02.06.02 Big Boats 1/1180 Has anyone had any experience with converting CNG stoves to Propane? The ability to refill CNG tanks
28.5 forestay diameter Jeffrey Posner at 8:30am 02.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1026 Does anybody know the standard spec for the forestay diameter on a (1985) 28.5?
UPS dowsing sock conversion bill walton at 6:46am 02.06.02 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1012 I purchased a UPS and have never been able to make the furler work properly. I've tried more, small
Rub-rail Domenech at 5:27am 02.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/942 I just purchased a 30' catalina 1990. The rub rail needs to be replace. Where can I buy one at a re
Welcome to Doyle Sailmakers Forum! Bill Colombo and Mark Ploch at 4:31am 02.06.02 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/950 Greetings Sailors! We would like to welcome you to our Doyle Sails forum and invite you to ask any a
Radar Tower Wm Mayberry at 4:29am 02.06.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/981 I'm looking for a radar tower to mount on the stern of my 37. Looks like prices are all over the fi
I need help Jessica at 3:55am 02.06.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1025 Hello. My Father has a 1972 23'Pop top Oday.He has had the boat a year and is looking for any inform
Bottom Paint Flaking JIM at 2:48am 02.06.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1184 I just finish closing on a c
Top This! Michael Hagerman at 12:43am 02.06.02 Other Sailboats 1/787 It wasn't so funny at the time, but hindsight is 20/20 and the cold weather probably helps, too.La
Seaworthiness Ken Cobb at 10:09pm 02.05.02 Ask All Sailors 8/3429 In the book The Perfect Storm, the author makes the comment that a boat is in danger of capsize (or
fiber glass cracks vernon harris at 9:47pm 02.05.02 Smaller Boats 1/972 late last summer I purchased an older C-22 and have been replacing the keel bolt and doing some wood
Water Tank on 40.5 John Nantz at 1:16pm 02.05.02 Big Boats 3/1061 In an earlier post by Rick Dinon there was a picture of the 40.5 "port belly" water tank with a cove
Should I buy a new 420? John Trautman at 11:55am 02.05.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1011 Anyone's input would be appreciated. I am about to purchase a Hunter 420 (2002 new). Does anyone hav

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The fuel tank H37C RoyS at 6:02am 07.07.20 Recently left a marina with a hostile management and went to one with a helpful and friendly managem
Portable Generator Crazy Dave Condon at 5:52am 07.07.20 I am specifically talking about the 2000 series Honda only. I know of some my customers used it to
Anyone out there sailing a 23 Rob Roy by Marine Concepts Ken Cross at 5:51am 07.07.20 I know nothing, but pictures are good for sure. Ken
First Sailboat Buying Advice - Victoria 18 or Triton 18 rgranger at 5:25am 07.07.20
So what are you? Will Gilmore at 5:20am 07.07.20 Distinctly Roman, which could be, as they occupied the British isles for a little while. I think th
Mercury 3.3 2-stroke Carb issue? rgranger at 5:13am 07.07.20 :plus: What @Rich Stidger said about E0 gas AND! When you return to the dock disconnect the fuel lin
Glad I looked Hydro Therapy at 4:56am 07.07.20
Frigoboat woes Phil Mac at 4:53am 07.07.20 Thanks. I will let you know if we can get this solved. I am sure the fact we have had just blisterin
Glad I looked HMT2 at 4:44am 07.07.20 Similar issue on my boat, put some semi permanent threadloc on it, no problem since.
So what are you? rpludwig at 4:41am 07.07.20 by this measure, I am African and the Admiral is Oriental, so who needs ancestry.com? (btw, we are
Glad I looked Claude L.-Auger at 4:32am 07.07.20 Ditto on my boat a few years ago, only in my case I heard a stange clunk when putting in reverse. So
Swing Keel or Fixed Keel that is the Question rpludwig at 4:28am 07.07.20 Pictures help a lot mask/snorkel and 5 minutes will answer your question....
Oday Widgeon Mooring Cover? willadley at 4:22am 07.07.20 Thanks all. R&R doesn't have one. This is my first sailboat, so curious about options. The Widgeo
Firefly batteries and the rest of the charging system Maine Sail at 3:34am 07.07.20 Tom gave you good advice though he forgot to mention temp compensation for all charge sources is a m
Help with cooling system twodzusfittings at 3:04am 07.07.20 If I understand correctly, from the raw water intake to the hose leading to the T, everything is flo
Firefly batteries and the rest of the charging system (3) popgrowl at 1:02am 07.07.20 Attached is an email exchange I had with a very helpful fellow at Ocean Planet Energy. They sell sup
Steering Wheel Cover Ziggler at 12:03am 07.07.20 I can appreciate the esthetics and feel of leather. But, I went with dark brown paracord. Rather tha
Anyone out there sailing a 23 Rob Roy by Marine Concepts jssailem at 10:32pm 07.06.20 I drank a Rob Roy once, never had the opportunity to sail one. Perhaps pictures of your boat might
Frigoboat woes Ron20324 at 10:11pm 07.06.20 In 14 years, I've not had a problem the the fridge. Turning it too cold- all the way to 4- is worse
Turnbuckle thread size o0o0o0o0o at 9:56pm 07.06.20 It would be quite unusual to have 3/8 on a 30 footer. You need to measure the SS wire, not the whit

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