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dripless stuffing box Bill Caiazza at 6:33am 01.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1265 ok The dripless sounds great. Is installation ok for the boat owner or is this work for the pro. Bil
Jax Owners? Darren Mayes at 4:50am 01.22.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/927 Any Jacksonville, FL Mac 26X owners on this site?
Phil David at 10:21am 01.09.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/974 Thank You! You are very kind. I look forward to using your site.-David
why teak oil? joyce at 1:59am 01.22.02 Ask All Sailors 12/2584 simple question... why is teak oil put on the teak wood of a boat? or should it be? What do you sug
Curtains for 29.5 Jane at 10:53pm 01.02.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/1216 Has anyone added curtains on the 29.5 specifically? How did you manage the side/front two that curv
Installing a Traveler in the Companionway Don Johnson at 11:57pm 01.21.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/885 I have a 1995 Hunter 26. Until now I have not needed a Bimini, however I'm spending my first winter
lack of intake water to head carisea at 8:28am 01.09.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1241 I had a problem with the forward toilet on my 1992 passage. The pump would only run intermittantly .
Traveler Installation 1983 model 25 R Hoffelder at 11:01pm 01.21.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1087 My mainsheet system is that of original design. I would like to install a traveler to increase wind
We are leaving in September James L. Christensen at 9:13pm 01.21.02 Catalina 30 3/1280 We will be leaving in September and heading to the Caribbean in our C-27 Catalina. I have refited th
AC seawater thru hull Mark Hudson at 6:18am 01.09.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1030 I am in the process of purchasing an AC unit for my C-30. Any suggestions on unit location, I have
EU standard marking on US boats peter williams at 3:28pm 01.21.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1064 Could anyone tell me if and when US built yachts were sold with the new CE mark to comply with EU st
Tiller Holder Arturo DeVitalis at 11:25am 01.02.02 Smaller Boats 5/1653 After seeing the post about a $100 fabricated tiller holder thought I would give this a try, and wil
seat cushions Joe P at 10:27am 01.21.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/1011 I have just purchased a 1980 catalina 22. The interior seat custion covers are in rough shape. I wou
Another refridge question-leave on or off? Bob F at 4:32am 01.09.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/761 Just bought a '98 376. I live in Phoenix but the boat is in San Diego. During the winter/fall/spring
Self draining cockpit Bob La Rocca at 9:07am 01.21.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/951 I own a 1972 Mariner that I'm trying to restore.In the cockpit just before the cabin entry,there are
H28 plastic stuffing box HELP! Randy at 7:27am 01.21.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1057 Tried to repack plastic stuffing box, but ran into a problem. I can still stop dripping, so I know
Lazy Jacks Walter Frank at 3:32am 01.09.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1083 Any opinion's on the merits of various systems? I plan to install one this spring.
Some thoughts after being at the Seattle Boat Show Les Blackwell at 4:47am 01.21.02 Other Sailboats 3/895 I've just finished "working" at the Seattle In The Water Boat Show as well as spending a day at the
Catalina Smile Mike at 10:54am 01.02.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1146 A freind has a Cat30 that has a slight " Smile " and it tends to leek water into the bilge, thus it
Ignition Switch Replacement Rich Brown at 3:32am 01.21.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/939 I have a '78 Hunter 33. The helm station ingition switch has become unreliable, causing me to have

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Questions about Garhauer Ez Glide dlochner at 7:04am 05.27.20 I'm not sure the bungee cord is really necessary. I had a similar system on my Sabre 30 and there wa
Salon berth cushion storage - Hunter 36 shemandr at 7:03am 05.27.20 Vee berth. We usually kept the table area as a berth for sprawling rather than the useless table.
Questions about Garhauer Ez Glide FastOlson at 7:02am 05.27.20 I believe that you will find that the Garhauer system is meant to haul the car forward with the mult
Shroud tensions, Catalina 27, North sails Jeff2650 at 7:01am 05.27.20 I just purchased a Loos Pro 2 gauge and recently tuned my 3/16th "over-due" rig. My Catalina Capri 2
Racing on Galveston Bay Jackdaw at 7:00am 05.27.20 We suck in winds over 20 knots. Same problems, headstay sag and leeway heeled over. Should have ree
Broken Cable Railing kloudie1 at 6:57am 05.27.20 I have used these and they are fine!.. I lost a couple of lifelines during Hurricane Katrina and rep
Purchase advice - Puffer, Sunfish or other? Hunter216 at 6:57am 05.27.20 Time with your kid, outside, providing him an opportunity to learn a new sport. Good on you!! My 2
Fish in the raw water intake jon hansen at 6:53am 05.27.20 three times it has happened to me. i disconected the intake hose at the pump. used my dingy foot pum
Raw water intake thru hull relocation Yamaha 25 (2) seatane at 6:50am 05.27.20 At long last the day has come to move Phreatophyte back to the wet. Taking advantage of the long wee
Capri 26 Owners - new owner of 93 #266 with questions Jeff2650 at 6:49am 05.27.20 I've owned and continue to sail on the Chesapeake Bay a Capri 26 for just over 18 years, her sail nu
Installing the Transducer for an Axiom 9 jssailem at 6:37am 05.27.20 PSS: A sailboat on a heel will not be accurate. Oh so true. Ever wonder how does a submarine do so
Hunter 306 New Owner Questions Arbee at 6:34am 05.27.20 Just checking back in to see what folk here recommend re the stuffing box. Given the boat was dry fo
Winch help dfp51 at 6:31am 05.27.20 Thanks to everyone for the ideas. To close this loop, I rebuilt the winches which were in fact pret
Salon berth cushion storage - Hunter 36 sail sfbay at 6:28am 05.27.20 If it is one-piece cushion then off the boat at your home unless it is used frequently then lay it o
Non Slip Paint Additive ?? Delawaredave at 6:26am 05.27.20 Andy at boatworkstoday likes "softsand" product. I liked the idea of kiwigrip, until I saw the pric
PSS Shaft Seal - Bellows Degadtion JamesG161 at 6:20am 05.27.20 Wasted my time, I guess. Time will tell...:cowbell: You know the answer, self life problem. Jim..
Non Slip Paint Additive ?? deltaten at 6:14am 05.27.20 Andy at boatworkstoday likes "softsand" product. I liked the idea of kiwigrip, until I saw the price
Uninstalling a Weems and Plath AutoMAC alternator control Maine Sail at 6:12am 05.27.20 Currently I have a positive wire going from type N Alternator to the isolator diode. I plan on re
Purchase advice - Puffer, Sunfish or other? Bkmama at 6:11am 05.27.20 I sailed a Laser last summer with no problem & I plan to drop the boat on a harbor front lawn and le
where to mount GPS/Chartplotter on 1995 Hunter 336 LakeMurraySailor at 6:08am 05.27.20 Trying to figure out how and where to mount GPS at helm without it being in way and getting wacked

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