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Hatchboards replacements Evan at 4:42am 10.29.01 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1119 My old teak hatchboards are disintergrating and I can not seem to find a source to replace them.
Renovating sails Bill Burch at 3:48am 10.29.01 Ask All Sailors 1/1183 I purchased an old boat. It has old sails. The boaters at my marina are not unified in their suppo
Grinders and sanders and planers (oh my!) Doug T. at 3:15am 10.29.01 Ask All Sailors 16/1394 We're getting ready to haul the boat and roll up our sleeves. The hull has lots of blisters, the de
Replacement shaft log Rick Johnson at 2:02am 10.29.01 Other Sailboats 1/966 I'd like to replace my shaft log, along with the cutlass bearing, and possibly the shaft itself, and
7.5 kts. and 90 degrees to starboard Brian at 12:03pm 11.04.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/972 I have a 1986 Catalina 36 and the last time I was out we had a great sail day .Every time the boat
Bilge weep holes Guy LeClair at 12:34am 10.29.01 Mid-Size Boats 3/1321 Hello,I would like to know if the H31 has weep holes allowing the water trapped between hull and l
Cockpit Cushions Mara at 5:07am 11.04.01 Smaller Boats 4/1552 Does anyone have a good design for cockpit cushions? My mate tends to get sore right in the middle
autopilot fit Steve Voyce at 1:19am 11.04.01 Mid-Size Boats 6/1313 I would like to install an autopilot on my 1989 Hunter 30 but I am concerned about interference. My
Stern Rail Loose Screws Arturo DeVitalis at 7:48pm 10.28.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1036 Need advice on how to deal with two port side screws (ladder side of the stern rail) that no longer
Am I missing something? Bilge Question Al Shaffer at 8:34am 11.03.01 Big Boats 3/985 We had our 34 pulled out about three weeks ago and completed the winterization on it. I stopped by t
reefing, i got it! jeff at 10:40pm 11.02.01 Smaller Boats 3/962 thanks again for the tips. i tried again yesterday and got it to work. i made sure i had the motor o
Dinghy-tow owners George Kornreich at 11:56am 11.02.01 Big Boats 1/909 Is anyone using a Dinghy-Tow device? If so, I'd like to hear about your experience with it. Thanks.
knot meter Pete at 4:54am 11.02.01 Smaller Boats 0/862 I have a knot meter that is not working. I pulled the little wheel out and spun it and received no
A bilge full of water Bob Giuliano at 11:13pm 11.01.01 Catalina 22 2/1294 Leaking somewhere! I have a C
Planning a cruise next summer Bert Kinyon at 12:25pm 11.01.01 Ask All Sailors 1/1084 I have an 8-week sabbatical coming up around June or July next summer and plan on taking my 30-T dow
Cleaning Interior Cushions Wilkie Marvel at 8:35am 11.01.01 Mid-Size Boats 7/1241 We have a 1995 Hunter 336... Has anyone cleaned their Interior Cushions? Would appreciate input on t
26' Comparison Jeff Smith at 5:57am 11.01.01 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1177 I'm am trying to find some folks, that havesailed an O'day 26' and a Catalina 25' swingkeel.I do
diesel fuel and fungus problems Atina at 11:08am 10.31.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1294 I would like your thoughts on diesel fuel and fungus problems. I have a Cat. 30, 1991 with a Unive
Autohelm ST4000 not understood at raytheon Ken Stauffer at 1:39am 11.01.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/1188 I have a hunter 37.5 with autohelm ST4000, wind, depth, speed. I have written to the Web support for
Seaward Oven Manual? Clare at 6:06am 10.31.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/852 We recently purchased a 1982 C30 and the alcohol cooktop has been replaced with a propane one. But

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Jin sheet size sail sfbay at 6:17pm 06.27.20 Ditto jssailem............could not have said it better!!
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. jssailem at 6:16pm 06.27.20 Bobby. Interesting image of boats going thru the cloud layer. It appears that the edges of the fog c
Hunter 50 / 49 oil change pump tkwhalen at 6:16pm 06.27.20 Mine is on the battery switch panel at the end of the settee as well
Hey H-49 Owners do you know or have you tkwhalen at 6:13pm 06.27.20 Georgedoyle 15mm that's what I thought...it just surprised me they were metric ... The pipes are s
Head-Mate Wilcox-Crittenden Pump Assembly KZW at 6:12pm 06.27.20 This is my install, there is no evidence of hole patching arine-Tex. They are covered by the Rarit
Jin sheet size jssailem at 5:59pm 06.27.20 It will be a hand feel thing. Too small is hard to grab when tacking. Your winch may be one that ha
TV Antenna CYQK at 5:56pm 06.27.20 Rich Well based on the recomendation from Don s/v was expecting 50 ohm coax to be good and they defi
Balancing The Helm Don S/V ILLusion at 5:53pm 06.27.20 That is generally what happens when you are over-powered. The boom vang serves to flatten the main d
Yanmar 3ym20, glow plug option? tahomathundr at 5:45pm 06.27.20 My 2006 309 came with a glow plug position on the switch but the switch gave out after about a month
Jin sheet size Avi at 5:37pm 06.27.20 Thanks for the advise. I wonder what will be the outcome if I use the 3/8 line. Will it put more str
Head-Mate Wilcox-Crittenden Pump Assembly (1) JRT at 5:34pm 06.27.20 This is my install, there is no evidence of hole patching
Water in Bilge Area kclancy at 5:33pm 06.27.20 Sounds like a leak I chased for a long time. I fixed everything I could think of, including deck re
New to the MacGregor 25 lifestyle Lost Hannah at 5:30pm 06.27.20 Is that a handrail? Yeah I'm not sure why it needs it but I just remade what it had.
Water in Bilge Area kclancy at 5:27pm 06.27.20 Sounds like a leak I chased for a long time. I fixed everything I could think of, including deck rep
New to the MacGregor 25 lifestyle justsomeguy at 5:23pm 06.27.20 A little new a lot of old. Is that a handrail?
Auto pilot wiring - out of room! jssailem at 5:20pm 06.27.20
bilge pump hose qs jssailem at 5:16pm 06.27.20 Is that your boat in your avatar?
Solar installation SoSound at 5:12pm 06.27.20 I'm getting ready to hook up my first solar panel... drum roll, holding my breath... At first, I'm
Hunter 50 / 49 oil change pump jssailem at 5:12pm 06.27.20 When struggling to find a wire, you can always try a tone generator. Then just listen to the area an
Are PVC RIBs still inferior? BOSSailor at 5:08pm 06.27.20 Went out to my dinghy yesterday to find that I hadn't clicked the fuel connector on the OB all the w

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