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floatation and black hose jim at 12:58pm 04.08.01 Destinations 1/1439 just bought a used capri 18. in the cabin, the smaller wooden hatch covers are stuck down - is ther
Cleaning potable water tank Loy McInturff at 12:52pm 04.08.01 Mid-Size Boats 1/1169 We purchased a 1984 Catalina 27 with a water tank not used in years. How do I go about disinfecting
sails4free? Dan Mulally at 12:21pm 04.08.01 Ask All Sailors 2/1240 I'm having a bad experience with the sails4free service. The idea is that they provide a sail cover
Hatch leaks- which size Bowmar gasket? jim oursler at 11:59am 04.08.01 Big Boats 0/1124 Replaced the large hatch gasket on the Bowmar hatch over the dining table with factory recommended 9
cockpit drain clog prevention austin at 11:34am 04.08.01 Ask All Sailors 1/1517 Each week my drain is clogged with leaves, acorns, buds, etc. How does one attach a screen --or any
Bottom Paint WOMBAT at 11:16am 04.08.01 Mid-Size Boats 1/973 Thanks to all who responded to my first request-the bottom paint on our 1995 29.5 looks to be West M
genoa winches needed - what size? jim.oursler@ericsson.com at 10:55am 04.08.01 Big Boats 2/1190 I need to replace my Maxwell 24s with more POWER for my 140 genoa. What size is recommended? Are th
Ice Box Conversions Debra Blatnik at 10:28am 04.08.01 Other Sailboats 6/849 I am considering removing the front loading refrigerator under the galley sink and making the ice bo
Propane Storage on O'Day 30? Chris at 10:26am 04.08.01 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1252 Recently purchased an O'Day 30 ('82) and want to put in a propane stove but am having trouble findin
autohelm 4000 parts??? roger at 9:27am 04.08.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1506 i just bought a autohelm4000 wheel pilot that was broken. all it needs is the sprocket that turns th
Split Stuffing Box Roger Magill at 8:42am 04.08.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/994 Amongst the few hundred jobs I needed to do before putting the boat over the side, one of the more p
installing a second reef line John Pankhurst at 8:34am 04.08.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1036 How do you fish a reefing line through the boom from one end to the other?
How to thread topping lift to boom Gary Bridi at 8:23am 04.08.01 Other Sailboats 2/877 I have a 1992 H23 fixed keel. Have a topping lift problem! My Pilot line came out of the boom so I h
Looking for ICEBOX Guest at 8:10am 04.08.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/1027 Our Hunter 27 1979 had the icebox removed before we bought it. Looking to find one to put in the hol
Sticky Fenders Jim Rushing at 7:50am 04.08.01 Ask All Sailors 13/4800 Two of my six fenders have turned sticky and yellow. It is possible to clean the grime off, but the
AUTOHELM 4000 installation Larry Albert at 6:26am 04.08.01 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1062 I'm thinking of buying a 4000 for my 1980 30' O'Day.How difficult is installation? What is best posi
Crash Guest at 6:22am 04.08.01 Other Sailboats 1/981 Sorry to report a collapsed shed on my newly purchased used 23' Hunter. Mast is in 3 pieces, stanch
AUTOHELM 4000 installation Larry Albert at 6:20am 04.08.01 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1021 How difficult is installation? What is best position for flux gate compass?
Autohelm 4000 installation Larry Albert at 6:08am 04.08.01 Ask All Sailors 2/1197 How difficult is installation and where should flux gate be located/
Broken Sail Slugs Nick at 5:39am 04.08.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1542 I'm looking for a good replacement to the original sail slugs and plastic shakles that came with my

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Outboard jib sheets? David in Sandusky at 7:02pm 04.11.20 With a shoal keel, our h27 won't sail close to the wind, even if we point that way. So our genny she
Not the time to be cheap DayDreamer41 at 6:50pm 04.11.20 What make of vehicle?
Creating stowable space on Hunter 170 BobbyFunn at 6:39pm 04.11.20 Curious - why move the bow eye close to the water line? So it loads on the trailer better. When on
Creating stowable space on Hunter 170 BobbyFunn at 6:37pm 04.11.20 My idea for a less-destructive approach... Create a partition (as outlined in green) that will acc
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Protection (Collier 13 - 15, 18) Will Gilmore at 6:37pm 04.11.20 I've been reading a bit into chapter 16, Hull Corrosion. Initially, it was to be skipped over, alon
Planning to learn all I can DArcy at 6:35pm 04.11.20 This is probably the link @jssailem is talking about for NOAA https://www.charts.noaa.gov/Interacti
Planning to learn all I can jssailem at 6:13pm 04.11.20 I recently joined this group up in your neck of the woods. http://www.offcenterharbor.com/tour they
Creating stowable space on Hunter 170 (1) stickinthemud57 at 5:56pm 04.11.20 My idea for a less-destructive approach... Create a partition (as outlined in green) that will acco
Legend 40.5 - transom compartment lid (1) fero at 5:54pm 04.11.20 Just for info, I operated one hinge mounting area and was not very happy with what I found. Somebod
Cascade Yachts - 27 Cascade pocket cruiser DrJudyB at 5:51pm 04.11.20 Welcome. Nice looking boat.
Outboard jib sheets? henrykorous at 5:38pm 04.11.20 I have a 135 headsail how are you getting over the lifeline chafe in that setup? Maybe run the jib c
Creating stowable space on Hunter 170 stickinthemud57 at 5:30pm 04.11.20 Thanks for the link to that item! I am working on a non-destructive solution (scared of creating cra
Not the time to be cheap Timm R Oday25 at 5:19pm 04.11.20 No Will , the truck sits parked about 28 days a month on my asphalt driveway . There was no rust on
Looking to get into sailing would like some advice (1) DArcy at 5:16pm 04.11.20 @Lucky17 it's a hard to tell from the picture you posted what condition the boat is in but it sounds
Not the time to be cheap Will Gilmore at 4:43pm 04.11.20 Nope ,not likely here in the upper midwest . Weird .. Salt on the roads? Do you have a dirt drive
Not the time to be cheap Timm R Oday25 at 4:31pm 04.11.20 Nope ,not likely here in the upper midwest . Weird ..
Planning to learn all I can sololadysailer at 4:25pm 04.11.20 I am absolutely right there with you on those, Js. Do you know by chance if there are any books (no
Not the time to be cheap Tedd at 3:59pm 04.11.20 Yikes! Salt water exposure, maybe?
Outboard jib sheets? Jackdaw at 3:53pm 04.11.20 What size headsail are you running? The bigger the sail, the less this will matter. For a jib (say L
Wind and Seas for Sailors. jssailem at 3:47pm 04.11.20 In winter up there, I thought that was an electric blanket perhaps with a frayed wire.

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