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How to fix leaks along gunnels vax2005 at 3:27pm 04.10.17 Ask All Sailors 3/1938 Hello All, I am looking for advice on how to fix a leak on my Balboa 20. It seams to be coming from
Rigging, andbeginners sailing Ghostcyber at 1:47pm 04.10.17 Mid-Size Boats 3/1017 I just bought a sailboat, 27, 81 Catalina... Great boat, just, none of the rigging is done.. So I wa
Help chainplate leak question tnathan at 10:34am 04.10.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/2179 hello all, I have been trying to get my beneteau 361 out of winter storage. The marina called me l
Variprop Pitch Adjustment on a Yanmar 4jh4hte Brezzin at 9:04am 04.10.17 Engines and Propulsion 3/838 I have a Variprop 4 blade thats slightly over pitched (only gets to 2900 of a max 3200) I've run it
Panel Output -- Early and Late in the day... Sumner at 8:42am 04.10.17 Ask All Sailors 11/821 Probably a rather boring post but a recent discussion on solar panels and charge controllers on anot
Have lost key starter on Westerbeke 10-2 Pat at 7:44am 04.10.17 Ask An Oday Owner 2/479 Went to start engine and the key mechanism has disappeared to a small compartment aft of the panel..
My Trogear AS-40 bow sprit install on a Capri 22 (10) Slartibartfass at 6:46am 04.10.17 Catalina 22 8/2912 Part 1
Alden Challenger ECHO. (4) TomY at 4:46am 04.10.17 Alden General Chat 2/3280 ECHO, Alden design# 949R, makes her the 17th Challenger built(Alden used letters instead of numerals
Be careful what you wish for... (2) BlowMeAway at 2:55am 04.10.17 The Cherubini Hunters 10/793 We had beautiful weather yesterday here in upstate New York so off to the marina I went to see how t
H42 freezer lid seal eianm at 12:34am 04.10.17 Big Boats 14/1459 I have spend the last few years trying everything to seal the lid of my freezer, but I still get loa
Venture 17 boom vang? sasjzl at 9:21pm 04.09.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/844 i have a Venture 17 that has what looks like one end of a book vang about a foot in on the boom but
Turned the key and..KAPLOYEE, KABOOM... Mark Maulden at 8:00pm 04.09.17 Engines and Propulsion 12/1305 This also happened last spring. Volvo MD17c that I rebuilt 5yrs ago.. Smoke out the middle air inta
Applying Dalys Seafin oil to teak... VanIslandGuy at 6:24pm 04.09.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/4604 Our interior teak is in really good shape. Today we cleaned all the teak surfaces with no-scratch s
2002 Hunter 270, need jib furler track line (halyard?) diameter Igetit80 at 5:51pm 04.09.17 Smaller Boats 4/541 I need to replace the line that runs up the foil track on my jib furler, the boat is a 2002 Hunter 2
Electrical Troubleshooting...God I hate these questions! (3) Team118 at 4:39pm 04.09.17 Catalina 30 14/1417 135138 135139 135140 Hello; I typically cruise this forum and try to add my 2 cents or pictures when
O'day 34 backstay backing plate (3) Sefuller at 3:22pm 04.09.17 Bigger Boats 19/1487 On my not-so-urgent project list was replacing the teak backing for the backstay chainplate. I had
Check your stern tube water nipple (1) Gunni at 3:05pm 04.09.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 27/9930 A reminder for those of you who run a Volvo Penta shaft seal that uses a water nipple. While you ha
A Typical Easy Boat Job shemandr at 2:44pm 04.09.17 Ask All Sailors 53/4762 So when I uncovered my runabout, preparing it for sale, I found the bow lights not working. Then I
216 wet stored, S.Texas billbag414 at 1:32pm 04.09.17 Mid-Size Boats 0/13 looking now at 216, as it will be at the lake (S.Texas), for use by members of our family, no launch
Resealing side window H26 nosnebjim at 12:55pm 04.09.17 Smaller Boats 3/476 I have a 1995 H26 and the port long fixed plexiglass has had a leak.... Forever I decided to remove

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Acoustic guitar and boats. jssailem at 11:26am 01.11.24 I have thought about a violin. Thankfully a Stradivarius is out of budget. Maybe one of the teachin
Acoustic guitar and boats. (1) DanInCali at 11:11am 01.11.24 My acoustic guitar and bass on the boat. Both inexpensive and small, great for grabbing and playing
1st Sailboat. 1983 Hunter 27 Richard19068 at 10:58am 01.11.24 A little info which you may already have seen. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/forward-b
1st Sailboat. 1983 Hunter 27 rgranger at 10:57am 01.11.24 Now that I am thinking about the job I did on the Coronado... I should have made the joint lower on
1st Sailboat. 1983 Hunter 27 (3) rgranger at 10:53am 01.11.24 I think that IS structurally important for two reasons. If I'm not mistaken, the mast sits right
1st Sailboat. 1983 Hunter 27 pgandw at 10:47am 01.11.24 My guess - the mast compression post takes most of rig loads. The missing bulkhead looks like it wo
New Electronics - Is this about right? Scott T-Bird at 10:39am 01.11.24 The i50/i60 displays will convert the analog transducer data into a format that can be read by dev
1st Sailboat. 1983 Hunter 27 (1) Sgraves94 at 10:32am 01.11.24
1st Sailboat. 1983 Hunter 27 (1) Sgraves94 at 10:30am 01.11.24 Congrats on the new boat, sailing is a lifestyle. Pictures of the missing bulkhead would help peopl
Good Winter Read Richard19068 at 10:26am 01.11.24 Thanks. Looks interesting. Patrick O'Brian wrote a novel about the voyage of the Wager called "The
Acoustic guitar and boats. Siamese at 10:19am 01.11.24 Sounds like a good a good place for a parlor guitar. Recording King or similar lower priced git box
Discouraging article on older Jenneau Sun Odyssey fixed port replacements Ralph Johnstone at 9:45am 01.11.24 These young whipper snappers with their fancy new gadgets! Two way radios and the like. Where wi
Discouraging article on older Jenneau Sun Odyssey fixed port replacements JBP-PA at 9:42am 01.11.24 Well, that was 19 years ago. These young whipper snappers with their fancy new gadgets!
1st Sailboat. 1983 Hunter 27 dmax at 9:09am 01.11.24 Congrats on the new boat, sailing is a lifestyle. Pictures of the missing bulkhead would help people
1st Sailboat. 1983 Hunter 27 Sgraves94 at 8:39am 01.11.24 Thank you very much!
1st Sailboat. 1983 Hunter 27 kloudie1 at 7:34am 01.11.24 Welcome aboard! Lots of good info on the site.. here is a link to your boats info: Hunter resources,
Acoustic guitar and boats. dLj at 7:20am 01.11.24 There is a new fully synthetic small body quitar - I don't recall the name. Has a classical neck. My
Windshield H430 Leaking Crazy Dave Condon at 6:53am 01.11.24 I plan to talk with someone who was a former Hunter employee. I repaired those leaks. The photo
Acoustic guitar and boats. LaDonaMina at 6:45am 01.11.24 Another option is an inexpensive Chinese guitar and just accept it will get damaged. I have a Cor
Discouraging article on older Jenneau Sun Odyssey fixed port replacements dlochner at 6:41am 01.11.24 Holy cow! "2005 onwards" is "older" and "ageing"? I'm am in big trouble then. Well, that was 19

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