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Trailer Surge Brakes Bad Obsession at 9:34am 06.30.14 Trailer Sailors 14/3384 How painful (costly) will this be? I have a 1989 Performance dual axle trailer for my Compac 23. I
Rudder Question Bad Obsession at 9:31am 06.30.14 Ask All Sailors 9/2403 On the Compac 23 the previous owner told me that the after-market rudder started to crack a while b
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Tragic Keel bolt failure donvanv at 9:19am 06.30.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/5037 The recent loss of s/v Cheeki Rafiki (a Beneteau 40.7) on May 23 in the middle of the Atlantic shoul
Bahamas cruise winter 2014 Bob 04 H260 at 8:57am 06.30.14 Big Boats 3/706 We went to the Abaco's this winter on our H356. I put up a photo album on my profile page if anyone
Rub Rail Insert Available for Cal 3-30 SailorJ at 7:32am 06.30.14 Cal 3/2613 Rub Rail insert available for Cal 3-30 and other Jensen Marine rubber rails are direct from manufact
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Pictures, drawings or plans for cuddy door mdobson1 at 6:59am 06.30.14 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2350 Hi, I purchased an O'Day Javelin a couple of years ago. From the hull number, I believe it is a 19
Teak plywood source geek_guy at 6:41am 06.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2230 I would like to do some wood boat projects. Does anyone know how to get teak plywood reasonably. T
Broke my mast foot... (2) jBlaze3000 at 6:12am 06.30.14 Smaller Boats 25/3085 First time sailboat owner here. Realizing that maybe I shouldn't have picked the windiest day of the
37C berth dimensions jphud at 6:04am 06.30.14 The Cherubini Hunters 2/945 I am looking for the V Berth and salon starboard couch bed dimensions, with or without cushions in p
engine cooling pump problem bryan crites at 5:40am 06.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/729 Cant get my new raw water pump to pump. My engine a yanmar 3gmf turning clockwise starts great but
Raising the Main thaeni at 5:33am 06.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/744 I have a 1992 33.5. I can raise the main 3/4 by hand with out the winch. The last 1/4 however takes
Universal 5411 overheating after flush (1) Gary_H at 5:12am 06.30.14 Ask All Sailors 17/5282 Ok guys thinking that I was being proactive this weekend. I flushed my 5411 (raw water cooling) with
Need Help with H30 folding dinette table kito at 4:39am 06.30.14 The Cherubini Hunters 17/1428 When I bought my H30 project boat the PO started his own restoration and got as far as taking down t
trans fluid rtmccue at 4:15am 06.30.14 Big Boats 2/621 Does any one know what fluid my 2000 Hunter450 4JH-3TE trans takes? engine oil ?
diesel fuel odor flasailor at 3:48am 06.30.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1513 had a diesel fuel leak. leak fixed but odor remains. fuel found its way into main bilge in salon a
Access to Genoa Track Bolts on 26S? (2) Cruiser1 at 12:30am 06.30.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1173 I am trying to access the nuts on the genoa track bolts via the inspection/access port above the rea
2006 Hunter 38 - Holding Tank Sender kenvail at 7:19pm 06.29.14 Big Boats 3/721 What is the best way to get to the holding tank sending unit on a 2006 Hunter 38 that has stopped wo
Lewmar H2 Windlass not working PDReynolds at 6:53pm 06.29.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1140 Hi All, Commissioned my boat yesterday and have found that the windlass does not seem to be working

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O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 10:29am 10.24.22 One other possibility (and not a good one) is that somebody buried the keel bolts in some fiberglas
Insurance claim dlochner at 10:25am 10.24.22 Is the boat currently painted or is it gelcoat? The insurance company will only pay to repair the da
Recycled rope (lines) ? Kingjim91 at 10:23am 10.24.22 looks like they didn't quite get the metric conversion correct... 12 mm is not a 1/2" line, just a
Keel Bolts Leeward Rail at 10:19am 10.24.22 Torque specs are usually based on fastener size. That said here are the specs from C&C 30 Owners Ma
Recommendations on bottom paint requested rgranger at 10:18am 10.24.22 Most boat owners in that area rarely (if ever) even have their bottoms cleaned. ... there is your
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? rgranger at 10:15am 10.24.22 I never heard using Easy Off........ Doesn't damage barrier / gel coats? Greg I used to post on h
Keel Bolts Dale Haz at 10:14am 10.24.22 The specs would be appreciated, this again is for a C&C 33-2. thanks Dale
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar Ralph Johnstone at 10:09am 10.24.22 Now let me see if I've got this straight. You can follow the instructions in post #4 " est it?
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? HeelBoy at 10:04am 10.24.22 I doubt the fish in Lake Erie are sufficiently sophisticated to object to a splotchy bottom. Erie is
Recycled rope (lines) ? (1) Justin_NSA at 10:03am 10.24.22 How much stretch does this line have? Less stretch is better for halyards. ?" or 10 mm would be big
Voltage Meter Issue Don S/V ILLusion at 10:00am 10.24.22 V =RI. Simplistic answer- as resistance (as in a bad connection) increases intermittently, that is
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? dlochner at 9:50am 10.24.22 lol True, however it's supposed to ablate off over the course of years. Losing a few mils every tim
Recycled rope (lines) ? dlochner at 9:46am 10.24.22 How much stretch does this line have? Less stretch is better for halyards. ?" or 10 mm would be big
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? Leeward Rail at 9:45am 10.24.22 it's supposed to ablate off over the course of years And it does. Do you realize that many antifo
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? HeelBoy at 9:32am 10.24.22 The paint is likely ablative antifouling. It is supposed to rub off. Follow @dlochner advice and
Recycled rope (lines) ? Justin_NSA at 9:26am 10.24.22 I'm going to try the line for my jib halyard. But it will be years before I could give review on it
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection Hollyberry at 9:22am 10.24.22 One other possibility (and not a good one) is that somebody buried the keel bolts in some fiberglass
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 9:11am 10.24.22 In pic 0420 (The last one) it looks like a piece of metal. The sharp edges would be hard to create
Recommendations on bottom paint requested fstbttms at 9:06am 10.24.22 ...you will need to hire a diver to clean your boat once a month during the hot months and about ev
Recommendations on bottom paint requested fstbttms at 8:57am 10.24.22 I would like the option of putting her on a trailer in Oct-2023 and keeping her at my house for the

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