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CDI roller furler problem Leah and Ted at 8:38am 12.06.13 Ask All Sailors 25/9009 We have bought a new to us older (1988)ODAY 322 and when we took down the genoa roller furling sail
Water leak into aft cabin TXBay at 5:51am 12.06.13 Big Boats 5/3186 I have a water leak into my aft cabin that gets the lower aft shelving and underneath the bed area w
Anchor Bail (2) All U Get at 5:44am 12.06.13 Ask All Sailors 6/2273 Hi all, We had an issue with our anchor chain jumping off the roller while retrieving the anchor w
Door hinges for First 35s5 Julescardin at 5:29am 12.06.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1792 In 8/06 Russ Hunton 35s5 #55 "Commotion" found a manufacturer for replacement hinges made from stain
Rudder Damage (2) Browndog68 at 3:37am 12.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1306 Hauled my 23.5 out recently and it never fails, I forgot something. I didn't lift my rudder out and
Deck Plates shanker at 5:48pm 12.05.13 Smaller Boats 0/675 I'm looking at installing some Spinlock Power cleats at different locations than my current horn cle
Rode to anchor fastener? Plonk at 5:46pm 12.05.13 Ask All Sailors 19/5431 I've got a trailer sailor with no locker for the anchor rode and rope so I'd like to keep them in ba
z spar mast number qeaflex at 5:41pm 12.05.13 Day Sailers 3/2041 Hello, I,m dealing with a broken mast hinge on my 192 and need to know the z-spar mast section numb
Newbie needs Spreader for a 302 ensign pulver at 5:18pm 12.05.13 Parts Search 1/2927 Brand new to the forum. Just purchased a 302 and it's missing the spreaders. Any suggestions on wher
Anchor Set up for Columbia 28 tcul at 5:06pm 12.05.13 Columbia 9/4864 I have one of the older C-28s. It has a weird anchor set up. There is an anchor locker below deck
Bimini base width??? Counting Stars at 4:19pm 12.05.13 Smaller Boats 14/1952 Does anyone know the exact or nearly the dimensions of the bimini??? I found some good deals and wan
Finding water intrusion Jared1048 at 3:51pm 12.05.13 Mid-Size Boats 6/1341 I've noticed in my starboard shelf amidships just forward of the galley counter a high concentration
cutless bearing chusansail at 3:28pm 12.05.13 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1501 I am in the bahamas, need to know the size for cut less bearing hunter 37 cutter. 1" shaft , need th
Bilge water korchinskyp at 3:07pm 12.05.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1197 What is the primary source of bilge water?
CD Stuck can't use the player 7sailing7 at 12:38pm 12.05.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1298 Does anyone know how to get a cd out of a Sony 705m cd player ? Thanks.
H42 Rudder Question robertsapp at 11:38am 12.05.13 Big Boats 4/1130 I'd like to know if the early to mid 90's Passage 42's had a rudder with a composite stock, or did i
Boom length on an 1983 S2 8.0B hargadine00 at 11:38am 12.05.13 S2 1/1186 I recently bought a 1983 S2 8.0B Sail drive. The boom is missing and I cannot find the details so I
Questions from 1994 MacGregor 26 purchaser DealMaker at 11:34am 12.05.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/3217 Just bought a 26 foot MacGregor built in 1994. The manual that came with it calls it a MacGregor 26
Florida to bimini in a hunter vision 32 coxjam at 11:19am 12.05.13 Mid-Size Boats 13/4351 As any body done this and what was your experience? Is this safe or pushing the limits on this coast
MMSI number (1) paulj at 10:38am 12.05.13 Catalina 310 2/1234 Good morning Since I visit Canada a lot by boat and have participated in the DSC process seems to

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Seacock Mystery Ralph Johnstone at 8:20am 05.25.23 First you want to seal it with a hose : with a hose : I'm also considering that it is probably be
Possible SmartPlug problem thinwater at 8:18am 05.25.23 Thanks for following up. I'm curious, what made you think it was the boat side connector that's at
Finding the right LED replacement bulbs. Wm. Gill at 8:12am 05.25.23 You are required by law to have Nav Lights that meet COLREGS. The only way to be sure of this is t
Seacock Mystery Scott T-Bird at 8:05am 05.25.23 They valves are seized and badly corroded. And you're suggesting leaving the valves wide open with
Seacock Mystery dlochner at 8:05am 05.25.23 There is a lot wrong with the installation of those seacocks. The correct and safest solution is to
Weeping keel JamesG161 at 8:05am 05.25.23 It is Lead, see his pictures of hammer marks. Jim...
Stuffing box- dumb question? Ralph Johnstone at 7:54am 05.25.23 I think its better than coming back after asking a question and then telling everyone they are wron
Circuit panel wiring question. Scott T-Bird at 7:50am 05.25.23 Hope that answers you first questions. As for "bow light", that threw me too, but I found some ref
Seacock Mystery Ralph Johnstone at 7:46am 05.25.23 I'm also considering that it is probably best to not even touch them with hoses. They valves are
Water temperature sensor MikeHoncho at 7:42am 05.25.23 I have tried the cheaper option with sending units on a RV and it didn't go well. I recommend going
Stuffing box- dumb question? Hollyberry at 7:41am 05.25.23 I don't know....I think its better than coming back after asking a question and then telling everyo
Stuffing box- dumb question? MikeHoncho at 7:40am 05.25.23 Kinda drives me nuts when someone posts a question, gets tons of solid advice but never comes back
Engine Alinement MikeHoncho at 7:36am 05.25.23 Thank you everyone. The new mounts are exactly like the original mounts. They should have been a
Weird Electrical Experience walt at 7:31am 05.25.23 Possibly.. Having a reverser polarity detect to power up makes more sense with equipment that can ha
I was so close ... Project_Mayhem at 7:14am 05.25.23 I've done the same thing with cabling more times than I can count. If it makes you feel any better I
Weird Electrical Experience Project_Mayhem at 7:06am 05.25.23 Most non-grounded devices, especially passive or traditional transformer/rectifier power supplies, a
Weeping keel (1) dmax at 6:45am 05.25.23 I have a 35 with a lead fin keel, can't tell if yours is lead or cast iron. Mine has 3 pockets fille
Yanmar 3GM30F not starting after fuel filter change Scott T-Bird at 6:41am 05.25.23 I had a mechanic on board when I launched yesterday since I had to bleed the air after an initial st
I was so close ... (1) Timm R Oday25 at 6:30am 05.25.23
Hunter 26 almost sunk in wind JBP-PA at 6:14am 05.25.23 There are four basic ways to reduce "hunting" (pun intended). 1. Reduce windage forward and increase

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