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need a broker in the mysyic area noanker at 6:08pm 05.06.13 Bigger Boats 13/1915 I am going to put my O'day on the market. does anybody know of a good broker in the area ?
Diesel in the bilge...but only while in water Makeitone at 5:35pm 05.06.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1203 Hi I am looking for a little help - hopefully someone has had a similar issue. Late last seas
Short Sail Mick at 5:01pm 05.06.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/866 A few months ago I picked up a 81 Venture 21. good shape. looked at the sails and they appeared to b
toe rail carengin at 4:49pm 05.06.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1706 I need about 12 feet of old goiot toe rail for my beneteau first 32 1984. Any salvage parts for sai
Where Can I Find A Hunter 29.5? MERCMAN at 4:47pm 05.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/2253 Where Can I Find A Hunter 29.5 In The Chicago / Lake Michigan Area? Any Suggestions? I've Tried Lo
Grey Beard Pumps bcollis at 4:37pm 05.06.13 Ask All Sailors 11/2525 This will be my first oil change on this boat, and I noticed that Sail magazine had a small, positiv
Twin backstays higgs at 4:36pm 05.06.13 Ask All Sailors 6/2417 Was looking at a members year old Beneteau 31 and it has two back stays that V out to opposite corne
Replacement Cabin Lights Sailgunner at 3:48pm 05.06.13 Big Boats 2/727 One of my 3" recessed puck lights needs to be replaced. The switch is shorting out. Has anyone fou
Packing a stuffing box while off the boat Rodd at 3:42pm 05.06.13 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1790 Wondering- I removed my stuffing box from the boat to take home and clean up. (I had removed the sha
Fiberglass resin used in 1993 hull layup Outlandish at 3:31pm 05.06.13 Big Boats 2/931 I am deciding whether to barrier coat when I strip all the bottom paint for the first time. If the
Rudder Lines Landgator at 2:59pm 05.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/693 The rudder on the Hunter 170 has two lines attached - one to lower and one the raise the rudder that
Replaced rigging. Roller furling wraps at mast head now Jared1048 at 2:05pm 05.06.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/1041 I'm having issues getting my furling to work now that my rigging is new. I don't have a truck load o
V25 Transducer mount Tsatzsue at 1:50pm 05.06.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/601 I know this topic is worn out but...after looking through posts I fiured one more won't hurt. I got
Standing Rigging and tension Mark Nooney at 1:08pm 05.06.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/814 Hi all, Well we launched this past weekend - Thanks to all on the forum for input, conversation and
What do y'all do for gelcoat repair? Brian S at 12:14pm 05.06.13 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1124 I had a horrible launching experience on Friday, and there's a 6" gash to show for it. But, my bo
Mfg gel coat no Pearson 37-1990 yr dariaboycebentley@gmail.c at 12:05pm 05.06.13 Pearson 0/1412 I was wondering if anyone might have some information on the Mfg # for the gel coat color used on a
what is this??? (1) jeb21851 at 11:41am 05.06.13 Big Boats 7/1495 I have a 1990 Hunter 35.5 that has one of these on each side of the cockpit...can anyone tell me wha
replacement winch Ben Albritton at 11:31am 05.06.13 Catalina 30 11/2830 I would like to replace my old two speed winches with newer self tailing ones. is the corect size a
ac outlets and circuit breaker04-Hunter 33 Madina at 11:12am 05.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1474 I have ac power to my panel.The ac outlet switch is on and the light is light. The battery charger
The Admiral at the helm......... THECUSCUS at 10:55am 05.06.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/1996 The Admiral at the helm in 15-20knts. It was pretty chilly, so she was all bundled up (I believe sh

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H34 mid ship cleats location (1) jmce1587 at 12:20pm 07.12.22
Soft Spot Repair - Lay New Glass Or Reuse Old Glass? dmax at 12:20pm 07.12.22 Do a forum search on "deck core replacement" (or similar) - there's lots of information on how to do
Adding an engine monitor for a Universal M-25XPBC? (3) jviss at 12:01pm 07.12.22 Following up, on this, I found manual page 2, and an accompanying illustration for this on an eBay l
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options Ralph Johnstone at 12:01pm 07.12.22
Beneteau Oceanis - tips for draining bilge? arf145 at 11:58am 07.12.22 Wet vac sounds good to me...and then expect to do it some more after you sail a bit. Water hides up
Soft Spot Repair - Lay New Glass Or Reuse Old Glass? stickinthemud57 at 11:51am 07.12.22 Pictures would help, I think. As you alluded to, one challenge will be making a solid attachment to
Paddle wheel thru hull dripping jviss at 11:44am 07.12.22 Just get new O-rings. :)
A "green"dilemma. What would you do? Project_Mayhem at 11:22am 07.12.22 Try Amsoil's Outboard Premix 100:1 to reduce the amount of smoke and oil going into the environment
Battens on the jib shemandr at 11:06am 07.12.22 The pro's I can see are longer jib life and consistent shape. The con's could be in light air getti
Whisker pole on jib - sheet or clew ring? stickinthemud57 at 10:55am 07.12.22 I'm with you - I usually sail shorthanded and the simplest technique is what I use - clipping to a
throttle brake (1) Calif. Ted at 10:50am 07.12.22 doesn't seem possible for the hex head tension bolt to bottom out, it's not missing is it ?
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options ricksoth at 10:40am 07.12.22
Bayfield 29 - Bowsprit replacement - benefit / disadvantage of shorter bowsprit nautilus55 at 10:34am 07.12.22
Whisker pole on jib - sheet or clew ring? stickinthemud57 at 10:33am 07.12.22 DArcy in the 4th response up above gave the simplest solution to your question - tie your jib sheet
Raw Water Pump Inspection - Oberdorfer JoeWhite at 10:26am 07.12.22 The impeller will not come out of the other end. You still have to remove the C clamp in front and p
Paddle wheel thru hull dripping JoeWhite at 10:21am 07.12.22 Can you move the O rings from the plug to the wheel, that way you will know if the O rings are worn
Cabin skylights and (1) Calif. Ted at 10:18am 07.12.22 For issue 2 I use a claw grabber tool to thread lines thru clutches. Issue 1, I had a 270 and rememb
Battens on the jib Hollyberry at 10:08am 07.12.22 Some headsails without hollow leaches will have short battens to support the leach. Even some furlin
throttle brake Hollyberry at 10:05am 07.12.22 A slit rubber tube bridging the casing/pushrod junction... tight clamp on casing, adjustable clamp o
Spinnaker sheets shemandr at 9:56am 07.12.22 For spinnaker sheets floating is good too. A little stretch isn't so bad. For those sudden pops af

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