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H456 Aft Cabin LEAK?? (2) undrwtrfun at 2:08pm 05.22.13 Big Boats 1/1179 Looking for anyone who may have experienced similar leaks in aft cabin of H456 and/or recommendation
anchor swivels redhead78 at 1:55pm 05.22.13 Ask All Sailors 14/4939 Hi all, I ended up getting a lewmar delta 35lb galv anchor, after all your input I think this will w
Remove 5200 Geoff K at 1:37pm 05.22.13 Musings With Maine Sail 9/8628 Several years ago there was a lot of advertising about a new solvent to remove 5200 adhesive without
rudder repair bill beyler at 1:22pm 05.22.13 Smaller Boats 5/1588 My rudder tipped over in storage and a piece on the back edge broke off. Its in an area that had a c
Irwin 27 (1970 model) drop keel marc9889 at 1:18pm 05.22.13 Irwin 2/8302 All, This is my first sailboat, which means that if you are reading this, you know more about it tha
USCG Nav Light Alert Mikem at 12:56pm 05.22.13 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 13/8501 I forward this alert from the USCG United States Coast Guard Inspections and Compliance Directorat
Here's one for Maine Sail Through VS In Hull Transducers caguy at 12:44pm 05.22.13 Musings With Maine Sail 4/2704 I have Googled and searched the internet for some empirical information on how much is lost with an
Rigging question flyingiles at 11:27am 05.22.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1120 Hi all, New to this forum but have a question about rigging. I bought and restored a 39ft one desig
25" shaft, is it possible Mar se at 10:57am 05.22.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/996 I have a 1972 Catalina 27 that I bought from a man who owned it for 30 years. The outboard on it run
oday 19'ers in SE WI? avenger79 at 10:51am 05.22.13 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1951 Are there any O'day 19 or similar owners in southeast WI who may be willing to show me how their boa
Looking for Peggie Hall melssca at 10:05am 05.22.13 Sails Call Lounge 1/3278 Can anyone tell me how to get a hold of Peggie Hall. She was one of the experts on this page and SS
Transducer Fun - How would you handle this ? (5) SailMaster at 9:11am 05.22.13 Ask All Sailors 13/1891 Hi guys, We are continuing our refit of Thalassa. She is a 1973 Nordcantieri Koala 38. I know you
oceanis 40 cc water heater jmoir at 8:58am 05.22.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1224 water heater not working on 110v . anyone know where the reset button is ,or if there is a secret qu
oceanis 40 cc rig diagram jmoir at 8:56am 05.22.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1393 I just bought a 2002 40 centre cockpit. The mast was delivered disassembled and wrapped in plastic w
H 356 Windlass Brand Selection Jimongee at 8:32am 05.22.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/650 Hello folks, The help I get on these forums is totally awesome-so thanks! We have a 2002 -356. La
Teak & Holly finish was damaged - how to proceed? RonRelyea at 7:57am 05.22.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1498 Toward the end of last season, a guest saw fit to bring aboard their own bottle of Windex with ammon
Hunter 28.5 vs Hunter 28 Chris14630 at 7:44am 05.22.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/4280 I'm looking at a 1987 Hunter 28.5 and a 1989 Hunter 28. How do these boats compare to one another? I
removing fuel injector pump Ken13559 at 7:21am 05.22.13 Engines and Propulsion 2/3450 Working on plan to remove the Timing cover to replace leaking gasket on my Yanmar 2GM20F engine. Que
Water tank vent Boomvang at 7:15am 05.22.13 Bigger Boats 11/1964 My 1984 34' O'Day does not have a vent on either of the two 25 gallon water tanks. When I turn on t
Monitoring batteries jwieneck at 7:10am 05.22.13 Big Boats 13/2067 I have a Hunter 376 1998. I decided I need to monitor the house bank now that we are anchoring out.

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Shroud Protector Installation Project_Mayhem at 4:07pm 04.25.23 I have split backstay that goes through the bimini. There are 2 zippers that open up a slot for the
Overloaded our electric system. kappykaplan at 3:30pm 04.25.23 I thought it was an ABYC standard requiring some sort of circuit breaker withing a few inches of wh
H-466 Rudder post not centered in lower bushing My 2nd Wind at 3:21pm 04.25.23 Yes sir, that's exactly what they described that I would have to do for a compete fix. I'll make my
Can't get sanitation hose off diptube Scott T-Bird at 3:21pm 04.25.23 I was about to say that I usually just cut the hose because at that point I'm going to replace it an
WINCH DRUM jviss at 3:18pm 04.25.23 I get the OP's question, it's true that with age the non-slip texture on the drum becomes more slick
New Beneteau Oceanis 51.1 Owner SSO at 3:08pm 04.25.23 Here's the latest update on our Benteau Oceanic 51.1: Owning a large sailboat, our is a Beneteau Oc
LiFePO4 Update - Any Experiences to Report? jviss at 3:07pm 04.25.23 The Balmar statement is a CYA. And there are trade offs. Yes you can get a BMS that signals the re
Lewmar window gaskets jviss at 3:02pm 04.25.23 :)
LiFePO4 Update - Any Experiences to Report? dlochner at 2:54pm 04.25.23 I saw this on the the data sheet: That said, a BMS can control an external relay in series with
Lewmar window gaskets JamesG161 at 2:48pm 04.25.23 Lighten up, Francis Not mine name. Yours maybe Jack? Bye...
H-466 Rudder post not centered in lower bushing (1) JamesG161 at 2:26pm 04.25.23 This maybe where the future holds for your rudder. .
LiFePO4 Update - Any Experiences to Report? jviss at 2:22pm 04.25.23 True, but that limits your options. The BMS must be able to warn the regulator that it will dump th
Lewmar window gaskets jviss at 2:18pm 04.25.23 Well it is a Portal or PortLight. Window it is NOT. Get a grip @jviss and stop correcting peoples
LiFePO4 Update - Any Experiences to Report? dlochner at 2:16pm 04.25.23 If you have a BMS that will cut the field current before it dumps you will be fine. That is the wa
WINCH DRUM Joe at 2:15pm 04.25.23 You can also try Samson Trophy Braid for your next set of sheets. Its fuzzy cover helps the rope's
H-466 Rudder post not centered in lower bushing JamesG161 at 2:12pm 04.25.23 From your pictures it looked ok to me. The "Offset" is filled properly. I had to retro-fit mine.
Mounting a solar panel on the stern pulpit rail Joe at 2:08pm 04.25.23 Thank you for that Joe! I think you may be right....I wonder if a couple of intermediate cross bar
Lewmar window gaskets JamesG161 at 1:58pm 04.25.23 Well it is a Portal or PortLight. Window it is NOT. Get a grip @jviss and stop correcting peoples
Overloaded our electric system. smokey73 at 1:57pm 04.25.23 Odd to not see some sort of circuit interupter near the shore power inlet on the boat. I thought it
H-466 Rudder post not centered in lower bushing My 2nd Wind at 1:52pm 04.25.23 Thank you Jim for the welcome and the info. After a conversation and exchanging emails with Mike at

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