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Wood rot First 38 twdevore at 1:08pm 04.29.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/869 Our new to us 1984 First 38 has got some major wood rot in the plywood separating the Lazarette from
Installing a Plastimo Contest 101 compass paddy4699 at 12:48pm 04.29.13 Catalina 22 2/4662 We are trying to install a Plastimo Contest 101 compass on our C22. This is not going well due to t
color codes for Oday 222 1984 dbabb at 10:59am 04.29.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1080 need color codes for 1984 Oday 222
AC Power from Inverter. SieraHotel at 10:47am 04.29.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2621 The shore power on my Hunter is working fine, but the output from my DC inverter does not feed the A
B361 Westerbeke idle speed bshock at 10:35am 04.29.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/4206 Hi all, I'm not at my boat and can't check the model number of my engine, but I'm wondering if it
423 Engine belt and alternator hedleyrw at 10:20am 04.29.13 Ask All Sailors 0/861 I have a 2004 423 with a Volvo D55 engine. I have seen a new drive belt at several boat shows this w
Rustoleum oil-based enamel sailsail at 10:13am 04.29.13 Ask All Sailors 12/10346 Has anyone used this on their deck or cockpit? Any opinions? Or does anyone have any other suggest
Oven Fire dscribner at 10:05am 04.29.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1239 I read an interesting article in Good Ol' Boat this week. A couple's cabin burst into smoldering fl
Stuck bolts on Edson pedestal nestorph at 9:51am 04.29.13 Islander 7/5162 I've been prepping my new-to-me I-30 and need to run a cable or two up the steering pedestal for the
Replacing floor boards? Fully Detached at 9:42am 04.29.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/537 Hi, can anybody tell me if they have ever replaced the floor boards on their hunter? If you have, wh
Custom Exhaust Riser/Mixing Elbow (8) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 9:22am 04.29.13 Catalina 310 23/8335 Since acquiring Smitty one system that has constantly given me a hassle has been the wet exhaust. In
Boom height above deck Glenn17467 at 9:22am 04.29.13 Catalina 30 12/8338 When raising the main sail, I cannot seem to get it flat. It seems to be not fully up. The only wa
Electric windlas for B 343 Gaudeamus at 9:16am 04.29.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1260 Can anyone tell me what kind of an electric windlass can be fitted on a Beneteau 343? It looks li
O'Day 28 Mast shozbot at 8:46am 04.29.13 Bigger Boats 0/916 Have a 28' and trying to figure out what mast I have? It's a kenyon but that's all I know.
Gouges in gelcoat James19955 at 8:36am 04.29.13 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2105 Mainsail - I have followed your waxing tips with great success. Now I'd like to do a littlw repair
Air Conditioner Rasselas36 at 8:21am 04.29.13 Big Boats 29/7913 :cry: Looks like I am going to have to replace my a/c. I am having to add freon every month and I d
Mainsail luff stretch - remedy? Skipper at 7:57am 04.29.13 Ask All Sailors 6/2429 Hi, My mainsail luff is stretched to the point that the tension is no longer on the tack grommet,
water cooling egine sempre amantes at 7:32am 04.29.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/647 has any one hade problems with water to engine sucking air aftert raceing at high angels of heal hav
Interesting Statistic Roger Long at 7:22am 04.29.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 8/3879 Heard at the RVOC meeting: Since about the time of the Titanic, lifeboats have killed more people t
munter 34 weather helm sempre amantes at 7:20am 04.29.13 Big Boats 1/788 put more twist in mainsail pull traveler up to wind and release boom vang should only need 1 reef an

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Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer Hayden Watson at 5:15am 02.11.23 You are right. The DST 810 is a little larger in diameter than the older transducer. The current
I have come to the conclusion Caboteur at 4:55am 02.11.23 No, absolutely not. There is definitely a time when they should not be allowed on the freeway thou
I have come to the conclusion Rick Webb at 4:15am 02.11.23 No, absolutely not. There is definitely a time when they should not be allowed on the freeway thoug
I have come to the conclusion All U Get at 3:42am 02.11.23
I have come to the conclusion kappykaplan at 3:35am 02.11.23 Medicare Card in my wallet I gots one of dose, too! :beer:
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer mforum at 9:03pm 02.10.23 If you haven't already, be sure to verify that your new transducer has the same diameter as the hol
Stale Forum mermike at 8:46pm 02.10.23 Had a great sail today back up to PL this morning. We left around 7:00AM to catch the ebb anf the ea
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:29pm 02.10.23 Hmmmmmmm. A tiny piece of flame resistant backing plate inside a fiberglass shell which supports fi
I have come to the conclusion jon hansen at 6:44pm 02.10.23 old sailors never die ......................... Gh48B5mX29A
another winter movie jon hansen at 6:38pm 02.10.23 worth watching i think.
another winter movie jon hansen at 6:38pm 02.10.23 .... and this guy is rebuilding duracell. to be a cruiser UjS5sfBZUSw
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 6:00pm 02.10.23 Miserable rotten break :banghead:. This is something I have always marveled at, that I was not see
I have come to the conclusion LloydB at 5:55pm 02.10.23 Old enough to know better than put himself into further jeopardy. Called mayday for help figuring ou
I have come to the conclusion Hayden Watson at 5:55pm 02.10.23 We all were! :beer: Speak for yourself! I just found a Medicare Card in my wallet. How in the wo
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer Hayden Watson at 5:49pm 02.10.23 I understand that G10 is polyester & glass. Any idea what FR4 is ? the FR4 G10 that has been test
Hunter 326 - Yanmar Engine Vibration - New mounts and maybe more?? Hayden Watson at 5:42pm 02.10.23 I see what you're saying, I tried to measure run-out but I wasn't totally prepared. The shaft moves
Persistent Fresh Water Leak sailme88 at 4:58pm 02.10.23 Heavy duty hose clamps have been known to crush hose barbs... Good place to check..
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? Cederholm at 4:58pm 02.10.23 @Cederholm , I bought the Defender 2 display package with wireless wind sensor late last season and
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Terry Cox at 4:58pm 02.10.23 Perhaps I have an exotic metallurgy protecting me. Ours looks just like yours, Ralph.
Persistent Fresh Water Leak Hello Below at 4:54pm 02.10.23 I sometimes get water in the bilge when I overfill the water tank. I is supposed to have an overflo

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