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One Last Question on Windlasses .......... Ralph Johnstone at 5:28pm 05.17.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1665 .................. and then I lay down my money, so help me :cussing:. Actually two questions (I
Raymarine P70 Installation Problems jrezab at 5:06pm 05.17.13 Pearson 0/1537 I have recently installed a Raymarine Smart Pilot X5 Wheel autopilot on the 1986 Pearson 303. I ha
How to repai non skid gel coat cracks (2) Ken Honeycutt at 4:31pm 05.17.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1248 Has anyone repaiired these types of gel coat cracks on non skid? Not sure if I should grind these ou
Jib question for O'Day 20 Flashy at 2:58pm 05.17.13 Day Sailers 4/1169 Just brought an O'Day 20 and have a lot to learn. The main sail is newer and the jib is not. Frien
Flexofold for H376 Brian147 at 2:06pm 05.17.13 Big Boats 9/1824 I am about to purchase a 2 blade Flexofold for my 99' H376/380. One dealer tells me I need a 17"x15
Main halyard size? DStegs49 at 1:49pm 05.17.13 Big Boats 10/3036 We just adopted an 87 Legend 37. Along with the adoption is a bad habit that we have to correct. Our
interesting first sail (1) dlewis812 at 10:55am 05.17.13 Ask All Sailors 1/857 went out yesterday for the first sail of the season. was a perfect day/night, sunny, warm, good bre
O'Day 222 Worn Rudder Pivot (2) daleyellin at 10:23am 05.17.13 Day Sailers 2/1044 In preparation for putting the boat in the water, I looking at the rudder and found a good bit of we
New P15 owner! Karcher20 at 9:42am 05.17.13 Precision 2/14087 I just bought a 2001 Precision 15. I am very excited. My wife and I are also new sailors despite hav
Water lock (muffler) in/out connections H31 rafip at 9:06am 05.17.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1612 Hi. Can anyone check his H31 boat (mine is H31 1985) and tell me which one is the input or output co
Where can I find these line organizers? (hook with bungee) (1) krazzz at 8:58am 05.17.13 Catalina 22 5/3941 I've been searching everywhere for these line organizers to try and tidy up the cockpit. I an lookin
Renaming Ceremony pkabel66 at 7:43am 05.17.13 Ask All Sailors 11/1930 I will be launching my Hunter 34 (1984) in July. I am having it delivered by truck from where I pur
O'day 34 headroom? kito at 6:46am 05.17.13 Ask An Oday Owner 9/3612 There is an O'day 34 I want to look at but can't find much info on them. The seller says the headroo
S2 5.5 Opinions? rwilliams125 at 5:07am 05.17.13 S2 1/1240 Hi everyone, Has anyone here ever sailed an S2 5.5? I learned to sail on an S2 9.1 and like the
bleeding diesel enginel ISIS at 4:13am 05.17.13 Big Boats 5/1761 I Have heard that bleeding is assisted if a in line electrict fuel pump is installed before the prim
What is this?? (1) Roadking Larry at 7:54pm 05.16.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1335 Looking around in the boat I found this under the V berth Any ideas? The rope was glassed in and the
Hunter 260 Genoa Blocks in Wrong Place ??? jimfrankelly at 7:40pm 05.16.13 Smaller Boats 2/1143 I had a 170% Genoa on my 2002 Hunter 270 (treat as a 260 model). I have just replaced it with a new
Hit submerged object agprice22 at 7:21pm 05.16.13 Catalina 22 8/1504 Sailing on Cayuga Lake off Ithaca yesterday, we hit two submerged objects just off the white marker
Windlass Barrel question ColleenIII at 6:52pm 05.16.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1810 Can anybody tell me what the barrel part of my windlass is for? I have a Lewmar Ocean 1 with the bar
hunter 376 rudder bearing Jpreston 2000 at 6:21pm 05.16.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1081 hello I am in need of a lower rudder bearing for a 1997 376 Hunter shoal draft. Is there a place I

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When does a screw become a bolt? JoeWhite at 8:33pm 05.10.23 I read some of these comments to my wife last night. She made me sleep in the car that was parked in
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer mermike at 8:19pm 05.10.23 That makes sense, thank you.
replacing Yanmar 4JH2-TE for the new 4JH80 in a 97 Hunter Passage (1) hunter bum at 8:12pm 05.10.23 I am installing a new 4h80 on my boat but still looking for information as well on where to connect
Hunter 240 mast replacement Arnie53 at 8:10pm 05.10.23 Thanks to all of you for your suggestions. As Crazy Dave suggested I will call Dave in sales at US S
Hunter 410 door latch quadrille38 at 6:27pm 05.10.23 That is a ridiculous price for what it is! Perhaps a bit pricey but you have to ask yourself what
When does a screw become a bolt? Scott T-Bird at 6:20pm 05.10.23 So how do you tighten the nut on a bolt of lightning? :huh:
Urgent warning to genset owners dlochner at 5:29pm 05.10.23 No, there are two hose clamps there. The water is leaking over the two hose clamps. Won't be long
Kirieous about Feelings regarding the Kirie Elite 326? CLEWLESS V at 5:17pm 05.10.23 The Volvo Penta engine is probably a 2002 18hp. I had that same engine in my 1988 First 285. I ne
When does a screw become a bolt? Rick Webb at 4:57pm 05.10.23 The U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued An Informed Compliance Publication, March 2006, What E
Urgent warning to genset owners kappykaplan at 4:28pm 05.10.23 Looks like a hose clamp is missing also No, there are two hose clamps there.
Urgent warning to genset owners Rick486 at 4:10pm 05.10.23 On my H50 I had the generator (1100 hours) through-hull replaced last summer as is was slightly lea
Kirieous about Feelings regarding the Kirie Elite 326? SycloneDriver at 4:07pm 05.10.23 The Volvo Penta engine is probably a 2002 18hp. I had that same engine in my 1988 First 285. I nev
What sealant to use? karellen at 3:46pm 05.10.23 I am chasing a leak in the corner of this deck window. What sealant should I use to rebed this wind
Raymarine Axiom (1) karellen at 3:39pm 05.10.23 That would be great. I'd love to have the STL but even better, if you built it in OpenSCAD I'd lov
how do you remove minor barnicals on gel coat (2) dlochner at 3:29pm 05.10.23 215562
how do you remove minor barnicals on gel coat Scott T-Bird at 3:21pm 05.10.23 In my experience, a putty knife also is ineffective in removing foreign material. The problem with
Machine screw for hand rails dlochner at 3:15pm 05.10.23 I feel like I need to discuss the difference between a screw and a bolt..... Sorry, it's been don
Machine screw for hand rails MikeHoncho at 3:13pm 05.10.23 I feel like I need to discuss the difference between a screw and a bolt.....
When does a screw become a bolt? MikeHoncho at 3:09pm 05.10.23 What about machine screws ? They have threads and matching threaded receptacles. screwing often in
how do you remove minor barnicals on gel coat dlochner at 3:08pm 05.10.23 A putty knife works pretty well. Clean up the residue with some diluted Muriatic acid (cheap) or Mar

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