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Gelcoat codes davidolivegren at 2:52am 08.26.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/4033 Hi. I am looking for the colour codes for gel-/topcoat for my First 36.7 -06. Searching code for the
Running freashwater to head intake Joe Perez at 9:37pm 08.25.12 Pearson 4/2130 What's the best way for running freshwater to the toilet? I have a Pearson 36-2, which uses sea wate
Centerboard rigging christophermcguire7@gmail at 8:53pm 08.25.12 Day Sailers 1/1494 Need help with centerboard rigging for my 17' Spindrift .
Spindrift retractable keel christophermcguire7@gmail at 8:38pm 08.25.12 Day Sailers 3/1844 I have just purchased a 17' Spindrift Daysailor and have a few questions about the rigging of the ke
Tightening Forestay Stem Bolts (1) rardiH36 at 8:30pm 08.25.12 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1017 A rigging survey recently flagged an item I had not read about before. The four 5/16 bolts that sec
Side and Shroud Stay length. Gilligan and mate at 7:48pm 08.25.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1492 Help, went to boat today, we had already lost 1 shroud stay about 2 weeks ago, we tied off both haly
Parts dunk50 at 7:19pm 08.25.12 The Cherubini Hunters 11/2746 I have a 1977 Cherubini Hunter 30 and it has a bad bend in the bow pulpit and needs to be replaced.
Cruising Concepts Windows (1) foolproof at 7:09pm 08.25.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/3247 Hello All: Recently I asked on the Catalina 30 forum if anyone had dimensions of the windows in a 1
'69 Irwin 27 ft. tothesea at 5:37pm 08.25.12 Irwin 11/15402 Well, I just bought my first sailboat, a 27' 1969 irwin sloop. She's in good condition, but needs a
Heads up on fuel lines jibes138 at 5:08pm 08.25.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1468 I was installing a new fuel tank over the last few days and once installed and testing the system I
Boom vang Measurement Earl28 at 3:56pm 08.25.12 Catalina 22 4/1397 I have the blocks and lines, plus hardware, for a vang on my Catalina 22 but I do not have the measu
pointing jackpot at 3:42pm 08.25.12 Big Boats 5/1340 We have had moderate success club racing our 1988 37' Legend. The one disappointment is in our abil
Ceiling Mount Cabin Lite- Suggestions? (1) Dan D at 2:06pm 08.25.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1593 I have an '89 Hunter 28 and I'm interested in getting suggestions from those that have installed a c
How much does a sail weigh? bilsheryl at 2:01pm 08.25.12 Ask All Sailors 29/13531 Does any one know how much a sail weigh? I know different sizes will weigh differently. Just wonderi
hot water capta at 1:54pm 08.25.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2312 In my research on wind generators it seems a dump or shunt is needed, for when the batteries are ful
Persistent leak at new head McZube at 1:51pm 08.25.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/4593 I replaced the head and its hoses, but it leaks badly where the outlet hose attached to the elbow fr
1984 Hunter 31 bilge mystery McZube at 1:46pm 08.25.12 Mid-Size Boats 11/4173 Within the last couple of months my boat had a leak from the head holding tank. In the process of r
How and Where Do Sailors Hang During Storm Season Ducati at 1:36pm 08.25.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1973 With this being the peak of tropical hurricane season, where and how do sailors deal with their vess
Irwin 28.5 kerryonc27 at 11:25am 08.25.12 Irwin 0/2740 Hi...we are looking at a 1981 Irwin 28.5, Yanmar deisel and wheel steering. Someone wrote me indicat
Prepping for blue water. frankiedogs at 10:33am 08.25.12 The Cherubini Hunters 16/3982 To piggyback off of bigjer40's thread, what would it take for a 33 or 37 Cherubini to be bluewater c

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Hunter 2000 340 Window - Resealing of window kloudie1 at 8:09am 01.14.23 I found this very helpful: How To Install Fixed Portlights - YouTube I did my side portlights this
Hyde Streamstay 2 deck coupling rgranger at 6:48am 01.14.23
Exhaust hose vs radiator hose? rgranger at 6:40am 01.14.23 You may find the hose you seek at a non marine store like Granger. Grainger :beer:
VHF Cabling and Connectors Don S/V ILLusion at 6:12am 01.14.23 The seller recommended this assembly. The price is great but it doesn't look terribly durable. Feel
Rain water through the mast sailme88 at 6:11am 01.14.23 I thought that I had a mast leak. Turns out it the the deck hatch just aft of the step.. The guano
VHF Cabling and Connectors dlochner at 5:06am 01.14.23 The seller recommended this assembly. The price is great but it doesn't look terribly durable. Feel
Rain water through the mast (2) Ward H at 4:44am 01.14.23 I had read about bird droppings and water getting into the mast for the top. When my mast was down I
Dock and Go Override How-to (1) brockfromwa at 12:05am 01.14.23 That sounds like a very complicated system. Do you have a volt/ohm meter? Do you know how to use
Dock and Go Override How-to (1) brockfromwa at 11:51pm 01.13.23 I have acquired the owner's manual for the ZF Dock and Go system and can share it with anyone who ma
The keel... is done Project_Mayhem at 11:20pm 01.13.23 Beautiful work and nice shop!
VHF Cabling and Connectors Project_Mayhem at 11:15pm 01.13.23 The seller recommended this assembly. The price is great but it doesn't look terribly durable. Feel
old fixer upper. winter movie Joe at 9:01pm 01.13.23 I liked the vid..... but calling a boat project like that a "fixer upper" maked me chuckle.:D
Copper Antifouling/ablative coatings - how to? Joe at 8:54pm 01.13.23 Sanding for the purpose of removing flaking paint and roughing the surface to give a better mechanic
2008 H41DS w/ mixed Raymarine and Garmin artboas at 8:11pm 01.13.23 That is partially true. The SeaTalkNG network can also be powered by the SeaTalk1 network. If the S
The keel... is done patrickfarley at 8:01pm 01.13.23 Wow. Now I know what to do.
Rain water leaking in V berth jonelli at 7:52pm 01.13.23 I've determined my rain leak is mostly coming in from the V-Berth. Fills up in front of the water t
Copper Antifouling/ablative coatings - how to? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:33pm 01.13.23 Between the paint mfg web site and what is written on the side of the can, you should find all the a
Rain water through the mast jonelli at 7:26pm 01.13.23 Update: So, after caulking the mast wire conduit really well, I left the boat in another heavy rain.
Older sailers Ward H at 6:57pm 01.13.23 It's great to hear how many SBO members are still sailing in their 70s and some into their 80s. I st
Copper Antifouling/ablative coatings - how to? Davidasailor26 at 6:57pm 01.13.23 Depends on exactly what paint you have already on there. The paint companies have compatibility tabl

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