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Sealing Washers and M-1 Sealant robert19954 at 7:14am 06.07.12 Ask An Oday Owner 0/843 I contacted Best Materials in California about secureing deck hardware to stop leaks and they mentio
Rigging an Asymmetrical Spinaker on a Hunter 36 deacm at 6:40am 06.07.12 Big Boats 7/2157 My rigger is scratching his head a bit as to where to put the asym halyard. All the the coachtop cl
water toys for the kids - any suggestions (1) iSailor at 5:54am 06.07.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/967 My daughter loves the water and we plan on doing a lot of swimming this year in the bay. Any sugges
Need a new mainsail. Ward H at 12:26am 06.07.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2349 Today the Admiral decided we needed a new main sail. The old one is yellowed and looks crappy. The N
Today it all came together! Thanks! (4) Ward H at 12:23am 06.07.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2277 There were many reasons for buying my Newport 17 back in November. The main one was the Admiral was
How to seal fibreglass deck after cleaning? Cruiser1 at 10:59pm 06.06.12 Musings With Maine Sail 13/13903 By deck I mean all the deck including the moulded non-skid areas. Not worried about the topside or t
How do I fix the bend in my mast? (4) finding41 at 8:27pm 06.06.12 Ask All Sailors 40/11319 I was out racing tonight and got some pictures of my mast. It is bent toward port and seems to be ra
Perko Steming light lens removal? DougM at 7:20pm 06.06.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2688 I have a Perko steaming light that has a probable burned out bulb. the problem is that I cannot figu
H34 Head Rebuild/Redesign zds at 7:14pm 06.06.12 Big Boats 6/1767 I have a 1983 Hunter 34. Sometime this year I plan to redesign the head, which I've never really lik
Force 10 Stove BJSSailing at 6:46pm 06.06.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1276 Anyone know what the bottom blue button does on the Force 10 stove? http://a248.e.akamai.net/f/24
Another Frustrating Battery Failure... Maine Sail at 5:42pm 06.06.12 Musings With Maine Sail 20/6689 I just came from a customers boat and his start battery is flat dead. The battery is a less than two
Tired BobM at 5:35pm 06.06.12 S2 5/1347 My boss is on vacation thru today, so I escaped from work early to work on the boat. Taking the cov
Water heater making fizzy water John_F at 5:33pm 06.06.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1765 I have a Quick water boiler on my boat which heats water from shore power and when the engine is run
Leaking Holding Tank fivejakes at 5:18pm 06.06.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1272 Have developed a slow drip from lower corner of tank on my 2007 B343. Doesn't appear to be joint rel
Flotation blocks? Emory M at 5:12pm 06.06.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1386 Afternoon Folks, I've got a question on my restoration project. When I pulled my V-25 out of the p
Help!!!!!! marraanthony7 at 5:11pm 06.06.12 Com-Pac 2/5130 I am purchasing a com pac legacy at a extremley good price , however it has no boom! i am a very h
Learn on a Hunter 49 SettleMeDown at 3:28pm 06.06.12 Big Boats 8/2130 I'm almost 50 now but sailed endlessly as a kid on a laser and spent quite a few weeks on my parents
Oday 192 Magazine Review smallcraftadvisor at 2:49pm 06.06.12 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1063 Hi All, We're preparing to write a feature review article on the 192. If you own (or have owned) th
Pearson 303 Gear Shift jrezab at 1:54pm 06.06.12 Pearson 3/1521 I bought last month a 1986 Pearson 303 with a Yanmar 2GM20F engine coupled to a Kanzaki Transmission
New Genoa JETrunek at 1:41pm 06.06.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/977 What should we look for in a new 135% Genoa for our Hunter 31? Who makes a respectable sail, not ne

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Reverse Polarity Problem Brian D at 6:31am 04.20.22 So how would a loose plug cause a "reverse polarity" issue? AC is like digital: either it works or i
Need to install gates in lifelines.. Crimper suggestions ? Leeward Rail at 6:30am 04.20.22 I assumed the rigging would be sent to a Canadian rigger That is my plan in the future. When you
Need to install gates in lifelines.. Crimper suggestions ? dlochner at 6:15am 04.20.22 I had a shroud done PRIOR to COVID shipping hassles. With international shipping, time in customs,
Need to install gates in lifelines.. Crimper suggestions ? Leeward Rail at 6:08am 04.20.22 The turn around time for small rigging projects is usually short, a few days, not months. I had a
Epoxy and stainless steel. Bob S at 5:17am 04.20.22 Greg, I was thinking of doing the same upgrade but thought of taping a piece of G10 and epoxying it
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits Leeward Rail at 5:07am 04.20.22 The owner got mad at me when I removed them the first time. When I removed them again and then put
Tahatsu 6hp Sailpro for my Hunter 240 rgranger at 5:06am 04.20.22 do you know if they can be easily connected and disconnected? my boat will be on a mooring so would
Epic Fail rgranger at 5:04am 04.20.22 You can spread it open. Attache the spreaders to the brackets and then use them as levers to widen
Add midship cleat to Vision 32? rgranger at 5:03am 04.20.22 The video does not play.
Gas prices, inflation concerns Maine Sail at 4:42am 04.20.22 I. Was speaking with one of our sport fishing customers the other day. He bringshis boat from Maine
Need to install gates in lifelines.. Crimper suggestions ? dlochner at 4:40am 04.20.22 The turn around time for small rigging projects is usually short, a few days, not months.
Epoxy and stainless steel. dlochner at 4:38am 04.20.22 A stronger solution would be glass in the threaded part of the fitting. There will be more surface a
Epoxy and stainless steel. Will Gilmore at 3:59am 04.20.22 Try this article. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.worldstainless.o
Tahatsu 6hp Sailpro for my Hunter 240 SolentHunter at 2:55am 04.20.22 Simple. You can purchase a remote control box from the motor manufacturer with parts to attach cabl
Tahatsu 6hp Sailpro for my Hunter 240 SolentHunter at 2:50am 04.20.22 It takes a long arm. I dial up he resistance knob so that is will hold a straight heading and then s
Epoxy and stainless steel. (2) NYSail at 11:09pm 04.19.22 Ha yes very vague indeed. Beneteau has a water feed to the shaft tube which is made of fiberglass. T
Reverse Polarity Problem jssailem at 10:50pm 04.19.22
Reverse Polarity Problem (1) jssailem at 10:48pm 04.19.22 A simple tester will help you identify if the wiring is the issue.
Need to install gates in lifelines.. Crimper suggestions ? jssailem at 10:34pm 04.19.22 I took off my lifelines. Have them to the shop along with the measurements I took. They reproduced t
Low oil indicator fading in and out jonelli at 10:22pm 04.19.22 when my key is on but engine is not running the low pressure alarm sounds and the fuel pump is stil

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