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Emergency tiller............. (2) bbenkert at 7:18pm 05.20.12 The Cherubini Hunters 9/4422 O.K., I just bought this great boat! 1980 H33 Can't wait to get her out to sea, but taking my time a
356 Fixed Portlight Privacy Coverings Solemn Silence at 6:49pm 05.20.12 Big Boats 6/1539 Need some ideas for privacy covers/privacy inserts for the three fixed portlights (two in main cabin
replacement for 4D batteries jrohrbaugh at 6:24pm 05.20.12 Ask All Sailors 8/4653 my charger over cooked by existing 4D batteries. They are nearly 5 years old. I'm thinking of conve
New arch and solar independance (5) sj01 at 5:56pm 05.20.12 Big Boats 7/1726 After much research and consideration, the solar power upgrade has been completed on the ole' boat.
Futzing Around Roger Long at 5:41pm 05.20.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/3681
anchor mount and roller Santana22 at 5:37pm 05.20.12 Pearson 2/1229 I have recently purchased a 1985 362 and need ideas on how to add an anchor mount and roller without
Westerbeke W30 oil cooler (1) Shipyard at 5:29pm 05.20.12 Engines and Propulsion 1/3297 Hello all, First time as a member on this board but have owned "CASAL" a 1980 9.2A hull #294 since
Compac16 New Sailor (1) dnkohler at 5:26pm 05.20.12 Trailer Sailors 13/5686 I recently purchased a compac16 with trailer and am new to sailing. I've been working on understandi
Bending Mast while she is stepped. Emerald Lady II at 5:04pm 05.20.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1578 Hi Everyone After stepping my B ' R rigged mast on my 85 Hunter 31, I noticed that one of the diagon
Installation of Raymarine Tillerpilot, Aquasignal Lighting, oreana123 at 5:01pm 05.20.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1634 Here is my gripe of the day- poorly engineered electrical connectors. I just finished my Raymarine
A lament for the demise of my old sailboat (1) jrowan at 4:14pm 05.20.12 Catalina 30 12/2367 I just have to report the downfall of my old S 2 to the idiot that I sold her to. About a year and a
have offer in for hunter 37c alwayswindy@comcast.net at 4:05pm 05.20.12 The Cherubini Hunters 11/2013 I'm new to this group. I tested a 37c and found the boats pulls fairly hard to port going forward. I
Wheel pilots non Raymarine? Geoff K at 3:36pm 05.20.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1693 Interested in an above deck autopilot. Raymarine is the only one I've found in several catalogues a
A sad ending for my old S 2 (1) jrowan at 3:29pm 05.20.12 S2 2/1459 I just have to report the downfall of my old S 2 to the idiot that I sold her to. About a year and a
finding a seaboard 2H winch handle debh at 2:29pm 05.20.12 Day Sailers 7/2661 Was wondering if there is anyone out there that has an old seaboard 2H winch handle they would like
Removing safety lines, bad idea? GeorgiaBII at 2:01pm 05.20.12 Ask All Sailors 14/2652 Anybody ever gotten tired of the things and taken down the stanchions and lines? Mine are a big cau
40.5 rudder shaft bearing (1) bustedrudder at 1:34pm 05.20.12 Big Boats 5/1432 On the hard today. The rudder shaft is picking up a little play, at least more than i recall from
1978 MacGregor 25 vs. 1978 Lancer 28? MacGreg at 12:10pm 05.20.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2836 Got it down to two boats. If you could get one or the other which would you choose? Both are in equa
haul-out nightmare freedom2015 at 11:17am 05.20.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1006 We recently haulout our Beneteau 463 to repaint the bottom and change the anodes. After an hour on
Wanted-- Mac Gin Pole RonRock at 9:53am 05.20.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/3442 I'd like to find a used Gin Pole if anyone knows of one. I recently bought a Venture 25 and the mast

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Starting fluid CYQK at 4:26am 04.15.22 Maybe your on to something Couldnt you spray a bit of no.7 in to help start
40.5: Shaft growth (1) kappykaplan at 3:32am 04.15.22 I haul my boat annually. When the COVID pandemic hit, the boat sat in the water for at least 12 wee
Water Heater Discharge Slipin Away at 3:25am 04.15.22 I cannot see a hose leading off the P/T valve which would be attached to the thru hull fitting. If
Desperate leakinhg SFS at 11:00pm 04.14.22 Do they know you are taking on water from an unknown place? That usually puts you up front!! This
Desperate leakinhg Mark Maulden at 9:28pm 04.14.22 Tried to patch with Splash Zone but it takes forever to set up, I couldn't hold in place too long m
1993 40.5 Standing / Running Rigging Replacement PRO tips? svAtargatis at 9:16pm 04.14.22 When you replace the mast, be sure that the PVC tube the the wiring passes through the mast step is
1993 40.5 Standing / Running Rigging Replacement PRO tips? Rich Stidger at 9:14pm 04.14.22 When you replace the mast, be sure that the PVC tube the the wiring passes through the mast step is
40.5 mystery mast leak solved? Rich Stidger at 9:11pm 04.14.22 The Z-Spar mast that was original equipment on the 40.5 has a rectangular hole with rounded edges o
40.5: Shaft growth svAtargatis at 9:09pm 04.14.22 We bought the boat 1 year ago this month. We didn't have the hull cleaned at all this last year.
40.5: Shaft growth Crusty Ol Salt at 9:07pm 04.14.22 How often do you have the hull cleaned while she is in the water?
78 H30 Water Tank Replacement MikeHoncho at 8:40pm 04.14.22
Desperate leakinhg Halvern at 8:27pm 04.14.22 Tried to patch with Splash Zone but it takes forever to set up, I couldn't hold in place too long my
Water Heater Discharge twalker H260 at 8:03pm 04.14.22 Not sure if there is a temperature/pressure relief valve on the tank that leads to the thruhull, but
40.5 mystery mast leak solved? Crusty Ol Salt at 7:15pm 04.14.22 I had a knock down drag out with a grackle or starling who was trying to make a nest in the open end
High SWR on VHF Cabling/Antenna dkinzer at 6:57pm 04.14.22 Brian D, thanks for the information on the NanoVNA, I used something similar (but more primitive) in
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta Davidasailor26 at 6:32pm 04.14.22 The only pain was the last unit was ethernet and we had to pull that cable. Now it is back to Marin
40.5 mystery mast leak solved? Davidasailor26 at 6:27pm 04.14.22 I like the birds nest theory too. Just not sure where they were trying to build that led to the remn
40.5 mystery mast leak solved? jssailem at 6:23pm 04.14.22 You are in the Pacific NW...
40.5 Furling Mast removal jssailem at 6:21pm 04.14.22 A French mast... not Swedish.
40.5 mystery mast leak solved? svAtargatis at 6:20pm 04.14.22 craziest thing, its all wood chips. like i swear someone put a 2x4 in there to decompose

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