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Leak on Hunter 36 at the mast/compression post deacm at 6:15am 05.29.12 Big Boats 12/4028 Since we've had our 2006 Hunter 36, water drizzles down the compression post onto the teak table whe
Solent Track Paul Chung at 5:31am 05.29.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1245 Please tell me how to use the pair of Solent Tracks on the roof of cabin!!!:confused:
Stanchion base for Bristol 45.5 (2) charlesspe at 5:08am 05.29.12 Bristol 0/2066 Need to replace some stanchion bases. Does anybody know the brand / type ...see picture. the plate i
1979 O'Day 23 Bilge Leaking Ross S at 5:05am 05.29.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1993 I'm posting this on behalf of a fellow sailor at my marina. He launched his O'Day 23 on Sunday afte
Water heater preasure released.... NYSail at 4:56am 05.29.12 Ask All Sailors 9/1975 Hello all.... So this weekend was the first on the boat. Took the boat out for a great sail on Mo
PGSC Memorial Day weekend seadaddler at 4:47am 05.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/769 We are having a great weekend out at Pelican Bay with about 55 PG sailing club memebers and every da
Leaking window in V berth marxtj at 4:41am 05.29.12 Smaller Boats 7/2028 Hello, We are new owners of our first sailing vessel. Very excited to learn from the members at our
electrical panel on 96 23.5 sailboat738 at 4:33am 05.29.12 Smaller Boats 2/1239 hi guys i have the main panel up on the cabin ceiling with all the switches but when i was crawli
Overheating Deadline at 4:33am 05.29.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1361 I tried everything to figure out why my Yanmar 2GM20 was overheating quickly, only to discover that
Heat Exchanger Deadline at 3:58am 05.29.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1152 Has anyone taken off the heat exchanger on a Yanmar 18 hp 20GM? I want to take the rods to a radiato
Water tank access Deadline at 3:56am 05.29.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1513 I've traced my water leak on H320 to the fresh water tank but can't access the darn thing. After rem
Swing Keel/centerboard Lost this weekend LarryH at 2:33am 05.29.12 Smaller Boats 9/2926 The wife, kids and i were just beginning to leave our marina on our 1999 H260 this weekend when the
Main Halyard Truckers Knot DarylA at 1:21am 05.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2969 Im now preparing to take our new Mac 26m and get it wet for our first time this weekend. Looking at
Oday 192 stay anchors (grommets?) on mast mkb at 12:27am 05.29.12 Day Sailers 2/1659 My Oday 192 uses a grommet to anchor the shrouds and forestay to the mast. A hook on the end of the
31 minutes on the M/V Wenatchee (this is a must-read) (1) Phil Herring at 10:01pm 05.28.12 Ask All Sailors 8/10220 A little background: This was just sent to me a by a friend who is a member of the crew and figured
O23 trailer question rbyham at 9:32pm 05.28.12 Day Sailers 12/2165 I am shopping my first sailboat. Currently have my eye on an O'Day 23 that looks to be in good shape
boomkicker/vang quandary sinnettc at 9:19pm 05.28.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 20/15943 Ran into a bit of a quandary this weekend when we were overpowered and I think I may be missing some
Keel repair problem Caught_Between_the_Sheets at 8:30pm 05.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2255 Ok I removed the sheet from around my ankle, so no longer caught...Now Trying to remove the keel on
Leaky Lewmar port londavidson at 7:26pm 05.28.12 Big Boats 2/1348 My 1989 C-36, Carte Blanche, #1013, has a leaky port. I'm sure the gasket needs replacing. Two quest
A New Anchor Question BWagner at 7:17pm 05.28.12 Big Boats 2/909 First I want to thank everybody who responded to my first anchor question - we bought 300 feet of c

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GNSS (a bit) in trouble Don S/V ILLusion at 9:28am 12.03.22 Even navigators who relied on sextants had cloudy days sometimes.
GNSS (a bit) in trouble Ralph Johnstone at 9:19am 12.03.22 We are also Sun followers. Are you not also Sun Worshipers ? Sort of like the Incas.
Replacing Deck Hardware by Myself jssailem at 9:08am 12.03.22 As stated: A friend's help can lighten the load. Put the friend in the cabin and you brave the incl
Cirved Companion Lens on 85' FIRST 305 Replacement (1) joker460 at 9:07am 12.03.22 If this is what you're talking about, I would send Ward Richardson @ Beneteau USA an email w.richard
Fisher Panda 12 mini SEMPERAVANTI41 at 9:02am 12.03.22 German engineering at it's finest.
New plywood dinghy flooring sealants jssailem at 8:39am 12.03.22 they go cloudy over time. Yes... they yellow, go cloudy and degrade. Eventually cracking and flaki
Wave models and testing jssailem at 8:35am 12.03.22 That was a lot of fun D"Arcy.
Wave models and testing dlochner at 8:21am 12.03.22 Cool. Too bad you can't go swimming in the pool or body surfing. :biggrin:
New plywood dinghy flooring sealants Hollyberry at 8:02am 12.03.22 If you're planning on painting these floorboards I'd recommend System Three's Silvertip epoxy. It's
New plywood dinghy flooring sealants jssailem at 7:57am 12.03.22 Good luck... You may not get it right the first time. That is ok. The material is forgiving. It allo
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? jssailem at 7:52am 12.03.22 uss forrestal That was a difficult day for the USN. The training and practice routines concernin
New plywood dinghy flooring sealants Nichole340 at 7:45am 12.03.22 I been watching the short videos of the products suggested. They seem very straightforward and I li
New plywood dinghy flooring sealants dLj at 7:29am 12.03.22 It is sometimes painful, however, always prime the pumps before using them for the final mix. Pump
New plywood dinghy flooring sealants jssailem at 7:13am 12.03.22 , so practice pouring the right volume of hardener/resin into a plastic cup If you watch Boatworks
New plywood dinghy flooring sealants jssailem at 7:10am 12.03.22 West Systems with the pumps is a simple system to get a good mix. You can also get a good mix by po
New plywood dinghy flooring sealants dlochner at 6:50am 12.03.22 Simply buy the pumps from west system - they make the mix perfect pretty much every time... The onl
New plywood dinghy flooring sealants dLj at 6:41am 12.03.22 Interesting reading from everyone. I like the West System 105 - 1 part product, basically because
Replacing Deck Hardware by Myself Tally Ho at 6:27am 12.03.22
Another Rave Review For Coppercoat dLj at 6:01am 12.03.22 Rather than hearing what shouldn't be used - I'd really like to hear what should be used. What's t
DC distribution panel in Hunters patbratton at 5:25am 12.03.22 Not all breakers are switching duty rated. But I agree with having the option to power off the circu

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