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alarm buzzer is sounding gettinthere at 8:29am 03.27.12 Engines and Propulsion 18/7058 After running for several hours, the alarm buzzer sounds and the light comes on. Overheating right?
Kiwi Grip Non-Skid Revisited (2) Paul and Judy at 8:21am 03.27.12 Ask All Sailors 2/2045 I am in the process of applying Kwiw Grip to my Hunter 33.5. The existing non-skid is a stippled te
Forward Chainplates - Decks Soft howieha at 7:46am 03.27.12 Bigger Boats 3/1327 So the decks are soft around my forward chainplates. The chainplates have a chain inside the cabin
Oday 27 Rudder stiff howieha at 7:39am 03.27.12 Bigger Boats 2/1509 I have an Oday 27 I recently purchased and the rudderis very hard to turn. I had a couple of questi
Hunter Owners Store Phil003 at 7:13am 03.27.12 Smaller Boats 2/1972 I want to share a very positive shopping experience I had with Hunter Owners Store. If you have ever
This Forum Roger Long at 6:06am 03.27.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 20/5325 This forum was supposed to be the inspiring blog of a strange old guy sailing around on a shoestring
cal traveler parts islandgirl58 at 6:03am 03.27.12 Cal 1/2841 Hi, I lost an end stopper and slide stopper from my traveler last fall. Where I begin to find new p
a/c seawater thru-hull jdgrnt66 at 5:02am 03.27.12 Big Boats 5/1228 Look at installing an a/c on a 340. Looking for where everyone has placed the intake thru hull.
CB 10 degrees-Keel 20 degrees Quoddy at 4:37am 03.27.12 Ask All Sailors 17/3457
Hibiscus Cup Small Boat Regatta Tiki Jeff at 4:29am 03.27.12 Smaller Boats 0/779 Notice of Regatta Hibiscus Cup Small Boat Regatta May 19th, 2012 On Charlotte Harbor at Sailing Cent
Hunter 54 Owner Manual Scubanut at 1:48am 03.27.12 Big Boats 0/722 I am looking for a 1981 Hunter Owner's Manual.:confused: I recently purchased and am looking for th
Beneteau 461salt water damage near starter motor Mike Sutcliffe at 10:15pm 03.26.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1369 I'm seeking advice from other Benny 461 owners. My 1998 model has some salt water damage on the left
Ship A Boat With UShip? (1) Sail123 at 7:55pm 03.26.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2942 Problem: Purchasing a 32' sailboat, 7500 pounds, 8' beam, on 6 wheel trailer. Boat sits on the trail
Compression Post Wood - Hunter 25.5 (2) JKCMBOAT at 7:29pm 03.26.12 Smaller Boats 1/2520 We just removed the bulkheads from our 1984 Hunter 25.5 due to severe rot caused by water water pene
Cost of replacing sacrificial fabric on jib Larry D West at 7:27pm 03.26.12 The Cherubini Hunters 3/2260 Need to replace the sacrificail fabric on my jib that has a 50' luff . Would like to have advise on
Speed sensor Captainron1 at 7:06pm 03.26.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1230 Hello, On my recently purchased 1979 30' O'Day I found the speed sensor laying beside a tube which g
Attwood Bilge Pump cbourne200 at 6:53pm 03.26.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1598 I recently bought an O'Day 272, Bilge pump is Attwood, but could find no model #. Is this the 'sta
Spreader Questions (2) JKCMBOAT at 6:45pm 03.26.12 Smaller Boats 2/1174 After unstepping the mast the other day, I decided to pull off the old spreader boots as they are he
Autopilots for tillers. Anybody? Chris Patterson at 6:06pm 03.26.12 Catalina 22 31/4625 Well, as the title sorta implies, the warden says I gotta have an autopilot. And while I deeply do n
Our new Mac25 annellewillard at 6:00pm 03.26.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1484 We purchased a 83 Mac 25 about a month and a half ago. Upgraded from a American 14.5. Right now we a

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How do you use your fridge without shelves or baskets? (3) Rich Stidger at 7:58am 09.01.22 Our refrigerator in our h40.5 is similar. We do have a long shelf that runs across the back of the
Wet core from dodger snaps? dmax at 7:34am 09.01.22 With butyl, I have found that I need to re-tighten through-bolts 3 - 4 times as the bolt will be loo
2 year old Diesel Stabilzer Rich Stidger at 7:33am 09.01.22 Good question, I hadn't thought about it. I use the bottle until it is empty. So far no issues. +
How do you use your fridge without shelves or baskets? sail sfbay at 7:19am 09.01.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! There should be a grate on the shel
New lifelines jon hansen at 7:12am 09.01.22 labor on the great lakes is now $135.00 an hour. parts and labor if you did nothing, sounds about r
2 year old Diesel Stabilzer Davidasailor26 at 7:10am 09.01.22
New lifelines Scott T-Bird at 7:05am 09.01.22 I think it pretty much depends on how much service they provided.
Contessa 26 retrieval Canada-USA Scott T-Bird at 6:59am 09.01.22 If you are going to do any of it by water this year, you better get started! But if you wait till n
Tohatsu 5HP SP Propane wont run... Pandragon at 6:52am 09.01.22 I dropped mine off at the local dealer this morning. We will see what they can do.
Contessa 26 retrieval Canada-USA dlochner at 6:48am 09.01.22 Taking it to Lake Erie from PEI via the St. Lawrence could be a long frustrating experience as you w
2 year old Diesel Stabilzer dlochner at 6:44am 09.01.22 Good question, I hadn't thought about it. I use the bottle until it is empty. So far no issues.
Contessa 26 retrieval Canada-USA Scott T-Bird at 6:41am 09.01.22 Why not hire a Canadian delivery boat captain who has all required shots sail her to Maine? Then yo
New lifelines dlochner at 6:37am 09.01.22 Just had my lifelines on a catalina 30 replaced with coated wire and all fittings including pelican
Testing coolant pump? SawyerCurt at 6:16am 09.01.22 Oh, and is just the tach needle dropping, or is the engine actually starting to stall? If you have
Testing coolant pump? SawyerCurt at 6:12am 09.01.22 I've seen intermittent brief surges in coolant temperature. I've replaced the impeller on the raw w
Need Advice Regarding Sunfish that Has Rarely Been Sailed Siamese at 6:11am 09.01.22 Just sell it. They're not worth a lot, and you probably won't see a return for your time and effort
Need Advice Regarding Sunfish that Has Rarely Been Sailed andyshaw at 6:05am 09.01.22 Thanks, everybody!
Wet core from dodger snaps? jssailem at 5:51am 09.01.22 In my experience using Bed-it butyl over the past 6 years, it works great as a sealant when you have
Open House - well; BOAT DianaOfBurlington at 5:50am 09.01.22
Testing coolant pump? jssailem at 5:38am 09.01.22

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