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Lancer 28 Value Fairwind at 4:21pm 04.09.12 Lancer 0/1475 We have a 1978 L-28 with an 8hp 4 stroke Mercury on a decent trailer located (at the moment) in San
painting hull javelin at 3:59pm 04.09.12 Catalina 30 5/2378 I have painted smaller boats, 22' and 26' with great success and last year I painted the hull on m
Swing keel bolts (1) zephyritmo at 3:16pm 04.09.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/3376 I recently bought a 1983 M-25 and am trying to figure out where the pin or bolt is that is supposed
Is This Safe? (1) GorillaToast at 2:38pm 04.09.12 Ask All Sailors 45/5828 I know that small camp-style propane tanks should not be stored in the cabin or a lazarette, and I'v
Magma grill regulator Jan11 at 2:24pm 04.09.12 Ask All Sailors 11/12353 I have a Magma kettle grill 10-007 original size combination type that calls for a 10-263 low heat r
Fiberglass Hull Restoration andersailing at 2:24pm 04.09.12 Ask All Sailors 5/2152 Hi Everyone, I have two questions for you all. 1) I am planning to try to clean up the stained
radar mount minnella at 2:22pm 04.09.12 Big Boats 1/1081 I am about to install Simrad 3g radar on my 376. Having surveyed the transome there are a couple iss
Si wheel pilot gearbox Brahmany at 2:09pm 04.09.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/823 Hi all, My S1 wheel pilot drive gearbox has failed. (plastic gears) This is the second time in 3 ye
Hunter Mainsail covers from this site Bigjer40 at 2:08pm 04.09.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1722 Has anyone bought a mainsail cover for their Hunter from this sight? The price for my H27 is attrac
Sea/Raw water pump conversion Bigjer40 at 2:04pm 04.09.12 Engines and Propulsion 2/2286 Anyone try or have succeed in changing the Westerbeke 32617 to the replacement model 46120? Looks l
Gps Mlr Fx312 - Restart watatumi at 1:15pm 04.09.12 S2 3/2815 Hi all, I have a GPS MLR FX312 in my S2 (I guess it's not a S2 brand), and a week ago is TILT and
Engine for Roger All U Get at 12:53pm 04.09.12 Ask All Sailors 14/2903 Hi Roger, A friend of mine just bought a new engine, more or less. I thought you could use something
Happy Hour (1) seadaddler at 12:52pm 04.09.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/960 Well we made to Pelican Bay for happy hour with all the PGSC sailors going on our cruise south to th
Leaks, Leaks, Leaks / How to Find and Fix rortega46 at 9:33am 04.09.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1610 The port side wall in the rear cabin of my 1991 H28 has developed leaks. It seems to be behind the
Oi Vey, a guest killed my head RECESS at 9:18am 04.09.12 Ask All Sailors 20/3437 I explain in no uncertain terms that things such as paper towels and feminine napkins cannot go in t
Diesel Engine Help!! paiscool at 8:34am 04.09.12 Ask All Sailors 10/3784 I have a 1995 Catalina 320 with a Westerbeke 30B diesel engine with 208 hours. Recently I started th
Hunter 410 propeller Tantor at 8:19am 04.09.12 Big Boats 13/3718
very bad decisions, tragic outcome BJW at 8:11am 04.09.12 Catalina 22 15/2873 http://www.startribune.com/local/146536735.html No in depth info on this tragedy at the moment bu
Hairline cracks on gelcoat (1) patmacdonald at 8:08am 04.09.12 C&C 2/2475 I have a 1976 C'C sloop. Took off the bottom anti fouling over the winter ' noticed a bunch of hairl
Watermaker Advice Curm at 7:41am 04.09.12 Bristol 2/2175 I have a Bristol 38.8 and I'm thinking of installing a desalinator. Have any other Bristol 38.8 own

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First time sailboat owner (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:31pm 10.30.22 Get the familiarity and experinece and you'll be telling us how it works. I took the Red Cross Firs
Stuck new genoa on Harken furler FastOlson at 3:25pm 10.30.22 One basic bit of info: what is the furler luff groove sized for and what was the luff size on the
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 3:19pm 10.30.22 May I suggest a full stop here. As @Davidasailor26 and @Kings Gambit have said, you most likely ha
Refilling CNG Tank Richard19068 at 3:18pm 10.30.22 Same here, maybe even 1 1/2 a season. Is any answer really relevant unless someone can say how man
Epoxy for plywood Hollyberry at 3:05pm 10.30.22 If you are going to end up with any exposed epoxy areas that you wish to paint I'd recommend Silvert
First time sailboat owner Ralph Johnstone at 2:59pm 10.30.22 May I suggest a full stop here. As @Davidasailor26 and @Kings Gambit have said, you most likely hav
Bottom in great shape arf145 at 2:58pm 10.30.22 Thanks!
Refilling CNG Tank smokey73 at 2:49pm 10.30.22 Same here, maybe even 1 1/2 seasons on one tank.
Sharing Hull ID Number with a potential buyer. Do or Don't? BigEasy at 2:43pm 10.30.22 There is a BoatFax. Looked up my boat's HIN before purchasing. :beer: Same here, I used the h
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 2:40pm 10.30.22 Maybe have a look at this. If this is what you have, might as well restart this entire discussion!!
Sharing Hull ID Number with a potential buyer. Do or Don't? kappykaplan at 2:26pm 10.30.22
Stuck new genoa on Harken furler Captain Larry-DH at 2:25pm 10.30.22 Another possibility is that you have a halyard wrap above the upper furling swivel. That happens if
Stuck new genoa on Harken furler dlochner at 1:54pm 10.30.22 If there is the least bit of wind the sail can bind in the track. As @jssailem said, it may need to
First time sailboat owner Kings Gambit at 1:53pm 10.30.22 Maybe have a look at this. If this is what you have, might as well restart this entire discussion!!!
First time sailboat owner Davidasailor26 at 1:47pm 10.30.22 remove the bellows; loosen 2 set screws on each side and tighten nut a half turn and retest. I thi
Epoxy for plywood Cederholm at 1:45pm 10.30.22 Thickened epoxy will work. West System, TotalBoat. Coat the plywood with neat expoxy and then spre
First time sailboat owner Kings Gambit at 1:43pm 10.30.22 I contacted the surveyor again and he recommended tightening the nut first. Thank you all for the r
Replace head faucet on 1995 Hunter 336 (1) SVAngelina at 1:43pm 10.30.22 Final product
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 1:39pm 10.30.22 I contacted the surveyor again and he recommended tightening the nut first. Thank you all for the re
Replace head faucet on 1995 Hunter 336 (3) SVAngelina at 1:37pm 10.30.22 Happy to report that the hammering worked. It broke it loose then it was just a mater of prying it

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