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H33.5 Water fill leak WestCoastMike at 4:37pm 03.18.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/922 Hi all, I have a leak on the fill line to my fresh water tank. Has anyone pulled apart the wood
Yanmar YSB 8 Exhaust HELP NEEDED! gobluemich290 at 4:33pm 03.18.12 Yamaha 0/1 I have a Yamaha 25 with a Yanmar YSB 8. The exhaust elbow cracked and then replacing it, noticed an
H22 Rain Leak Viesail at 4:32pm 03.18.12 Smaller Boats 16/3639 Water filling up in bilge after rain. Sat in cabin and watched for leaks during storm, nothing visib
question rudder post jhenderson at 4:27pm 03.18.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/980 How do you take the play out of the rudder post I have a Beneteau 400 Oceanis... Do you know where
Prop shaft coupling philliz at 4:21pm 03.18.12 Catalina 30 2/2202 Hi I am in the process of replacing my cutlass bearing. I have taken the prop shaft coupling apar
Centerboard Cable Help dsciba at 4:20pm 03.18.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1841 Hi, I have a 1974 Essex 26 and my centerboard cable broke. The boat is out of the water now, and I
Commissioning Hunter 39 canuck at 3:47pm 03.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1541 Any thoughts on the size of fenders that should be used on this 18,000 lb displacement boat? In th
Mobile Marinas JohnnyMac at 3:04pm 03.18.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1452 Does anyone have any insight into marinas around Mobile? The likely candidates I found on the Intern
84 Hunter 34 Refit - First group of pics... (14) brian3820 at 11:51am 03.18.12 Big Boats 22/6423 OK guys, I have finally went through some pics and have a small batch to post... I have a ton and am
Smoking Yanmar under load Dubai at 10:43am 03.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/11882 Haven't taken my Hunter 326 out for a while but have started the Yanmar 2GM20 engine ' run for 15 -
Yanmar 2gm20f build year jphud at 10:21am 03.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/7006 I have a 2gm20f # 14713. Can anyone tell me the manufacture year? I believe it is 1995. Thanks
Some jerk stole them! 9.2C Calypso at 10:10am 03.18.12 S2 4/1829 Launched the boat yesterday. Put headsail up and discovered the turning blocks for the jib sheets ar
H-26 Best Battery Location Chiriqui at 9:50am 03.18.12 Smaller Boats 5/1731 Since purchasing my 1996 H-26 about 2 years ago the batteries have served me well. I started having
Rigging question Bonzai at 9:04am 03.18.12 Ask All Sailors 43/10357 Hey guys, am having work done in preparation to move my newly aquired old boat closer to home. Riggi
Volvo Ocean Series Game inarathree at 8:17am 03.18.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1058 While I am fortunate enough to live in Fl where I can sail most of the year, I unfortunately do work
2006 H33 3 batteries 2 isolation transformers tbert at 7:56am 03.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1650 I have just bought a 2006 H33 that was previously a "Sail Time" boat. It's equiped with 3 batteries
Promises made jorgefife at 7:29am 03.18.12 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1165 In this forum, I mentioned I had an extra chain plate, for the sake of me cannot remember who; I kno
Fresh water y valve replacement sailorjoel96 at 7:13am 03.18.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/984 HELP! The y valve for my water tanks to the fresh water pump has finally broke and I am in need of
What's on your arm? BobM at 6:44am 03.18.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1750 Question from my Wife this morning. My response, since she knows I was working on the boat yesterda
Yet Another "Lack of Fusing" Story Maine Sail at 6:36am 03.18.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2687 Just yesterday I as talking with a customer at the Maine Boat Builders Show who this winter, with h

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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
Cooler for Boat (1) patbratton at 5:23am 12.03.22 I got the refrigerator to the boat. It barely fits but it holds enough for three to four days. The p
Replacing Deck Hardware by Myself D Swanson at 5:16am 12.03.22 When installing, turn the nuts, not the bolt. Turning the bolt will pull sealant into the threads,
Its funny Friday! (1) dLj at 5:02am 12.03.22 211323
2003 B361 Battery Charger Location BigEasy at 11:55pm 12.02.22 The manual is not very helpful. I am looking to locate the Battery Charger for the B361. I am assum
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? jon hansen at 9:20pm 12.02.22 just the other day, at my butcher shop i met a woman the told me her brother was on the uss forresta
Replacing Deck Hardware by Myself Ralph Johnstone at 9:12pm 12.02.22 Usually doing a job solo takes about six times as long as doing it with two people. On through bolt

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