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Loose footed main with boltrope??? Hollyweirdos at 5:45am 03.05.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1167 Ok, I now know I have a loose-footed main. I know how to attach it to the boom. What I dont know i
Epoxy pumps All U Get at 4:42am 03.05.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1266 Hi all, I was using the old west systems epoxy on a house project and finished the cans. Is there a
Rudder bearings 28.5 Cmp1110 at 3:38am 03.05.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1674 Went to the boat this weekend and discovered too much wobble. I read warrens info, and a great instr
Where To Put The Heater doohough at 9:28pm 03.04.12 Big Boats 5/1938 I am planning to put a Webesto Thermal 90 in a Hunter 38. Could anyone recommend the best placement
H 376 cushion covers Hoomalie at 8:35pm 03.04.12 Big Boats 2/1131 I am looking to replace the forepeak and aft cabin cushion covers,does anyone know who made the orig
I need advice again (3) suds at 8:18pm 03.04.12 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2323 Hi All, I've ran into an issue that I need some advice on how to address. For the pass year I've b
Marieholm International Folkboat 26 TwoDaysOff at 7:52pm 03.04.12 Other Sailboats 10/16409 I am the proud new owner of a 1976 26' Marieholm International Folkboat. She's a charity case to be
Best Teak Varnish or Polyurethane for the Chessie? Manny at 7:48pm 03.04.12 Ask All Sailors 6/4649 So hopefully not starting a war here but just wanted to get recommendations on the best varnish or p
Fiberglass Repair product suggestions (2) Tony D. Woodpussy at 7:25pm 03.04.12 Other Sailboats 5/1775 I'm repairing my newly acquired 12' Skiimmar sloop and today purchased a quart of 105 resin and a qu
Engine Not Starting Santiago Blue at 6:52pm 03.04.12 Catalina 30 7/1730 My C30 has a Universal M25XP diesel. The problem is the engine will not crank. The battery is fully
Chapman Piloting & Seamanship New-vs-Old xcyz at 6:19pm 03.04.12 Ask All Sailors 5/3462 How much do these books really change other then references to latest technologies (radar\|GPS)? Do y
Installing New Balmar alternator bugsboat at 6:18pm 03.04.12 Big Boats 8/4422 We just purchased a Balmar 100amp alternator for our Yanmar 4JH2E. The original 55amp alternator jus
bottom painting c-22 when on trailer stanshazam at 6:07pm 03.04.12 Catalina 22 2/2914 need detailed instructions: how do you bottom paint a catalina 22 where hull rests on trailer bunks
Considering a Hunter 216 Thomas Popkewitz at 5:15pm 03.04.12 Smaller Boats 3/2072 We are thinking about buying a Hunter 216. This model is made of plastic. We have heard that these
Guest Charger Questionable Wiring Salty at 4:17pm 03.04.12 Ask All Sailors 6/4073 The last time I used shore power to charge my battery there was a humming sound coming from the char
Hunter 456 Service Manual? undrwtrfun at 3:08pm 03.04.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1323 In the process of buying a 2002 Hunter 456 ' would like to review specs in the service manual to ass
Teflon grease for Edson steering question SteveH290 at 3:00pm 03.04.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2296 Purshased a H290 last summer. Reading about general maintenance. Manual states use only Teflon gre
Need Help Replacing Mast Step Plate & Insert (2) Cabby at 2:57pm 03.04.12 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2158 Hello, It is going to be a great season coming up. We have a slip in the Santa Cruz harbor for th
Mystic PM2KB at 1:47pm 03.04.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1796 Hello Fellow Hunter Owners, Recently we purchased a Hunter 26 Water Ballast sailboat. We love the b
89 o'day 35 water tank DaveM at 1:41pm 03.04.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2792 Does any one know the most likely plastic for this vintage boat would have been? I am guessing polye

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Inherited a 1980 Cat 30 Cederholm at 10:46am 11.06.22 Looking good. What engine was in it? What's going back in? Are you burning wood or charcoal? I'm su
H410 Air Conditioning Seawater Lines sailing gal at 10:40am 11.06.22 The answer was that there was lots of scale and hard growth/shells in the aft loop. It was so much
Coupling removal Tally Ho at 10:28am 11.06.22 @Evil Daddy, I pulled my drive train out to investigate some fine cracks in the propeller shaft.
Folding prop PaulK at 10:24am 11.06.22 We had a prop like that for 24 years on our last boat. Worked beautifully after being sent to Martec
O'Day 39 mast step nramsey at 10:15am 11.06.22 A google search shows another 39 on this forum with a delaminating plywood base, so it seems the 40
Solar Confusion Hello Below at 9:53am 11.06.22 The Victron manual for the 150/60 calls for a minimum circuit breaker rating of 70A and a maximum o
S3 Espar D5E heater Hello Below at 9:34am 11.06.22
Folding prop jssailem at 9:24am 11.06.22 If your going to take the prop in to be serviced, why not take it as is and let the shop do all the
Coupling removal jssailem at 9:16am 11.06.22 The issue has me carefully rethinking the ideas regarding a PSS or the traditional Stuffing box curr
Inherited a 1980 Cat 30 Cederholm at 9:14am 11.06.22 Looking good. What engine was in it? What's going back in? Are you burning wood or charcoal? I'm su
Coupling removal Ralph Johnstone at 9:13am 11.06.22 the only solution may be to cut the shaft. If the shaft is brass, it's headed to the scrap heap a
Coupling removal jssailem at 9:13am 11.06.22 Serendipity. I was exploring the same dilemma. I reviewed MaineSail's installation of the PYI PSS Dr
S3 Espar D5E heater Ralph Johnstone at 9:08am 11.06.22 Can the tank be above the fuel pump and heater? Not unless the heater has provision for a positiv
Inherited a 1980 Cat 30 fox9988 at 8:58am 11.06.22 Looking good. What engine was in it? What's going back in? Are you burning wood or charcoal? I'm su
Do you put your bimini down? stickinthemud57 at 8:14am 11.06.22 If you cannot stand up straight with the bimini and you are not happy with the design then you shou
Looking for help with installing a Raymarine EV-200 on a 2006 Hunter 33 stewnash at 7:59am 11.06.22 So.... what's your update? How did installation go? I am also installing a RAYMARINE EV-200 LINEAR T
Solar Confusion Johann at 7:33am 11.06.22 The Victron manual for the 150/60 calls for a minimum circuit breaker rating of 70A and a maximum of
Sanitation hose recommendation requested Terry Cox at 7:13am 11.06.22 Our 1991 boat came with two Jabsco brand electric macerating toilets. A bit noisy when in use, but t
Solar Confusion JBP-PA at 6:45am 11.06.22 A victron 150/60 should have been precinfigured to limit the output current at 60 A. You could try
"Dry" delamination from repeated load/flexing? JBP-PA at 6:42am 11.06.22 In addition to above ideas, if this is a small spot where people step, you could reinforce it from t

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