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73 ericson 27 JeffAllen at 1:15pm 05.30.11 Ericson 1/3955 I'm restoring an abandoned Ericson 27. The bracket that connects the spreader to the mast is broken
My first on-the-river breakdown DAVA390 at 1:08pm 05.30.11 Ask All Sailors 51/11148 Hot and sunny in Baltimore today, we realized it would be slow going in light air. We had to go out
Matching interior color of Pearson 10m (1) theredboat at 12:57pm 05.30.11 Pearson 0/1155 I'm doing some work near the head of my pearson 10m and filling up some holes where old hoses used t
Pink stuff lingering seadoggie at 12:19pm 05.30.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2860 After placing pink antifreeze in our fresh water system, it is very hard to get it out. Does anyone
Tricky reverse gear on Universal 5424 CalebD at 11:53am 05.30.11 Engines and Propulsion 4/2907 In less then a week I'll be visiting a friends 32' Endeavor that has a U 5424 engine with wheel stee
water smells like ..... : ( sailsail at 11:45am 05.30.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2202 Midway through the season last year had a problem with hot water ...smelled like rotten eggs. I did
Anchor Locker dividers 96 Beneteau 440 otisdude at 11:07am 05.30.11 Ask All Sailors 7/3089 Hi, I need advice. I have a 96 Beneteau Oceanis 440 (ex moorings boat) and I need to divide the cock
Setback Roger Long at 10:26am 05.30.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 25/8294 Even though my list has been getting shorter, I've been starting to panic since there is an awful lo
seacock nipple leak njl at 8:15am 05.30.11 Ask All Sailors 19/5282 Hi - this is my first post. I'm hoping someone can give me some good advice. I recently bought a
Thank you, Maine Sail dbecker68 at 8:00am 05.30.11 Musings With Maine Sail 1/3412 I posted this last night on the "Ask All Sailors" forum, thinking I would reach the largest audience
got the admiral out on her 1st overnighter! doehunter at 6:19am 05.30.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2231 Finally. And I discovered that I really like night sailing. We went to lake Conroe, just an hour
Rebedding Deck Fittings and Misc. Fly4hire at 6:03am 05.30.11 Big Boats 1/1254 I recently purchased a very clean fresh water 2002 356 that had an excellent survey. The surveyor di
Genoa hangs up on spreaders Wayne Spanier at 5:48am 05.30.11 Catalina 22 27/7719 Help! When I am coming about into the wind, and my 150 genoa is moving from one side to another, it
Where are we on world map? Ken13559 at 5:12am 05.30.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1398 Anyone know of a website where we could put a pin to indicate our home berth? It'll be good to know
SPX-5 install where? Ken13559 at 4:52am 05.30.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/856 I've got a new SPX-5 for my H326, now where should I install the Course Computer? I can think of onl
Jib Lead Tracks for Hunter 216 bobbened444 at 4:36am 05.30.11 Smaller Boats 6/2173 I'm interested if many H-216 sailors have installed jib lead tracks on their boats. I'm thinking of
Port Window Gasket Replacement cheapscotchron at 3:25am 05.30.11 Pearson 3/2712 Need to order new gaskets for port windows. Any suggestions for determining what make windows are in
Docking against the current ... eliems at 11:09pm 05.29.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1532 Coming in to Belcarra, yell at the crabbers to pull in their nets. Only need to drop two passengers
Toilet Seat Weasel at 8:37pm 05.29.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3456 Does anyone know here I can get a new toilet seat for a Jabsco toilet. All I need is the seat part w
Need help with Furler and broken extrusions (4) PrincessoftheLake at 8:29pm 05.29.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2703 On my Hunter 40.5 today whilst trying to hoist the jib the swivel at the head of the sail stopped ab

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COCKPIT LINE HOLDERS Len Ingalls at 12:25pm 06.13.22 https://pilingcaps.com/line-holders.html
Water Line Fitting Terry Cox at 12:23pm 06.13.22 Nope! Zurn Qest Pex fittings like shown by the OP have been out of production for several years. I h
Yanmar 2qm20 wet exhaust pipe Kingjus at 12:23pm 06.13.22 Thank you all for your help, I found a radiator hose that seems to be working for me, boats out of t
Grounding two isolated battery banks dlochner at 12:22pm 06.13.22 I have not followed all the details (and think the OP understand this system much better than I wil
Grounding two isolated battery banks walt at 12:18pm 06.13.22 I have not followed all the details (and think the OP understand this system much better than I will
Cracked hull Shorefun at 12:00pm 06.13.22 You really like to create a lot of work for yourself. What I did.... I tried the gorilla glue. Don
Scuppers.... Captain Grey Beard at 11:58am 06.13.22 Gentlemen, These cowls and tubes are a vital part of your boats ventilation. They are not aftermark
Wire Size rlongfield at 11:53am 06.13.22 Consider dumping all your tungsten lights and converting to LED's. Easy to compare to your old one
Wire Size rlongfield at 11:52am 06.13.22
Wire Size rlongfield at 11:50am 06.13.22 What kind of stereo do you intend to use? I have a Bluetooth car stereo, and with four speakers go
Water Line Fitting kloudie1 at 11:41am 06.13.22 Yup , available at hardware stores. Male pipe thread on the bottom and a compression fitting for the
CENTERBOARD HELP FireWarrior423 at 11:39am 06.13.22 Great information. My apologies for starting a second thread for the 28. I saw this after.
Plastimo 16274 air pump for engine room - how is it controlled? Rob Heath at 11:28am 06.13.22 On my Oceanis 37 the fan has an interlock on the feed so it will only run when the engine is running
Mast bend Hollyberry at 11:19am 06.13.22 The masthead B&R rigs generally have a fair bit of prebend dialed in... it helps stabilize the mast
Traveler line diameter and type on 2002 Beneteau Oceanis 331 CABixler at 11:02am 06.13.22 Welcome to to the group I have 2003 B331 for about 15 years and also love. I replaced these and so h
Vision 32 AC/DC panel re-work ggrizzard at 10:37am 06.13.22 Are you saying that there is no "number" on each of the circuit breakers in your current panel? All
Vision 32 AC/DC panel re-work Stu Jackson at 10:34am 06.13.22 The breakers in the panel are sized for the wires from the panel, not the load. Most panels have st
Hiring a skipper Stu Jackson at 10:29am 06.13.22 The trip you are contemplating is about 1600 miles, a daunting number. This is not the way to think
Mast bend Shaw_2112 at 10:28am 06.13.22 it's an '85 28.5, B & R rig
Davits Quag at 10:18am 06.13.22 I installed Martek davits on my 321 a few years ago. The installation was pretty straightforward in

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