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Beneteau 473 Electrical Issues OulaMan at 4:35pm 05.24.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/5102 Hello, I am new to the form and created an account to ask this question. I am having trouble wit
Need Trailer for O`Day 23 OS2Dude at 4:09pm 05.24.11 Trailer Sailors 9/4595 I recently bought an O`Day 23, but it has no trailer. I've seen several posts on various websites a
mast raising tomsbeh at 4:07pm 05.24.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1714 Help! My mast gets stuck about 3/4 of the way when cranking it up. Any thoughts? I've checked the sh
Replacement Boom MBMattheiss at 3:38pm 05.24.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2158 1984 Hunter 22 - boat is new to us. Needed a new mainsail when we bought it. Purchased the new mai
Alarm on Yanmar 2GM Panel Nelsonhow at 3:31pm 05.24.11 Mid-Size Boats 10/5805 The alarm on the panel in the cockpit on my Myanmar 2 GM (B panel I think) used to buzz weakly and f
UK Sails JohnEh at 2:00pm 05.24.11 Big Boats 10/3088 We have a 2004 Hunter 36 with UK Sails. Last week I was sailing the boat to Pensacola, Fl from Madis
Finsh or anti-foul Rightsideup at 1:51pm 05.24.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1844 ladies and gents, As a new sailer, can someone please advise as to which type of paint I need to use
Lessons from 1st spinnaker hoist Kermit at 1:25pm 05.24.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2078 As promised, here are a few things I learned during my first time hoisting my cool new asymmetrical
Changing out spreaders stayare at 1:04pm 05.24.11 Catalina 30 3/1948 Anybody changed from original wooden spreaders to aluminium replacements? It's been suggested to me
non skid pattern Orens at 1:03pm 05.24.11 Bigger Boats 5/2177 I own a 1985 O'day 31, love the boat, but some of it's details as far as finish quality is less than
A Ten Buck Trophy Must Be Won Freedom77 at 12:55pm 05.24.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/945 I posted this on "ask all Sailors" It's lengthy so go to the site. I think you'll enjoy it. :) Fair
A Ten Buck Trophy Must Be Won Freedom77 at 12:39pm 05.24.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2141 From "SMALL WINDS AND LIGHT AIRS" published 1977, in loving memory, By Gilbert W. Buffery, Commodore
Cockpit Seats (3) guidera48 at 12:31pm 05.24.11 The Cherubini Hunters 4/2392 I posted to the owners mods page this item last month but I dont see it yet uploaded. I did find my
Capsize? lokiii at 11:50am 05.24.11 Day Sailers 14/6129 Has anyone here accidentally capsized an H170? And if so, how did it happen? Reason I ask, is I'v
Engine control cable cable-holder (2) zds at 11:47am 05.24.11 Big Boats 11/2606 I'm in the process of replacing my throttle control cable (1986 H34 w/Merriman pedestal) for the sec
Traveller Project Finished (2) joker460 at 11:21am 05.24.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1477 This was one of many projects that I finished over the weekend. I saw this at the Jan. Boat show h
Ready to Launch (4) SailAway1 at 10:34am 05.24.11 Catalina 22 2/1170 After countless hours of work for the last 2 months, I am ready to launch my 1980 C22 this weekend.:
Keep Original or go with double joint toggle in its place? (1) RobertLangdirect at 9:37am 05.24.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1902 This is from my 1978 Pearson 31', hull #14, GOOD TRADE. Her forestay was halyard wrapped and I am n
Christiana River Wilmington DE MLampner at 9:22am 05.24.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2359 I work for a not for profit that annually does an event on the Wilmington DE waterfront. At this yea
ICOM VHF Loran Input shemandr at 8:39am 05.24.11 Ask All Sailors 14/4242 I'm trying to get GPS input from my Raymarine GPS/Charplotter to the VHF radio in order to take adva

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Epoxy questions jssailem at 6:05pm 06.11.22 maybe having put some 4200 in the crack first. I would not. If you feel it needs something use Kit
Roller furling issue dlochner at 6:03pm 06.11.22 What brand fuller? Almost all modern furlers have the forestay running through the middle of the fo
Kick up rudder and Bow eye repairs. dlochner at 4:59pm 06.11.22 The glass needs a large surface area to bond, in wood working it is called a scarf. Butt joints are
Epoxy questions dlochner at 4:47pm 06.11.22 The project is going medium well (as far as boat projects go). When drilling out the holes I found
Epoxy questions dlochner at 4:44pm 06.11.22
Stray Current Corrosion Problem dlochner at 4:42pm 06.11.22 The connection between your boat and others can be beyond the immediate neighbors, depending on how
Epoxy questions duck21 at 4:36pm 06.11.22 You are correct in your assessment--the original screws went through both top and bottom layers of f
Stray Current Corrosion Problem Will Gilmore at 4:32pm 06.11.22 Aged wiring and insulation chafe? Either your boat or the slip's supply? The difficulties in troub
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters (1) jaysweet at 4:20pm 06.11.22 I was reminded of this thread while responding to a different thread earlier, and figured I'd post
315 Winds & Sails & Heel Angles Davidasailor26 at 4:03pm 06.11.22
Stray Current Corrosion Problem jaysweet at 3:52pm 06.11.22 BigEasy: sorry that I have no expertise to share on this, just a personal anecdote. I've always put
Epoxy questions jaysweet at 3:34pm 06.11.22 1 and 3 should be easy enough. Some cabosil to thicken 3 would be good. For 2 you could consider a
Replace Toilet Hose on 92 H30 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:51pm 06.11.22 Before breaking out the Sawsall and bulkhead destruction, I would cut the hose into small parts and
Trying to find source of leak in 23.5 Rick Webb at 2:45pm 06.11.22 Check the latch for the anchor locker the hole the latch slides into was a leak on my boat
Epoxy questions duck21 at 2:42pm 06.11.22 Hi! The timing on this is good--after a weekend of the center cabin lights leaking on my Hunter 37
Trying to find source of leak in 23.5 (1) waterman30 at 2:34pm 06.11.22 Thanks Dave. I did take off that cover but did not see any water come in from locker. I will also lo
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters Len Ingalls at 2:24pm 06.11.22 Suggest: Drill the pinhole a bit. Use an air hose with a tapered inflator tip to pressurize the "ho
Spreader repair kit hunter 23.5 or 26 Crazy Dave Condon at 2:21pm 06.11.22 I advised to tighten the upper shroud. I have replaced too many spreaders if left as movable
Trying to find source of leak in 23.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 2:16pm 06.11.22 First that is gelcoat painted on marine ply that is delaminating. If it is the forward lower bulkhe
315 Winds & Sails & Heel Angles stephen_i_w at 2:11pm 06.11.22 If you were moving slow, I would have thought that you were too trimmed in. But, 6.5 knot boat spee

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