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2GMF instrument panel replacement John Kirkland at 5:34am 06.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1421 Does anyone know if the engine shut off cable needs to be removed when replacing the instrument pane
Rubber modification Scubagirl62 at 5:30am 06.12.11 Smaller Boats 7/1644 Had our maiden voyage and pulling up the rudder is a pain. What modifications has anyone done to ma
Boom Beneteau 321 at 3:50am 06.12.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1499 Looking for a print or description on replacing double reef lines + outhaul line (internal riged boo
Instruments Beneteau 321 at 3:46am 06.12.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2237 We have just purchased a 1997 Ben 321 with B'G Quad Depth and speed . The depth display is operation
main sheet Richter M at 9:10pm 06.11.11 Day Sailers 3/3356 I have a 1984 Javelin which has the main sheet run through blocks on the port and starboard aft part
Old H 27 Hull Speed Twister Sister at 8:37pm 06.11.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/3770 We just launched our 1976 Hunter 27 after a year of fix up.. Looking for a manual and also looking f
Mystery glow! jfrench at 6:44pm 06.11.11 Catalina 22 2/1292 After replacing the mast wiring and installing a new Perko deck connector, I tried out my boat light
Need help with CDI furler (1) bowlinguy800 at 6:02pm 06.11.11 Catalina 22 5/1855 Hello all, I bought my first sailboat and asked earlier about setting up the rigging. I received a l
Old Hunter Pulling Hard to Port spadaforaj at 5:42pm 06.11.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2906 Have a 1981 Hunter - contantly pulling hard to port on the wheel - very uncomfortable - does this un
Interesting person I know. Roger Long at 5:28pm 06.11.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/3706 Note that, in the first video, there is no trickery. She really is underwater and for the length of
Always keep some tools handy Lubberdink at 4:25pm 06.11.11 Day Sailers 1/1237 Well we got out for our second time this year and I'm being more and more convinced that we need to
Replacement sail Bill Jones at 4:23pm 06.11.11 Smaller Boats 0/1042 I may need to replace my mainsail on my 1996 H23.5. I'm sure others have already done so, ergo, whe
Running Rigging for 7.3 Ajay73 at 3:37pm 06.11.11 S2 1/1625 I'm going to replace the halyards on my 7.3. This boat has internal halyards. I have never replace
What model? (1) Buffalo at 2:56pm 06.11.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1452 I just bought this boat and it's eleven and a half feet long and has a o'day placard on it
Another thing to check! (2) RBone at 1:41pm 06.11.11 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2013 While out sailing earlier this week I happened to look at the bulb on the fuel hose to the OB. http
engine zincs fiestaMojo at 12:26pm 06.11.11 Engines and Propulsion 3/2642 I have a Yanmar 2GM20F in my boat - are there zincs I need to change? if so, where are they located?
split backstay adjuster AADIVER at 12:04pm 06.11.11 Catalina 30 8/3872 The 3/16" Split Backstay Adjuster on page 948 of West Marine's 2011 catalogue is listed for $59.99.
Ericson 26 Daysailor mangosnrum at 11:48am 06.11.11 Other Sailboats 0/1655 I recently purchased a 1969 Ericson 26 Daysailor, rigid keel and manual swing rudder. The hull is in
Need a Volvo hour meter Celtic Princess at 10:48am 06.11.11 Big Boats 2/1559 I have a 1997 Hunter 40.5 that is equipped with a Volvo MD22 50hp Diesel. the hour meter, which is b
ElectroScan Install lnikl at 10:21am 06.11.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/7264 So after contemplating getting rid of my old lectrasan (20-30 years old) and replacing with a holdin

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Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! Leeward Rail at 7:35am 08.23.22 I've done this to burn wasp nest. Tremendous fun. 20lb ansul fire extinguisher that uses a CO2 car
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! rgranger at 7:22am 08.23.22 go to the 4:00 min. mark in this video. I've done this to burn wasp nest. Tremendous fun. 49nbfV
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! Leeward Rail at 6:59am 08.23.22 @justsomeguy. @MikeHoncho Mythbuster tested that. They deemed it partly plausible. The cigarette
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 6:42am 08.23.22
Any woodworkers about? ambler at 6:30am 08.23.22 Based on your picture you might try restoring the old rails. Clean it with an oxalic acid wood clean
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! MikeHoncho at 6:20am 08.23.22 Fun fact. A lit cigarette isn't enough to set off gasoline fumes. A lit cigarette is around 1200f
Navigation light not working - probably shorted out - H240 RoyS at 6:20am 08.23.22 Here is an idea of mine to consider. Note, I have not tried this yet. Buy a can of foamy shaving cre
Which outboard for rollup dinghy + where to store it on single-rail stern railing (1) Brian D at 6:18am 08.23.22 The problem I had was no mount would work on my stern rail. So, I built my own out of a couple piece
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! Leeward Rail at 5:54am 08.23.22 Fun fact. A lit cigarette isn't enough to set off gasoline fumes. That isn't fun. It would be muc
New Catalina 30 Owner DArcy at 5:44am 08.23.22 Yup, that will slow you down, looks like it was due for a cleaning. Glad you made it to the haul out
Which outboard for rollup dinghy + where to store it on single-rail stern railing dlochner at 5:39am 08.23.22 The Edson motor mounts are nice, but excessively expensive and won't work for you. If you don't want
Any woodworkers about? Morgan donor at 5:31am 08.23.22 Did you try Catalina/Capri to see if milled replacement wood was available?
Which outboard for rollup dinghy + where to store it on single-rail stern railing 31seahorse at 5:27am 08.23.22 To move the outboard motor to the stern rail is an additional consideration. For our short adventur
Is this Y-33 worth restoring? jssailem at 4:33am 08.23.22 Only you can answer that question. Do you want to spend the time it will take to put THIS boat back
do you sail in the fog? (1) DArcy at 4:09am 08.23.22 Yesterday morning we waited for the fog to burn off before heading out.
New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 4:06am 08.23.22 Looks like Luna had been doing her best to support the local marine population.
New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 4:03am 08.23.22 Lets hope bronze. Brass do not last.
New Catalina 30 Owner kappykaplan at 3:07am 08.23.22 I have 2 new brass ones. Brass or bronze?
Navigation light not working - probably shorted out - H240 Crazy Dave Condon at 3:06am 08.23.22 One photo did show where the bow eye was secured to a short backing plate. Please replace the backi
2 boom vangs, no main sheet? Jamesiv1 at 2:19am 08.23.22 My recommendation is not to wait too long. Information on these forums can be hit and miss these d

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