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kiwi grip Don Crowther at 7:27pm 05.01.11 Ask All Sailors 18/7178 Hello I have a question about Kiwi grip. Is it necessary to grind off the old non-slip before appl
Music for yer Ipod Stretch at 7:14pm 05.01.11 Sails Call Lounge 0/2942 I think you will like this song by the up and coming Xavier Rudd called "Come Let Go'', here is the
Overheating engine... frustrated! Steph at 7:10pm 05.01.11 Ask All Sailors 9/5996 I posted this about a year ago...thought I had it solved but guess not...My Westerbeke 13A engine ov
A newbie with an H27 (2) Mike 1 at 6:48pm 05.01.11 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2745 I bought a 1982 Hunter 27 late last season. I have been doing what I can through the winter as far a
Sad day at my Marina Marc Bergmueller at 6:47pm 05.01.11 Ask All Sailors 17/4722 On Friday, as we headed down the Chesapeake, we heard the call of a grounded sailboat on the Nantico
Where can I get this steaming light? ebsail at 6:35pm 05.01.11 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1605 My 83 Oday 25 has a cracked (and corroded old) steaming light that appears to be an old Perko fittin
Post Launch Gremlins Marc14857 at 5:48pm 05.01.11 Big Boats 7/1755 So we launched our 44 AC last week and I went down to the boat to finish commissioning and found the
Anyone replaced the diodes or rebuilt their Alternator? jrowan at 5:37pm 05.01.11 Catalina 30 8/5304 Hello, We were out sailing on this fine day on the Chesapeake when I noticed that our Universal die
Shaefer Free Furling 350 for Jib captined at 4:59pm 05.01.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1540 Anyone use one of these, I ran the furling line back to the cockpit- need to install a roller of sor
thankyou for your advice jrale at 4:58pm 05.01.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1148 Dear Macgregor owners, Thank you for your advice regarding the need for an outboard motor for launch
B331 Propellor shaft packing James Simmonds at 4:07pm 05.01.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/5501 There is what looks to be frayed packing where the shaft on my B331 exits the skeg. I have never n
Dog drowned on purpose Zaphro at 4:06pm 05.01.11 Sails Call Lounge 3/4460 The fella who lost the dog anchors near our marina. He's had problems with crabbers dropping their g
Yanmar 1GM Cup Plug Popped Out (1) SailormanDan at 3:59pm 05.01.11 Engines and Propulsion 6/3936 Hi, I am in the process of troubleshooting an overheating Yanmar 1GM engine. I took the zinc out an
replacing the windows wellandfamilyrobinson at 3:28pm 05.01.11 Sirius 21/22 8/5788 We have had our 1982 sirius for over 10 years and windows are getting tired. They plexi has started
Frigomatic Thermostat and cover Jim Champion at 2:27pm 05.01.11 Parts Search 0/3998 Last week the thermostat cover broke from the side of my refridgerator. The thermostat still seems t
Malfunctioning Manual Bilge Pump Switch?? (2) Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 1:53pm 05.01.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2584 Malfunctioning Automatic Bilge Pump Switch?? We have a bilge pump with one of those non-floating fl
Maiden voyage report (1) justsomeguy at 11:57am 05.01.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2158 http://tomeshew.wordpress.com On the page "First splash". Please forgive the redundancies on the b
Vertical battens on a 376? jander31 at 11:47am 05.01.11 Big Boats 4/1537 I need to replace the main on my 1997 376. UK Sails is recommending vertical battens and an upgrade
H26 center board deterioration Molly1034 at 11:34am 05.01.11 Smaller Boats 3/1921 Have any of you H 26 owners had experience with metal deterioration of of the s.s. mechanism that ra
Webasto diesel heater freedom2015 at 11:28am 05.01.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1860 Does anyone know where you can get maintenance done on a webasto heater? We live in Victoria, B.C a

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Asymmetric spinnaker on oceanis 37 Davidasailor26 at 2:50pm 06.03.22 We use the asymmetrical on our 37, tacked to a block on the anchor roller fitting like you describe.
gelcoat peeling jchart at 2:43pm 06.03.22
gelcoat peeling sail sfbay at 2:19pm 06.03.22 Welcome to the forum!! Ouch!!.............never seen gelcoat chip like that, sometimes it will crac
AC voltmeter replacement leo310 at 2:05pm 06.03.22 look on amazon. what i like is the information it gives.
Introduction-New Member to Forum chriscampbell at 1:31pm 06.03.22 I have the same boat, same year. :) Lot's of great information available here. Welcome.
Hi I just purchased a hunter legend 40 87 model with a yammer 4jh engine has a b control panel that is the proper way to start it up an shut it off Rick.johnson at 1:18pm 06.03.22 Hi Greg Mine does not have a stop button but it does have a plunger to pull in the companion way
Introduction-New Member to Forum caverun at 12:58pm 06.03.22 Welcome- you will love the 240. Had one for 10 years before moving up to a 260. Plenty of good advic
Hi I just purchased a hunter legend 40 87 model with a yammer 4jh engine has a b control panel that is the proper way to start it up an shut it off Tally Ho at 12:47pm 06.03.22 Yes that is it but no big red button do i turn the key to the left to ( glow for 15 seconds then
Schaefer Deck Organizer on 1996 Hunter 376 Dave Groshong at 12:46pm 06.03.22 I am pretty sure those fasteners screw into, are tapped into an aluminum plate sandwiched in the dec
AC voltmeter replacement BOSSailor at 12:00pm 06.03.22 I installed one of these as I can now see what is going on just like the battery monitor.
Being contacted hceajudah at 11:29am 06.03.22 Truth! It sometime drives my wife crazy!
Being contacted Will Gilmore at 11:27am 06.03.22 As a risk manager by trade My wife is a retired hospital risk manager, as well as a nurse. I real
Invest 91L --> PTC 1 (1) JamesG161 at 11:26am 06.03.22 The Hurricane Hunters found circulation. ntral Pressure Jim...
Oday 26 chain plate leak SailingTurtle at 11:09am 06.03.22 Thank you for all of these replies so far. SS strap? Are you referring to through hole elongation
HATCH COVER. 1981 O Day 23 ft Cheesegod99 at 11:09am 06.03.22 I have the same issue, with a 1980 O day 23. Did you find one, or someone who could make one?
Cockpit table material Hunter DS45 - Tony at 11:08am 06.03.22 Without having access to the above boat, I'll take a guess and say it's King Starboard. I know Hun
O'day 23 forward hatch cover (1) Cheesegod99 at 11:07am 06.03.22 Fair enough- here is a picture
Hi I just purchased a hunter legend 40 87 model with a yammer 4jh engine has a b control panel that is the proper way to start it up an shut it off Rick.johnson at 11:00am 06.03.22 Look like this one? The toggle switch is for panel illumination and panel lamp check. The red kno
Boat identification SailingLoto at 10:44am 06.03.22 Thanks guys! I've admired it for awhile. Looks like a stout boat. One of the cleanest on this la
H336 leaking kitchen cabin light - hints? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:43am 06.03.22 Once had a leak in that area caused by the cable entry through the cabin top.

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