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73 ericson 27 JeffAllen at 1:15pm 05.30.11 Ericson 1/4062 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 51/11462 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 0/1215 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 10/2939 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 4/3038 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 7/2257 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 7/3170 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 25/8468 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 19/5466 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 1/3468 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 8/2314 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 1/1293 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 27/8014 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 7/1484 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 0/875 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 6/2220 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 3/2814 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 4/1563 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 10/3870 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 3/2800 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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GPS recommendation (need Baja maps)? JamesG161 at 10:03am 09.10.22 well but don't need a fish finder (not a fisherman) The "Fish Finder" shows under water debris and
H36 2008 holding tank issue George Braun at 9:40am 09.10.22 thanks, Peggy, that's about what I was thinking, damn it. Gonna be a big job to get it out.
Forestay diameter on 1979 Hunter 30 Robert1224 at 8:50am 09.10.22 Thank you very much for the information. I'm certainly looking forward to a Pro-Furl C290 in place o
Toilet Joker valve replacement schedule Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:49am 09.10.22 Ralph, I see you've added evenmore "improvements" to what, for most people, is a very simple toilet
H36 2008 holding tank issue Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:28am 09.10.22 oops...apparently somebody over-tightened the hose fitting when they threaded it into the tank. Un
Broken Goose Neck on an old Catalina 42 Mk-1. Calif. Ted at 8:26am 09.10.22 How old ? Around 2000 Catalina was using mostly Isomat spars, you will need to figure out which boom
Stuffing box repack buddybear at 8:18am 09.10.22 I know there is a ton of information about repacking stuffing boxes but I was hoping that 310 owne
2008 Hunter 36 - anchor/steaming light - (2) Nodak7 at 7:52am 09.10.22 It should be an Aqua Signal 50. You can get an LED for it at West Marine
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? Siamese at 5:42am 09.10.22 My opinion on getting a competent survey is that it's necessary even if it's a free 30 footer. The
The Last Naval Battle of WW2? Rick Webb at 4:12am 09.10.22 Swentzel went on to serve in Korea and Viet-Nam would love to hear more of his story as well
The Last Naval Battle of WW2? Rick Webb at 2:46am 09.10.22 good point. Destroyers are named for heroes like them. I was thinking a littoral ship might be ap
The Last Naval Battle of WW2? Rick Webb at 2:23am 09.10.22 good point. Destroyers are named for heroes like them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guided-missil
Toilet Joker valve replacement schedule Richard19068 at 10:02pm 09.09.22 Peggie, thanks for the response.
Toilet Joker valve replacement schedule (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:30pm 09.09.22 I wonder if, an long as you have access to a new one somewhere nearby, one could just note & keep t
Re-bedding H41DS Salon Deadlights - Screws or No Screws (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:15pm 09.09.22 After the screw are removed, the holes are filled with black DC 795. These are the side portlights
Holding tank odour (Peggy ?????) Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:15pm 09.09.22 Shields doesn't make SaniFlex...Their super pricy hose is Poly-X. SaniFlex is Raritan hose. --Peg
Toilet Joker valve replacement schedule Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:08pm 09.09.22 I understand what the Joker valve does and why it needs periodic replacement but why is the replacem
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dlochner at 7:50pm 09.09.22 My impression of South of Chesapeake VA was one of isolation. I would describe it as wilderness. Th
Re-bedding H41DS Salon Deadlights - Screws or No Screws Nodak7 at 7:32pm 09.09.22 Yesterday, I successfully removed the starboard salon deadlight (both were leaking). The attached p
Electric panel capseaquel at 7:04pm 09.09.22 The manual John Salem attached shows "the fuse" as item number 11 on the drawing on the first page.

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