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Mixing elbow removal / replacement help please capn_mark at 10:35pm 10.06.10 Big Boats 6/2610 Hi folks, I have a 1986 Hunter 34, and I have been searching around in the archives about removing t
Furling Main outhaul car hangups Pinch at 8:00pm 10.06.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/11238 My 2000 Ben361 has inmast furling main and boom made by Chrleston Spars/Sparcraft. The Outhaul car r
New 25 Oday owner badger at 7:40pm 10.06.10 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2555 I am new 1975 25 ft Oday swing keel owner. I'm also new to sailing. I'm in need of an owners manua
Sea kettle kpgraci at 7:00pm 10.06.10 Ask All Sailors 5/3001 I thought this was very clever... Tea kettle, a life raft that distills 3 liters of water per day f
Mast Storage Question joker460 at 4:49pm 10.06.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1446 Unfortunetly winter is coming and it's time to get the boat out of the water. I have read many posts
Deck Leak Beneteau 321 at 4:48pm 10.06.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1557 We just purchased a 1997 B 321 Trying to locate a leak on port side getting a drip in main cabin por
Brand of GFI used in Huter 29.5 healeyman at 4:46pm 10.06.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/1394 What brand of GFI does the 1995 Hunter 29.5 use.I have a bad GFI outlet. The replacement (purchased
Holding Tank Beneteau 321 at 4:45pm 10.06.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1837 We have just purchased a 1997 Beneteau 321 --The holding tank needs to be replaced .Have any B321 ow
How To Remove Brown Water Stains? sigbear at 2:58pm 10.06.10 Ask All Sailors 10/14620 Hi, I bought a new/demo 2009 Catalina 309 this summer and after 3 weeks on the Kentucky "lake
How to find a nice Trailer Sailboat. Tom Hoffman at 2:29pm 10.06.10 Trailer Sailors 11/6216 I am sure that some of you have read how I found my Sailboat on Craig's List. Recently I found a
Yanmar 3YM20 Service Manual GKuffner at 1:30pm 10.06.10 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/5794 Some of you may have already found a copy of the Service Manual for the 3YM20, but for those who hav
swinging centerboard problem paddler79 at 10:45am 10.06.10 Ask All Sailors 3/2048 Any one have experience with Captiva 24 swinging centerboards. I need to know what is in the centerb
Replacing centerboard bolt rubber gaskets twixom at 10:36am 10.06.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/3084 I need to replace the rubber 'gaskets' on the outer side of the housing that holds the centerboard b
America's Cup Hull Construction Rick D at 9:56am 10.06.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2202 http://www.sail-world.com/USA/Images-of-the-Americas-Cup:-Constructing-AC-45s-in-seven-easy-steps/75
What do you think? Ran aground on advice from charter comp. Mergatroid at 8:14am 10.06.10 Ask All Sailors 103/16198 Looking for input. Local captian charters me his boat bareboat. I file my float plan with him 3 w
Sailing while on Anchor Jeff Bacon at 7:43am 10.06.10 Ask All Sailors 0/40 Hi All: There is an interesting thread going on, albeit an old one, on the Hunter Owners portion o
hunter 25.5 winch handle and hatch Shane82 at 7:05am 10.06.10 Smaller Boats 0/1391 Hey guys, was out Monday on the lake and finally had my old winch handle make a splash. I went to we
Backyard boat lift (2) timebandit at 6:45am 10.06.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 27/13370 Better than a swing set--- Well, I took my boat to a buddies house who has a boat hoist so we could
Why I love my Mac (3) timebandit at 5:58am 10.06.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1964 Nuff said------:doh::doh::doh: sinnettc Catalina Capri 22 Albany, Oregon http://forums.macg
SCAM hit from gear ads Jim Seamans at 5:01am 10.06.10 Ask All Sailors 13/3014 Just got a email from this person wanting to buy my vhf radio listed in the gear ads area. Anyone o

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Fresh water flush dlochner at 7:28am 04.20.22 I've never had a marine toilet and don't fully understand the procedure, but if my freshwater syste
40.5: Replacing Clutches Rick D at 7:00am 04.20.22 Garhauer will rebuild those clutches for you.
Need to install gates in lifelines.. Crimper suggestions ? Leeward Rail at 6:42am 04.20.22 Last year I needed a part for the exhaust fan over the stove at home. Searched all over, found the
Need to install gates in lifelines.. Crimper suggestions ? dlochner at 6:34am 04.20.22 That is my plan in the future. When you compare pricing in Canada vs USA, the Canadian pricing is
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted (1) rgranger at 6:32am 04.20.22 We should add down-hauls to the discussion of hanked on head sails. A down haul will allow you to
Reverse Polarity Problem Brian D at 6:31am 04.20.22 So how would a loose plug cause a "reverse polarity" issue? AC is like digital: either it works or i
Need to install gates in lifelines.. Crimper suggestions ? Leeward Rail at 6:30am 04.20.22 I assumed the rigging would be sent to a Canadian rigger That is my plan in the future. When you
Need to install gates in lifelines.. Crimper suggestions ? dlochner at 6:15am 04.20.22 I had a shroud done PRIOR to COVID shipping hassles. With international shipping, time in customs,
Need to install gates in lifelines.. Crimper suggestions ? Leeward Rail at 6:08am 04.20.22 The turn around time for small rigging projects is usually short, a few days, not months. I had a
Epoxy and stainless steel. Bob S at 5:17am 04.20.22 Greg, I was thinking of doing the same upgrade but thought of taping a piece of G10 and epoxying it
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits Leeward Rail at 5:07am 04.20.22 The owner got mad at me when I removed them the first time. When I removed them again and then put
Tahatsu 6hp Sailpro for my Hunter 240 rgranger at 5:06am 04.20.22 do you know if they can be easily connected and disconnected? my boat will be on a mooring so would
Epic Fail rgranger at 5:04am 04.20.22 You can spread it open. Attache the spreaders to the brackets and then use them as levers to widen
Add midship cleat to Vision 32? rgranger at 5:03am 04.20.22 The video does not play.
Gas prices, inflation concerns Maine Sail at 4:42am 04.20.22 I. Was speaking with one of our sport fishing customers the other day. He bringshis boat from Maine
Need to install gates in lifelines.. Crimper suggestions ? dlochner at 4:40am 04.20.22 The turn around time for small rigging projects is usually short, a few days, not months.
Epoxy and stainless steel. dlochner at 4:38am 04.20.22 A stronger solution would be glass in the threaded part of the fitting. There will be more surface a
Epoxy and stainless steel. Will Gilmore at 3:59am 04.20.22 Try this article. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.worldstainless.o
Tahatsu 6hp Sailpro for my Hunter 240 SolentHunter at 2:55am 04.20.22 Simple. You can purchase a remote control box from the motor manufacturer with parts to attach cabl
Tahatsu 6hp Sailpro for my Hunter 240 SolentHunter at 2:50am 04.20.22 It takes a long arm. I dial up he resistance knob so that is will hold a straight heading and then s

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