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West System SNAFU - HELP! NorfolkRagbagger at 4:32pm 06.14.10 Ask All Sailors 23/4280 :confused: Been working with a friend on a West System (great stuff) epoxy patch the length of the
pneumatic strut supports Marty at 4:27pm 06.14.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/8271 Hello fellow sailors and 25 owners. I finally got around to purchasing struts to hold up the pop-to
Cracked Plexiglass Windows (Ports) EdL at 4:16pm 06.14.10 Catalina 30 7/3616 I'm considering the purchase of a 1986 Catalina 30 but all of the plexiglass windows (ports) in the
MAC 65 pics (3) MrBill_FLL at 4:14pm 06.14.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/5500 been meaning to upload some pics from the last race... its HUGE! at last months around the island
Hunter 28.5 website rgallagher at 4:11pm 06.14.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1580 Does anyone else have problems using the 28.5 website. I can get into the forumns but it is not usea
H27 main sheet length? Jimboyyy at 3:47pm 06.14.10 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1802 Do any of you other H 27 Cherubini owners happens to know the length of your main sheet? (I do not h
Early Catalina 34 motoring speeds n624ma at 3:44pm 06.14.10 Big Boats 4/5202 I'm looking at buying a C-34 in the early model year range and would like some input on what speeds
Re-wiring the mast jcakers at 1:57pm 06.14.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1311 Do I have to step the mast of my 1984 H40 to re-wire it?
Whats a good cleaner for mildew bffatcat at 1:55pm 06.14.10 Ask All Sailors 7/1939 Im about to paint the cabin of my boat. but before I paint there is some mildew on the cabin walls
need help Buck 100 at 1:44pm 06.14.10 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1441 I'm getting ready to build a trailer for my Oday25 and need a measurement. If anybody has a Oday25 o
Bristol 19/Sailstar Corinthian (1) okawbow at 1:35pm 06.14.10 Bristol 29/35989 Who else sails one? What do you think of sailing performance, etc, compared to other similar boats,
Plastimo Neptune range on C-36 jviss at 1:14pm 06.14.10 Big Boats 3/1556 Greetings, Commissioning the boat I found one of the two range top burners burning only very weak
Any Bombardier 4.8 owners out there? PotomacDaysailer at 12:47pm 06.14.10 Trailer Sailors 6/23169 Hi, I am new to the forum. I am the proud owner of a very used Bombardier 4.8. I have a few questi
Yanmar gear position allan at 11:58am 06.14.10 Big Boats 4/1825 Mack Boring says that the Yanmar advisory on putting gear into neutral applies only to new engines.
Cotter Pins or rings? Bob S at 11:58am 06.14.10 Ask All Sailors 10/3856 I had a few hardware questions for the group. 1) Anyone see an issue using cotter rings instead of c
Rub Rail - B411 Gunni at 11:36am 06.14.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2199 She's beautiful with that sleek, radiused hull/deck connection and wooden toe rail - must be perfect
Stove maintenance kit rkg539 at 10:46am 06.14.10 Ask All Sailors 3/3130 Does anyone know where I can get a maintenance kit (pump washer, needle valves, etc.) for a Mariner
1962 19ft Oday Clayland at 10:04am 06.14.10 Day Sailers 3/2326 We just bought a very old 1962 Oday. It is in amazingly good shape since it has been kept inside for
Great day of sailing. (1) caguy at 9:31am 06.14.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1421 Took boat out for one last day sail before selling. :cry: That's Timo42's 22 Mac, Winds 12-15, 20 mp
Wood rot in popup deck nimwegen at 7:53am 06.14.10 Catalina 22 7/2254 I have some water damage in the popup deck. It is on one side of the popup where the gas cylinder i

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Wheel Lock Question - Beneteau 311 with Wheel Steering (1) joker460 at 11:35am 03.19.22 This might help or confuse more. See attached cross sectional drawing . Found this on another site.
Yanmar Engine Oil Change Tom J at 11:29am 03.19.22 Makes sense to me. In Northern latitudes, you guys haul out in October and don't splash again unti
Yanmar Engine Oil Change dLj at 11:14am 03.19.22 I'm going to disagree with the statements of oil filter change frequency. The oil filter is usually
Raw water impeller (Yanmar 4JH4) BigEasy at 11:03am 03.19.22 With only 50 hours of use annually, changing every year would be overkill. I have low usage on min
Found a 2003 C310 Alansails at 11:00am 03.19.22 We are still jealous! Here on the Great Lakes we are still shrink wrapped and have not picked a laun
Yanmar Engine Oil Change BigEasy at 10:56am 03.19.22 The only reason to change it prior to laying up for the season is condensation which will happen wi
Replacing cabin sole in 1979 Hunter 30 MikeHoncho at 10:14am 03.19.22 I wonder if a 3m adhesive/decal removing wheel would work for the silocone removal? I have parkay f
Yanmar Engine Oil Change MikeHoncho at 10:10am 03.19.22 The only reason to change it prior to laying up for the season is condensation which will happen wit
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? Davidasailor26 at 10:08am 03.19.22 I agree with. The other advice to not go poking at it and opening it up. That will only make things
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? Alan Gomes at 9:58am 03.19.22 It's highly likely that you don't have a problem here and that you don't need to do anything at all.
Generator on a Hunter 326 (32') mikeracca at 9:58am 03.19.22
Heat Exchanger to Raw Water Pump Hose - An Adventure in Maintenance. Tom J at 9:55am 03.19.22 I replaced the same hose on my M25XPB some years ago. It was part of a kit to replace all the raw w
Build a Better Boat Hook? WayneH at 9:54am 03.19.22 I broke a telescoping boat hook by pushing with it. Bent the pole so badly it would not retract. Aft
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? mikeracca at 9:47am 03.19.22 Good points. Here is a closeup pic. Im not seeing a hole here. I see light, but no hole. The glas
Yanmar Engine Oil Change Kings Gambit at 9:20am 03.19.22
Floorplan overhaul thoughts? xavierspl at 9:17am 03.19.22 You might learn a few things by tuning in to "Sailing Magic Carpet" on YouTube. This couple is on
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard BigEasy at 9:13am 03.19.22 Also, Check the AC power inlet receptacles on the transom and the plugs on the AC power cables. I
Hunter 31 1984 Life lInes Hello Below at 9:11am 03.19.22 'm thinking about looking at on line operations to see if they're any cheaper. :huh:Cheaper??? You
Forever to Charge - What's This? Hayden Watson at 8:49am 03.19.22 Just guessing but given that they are still bubbling, I suspect that one cell in one of the batterie
S2 11A - Locked throttle and gear shift Mark Maulden at 8:41am 03.19.22 I believe Edson has all the parts you might need..

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