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Mildew killers Roger Long at 4:17am 03.12.10 Ask All Sailors 25/4356 Two winters in a damp and sun warmed shed and a summer on a mooring where I couldn't keep the boat a
Building a new dinghy Ross at 8:50pm 03.11.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1460 I particularly like the lines of the dinghy the Roger Long published on this forum. However I have a
new transducer rmdakine at 6:20pm 03.11.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1280 The transducer that came with the chartplotter I bought is a transom mounted unit. The instructions
Should I prime bare lead? RobG at 5:55pm 03.11.10 Ask All Sailors 11/5038 I did some repairs on the trailing edge of my keel ('87 Ericson 28) last weekend leaving it bare lea
Raw Water Pump update Stephen K at 5:41pm 03.11.10 Ask All Sailors 15/9503 Awhile back, I posted that my Sherwood G908 raw water pump was dripping a slight bit of oil at the w
Head ventilation SpongeRob at 5:30pm 03.11.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1799 I just bought a 2006 Hunter 33. It's a great boat BUT I would like to replace the passive vent in th
lewmar hatch screen JIMHO at 3:05pm 03.11.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1352 Can anyone sell me a 19 3/8" x 19 3/8" aluminum lewmar hatch screen; just the frame would be fine. I
manual for hunter 27 justsailing at 2:23pm 03.11.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1854 im working on a hunter 27 1981 and im looking for the manual, i need to redu the electrical among ot
Marinas and Boat Yards in Puerto Pe�asco, Mexico geoffschultz at 2:18pm 03.11.10 Destinations 2/3340 This summer I plan to head from Newport, RI to NYC, up the Hudson to the Erie/Oswego canals, go thro
Always Fun - Fuel Tank Leaking (3) Maine Sail at 1:27pm 03.11.10 Musings With Maine Sail 24/6468 So I am in the middle of my re-wire project when it gets a little warm up here in Maine, especially
Irwin 34 grandbanksmisty at 1:11pm 03.11.10 Ask All Sailors 16/2042 HELP PLEASE! MY IRWIN 34 LOST HER TOPPING LIFT AND JIB HALYARD DURING THE LAST BIG STORM IN THE SA
Depth gauge mikefin at 1:05pm 03.11.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1477 Towards the end of last season the depth gauge on my H34 went goofy. When we pulled the boat out in
Flares Warren Milberg at 12:57pm 03.11.10 Ask All Sailors 19/2853 I've owned and sailed boats for over 30 years. In that time, I have never had to fire a flare, nor
Rope Cutter Bloodyboat at 12:03pm 03.11.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1096 Has anyone successfully fitted a rope cutter to a Beneteau 373?
Mast light LTDARR at 11:40am 03.11.10 Smaller Boats 0/907 Still trying to find out what mast light was installed on a new 18.5, thanks.
Possible Rudder problems jimrjackson at 11:26am 03.11.10 Big Boats 4/2091 I am experiencing a shimmy when under sail or power, usually when the boat is doing 4.5 knots or mor
Traveler position gary at 10:43am 03.11.10 Smaller Boats 11/1580 So I could put on a larger dodger on my H22 I was wondering about moving the main sheet traveler to
Hull Coating CSebago at 10:36am 03.11.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1383 Ahoy there- I have a Macgregor 26D Made about 1984?. I bought it used and it has an ablative coating
Hull Coating ? CSebago at 10:32am 03.11.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1282 Ahoy there - I have a 26D. I bought it used and it has an ablative coating. I sail on fresh water 95
Nylon Sail Shackles KEPPEL at 9:43am 03.11.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1475 Where can I source the nylon ubolt schackles that came stock on my 1989 30' Hunter? These are the ny

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New to me needs some work (advice) Tom J at 12:58pm 09.06.21 She looks like a good, solid boat. A lot of elbow grease and TLC, and she will be a fun boat to own
Awwww, Nuts!!! dziedzicmj at 12:53pm 09.06.21 he used rivets, would it be better to use stainless bolts I have no clue how to repair the damage.
Awwww, Nuts!!! shemandr at 12:37pm 09.06.21
Atomic 4 no oil dipstick? (1) Rich Stidger at 12:33pm 09.06.21 198011
Awwww, Nuts!!! shemandr at 12:27pm 09.06.21 Uhmm. Aluminum rivets could be too soft and may distort with the compression of the rig on them.
Sailing and rowing dinghy Webbers Cove 12 KieranP at 12:24pm 09.06.21 Above is a photo of the Webbers Cove 12' dinghy tender.
Sailing and rowing dinghy Webbers Cove 12 (1) KieranP at 12:24pm 09.06.21 198010
Fuel delivery issue Tom J at 12:15pm 09.06.21 If there isn't a fuel pump between the tank supply and the Racor, I'd still would like to know what
Fuel delivery issue SV At Last at 12:08pm 09.06.21 Just a thought. Are you hearing the exhaust fan over the fuel tank?
Anyone know why there are two pick ups on starboard freshwater tank on the hunter passage 450- 456 or where they are located discovery at 12:03pm 09.06.21 Page 57A of the 450 owner's manual Hunter_450_10411156.pdf (sailboatowners.com) shows one starboard
Fuel delivery issue Richard19068 at 11:54am 09.06.21 If there isn't a fuel pump between the tank supply and the Racor, I'd still would like to know wh
Awwww, Nuts!!! Papadave at 11:22am 09.06.21 Thanks everyone for the help! In all my years sailing, I've done a lot of dumb things, but nothing l
Fuel delivery issue Fleet at 11:08am 09.06.21 Turning the start key to position 1, the key stays there and something that sounds like an electric
Tongue weight question. LeeandRick at 10:42am 09.06.21 It's 1 percent for 6 inches, on my trailer. So, about a thousand times as much as you think. But i
Tongue weight question. Mr. Dave at 10:37am 09.06.21 Yeah, I was way off. So 0.3% of, say, 1000 lbs, is like 3 lbs, ya? I can see the impact on drivabili
Mysterious Yanmar Vibration - Only in forward gear (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:21am 09.06.21 The alignment was done to 0.025 to start. So not perfect, but I would think I'd see some improvemen
Mysterious Yanmar Vibration - Only in forward gear Tom J at 10:16am 09.06.21 That looks like some sort of flexible coupling. I think, in order to align it, the flexible core wo
Mysterious Yanmar Vibration - Only in forward gear dlochner at 10:13am 09.06.21 The spacer is likely a flexible shaft coupling. These are often designed to shear if the prop hits s
Tongue weight question. Tedd at 10:11am 09.06.21 So a couple of inches (2 specifically) would be how much of a percent?... Zero point three percent
How hard is it to replace a prop annode while the boat is in the water? Ralph Johnstone at 10:10am 09.06.21 Looks like the anode is in good enough shape to last me through the season. Looks like it's still

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