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Aft Cabin Door Siamese at 7:41am 03.27.10 Catalina 309 Group Forum 5/3234 I'm really just musing on making a modification to my 309. Sometimes I change things just to change
1975 Pearson 39' Keel Help! memcmahon at 7:25am 03.27.10 Pearson 0/1375 I recently bought a Pearson 39 with a retractable keel. When i paid to have the bottom soda blasted,
How much paint garylinger at 6:44am 03.27.10 S2 4/1631 I had seen a formula somewhere that showed how much hull paint is needed based on length of boat but
Spray paint touch up Roger Long at 6:04am 03.27.10 Ask All Sailors 10/1982 The high temperature spray paint I've used for the heat shield / water tank on my heating system doe
Hunter Logo, good scan (1) ChrisM at 5:51am 03.27.10 Smaller Boats 1/1454 Greetings, I recently received a good set of replacement decals from Hunter for my Hunter 23. They
Long Voyage For A H34 Or 35????? CarlosS at 5:17am 03.27.10 Big Boats 9/1730 Hello, I am planning to bring a vessel from USA down to Soth America in Uruguay (South of Brazil). I
Exhaust Stains On Transom khemberger at 4:12am 03.27.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2472 I am in the process of waxing my boat and don't want to wax over the exhaust stains on my transom. H
the perfect portable radio justjon at 11:24pm 03.26.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1810 I bought a nifty marine AM/FM/CD radio on sale at West Marine but now I'm thinking of returning it d
Finally REALLY sailed my boat (3) Hermit Scott at 10:39pm 03.26.10 Ask All Sailors 71/10024 I finally finished everything for the furler and hoisted the jenny. The winds were up to 15 knots or
mac 22 Stern Rail diesel24 at 6:55pm 03.26.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1600 I am currently fabricating a stern rail for my 1981 macgregor 22. I need to know what size of stainl
Anyone install a hammock or airchair? damoses1 at 6:21pm 03.26.10 Ask All Sailors 11/6003 Just checking to see if anyone has installed a hammock or airchair on their O'day. If so, could you
first time boat buyer need advice sailerbg at 6:05pm 03.26.10 Big Boats 2/2628 am trying to get a good balance between comfort and sailing effeciency for my first boat. originally
Hard Bottom Painting: Blending Different Brands (Or Not?) rardiH36 at 5:39pm 03.26.10 Ask All Sailors 9/3678 An employee of one well respected boat yard commented "no problem" to stir together modified epoxy h
EU2000ia Gabor15908 at 4:28pm 03.26.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2025 I am in process of purchasing a EU2000iA generator from wisesales. While I am on the hook I like to
yanmar 2gm20f gauges brcdive at 4:06pm 03.26.10 Ask All Sailors 2/2167 I have a yanmar 2gm20f. I want to install water temp and oil pressure gauges. The pluges on the en
Trying to Install Profurl Plastic piece Bad Obsession at 12:59pm 03.26.10 Ask All Sailors 9/3083 So I got my parts in from Profurl. I have to put a new plastic sleeve in the top swivel, it is the
Painting shaft / rudder Mike G. at 12:53pm 03.26.10 Ask All Sailors 13/4250 A few years ago, based on many of your recommendations I painstakingly removed the hard bottom paint
Raymarine delivery problems Jim Seamans at 11:55am 03.26.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2260 Curious, I have a order for new autopilot via Defender from Raymarine. Getting the X10 below deck ty
Bulkhead repair (1) engels15 at 11:35am 03.26.10 Ericson 0/2780 This morning I looked at a 1983 Ericson 30+ that I could purchace at a very good price. However the
Roller Furler maintenance Earl Keim at 11:23am 03.26.10 Smaller Boats 1/1292 HI, I hope you all had a great winter. I am getting my sails cleanned and want to take a good loo

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Spreader Snapped from mast - Need Advice/thoughts PaulK at 8:02am 04.09.22 Agree with ScottT. Brackets holding the spreaders are usually riveted to the mast, not glued. The "
Navigation Lights Beneteau Oceanis 31 Gigagybe at 7:56am 04.09.22 Hi Jssailem, thanks for your kind confirmation. It's weird indeed I never see them on pictures of ot
Navigation Lights Beneteau Oceanis 31 jssailem at 7:45am 04.09.22 more correct if you are navigating with the engine. This is correct. If navigating under power the
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank hvac&r tech at 7:42am 04.09.22 Not being judgemental here. Even if you can afford to replace the 4 house batteries with no strain
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank jssailem at 7:38am 04.09.22 Yes it is a complex system and my boat is new. Yes that would be true. It is pretty boat and will
Wash down pump orientation (3) Captain Mateo at 7:31am 04.09.22 This is something that I've been thinking about, too. What is your plan to provide source water to
Spreader Snapped from mast - Need Advice/thoughts Scott T-Bird at 7:21am 04.09.22 You need to take a close look at the mast. A 24' O'Day is going to be a light-weight rig so take it
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank hvac&r tech at 7:21am 04.09.22
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank hvac&r tech at 7:16am 04.09.22 I am working with dealer and they asked Beneteau on Friday for assistance which I finally got, it wa
I blew a fuse! Maine Sail at 7:16am 04.09.22 What he is saying is that all banks on a boat should have over current protection, including startin
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank smokey73 at 7:06am 04.09.22 Not being judgemental here. Even if you can afford to replace the 4 house batteries with no strain
Spreader Snapped from mast - Need Advice/thoughts jssailem at 7:02am 04.09.22 Maybe the spreader is salvageable. So much depends on what you see when you get it down on the hard.
Spreader Snapped from mast - Need Advice/thoughts Crazy Dave Condon at 7:01am 04.09.22 @Learningthehardway As a former dealer, if the picture where the spreader use to be is a large hole
I blew a fuse! Scott T-Bird at 7:01am 04.09.22 So, what heard in the Nigel Calder video is that: 1) starting circuit is one place you may not want
A lost art: Conserving ice. (1) dLj at 6:58am 04.09.22 Sounds like you're in luck, then. I'd bet the prepped old finish would hold varnish or urethane. E
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank jssailem at 6:57am 04.09.22 :plus: with @smokey73
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank smokey73 at 6:48am 04.09.22 From your initial post I am assuming this is a "brand new" boat straight from the dealer. If so, di
Spreader Snapped from mast - Need Advice/thoughts DougM at 6:40am 04.09.22
Wax or ceramic Justin_NSA at 6:36am 04.09.22 I get ads all the time for ceramic products. Maybe I'm just stuck in the past, I use Collinite paste
Spreader Snapped from mast - Need Advice/thoughts jviss at 6:33am 04.09.22 It looks to me like the spreader bracket was glued to the mast. If that's the case, it would seem a

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