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212 Cracks LBI at 2:45pm 11.04.09 Smaller Boats 1/1540 Just purchased a 212, there are small cracks around the windows? I am told they are due to the type
SSB Installation on Hunter 40 bornin59ca at 1:01pm 11.04.09 Big Boats 3/1661 I am installing a Icom 710 SSB radio on my 1988 Hunter 40 and was wondering what other owners have u
Oil Changes sailaway78 at 12:55pm 11.04.09 Ask All Sailors 21/5551 Has anyone come up with a really neat way to change the oil on a Yanmar, without a drain plug. I h
Mast Radar Installation J in Mississippi at 6:54am 11.04.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/5612 I'm looking to install a Raymarine radar during this winter haulout. Antenna to go on the mast. My q
Exhaust Water Vapor tedboi at 6:42am 11.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1732 1980 Yanmar QM15 (with 4400 engine hours) experiencing white smoke(water vapor) when under load (@22
Beneteau First 285 rperegoy at 5:52am 11.04.09 Ask All Sailors 2/4643 Looking for an Owner's Manual and Deck Layout for a 1987 Beneteau; does anyone have a file they can
Boat Guides Robspan at 5:14am 11.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2380 One of the steel posts that guide my boat onto the trailer has just about rusted out. Does anyone us
Renault RC8D maintenance David21149 at 4:25am 11.04.09 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1774 Who is familiar with this engine and can offer tips on maintenance? Pls send me email. Thanks. Dav
Hotels In Saint Martin Ducati at 3:29am 11.04.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1817 Looking for a hotel on the night before we get our charter boat from the Sunsail base at Oyster Pond
Using outboard on a 26' Newbie at 7:47pm 11.03.09 Smaller Boats 6/2157 I am looking at a 1997 Hunter 26. It has a 9.9 engine with the forward and reverse control in the fr
replacing the prop shaft tony201 at 7:44pm 11.03.09 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2771 :confused:replacing the prop shaft I plan to replace my prop shaft on my 1976 oday 27 in a week o
New mattress for O361 bsmith15 at 4:55pm 11.03.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1741 Has anyone put new mattresses in their Bennie? Was thinking about temperpedic but would imagine it i
Coral Sees H5.2 Info? djnestrick at 4:41pm 11.03.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2948 I just bought this boat and yes, the spelling is correct according to the boat title. It's a cute li
Moisture in rudder question bigsick at 4:06pm 11.03.09 Mid-Size Boats 9/2454 Recently purchased a 2003 326. Survey indicated small amount of moisture in rudder. He indicated i
Dinghy check valves/ running with the jib and no pole Hermit Scott at 3:57pm 11.03.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1886 2 questions. I have an 8' seaworthy inflatable. I pump it up but have to be quick about removing th
My evil plan has succeeded. BobM at 3:51pm 11.03.09 Ask All Sailors 21/5254 Unfortunately a friend of mine is getting divorced and his Freedom 28 is up for sale. He confided i
space for stove on 2004 MacGregor 26M felixsilke at 3:42pm 11.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2584 Hello, we have just bought a 26M from 2004, but it is not in our possession yet (we are in Alaska
Where should I buy new Cushions? amyette94 at 3:15pm 11.03.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1286 Ok, so, About 2 months ago I bought a '67 Mariner to restore over the winter and it came with the or
Mac 26 D - Replacing the Bow Eye cjmkress at 2:19pm 11.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/5302 Hello: I just picked up a Mac 26D project and the first thing I need to do is to install a new Bow
It's Xmas and you have $1000-2000 BobM at 1:22pm 11.03.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2359 What do you buy for an upgrade? I am going to eliminate repairs from the equation, as we all have t

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Strut Replacement jssailem at 9:14am 04.16.22 Not sure if the strut was uniquely made for the S2.. I think not. Most of our boats were built buy s
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits Maine Sail at 9:13am 04.16.22 I think that's what I said. :) Sorry you are correct and I missed the word not...
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits Maine Sail at 9:10am 04.16.22 I think that's what I said. :) I think the message here is not that stainless shouldn't be used
KISS Wind Generator Problem geoffschultz at 9:05am 04.16.22 is the magnet in the wrong orientation with North South poles causing resistance? similar to puttin
Binoculars jssailem at 8:59am 04.16.22 compass bearing from binoculars in anger Thinking about that. Perhaps. Racing. Avoiding a tug b
Anchor locker leaks jssailem at 8:56am 04.16.22 As a general rule I like to seal the boat from the outside. I would look at cracks, screws, holes,
KISS Wind Generator Problem danooxnard at 8:53am 04.16.22 is the magnet in the wrong orientation with North South poles causing resistance? similar to putting
KISS Wind Generator Problem Rich Stidger at 8:19am 04.16.22 I will take a GUESS. And it is only a guess. I will bet that one of the stator coils has a short i
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits jviss at 8:14am 04.16.22 The point is that ss should not be between the lug and battery, or lug and busbar or lug and fuse..
Perkins 4.107 or 4.108 fuel lines jssailem at 7:59am 04.16.22 Thanks CYQK. It is a work in progress. I just got my Injectors back from the shop. Serviced and read
A Technically Sophisticated Repair Scott B at 7:57am 04.16.22 I have about 8 hours of music on my phone but mostly I just listen to Spotify now. I use a Bluetoot
Water Heater Discharge SV Bella at 7:49am 04.16.22 this is what I read on the internet. Is it true? I don't know. We'll see when it gets here and in
Yet another LiFePo4 query Maine Sail at 6:54am 04.16.22
Tahatsu 6hp Sailpro for my Hunter 240 sail sfbay at 6:54am 04.16.22 Understand the sailboat is normally fitted with a small 3 to 6 hp outboard motor for docking and man
Propane Outboard santana1972 at 6:03am 04.16.22 Thanks so much!!!
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits (2) Maine Sail at 5:52am 04.16.22 I think the message here is not that stainless shouldn't be used for washers and nuts that secure t
37C Portlight sandpiper10471 at 5:27am 04.16.22 Many thanks. You have confirmed that old age has not completely clicked in. My suspicion confirmed.
Propane Outboard (1) patbratton at 5:19am 04.16.22 I downloaded a PDF from Mercury's website. The one I have is 8M015256 for a motor series starting i
Perkins 4.107 or 4.108 fuel lines CYQK at 5:09am 04.16.22 jsailem If you had asked that question last week i would have had the receipt here at my shop Took a
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits jviss at 5:06am 04.16.22 Where do you buy proper washers & nuts from?? I think the message here is not that stainless shoul

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