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Swing Keel - Joe did you post the pictures? JAF at 6:33am 09.16.09 Ask An Oday Owner 8/3427 The question has been asked and answered but I cannot find the pictures in the archives. Does the a
cam cleats Justin_NSA at 5:46am 09.16.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2208 Has anyone replaced their jib sheet cam cleats? My port one is randomly letting go of the sheet - it
Hunter 27 Hatchboards drdozer at 4:45am 09.16.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1406 I have a 1993 Hunter 27' and need replacement hatchboards, originals were swiped. Hunter marine doe
Anothe dent in the mast Mougly at 3:58am 09.16.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2040 Hello all Here is another question about my mast, while out on the bay yesterday I met another s
Dumb oil change question fox islander at 10:07pm 09.15.09 Catalina 30 18/3580 My '90 C30 mk II has the universal MXP25. I normally suck the oil out of the dipstick tube with a sm
two weeks before the mast packman at 8:18pm 09.15.09 Ask All Sailors 10/850 Good evening you towering nautical intellects you, I have a question about masts, a subject near and
Hot water heater overheats from engine KenK13623 at 7:07pm 09.15.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/2163 Have a 2000 310. When I run the engine for a more than a short time, it seems to circulate too much
Wave Slap -wouldn't believe how loud Dragon at 6:13pm 09.15.09 Big Boats 16/5612 I have a new-to-me 1988 H37. Love the boat, but those small waves are amplified at night in the aft
Honda outboard stalling Mougly at 5:30pm 09.15.09 Ask All Sailors 13/9278 Hi all My 1991 Honda 7.5 HP 4stroke outboard motor stalled today while I was out for a sail, it s
H 34 Mast insert Siren Sailor at 3:13pm 09.15.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2467 Hi, I'm a new member who aquired a 1983 Hunter 34 this summer, after putting the mast up and conne
shaft removal from H40 fabiolemos at 2:33pm 09.15.09 Big Boats 8/1600 i own a H40 88, need to remove shaft, but seems to me that there is not enough space to do the job w
Still hanging on sailaway78 at 2:32pm 09.15.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1548 WOW This stinkin weather sucks. Left Slidell two weeks ago today, and have made a grand total o
HUNTER 40.5 Air Conditioner Michael G at 2:27pm 09.15.09 Big Boats 17/4433 HUNTER 40.5 Air Conditioner Question I have a 1993 Hunter 40.5 that has one 16,000 BTU central AC u
Cutter rig for a Mac 26D oreana1234 at 1:18pm 09.15.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/4195 OK I decided to make a quick attaching sprite for my 26D. I am intending to fly my regular genoa on
O'Day Spars AWKIII at 1:15pm 09.15.09 Bigger Boats 4/2069 I have an 1982 O'Day 37 Center Cockpit and need to replace the masthead or end up purchasing an enti
Lockers on swim transom filling with water! RonRelyea at 1:08pm 09.15.09 Mid-Size Boats 4/1709 I've got a Hunter Vision 32 which I dock on the Hudson River. Friday night there was considerable c
Replacement Steaming Bulb? Dick1505 at 12:43pm 09.15.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/40 Where can I find a replacement bulb. Manual says it is a Victor #211-2, but I can't locate a source
first 40.7 rudder nikosail at 12:25pm 09.15.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1892 Hello! I need some advice on how to disconnect the first 40.7 rudder (it looks like the down bearing
C 25 keel pivot bolts missing Constance bay at 11:36am 09.15.09 Smaller Boats 1/1983 I bought a C 25 last year and have noticed thet both pivot bolts on the starboard side are missing
Upgrading to solar panels wings42 at 10:32am 09.15.09 Pearson 0/1498 Fairly new owner of 424 pearson ketch, hull #156, and looking to upgrade to solar power. Would appre

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Mods to our 35s5 JonathanCarlos at 9:48am 03.23.22 Great write up and quality craftsmanship on the refit. Cheers.
35s5 replace windows JonathanCarlos at 9:44am 03.23.22 Thanks Hollyberry... I've not yet seen your post, but will go check it out now. From what I underst
H280 To Winch or Not To Winches ClewlessGale at 9:43am 03.23.22 Hey Crusty, did you end up adding winches? Pondering the same thing.
Freezer repair, 2015 Oceanis 48 SEMPERAVANTI41 at 9:40am 03.23.22 I refit my 2 freezers with: Isotherm 2010-SX Compact Air Cooled Refrigeration Comp
35s5 replace windows Hollyberry at 9:26am 03.23.22 ........ Boat also needs rigging (standing and running) and headliner replaced (common issue I read
Leave the refrigerator on or off? jeepbluetj at 9:25am 03.23.22 On all the time. 400W of solar for when the power goes out (happens often) or when the marina worker
Catalina 22 Bulkheads (1) AaronD at 9:22am 03.23.22 1981 boat here. I haven't worked on our port side (yet), but I noticed the screws on our starboard s
Hunter 34 (1984) Bimini from sailboatowners.com jwerkjr at 9:06am 03.23.22 Thank you all! This is a rail mounted Bimini due to the limitations of the gunnel designed specifica
Scared myself - broken forestay brockangelo at 9:00am 03.23.22 my homegrown book of procedures I'd be interested to see a procedure list. I have a laminator and
35s5 replace windows JonathanCarlos at 9:00am 03.23.22 Thanks Hollyberry... yes the one shop that I got a quote from already told me they will not come out
Leave the refrigerator on or off? jviss at 8:59am 03.23.22 Note that your fridge compressor works less maintaining temperature, rather then longer cycles tryi
Scared myself - broken forestay AaronD at 8:56am 03.23.22 Wow! Glad you made it back with mast intact, and thanks for sharing! Breezy's previous owner used b
Icom m802 (1) jssailem at 8:55am 03.23.22 GPS CONNECTOR (pp. 55, 64) Input position and UTC data from a GPS receiver for DSC operation. (NMEA
35s5 replace windows Hollyberry at 8:50am 03.23.22 I expect you'd be best off looking at more local plastics outfits that you could deal with face-to-f
Do You Know A Good Broker? Mikem at 8:42am 03.23.22 Try Lawrence Fronczek at Specialty Yachts in Vancouver. Highly recommended.
FreeJib Sail AwwShucks at 8:39am 03.23.22
Replacement Zinc for Yanmar Saildrive AwwShucks at 8:34am 03.23.22 Yanmar engines can also be fitted to Hurth/ZF sail drives. In which case it would probably be a ZF
ICW actual state "of affairs" conditions (1) Parsons at 8:34am 03.23.22 Lots of Florida boats, without the hassle of moving it. Here are two mid-1980's Pearson's asking in
35s5 replace windows JonathanCarlos at 8:28am 03.23.22 I reached out to Ward, this week to ask about these same windows. We are looking at a 35s5 in Calif
Hunter 34 (1984) Bimini from sailboatowners.com Artey1 at 8:24am 03.23.22 I just received mine a couple of weeks ago and installed it on a Sunday. I don't have exact measurem

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