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GFO shaft packing life span? Johnt1594 at 6:32am 09.11.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2032 The GFO shaft packing in my 2000 H340 is nearing five years of use now. I can still adjust the gland
Sailing St. Martin This November Ducati at 5:09am 09.11.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1255 We are chartering (bareboat) in St. Martin this November. Our previously trip we sailed the BVIs and
Drooping spreaders mtoppozini at 5:04am 09.11.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1084 Hi folks: I have a 1994 hunter 29.5 with double spreaders. The problem I have is when I tighen down
'72 cascade 36' sand sailor at 9:36pm 09.10.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1704 what do you guys think of this boat i'm thinking of making a bid on it '07 survey shows very good c
Broken Strut 27 Ericson - how is that fixed? deboraha at 8:55pm 09.10.09 Ericson 0/1938 Hi all, I am a new boat owner in San Diego. CA, 72 Ericson 27', with a broken strut. I had a diver
Yanmar 3YM20 Blower Wiring kenreed at 8:33pm 09.10.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 0/2223 Does this bother anyone else? The blower on my Yanmar, which essentially vents the hot air behind t
ODay 25 Swing Keel Slot Gudenuph at 8:15pm 09.10.09 Day Sailers 10/6270 I'm thinking of raising my O'Day 25 to enable swing keel maintenance. I'd like to know the position
Fin keel swap to shoal keel blueberry at 6:50pm 09.10.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2499 I have Irwin 31 feet 1982. When the boat was sold new , Irwin offer two keels, fin and shoal keels.
Endeavour owners site down?? magicmoments at 6:28pm 09.10.09 Other Sailboats 4/3173 Does anyone know if teh Endeavour owners site has moved or died / Magic moments Endeavour 37
Tach on H33 - 2QM15 dwgifford at 6:07pm 09.10.09 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1461 I have a 1978 H33 w/the 2QM15 diesel and the tach on the engine control panel seems to read low. Af
Ben31 In mast roller furling problem - HELP! SMOOTH JAZZ at 5:50pm 09.10.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/3125 I have a new Beneteau 31 and am experiencing great difficulty when trying to put the main away. Did
Rudder Repair mrudman850 at 4:49pm 09.10.09 Ask All Sailors 3/2339 Just cracked the lower (swing) part of my Buccaneer 180's kick up rudder assembly. Cracked right at
Yanmar control panel Traveller at 4:42pm 09.10.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1496 Does anyone know where I can find a new( or used in good condition) engine control panel for a 2GMf
sloppy rudder post AndyR at 2:00pm 09.10.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1276 Hi guys we have our B293 out of the water for annual maintainance and we noticed a bit of slop in t
Draft plan for Chesapeake Bay Cpt. Jon at 1:15pm 09.10.09 Ask All Sailors 98/10198 The Bay needs more than this, but it's a start: http://static.mgnetwork.com/rtd/pdfs/20090911_bay
removing cutlass pethia at 12:54pm 09.10.09 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2382 I have a cherubini 27 1978. I would like to remove the cutlass. Has anyone out there had luck with
Sale email: apology Phil Herring at 11:37am 09.10.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1245 We accidentally sent an email to the Beneteau list today with a bunch of code in the subject field.
Engine Smoking, Cleaning injectors on Yanmar YSB-12 Royal Flush at 11:23am 09.10.09 Ask All Sailors 14/8447 I've noticed oil in the water at times during startup. Recently on my last trip, I've noticed the e
Electrolux Stove/Oven Bill Amos at 11:22am 09.10.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2170 Last year I purchased a 1986 Beneteau First 305 from the widow of the unfortunate deceased previous
Forward head: How does it go togehter? emergpa1 at 11:13am 09.10.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1348 Hi, I am currently putting the final touches on the finish, and replacement of the panels and trim t

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What do you think of this...... NYSail at 4:20pm 04.15.22 Hey, I am not qualified to offer an opinion on this. I wonder how the swage will look once it's c
86 Hunter 25.5 RKMCCORKLE at 3:29pm 04.15.22 Mine was on a 86 Hunter 25.5 and after much of a challenge I checked the ice box and it was the over
Water Heater Discharge JamesG161 at 3:26pm 04.15.22 The lever was hard to move and once it did it did leak If it leaked around the stem of the PRV , t
Water Heater Discharge JamesG161 at 3:20pm 04.15.22 I took the pressure release valve off. Just push and lift the lever on it few times to re-seat the
What do you think of this...... BarryL at 3:17pm 04.15.22 Hey, I am not qualified to offer an opinion on this. I wonder how the swage will look once it's c
A Technically Sophisticated Repair DArcy at 3:16pm 04.15.22 That's interesting. I download my playlists and don't have any problems playing but am generally wit
Starting fluid Tally Ho at 3:11pm 04.15.22
Water Heater Discharge SV Bella at 3:11pm 04.15.22 The pressure release valve lever was hard to move and once it did it did leak. I took the pressure
40.5: Shaft growth dmax at 3:07pm 04.15.22 I use Rustoleum Cold Galvanizing on my prop and shaft as well - I'm in salt water and get no barnacl
Desperate leakinhg Tally Ho at 3:01pm 04.15.22 Tried to patch with Splash Zone but it takes forever to set up, I couldn't hold in place too long m
Water Heater Discharge DeniseO30 at 2:42pm 04.15.22 I'm not going to repeat all the great advice from everybody else but I will say this. Once a TP val
Water Heater Discharge JamesG161 at 2:20pm 04.15.22 the water in the water heater became too hot during the long running of the motor. :plus::plus: I
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits thinwater at 2:06pm 04.15.22 Good post @Scott B I'll just add that the fastening hardware should never be part of the conducting
A Technically Sophisticated Repair dLj at 1:56pm 04.15.22 I have about 8 hours of music on my phone but mostly I just listen to Spotify now. I use a Bluetoot
37C Portlight Dave Groshong at 1:53pm 04.15.22 We've only sold 512's and 715's for that boat, so if it is the bigger one, pretty safe bet it is a
What do you think of this...... dLj at 1:43pm 04.15.22
What do you think of this...... Rick486 at 1:33pm 04.15.22 In 47 years of sailboat ownership, I have never seen a fitting that looked like that. As kwe all now
Repurposing a Rope Clutch (1) dkinzer at 1:27pm 04.15.22 We have a mast mounted clutch for our roller furling jib halyard. I decided to mount a horn cleat
240 fender location when docking (1) patbratton at 1:25pm 04.15.22 Obviously a noob question, but where do you all with 240s like to tie on your fenders for docking?
40.5: Shaft growth rgranger at 1:13pm 04.15.22 At any rate, the Rust Oleum Cold Galvanizing I have never used this product as a bottom paint but

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