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acrid head odors alan2414 at 7:10pm 08.04.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2215 We have recently acquired a Beneteau 411(2001) with a persistant acrid odor in the head, especially
Carpet or wood? SantaCruzS2 at 6:46pm 08.04.09 Ask All Sailors 19/3360 Hello everyone!! This is my first post and am new to the world of sail boating! My wife and I
Hunter 26 roller furling rigging (3) mtbque at 6:39pm 08.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/3039 Hunter 25 roller furling rigging Ok, new boat owner. Novice in terms of sailing experience mostly v
Pump Out Burp Rick D at 6:21pm 08.04.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/2168 The following is an e-mail my wife wrote to 'friends'. Enjoy. You may as well: The "other" in min
Centerboard maintenance Gudenuph at 5:15pm 08.04.09 Day Sailers 3/2128 Rather than trying to reinvent the wheel, how do you access and maintain the centerboard of an O'Day
Hull Number - HUN60007M77F - 33 KingFish at 3:42pm 08.04.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1404 HI- First of all, thank you for all of your responses to my posting regarding the birthday etc for
Water Sensors Dawno at 3:13pm 08.04.09 Mid-Size Boats 8/1956 I was emptying my fresh water tank so that I could add some new water and a bit of Aquabon to avoid
Question Regarding Rudder Position BOBSPICER at 2:50pm 08.04.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1439 the rudder on my daysailer 3 has a line attached to the rudder that runs from the tiller to the rudd
Too much Varnish on Cabin Sole? capejt at 2:48pm 08.04.09 Ask All Sailors 11/4134 Hi everyone, I'm redoing the cabin sole on my '79 H33. I stripped (the old finnish that it is) and s
12 V Crockpot Bad Obsession at 2:39pm 08.04.09 Ask All Sailors 13/3082 I just thought that it would be a cool thing to get a small 12V crock pot for the boat. Think about
216 Rudder Action Paul Wash at 2:29pm 08.04.09 Smaller Boats 2/1175 So Bill Perry (on another thread) brought up an interesting point about his 216 rudder and how he ne
beneteau 35s5 steering sdur100 at 1:54pm 08.04.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1719 Any idea why steering would be getting harder and harder and where to check.Rudder may have dropped
the new legend 170 john6206 at 1:50pm 08.04.09 Day Sailers 2/1795 looks exactly like my hunter 170 . . . . was there a name change? I have been seeing "legend 170"
mast swap packman at 12:33pm 08.04.09 Ask All Sailors 6/229 would it be possible or desireable to swap mast and boom from a '79 Lancer 28 to an '83 27ps? I have
Diesel Fuel Question kfish at 12:18pm 08.04.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1839 I had to towed back to my slip on the last two outings(thank God for unlimited towing with BOAT/US).
Finding 216 Posts bob moore at 12:04pm 08.04.09 Trailer Sailors 1/2033 Does anyone know how to successfully search for all the "Hunter 216" posts, rather then end up havin
1975 H27 Prop Greenman at 11:17am 08.04.09 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1417 I am wondering if anyone has replaced their old fixed 2 blade prop on their H27 for something with a
216 V-Berth troutsmustang at 11:11am 08.04.09 Smaller Boats 3/1377 Does anyone have th dimensions for the 216 V-Berth. I did a seach, but could not find any. I would
mast swap packman at 10:07am 08.04.09 Lancer 0/57 would it be possible or desireable to swap mast and boom from a '79 Lancer 28 to an '83 27ps? I hav
Rudder post Steering failure Team118 at 9:43am 08.04.09 Catalina 30 5/1769 I've searched for this issue and haven't found much information. I have a 1977 Catalina 30 with pe

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Scared myself - broken forestay nightowle at 12:52am 03.23.22 Indeed, scary stuff. You handled it well. All the while looking searchingly at your first mate for
Freezer repair, 2015 Oceanis 48 (1) HaroldW at 12:19am 03.23.22 I was wrong about it being flat. I got the flat one for a different job. This is the parts breakdown
1985 Pearson 303 The_Sailing_Pelican at 11:15pm 03.22.22
Hatch handle Mark Maulden at 9:25pm 03.22.22 This is going to need a pic. I'm wondering if the two pieces of teak are guides for sliding?
Catalina 30 Table/hardware pipedream at 8:43pm 03.22.22 My boat is a 1973, and many bits and pieces have been out of production for a long time. Lucky you l
1985 Pearson 303 Tally Ho at 7:59pm 03.22.22
1985 Pearson 303 The_Sailing_Pelican at 7:51pm 03.22.22
Rudder repairs Project_Mayhem at 7:50pm 03.22.22 You found foam inside the rudder? If so, I'm surprised. It seems so solid As for the filler/thicken
Black rubber stuff in bilge? Tally Ho at 7:49pm 03.22.22 Hmmm, if it seems to pull out without damaging the fiberglass, I would get a scraper and start clean
1985 Pearson 303 Tally Ho at 7:47pm 03.22.22
ICW actual state "of affairs" conditions The_Sailing_Pelican at 7:32pm 03.22.22 The Pearson 303 has a shallow draft and air draft of well under 65 feet, there should be few if any
Hatch handle Halvern at 7:15pm 03.22.22 My main hatch is a slider on top about half inch thick plexiglass (?) with the usual wood boards fac
Freezer repair, 2015 Oceanis 48 Roger F at 6:59pm 03.22.22 Thanks Harold that would be great!
Freezer loosing ability to freeze - something to clean? kbgunn at 6:29pm 03.22.22 Yes, you have to remove the freezer. There should be a trim ring around it with screws. Once remove
Semco Teak Sealer - progress photos (3) Hayden Watson at 6:28pm 03.22.22 I use the honeytone. Before any work on sprit 203699 after Semco 203700 The thing I like best abo
Lightning strike BigEasy at 5:53pm 03.22.22 do I need to go back with stainless rivetts or will normal pop rivetts do the job? Is there also a
Leave the refrigerator on or off? BigEasy at 5:45pm 03.22.22 One problem with turning it off & on is that it takes approximately 12 hours, during summer months,
Semco Teak Sealer - progress photos berner73 at 5:43pm 03.22.22 Got recommended the Semco Teak Sealer on this forum, so thought I'd post progress photos. I used Se
Leave the refrigerator on or off? Tally Ho at 5:10pm 03.22.22
ICW actual state "of affairs" conditions dlochner at 4:50pm 03.22.22 Why run the ditch the whole way? Why not pop into the ICW at specific locations and then pop back o

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