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alan2414 at 7:10pm 08.04.09
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We have recently acquired a Beneteau 411(2001) with a persistant acrid odor in the head, especially
SantaCruzS2 at 6:46pm 08.04.09
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Hello everyone!! This is my first post and am new to the world of sail boating! My wife and I
mtbque at 6:39pm 08.04.09
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Hunter 25 roller furling rigging Ok, new boat owner. Novice in terms of sailing experience mostly v
Rick D at 6:21pm 08.04.09
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The following is an e-mail my wife wrote to 'friends'. Enjoy. You may as well: The "other" in min
Gudenuph at 5:15pm 08.04.09
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Rather than trying to reinvent the wheel, how do you access and maintain the centerboard of an O'Day
KingFish at 3:42pm 08.04.09
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HI- First of all, thank you for all of your responses to my posting regarding the birthday etc for
Dawno at 3:13pm 08.04.09
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I was emptying my fresh water tank so that I could add some new water and a bit of Aquabon to avoid
BOBSPICER at 2:50pm 08.04.09
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the rudder on my daysailer 3 has a line attached to the rudder that runs from the tiller to the rudd
capejt at 2:48pm 08.04.09
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Hi everyone, I'm redoing the cabin sole on my '79 H33. I stripped (the old finnish that it is) and s
Bad Obsession at 2:39pm 08.04.09
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I just thought that it would be a cool thing to get a small 12V crock pot for the boat. Think about
Paul Wash at 2:29pm 08.04.09
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So Bill Perry (on another thread) brought up an interesting point about his 216 rudder and how he ne
sdur100 at 1:54pm 08.04.09
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Any idea why steering would be getting harder and harder and where to check.Rudder may have dropped
john6206 at 1:50pm 08.04.09
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looks exactly like my hunter 170 . . . . was there a name change? I have been seeing "legend 170"
packman at 12:33pm 08.04.09
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would it be possible or desireable to swap mast and boom from a '79 Lancer 28 to an '83 27ps? I have
kfish at 12:18pm 08.04.09
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I had to towed back to my slip on the last two outings(thank God for unlimited towing with BOAT/US).
bob moore at 12:04pm 08.04.09
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Does anyone know how to successfully search for all the "Hunter 216" posts, rather then end up havin
Greenman at 11:17am 08.04.09
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I am wondering if anyone has replaced their old fixed 2 blade prop on their H27 for something with a
troutsmustang at 11:11am 08.04.09
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Does anyone have th dimensions for the 216 V-Berth. I did a seach, but could not find any. I would
packman at 10:07am 08.04.09
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would it be possible or desireable to swap mast and boom from a '79 Lancer 28 to an '83 27ps? I hav
Team118 at 9:43am 08.04.09
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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
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
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
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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