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Repairing Fiberglass Water tanks First 405 Doug S. at 6:42pm 06.08.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1175 I have a 1086 Beneteau First 405 that I keep in Florida, and spend winters in the Bahamas. I noticed
Liability only, or cheap no frills insurance? luvitt at 6:33pm 06.08.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2423 ive run out of money. i launch wednesday, cruise to my slip on saturday. i thought i was going to
Lancer Graphic Steve22116 at 6:11pm 06.08.09 Lancer 2/2191 Good evening all. Does anyone have a good color photograph of the Lancer graphic. My decal is very w
Bought a Hunter 23 1987 boat with the wrong mast teresa24 at 5:41pm 06.08.09 Smaller Boats 32/5423 I've never done one of these sites, but I'm at a loss on what to do. I recently purchased a Hunter 2
Installing auto pilot HOBOS at 5:12pm 06.08.09 Ask All Sailors 12/1977 Would like some ideas on where to install the course computer and fluxgate compass on a 2007 Hunter
Looking for a copy of rigging instructions (1) Rooslakelady at 5:10pm 06.08.09 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 0/15 I have a 12' Ranger sailboat manufactured in Kent, Wa in 1978. It has removable mast, keel and rudd
Removing flexible furler jwassdo at 4:54pm 06.08.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1400 I have a 1981 Hunter 22. I need to remove the roller furler, which was installed professionally. C
Blackbeard Pirate Festival (5) Cpt. Jon at 4:45pm 06.08.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1774 Wow, what a weekend! Early last week my wife sends me an email at work saying that she took the lib
Mounting Flat Screen TV abyssal at 3:56pm 06.08.09 Catalina 310 1/2680 We have a 2001 Catalina 310. It was purchased without a TV. We now have a 17" TV with DVD (23lbs)
Instruments Bomlo at 3:51pm 06.08.09 S2 4/1521 I would like to replace my instrument panel on my 9.2A so that I get tach, oil pressure, and tempera
Seawater Draincock in Yanmar 4jhe. anyone know size? luvitt at 2:43pm 06.08.09 Big Boats 5/1428 Im out of time, i launch wednesday. the draincock was out of stock and i need to plug it. It was n
1416 LED bulbs???? jackhartjr at 2:21pm 06.08.09 Ask All Sailors 1/4341 Hi folks, anyone know if LED bulbs are made in the small 1416 size? Thanks in advance! Jack
cockpit drain hose LordNelson at 1:57pm 06.08.09 Ask An Oday Owner 6/3048 :cry: i have an o day 20. the cockpit drain goes through a fitting in the cockpit floor, makes two 9
How many hours do you actually sail in a month?? breweraz at 1:10pm 06.08.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1336 For most the answers is proably not enough but in actualuality how many hours in a month do you thin
Sanitation Hose Art Butler at 12:35pm 06.08.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2038 Madam Head-Mistress: I have been following your lead for several years but this spring when I opene
Hunter 260 in plus 20 knt winds - great day breweraz at 12:30pm 06.08.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1854 We got to test out our new to us Hunter 260, Moonshadow, and our skills in 20 knot plus winds this w
What size wire???? jackhartjr at 12:09pm 06.08.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1962 Hi folks, getting ready to run the coax and wire up the mast. The coax is easy. What sized wire woul
Inspecting steeing system and ceteras... John in BR at 12:00pm 06.08.09 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1466 Inspecting steering system and ceteras... I just brought my new, old '79 33 from lake Chrles, LA to
Some more galley mods (2) Claude at 11:57am 06.08.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2713 We all have our priorities. Here's some pics of my (first but not last) galley mods. Next the frid
Spreader pitch briano20 at 11:50am 06.08.09 Smaller Boats 1/1449 I recently purchased a '74 O Day 20. The spreaders are pitched forward, does anyone know if this is

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Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard jviss at 6:41am 03.19.22 It could well be that the GFCI is faulty. Another observation is that you didn't trip GFCIs when
Raw water impeller (Yanmar 4JH4) RoyS at 6:36am 03.19.22 You need to carry a spare (new not used) impeller on board. You should probably carry a complete spa
Wheel Lock Question - Beneteau 311 with Wheel Steering kloudie1 at 6:19am 03.19.22
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard RoyS at 6:14am 03.19.22 A previous owner may have bonded the neutral wire (white) to the ground wire (green) somewhere. This
Replacing cabin sole in 1979 Hunter 30 Jim Legere at 6:14am 03.19.22 Roy is 100% correct. I did the cabin sole on my 1983 H37C. The silicone is a bch to get off. I use
Floorplan overhaul thoughts? RoyS at 5:58am 03.19.22 Do you mean, you can't without a pump? I have never seen a pump on a galley sink drain. Gravity wo
Raw water impeller (Yanmar 4JH4) sailme88 at 5:56am 03.19.22 The first indication of failure should be an obvious decrease in the volume of discharge water at t
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard Davidasailor26 at 5:52am 03.19.22
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? kjdoyle1 at 5:38am 03.19.22 Thanks guys for the responses! No, there are no dings or damage on the outside of that hole.
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? dlochner at 5:36am 03.19.22 Good points. Here is a closeup pic. What does the paint or gelcoat look like on the other side? I
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? Davidasailor26 at 5:35am 03.19.22
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? thinwater at 5:35am 03.19.22 I don't see any structural damamge. Maybe there is a small gouge on the outside, probably just throu
Heat Exchanger to Raw Water Pump Hose - An Adventure in Maintenance. sailme88 at 5:31am 03.19.22 Just getting ready to jump back into readying the boat for service and appreciated your advice abou
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? (1) kjdoyle1 at 5:30am 03.19.22 Good points. Here is a closeup pic.
Floorplan overhaul thoughts? Joe at 4:22am 03.19.22 Hi All, We completely gutted every bit of the interior and drive train and are planning on buildin
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? rgranger at 4:16am 03.19.22 I would layer fiberglass from the outside using the 12:1 bevel. I would use epoxy instead of polyes
Epic Fail (Recovery) rgranger at 4:06am 03.19.22 Hey, Granger, I have the same broken spreader bracket, and have the new one waiting for me to insta
37C Rudder assembly components Jim Legere at 3:52am 03.19.22 David, There are no detailed drawings that I know of. If you download the owner's manual from the "B
2022 PacificNW Weather Update Will Gilmore at 3:38am 03.19.22
Have you made cockpit cushions? Will Gilmore at 1:13am 03.19.22 I made the patterns with heavy news print paper. The curve won't make any difference to the seamstr

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