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V berth Leak H290A at 7:23am 05.04.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1292 Hi all you H290 owners, anyone ever run into a leak somewhere on the starboard side in the V berth?
Best option for repairing sail? CaptianJack at 6:55am 05.04.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1382 Hello all, We had a violent windstorm a few weeks back and my jib (on a roller furl) was not as ti
Mistral 33 - hydraulic steering issues jack pine at 6:33am 05.04.09 Hallberg-Rassy 2/6301 My Mistral 33 was built in 1972 and has its original hydraulic steering. The steering has been some
Oday 23 Main Sail cover measurements PapaJack at 6:23am 05.04.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1822 Mast down, need to order main sail cover. Do you know the various standard length and circumferen
Unusual incident Witzend at 4:38am 05.04.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2326 I have not filled my water tank yet, since winterization. I'm on my mooring and wanted to run the en
Single handed vs. family aboard Hermit Scott at 10:18pm 05.03.09 Ask All Sailors 37/3882 We made it to the boat today. There was a point in the day where I wish we hadn't. The wind was not
Bilge issues pmitch at 9:45pm 05.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1522 Does anybody know if the area under the two quarter births have drain holes which route back to the
Furling Main Jam Pat Hooyman at 9:17pm 05.03.09 Big Boats 9/3257 Our furling main jammed - it is a Selden mast with a Doyle vertical batten main on an H38. First it
Can't Eliminate Lee Helm - Gremlins??? svwalkabout at 8:49pm 05.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/3330 Well... Where to start... I can't eliminate the lee helm problem that I seemed to have built mys
Islander 32 Marc Bjorklund at 8:47pm 05.03.09 Islander 1/3451 I have an Islander 32, Robert Perry design, !972. The fuel tank has developed a leak and needs repl
Adding Reefing Hardware RJMartin at 8:20pm 05.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2414 I need to add reefing hardware to my V224. I have a reasonably good description of a "jiffy-reefing
Catalina 30 Electrical Short C30 3058 at 7:04pm 05.03.09 Catalina 30 8/3599 I have a short in my electrical system that is causing severe battery drain whenever the battery swi
o'day 40 strut free play markl at 6:37pm 05.03.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1215 Hello O'Day 40 strut free play.Any suggestions how to fix it? Thank you, Mark.
Boat name letter boards jybiom at 5:58pm 05.03.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1212 Hi. I am looking for a company that makes letter boards that can take a boat name that is about 6 "
Rhodes 19 reefing question Tashi at 5:55pm 05.03.09 Day Sailers 2/4566 Hi, This is a question for any rhodes 19 owners. I have recently acquired a 1978 Mariner and am
My anchor light is on crack! Bad Obsession at 5:44pm 05.03.09 Ask All Sailors 24/5301 Last week my anchor light didn't work when I was anchored. It worked the week before that when I wa
Where to find MACG factory original cheek block for halyard? MacWind19 at 3:54pm 05.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1858 I am looking to replace three cheek blocks on my '89 macgregor 26. It would be nice to replace them
37C rig tuning Don LePage at 3:51pm 05.03.09 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1878 Hi All: Question about rig tuning. A friend lent me a rig tuning gizmo and I though I would set up
Holding Tank Maintenance gkornrneich@comcast.net at 3:41pm 05.03.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1835 Hi Peggy, I've read that leaving the boat for a while with Calgon Water Softener (and maybe a bit
Curtain Slide Track RussB at 2:56pm 05.03.09 S2 1/1642 I was wondering if anyone knew where to get replacement window curtain slide track. My 1979 9.2A ha

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Another Ship is burning. dlochner at 3:22am 02.25.22
Freezer repair, 2015 Oceanis 48 Roger F at 3:00am 02.25.22 Montage - actually our slow leak is coolant not water. Did you check your drain plug and hose and
Another Ship is burning. Will Gilmore at 2:36am 02.25.22 Thanks. I wasn't familiar with that clip. It was originally broadcast in 1991, a bit after my time.
O'Day 39 owners manual Rgluv2sail at 2:29am 02.25.22
Freezer repair, 2015 Oceanis 48 Montage_55 at 2:25am 02.25.22 Hi Roger, I have an Oceansis 55 with the same problems. The freezer works well but it leaks water. I
New Catalina 30 Owner Hayden Watson at 10:36pm 02.24.22 jssailem is correct that Romex has no place on a boat but before you start ripping out the AC cables
HJull number engraved on hull of Hunter Legend stuendan at 10:31pm 02.24.22 HIN number on my 2003 H326 is on the hull side, starboard rear quarter, 'bout 2 meters from the tran
New Catalina 30 Owner Hayden Watson at 10:29pm 02.24.22 The hump is absolutely standard in older C30's with the diesel engine. The engine bed, stern tube a
Expanding Hardening Foam thinwater at 10:06pm 02.24.22 Thinwater, can you explain why you're not a fan of deck injection? Not to hijacka thread, but I ha
Acquiring a 2012 Marlow Hunter 50... artboas at 9:52pm 02.24.22 Hi folks. Although I have never owned a Hunter, seemingly, the boat I have been looking for recent
Engine Hours 2009 Hunter 50cc Zencra at 9:48pm 02.24.22 The fuel gauge is a totally separate entity thank Art, I have had a look at wiring and couldn't noti
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback dmax at 9:45pm 02.24.22 I thought about bung'ing the screws but decided it was too much trouble and I can always go back and
Engine Hours 2009 Hunter 50cc artboas at 9:44pm 02.24.22 how do I connect the maretron to chartplotter? my maretron fuel guage has just stopped working and
Long term lay up info dmax at 9:41pm 02.24.22 Second question: Boat's going to be on the hard. Why bother with running the engine? It ain't go
New to us Hunter 40.5 artboas at 9:38pm 02.24.22 Update. I have been working on the boat a little at a time. I have been cleaning bilges and cleanin
Another Ship is burning. JRacer at 7:59pm 02.24.22 Leeward rail, "got it" :laugh:
Need to Replace a Reading Light, or its Switch DayDreamer41 at 7:49pm 02.24.22 Have a look here, this is the company who supplied the original fixtures https://itcshopnow.com/coll
Long term lay up info Ralph Johnstone at 7:24pm 02.24.22 Inded, I can't think of ANY reason it should be/needs to be run at all. Not unless you're trying
Sail question Rickth at 7:16pm 02.24.22 Thanks for the replies. Sounds to me like it is an anchor riding sail.
Long term lay up info Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:15pm 02.24.22 I am putting a boat on the hard for several years. You're overlooking two important systems: The fr

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