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New Sailor on Open Water Kristin at 1:32am 07.03.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/775 I have been sailing for about six months now. My crew (all women) and I are thinking about traileri
Fresh water tank overflowing Michel at 3:29am 07.03.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1015 When filling our fresh water tank for the first time this year, the tank overflowed inside the boat.
Bigger Outboard? Stan at 4:46am 07.03.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1166 I've sailed small boats for many decades but am brand new to cruising in the "keeled realm" with my
Bilge gel coat stress cracks Bill at 4:40am 07.03.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/1182 I have what looks to be a half dozen stress cracks in the gelocoat lining in the bottom of the bilge
Trinidad Pro Bottom Paint Cliff1010 at 5:08am 07.03.08 Ask All Sailors 3/5939 Hi folks,I bought my Catalina 310 brand new 3 years ago. It came with Pettit Trinidad Pro hard bo
fixed window trim Hunter 1985 28.5 Sam at 5:39am 07.03.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1089 I've broken the trim around the fixed side windows, plastic trim is pretty deteriorated, looking for
Passage 45cc upgrades 2 slipin away at 6:20am 07.03.08 Big Boats 1/1071 I have just posted my second group of upgrades I made to my 45cc, many of which may be of interest t
Raw water pump impeller gasket Bob La Salle at 6:13am 07.03.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1798 I recently changed the impeller on my Fischer Panda generator on my Hunter 41. It only comes with o
Fresh water tank overflowing Michel at 6:56am 07.03.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2022 1995 Oceanis 281When filling our fresh water tank for the first time this year, the tank overflowed
Web site to look up hull serial numbers Dave19461 at 6:58am 07.03.08 Ask All Sailors 4/10169 Can anyone direct me to a web site where you can enter the boat serial number and get the detail spe
S1 autopilot installation - location of the computer Andreas T at 8:59am 07.03.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1233 I'm about to finally install the Raymarine S1 autopilot on my 1995 Hunter 336. I wonder where to bes
Lost my Steering today montenido at 11:04am 07.03.08 Catalina 30 2/1222 Hi all. Went out on Sundance for the third time (gone almost 2 weeks fighting wildfires). Again no
Battery retailer in San Diego rfrye1 at 5:13am 07.03.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1329 It time to replace my two house batteries (4D) and I am looking for someplace other than WM to shop
Beeping From Inside Cabin Somewhere montenido at 11:13am 07.03.08 Catalina 30 2/1275 Hi all. I forgot to add this to my last post, but my boat was beeping occasionally while under sail
Heeling How much is too much Mike at 4:35pm 07.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2706 I am new to sailing my 1992 MacGregor 26 classic with a swing keel. How much heeling is ideal, and
Hunter 31 (85) mast roger at 10:19am 07.03.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/983 Help! I'm looking hard at a Hunter 31, 1985, and when I site up the mast, there is significant bent
bosun chair George at 9:25pm 07.01.08 Smaller Boats 2/1725 The other day I was at the marina and noticed a guy working on a mast light. He was in, what I thin
sun shelter for a 22 Don12592 at 1:33am 07.02.08 Smaller Boats 5/1046 we are in search of some type of sun shelter (bimini-ish) for our Hunter 22 we are doing over nigh
Where to go in Southern New England? jviss at 2:11am 07.02.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1431 Well, it's our eight year cruising, down to just we two, kids aren't available or interested enough
Looking for year model of Oday 22 SS at 2:20am 07.02.08 Day Sailers 2/1359 My dad recently purchased an 1973 - 1978 Oday 22 and we are trying to figure out the year it was bui

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Winterizing the Head Holding Tank Nichole340 at 8:25am 09.24.21 Rich Aside from the 2 heads, I'm doing what you are for 1 head, but without the running of the macer
Toe rail carriage bolts wade the giant at 8:24am 09.24.21
Toe rail carriage bolts dLj at 8:22am 09.24.21 I doubt it would do anything to buytl, but would the 4200... I always wonder about switching out st
Wema Fresh Water Gauge - Sending Unit (2) sailcapt340 at 8:00am 09.24.21 My new WEMA sensor arrived today. 3 days earlier than promised. Here is a couple of comparison pho
Boneheaded mistakes & living under a lucky star dLj at 7:52am 09.24.21 We call it "Talking Story".:biggrin: I've noticed they tend to grow with the addition of alcohol..
Motor mounts 37.5 Hunter Yanmar 3 HM 35 F (2) sail sfbay at 7:42am 09.24.21 198566
Inner Jib Tracks and Life Lines LakeShark at 7:40am 09.24.21 The Short answer: Yes you can (and should) install inner tracks. Yes they will help the boat prefor
Toe rail carriage bolts dlochner at 7:38am 09.24.21 Does Tef-Gel interfere with sealants such as 4200 or butyl? It might affect the bonding of the ca
Motor mount questions 37.5 yanmar 3hm35 (2) sail sfbay at 7:37am 09.24.21 Welcome to the forum!! See Fig. 15 in the attached parts catalog for the part number.
Motor mounts 37.5 Hunter Yanmar 3 HM 35 F kloudie1 at 7:31am 09.24.21 The parts catalog shows the same mounts front and back. Part # 124772-08341.. it has the number "100
Stop wires slapping inside of mast? tfox2069 at 7:07am 09.24.21 One trick is to put zip ties on the wires every few feet and leave the tails on the ties. The tails
Hunter 376 transmission gear ratio kloudie1 at 7:03am 09.24.21 There should be a small plate on the case with the ratio stenciled on it. A mirror and flashlight ma
Toe rail carriage bolts JamesG161 at 6:55am 09.24.21 Does Tef-Gel interfere with sealants such as 4200 or butyl? It might. Tef-gel is basically Teflon
Stop wires slapping inside of mast? Bob J. at 6:53am 09.24.21 Dropped my mast last fall, this spring pulled new wiring & a vhf coax. Bundled the wiring together &
Hunter 376 transmission gear ratio Ed.S at 6:46am 09.24.21 Thank you, that helps. I'm trying to determine what folding propeller to use.
79 Hunter 30 - What make of roller furler is this? Project_Mayhem at 6:40am 09.24.21 If you end up repairing the furler I recommend BC Precision for Torlon and stainless bearings. I thi
Toe rail carriage bolts Project_Mayhem at 6:35am 09.24.21 Saltwater, aluminum, and stainless make an nice corrosion marriage, if you are lucky these nuts, bo
Winterizing the Head Holding Tank Rich Stidger at 6:26am 09.24.21 Starting with a pumped-out holding tank, and still in the water, From my winterization plan:
New halyard on Selden in-mast furling mainsail kbgunn at 6:24am 09.24.21 Just a question, why are you replacing the halyard, with in mast furling the halyard is almost neve
Stop wires slapping inside of mast? Project_Mayhem at 6:21am 09.24.21 If you have a halyard and your standing rigging is not connected to the masthead maybe you could go

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