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Getting to and removing the windlass or living cleanly in your vberth Jim Seamans at 8:34am 07.28.08 Big Boats 5/1437 This is one of those moments you wish you were somewhere else. I have been suffering a leak in th
Installing Raymarine GPS Tim at 8:23am 07.28.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1048 I have a Hunter 33 with separate Raymarine speed and depth instruments. I am planning to buy and in
higher output alternator jdgrnt66 at 8:22am 07.28.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1596 Hello, I am adding a new alternator to my boat. My current alt output is 80 amps and the new alt put
What is the lifespan of a Dinghy? Bill at 8:15am 07.28.08 Ask All Sailors 12/5134 Which is better Hypalon or PVC? How long will a Dinghy last? Which brands are worst?
preparing to replace sanitary plumbing pimerese at 8:06am 07.28.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1249 I am planning to replace the waste lines in my 1985 H31. As far as I can tell the existing lines are
How tall is the Dorade vent guard? Mickey84H34 at 7:22am 07.28.08 Big Boats 1/1565 I'm 3 hrs from my boat so can anyone tell me how tall the space is between the dorade base and the g
Holding Tank Vent Odor seadaddler at 7:17am 07.28.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1420 My holding is about half full and while at the dock yesterday and when ever some one used and pump
need part number for jabsco rebuild kit ChuckThomas at 7:15am 07.28.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1712 dummy me went off and left the old rebuild kit part number on boat yesterday. Does anyone know the
Looking for a Cal 39, 1988-89 C. Raymond Hunt version Sandy at 7:09am 07.28.08 Cal 0/2104
questions re; three strand nylon anchor line filthy liberal scum at 6:42am 07.28.08 Ask All Sailors 9/3012 I am in need of replacing my anchor line. i currently have 1/2" three strand and like it. I recently
Deteriorated Sherwood Pump Impeller! Bob4203 at 6:13am 07.28.08 Ask All Sailors 7/2235 I was experiencing some overheating when running my Universal M-18 with a noticeable lack of suffici
Tuning in SailboatOwners.com at 5:44am 07.28.08 Ask All Sailors 18/1241 When do you enjoy music on your boat? Do you prefer to listen underway? If so, where do you have
Universal M-18 Sherwood Pump Impeller Bob at 5:20am 07.28.08 Catalina 30 3/2280 Geez, and I never thought it would happen to me!!! My impellor on my M-18 Sherwood pump was liter
Thief leaves wires stripped for new plug install. Mergatroid at 5:04am 07.28.08 Smaller Boats 1/960 No kidding. We leave the boat and trailer, overnight, on the marina parking lot. Very common to
I hate bearing protectors! Tips needed Mergatroid at 4:46am 07.28.08 Smaller Boats 2/895 Lost one before our big trip. Ended up towing 7 hours with a styrafoam cup duct taped to the hub.
fuel filter minder pete at 3:22am 07.28.08 Big Boats 2/1089 Has anyone used one of those new fuel filter minder devices that give a visual indication when its t
installing an anchor windlass Victoria28 at 11:46pm 07.27.08 Mid-Size Boats 7/3690 Today I bought a Lewmar Sprint 600 windlass and now am wondering if anyone out there has any tips on
28.5 a boat that heels often ? Sheboygan 28.5 at 8:20pm 07.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2467 As a regular reader of this forum I can tell there are many intelligent sailors out there, As newbi
PHRF RATINGS Kevin R. Kelly at 8:04pm 07.27.08 Big Boats 1/2032 Looking for any other boats in Nor CAl with PHRF rating name of boat and organization giving the rat
What Do I Do With A Wayward Jib Oops17186 at 7:33pm 07.27.08 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1283 I own a ODay 23 circa 1974(actually it was definitely built 1974)and I am generally quite pleased w

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How do I take this apart? jssailem at 11:55am 01.02.22 Wonderful. No Vice/Vice Grip damage to the finish. :biggrin:
H34 roller furler jssailem at 11:54am 01.02.22 just a lazy cruiser guy, I like that thought, but unsure if the context means I only sail during f
How do I take this apart? (1) Dr. D at 11:49am 01.02.22 Looks like it has a magnetic pivot at the small end? I would see if the larger chrome piece might
Rudder repairs Project_Mayhem at 11:46am 01.02.22 The basic approach would be to grind out the bad material and fill it back in. Personally, I'd start
How do I take this apart? Dr. D at 11:40am 01.02.22 Sometimes, destruction is warranted, if only to find out how they put the damned thing together.
Pulling the trigger on a 1974 Alden Dolphin 47...... dlochner at 11:30am 01.02.22 Define restoration. As you dig into the boat you will undoubtedly find many things that need repla
Hunter 356 2002-coupler replacement seadaddler at 11:29am 01.02.22 Try checking out MainSail here his forum helped me remove my coupler and also was good time to chang
The Proper PROP WinsChaser2.0 at 11:20am 01.02.22 FYI - should you decide to change to a different three blade prop, I have one I just removed from my
Florida Day Sailing seadaddler at 11:20am 01.02.22
A new 466 Blacksheep at 11:16am 01.02.22 Thanks for your comments. My current boat (Moody 34) runs 3 Grp 31 AGM Bats. It runs the reefer and
Florida Day Sailing chip veres at 11:05am 01.02.22 Three ideas: Broward College offers beginning and intermediate sailing classes. But with your Euro
electric toilet for Beneteau 323 seadaddler at 11:03am 01.02.22 Sea era easy to work better than elegance has 2 jokers not easy to work on as sea era yes nice one
Airmar ST800 Speed Transducer Issue Tom J at 11:01am 01.02.22 The paddle wheel on my speed transducer has ears on either side to protect the paddles. On one haul
Pulling the trigger on a 1974 Alden Dolphin 47...... DArcy at 10:57am 01.02.22 I don't know anything about the Alden Dolphin but it looks like a very interesting boat. It doesn't
How do I take this apart? (1) justsomeguy at 10:42am 01.02.22 Sometimes, destruction is warranted, if only to find out how they put the damned thing together.
Tiller (vs) Outboard Magic Ward H at 10:31am 01.02.22 If I understand your question correctly, yes, the tiller on the rudder and the tiller (handle) on th
Legacy New Posts not working Phil Herring at 10:24am 01.02.22 500 is a server error that could not be reported, which usually means something is configured incorr
How do I take this apart? BigEasy at 10:23am 01.02.22 How about filling the hole in the bulkhead with epoxy and then setting the screw in it and let
Re-rigging a Flying Scot (halyards led aft) (1) sail sfbay at 10:22am 01.02.22 Welcome to the forum!! Is your intension to hoist the mainsail from the cockpit and how do plan to
A lost art: Conserving ice. sesmith at 10:20am 01.02.22 On the counter top, replacing the stainless with wood fiddles might dress it up enough it would feel

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