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An interesting new website Nimbus at 5:20am 05.19.08 Ask All Sailors 1/911 I have come upon an very interesting website that tracks all the boats in a regatta, in this particu
Big Bro/Sis Jim Kolstoe at 5:31am 05.19.08 Ask All Sailors 1/895 My wife heard from a coworker that Triton Yacht Club was doing its annual Big Brother/Big Sister sai
Missing Bolt on Rudder What's it for ? (1) Lindsay at 5:32am 05.19.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/960 Dear SirsI'm missing a bolt on my rudder and I wonder if someone could tell If I need it and what
Mr. Ernie and the Sprng Fever Regata Lamar Sumerlin at 6:10am 05.19.08 Smaller Boats 0/828 There is a good article in the June, 2008 issue of Sailing magazine covering the Spring Fever Regata
Engine Key Won't Turn Cate at 5:54am 05.19.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1204 I am trying to get my engine (Univeral M-18) ready for launching. Why won't the key turn in the ign
Replacement rudder Frizzy79 at 6:41am 05.19.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2331 I am desperate to find a replacement rudder for my Mac 25. This weekend as we were launching the boa
Cockpit grill? JerryP at 8:10am 05.19.08 Mid-Size Boats 4/1056 Does anyone have a cockpit grill on their VIsion '32 THanksJerry
S27 PHRF Nathan Needel at 7:04am 05.19.08 Seidelmann 2/2125 Does anyone know the PHRF rating for a S37?
leaking ? second chance at 7:08am 05.19.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/816 Ok folks been through the forum ' just want to make sure anybody doesnt have anything eles to add !
Removing wax from hatches Bob V at 7:53am 05.19.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1103 Well, the Admiral thought that I needed some help with waxing whether I knew it or not. I always tr
Vinyl stripe Tom at 4:55am 05.19.08 Mid-Size Boats 4/983 Hello everyone,I will be removing the worn vinyl stripe on my hull this year. Trying to come up w
WD40 stains Sirocco at 11:06am 05.19.08 Bavaria 4/2793 Hi, does anyone know how to remove WD40 stains from the teak deck in the cockpit? We accidentally ha
Gulf Coast Boats sailaway78 at 10:05am 05.19.08 Ask All Sailors 12/1269 All you gulf coast guys who are going to be out Memorial Day and the following week or ten days, how
New Balboa(s) Owner Dan at 9:56am 05.19.08 Balboa 1/2664 Bought a 1975boa 20 ut a month ago. This particular model has the keelnk hidden in the galley. it ha
cockpit scupper Mike4116 at 11:27am 05.19.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/880 The scuppers in my OD 28 are the type of scupper that stand proud of the scupper trough. When water
Replacing fuel tank Dave at 11:16am 05.19.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1324 When we had our 1990 Hunter 35.5 surveyed, the aft bulk head was found rotted. In order to fix it we
I'm famous!!! (now that I'm anonymous, of course) newly anonymous at 11:13am 05.19.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1306 SV Bashful, my h46LE, just became covergirl on today's "Lectronic Latitude." Photo on the link sho
35c keel Pisco Sour at 10:06am 05.19.08 S2 1/1495 I've just got my 35 C shipped from Baltimore to Chile. For shipping purpose the keel was taken off.
Starter Relay Wayne Hewson at 11:39am 05.19.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1517 My buddy has a Hunter 35.5 and he just turned in his starter due to the fact that he had to whack it
Bilge pump poorly set up amcmahon at 11:53am 05.19.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1021 The melting ice, and other liquids, from the ice box in my 1984 H27 runs into the main bilge. In a

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Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke Ralph Johnstone at 9:46pm 09.09.21 Would you use a plastic plug in the oil pan on your engine??? NOPE ! Because if it failed in ope
When the wind turns squirrely Mikeeder1972 at 9:21pm 09.09.21 I'm headed up tomorrow for our last full weekend before haul out, maybe I'll see you up there Nice,
When the wind turns squirrely Orbweaver at 8:45pm 09.09.21 I'm headed up tomorrow for our last full weekend before haul out, maybe I'll see you up there!
T3800 - Location of Macerator Pump? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:13pm 09.09.21 Good idea..but more importantly, rinse it out after every use. Waste is sticky...it causes impelle
When the wind turns squirrely Mikeeder1972 at 8:13pm 09.09.21 That pretty much explains almost every sail I've had on Flathead lake. It''s rather rare for us to
Fuel delivery issue JRT at 8:05pm 09.09.21 Hey Fleet, give me a call. Been traveling and busy at work. I'm almost certain you need to fill th
Refrigeration systems? jssailem at 7:59pm 09.09.21
T3800 - Location of Macerator Pump? jviss at 6:48pm 09.09.21 I'm going to try reversing polarity to the motor, see if I can jog it loose. If I get this fixed,
T3800 - Location of Macerator Pump? jviss at 6:45pm 09.09.21 Thanks Peggy. I don't think there's a vented loop in between, none is shown on the diagram in the o
Splicing 4mm dyneema to double braided polyester thinwater at 6:40pm 09.09.21 dyneema to doublebraid
T3800 - Location of Macerator Pump? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:38pm 09.09.21 It's unlikely to be under the tank unless there's a lot of space below it..although it could be behi
Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke BigEasy at 6:34pm 09.09.21 Heat, Oil, & plastic threads are not a good combination. Very common to hear about the plastic dip
Replacement Traveler Part for H-34 Mike Oldak at 6:00pm 09.09.21 I still have the H34 traveler and other pieces looking for a good home.
New to me needs some work (advice) smokey73 at 5:52pm 09.09.21 Neither would I consider permanent; even 3M-5200. One wants to make sure that whatever is used bel
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Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke DayDreamer41 at 5:40pm 09.09.21 My 2GM20F is about 33 years old, and still has the original dipstick (I assume). I guess I am jus
T3800 - Location of Macerator Pump? jviss at 5:22pm 09.09.21 Turn it on and follow the sound Thank you, Sherlock, but I said it failed; it doesn't make any noi
SPLASH! JUUD at 5:19pm 09.09.21 It was in the water about 11:15. I'm 3rd from the end on the southwest side of dock 6, (farthest we
T3800 - Location of Macerator Pump? JoeWhite at 5:16pm 09.09.21 Turn it on and follow the sound
Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke Tally Ho at 4:54pm 09.09.21 My 2GM20F is about 33 years old, and still has the original dipstick (I assume). I guess I am just

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