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dripping pencil zinc fox islander at 12:25pm 05.19.08 Catalina 30 4/1234 I put in a new pencil zinc 2 weeks ago. There is a slow leak that wasnt there before. I'm little he
Yanmar Oil Alarm/Light Out. Please help! Gary at 12:19pm 05.19.08 Ask All Sailors 5/2268 1986 2GM20FCan someone give me some ideas as to why, all of a sudden, when I turn the key to the "
NC coast this weekend porsche at 12:20pm 05.19.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1095 I trailer my 1989 catalina22 and I plan to go to the NC coast this weekend say around New Bern or Be
Chain rode marking ideas rfrye1 at 2:34pm 05.19.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1596 recently installed 150' chain rode with 150' of nylon. My question is how to mark the chain for dept
Hatch hinges? palacegrand at 2:27pm 05.19.08 Yamaha 1/1730 Does anyone have any ideas or solutions for the hatch hinges? I've managed to get the forward hatch
Trailering With Standing Rigging scolil at 1:34pm 05.19.08 Trailer Sailors 8/2215 When trailering I keep the standing rigging and halyards attached (except the forestay) to make it q
Tuning guide / Performance tips - Match 38 Sparky at 4:36pm 05.19.08 Bavaria 1/1973 Can anyone help by providing a tuning guide, target speeds, performance hints, etc for a Match 38?
Need advice - sanitation hose and adapter tcrespo at 11:12pm 05.17.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1519 I finally broke down and replaced the entire holding tank system (the old bladder had leaks and the
hunter 33' curtains hunter frank at 11:12pm 05.17.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1229 Does anyone know if original type of curtains are available commercialy? My 1981 has slides sewn int
First 435 Abigail Joy - First 435 at 11:29pm 05.17.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/5946 We just purchased a Beneteau First 435 with the enhanced triple spreader rig. The riggers here is A
Stuffing box Vladimir24006 at 11:49pm 05.17.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1006 I have a 1990 28ft Hunter, recently I got a moldable packing from marine store to make dripless shaf
Still smells...grrr PrincessoftheLake at 12:30am 05.18.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/1943 Peggy-I am hoping you can help me. When my husband and I bought our 1995 Hunter 40.5 in October of
Sails on in New England Winter - report Al - s/v Persephone at 12:42am 05.18.08 Ask All Sailors 0/846 For those of you who were kind enough to provide your experiences/thoughts on the matter in last fal
Piggy-back a holding tank for a Pearson 303? SaltiNeil at 12:57am 05.18.08 Pearson 2/1666 I am a new owner of a 1983 Pearson 303 which I haven't launched yet. The only upgrade I want to make
Single Line Reefing Beach4sail at 3:31am 05.18.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/941 I am considering purchasing a Hunter 336. The reefing lines are not run and the reef point rings th
The best running rigging for the money. Ctskip at 3:49am 05.18.08 Ask All Sailors 3/998 My B-day will be coming up soon and the girls want to know what to get me. I let it be known that I'
You start them off with a compass... (2) Maine Sail at 6:51am 05.18.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1309 GPS is of course easier but......she really took to traditional navigation instruments....!;D
Hunter 23.5 topping lift? Ali at 4:06am 05.18.08 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 1/2886 Hi, I am rigging my HUnter 23.5, this is the first time, since I just bought her a month ago, I am n
head problem Jack at 5:39am 05.18.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1141 as we were leaving the boat late last night my wife used the head one last time. when she began the
Barrier coat? Sailgratitude at 4:41am 05.18.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1004 We are considering the purchase of a new Catalina 350. The dealer is telling us that with the new c

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Looking at a used 280 with a 2� port list rgranger at 12:52pm 09.09.21 My 1997 280 has the same list of the port side. Batteries, head on the port side. Yeah.... I'm lo
Magazine article rgranger at 12:51pm 09.09.21 Very cool I'll keep my eyes open.
New to me needs some work (advice) Terry Cox at 12:48pm 09.09.21 Just a note regarding 3M products. Our yard recommends 3M-5200 below the waterline and 3M-4200 above
Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke DayDreamer41 at 12:41pm 09.09.21 @Ralph Johnstone like you said your boat your choice, but I look at how many covers, caps and plugs
Oday 28 1981. Replacing heavy hose and packing box assembly twodzusfittings at 12:37pm 09.09.21 @RoyS I hope that is in your opinion only? Ha ha! In the world of British Car enthusiasts, we cal
How to Access/remove a Northern Lights M673 generator from a Hunter 410 Darb at 12:36pm 09.09.21 Thanks Sailgunner. I do take that removable combing off from around that swim platform locker on th
Looking at a used 280 with a 2� port list Panera at 12:08pm 09.09.21 My 1997 280 has the same list of the port side. Batteries, head on the port side.
Hunter 34 rudder pulleys kloudie1 at 11:56am 09.09.21 Same here, maxed out. If I'd noticed a problem with wear on the wire rope, I'd have elongated the ad
Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke tfox2069 at 11:33am 09.09.21 +1 on the Cariblue Marine dipstick. I don't ever have to worry about plastic pieces ending up in my
Potable water leaking into bilge - 06 H38 Claude L.-Auger at 11:23am 09.09.21 Are you absolutely sure it's fresh water ? Put a finger in it and taste it you'll know for sure. To
Circuit panel lights gahOhio H33.5 at 11:19am 09.09.21 Did you ever find the Red AC LED lights for your panel? I found them:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00
Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke Nodak7 at 11:14am 09.09.21 Ralph you have pointed out an excellent reason to stick with the original equipment! Thanks!
Hunter 34 rudder pulleys ScottFreeRick at 11:05am 09.09.21 The adjustment on mine is maxed out, and it can only be adjusted on one plane. The play in the pull
How to Access/remove a Northern Lights M673 generator from a Hunter 410 Sailgunner at 10:50am 09.09.21 The top of the back lazaret has screws and should come off. You can use your boom as a crane. Having
Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:45am 09.09.21 I have to wonder why the plastic screw cap broke. Any chance it was due to overtightening over the
Hunter 34 rudder pulleys dmax at 10:22am 09.09.21 It looks like the angle of the pulleys can be adjusted - no? Could be maxed out.
Bilge Pump - Siphon BACK! Apex at 10:06am 09.09.21 It is normal to have some backflow of water into the bilge when the pump stops. There are also mo
Potable water leaking into bilge - 06 H38 Don S/V ILLusion at 9:58am 09.09.21 Any thoughts? Have you eliminated the likely sources, e.g., rudder post, shaft packing, thru hull,
SPLASH! Timm R Oday25 at 9:56am 09.09.21 A most excellent day . We've been on the hard for the second summer in a row . Shoulder replacement
If you had one of these... Davidasailor26 at 9:52am 09.09.21 And your dog would howl every time you changed a channel. :laugh: When I was a little kid my grand

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