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Inside shot (1) KevinMc at 6:08am 01.22.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1029 Here is the shot from the inside. Does this help? Still don't see a bolt.Error: Error: expected , bu
Heat Exchanger gasket material for Perkins 4108 Idratherbesailing at 7:43am 01.22.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1737 Does anyone have a recommendation for a gasket material that would be suitable to use under the end
Center of Gravity David Fleming at 7:42am 01.22.08 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2313 I have recently bought a trailer for my 1987 O,Day 272 that has outboard motor. I need some help as
Recommendations for Canvas Roger Keele at 8:13am 01.22.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/985 I have a 1979 28' Oday and am wanting to get a Bimini, a Hatch enclosure, and new Mainsail cover. Do
Costco's Kirkland 6 volt Golf Cart Batteries DJW at 11:13am 01.22.08 Ask All Sailors 6/7023 Is anybody using the Kirkland 6 volt golf cart batteries from Costco? If so what is the rated AH's
How low can you go? Benny at 1:22pm 01.22.08 Ask All Sailors 0/862 We had some company over the holiday weekend and decide that Sunday was the day to go sailing. We k
Dehumidifier on board Mikado55k at 2:12pm 01.22.08 Ask All Sailors 17/5301 I was wondering if 110V dehumidifiers are used on board while at the marina, and if so, how effectiv
Port Charlotte Harbor Area Marina seadaddler at 9:52pm 01.22.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/977 I am planning to move my 36 Hunter down to Charlotte Harborthe some time this year and looking for
Winterizing process for Columbia 8.7 Cjharles Boyle at 10:50pm 01.22.08 Columbia 2/1980 Where can I get a list of steps to take in winterizing an 8.7 Columbia? We have our own procedure
Electric powered Dink? jk kudera at 12:34am 01.23.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1283 Anyone have a reccommendation as which 12 volt outboard works well on a 8.5' inflatable boat (has th
Starter Batttery DJW at 1:29am 01.23.08 Ask All Sailors 17/1825 Thinking about upgrading my house banks and using 2 banks (2 batteries each) of 6 volt golf batterie
Proper wind speed to reef main Bruce at 1:32am 01.23.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1159 We're chartering a Beneteau 473 out of Tortola next week. I understand that the winds are pretty co
Has any one used this sailaway78 at 3:18am 01.23.08 Ask All Sailors 7/957 Has anyone used the little sat. messenger that west marine is peddling for 150 bucks. Supposed to se
furler/reefer Gary Sisson at 4:31am 01.23.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1141 I currently have a Hood 705DL furler that I am told can be updated to a 707SL furler/reefer. This r
Easability of launching the O' Day 25 Lindsey at 4:39am 01.23.08 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2244 Hi I am considering buying an O'Day 25 and was wondering how easy it is to launch at a ramp, or do I
Oceanis 343 installation of Raymarine SmartPilot S1 bjorn at 4:47am 01.23.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1585 I bought the Raymarine SmartPilot S1G system pack, and want to do tha installation myself. The only
Why 37.5? Paul Akers at 5:13am 01.23.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/968 Under the "Featured Boats For Sale" on the left banner of the Home Page there is a listing for a 37.
Mike Harker circumnavigates H49 newly anonymous at 7:02am 01.23.08 Big Boats 2/1066 looks like he made it!Error: Error: expected , but found instead
Manuals Alan at 8:26am 01.23.08 Trailer Sailors 2/1778 Hello, how can i find a Pearson 27 manual, thanksError: Error: expected , but found instead
zebra mussels walt at 7:51am 01.23.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1121 http://themountainmail.com/main.asp?SectionID=4

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Yanmar 3YM30 fails to self prime Ken13559 at 1:37am 04.14.21 Try turning the cover around. Sometime the cover (facing inside) is so wore that results in leaks be
Hull to Deck Joint Repair and Filler GearWhore at 1:15am 04.14.21 I get where you're going with the suggestion. My first thought was the closed cell expanding foam. N
B361 Battery replacement Guan at 10:51pm 04.13.21 4 in total?
How would you patch this? souzag818 at 10:16pm 04.13.21 When the esters, poly or vinyl can chemically bond to the substrate they are strong. However, when
Yanmar 3YM30 fails to self prime jssailem at 9:13pm 04.13.21 I have not had a problem with my Perkins. Is the location of the strainer raised to high above the
Where to find JRacer at 9:10pm 04.13.21 McMaster Carr perhaps?
Should I buy this prop for my '79 H33? jssailem at 9:04pm 04.13.21 Congrats to you on your new to you boat. I looked at the prop in the linked website. Power to get y
Oceanis 38.1 mast bend mxwmxw at 8:07pm 04.13.21 The back stay is fixed.
Epoxy Primer Capt Robbie at 7:54pm 04.13.21
O'Day 31 Rudder (1) AndreNJ11 at 7:32pm 04.13.21 I am going to make a wild guess that if you were able to look at the steering quadrant (the fitting
Time for New Insurance BigEasy at 7:11pm 04.13.21 Update on my insurance dilemma. Yesterday, I inquired about insurance thru a broker that previousl
B361 Battery replacement BigEasy at 6:54pm 04.13.21 Just installed 3 Group 31 (105amps each) AGM Duracell Batteries from Sams Club for the house bank a
Mast raising options? Doug J at 6:51pm 04.13.21 If you need to make it easier, just rig up triple control block and tackle. That would reduce the a
Barnegate Bay Inlet? Ward H at 6:47pm 04.13.21 Hi @Chris Patterson Jeff's a good guy, always enjoy talking to him. He's helped me with boat stuff
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 Doug J at 6:37pm 04.13.21 Based on what I've research (for mine) it looks like it is glued in. Refinishing in place is proba
Dynaplate Brian D at 6:23pm 04.13.21 @chip veres, give this a read. Very interesting.
H356 Polars chuckwayne at 6:20pm 04.13.21 At some point, Hunter started using "Hunter Legend" in Europe because another company owned the Hunt
Well, that was surprising! TimFromLI at 6:00pm 04.13.21 For those looking for the mainesail method... https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/tips-for-a-
1976 Santana 21ft ebsail at 5:59pm 04.13.21 We pulled the tub rail off. I believe it is called the run rail. I am trying to find a replacement f
H356 Polars Genesis V at 5:58pm 04.13.21 That indicates it's the european version of the 356 - might be the bilge keel model, but the draft

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