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polarity alarm I.R. WC at 2:21am 02.29.08 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1257 After a day of sailing and returning to my slip at a local marina, the polarity alarm sounded after
outboard mount quilombo at 2:38am 02.29.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1054 hey everyone, does it matter where I mount my outboard, port or starboard? I had it on the port si
Chicken or the egg type question... Brian D at 2:54am 02.29.08 Ask All Sailors 17/1397 I know I could probably search the archive for this, but sometimes I like to just jump right out the
Counteweighted mast Jerry Dykhuisen at 2:59am 02.29.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1164 Some years ago I saw a sailboat with a counterweighted mast. Coming to a bridge, the guy just tilte
Teak deck Rick at 5:16am 02.29.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1990 A teak deck on a fiberglass boat looks classy when it is new and is supposed to provide a very good
Anchor windless manuel captainwolf at 12:25am 02.29.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1195 I'm looking for a horizontal manual anchor windlass to fit into the anchor well on my 1997 Hunter 34
Sunbrella VS UV Dacron Kadima at 5:21am 02.29.08 Ask All Sailors 10/6508 I am adding a cover to my furling 135% headsail. Some say go with a darker sunbrella for better pro
Boat trailer and mast raising system William Guenther at 7:04am 02.29.08 Mid-Size Boats 6/1639 I recently bought a 1990 Hunter 28. I live in a desert so I need a trailer for this boat. It has a w
Weekend discussion topic: self promo in forums Phil Herring at 7:17am 02.29.08 Ask All Sailors 38/3700 I'm transferring this discussion here from CatalinaOwners.com, where we hijacked a perfectly innocen
A/C size for B361 (1) George Pyrpiris at 7:20am 02.29.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1362 I am in the process of buying an AC unit for the boat. It's between a 12K or a 16K btu. Anyone hav
ports D. Miller at 10:14am 02.29.08 Other Sailboats 0/851 I have a 1976 oday 27 I need to replace the fixed ports in the main cabin I have been unablee to
Need some advice Les at 11:03am 02.29.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1406 After all these years I think I need to downsize my boat. While I presently have the perfect Hunter
Broken Stanchion Kevin at 11:45am 02.29.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1150 Hi Guys:Winter snows filled my tarp and broke the top of one of my stanchions.Any suggestions fo
Replace standing rigging? How often? Steve L22188 at 12:34pm 02.29.08 Ask All Sailors 20/13510 The post earlier this week about the guy who lost his mast set my brain in motion. When should one
d-i-y trailer plans chiliman61 at 12:11pm 02.29.08 Ask All Sailors 4/3485 i bought a 28' sailboat that was abandond at a storage facility. the former owner sanded the entire
Bimini top for 25' O'Day Capt. Seaweed at 2:02pm 02.29.08 Ask An Oday Owner 9/3416 I just purchase a 25' O'Day and would like to install an bimini top. The space between the back stay
Got'a Love thoes Kids Stillraining at 2:04pm 02.29.08 Ask All Sailors 16/1596 Planning to work on my boat nowadays takes a spread sheet or a computer program around my house. H
Boat stolen! JCPH3 at 4:34pm 02.29.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1679 My 2007 Mac 26m was stolen out of winter storage. She has been retrieved minus the outboard all stan
Aluminum toerails...kindof DannyS at 9:55pm 02.27.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1310 My O'day 35 has molded in toerails that are capped with a beautiful teak accent. That beautiful teak
Confused about marine Fridge's, coloradokota at 11:27pm 02.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2271 Ok, can someone tell me what the difference is between a marine fridge and a small compact fridge fr

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P42 - Emergency Tiller - How to use Terry Cox at 10:20am 12.10.21 Looking at my emergency tiller and just not figuring how I could possibly use it. The backstay pre
H26 crutch mount bolts rgranger at 10:14am 12.10.21 Dave asked me to post pics of the mount. I am afraid I could not find any. Sorry.
We Remember... Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:03am 12.10.21
I think I have Termites - Help! sail sfbay at 9:42am 12.10.21
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? jssailem at 9:32am 12.10.21 All good descriptive elements of what is shown in the video. They work well together. Additionally
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? thinwater at 9:14am 12.10.21 In the past I've mixed up some resin, submerged the 1708 and then placed it onto the boat. I think
self tacking jib (1) sail sfbay at 8:45am 12.10.21 The Beneteau 46 has a relatively large fore deck so you will still have plenty of sail area with a s
H26 crutch mount bolts Crazy Dave Condon at 8:44am 12.10.21 Send me a private message with phone number
Universal transmission failure while sailing SeaDogRun at 8:28am 12.10.21 yeah that's a mystery still. I'm getting fresh absorbant towels to see if I can spot anything. The
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? jssailem at 8:26am 12.10.21 PM you posted a question about saturating the fiberglass to soak in the resin. I saw this video adn
Windlass Woes - Help Requested - AmIScru'd? flightlead404 at 8:19am 12.10.21 What I found out was about over 5 years ago I took out my windlass to replace the bearing and rubbe
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? PaulK at 8:19am 12.10.21 That's why you use resin that isn't too thick. Fluid resin WILL fill the spaces between the blocks o
I think I have Termites - Help! acudavid at 8:13am 12.10.21 I am not a termite expert. My buddy has an exterminating service, he is pretty smart, and he does
Universal transmission failure while sailing dmax at 8:09am 12.10.21 Cool, now how about that oil in the bilge :) (it never ends).
Universal transmission failure while sailing SeaDogRun at 7:47am 12.10.21 Everyone, the morning always brings light! When we went back to the boat this morning, I was able t
H34 chainplate revisited. jmce1587 at 7:27am 12.10.21 I went back with a SS angle plate as well as SS rod on my H31 when doing this repair. Glad to hear y
Windlass Woes - Help Requested - AmIScru'd? flightlead404 at 6:49am 12.10.21 What should I rebed this with? 4200?
Windlass Woes - Help Requested - AmIScru'd? flightlead404 at 6:49am 12.10.21 What I found out was about over 5 years ago I took out my windlass to replace the bearing and rubbe
Windlass Woes - Help Requested - AmIScru'd? flightlead404 at 6:47am 12.10.21 FWIW I finally managed to get that outer bearing race and upper circlip out of the base plate. Ulti
P42 - Emergency Tiller - How to use (1) sail sfbay at 6:42am 12.10.21 Is your emergency tiller angled to clear your backstay like the one in this drawing?

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