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Found my leak! Lost external ballast cap.... SeacretSailor at 7:06am 11.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/1843 Hey guys,Good news - I finally found the source of my slow leak. Bad news - The external water ba
h34 windows Mike at 8:17am 11.06.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/866 I have been reading around in the archives about replaceing the h34 windows of which id like to acco
Maine... Yanmar Mechanic Rich (P303) at 7:37am 11.06.07 Ask All Sailors 14/1381 Looking for a GOOD mechanic to work on a transmission for a "84" Yanmar 2GMF transmission in Maine.
:) SF Bay Trip Napa Ed at 8:46am 11.06.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1508 One of the calmer days on the bay. Sailed from Alameda to city of Napa where I anchored off the back
Panic on the homefront Ahgreeny at 9:03am 11.06.07 Ask All Sailors 38/1744 Hello, I don't frequent this forum, but I have enjoyed the site for several years now..... but that
Ughhhh Everything is fine Ahgreeny at 9:30am 11.06.07 Ask All Sailors 16/1076 Wouldn't ya know that as soon as I post, I find out everything is fine (thankfully)You see...I pers
Cutting hole in fiberglass... Michael15867 at 10:14am 11.06.07 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1187 What is best/easiest way... jigsaw or rotary saw or something else. Need to cut access to replace ma
cutter ridge Jan-Olof Persson at 4:27pm 11.06.07 Hallberg-Rassy 3/1731 Cutter stay on HR 352Looking for solutions how to install a cutter rig on my HR352LR(low mast) no 6
Cutter Stay Jan-Olof Persson at 4:20pm 11.06.07 Hallberg-Rassy 6/3855 Cutter stay on HR 352Looking for solutions how to install a cutter ridge on my HR352LR(low mast) no
Pearson, Larson and I ClownPilot at 1:02am 11.03.07 Pearson 2/1680 Caution the following fable is actually a story. Rest assured the names haven't changed (just create
Lost Keel and Rudder 24' Helms mrboatman at 1:02am 11.03.07 Ask All Sailors 25/2781 Hi, Everyone, first-time poster here!I have a Helms 24' pocket cruiser sloop. 1978 model. I lost
Flushing Raw Water Cooling System maccauley123 at 1:28am 11.03.07 Ask All Sailors 13/2309 I am winterizing my engine for the first time. The first thing I am trying to do is flush out the r
Winterizing - stuck spark plug. DaveN26 at 1:41am 11.03.07 Trailer Sailors 13/2571 G'day all.When winterizing my 2002 Honda BF15 4-stroke outboard the other day I couldn't remove on
Rough Sea Stories for MacGregor 26D,S ,C cscott at 1:33am 11.03.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/5330 Tell us about your MacGregor 26D,S,C experiences sailing in Rough Seas and High Winds. How high were
radar pops breaker at pannel sailor5017 at 3:05am 11.03.07 Big Boats 5/862 Hi :On a 06 41ds, we have a ray marine E120 system, Recently I had the radar dome put up the mast
center hatch Blitz at 12:48am 11.03.07 Seidelmann 19/2911 Has anyone with a seidelmann 34 (or 37) replaced the center salon hatch. Just wondering if you repl
Center board H240 Anitabreak II at 7:59pm 11.02.07 Smaller Boats 20/2394 Hello!Does anyone happen to know the weight of the centerboard on a '99 Hunter 240? I find that the
Atomic 4 RevHed at 4:24am 11.03.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1032 I'm not sure if I'm kosher on this site since I'm not yet a Catalina owner but I'm looking to buy a
Winterizing - antifreeze Jim Seamans at 4:29am 11.03.07 Ask All Sailors 7/965 Anyone looking for the pink stuff to winterize your systems. If they are in your area try Tractor S
Prop for a Tartan 34-2....HELP!! Birdsey at 4:37am 11.03.07 Pearson 1/2115 I purchased a storm damaged 1987 Tartan 34-2 that is missing the prop. I am looking for a new one a

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Chain snubbers Stu Jackson at 9:54am 08.03.21 or, it seems to me, you are more likely putting out more scope. @dLj, You keep saying this. I do
Furling Main Winter Storage BrianH at 9:41am 08.03.21 It's not only the sail that is impacted. I took it down so that the 6 months the boat was on the har
Chain snubbers thinwater at 9:39am 08.03.21 Why would you put a snubber on rope rode? dj You would not, or at least not for the same purpose
Widening the cuddy access on '74 Javelin? Timm R Oday25 at 9:33am 08.03.21 The shape of the hulls look very different . If it were my project . I'd cut the opening and reinfor
Long time lurker :) kappykaplan at 9:23am 08.03.21 The CG number will stay the say correct? Yes
1986 H34 Toilet Identification WasabiRush at 9:19am 08.03.21 First question can be answered by a Raritan technical specialist like macm@raritaneng.com and you c
How to remove / grease the helm of an Oceanis 400. JoeWhite at 9:15am 08.03.21 If you are trying to remove the steering wheel, then use steering wheel remover. Clean and apply b
Interesting story about faked AIS signals involving warships dlochner at 9:13am 08.03.21 Haven't had time to read the article, but I'm not surprised by the lede. A few years back there was
Furling Main Winter Storage jssailem at 9:11am 08.03.21 I am sure I will get flamed for my opinion, but what you ask is viable. Fear not about opinions th
Furling Main Winter Storage duality at 8:58am 08.03.21 our yard is southern mi (trolls) does not allow sails on boats, they are concerned of falling boats
Contact with Crazy Dave jssailem at 8:57am 08.03.21
1986 H34 Toilet Identification WasabiRush at 8:54am 08.03.21 Nearly the same price as the repair kit alone of my old Sealand or maybe Jabsco. Double the piston
Removing Paint from Deck Project_Mayhem at 8:53am 08.03.21 thanks...what is TotalBoat? Totalboat Paint Stripper
Long time lurker :) Calif. Ted at 8:48am 08.03.21 I'm having trouble finding where to take these here in Ohio (by Cleveland). Any one know? I travel
Hunter 31 Hatch Replacement sail sfbay at 8:37am 08.03.21 Remove the hatch and measure the inside cutout dimensions, then match that with the replacment hatch
Help Please - Rigging Sparcraft Ocean Range Vang Steven G at 8:32am 08.03.21 Thanks a lot Doug!
Removing Paint from Deck mikemoyer at 8:22am 08.03.21 Assuming your deck is not painted, I would try acetone or paint remover before sanding. The paint r
Looking for a New Home sail sfbay at 8:18am 08.03.21 Sound like a good deal!! Suggest posing on this site's classified section: Used sailboats, sailboat
Long time lurker :) Jim Legere at 8:17am 08.03.21 I believe "Net 8" is the boat's registered tonnage (nothing to do with actual displacement). 8 tons
1986 H34 Toilet Identification (1) Allan12210 at 8:16am 08.03.21 What advantages does the upgraded pump and base provide? Where did you source the parts? Thanks N

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