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surge brakes Vrs, salt water Malcolm & Darlene at 12:35am 07.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1685 I just bought a trailer with surge brakes that aren't working,,I would like to rebuild them, However
Refrigerator problems Melody at 12:22am 07.09.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1302 Hi all! I have a 1989 Beneteau 390 and am having problems with the refrigerator. It is a drop-in m
Cool sailing......... Glenn17427 at 12:40am 07.09.07 Day Sailers 4/1044 Hi all,Dawn and I arrived at Ventura Marina Sunday morning around 10:00 am, after about 30 minute
Motoring Speed Gerry Bogert at 12:57am 07.09.07 Mid-Size Boats 8/1304 I have a Hunter 31 (1984) with the Yanmar 2GMF engine and a 3 blade prop (not sure of size). What s
How to cut Tempur Type Memory Foam pimerese at 1:29am 07.09.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/1381 The admiral has determined that the 3" thick Tempur memory foam mattress topper we purchased at a lo
3GM30F operating temperature follow-up John T1594 at 1:51am 07.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/5350 I wrote a week or so ago asking what was the normal engine operating temperature for the Yanmar 3GM3
gooseneck replacement Gerry Bogert at 2:49am 07.09.07 Other Sailboats 0/827 Anyone know where to get a replacement part for an older 36?Currently getting prices from machine
Atomic 4 transmission behavior sailingdude at 3:05am 07.09.07 Catalina 30 3/2615 I just finished moving the shift and throttle controls on my 1980 C-30 up onto the steering pedestal
Restoring Exterior Teak Kevin Twine at 3:14am 07.09.07 Ask All Sailors 12/2759 We just bought a 1985 Pearson 303. We are new to sailing a boat of this size. The previous owner c
foul weather sailing Yvan Brouillard at 3:17am 07.09.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2316 I hit my first foul weather ever two weeks ago ! Sudden storm, high winds, lightning etc. The ligh
Rust Stains Shep10699 at 3:25am 07.09.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/4365 Looking for recommendations on how to remove rust stains from my new Achilles.
Alarm Panal..Buzzer Scott at 4:06am 07.09.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2302 2002 34 MK II with an M35B with 300 hr's....While returning from a trip this weekend with the engin
240 starboard list woody at 4:29am 07.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/957 my oday 240 is equipped with a honda 9.9 extra longshaft and electric start. It list to starboard e
Peggy...I still have a slight odour... Paul H at 5:18am 07.09.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/2545 After several cleanings of my holding tank...I did the "sniff tests" on all of my connection hoses,
Replaced your cabin bulbs with L.E.D? Jeffrey at 5:32am 07.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/997 There was a young man selling the small L.E.D. replacement bulbs at a marine swap meet here a few we
Rebedding teak toe rails Capt Jim24025 at 5:47am 07.09.07 Ask All Sailors 4/2897 I pulled all my toe rails. They had been rebedded with a variety of different products by POs.I wa
Let us redesign the O30 Head Denise at 5:38am 07.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/785 Mine is vintage 80's with the (ugh) brown fiberglass sink that is molded out of fiberglass. That as
Basic battery care Ben16737 at 6:02am 07.09.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1020 I finally had to replace the battery on my Capri 22. It had a fairly standard combination deep cycl
sailing with dogs update.... Paul H at 5:10am 07.09.07 Ask All Sailors 18/1316 I am pleased to say that my golden retriever did amazingly well on our 10 day trip...there were time
Where to find interior trim? Curt4327 at 6:43am 07.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/968 When I took the interior trim down to re-wire our O'Day 22 I broke some of the trim and now need to

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Hunter 26 sail plan? Doug J at 5:44pm 03.16.21 It's been said the H26 and 260 sail best at 15 degrees.
Oberdorfer Pump Snap Ring - Official Answer jonelli at 5:43pm 03.16.21 jonelli didn't share with us what his specific question was. Stu, you are very right for calling m
Prop shaft zinc 321 DPW at 5:37pm 03.16.21 I have a different type of cutter on my boat. Can't find a pic but it has a stationary blade and a s
B323 Head Ron20324 at 5:36pm 03.16.21 Local guy took sail yesterday , Surprisingly, this morning the rigger called and said he could repa
Haul Out - Help with my shaft - SoCal jonelli at 5:33pm 03.16.21 But I have a tool to push out the cutlass bearing. If you can get the shaft out, then you can rem
Newbie - Just brought a 1986 Hunter 23 home Doug J at 5:32pm 03.16.21 Thanks! I think the sails will suffice for a bit. They certainly look original - main and jib. K
Leverage vs lifts/knocks danstanford at 5:31pm 03.16.21 Having watched the post-race press conference, Bruni took full responsibility and Spithill did not t
Prop shaft zinc 321 fstbttms at 5:29pm 03.16.21 Vive la France - that said, love this solution if it works with my cutter. Thanks for quick respons
Prop shaft zinc 321 DPW at 5:28pm 03.16.21 Vive la France - that said, love this solution if it works with my cutter. Thanks for quick response
Prop shaft zinc 321 (1) fstbttms at 5:21pm 03.16.21 on the same topic: I have Beneteau 43, 2008. I used to put a collar zinc on the shat and a prop zin
Legend 40.5 Removing the Traveler MetricMountie at 5:15pm 03.16.21 Drill it larger and drop the longer bolts through easiest way put the drilled stainless bar below a
Origo 1500 stove rzahrobsky at 5:09pm 03.16.21 Hi Rick, which one do you have?
Launching / Retrieving a Catalina 22 with a Prius....? George_NJ at 4:55pm 03.16.21 I'd try it, given what I see here and if your ramp situation is like this. Fc5rF54lEZ8
Leverage vs lifts/knocks Davidasailor26 at 4:52pm 03.16.21 Interesting how this played out today/yesterday in the AC. In leg 5 Luna Rossa tacked left to cover
Prop shaft zinc 321 DPW at 4:50pm 03.16.21 on the same topic: I have Beneteau 43, 2008. I used to put a collar zinc on the shat and a prop zinc
Hunter 26 sail plan? Crazy Dave Condon at 4:43pm 03.16.21 You got my phone number. I can help
Wire, wires everywhere... dlochner at 4:40pm 03.16.21 Ahhh, my brain! I'm in agony! Is this what it can/should look like? It looks good, however a ques
Mac 26classic LAZARETTE...set up and access George_NJ at 4:39pm 03.16.21 I have my 15-gallon freshwater tank down there with the pump, I keep all the life vests in there whe
simple question, about spinnakers dlochner at 4:36pm 03.16.21 Really? I always did the sail to weather FIRST, so it was DOWNWIND ALL THE WAY HOME. :beer: You mea
Haul Out - Help with my shaft - SoCal Tally Ho at 4:30pm 03.16.21 If you can get the shaft past the rudder, then just pull it all the way out. But you may not clear

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