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Mainsail cover zipper Paul356 at 1:23pm 09.18.07 Big Boats 4/1920 Our H356 is apparently one of the few with a "real" main, i.e., not the kind that rolls up in the ma
Upgrade of the engine 3GMF20 for a 3GMF30 Andr�L at 1:44pm 09.18.07 Big Boats 3/1176 I've owned a H34 1983 for 10 years, I've put a lot of money in it to improve the comfort and love th
the headmistress transient at 2:10pm 09.18.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1126 almost everytime i click on the headmistress topic, i get the following error:-"Sorry, we can't de
Catalina Mark II cushions specs windy24518 at 2:02pm 09.18.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1343 I want to get new cushions for my 1998 Catalina Mark II. I found a great upolsterer in my local area
Catalina 30 TRBS: 155 vs. 135 genoa Bob Moretti at 2:21pm 09.18.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/5565 Don,Your posting on the various genoa sizes you've used on your boat got me thinking about mine.
Arr!! Its International Talk Like a Pirate Day! PrincessoftheLake at 5:14pm 09.18.07 Ask All Sailors 16/1508 Ahoy and Avast there me mateys! Today be International Talk Like a Pirate Day!Scrape the barnacle
Yanmar 1gm Transmission [need help finding one] Foreverunstopable at 5:24pm 09.18.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1387 Hello, this is my first time posting and I have to say this is a great site! I've been able to get b
Single-line reefing problem Bob F at 3:26pm 09.18.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2899 When reefing on my 1998 H376 (single line reef), the tack of the sail pulls tight, but the clew does
Endine Shut down Aldi at 2:53pm 09.18.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1119 1. I just did a hose line upgrade to the engine. Last sunday we took the boat out and about 30 mi
Spiders in the Gelcoat Hugh Gallagher at 2:48pm 09.18.07 Catalina 22 2/1335 Just purchased a 73 catalina 22. The hull is in good shape but there is a band of gelcoat crazing 36
Stanchion repair....... frank balcer at 8:20pm 09.16.07 Ask All Sailors 11/2775 Morning all! I am getting ready to remove and then rebed my life line stanchions and bow and stern p
Life imitates sailing Deadline at 9:08pm 09.16.07 Mid-Size Boats 0/734 Metaphors ' colloquialismsAgainst the tideAll ahead fullAll hands on deckBacking and fillingBa
Water muffler George at 9:14pm 09.16.07 Catalina 30 2/1331 I have a leaking muffler water box. How can it be repaired ?
noisy companionway hatch Kev matheson at 10:48pm 09.16.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1386 The hatch cover is very noisy when slid open or closed.and is badly wearing away the gel coat where
What is AGM 354 coaxial cable? Rich L at 10:55pm 09.16.07 Smaller Boats 5/1202 I have a 1995 H26 and pulled my VHF coaxial connector off the wire when I lowered the mast (bet I do
H33.5 owners how do you handle this? (1) tcbro at 11:21pm 09.16.07 Mid-Size Boats 12/1319 My boat is aft-in in my slip. We do not have floating docks here so I cross my stern lines. The H33.
Annapolis Boat show G15876 at 10:40pm 09.16.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1659 We are considering heading toward Annapolis for the boat show in a few weeks. Been hoping to get dow
Anchor Weight Question Magothy Boy at 12:09am 09.17.07 Ask All Sailors 97/7630 Hey FolksI friend of mine gave me a Suncor stainless steel CQR anchor. Nice friend! It is labele
Racing with in mast furling Syversens at 12:17am 09.17.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1522 Hi All, I'v been playing with the thought of racing my 361... it would be in the free for all class
pre-inspection Don Crowther at 12:30am 09.17.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/901 I'm looking for someone who would be intersted in doing a pre-inspection on a couple of hunter 31's.

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Engine operator manual (2) Udi at 9:10pm 09.23.21
Spinnaker halyard on 272 Jaxn at 7:46pm 09.23.21 Some PO put an a hit roller up there (instead of a block). Do you have the same exit sheave on t
Engine operator manual Tally Ho at 7:36pm 09.23.21 Until today I thought its 4JH4TE, but today i took a look at the engine and saw this (enclosed pic)
Fill/empty water reservoir for sink patbratton at 7:35pm 09.23.21 The water tank for the sink is pretty hard to access. What tricks do you all have for filling it, an
Owners Manual (1) TimFromLI at 7:29pm 09.23.21 better late than never
IS my 1990 Beneteau s 41S5 alternator working?? Tally Ho at 7:28pm 09.23.21 As soon as I turn my engine on, my system voltage goes from 12.x to 13.x Based on the voltage read a
Polars Beneteau 45f5 (1) TimFromLI at 7:28pm 09.23.21 found it.
Hunter 306 sailboat needs a rubber plug for the gear shift/throttle Ken13559 at 7:20pm 09.23.21 The rubber cap comes of easily, hence I put some sealant to make it stick but can be remove if requi
Polars Beneteau 45f5 (2) TimFromLI at 7:12pm 09.23.21 Attached is a file with a tiny picture of the polars. I thought I had a good one somewhere. I'll pos
Tropical Storm Sam (1) JamesG161 at 7:11pm 09.23.21 This is an "Watch Alert" Latest ECMFW model run...
Motor mounts 37.5 Hunter Yanmar 3 HM 35 F Sanfelice at 6:32pm 09.23.21 Can't answer your question directly but I had a 1987 28.5 with a Yanmar engine. As I recall the fron
Boneheaded mistakes & living under a lucky star shemandr at 6:12pm 09.23.21 Although I'm zoomed out on this image so you can't see the depths, this whole area looks pretty goo
Beneteau 361 Cutless Bearing Repalcement Ralph Johnstone at 6:05pm 09.23.21 Has anyone here changed thiers and how did you get the bearing out? Hopefully, this will get the
Squeaky bulkhead sail sfbay at 5:56pm 09.23.21 Suggest obtaining a permanent fix strategy from a sailboat design engineer and/or builder AND/OR co
IS my 1990 Beneteau s 41S5 alternator working?? georgetheleo at 5:12pm 09.23.21 Thanks!, I have 2 115 Amp hour new Full River sealed batterys -always linked together. The charger
Squeaky bulkhead wade the giant at 5:04pm 09.23.21
Boneheaded mistakes & living under a lucky star dlochner at 4:53pm 09.23.21 Well, that's another part of my story that I didn't exactly reveal. We did alright with 2.5 days n
Spinnaker halyard on 272 (1) Tally Ho at 4:48pm 09.23.21
trailer extension Seascoutship501 at 4:40pm 09.23.21 Hehe. IMO it is always better to find out something is easier than expected, than to run into proble
Boneheaded mistakes & living under a lucky star Scott T-Bird at 4:37pm 09.23.21 Well, that's another part of my story that I didn't exactly reveal. We did alright with 2.5 days no

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