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Spinnaker halyard MIke at 3:18am 06.03.07 Big Boats 3/882 After three unsuccessful attempts at trying to drop a messenger line in an effort to fish a spinnake
1977 Hunter 27 marich at 4:54am 06.03.07 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 3/2385 I need an owner's manual...can someone please help me?Thank you very much!Richard Howse
Wiring diagram pchazel at 4:35am 06.03.07 Catalina 310 9/2951 I have no 12V power to the engine key switch. The wiring diagram in the owner's manual is limited. H
1959 daysailer in sad shape in alabama robert downing at 6:06am 06.03.07 Day Sailers 1/1096 I've had this '59 daysailer for many years, inherited from my late father in law. He bent the mast a
Online diagram or manual for hanking on mainsail nancy thompson at 6:09am 06.03.07 Smaller Boats 1/1864 I have misplaced my owners' manual and have not sailed for several years. Does anyone have a diagram
Fuel Tank Access Plate s sauer at 6:46am 06.03.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1688 I would like to install a 'SeaBuilt' access plate system on the 10-11 gal. poly fuel tank on my Hunt
Bilge pump krag13957 at 12:49am 06.03.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1040 The bilge is not being pumped out even though the bilge pump appears to run when I turn it on. It ma
Recommendations for a new 26M ... artalv at 12:48am 06.03.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 32/2642 I need help deciding what options to get with a new 26M before I order. I have read a lot but every
Jammed In-Mast Furling Mainsail - Haalpp! Mr Lucky16746 at 12:36am 06.03.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1845 I can't believe my boat is the only one this has happend to.My Catalina 28 MK II has an in-mast fu
Cabin Lights C34 Scott at 10:33am 06.03.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1178 As of this past Saturday I am the proud owner of a 2002 C34 MKII and Love It!One question..... Wh
Replacement for Plastic D Shackle Robert Reid at 10:55am 06.03.07 Smaller Boats 4/1107 When we de-rigged the mainsail last season, we noticed that three of the plastic D shackles that con
Tank Monitoring Systems Bob Talley at 10:57am 06.03.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1009 My Wema tank gauges have failed again (holding tank registers 3/4 full even when fully pumped out).
Water coming in from the stay bases (1) JustinG328 at 9:56am 06.03.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/942 I have some rain water coming into my boat from the side stay anchor/bases on my Mac 25. I removed t
grey touch up for 302 oday don macphee at 9:42am 06.03.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/917 Does anyone know a commercial touch up for oday hull grey?dondng66@comcast.net
Engine RPM and Hour gauge Ghislain Gaumond at 9:16am 06.03.07 Catalina 30 2/1115 Went to the boat this AM, to performan oil change. Ran the engine for 1/2 hour to warm up oil. Since
Yo All..I'm new to the Forum... ClipperChic31 at 9:02am 06.03.07 Other Sailboats 2/985 ..is there any other owners of Bombay Clipper 31's out there? I noticed there is no Model Specific F
port holes/lights Mike4116 at 12:49pm 06.03.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/974 The latch on my O'day 28 opening port light has broken and because it is plastic and cannot be repai
Hunter 26 Swing Keel TJ at 12:13pm 06.03.07 Smaller Boats 3/1921 The uphaul line for the swing keel is worn on my Hunter 26. Has anyone tried replacing this line the
Hull maintenance Lee3567 at 12:03pm 06.03.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/849 We just bought a boat and need to clean/wax/paint the hull. Any suggestions on what kind of wax and
Maximum number of people for 30 footer John F at 11:54am 06.03.07 Ask All Sailors 18/7829 We're having a boat party at our dock in a few weeks. 11 people total. If the weather's nice, I'd

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Neck deep in the Dark Side (1) jon hansen at 10:42am 03.08.21 191302 love motoring, on motorboats
Neck deep in the Dark Side (1) capta at 10:25am 03.08.21 I sure don't see a 'dark' side to power boating, if it will keep me on the water longer. They are ce
Newport 30, exposed keelbolts? Scandium at 10:15am 03.08.21 Can't see why if they're SS. If they're not SS, run before the keel falls off :yikes:. I meant t
Fix or toss capta at 10:15am 03.08.21 I would replace it, but keep the SS for some other job. I'm glad you identified it, as I wanted to c
Newport 30, exposed keelbolts? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:54am 03.08.21 From what I read the keelbolts in this model should be encapsulated in fiberglass. Can't see why
Fix or toss Ralph Johnstone at 9:46am 03.08.21 It was for a backstay and looks like it broke from being case-hardened by previous work and tried t
Fix or toss Ralph Johnstone at 9:38am 03.08.21 is this a test? will we be graded? Yes it is. Anyone failing this test will be keel hauled, repe
1994 Hunter Legend 35.5 Battery Charger Location Halipe�o at 9:36am 03.08.21 I own a 1995 Hunter Legend 35.5. The battery charger is in the starboard rear locker in the cockpit
C&C 27 MKV chainplate rebed MHauser at 9:22am 03.08.21 The six Phillips head fasteners at the deck plate are indeed bolts and everything is accessible, the
Need help finding reasonable Jabsco part Justin_NSA at 8:40am 03.08.21 Final update: the new Jabsco hinge set arrived. It fit up exactly to the old mounting holes. No mods
Fix or toss (1) Justin_NSA at 8:29am 03.08.21 191292
Fix or toss Parsons at 8:23am 03.08.21 I'm with @JamesG161 - If you're doing the welding & grinding and already have the equipment, it's ch
Marelon seacock maintenance JRT at 8:19am 03.08.21 I had a few that were difficult to operate and used the MareLube Liquid in the water with good resul
Marelon seacock maintenance Parsons at 8:03am 03.08.21 What model valve do you have? Great question - it's the original that came on my Catalina. The bott
Fix or toss Rick486 at 7:50am 03.08.21 :thumbsdown:
Fix or toss Allan12210 at 7:45am 03.08.21 Subject it to the float test. If it passes, keep it.
Cutlass Bearing/Plastic Bushing sail sfbay at 7:45am 03.08.21 Literature search suggests these bearings can have a 10 year life expectancy but this will vary with
Water Heater Install in O'Day 34 daviddp at 7:44am 03.08.21 "My domestic hot water is heated by either 110VAC (there should be a breaker for this) or the engine
Covid-19 Vaccination dlochner at 7:42am 03.08.21 Here's an interesting take on testing. From a statistical point of view it makes a lot of sense. IZ
Anti Corrosion Tape dlochner at 7:39am 03.08.21 this was recommended on another msg board (or this one can't recall). i'm doing a full mast refit

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