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Filling holes in fiberglass dancing bear at 9:54pm 07.31.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1194 Can someone recommend a product for filling drill holes in my fiberglass topsides? I would think
M 25 Universal wiring harness Phil at 10:47pm 07.31.07 Bigger Boats 1/1473 Our M 25 Diesel has hesitated to start at times following the 30 second hold of the glow plug button
engine controls cdescher at 11:33pm 07.31.07 Catalina 30 1/1661 I've got a '78 C30 that was converted from tiller to pedestal steering at some point, but the engine
Lead keels... Brian D at 11:00pm 07.31.07 Ask All Sailors 14/6696 Anyone know when they stopped using lead as the primary metal in keels? Or, are some manufactures st
Little indentation in hull...should I worry? Sean10633 at 1:03am 08.01.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1321 I've had a small to medium indentation on my hull for some time now(1-1.5'). It's not soft, just in
What Model Daysailer & Masthead Sheaves Question George16771 at 12:58am 08.01.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1307 Two questions: First - how do you know what model Daysailer you have - as to II or III? The tag on
Anchor roller for stern anchor MichaelStacy at 12:55am 08.01.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1562 Anyone come up with a method of mounting some sort of anchor roller on stern of boat (2004 H33 in my
6 pack license MoonSailer at 1:18am 08.01.07 Ask All Sailors 14/3110 Can a person find work with a 6 pack license?? What can you do with a 6 pack license?? Thinking ab
Water Leak - not what it appeared muised at 1:26am 08.01.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1138 Yesterday I replaced all the electrical lines between the batteries, switch and starter, as well as
I need advice. Buying a Catalina 30 - 1977-1983 Gottabeonthewater at 2:07am 08.01.07 Catalina 30 3/2471 Hello all.I am going to be a proud owner of a Catalina 30 very soon. However I am looking to impr
Diesel Stalled jaydog5000 at 2:46am 08.01.07 Ask All Sailors 14/1808 I have a few questions!! I was motoring yesterday and out of nowhere the engine stalled. I have be
Cetol advice (1) SEADANCE at 6:18am 08.01.07 Ask All Sailors 12/5936 Hi guys and gals!I washed, sanded and applied one coat of Cetol Marine Lite varnish to the 4 teak
Replacing in-mast furling line trimphi at 6:30am 08.01.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1429 If anyone has replaced their in-mast furling line how did you remove the large right hand cover plat
Bilge siphon DannyS at 5:48am 08.01.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1721 I have had a couple of interesting moments with my electric bilge pump siphoning water back into the
It can happen. dickforth at 6:53am 08.01.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1399 It happened to me and I know it has happed to others. About 19 gal. of diesel fuel was accidently p
Furling mechanism kees mulder at 7:05am 08.01.07 Hallberg-Rassy 1/2006 I have a problem with the furling mechanism as it does not lock at all. I will change the system to
running rigging Hunter 23.5 jbreland at 7:49am 08.01.07 Smaller Boats 3/2245 In the archives I found the following specs for the running rigging on a 23.5Running Rigging Specs
Electrical panel on macgregor 25 Martin15377 at 7:41am 08.01.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/3088 Hi !I bought a 1986 Macgregor 25, in very good shape except for the electrical panel, which is a me
Gearshift cable in an Edson binnacle Burnell at 8:07am 08.01.07 Ask All Sailors 2/2197 My linkage from the shift lever to the cable has broken off.I disconnected the transmission lever t
450 composite rudder ted at 9:16am 08.01.07 Big Boats 3/977 I stumbled across a thread on the H450 loosing rudders. Seems 16 of them lost rudders. Hunter offerd

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S/E Marina Recommendations jssailem at 5:59am 10.29.21
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 5:52am 10.29.21 That's so true. Or even mentioning the current wind condition in conversation with nonsailors and g
Running hot (1) jssailem at 5:42am 10.29.21
Running hot dlochner at 5:41am 10.29.21 Yes the advice is sound. The 50/50 mix of antifreeze has a greater heat capacity than either water
S/E Marina Recommendations (1) Parsons at 5:39am 10.29.21 Moving from the frozen north, you will likely be concerned about hurricanes. There is great historic
Stupid owner recycled his B323 Propane Tank DougM at 5:38am 10.29.21
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? jssailem at 5:31am 10.29.21
Its funny Friday! Justin_NSA at 5:21am 10.29.21
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? Terry Cox at 4:59am 10.29.21 Now using the claw, it's just "drop the anchor and play out the line'. When we back down, the claw
Running hot kloudie1 at 4:50am 10.29.21 Yes and a known good pressure cap . Then if he still has overheat problems, troubleshooting can star
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? RoyS at 4:43am 10.29.21 With regard to Plow Type Anchors consider this accidental dragging test (looks like 44 CQR's to me):
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? RoyS at 4:23am 10.29.21 My 1980 Hunter 33 displaces only 10,600 Lb.s. I use a 22 Lb. Rocna. As these scoop type anchors bury
Winterizing bilge on my H37 RoyS at 4:12am 10.29.21 Water may not be coming entirely from the mast. Inspected my as yet uncovered boat on the hard yeste
Hunter 45CC Autopilot Motor artboas at 3:07am 10.29.21 I also found that the screws holding the motor in place were loose. But I had an additional problem
Stupid owner recycled his B323 Propane Tank danstanford at 2:48am 10.29.21 Hello Dan, I acquired a Beneteau 323 this summer (and love it) but the propane tank is 10 years old
Jabsco electric head vs Raritan, repair or replace? (Thank you Peggy for hte macerator recommendations) SVFreedom at 9:24pm 10.28.21 Here's the manual for the Jabsco37045 Jabsco 37045_series.pdf owner manual #27 in the parts list on
Marelon Seacock fail! Hayden Watson at 9:11pm 10.28.21 @Hayden Watson , I'd name this thread "Forespar Fail". Apparently their Tech Support doesn't kn
Aft control sj21 JeffD at 9:04pm 10.28.21 Hello Welcome to Sailing! I have a San Juan 21 also. Below is what I use for lines, but there are
Ericson 27 water fill Guy Erdman at 8:52pm 10.28.21 Maybe this will help. thanks so much Tim. I'm going to the boat tomorrow and will check it out wit
Wire tied set screw for prop shaft flange Alan Gomes at 8:44pm 10.28.21 And as an added bonus, it howls like a banshee if it ever contacts the gland nut to let you know th

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