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Table is milky looking due to sun Bob at 7:16am 06.06.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1010 I have a Hunter 320 2001 and my table below has become milky looking. Is there anything to use to r
Owners Manual stewart young at 7:53am 06.06.07 Bristol 0/1919 Looking for owners/operation manual and wiring diagram for Bristol 27, 1977 model year.
Fresh Water hoses leakage Federico at 8:23am 06.06.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1179 I recently bought my first boat ever, a 1985 Beneteau First 30.5 and found water leaks from the fill
Leaky Screws Jenni at 9:23am 06.06.07 Ask All Sailors 2/914 During the recent rain storm I noticed that I saw shipping a lot of rain in through the various moun
272 tiller to wheel availability Ken13459 at 9:19am 06.06.07 Bigger Boats 0/1013 Edson tells me that the system they made for the 87'-89' vintage 272s is no longer availiable. They
Painting Prop and shaft Chief at 9:38am 06.06.07 Ask All Sailors 8/2383 I splash tomorrow, and the yard painted my bottom late last week. I replaced the shaft zincs myself,
Tough Times for Yacht Manufacturers? Rick D at 10:26am 06.06.07 Ask All Sailors 24/2159 I noticed an article (see link) that Pacific Seacraft has filed for Chapter 11. Recall they make boa
Speaking of sharing expenses PrincessoftheLake at 6:58am 06.06.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1372 I have a kind of philosophical question, I think. Captain Grumpy and I are now into our 4th year of
Satelite TV Tony at 12:07pm 06.06.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/819 Hi anyone with any experience with Track it TV (Follow me TV ) or with the Marine Sat Az Trax system
Ranger 26 Keel Bolts Andrew Smith at 4:33am 06.06.07 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 2/3579 I am considering buying a 1979 Ranger 26. The boat has been laying unused in saltwater for the past
when to change headsails and to what? captain-dutchman at 4:22am 06.06.07 Ask All Sailors 6/2258 I just purchased a mirage 35 and was wondering when should you change headsails to reduced ones. I h
Standing Rigging Replacement? Brian9674 at 10:56am 06.06.07 Smaller Boats 2/943 My 1987 Hunter 23 standing rigging looks like its in pretty good shape but I have been reading that
how does a boat fridge work letterman at 10:52am 06.06.07 Ask All Sailors 5/3793 My fridge died on 110volt. It works on 12 volt. Anyone have an idea how these things work so I can
outside trim for fixed ports on H34 Anthony Frascella at 10:33am 06.06.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1004 Looking for plastic trim for my fixed ports. (outside)
Stuffing box Mike Youngling at 5:10pm 06.06.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/1153 I need to replace my stuffing box on a 1973 C-27. The shaft is one inch (atomic 4) and the drawing
Replace Mast and boom BMurph at 1:14pm 06.06.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1049 I just got a 1976 O'Day 27 and I need to get A mast and all the rigging for the boat. I recently got
Two questions Mac at 1:46pm 06.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/788 First, I checked the swing keel bolt and it looked fine. The other bolt for setting the keel is ben
1976 O'Day 27 Mast and Rigging BMurph at 1:21pm 06.06.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/990 Is there anyone out there that is looking to get rid of a mast, boom, and all the rigging for an 197
Hunter 340 capable for ocean crossings Velero23904 at 1:50pm 06.06.07 Big Boats 27/24294 We recently purchase a Hunter 340 which we really like. This boat is intended for a intermediate st
Cockpit drain hose Dick Smith at 1:57pm 06.06.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1754 Hi---I am new to this forum with an old question. My 1985 Catalina 27 has a leak in the cockpit drai

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Changing aft heads toilet from manual to electric Legend 41AC Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:36pm 07.02.21 When installing any electric toilet, the plumbing is easy...but the wiring is critical. It needs to
Forum Thread Display Has Changed??? ggrizzard at 1:35pm 07.02.21 Phil, Looks like the gremlin has retreated due to hurricane Ella! That's about as good an explanatio
Reconnecting cut transducer cable on Standard Horizon DS35 dlochner at 1:32pm 07.02.21 Several years ago, I was informed by a local Tech that has his own repair business, never to splice
Just can't get no release! dlochner at 1:28pm 07.02.21 Back in my racing days I worked the pit on a J35. Much of the race was spent removing twists from th
Anyone thinking of selling their 275? Mack & Tire at 1:18pm 07.02.21 Thanks all for being so friendly and helpful! We have found a Catalina 275 nearby, on Lake Ontario,
Mounting a chart plotter and maintaining the recommended compass separation Wm. Gill at 1:17pm 07.02.21 Don't know about the UDH 64 but I have a Garmin 741XL mounted about 10 inches away from the compass
Mounting a chart plotter and maintaining the recommended compass separation dlochner at 1:09pm 07.02.21 There are free apps that measure magnetic fields. Look for GEMECO Marine Accessories. With the unit
Question about buying Lewmar spare parts Ron20324 at 12:44pm 07.02.21 Hello, Both my Lewmar jib sheet cars have some damaged pieces. I could buy new cars but that seem
Just can't get no release! thinwater at 12:33pm 07.02.21 That's pretty interesting. I didn't realize lines had that much of a memory effect It's not memmor
1987 Catalina 22 Bilge Pump Location Leeward Rail at 12:24pm 07.02.21 Where is the Volcano located? That is the name for the tube that the keel cable goes through the b
Mounting a chart plotter and maintaining the recommended compass separation TomY at 12:07pm 07.02.21 I missed this in my original measurement, and planning. I am making a custom mounting platform for
Captain's decision that destroyed a City... Leeward Rail at 12:06pm 07.02.21 sDRXuF6OTss
Captain's decision that destroyed a City... Leeward Rail at 12:02pm 07.02.21 rw-FbwmzPKo Vincent Coleman was honored by Halifax years later for saving 900 people on an inbound
Just can't get no release! Project_Mayhem at 11:50am 07.02.21 Oh yes it does! I own an AV company. I can't tell you how many times I've asked people to recoil a c
1987 Catalina 22 SK Upper and Lower Shroud Boots Leeward Rail at 11:43am 07.02.21 FWIW, turnbuckle boots aren't essential Yup. In my case the forward shroud covers are for both sai
Just can't get no release! Leeward Rail at 11:31am 07.02.21 That's pretty interesting. I didn't realize lines had that much of a memory effect They have the s
Mounting a chart plotter and maintaining the recommended compass separation Head Sail at 11:24am 07.02.21 My Raymarine recommends similar spacing but I wanted the plotter and control head at the helm also.
Reconnecting cut transducer cable on Standard Horizon DS35 (1) jssailem at 11:18am 07.02.21 Making the connection is a low risk adventure. Just be sure to connect A to A and B to B. There are
Refinishing Teak Hand Rails Leeward Rail at 11:07am 07.02.21 Same as most hardware mounting.. Pot the holes in the deck/poptop with epoxy (prevents any future c
Some will hate this!!! markwbird at 11:05am 07.02.21 The propeller is driven by the wheels so the anology is not accurate. It is a fan blade pushing the

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