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Centerboard Gasket Debi at 5:44am 06.21.07 Day Sailers 1/1966 I have just completed the restoration of my 1972 Daysailer and need to replace the centerboard gaske
I need help.with rigging- need pics if possible Wendy at 6:16am 06.21.07 Other Sailboats 3/962 New boat owner needs help with almost everything. Does somone know where to get a manual?? I had a
Just purchased a 1997 Hunter 340, need suggestions Heather at 6:26am 06.21.07 Big Boats 10/3226 Hi everyone. We took delivery of our 340 in April. After sailing every weekend since then we are s
Portable Air Conditioner wsimpson at 6:23am 06.21.07 Ask All Sailors 11/2063 Would a portble air conditioner like this one from Walmart work in a sailboat?
Finished my A/C installation Jack h23.5 at 6:48am 06.21.07 Smaller Boats 11/1311 Expecting a cooler summer on the water. My boat is in the water for the summer, so I added an A/C u
Can you guess the cause of the leak? Stephen OBrien at 8:26am 06.21.07 Ask All Sailors 14/1398 Today I discovered the cause of a leak that had been driving me my crazy. My 1981 Hunter 27 took on
searching for a rudder knotaloud2 at 8:56am 06.21.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1028 I have recently recovered a S2 5.5 grandslam from a boat yard junk pile. the boat itselfis in fairly
adjustable genoa cars Bob Moretti at 9:22am 06.21.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/2330 This season I finally upgraded to the adjustable genoa cars we were discussing on this list during t
Bluewater Boats Photo 3 Rick D at 9:51am 06.21.07 Other Sailboats 4/968 Bluewater boats should be self-righting....
Bluewater Boats Photo 2 Rick D at 9:49am 06.21.07 Other Sailboats 3/1107 Something broke...
In The Spirit Of Bluewater Boats... Photo One Rick D at 9:47am 06.21.07 Other Sailboats 0/736 I thought I'd post three photos of the delivery of a 'bluewater' boat. These were sent by my Brother
Changing primary and secondary filters Bob Alden at 10:22am 06.21.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/902 Fellow sailors:Any words of wisdom on changing the primary (Racor) and secondary (Yanmar) filters
First Boat on Big Lake Jason Myers at 9:59am 06.21.07 Ask All Sailors 20/2844 Hello there, New sailor looking to make a good decision on a first boat. I'd be sailing on Lake On
Best way to keep water out of the cuby area...? Bob8234 at 11:00am 06.21.07 Smaller Boats 2/1127 Just bought a Hunter 216 and noticed water accumulates in the cuby area... from the mast most likely
Charging the battery from OMC Saildrive Tomek23582 at 1:08pm 06.21.07 Ask All Sailors 3/2633 I am looking for information on electrical connections between the charging circuit on the OMC SailD
How many more years? Claudius at 12:59pm 06.21.07 Big Boats 12/1387 I wonder. Can a 10 year old production boat hull be trusted to last another 10 or more years (withou
Tampa tomorrow sailaway78 at 12:31pm 06.21.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1117 Were off. Seadances hubby, Peter, and myself are hopping a plane tomorrow and heading to Tampa. Pl
Cast Iron Keel JW13211 at 12:12pm 06.21.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1723 I am considering purchasing a Beneteau 381. I noticed that the keel is cast iron and there is some
mixing elbow rtmccue at 12:10pm 06.21.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1201 Thank you for responses I called Mac boaring direct ,they were great correct part 129198-13500 mixin
Skinky Ballast Tank Water Erik at 1:22pm 06.21.07 Smaller Boats 3/1070 I keep my boat on the water for about 6 months per year. Anyone have any suggestions on how to prev

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Opened up the sailbag Paul356 at 3:33pm 08.16.21 I ordered nice big numbers from Sailrite and stuck them on my H356 sails. Still sticking well sever
NOT buying H34 swshogren at 3:28pm 08.16.21 I go thru about 1/3 to 1/2 of a tank per year and I use my boat quite a bit. I just top off the tan
Leaking Volvo Stern Gland shaft seal/Yanmar 3YM30 Davidasailor26 at 3:26pm 08.16.21 From what I could see in the video there was a little vibration, but not really any worse than mine,
Fuel Cap Winch (2) Mechone at 3:26pm 08.16.21 Beneteau is where to get it and it does both sizes .P/N can be read on it
Windlass foot switch senang at 3:21pm 08.16.21 If you replace it with a wireless remote switch you will save many $$$$$. Search on EB for winch re
Newbie here with 1977 Hunter 27 (1) sail sfbay at 3:03pm 08.16.21 No stupid questions here. If it is the raw water intake to the engine it is normally in front of an
Leaking Volvo Stern Gland shaft seal/Yanmar 3YM30 Tally Ho at 3:01pm 08.16.21
Leaking Volvo Stern Gland shaft seal/Yanmar 3YM30 senang at 3:01pm 08.16.21 Video will not play for me. I have installed the Volvo lipseal a couple of years ago and are absolut
Lake Fontana North Carolina Gohawking at 2:58pm 08.16.21 I've actually looked at a property near lake Fontana and have wondered if I could actually sail my H
Hunter 26/260/270 Rally in Sarasota, FL Ottdreamer at 2:55pm 08.16.21 We would love to be involved. 1. The border needs to open so that we might pick our boat up in PA. 2
Newbie here with 1977 Hunter 27 sailermania at 2:52pm 08.16.21 Not a stupid question at all when you look at some of the comments which have been made around here
Broken bolts and headaches dmax at 2:29pm 08.16.21 Some comments on the comments: EZ Out is a commonly known name for a screw extractor, kind of a coll
Rig tuning physics Scott T-Bird at 2:23pm 08.16.21 I agree with that too. But the idea that the cap shrouds have greater tension is counter to the fre
Newbie here with 1977 Hunter 27 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:19pm 08.16.21 Really stupid question: Can anyone tell me where the raw water intake seacock is located in this bo
Yanmar 3jh3e alternator upgrade Mark Maulden at 2:08pm 08.16.21 could you expand on what you did, and why you chose what you did? Not sure I understand your quest
Yanmar 3jh3e alternator upgrade Mark Maulden at 2:06pm 08.16.21 We just finished a three week trip and have been thinking about this. All good questions -Belt mgr
Fuel Cap Winch (1) sail sfbay at 2:05pm 08.16.21 A little reseach and found these were manufactured by Amiot in France for a variety of European buil
Yanmar 3jh3e alternator upgrade Mark Maulden at 1:59pm 08.16.21 What is Belt Load Manager set to? What temp is your alternator temp sensor set for? What is your ba
Open valve sail sfbay at 1:54pm 08.16.21 Can you give some detail on this? I normally leave the plug in the sink in the head, especially when
Aluminum vs SS bimini frames NINEv2 at 1:52pm 08.16.21 This picture shows the tubing securing the frame of our bimini. Stainless steel, obviously.d tubin

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