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halyard runs Vic Castleton at 12:24pm 06.09.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/912 I need to replace my spinnacre halyard and am going to bring it out of the mast to be able to "bump"
Fraudulent listing on eBay KorculaChris at 11:51am 06.09.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1128 Some of you may remember last week's thread on a fraudulent listing on eBay. I reported it to eBay,
Emergency Tiller Gary Ameele at 10:50am 06.09.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1074 Our 1994 Catalina 28 does not have an emergency tiller. We purchased it used. Did the boat come wi
Ferriello holding tank internal sensor rod Allan Frey at 10:31am 06.09.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1166 Does anyone have experience installing and using the Ferriello (New Providence Marine) holding tank
Halyard shackle krag13957 at 10:19am 06.09.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/927 I have the US Spars Z300e furling main for the Beneteau OC281. The shackle for the main does not app
Batteries for the OC281 krag13957 at 10:14am 06.09.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/986 I have 1996 OC281. The boat had deep cycle West Marine Batteries in the engine compartment and under
replacing rudder bushings in a 356 miguelgdelrey at 9:07am 06.09.07 Big Boats 4/1397 Has anyone replaced the rudder bushings on a 356?My boat was on the ground on stands and a friend
Dragging Shaft Kurt Oberhofer at 7:56am 06.09.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1260 Question: I have a Vagabond-47 with a 85hp Ford Lehman diesel with Hurth Gear box. While sailing pre
Engine Key blanks Doedee at 6:19am 06.09.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1559 My 1990 41f5 has an M50 Perkins Engine. (50 hp.)Perkins was sold a number of times. I am looking f
Have a Starwind, need help ..rigging topics! Bonny George at 5:22am 06.09.07 Other Sailboats 0/1284 Trying to prep a newly bought Starwind, questions about sail tenders???? Boom air block rig??? and m
Javelin Main Sheet JBB20755 at 5:15am 06.09.07 Day Sailers 4/1923 I have an early 70's (pre 75) Javelin. Can anyone give me an idea of how to run the mainsheet? I hav
Second forward stay Mac Mire at 4:09am 06.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/998 I have a CDI Furler I use on my genoa, but I would like to rig up a second forward stay for my jib.
Cruising Range of 356 on an tank of fuel Craig at 3:53am 06.09.07 Big Boats 4/1327 I'm wondering what the motoring cruising range on a 356. I know it is a sailboat I just want to know
H34 problem areas geoff16655 at 2:48am 06.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1320 I am about to inspect a 1983 H34 shoal draft cruiser with a view to purchase. Are there any specific
Cabin Thru Drain Trev at 2:23am 06.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1172 I am considering making a drain through the cabin into the bilge, I dont get much water below deck,
Generating 12 volt. Liam at 2:19am 06.09.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1212 I have been thinking about what to do to generate 12 volt while cruising , other than the alternator
how to remove black in grooves on teak? Sailoff at 12:38pm 06.09.07 Ask All Sailors 7/4895 I am refinishing the teak railings. Removed them and brought them home, stripped them, and washed w
mast tuning Mac at 1:48pm 06.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1068 When sailing today, we were healing about 25 degrees, and looking at the stays, was wondering why th
HAS ANYONE USED DURABAK COATING Richard Gordon at 1:43pm 06.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1215 I'm restoring a 25' o'Day that has seen her better days. I've ground out the spider web cracks,made
Air conditioning / refrigirator Blitz at 1:21pm 06.09.07 Seidelmann 4/1701 I was wondering if anyone ever with a 34, 37 or 30T have installed an air conditioner - what type, n

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Tropical Storm Sam (1) JamesG161 at 8:27am 09.24.21 Hurricane Sam appears to be following Hurricane Larry and the other Alphabet M thru R. But it is st
Winterizing the Head Holding Tank Nichole340 at 8:25am 09.24.21 Rich Aside from the 2 heads, I'm doing what you are for 1 head, but without the running of the macer
Toe rail carriage bolts wade the giant at 8:24am 09.24.21
Toe rail carriage bolts dLj at 8:22am 09.24.21 I doubt it would do anything to buytl, but would the 4200... I always wonder about switching out st
Wema Fresh Water Gauge - Sending Unit (2) sailcapt340 at 8:00am 09.24.21 My new WEMA sensor arrived today. 3 days earlier than promised. Here is a couple of comparison pho
Boneheaded mistakes & living under a lucky star dLj at 7:52am 09.24.21 We call it "Talking Story".:biggrin: I've noticed they tend to grow with the addition of alcohol..
Motor mounts 37.5 Hunter Yanmar 3 HM 35 F (2) sail sfbay at 7:42am 09.24.21 198566
Inner Jib Tracks and Life Lines LakeShark at 7:40am 09.24.21 The Short answer: Yes you can (and should) install inner tracks. Yes they will help the boat prefor
Toe rail carriage bolts dlochner at 7:38am 09.24.21 Does Tef-Gel interfere with sealants such as 4200 or butyl? It might affect the bonding of the ca
Motor mount questions 37.5 yanmar 3hm35 (2) sail sfbay at 7:37am 09.24.21 Welcome to the forum!! See Fig. 15 in the attached parts catalog for the part number.
Motor mounts 37.5 Hunter Yanmar 3 HM 35 F kloudie1 at 7:31am 09.24.21 The parts catalog shows the same mounts front and back. Part # 124772-08341.. it has the number "100
Stop wires slapping inside of mast? tfox2069 at 7:07am 09.24.21 One trick is to put zip ties on the wires every few feet and leave the tails on the ties. The tails
Hunter 376 transmission gear ratio kloudie1 at 7:03am 09.24.21 There should be a small plate on the case with the ratio stenciled on it. A mirror and flashlight ma
Toe rail carriage bolts JamesG161 at 6:55am 09.24.21 Does Tef-Gel interfere with sealants such as 4200 or butyl? It might. Tef-gel is basically Teflon
Stop wires slapping inside of mast? Bob J. at 6:53am 09.24.21 Dropped my mast last fall, this spring pulled new wiring & a vhf coax. Bundled the wiring together &
Hunter 376 transmission gear ratio Ed.S at 6:46am 09.24.21 Thank you, that helps. I'm trying to determine what folding propeller to use.
79 Hunter 30 - What make of roller furler is this? Project_Mayhem at 6:40am 09.24.21 If you end up repairing the furler I recommend BC Precision for Torlon and stainless bearings. I thi
Toe rail carriage bolts Project_Mayhem at 6:35am 09.24.21 Saltwater, aluminum, and stainless make an nice corrosion marriage, if you are lucky these nuts, bo
Winterizing the Head Holding Tank Rich Stidger at 6:26am 09.24.21 Starting with a pumped-out holding tank, and still in the water, From my winterization plan:
New halyard on Selden in-mast furling mainsail kbgunn at 6:24am 09.24.21 Just a question, why are you replacing the halyard, with in mast furling the halyard is almost neve

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