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Chart plotter readability in daylight Syversens at 10:57am 02.04.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1247 Hi All, I read the post about the instrumentation and reminded me of a problem I have. I'm pretty ha
What is that Hul Indentation Mark Fred Miller at 10:59am 02.04.07 Big Boats 6/1109 Now that my boat is layed up on the hard for winter storage in Jersey, I recently noticed just abou
coloring sails sand sailor at 2:38pm 02.04.07 Ask All Sailors 6/10053 im wanting to die my sails black and red what type of die will work on dacron sails ( im assuming th
Paper or plastic? SailboatOwners.com at 12:10pm 02.04.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1326 We all know that that you don't leave home port without nautical charts. If you are day sailing or c
fuel tank removal 376 1997 randy18488 at 10:13pm 02.02.07 Big Boats 4/874 I want to take the fuel tank out on my 376 Hunter, has any one done this.
Thanks for your advice! Electro-Scan (1) Travler at 9:39pm 02.02.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1440 Hi Peggy,As I begin getting the boat ready for another season of fun, I thought I should thank you
87 Morgan Classic 41 and air conditioning Travler at 9:19pm 02.02.07 Morgan 2/2197 We live and sail around Pensacola, FL and we spent last August sweltering, and we swore then that we
Forestay Tension paphman at 12:41am 02.03.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/5522 I have a C-22 and have a question about the tension of the forestay. I set the boat up with 28 for
New instrument advice Scott21120 at 12:35am 02.03.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1499 I would like to replace my Standard Horizon Depth and Speed instruments, with a depth/speed multi in
Seidelmann Owners Rendezvous (1) Daydreams at 11:58pm 02.02.07 Seidelmann 0/1562 Is there any interest in a 2007 Seidelmann Rendezvous? Is anyone interested in organizing one? I w
2008 Hunter Sailboats GKuffner at 11:24pm 02.02.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/912 I'm trying to plan for a future sailboat purchase next year and was wondering which mid-sized 30-40'
Prop Change - 2 Blade to 3 Blade John Mable at 11:17pm 02.02.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2677 I would like to hear from folks that have a 1992 Hunter 37.5 and have gone from a 2 bladed prop to a
Yanmar Starter Key Location Jeff at 10:33pm 02.02.07 Big Boats 9/1302 I have a Hunter 466 and the key is vulnerable to damage from someone's rump sitting on it and snappi
Tow vehicle Marty at 1:45am 02.03.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/948 I need to buy a tow vehicle for my 26D. Trying to keep the initial cost low as possible, be reliable
How long do you plan to keep your present boat? Ross at 1:31am 02.03.07 Ask All Sailors 40/2868 There has been much discussion of late about buying and selling boats. This has caused me to wonder
Mysterious Disappearance Gary Wyngarden at 2:39am 02.03.07 Ask All Sailors 5/986 In case you haven't followed the story, Dr. Jim Gray 63, a well known and highly respected Microsoft
Boat Leak from up above. Pres Broussard at 4:54am 02.03.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1133 I have water leaking into the boat from up above. Not sure if its a chainplate, a toe rail, a stanc
NEW E27 OWNER CARROLL ERTEL at 4:59am 02.03.07 Other Sailboats 4/1776 I BOUGHT MY 1973 ERICSON 27 IN LEWES DELEWARE IN JUNE OF 06.I HAD NO EXPERIENCE IN SAILING BUT AFTER
Stories Don Guillette at 7:21am 02.03.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/1566 Alan made me think of this. When I would go on a boat at the request of a skipper I never really kno
Running line through the boom Bruce Eilts at 8:16am 02.03.07 Bigger Boats 3/1618 I need to replace a line through the boom. I tried to pull the new line when I removed the old line,

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Leaking Volvo Stern Gland shaft seal/Yanmar 3YM30 Rob Heath at 9:49am 08.21.21 Thanks for the ideas...it has been burped and greased, and it isn't the caulking. Has anyone any exp
Best of Luck JamesG161 at 9:40am 08.21.21 email to advise me of their claim departmenty contact as a result of the impending storm. That's a
Best of Luck Don S/V ILLusion at 9:38am 08.21.21 Interestingly enough, my marine boat insurer, Chubb, just send me an email to advise me of their cl
SELF TAILING WINCH ARM DIRECTION Davidasailor26 at 9:35am 08.21.21 The arms on our jib sheet winches are at 6:00. On the port winch that conveniently brings the bitter
Best of Luck sail sfbay at 9:29am 08.21.21 Interestingly enough, my marine boat insurer, Chubb, just send me an email to advise me of their cla
Beneteau courtesy light controller Davidasailor26 at 9:29am 08.21.21
What do you do while stuck awaiting outside repairs? sail sfbay at 9:16am 08.21.21 I am currently waiting on 4 custom stainless steel portlights from Taiwan and expect to receive them
Making use floor grid space H34 (&others (3) kloudie1 at 9:09am 08.21.21 From other forum folks. There are some wires and water pipes in the beams, so be careful.. small hol
Indicator lights on AC/DC Control Panel jeepbluetj at 9:08am 08.21.21 Blue seas makes em. They do have a tendency to go bad. All they are is a LED with a fairly large res
Chainplate Caulking (1) DArcy at 9:08am 08.21.21 I redid one side with butyl tape. After a time a leak started. Tightened the screws on the slotted
Creature comforts BC Bernie at 9:02am 08.21.21 Noce job!! You vhf radio an mic at the helm looks like my Standard Horizon Matrix GX2200 with AIS/
Never say never kloudie1 at 9:00am 08.21.21 Having sailed several boats without a bimini, when I bought my boat in '91, it didn't have one; I ha
How to rig outhaul on O'Day 272? The manual doesn't show the outhaul. shemandr at 8:57am 08.21.21 Here are some diagrams. I couldn't copy them individually. So look at the Harken 2:1 or the Ronsta
How to rig outhaul on O'Day 272? The manual doesn't show the outhaul. shemandr at 8:53am 08.21.21 You don't need to install a new clutch solely for the outhaul. You can terminate the outhaul line o
Beneteau courtesy light controller DougM at 8:48am 08.21.21
How to rig outhaul on O'Day 272? The manual doesn't show the outhaul. (1) Revolutionary at 8:48am 08.21.21 Does anyone know what this is in the boom? Is there what I run the outhaul line through?
Indicator lights on AC/DC Control Panel kloudie1 at 8:48am 08.21.21 If both quit at the same time, I'd suspect that the power circuit for those LEDs has a bad connectio
Indicator lights on AC/DC Control Panel sail sfbay at 8:44am 08.21.21 The indicator lights are subject to failure. Just replace them. I had to replace the majority of in
Chainplate Caulking jssailem at 8:38am 08.21.21 Roy, 2016, I removed and reinstalled the 6 chainplates on my boat. Before slipping the chainplates b
How to rig outhaul on O'Day 272? The manual doesn't show the outhaul. Revolutionary at 8:38am 08.21.21 I don't have time for a detailed response now. But yes the reefing line looks better to me and the

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