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Klanging and Banging jim bellesbach at 10:23pm 02.06.07 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1508 I recently bought a hunter 30 and had the engine serviced. The boat shakes rattles and rolls at cer
Burgler/Entry Alarms Don s/v Tellico at 12:26am 02.07.07 Ask All Sailors 47/3117 Just found out that break-in/theft is a much bigger problem at my current downtown Baltimore marina
Replacing thru-hulls larry w at 1:00am 02.07.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1282 The yard has just informed me that I should replace all (9) thru-hulls on my '94 Beneteau due to ele
leaky compaionway hatch H34 greg at 11:10pm 02.06.07 Big Boats 13/1403 the companionway hatch leaks almost right over the sink....ive looked for some kind of drains, like
raising the mast on a 25 foot Mac Gregor jimbo at 11:06pm 02.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/967 Has anyone foound an easy way to raise the mast on a 25 foot boat? This model is a 25 foot 1981 and
rOnDAYvous signups & reservations Pete at 10:52pm 02.06.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1067 So far, there's been a gratifying response regarding the 2007 rOnDAYvous. I've got more than 20 peop
H34 Port Bulkhead Leak ajhorn at 10:33pm 02.06.07 Big Boats 5/1188 Can't find leak source. After much rain, water comes out at bottom end of port bulkhead. Have used
Spirit 23 ed6945 at 10:25pm 02.06.07 Ask All Sailors 4/2097 I always enjoy this site and have learned alot from the goodpeople who support it. I have sailed m
West Marine - Strictly Sail RickS at 3:53am 02.07.07 Ask All Sailors 40/3047 Chicago Strictly Sail was a great sailing show to visit. Noticablly absent this year was West Marin
Bahamas bound Mac Bentley at 3:06am 02.07.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1981 A woman in my office and her friend are signed up for a sailing trip to the Bahamas in March. Four b
winged keel Walt24076 at 5:16am 02.07.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1129 Help please,I've found a great looking O'DAY 272 that I'd like to purchase. The problem seems to be
Foul Weather Gear muised at 6:05am 02.07.07 Ask All Sailors 14/3196 Hi all - in the interest of improving our comfort when the weather decides not to cooperate, I took
Harken Roller P.M. grigs at 6:12am 02.07.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1156 My mast has been unstepped this year, but probably won,t next year. What should I do to take advanta
1985 C27 alternator specs Universal M-18 c2csailor at 6:35am 02.07.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1289 I'm trying to figure out what style mount the original alternator is for my C27. I was looking to up
Catalina27.org Is anyone a member of this? c2csailor at 6:41am 02.07.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1386 I was debating whether or not to sign up for this association as there is a fee involved. The best I
Curvable portlight replacement material Craig522 at 6:46am 02.07.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1415 I just bought a pilothouse and the windows had been previously replaced with plexiglass. The window
H26 Rudder Uphaul/Downhaul Lines BrianW at 7:43am 02.07.07 Smaller Boats 2/934 On my H-26, I have just replaced my rudder head, spacers, red gasket material, shims, nuts ' bolts a
Instrument Panel cover or shield. Honeyman at 8:00am 02.07.07 Ask All Sailors 9/2310 The clear plastic cover/shield over the "instrument panel" for the Yanmar (tach, warning lights, key
H-26 Swim Ladder Plastic Tread Replacements BrianW at 8:07am 02.07.07 Smaller Boats 0/889 On my H-26, the plastic swim ladder treads have deteriorated and broken. Has anyone found a good rep
carpeting Summer Wind at 8:06am 02.07.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1210 Does anyone know how I can replace the carpeting in the foward and aft cabins of the 461 - it was pa

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iPad charging woes (1) jssailem at 8:39am 09.02.21 Cables wear out. So changing the cable may help. Ports can vary their power output. Perhaps we shou
iPad charging woes WadeBoggsCarpetWorld at 8:38am 09.02.21 Did you use the same charging cable with the battery pack? Sometimes the cables wear out or dirt co
Hood 810 Roller Furler FredS at 8:27am 09.02.21 So, it was just the bearings in the drum that needed to be replaced, not the ones on the foil?
Another Anchorage Gone dmax at 8:07am 09.02.21 Agree, things have improved significantly since the start of environmentalism. Boston harbor in the
Hood 810 Roller Furler illusion1024 at 7:57am 09.02.21 I have the same furler and experienced the same symptoms so last winter I took the whole thing apart
iPad charging woes rgranger at 7:49am 09.02.21 I actually had a similar situation with my iPhone and it turned out to be the cable. I'd plug it i
iPad charging woes rgranger at 7:48am 09.02.21 I'm with @Davidasailor26 and @Don S/V ILLusion My first try would be to swap out the charging cabl
Replacing Inhaul / Outhaul lines AwwShucks at 7:42am 09.02.21
Center Board Cable 1975 O'Day 25 Project_Mayhem at 7:40am 09.02.21 Don't use a power washer on the topside. You can blast away the sealant under deck fittings and wind
Galled stanchion removal Project_Mayhem at 7:38am 09.02.21 Try using a ratchet strap connected to another fitting on the boat to pull in in the direction that
Another Anchorage Gone Scott T-Bird at 7:35am 09.02.21 Pelicans have been getting more common on Barnegat Bay, I've noticed. Last spring we were having di
iPad charging woes Davidasailor26 at 7:35am 09.02.21 Did you use the same charging cable with the battery pack? Sometimes the cables wear out or dirt col
Surveys are a waste of money dmax at 7:29am 09.02.21 Out of the five surveyors I've hired, one was mediocre (and cheap), the other four were excellent. G
Winch removal william24424 at 7:26am 09.02.21 Heat gun.
Hood 810 Roller Furler dmax at 7:09am 09.02.21 It looks like the same one - yours is in better shape cosmetically.
Replacing Inhaul / Outhaul lines pk104 at 6:49am 09.02.21 I have had no luck removing the lock screw on the inhaul line. If any one has a way to remove it ple
Hood 810 Roller Furler (2) FredS at 6:49am 09.02.21
iPad charging woes Don S/V ILLusion at 6:44am 09.02.21
Gelcoat Repair question D Swanson at 6:32am 09.02.21 I have repaired similar issues using Marine Tex (white). Worked well and sands smooth. Not a perfect
B31 Sails sail sfbay at 6:24am 09.02.21 You can always delete the original post.

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