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Too Many boats (1) Art at 2:25am 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 2/972 Hunter 146 and 140 need to reduce my # of boats.Hey guys It has been gerat sailing this summer in N
Need to reduce my # of boats (1) Art at 2:14am 07.23.06 Smaller Boats 2/860 I have too many boats. Can anyone out there tell me a good place to sell? Any help would be appr
Noisy berth M Green at 2:41am 07.23.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1888 It's nearly impossible to sleep in the aft berth of our 311 due to the loud slapping noise from wave
Leaks -- again Jerry10776 at 4:15am 07.23.06 Smaller Boats 6/880 Just put the 23 on the water this spring and have found and fixed most of the leaks. However, I hav
Water/fuel in swim lockers on '90 h30 Larry Closs at 4:06am 07.23.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/830 Upon purchasing my H30 in March I noticed some water mixed with oil or fuel sitting in bottom of swi
looking for sail repair in so cal gary at 5:35am 07.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/809 Looking for a place to repair my roller jib sail, in southern calif. thanks for your help
Former 170 sailor-- pic of h170 sidebyside newboat (1) Mike at 6:23am 07.23.06 Day Sailers 4/1216 Hi all,I've posted a picture in the 170 photos section of our former h170 next to our new boat- a
Wood I, wood I! (1) ex-admin at 7:25am 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 35/2901 Ever go below in a wooden boat? The difference between the interior of a wooden boat and that of a m
mast rigging jim gallagher at 7:47am 07.23.06 AMF 2/2996 Looking for any info on how to rig mast and boom run lines etc. model is appolo 16' 1981 i have man
Bridge vertical clearance over water jveatch at 7:55am 07.23.06 Big Boats 4/4080 How exactly is the vertical clearance of a brdige over water defined as it relates to tide levels gi
Replacing windows on '79 Venture 25 Iowa Sailor at 8:21am 07.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1669 Does anyone know where I can purchase the rubber gaskets and spline? I have new plexiglass; however,
Honda motor cooling water franksears15552 at 9:05am 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1075 A couple of days ago I submited a problem I was having with my motor cooling water. The topic was vi
Keel Cracks Theheff at 9:17am 07.23.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1772 I have just realized I have cracks on both the forward and aft sides of my keel. They are each abou
End of a Rainbow (1) Tim Peoples at 9:10am 07.23.06 Smaller Boats 4/1008 Is it true that there is a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow ?
Compass light Tom Schaub at 10:43am 07.23.06 Big Boats 6/1126 I'm normally a day VFR sailor, so this may sound like a silly question: Is there a switch somewhere
Trouble engaging the starter motor Chris at 10:41am 07.23.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1261 I have a 2000 MY Oceanis 321 with about 100 hours on the engine. Off and on, I have a problem when
Shore Power Ground Alarm Marc14857 at 11:27am 07.23.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/884 For the past few years I have had an intermittant problem with the ground alarm on my ProMonitor Uni
smelly diesel, exhaust? Mystic51 at 12:37pm 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 8/2708 I have been working on getting rid of boat smells on my 1985 H28.5 for over a year now.I am convince
Refridgerator keeps blowing the fuse Ctskip at 12:58pm 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 1/934 I have a 1983 31 ft sailboat that has a Alder/Barbour refridgerator/freezer. Probably from the looks
Mooring buoy equtite Mike at 1:21pm 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 7/5201 I have been sailing lakes for the past couple of years and i have only recently moved up to a bigger

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Compost toilet (custom) on 37c, Has anyone done it? buzzbaysnagger at 4:13am 06.29.21 Currently replacing 2 raw water electric toilets with 2 Raritan Elegance fresh water electric toilet
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? (1) sailcapt340 at 3:57am 06.29.21 Great advice from Mike and Ralph, you need to open up the pump and clean out the outlets (which you
Hunter headliner fabric re-installation (1) Nodak7 at 3:34am 06.29.21 This is my "go to" tool when replacing the headliner. I have a smaller one as well. Note the rounded
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? MikeHoncho at 10:28pm 06.28.21 I had a inboard raw water cooled ski boat where the impeller failed with water. Following the impell
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? (3) Ralph Johnstone at 10:05pm 06.28.21 195745 Had a number of close calls where one of the crew grabbed the ignition key which was looped
Beneteau 323 Bimini? Ron20324 at 9:12pm 06.28.21 Just bought this boat and need one...wondering if anyone has a pattern for this? I tracked down a p
Caught in a Storm JRacer at 8:45pm 06.28.21 Always good to have the "dashcam" running.
Hunter headliner fabric re-installation chuckwayne at 8:25pm 06.28.21 great hints! I use an upholstery tool - looks just like your reworked paint scraper and it works rea
How to tell if oil is in gas? Admiral at 8:05pm 06.28.21 Dip your finger in it and let the gas evaporate. If it has oil in it there will be a slight oil resi
Potagannissing Bay john6206 at 7:25pm 06.28.21 Thanks @AndyVS
Putting Fairing/Filler Between Fiberglass Layers? Filling Dimples withintheruins14 at 7:17pm 06.28.21 I've laid 2-3 layers of glass over the area and a few extra layers in the top dimple. Raining today
Mast foot caulk type Dzianko at 7:05pm 06.28.21 I've had mine on and off a couple of times. I use 3M 5200 marine sealant and it seems to work perfe
Soft floor/hull MikeHoncho at 6:59pm 06.28.21 Seems pretty hanky
H38 Companionway steps hinge screw holes stripped out on stair side MikeHoncho at 6:58pm 06.28.21
Compost toilet (custom) on 37c, Has anyone done it? sail sfbay at 6:57pm 06.28.21 Currently replacing 2 raw water electric toilets with 2 Raritan Elegance fresh water electric toilet
H38 Companionway steps hinge screw holes stripped out on stair side artboas at 6:31pm 06.28.21
Hunter 376 Mainsail tack point shackle size needed jssailem at 6:06pm 06.28.21 Sure. Rigging is one of my things.
Caught in a Storm Bill19233 at 5:40pm 06.28.21 There is a strut made from 3/4" galvanized conduit zip tied to the stern pulpit. It isn't pretty, b
Beneteau 323 Bimini? sail sfbay at 4:53pm 06.28.21 Welcome to the forum and congrats on your new sailboat!! Contact your favorite on-line bimini shop
to be or not to be Leeward Rail at 4:48pm 06.28.21 OMG don't get me started on the price of new cushions .... I bought the boat twice on that little e

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