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Main cabin leak - H340 Magnar at 9:38pm 04.18.06 Big Boats 2/868 I have a leak from the "ceiling" in front of the main cabin, starboard side, just in the corner. Any
Radar Units Steve at 2:29am 04.19.06 Ask All Sailors 5/908 I am considering adding a Radar unit to my 1992 H28. I keep my boat in Maine and the fog can get pr
Catalina 30 as an offshore boat? Love2sail at 2:35am 04.19.06 Mid-Size Boats 7/9329 Hello,I'm glad to have found this forum. I'm considering purchasing a Catalina 30. I just relocate
23.5/ swiing keel mark 23.5,6.2 at 2:18am 04.19.06 Smaller Boats 2/878 Keel won't swing down. HAS anybody else had this problem ? Shure would like to here from you if yo
Do you paint your propeller Rick at 1:02am 04.19.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1059 My prop on my Beneteau 321 just split in two down the center. Lord knows why. Anyway, a new one is
S37 Rudder Post Bearings Nathan Needel at 12:48am 04.19.06 Seidelmann 2/1396 I have pulled the rudder out of my boat because there were sea creatures living up in the rudder pos
Broker Etiquette (1) william at 12:29am 04.19.06 Ask All Sailors 14/1420 I referred a "friend" to a broker who has helped me immensely. This broker works for both sellers/bu
Fuel Tank David ONeill at 12:18am 04.19.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1012 I have a Tohatsu 3.5 2 stroke outboard that has a tank the size of a big gulp. I was hoping someone
Trim on Mast (1) Steve at 12:11am 04.19.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/895 I have a 1992 H28 and part of the black plastic trim that is on the forward edge of my mast came off
Looking For Cheap Radar Scott at 12:10am 04.19.06 Ask All Sailors 5/929 I has posted awhile back in a fourm topic called "how do you navigate", well i can't find that topic
Yanmar 56 horse Christian15214 at 4:20am 04.19.06 Big Boats 9/4120 I just purchased the Hunter 41 ds with a Yanmar 56 horse, what is a good rpm to keep the motor from
Mast stepping Clay at 5:17am 04.19.06 Bigger Boats 3/1051 Hello, I'm new to sailing, please forgive my ignorance. I'm going to be stepping my mast some time t
dodgers Jack VanZandt at 5:26am 04.19.06 Newport 2/2066 I am wanting to build a simple, solid dodger for a Newport 27, 1974. Does anyone have any plans or i
New 'Old' Beneteau Logo Tsehum Pete at 7:43am 04.19.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/3485 Checked the Beneteau US site recently at:http://www.beneteauusa.com/index.phpSeems they have now
Hello all! New Guy here sail4life at 9:09am 04.19.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/815 Well, i just wanted to say hello to everyone on the forum. I just purchased a 1975 Mac Venture. So f
How to connect 1" vent hose to holding tank? Owen McCall at 10:06am 04.19.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1252 What is the most elegant way to attach a 1" vent hose to a holding tank in a straight-in run (no elb
24.5 center board tension Hugh MacRae at 9:58am 04.19.06 Seidelmann 3/1963 I am refurbishing a 24.5 and noticed that there is considerable tension on the center board pendant
H27 Rudder Replacement wrenninger3 at 11:35am 04.19.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/1010 I want to replace a leaking rudder on my wheel steering 1980 H27. It is on a lift so no problem tha
Spark Plugs David ONeill at 12:39pm 04.19.06 Ask All Sailors 1/870 My Tohatsu 3.5 had an NGK sparkplug in it and I removed it to get another one. Sure enough a certai
Kewaunee, WI - Lake Michigan T J Furstenau at 12:21pm 04.19.06 Destinations 2/1733 Have any of you Lake Michigan sailors had the opportunity to make port in Kewaunee, WI. It's at the

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Engine turned over by a/b switch only ??? Joe23455 at 9:27am 04.07.21 Thank you all for your input, took solenoid off starter, removed plunger and torsion spring, cleaned
Window films dLj at 9:21am 04.07.21 No problems with the edges yet (1-year). I've been testing both polyurethane (Vivivid) headlight/l
Hunter 33.5 1994 - purchase decision Fred at 9:21am 04.07.21 My 33.5 is 1994. I'm not exactly sure how the compression point works. There are two stainless posts
Question: Does anyone know how to match the 1984 light tan gelcoat on the decks? sailinmikenaz at 9:16am 04.07.21 Buy the closest match from Jamestown. Also get yellow, brown and white tints. Pour 1 oz of Gelcoat i
Low "reefing" holes in main sail dlochner at 9:10am 04.07.21 It is a flattening reef. Sometimes you only want to take out some of the sail's fullness, the flatte
Low "reefing" holes in main sail (1) ricksoth at 9:05am 04.07.21 I realize I messed up the photo. Here is an update. I think I understand the hole now at the tac
Low "reefing" holes in main sail dlochner at 8:58am 04.07.21 That is for a Cunningham. The Cunningham applies tension to the mainsail luff drawing the belly of t
1985 31H chainplate rebedding jmce1587 at 8:47am 04.07.21 Send me a PM on questions on this. Did this repair before. Jerry https://forums.sailboatowners.co
1983 H30 Chainplates jmce1587 at 8:44am 04.07.21
2004 Hunter 33 with Yanmar 3YM30 won't start....occasionally FastOlson at 8:40am 04.07.21 Occam's Razor.... should be invoked before doing some (apparent) overthinking! :) First, remove an
CENTERBOARD HELP SlicRic at 8:38am 04.07.21 Back to your vessel. I can help with two questions. I see on gjenvick.com that your draft with the C
1985 31H chainplate rebedding xavierspl at 8:35am 04.07.21 I would not expect you to turn the deck chainplate. Can you slack the shrouds at the turnbuckles f
New Owner of an H34 WasabiRush at 8:34am 04.07.21 Welcome to the Bay. We have our H34 at Herrington Harbour South, come down for a visit. Since th
CENTERBOARD HELP (4) SlicRic at 8:30am 04.07.21 @twodzusfittings My cable snapped at the board. You can barely see a few steel strands in the photo
1985 31H chainplate rebedding (1) sail sfbay at 8:29am 04.07.21 I would not expect you to turn the deck chainplate. Can you slack the shrouds at the turnbuckles fa
1985 31H chainplate rebedding kloudie1 at 8:22am 04.07.21 The tie rod is welded to the deck fitting, so it does have to be turned.. 4200 or sikaflex or someth
Smaller Jib for Beneteau 311 for Windy Days Jackdaw at 8:21am 04.07.21 Good Stuff Capitalist! Couple of notes: Mylar IS PET (polyester), in film form. Spun into threads
Window films thinwater at 8:17am 04.07.21 Much better thanks. Have you noticed any problems with the edges of the film as I would think this
Generator for Westerbeke 10 2 diesel wayneR at 8:16am 04.07.21 Replaced the alternator on my M25 3 cylinder Universal with a Balmar and never regretted the change.
Oday 34/35 vang wayneR at 8:10am 04.07.21 My vang failed last year and I had a new one spliced out of 3/8" double braid. Works fine with Scha

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