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Espar Heaters - Are They a Pain? Tsehum Pete at 7:41am 10.11.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1599 Last long weekend we used my boat's Espar at the dock and it worked well for two days. Then it sudde
Sailing technique Phil M.18166 at 7:37am 10.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/953 I'm a new sailor this season and bought a used O'Day 222 this spring. We've had a lot of fun learni
Not shifting into reverse.. dblake05 at 7:08am 10.11.05 Other Sailboats 2/904 I am having no luck getting my reverse to engage (although it will reverse if I pull it up hard). Is
Atomic 4 engine in 69 Bristol Sloop 32 Robert Brand at 6:23am 10.11.05 Other Sailboats 3/855 After sailing, the engine sometimes does not start. There are water droplets on all four spark plug
Stinky Forward head H40 Sailortom20832 at 5:47am 10.11.05 Big Boats 21/1700 The forward head on my H40 stinks. It doesn't get used much, so I think seawater has stagnated and
Bilge Odors Brad Hoff at 5:43am 10.11.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/3522 Peggy,My boat is a 1984 Hunter 34I have been reading your posts and ideas for the past two years
Battery Location on 26C Doug J at 5:27am 10.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1097 Currently in my 26S, I have two batteries under the sink. I really don't like them there, and want
Catalina 22 Fixed Keel Bolt corrosion Charles McElhill at 5:22am 10.11.05 Smaller Boats 1/1803 Question; How can you determine the relative soundness of fixed keel mounting boilts in a 22' Catal
Securing Internal Mast Wiring Rob19574 at 4:12am 10.11.05 Ask All Sailors 11/2965 Hi All,I am in the process of doing some mast work and was wondering what the best way to secure m
Mast wiring question Roy Udwin at 2:55am 10.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/976 I have a 1984 Hunter 27. My mast lights (steaming and anchor) are not working. Obviously the bulbs o
Mast post settling Ken13505 at 12:51am 10.11.05 Islander 3/1903 I am noticing some compressing of mast post. Has anyone else had this problem? If so, what to do abo
knot meter vs. gps Bill C320, Papillon at 12:45am 10.11.05 Ask All Sailors 35/5135 I recently had my knotmeter overhauled by the manufacturer. I had shorted it out when working on my
What Kind of Glue Brian at 11:46pm 10.10.05 Day Sailers 15/1607 Hi, The flap on the bottom of my Hunter 170 where the center board comes out is loose. What k
hunter 25.5 cradle drawing bobdilk1 at 11:40pm 10.10.05 Smaller Boats 0/842 Does anybody have any info on the location of the pads for moving the Hunter 25.5? Or the side profi
Changing PROPS Tom Granton at 11:39pm 10.10.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/848 Catalina 36. I presently have a 2 blade prop 15RH13. Reverse is not very responsive. Would you recom
Water Pressure BobW at 11:28pm 10.10.05 Ask All Sailors 11/1099 On another thread a few days ago I asked about my seemingly low water pressure. I'm getting about .
Seidelmann 299 Owners - Texas Daydreams at 11:17pm 10.10.05 Seidelmann 3/1770 Hi.Anyone out there with a Seidelmann 299 arround Kemah, Galveston, Seabrook?ThanksMarty1000
Boats of Interest greenminnow at 9:27pm 10.10.05 Trailer Sailors 15/1936 Hi All, I am looking for a boat in the 20 foot size that is easy to trailer, sets up quickly, will
backstay problems geoduz at 9:21pm 10.10.05 Catalina 30 1/1428 I have a 1988 Catalina 30 tall rig, and have some concerns about the backstay configuration. It seem
Mast Raising with Roller Furler csobalvarro at 3:47pm 10.10.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/4686 I'm planning to get a CDI roller furler for my 26D. How does this change the process of raising and

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CDI Flexible Furler Grotto at 7:27pm 03.02.21 I would replace the extrusion I had a similar issue and discover by accident it also became very bri
Broken wench Need Help Hunter 28.5 jmce1587 at 6:58pm 03.02.21
Bimini frame parts Justin_NSA at 6:54pm 03.02.21 Take it to any hardware store and they will have a gauge to tell you the size and thread coarseness.
CDI Flexible Furler danooxnard at 6:35pm 03.02.21 This is from the SBO store. CDI manual it a free download search furler. A tip inside on putting f
Bimini frame parts Phil Herring at 6:19pm 03.02.21 Correction: :pimp: We do sell a bimini for the Hunter 26, but we don't believe Chiriqui has one of
1976 Santana 21ft mhancock3123 at 6:16pm 03.02.21 Yep. It appears that is where they cut the fiberglass out to put a new cable on the keel. They fiber
Fuel valve location fullbore at 6:10pm 03.02.21 ... fuel shutoff / stop handle in the aft berth, by the battery switches... make sure that you locat
Brown Liquid Coming in Cabin Window. Could it be from the Mast? reuabyor at 6:01pm 03.02.21
Brown Liquid Coming in Cabin Window. Could it be from the Mast? dlochner at 6:00pm 03.02.21
Brown Liquid Coming in Cabin Window. Could it be from the Mast? dmax at 5:55pm 03.02.21 The cracks in the deck are from the water in the core freezing and expanding. Boat looks nice otherw
Just repowered my Catalina 36 Universal mp25xp with a rebuilt. Starts right up but when I take my finger off the ignition it just dies. LeslieTroyer at 5:52pm 03.02.21 Air or lift pump. keep the glow plugs on as you start the engine - if it dies when you release the p
Brown Liquid Coming in Cabin Window. Could it be from the Mast? reuabyor at 5:22pm 03.02.21
1976 Santana 21ft SailingLoto at 5:21pm 03.02.21
1976 Santana 21ft mhancock3123 at 5:19pm 03.02.21 are you talking about the rough spots inside tbe trunk? Yeah and there are other patches up there.
1976 Santana 21ft mhancock3123 at 5:17pm 03.02.21 I just ordered one of those small belt sanders. I think that will get me up there enough.
Brown Liquid Coming in Cabin Window. Could it be from the Mast? dlochner at 5:17pm 03.02.21 The photos tell the story. The area under the mast step is wet, the core has rotted and it needs to
Does Anyone Use An Underwater Inspection Camera? Dan_Y at 5:09pm 03.02.21 Interesting replies. Thank You all. In the lower Chesapeake the water can be less than a foot vis un
Brown Liquid Coming in Cabin Window. Could it be from the Mast? (4) reuabyor at 5:03pm 03.02.21 Also, here are a couple of readings if anyone is interested.
1976 Santana 21ft SailingLoto at 4:58pm 03.02.21 are you talking about the rough spots inside tbe trunk?
Broken wench Need Help Hunter 28.5 (1) BlowMeAway at 4:57pm 03.02.21 Starting March 10 to 16 West Marine is running a BOGO on winches, I would wait until then to purcha

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