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Sea Tech Water Manifold - H356 Bob Keller at 11:45pm 05.31.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/1487 Arrived at our boat this past Friday evening and discovered that we had left the water pressure swit
Sealant removal from plexiglass Bob Shafer at 11:28pm 05.31.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1337 Can anyone tell me the best way to remove dried sealant from plexiglass? I got a de-bonding agent fr
mast and rigging Ken at 11:27pm 05.31.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/862 You folks have probably talked about this subject before but If I could pick your brains one more ti
1984 Johnson 9.9 Bob at 11:01pm 05.31.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1394 The 1984 Johnson 9.9 original owner's manual specifications call for a Champion L77J4 spark plug wit
streaking John Hosty at 10:48pm 05.31.04 Other Sailboats 8/1131 I have grey streaking on the hull side directly below the chain-plates. What can I use to remove it?
steering failure ken at 10:10pm 05.31.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1640 I own a 1981 hunter 27 with pedestal steering. On the weekend while sailing in 20+ winds the steerin
Jib sheet knots Frank Nowak at 10:09pm 05.31.04 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1160 Here is another jib question. The genoa on our 1982 Hunter 27 has the sheets attached to the clew wi
forestay tension Frank Nowak at 10:01pm 05.31.04 The Cherubini Hunters 2/903 Anyone have comments as to how tight the forestay should be? My new 1982 Hunter 27 has a Hood Seafur
Epoxy Resin- Sanding & Finishing pablo at 9:51pm 05.31.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1164 Put in some Marine Tex the other day on some portions of the deck. Thought it would be simple to san
New twist to the Prop size question. Dave Amspacher at 4:12pm 05.31.04 Big Boats 7/832 I have an 84 Hunter 34 with a Yanmar 3GMF. From the information on this subject that is in the archi
Oceanis 390 Keelbolts Nic Hoskin at 2:40pm 05.31.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1493 Hi All,During the pre-purchase survey, the surveyor noticed that the keel bolts were badly corroded
Minor upgrade to new forums Phil Herring at 2:35pm 05.31.04 Ask All Sailors 0/943 Hi all,We installed some code today to make the new forums less dependent on cookies so less vulne
Carpet Source Ralph Heacox at 2:08pm 05.31.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1110 I'd like a source for pre-made carpet for my Catalina 25. A template would be helpfull if available.
Replacing bow lights Bob Tucker at 1:38pm 05.31.04 The Cherubini Hunters 4/994 I am trying to find replacement lenses and fixtures for the port and starboard nav lights for my 74
model search doboy at 1:20pm 05.31.04 Big Boats 1/855 Can anyone tell me which years/models of the Hunter 37 had the full size aft cabin? Also how does th
Genset alternator problem Terry Cox, Hunter 42, Belle-Vie at 1:15pm 05.31.04 Big Boats 1/1100 After a long discussion with Onan technical support they indicated that the voltage regulator on our
tightening the H2 shrouds causes upbump on rubrail Nelson Brinckerhoff at 1:03pm 05.31.04 Smaller Boats 2/933 I race my 1996 H26. It has roller furling. To get the forstay tight enuf I have to crank up the tu
Grilling at the dock? Al at 12:42pm 05.31.04 Big Boats 12/2484 I was just wondering how many people use their gas grill (Magna, Force 10 ect.) while at the dock?
LOST FIX on Chart plotter John Richard at 12:42pm 05.31.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1336 Our boat has a full line of Ratheon electronics including an RN300 chart plotter. I have been getti
Spreader Question Mike at 12:39pm 05.31.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1007 O'Day 27 (1977) My Starboard Spreader has play in it -- it moves fore and aft. It is more than norm

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cleaning sunbrella Mark Maulden at 12:00pm 01.09.21 I filled a large plastic garbage can with water and dumped some bleach in it. Stuffed my main cover
Catalina 350 extended range fuel sesmith at 11:58am 01.09.21 We haven't added any extra tankage on our 350 (no need to on the Great Lakes), but if you don't alre
Mast Sail Slide Channel (1) alexco38 at 11:28am 01.09.21 188941
Emergency Tiller Grizzly Sailor at 11:25am 01.09.21 Any tips on getting that foam out would be great. I have the same situation. I am drilling and slo
Mast Sail Slide Channel Stu Jackson at 11:22am 01.09.21 There is a name for this kind of thing, but it escapes me . Dr. Judy may have an answer too.. Pict
cleaning sunbrella Head Sail at 11:11am 01.09.21 I just took a power washer to my sunbrella boat cover. Not the factory approved method but worked q
Anodes? We Don' Need No Stinkin' Anodes! (1) Will Gilmore at 11:04am 01.09.21 https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/320x240q90/923/ZypGVP.jpg Shark attack?;) -Will (Dragonfly)
Hunter 33 (1981) Main Sail dLj at 10:46am 01.09.21 Looking for information/ advice on new main sail for a Hunter 33 (1981). New sailor and the boat we
Yanmar 3GM30F tough starting (runs well) mnmpizza at 10:19am 01.09.21 After looking at the service manual, these are indeed the head bolts. And the manual doesn't show t
Stern Seat/Locker leak B373 JHorr at 10:16am 01.09.21 No leaks around the speakers.
Ice Chest Insulation Indysailor at 10:06am 01.09.21 I had a cockpit cooler built into the seat on my Oday23 (nearly enough reason to buy that boat!) and
Anodes? We Don' Need No Stinkin' Anodes! kappykaplan at 10:02am 01.09.21 :thumbup:
Hatch insignia? Identify old hatches? dLj at 10:00am 01.09.21 Also check TAP Plastics for either acrylic or polycarbonate sheets. Also check with SelectPlastics
cleaning sunbrella Stu Jackson at 9:59am 01.09.21 I followed those cleaning tips last year, they work. I found mixing both the Woolite AND a little b
Anodes? We Don' Need No Stinkin' Anodes! fstbttms at 9:58am 01.09.21 Tks. That's a good way to lose a prop! If you'd been there when I pulled it, you'd know that pr
cleaning sunbrella dlochner at 9:56am 01.09.21 Sunbrella suggests: https://global.sunbrella.com/en-us/how-to-clean
Anodes? We Don' Need No Stinkin' Anodes! Don S/V ILLusion at 9:55am 01.09.21 No loss if that's what the prop looked like
Correct wire sizing for DC panel feed? dlochner at 9:54am 01.09.21 The current required to cause cable damage is way more than what's required to maintain voltage. As
Yanmar 3GM30F tough starting (runs well) Claude L.-Auger at 9:52am 01.09.21 After looking at the service manual, these are indeed the head bolts. And the manual doesn't show th
Alden Caravelle -Righting Moment jon hansen at 9:43am 01.09.21 not a clue

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