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Spinnaker Pole on Oceanis 350? Tony at 5:38pm 03.22.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1337 Hi there - does anyone have any experience / advice on whether it is feasable or sensible to fit a s
Tachometer, Alarm and Engine Hour Gauge Mark at 2:11pm 03.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/940 I have a Hunter 31 (1986) and I have a few issues with my gauges and alarms. The alarm that should
Want to add a filter Rick at 12:13pm 03.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/726 I have a 1984 C27 with a m18 universal , seems as thouth I only have one fuel filter, the one mounte
Island Girl v Poli-Glow Mike at 12:01pm 03.22.04 Ask All Sailors 52/5622 Used Island Girl two years on my green O Day 27 ' it worked well -- lasts a whole season. I hear po
Any special funeral rituals for sailors? Jeff M21319 at 11:24am 03.22.04 Ask All Sailors 14/6632 I just was told this morning that my friend and fellow SAR member Bob S. died yesterday in a plane c
Mast shape 376 Mark at 11:04am 03.22.04 Big Boats 0/661 Please comment on this photo. Specifically, is the bending shape near the top of the main (furling)
Shape of the top of the mast Mark at 10:54am 03.22.04 Big Boats 0/824 The enclosed picture illustrates the top of the mast on 376. As you note, the top is slightly bent.
Stuffing Box George Borgos at 10:08am 03.22.04 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1004 Near the end of last season I noticed the stuffing box on my 1976 Hunter 27 began to leak. I planned
Newmar battery charger Tim Welsh at 9:37am 03.22.04 Big Boats 5/3632 I went down to the lake this weekend and discovered my charger wasn't working found blown fuse only
Lifting a dinghy with a towing bridle Harry Greenspun at 9:37am 03.22.04 Ask All Sailors 4/3783 Has anyone used their towing bridle to raise a dinghy out of the water? I have one made by C-Level
Fuel Tank Hole? Robert Hill at 8:57am 03.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 6/1106 I'm planning on purchasing a Snake River LCD Acugage 4 w/ the additional diesel float for the fuel t
oday daysailer sail rigging manny lugo at 8:50am 03.22.04 Day Sailers 3/2721 I'm trying to rig an old 1968 16' daysailer for a set of sails and need a picture of the mainsail ri
Reef Line As Cunningham Steve Carpman at 8:35am 03.22.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/3158 We just acquired a new main for our Legend 37.5 with two reefs and a cunningham. We are also conver
Cruising Spinaker Anthony at 8:33am 03.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1026 I am interested in adding a cruising spinaker to my Catalina 310. I am a novice. I would appreciate
Scratch Removal from Compass Len Jim Wharton at 7:59am 03.22.04 Ask All Sailors 10/1840 Hi,I purchased a boat and the compass has a number of very fine scratchesin the top of the lens.
Rudder Problem (1) Barry Eldridge at 7:53am 03.22.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1154 Purchased a Lancer 30 recently, and during haulout I noticed that the top of the rudder was about 2
Rudder Adjustment Problem Barry Eldridge at 7:37am 03.22.04 Ask All Sailors 0/900 We just purchased a Lancer 30, and during haulout, I noticed that the rudder was hanging about 2 1/2
26X, how does one tell the Date of manufacture? Eugene Grimes at 7:28am 03.22.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/944 Hello all, About the 26X, how does one tell the Date of manufacture By looking at the boat,??? And
Missing arm! Mark Crociati at 7:21am 03.22.04 Ask All Sailors 9/1098 Can anyone recommend a place or craftsman to go to, to replace my missing tiller arm for a Hunter 25
Fuel Tank Greg at 6:10am 03.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 6/1008 Does anyone where's a good place to purchase a gas tank for a catalina 30? Thanks!

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Clinometer Parsons at 2:08pm 12.17.20 No help with your question, but I took my old Lev-o-gauge off as the Admiral kept looking at it and
Diesel Fuel Tank Inspection Port swshogren at 1:59pm 12.17.20 Maybe I didn't scroll far enough , then?
Diesel Fuel Tank Inspection Port Capt Robbie at 1:57pm 12.17.20 Allen did this mod on his h34 and he posted how to in the owners mods section With a l of pics showi
420 Rudder Bearings JamesG161 at 1:57pm 12.17.20 I would like to know where to get rudder bearings The SBO store, on this site, may be able to orde
Diesel Fuel Tank Inspection Port (2) swshogren at 1:56pm 12.17.20 Nodak7 - thanks for the photos. That inspection port looks like something you would use on a metal t
Do I need a main downhaul? H26 Sailfanatic at 1:55pm 12.17.20 My last two boats have had full batten mains. While the full battens were a nice feature, they produ
Spinnaker on marlow hunter 31 (2) Hello Below at 1:38pm 12.17.20 Can you fly a spinnaker on the new marlow hunter 31 with no backstay? I have seen a top down furler
So many questions - 24ft Laguna Windrose Nunyadamn at 1:17pm 12.17.20 This Harken catalog might prove useful to browse through. :) https://flipbook.brandbits.com/99077e
Clinometer justsomeguy at 1:16pm 12.17.20 Or buy a new single unit and free up the other bulkhead for something useful.
So many questions - 24ft Laguna Windrose Nunyadamn at 1:15pm 12.17.20 Nice mast stepping system. A few things that might make some improvements I assume your gin pole i
Clinometer alexco38 at 1:11pm 12.17.20 Put 2 normal one on each side and a black electrical tape on half on them. Works and cheap.
Do I need a main downhaul? H26 (1) joecool911 at 1:07pm 12.17.20 Here is the furling drum attachment as Dave requested.
Procedure for ensuring no water in cylinders of 3YM30 before cranking? tfox2069 at 12:47pm 12.17.20 So to follow up - good news, and some lessons: The Good News I pulled the injectors on the 3YM30 (m
Clinometer Don S/V ILLusion at 12:36pm 12.17.20
An intro and a question jon hansen at 12:34pm 12.17.20 yo dave, "more sail" "square footage, square footage, square footage" in a run or deep reach it wi
Do I need a main downhaul? H26 shemandr at 12:26pm 12.17.20
Got a Venture 21 should I move up to a MacGregor 26s stickinthemud57 at 12:13pm 12.17.20 Pretty sure not. Just a magneto, no sign of a generator in the online parts diagrams. Agree that the
Electric oil change pump shemandr at 12:11pm 12.17.20 I had the West Marine type referenced in post # 4 and it worked great. It was not exhausting and yo
Shrink Wrap not done! Rick486 at 11:41am 12.17.20 I dropped off my 40 plus foot boat at my Marina on October 18 for winterizing and shrink wrap. As y
Shrink Wrap not done! Scott T-Bird at 11:37am 12.17.20 That's a lot of time between October 18 and now. Did you not question them earlier? Did you have a

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