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473 vs Fredoom or Sabre? don at 9:51am 06.27.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/938 Strongly considering a new boat. A broker is recommending a used 40' Freedom, Sabre or Tartan . I re
Dinghy - Tow it, Stow it or Carry it? Bob F at 9:33am 06.27.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1210 I have an inflatable dink with a rollup floor. It's always a point of discussion on board whether to
Engine Hours...? Dale I at 6:38am 06.27.03 Ask All Sailors 5/845 I would think by the nature of the term that there is should be an hour clock mounted somewhere that
Raw Water Strainer Marvin at 5:47am 06.27.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1713 I recently purchased a 1979 H33. Aside from all the other projects I've created for myself, I now n
Snapped my mast on my Hunter 240 during raising Don Kovacs at 4:35am 06.27.03 Smaller Boats 13/2522 This is my third season with my Hunter 240.Although I followed the same mast raising instructions
Gelcoat Scratches Paul H at 2:52am 06.27.03 Ask All Sailors 0/860 I made some light scratches in the gelcoat on my bulk head. What is the best way to remove them? I h
Balmar Alternator & Regulator SteveKNG at 2:47am 06.27.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1053 Alternator: The old fashion 90-100 for my Yanmar 4JH3BE or the new 70-110? Regulator: ARS-4 or MC-
Racing videos Will at 2:29am 06.27.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1010 Can anyone recommend a good video on racing tactics? Thanks.
Replacing cb pendant on 222 Mark Hofmann at 1:29am 06.27.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/846 I purchased a 222 at the end of the year last year and am in the process of getting it ready for lau
C27 ventilation Rob at 1:28am 06.27.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/980 I have a 1979 C27 and I'm looking for imformation on type ' location of vents for cabin . At this po
Best Magazines for product reviews & DIY tips? Kevin at 1:12am 06.27.03 Ask All Sailors 13/1220 I would like to know which magazines you folks read to get information on products and materials rev
anti dingy theft carol at 12:58am 06.27.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/742 sorry to ask this question, but, we have had alot of theft at our marina. we lock our motor to our d
Tiller Broke Tim at 12:25am 06.27.03 Smaller Boats 6/968 As I was heading out of inlet. Broke where bolt holes are at rudder. My Dealer is very knowledgeable
Spots on sheets that can't be removed! C. W. Bartley at 11:58pm 06.26.03 Day Sailers 1/1026 Mailsail and Jib both have what appears to be "dark rust type spots" that the previous owner said no
Starting the 5411 Ed J at 11:57pm 06.26.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/1555 I'm a new owner of an 83 C30, with the Universal M15 (11HP) diesel. I have the 5411 manual which, in
Sail Cleaning Bob Mac22 at 10:51pm 06.26.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/843 Anyone have any suggestions on what to use to clean sails. I've tried "sail cleaner " from West Mar
Innerspring Mattress Replacement Dr. Kenyon Ducane at 3:49pm 06.26.03 Big Boats 3/1261 Does anyone have any experience with the innerspring mattress upgrade for the V birth for the Cat 36
Overcharged for a rudder replacement Warren at 1:59pm 06.26.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/762 I just had the rudder replaced on a 1989 Cat 30, I supplied the part. The yard charged me just over
Gel Cpoat ?FVA? Johnnie Owen at 1:36pm 06.26.03 Other Sailboats 1/819 I am doing rerairs to the topsides and have purchased a can of Gel Coat from TAP plastices. The prin
Sails out of the bag John at 1:17pm 06.26.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/865 Because of an emergency I had to leave the sails from my 23' O'Day unbagged in the cabin and v-berth

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Hella marine fan repair SeaBob48 at 2:12pm 06.11.20 :plus: I want you to know I wasn't getting on you for your reply. Matter of fact you were the firs
Hella marine fan repair jviss at 2:04pm 06.11.20 Any one that has this fan, Which model fan is it? I have a couple. Is it the two speed turbo fan
My Boat Is Held Together By Zip Ties! ggrizzard at 1:56pm 06.11.20 So I mentioned needing a bigger hammer... Today I asked my marine mech how to loosen the stuck packi
Hella marine fan repair Don S/V ILLusion at 1:55pm 06.11.20 We were trying to be helpful. Guess it wasn't the answer you wanted. Duly noted for the next time.
Hella marine fan repair jviss at 1:50pm 06.11.20 Wither there was a spike or not that caused it is irrelevant. All wanted in the first place is if a
2002 - 2004 Hunter 356 genoa winch location Former member 134612 at 1:45pm 06.11.20 Generator Questions: I see that a generator was optional on these boats. With a generator, are you
2004 Seaward 26rk - Newer vs. Older Models - Things to Look For sail sfbay at 1:39pm 06.11.20 Seaward 26rk looks like a nice, trailerable pocket cruiser and clean!! 5'10" interior cabin head ro
Hella marine fan repair Ron20324 at 1:31pm 06.11.20 Wither there was a spike or not that caused it is irrelevant. All wanted in the first place is if a
Hot halyard? Hunter216 at 1:19pm 06.11.20 The last owner of my Seaward 25 looked after her very well, but unfortunately seems to have had wor
Oil for older small diesel Richard19068 at 1:12pm 06.11.20 Got it!!..........you are looking for an oil that has high zinc dialkyldithiophosphate (ZDDP) conte
Hella marine fan repair SeaBob48 at 1:11pm 06.11.20 Sometimes components just fail. The notion that this was caused by your house voltage rising to 13
Epic Epoxy Epoch (1) Project_Mayhem at 1:10pm 06.11.20 Just thought some of you, who do your own work, might be interested in this Web Blog. The original
How are ole 4 horizon gages held in place????? Project_Mayhem at 1:08pm 06.11.20 Glue or VHB perhaps
REPLACING WATER SEPARATOR FILTER AND VOLVO 2000 Bob S at 1:06pm 06.11.20 Sounds like a Racor filter for the fuel. I think that's what your asking?
Yanmar Sea Water System Flow Rate Hello Below at 12:58pm 06.11.20 See your post on Engines and Propulsion
US Spar furler drum removal richk at 12:42pm 06.11.20 Thanks Juice6576. I took advantage of their exchange program when I replaced my old drum.
Calling all Charleston SC sailors... kjretlaw at 12:41pm 06.11.20 Congrats with the new job. Marina's in the local area Copper River Marina, bare bones lowest price i
Gps plug dmax at 12:32pm 06.11.20 It looks like a Garmin 7-pin power plug, which fits the following GPSes: Fishfinder 320C, GBR 21, GP
Hot halyard? sail sfbay at 12:32pm 06.11.20 ................My question is, should I: 1. just run the halyard through a block tied off to one s
Yanmar Cooling Water Flow Rate Hello Below at 12:20pm 06.11.20 Does anyone know the spec water flow rate for the sea water (raw water) system of the Yanmar 2GM20F

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