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29.5 bilge pump robert at 8:49am 06.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/888 Need help out there, My 29.5 bilge pump stopped working.Found out the hard way.Water almost up to t
Full Batten Mains George B., s/v Freya at 8:33am 06.10.03 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/1634 The battens on my C34 must be out of adjustment. One batten in particular, puts a pronounced "S" sh
Lead all lines to cockpit? Tom at 8:20am 06.10.03 Smaller Boats 5/1023 Has anyone rigged the halyards to run to the cockpit or seen any good "How-to" articles/photos on th
Speaking of O'Day 222 Trailers... Jim at 8:02am 06.10.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1098 Speaking of trailers for an O'Day 222 - I am looking for some advise on the best approach to extendi
U-Bolt Eye on bow of Legend 37.5 Jack Lightstone at 7:06am 06.10.03 Big Boats 0/806 Greetings,My Hunter Legend 37.5 has a U-bolt on the the bow that looks a lot like a towing eye. Th
Manuals and Systems drawings Joseph at 6:53am 06.10.03 The Cherubini Hunters 2/981 Just purchased a 1980 Hunter 30 and need assistance in obtaining manuals and system drawings ie Plum
Catalina 310 reefing Ed Boudreau at 6:43am 06.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 10/2471 In meeting with my dealing to spec out a new 310 yesterday and was told therre is only one reefing p
Does anyone have experience with lense replacement Tim McCarty at 6:37am 06.10.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/842 ...for a Bomar/Pompanette hatch? I have the lense, and caulking, however, I noticed a gasket on the
engine smoke Greg Johnston at 6:35am 06.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 10/931 I have a 1984 Hunter 31 with a 13hp yanmar. I was overhauled 2 yrs ago but cont'd to smoke. Just las
Prop for 322 Oday Mike Booher at 6:35am 06.10.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1211 I need to buy a new prop for my 322 Oday. There is a 14X14 on there now but Im not sure that is the
Vibrating Keel? Ozzie at 6:22am 06.10.03 Smaller Boats 6/1175 Hey, I'm looking to buy a C22 or similar (used to sail in a fixed keel version when younger) and had
Information on a 14' Javelin Julie Myers at 6:17am 06.10.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1013 Looking for information such as a Owner's Manual, Specifications and Rigging for a 1970's (exact dat
Some thanks Michael at 5:41am 06.10.03 Smaller Boats 2/800 To all,I wanted to say thanks to a couple of people for their help. I had a mast problem and had
Main cabin accomodations in 1980 H27 Pete at 5:37am 06.10.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/763 Has anyone modified the center cabin on a 1980 H27 to allow for better sleeping arrangements?
Oh no, must the keel go! Cherilyn Rutledge at 5:34am 06.10.03 Smaller Boats 6/908 I have a 1984 C22 with a swing keel. It seems the keel cable is wrapped badly around itself and actu
Removing name from hull lori at 5:18am 06.10.03 The Cherubini Hunters 4/839 I need to find something to remove the old name and numbers (and registration sticker) without damag
need ideas for new window gaskets David Walters at 5:15am 06.10.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1320 My First 235 has black neoprene for gaskets under the plexi skylight and portlights. Over 15 years
Fibreglass Holding Tank Hermann at 4:21am 06.10.03 C&C 9/2138 I've been searching the archieves for an answer, but didn't find one. It was mentioned that some Hun
Affordable marina Eric at 4:05am 06.10.03 Ask All Sailors 20/3960 Currently we are part of the Brewer network and our Marina fee's are high. We pay $3500 for the slip
Live aboard mods Susan Ray at 3:48am 06.10.03 Catalina 30 0/1277

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Battery Data GonzoF1 at 6:21am 08.20.20 Five years? Not bad, replace them. Last month, I just got six years, almost to the day, out of my
Rue Clips - Anybody use these for shrouds and stay pins? sailme88 at 6:16am 08.20.20 I found these on my John Deere tractor. Do you think that they would be good for the shroud/stay pi
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? sailme88 at 6:10am 08.20.20
Yanmar 3GMD Just Shuts Off, Restarts Later Stu Jackson at 6:08am 08.20.20 Ken's right. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/fuel-starvation-and-the-obscure-ball-check-v
Battery Data Stu Jackson at 6:06am 08.20.20 Five years? Not bad, replace them. Last month, I just got six years, almost to the day, out of my
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? sailme88 at 5:54am 08.20.20 making up definitions for made up terms is fun. 3x 365=1,095, so, 1,095 days (24hr days) at sea sh
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 5:37am 08.20.20 Personally I think you are crazy excepting racing experience as valid for cruising. I have met way t
Rue Clips - Anybody use these for shrouds and stay pins? shemandr at 5:30am 08.20.20 Too pointy for my taste. Now that you've brought up etouffee - we need a recipe!
Backstay Failure shemandr at 5:01am 08.20.20 In the photos the forestay/furler are overboard with the spool still in place on the bow. Looking a
Backstay Failure sailme88 at 4:43am 08.20.20 At our club we have our own hoist to step and unstep masts. The lack of knowledge of the rig on som
How do you store DougM at 4:31am 08.20.20 One of the few things I let the yard crew do is an annual oil change when the boat goes into storage
Backstay Failure Bob S at 4:03am 08.20.20 Looks like the forestay failed at the masthead.
B and G H1000 Autopilot troubleshooting wsconner at 4:02am 08.20.20 Sorc - thanks.. still feel like I'm learning, even though I've figured out a lot, so what ever I can
Backstay Failure Will Gilmore at 3:46am 08.20.20 I posted some photos and a description of how I found her. Is it not possible that when the backsta
Insulating our Hunter Fridge senang at 12:53am 08.20.20 If you want to improve the functioning of your fridge the other way to do this is by improving the a
Backstay Failure thetone at 12:49am 08.20.20 I haven't seen it yet. I pulled it out of the water and tied it up down. Hopefully the yard will ste
Backstay Failure DrJudyB at 12:10am 08.20.20 What is the condition of the forestay? Did the wire rope part? Or did the upper pin come out?
Yanmar 3GMD Just Shuts Off, Restarts Later (1) Ken13559 at 11:17pm 08.19.20 Racor filter head could be fouled. That's what happened to my engine. I polished fuel, changed brand
Backstay Failure thetone at 11:03pm 08.19.20 Just to get a better picture of the situation here. It's a 1990 Beneteau 35s5. Just upgraded last ye
Backstay Failure thetone at 10:57pm 08.19.20 https://www.e-rigging.com/06-x-8-Stainless-Steel-Cotter-Ring All rings need to be covered with self

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