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A fond farewell to everyone! LaDonna Bubak - Catalina Owners at 5:58am 03.14.03 Ask All Sailors 17/1067 As many of you know, I will be moving aboard Silent Sun next month. Rob ' I will be living in Newpor
Tuning the Rig Melody Miller at 4:45am 03.14.03 Ask All Sailors 7/1852 Hey Guys and Gals:I suspect that my shrouds need tuning. I was all for learning how to do this mys
Rudder post P Hunter at 4:41am 03.14.03 Other Sailboats 1/730 My 2" rudder post has corrosion where it exits the fiberglass blade. This is also exactly where a 1/
Transmission slipping F. Morton at 4:16am 03.14.03 Other Sailboats 1/852 I have a Hunter 27 1980 sailboat. I have a Renault RC8D diesel engine. The transmission slips. I had
PHRF Dan at 3:47am 03.14.03 Smaller Boats 3/1017 Our club gives my C22 a PHRF of 270. Can anyone explain what the number signifies?
Jib Trim Mike at 3:23am 03.14.03 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/1746 I need some advice on car adjustment when trimming the jib. Question, when sailing upwind and the up
test Phil Herring at 3:22am 03.14.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/984 test
bus strips/terminal bars lloyd at 3:09am 03.14.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1032 Does the positive and negative side of the electrical system each get a bus bar etc individualy?
Stanchion spec's Ken Lendeck at 2:54am 03.14.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/970 I want to replace 2 of my stanchions without having to take one off and send it to a manufacturer so
Ocean Link Geoff Kloster at 2:12am 03.14.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1298 Any thoughts about the quality of Ocean Link tanks? Their write-up on the web sounds good but any ex
ID numbers Lou at 1:37am 03.14.03 Smaller Boats 4/869 Just bought a 93 23.5 Been busy cleaning her up and installed vhf radio. I need to remove the old ID
Does Anyone Know? Vince at 1:28am 03.14.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/975 I wonder if Roger MacGregor reads any of the MacGregor Owner's Forum entries? Does anyone know? Just
define: short haul joe phibbs at 12:45am 03.14.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1593 We just got our 1986 Hunter 31 ALURE bottom's cleaned for the season. We dawdled and did not make a
satellite radios Bob Greenfield at 12:39am 03.14.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/912 Has anyone installed a satellite radio on board? If so, how is its performance. Is it worth the pu
Martec Folding Prop Tony at 12:21am 03.14.03 Big Boats 3/946 I am Taking Deliver of a 356 in Apirl , and was wondering if anyone has put a Martec folding prop on
110 V "tingle " in the galley sink A.M. REYNOLDS at 11:23pm 03.13.03 Big Boats 5/826 End of season a crew member reported an electrical tingle while doing the dishes. Pipes are plastic
Height of trailer ball Jay Smith at 11:04pm 03.13.03 Smaller Boats 3/1059 The information I have gotten from following this web site has been instrumental in deciding to purc
How do I fix old dead Gel coat on a 76 oday 25 Ron Thweatt at 9:59pm 03.13.03 Other Sailboats 3/990 How Do you bring a dead gel coat boat back to life it is a 76 it is a great boat needs to be cleaned
Gel coat cracks doug nelson at 9:37pm 03.13.03 Other Sailboats 2/890 A Question. Are small gel coat cracks around the mast a sign of damageor a weaknes in mast suppor
Hey Gary Give me an email i can Help Ron Thweatt at 9:19pm 03.13.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1017 Gary I think I can help you problem let me know ront@thefontshop.com

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Anchorage magnet... Capt jgw at 9:53am 08.04.20 Bagpipes facing the sun at sunset!:cowbell: I was going to say that. I actually like the sound of
79 Hunter 27 in need of hatch replacements kcmagoo at 9:47am 08.04.20 Here are some vids I did. It's a 1980 Hunter 27 Hatch Replacement: Hunter 27 Hatch Replacement t
Odd HIN / Hull Identification Number - ends in M? Capt jgw at 9:47am 08.04.20 I doubt the DMV or whoever you register with in your state would even notice the odd number. They ju
New Boat Meriachee at 9:47am 08.04.20 ....AVOID SLIP FEES.... At what cost. Your '62 VW will not pull a 27 anything over the big hills.
Chirping alarm sound while engine running (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:44am 08.04.20 What you have is NOT a loose wire or a corroded wire, but a wire with an accidental ground that is p
Second Bilge pump Dalliance at 9:35am 08.04.20 Two bilge pumps is a prudent choice in my opinion. My primary bilge pump is on a digital cycle coun
Inspecting the hull/ballast tank and looking for a trailer for a Hunter 23.5. Crazy Dave Condon at 9:33am 08.04.20 On the new trailer you need to have a minimum of three supports but better four supports as the weig
Adding a Marine Head Capt jgw at 9:33am 08.04.20 We're going to the C-Head composting toilet this Fall. Solid waste gets tossed into any dumpster, pe
More propane outboard questions Capt jgw at 9:14am 08.04.20 I like the standard 20# grill tanks. They're cheap and almost every gas station in the country has a
New Boat srimes at 9:11am 08.04.20 Wow! Nice find! I had just looked on craigslist but did not see this one! I have also heard that th
New Boat capta at 8:53am 08.04.20 Unless I missed the news, there's no bridge from the US to the VI. How exactly would you expect to t
Adventure 21 by Cornish Crabbers (1) sail sfbay at 8:51am 08.04.20 Welcome to the forum!! Nice discussion about this sailboat on this web site: Adventure 21 - Corn
Cutlass bearing specs Mechone at 8:51am 08.04.20 Here's the one I bought took a week delivery however it's 20 mm longer going into tube holes for scr
Fuel filter questions Perkins 4108 jssailem at 8:47am 08.04.20 many electric fuel pumps have a fine screen that needs to be removed, body inside wiped and that sc
Hot water coming through cold lines Ron20324 at 8:39am 08.04.20 While looking for the information for another thread for a cutlass bearing, I found the box the valv
Part Shout-Outs: What add-on do you love? Revv up at 8:29am 08.04.20 I forgot. I used the mallet to break up the bag of ice I bought for the cooler in case we lost pow
Part Shout-Outs: What add-on do you love? capta at 8:27am 08.04.20 Not to mention surly crew. Gee, I thought that was what winch handles were for, now that we have
Second Bilge pump markwbird at 8:22am 08.04.20 If you get offshore any distance a second pump is prudent. In particular, a manual pump. It is a g
Packing nuts question capta at 8:21am 08.04.20 I gotta check this out to make sure I'm not the one going nuts here. In the beginning (post #3) @c
Cutlass bearing specs Ron20324 at 8:18am 08.04.20 Anyone know of a source for specs on the cutlass bearing for the beneteau 323? You're in luck- "th

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