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Water leak in aft compartment Alan Claunch at 4:12am 05.16.01 Mid-Size Boats 6/955 I just discovered water in my aft berth under the aft board. There is a "well" with a plate and bol
Mounting an outboard Josh Dohring at 3:16am 05.16.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/1043 I have a 1986 8hp Evinrude Yacht Twin(long shaft) that I want to mount on the back of my Catalina 27
Catalina 30 w/A-4 seems to slip out of gear Mark Jones at 3:13am 05.16.01 Other Sailboats 3/777 While in forward and approx. 75% throttle engaged, the engine will occasionally begin to accelerate
Solar panel charging Joel at 2:50am 05.16.01 Smaller Boats 4/803 On my H23, the former owner used a small rigid solar panel to keep the battery topped off. Since he
Rubrail Caulking Removal? Michael O' at 2:44am 05.16.01 Ask All Sailors 1/1635 My boat has a rubrail which the previous owner caulked at the hull/rubrail joint. I'm a bit "tidy"
1992 MacGregor 26 seriously for sell Jay Bowden at 2:20am 05.16.01 Ask All Sailors 0/1678 I have a 1992 MacGregor 26 Sailboat for sell. Details are below. Interested buyers can contact me
Drilling Holes in My Boat Gary Wyngarden at 12:52am 05.16.01 Ask All Sailors 6/1367 There's an old sea song called " The Golden Vanity " in which the ship's boy dives underneath the bo
Battery location-Revisited Bob at 12:09am 05.16.01 Big Boats 5/1073 I have two 4D's for the house, and a grp 27 start battery located in my stbd lazarette. The older I
LOW FORWARD RPM RESOLVED! Tim Leighton at 11:59pm 05.15.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/907 WOW! I think I feel a bit stupid, but that feeling is slightly tempered by the fact that it took an
How to replace main halyard on O'day 25 Al Shaffer at 10:45pm 05.15.01 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1110 This may be a no brainer but I am totally new to sailing so I thought I would ask. I recently purch
The Virginia Coast Gerry Libertelli at 10:38pm 05.15.01 Big Boats 6/1081 Hello fellow Hunter Owners!Im not sure if this is the right place to capture this question, but th
Shroud Tensions Jerry Van Cleave at 10:14pm 05.15.01 Smaller Boats 1/1258 Could someoneplease tell me the required tension for the cap and lower shrouds on a standard rigged
advice installing cabin heater 27fter tom r. evans-kennedy at 9:40pm 05.15.01 Mid-Size Boats 1/912 i recently purchased a force 10 deisel cabin heater//about to install the heater//where is the best
How many people? Joe at 9:15pm 05.15.01 Smaller Boats 14/1849 Does anyone know what the capacity of the H23 (1987) is? How many people can I legally carry? I have
Moving the traveller on a Hunter 45 John McEnallay at 3:11pm 05.15.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/974 I have just purchased a Legend 45 1988 model and was wondering if anyone has moved the position of t
water ballast sailboats tygershark at 2:50pm 05.15.01 Ask All Sailors 6/3115 Hi folks:I have a fantastic 13 year old daughter who was just diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, a li
Rudder to outboard steering link Ron Mehringer at 1:40pm 05.15.01 Smaller Boats 6/4361 If anyone's interested, I just posted photos of my latest project in the Photo Forum. Like many othe
ST5000 AUTO PILOT AND THE 361 DON LINROTHE at 1:34pm 05.15.01 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1279 IM INSTALLING A ST5000 ON MY 361. ANY HELPFULL HINTS? AND HOW IS IT PERFORMING FOR YOU? ANY INFO WOU
Cover needed for O'day Widgeon 12'. Terry Ignasiak at 1:13pm 05.15.01 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/2292 I recently bought a 12' Oday Widgeon but the canvas cover is badly torn and weathered. Does any one
Oday 22 cabin remodeling shiipakka@earthlink.net at 12:59pm 05.15.01 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1368 I'm looking for any ideas of how anyone has redone the inside of their Oday 22. My email address is

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How Heavy is Your Boat? smokey73 at 3:40pm 04.18.20
Hardtop for a Hunter 41AC Tucker67 at 3:40pm 04.18.20 So I have looked on line not much for hunters which have the traveler on an arch which adds one more
Mounting midship cleats, guidance on orientation Don S/V ILLusion at 3:38pm 04.18.20 Having had a 27 ft boat once, we simply ran spring lines from the forward and aft cleats obviating t
Mounting midship cleats, guidance on orientation JamesG161 at 3:36pm 04.18.20 The use of your midships cleat can be used for simple docking, loading and taking on crew. As for s
Mounting midship cleats, guidance on orientation Meriachee at 3:31pm 04.18.20 Its not like theres a walkway on the Mac anyway. Mount them on the side, large backing washers and
New mainsail question for a 2005 Beneteau 323 furling mainsail BigEasy at 3:29pm 04.18.20 Mine goes into the pocket the same way as yours, but the front of the pocket is Velcro (except the
Installing Holding Tank: HOW!? Apex at 3:28pm 04.18.20 Peggie: I am building my own fiberglass with foam core. So far, so good! So I can build in the ed
Mounting midship cleats, guidance on orientation (2) rgranger at 3:25pm 04.18.20 Mac's are not cored. They are simple, thin fiberglass. You will need a backing plate. You said
How Heavy is Your Boat? JamesG161 at 3:20pm 04.18.20 if the bottom of the boat is flat and the sides were plumb. Then, every foot of boat below the wate
Fuel pump/lift pump failure Tom J at 3:19pm 04.18.20 Eng M25XPB Usually idle 1100 -1200 any lower and engine vibrate pretty bad. Thank you for your repl
Mounting midship cleats, guidance on orientation dlochner at 3:14pm 04.18.20 What is the toe rail made of, i.e., is there a piece of wood inside the toe rail or is it hollow? A
Shower (pump). Who uses them? rgranger at 3:11pm 04.18.20 Thanks.... I put one in the cart for the fam to find :biggrin:
Mounting midship cleats, guidance on orientation Ted at 3:10pm 04.18.20 I have a couple of questions for you. Can you install a backing plate or some large washers on the n
Clean up on aisle 5: how to clean up old cleats dlochner at 3:09pm 04.18.20 If those are stainless steel cleats, then a buffing wheel and buffing compound for metal will clean
Holly and teak jmce1587 at 3:09pm 04.18.20 check this link. Teak Tongue & Groove Flooring, Teak Wood Panels, Cabin Sole, Yacht Interior, Tea
LP pump on Yanmar 2GM20F mermike at 3:08pm 04.18.20 @Ralph Johnstone : No. No. They've seen worse Weren't around Good thing it's diesel NOOOOOOO!
Installing Holding Tank: HOW!? (2) dlochner at 3:06pm 04.18.20 The attached photos shows how Sabre installed the holding tank in the my Sabre 30. It may be overkil
Installing Holding Tank: HOW!? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:55pm 04.18.20 I'd use picture frame molding or quarter round all the way around the bottom of the tank--or just on
How Heavy is Your Boat? JamesG161 at 2:36pm 04.18.20 It weighs the same as the cost of that beer . the winner is correct! Ans= ZERO Jim... PS: a Flo
LP pump on Yanmar 2GM20F Ralph Johnstone at 2:35pm 04.18.20 After having carnal relations with the motor I finally got the bolts threaded That's one thing I

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