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Widgeon foredeck hatch addition DabbyDuck at 5:21pm 05.09.19 Day Sailers 4/1195 Hello all! I am looking to add a hatch to the foredeck of my 1974 Widgeon. I was wondering if there
Wind sensor positioning (1) Scott T-Bird at 4:07pm 05.09.19 Ask All Sailors 32/6005 I always see the sensor pointing forward - ahead of the mast - on just about all boats. I pointed i
H41 ice maker output. leemarkadams at 2:29pm 05.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/306 Screenshot_20190509_221541_com.dropbox.android by leemarkadams posted May 9, 2019 at 10:27 PMHello a
Hi, I'm a prior member and now have returned 2bysea at 2:17pm 05.09.19 Smaller Boats 4/564 I had a H33 set up as a livaboard cruiser around Fl. After several small trailer sailers I have just
Hot water fitting size Voyager1 at 11:59am 05.09.19 Ask An Oday Owner 0/289 I have a 2gm20f, looking to replace the hot water hoses. Current hose are 5/8th. One fitting on the
KEEL PROBLEMS Waterwings2 at 9:42am 05.09.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/766 I have a 1987 Catalina Tall Rig, I been dealing with the smile for 8 Years and noticed a gradual pe
First Beer-can race of the summer. pateco at 8:31am 05.09.19 Racing 12/780 We got out for our first Beer-can Race of the summer season last night. Lots of fun. 23276658408142
Uncooperative Through Hull dlochner at 7:46am 05.09.19 Ask All Sailors 33/2327 Second Star has a leaking Groco ball valve. The leak is not in the ball valve mechanism rather it le
Water leaks on a 34? Mike Oldak at 7:01am 05.09.19 Big Boats 11/907 Found quite a few leaks. 1) ports 2) waste and water deck plates, old gaskets gave way 3) anchor loc
Impeller Woes (1) RoyS at 5:56am 05.09.19 Ask All Sailors 22/2892 Have a 40 year old Yanmar 2QM15. Sometime in the past a P.O. converted this salt water cooled engine
41' Hunter 41DS ? pumpkinpie at 1:49am 05.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2688 It looks like we have found the right boat for us. We spent a couple hours on her. She is loaded wit
H34 galley and head sink drain fitting size? (2) highmillr at 8:33pm 05.08.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/530 1985 h34 stripped of all interior when i bought it. I need to know what size tge galley and head sin
Leaking Quadrant cover gfroch at 7:50pm 05.08.19 Catalina 30 15/1449 Hello all- I have a 1987 MKII with the quadrant access hatch behind the wheel. When I purchased the
getting to the oil pressure switch on 1984 c27 mbs at 6:53pm 05.08.19 Mid-Size Boats 14/1441 Trying to replace the darn oil pressure switch. a deep 15/16 socket can't get in there due to the
Hunter 37 Cherubini mast Moondoggie69 at 6:32pm 05.08.19 Ask All Sailors 2/249 My first post here so hello to all! I recently acquired a 1981 Hunter 37 Cherubini that has suffered
Calling all racers! Dug22 at 4:52pm 05.08.19 Catalina 22 13/823 I need some advice. I am planning on racing this Saturday. It is basically a straight line about 5 m
halogen light lens sgiarc at 4:22pm 05.08.19 Ask All Sailors 0/164 We purchased a 1997 Beneteau 461 recently. Many of the light lenses are either burned or cracked. Ar
Leather wrap for dodger rail Steffied99 at 4:09pm 05.08.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1411 Hi all! Looking for suggestions for a website that sells leather wrapping for dodger rail handle. An
BOOM BOLT NUT 2 OLD PIRATES at 3:43pm 05.08.19 Catalina 310 0/455 Does anyone know what size and pitch that the lock nut for the bolt that attaches boom to mast. I f
Cabin Sole "bathtub ring" stain pastormb at 2:06pm 05.08.19 Catalina 22 14/790 Unfortunately, I allowed a good bit of rain water to sit in the cabin sole long enough for stains to

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3 Blade Prop Swap? jviss at 7:23am 09.07.23 1. Not likely. Steel alloy like Aquamet would be my guess. Certainly that is what you would be look
Invest 95L JamesG161 at 7:23am 09.07.23 Where are the NOAA aircraft They and their ground crew are moving now to Puerto Rico. Recon Fligh
3 Blade Prop Swap? dmax at 7:16am 09.07.23 2. Our boat is on Lake Champlain VT, anyone know of a NE shop that I can work with to straighten th
3 Blade Prop Swap? dlochner at 7:11am 09.07.23 If the prop shaft is bronze check carefully for wear at the stuffing box and the cutless bearing. Br
Rudder counterbalance? (2) HeelBoy at 7:10am 09.07.23 LoL Yes... Engineer says... "if it ain't broken, it does not have enough systems" :ass: As I say a
3 Blade Prop Swap? jssailem at 7:06am 09.07.23 1. Is the original prop shaft material Bronze? 2. Our boat is on Lake Champlain VT, anyone know of
Rudder counterbalance? rgranger at 7:04am 09.07.23
3 Blade Prop Swap? jviss at 7:01am 09.07.23 Hi @all - We have determined that the prop shaft is actually bent. There is a visible wobble at low
3 Blade Prop Swap? Dudenhoeffer at 6:56am 09.07.23 Hi @all - We have determined that the prop shaft is actually bent. There is a visible wobble at low
Rudder counterbalance? HeelBoy at 6:50am 09.07.23 * Very good input on the keel angle! I will need to try that, I have been keeping it all the way d
Wooden block under mast step. Mark W at 6:44am 09.07.23 Well ... that's interesting. We're back to not knowing why that big wooden block is sitting on your
Need advice re: odor fighting and an abandoned macerator pump Rob Hntr376 at 6:39am 09.07.23 Peggie - in prepping for winterization: is that final rinse with the macerator running being done wi
Rudder counterbalance? rgranger at 6:38am 09.07.23 BTW: I've never owned a Mac 25 but I've owned a Mac 2-22 and two Mac 21's. They have a similar kee
Rudder counterbalance? rgranger at 6:38am 09.07.23 I am working on a mechanical lock down (that isn't a through pin), but that's probably a winter pro
Rudder counterbalance? rgranger at 6:36am 09.07.23 Does the boat want to round up into the wind? That is called weather helm. If your boat wants to p
Rudder counterbalance? HeelBoy at 6:21am 09.07.23 From your profile, you are taking about the McGregor Venture 25? That has a kickup rudder? So the
New Electronics Networking Help BarryL at 6:19am 09.07.23 Hi, My mistake. I thought your wind instrument was a clipper unit. If your ST60 is working and the
Rudder counterbalance? JBP-PA at 6:10am 09.07.23 From your profile, you are taking about the McGregor Venture 25? That has a kickup rudder? So the
Swing keel delrin rod stuffing box dlochner at 5:51am 09.07.23 A boat built in 1982 for use in the ocean may not have a holding tank. At that time no discharge zon
New Electronics Networking Help Ward H at 5:40am 09.07.23 RM ST60 Wind Transducer. Currently feeds data to RM ST70+ Display via the backbone, but sounds lik

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