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C&C 40-2 Rudder Bearing Replacement smo10018 at 9:18am 10.25.23 C&C 2/828 Wondering if anyone with a C'C 40-2 or 40-2 AC has ever replaced the rudder bearing on their boat?
My how Boats have changed... (2) jssailem at 8:20am 10.25.23 Pacific North West Cruisers 8/847
26' wiring to bow Nav Light 1986 sloop captined at 6:30am 10.25.23 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1067 Hi: Stern light -works / Bow Nav light works with out side voltage -not with boat power Has Bk ' Dar
Hurricane Otis (1) JamesG161 at 6:01am 10.25.23 Weather and Forecasting 11/1135 Another storm started south of Cuba and Crossed into the E Pacific. Hitting Acapulco MX, as a Categ
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? Davenport at 7:26pm 10.24.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/1688 On calm day will 1hp push h260 around marina or if wind dies? Does anyone KNOW for sure from experi
Evaluating a Beneteau 323 for Purchase - Keel Boat / Matrix Questions (10) jbmia at 7:00pm 10.24.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/1448 Question for the Beneteau owners.. I'm evaluating an '05 323 and took a few pics of the bilge/keel b
Keel bolts on a 23-2 (1) AndrewJillings at 4:54pm 10.24.23 Day Sailers 4/1154 New to the forum, and to the ODay 23-2 I bought in July. Can someone tell me if these are the keel b
Better way to make twin bed of h26 seats, than 6x2ft plank I did? (10) Davenport at 12:00pm 10.24.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/379 Is there better way to make twin bed of h26 seats, than 80x16inch plank and 4x4inch blocks stacked f
Rough night - storm surge dLj at 1:56am 10.24.23 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 3/1271 I'm uploading a short video of my boat being thrown around in the marina where I'm located at the mo
Rough night dLj at 2:57pm 10.23.23 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 1/866 I'm not sure if I'm doing this right. It's the first time I'm posting a video. Had a tough night la
Chartering Moon Dragon dlochner at 2:44pm 10.23.23 Sails Call Lounge 0/918 If by some rare chance you have chartered Moon Dragon, you might want to check your travel insurance
Hunter 216 in light air Alan Backus at 9:55am 10.23.23 Smaller Boats 10/923 We use a Hunter 216 in our Adult Sailing classes. Sailing upwind in light air below 5 knots, the bo
Lantern Advice Skipper J at 9:52am 10.23.23 Ask All Sailors 52/3687 Hi, Can anyone tell me if the Weems and Plath yacht lanterns (link below) give off enough light to
Racor filter size Tucson Sailor at 9:37am 10.23.23 Catalina 30 8/1157 We have a 1996 Catalina 30 MKIII #6374 with 390 hours on the MX 25 engine. It has the Racor 26RS spi
House Battery Condition Nodak7 at 9:23am 10.23.23 Big Boats 10/1256 I have six (6) Trojan T105 6v Batteries for my house battery system. They have been in service for o
Plugged Waste Vent Line Nodak7 at 9:10am 10.23.23 Big Boats 10/837 Help! I am certain this brain trust has some innovative system for this! It appears that my vent lin
Down East Forum (5) Argyle38 at 12:59pm 10.22.23 Down East Yachts 10/2352 Hello all Downeasterer's (made up word...). With the demise of the latest Down East Yachts web site
Water Leak C320 Driveshaft (1) Witbooi at 8:39am 10.22.23 Engines and Propulsion 14/1393 Hi. First post here. We are new Catalina 320 owners. Noticed a water leak on the driveshaft (photo i
Acrylic Hatch Sealant SirMichael at 5:50am 10.22.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/701 The topside hatches on my 88' Hunter 28.5 were getting pretty badly glazed so I replaced the acrylic
Serial numbers/year built. CliffA at 5:39am 10.21.23 C&C 3/712 Hi. Does anyone know how C'C tracked their model year in relation to the year of construction on the

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Lazarette clasp ? jssailem at 5:16pm 10.06.24 There are some boats that have access to the lazarette lid from the inside. In that case the tie do
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard FastOlson at 5:14pm 10.06.24 Do you have any cites for this or are you thinking of a problem wih the late 80's 302 model? It ha
What's the story on the 280? Ralph Johnstone at 4:42pm 10.06.24 Is that what causes the turbulence on the rudder. That's the problem. With a two bladed prop, bo
Starter motor burned up? (3) BTC1984 at 4:41pm 10.06.24 Update: I started this thread after replacing my starter and smelling something odd, like a burning
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Ward H at 4:34pm 10.06.24 I believe it can be. I understand that failing sealant at the keel / keel stub joint lets water seep
Deck Core Repair PaulK at 3:49pm 10.06.24 We repaired large sections of rotted core in the cabintop or our J/36 (just about everything under t
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Project_Mayhem at 3:44pm 10.06.24 @aftica_1 Nice progress. Go sailing, enjoy the boat and keep an eye on the keel issue, specifically
First sail... first trip... Hunter 23 Project_Mayhem at 3:38pm 10.06.24 should the trailer become uncontrollable and swaying violently, to accelerate pulling the sway unde
TD 14 (1) JamesG161 at 3:37pm 10.06.24 Had friends who were building new home on Jordan River their home was elevated 22ft and yet had
Looking for advice on buying a Beneteau Ocenis 321 JasonArthur at 3:37pm 10.06.24 Good luck! I assume that the offer is contingent on satisfactory sea trial & survey. Hopefully ev
Looking for advice on buying a Beneteau Ocenis 321 BigEasy at 3:24pm 10.06.24 Thanks BigEasy, Caboteur and Tally Ho for the information and advice. Very helpful and valuable.
Insulation Timm R Oday25 at 3:23pm 10.06.24 When it came time to replace the original tan burlap . We chose an indoor /outdoor carpet . As the
What's the story on the 280? chp at 3:18pm 10.06.24 Do you have a two bladed prop ? Yes. Is that what causes the turbulence on the rudder. The prop is
TD 14 (1) BigEasy at 3:15pm 10.06.24 Storms that traverse "loop current" (highlighted in yellow) become "turbo charged".
TD 14 BigEasy at 3:05pm 10.06.24 My office had 42 feet of Storm Surge in Katrina. But point taken about Surge. Amazing. Had frie
TD 14 (2) kappykaplan at 2:54pm 10.06.24 Projected to reach 145 mph on Tuesday PM & downgrade to cat 3 before landfall. Milton is cookin!
TD 14 (1) JamesG161 at 2:50pm 10.06.24 Similar situation during Katrina resulted in 25+ feet surge on MS coast at eastern eyewall. Catastr
First sail... first trip... Hunter 23 Crazy Dave Condon at 2:41pm 10.06.24 @Project_Mayhem @Brian M H23 and @Shacklepin Hunter Marine purchased trailers from KWS also known a
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard (1) aftica_1 at 2:41pm 10.06.24 What I don't understand is the torque dropping. That implies that something is moving - it could be
TD 14 BigEasy at 2:26pm 10.06.24 Just saw latest NHC advisory at 4:00 PM (Sunday). Projected to reach 145 mph on Tuesday PM & downgr

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