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Prop is turning in neutral Valerio at 12:22pm 10.22.18 Big Boats 22/5746 I have to calibrate something in my gear box ? my h41 with a yanmar 56 hp and prop with shaft is tur
Coyote: The Mike Plant Story dlochner at 10:32am 10.22.18 Sails Call Lounge 1/963 As the end of sailing season approaches for many of us, we will find ourselves looking for vicarious
Hunter 170 mast coating? Shorefun at 7:41am 10.22.18 Day Sailers 4/651 I have not ventured far into my mast at this point. I was looking at it a bit and noticed that it
center of gravity for a cat 25 kenpa at 7:22am 10.22.18 Parts Search 1/602 moving a newly purchased cat 25 from a single axle to a two axle trailer . Where is the center of gr
Auto Pilot 2001 340 Sand-Ra-Jean at 6:35am 10.22.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/850 I have a 2001 340. The auto pilot is a bit long in the tooth. It functions well in very minor wind c
Boom angle for in mast furling Sailorpat at 6:01am 10.22.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/802 Our 2004 Hunter 41 came equipped with a solid Vang that is as compressed as far as possible so that
O'day 25 - Gonna Buy One jamieFL at 5:01am 10.22.18 Ask An Oday Owner 23/4664 Hello everyone. I'm new here, and new to sailing. I've got 20 years of boating experience, but haven
Cold weather sailing (1) Jackdaw at 8:06pm 10.21.18 Ask All Sailors 31/2616 Out fun sailing today, at the start it was 39F and blowing 18 knots. Later 52f and blowing 12. With
Thoughts on mod.?.detachable lifeline support poles charms at 7:03pm 10.21.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1365 So the highest affixed points on my newly acquired Mac26X (while on trailer) are the 4 poles that ho
H25 Bulkhead removal Fatbutter Pancake at 4:22pm 10.21.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1489
Replacement Rudder H31 jmce1587 at 11:10am 10.21.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/647
What would you call it? (3) capta at 10:20am 10.21.18 Ask All Sailors 31/2573 My Hood Stoway electric has this unit between the motor and the luff rod. It is not identified in an
Winterizing tip rpell1@msn.com at 10:08am 10.21.18 Ask All Sailors 14/2489 Hi all, I finally discovered the leak causing my fresh water system pump to cycle every 20 seconds,
Ordering a new in-mast furling mainsail - correct boom angle? (1) Wanderwind at 8:54am 10.21.18 Big Boats 20/3381 I am preparing to order a new furling mainsail. It's my first time ordering a furling mainsail and
Keel peel (3) BC Bernie at 8:40am 10.21.18 Catalina 310 17/4093 157645 Here's my keel today. I knew both starboard and port areas were flaking so we peeled away the
mast leaking through deck along compression post into cabin gertonw at 7:04am 10.21.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 27/6751 Hi, my 1994 Hunter Legend 40.5 is leaking, a lot, along the compression post (deck stepped mast). Th
VHF send issue, buzz sound gertonw at 6:55am 10.21.18 Ask All Sailors 62/7664 both my VHF radios work fine receiving, but have a loud buzz sound when sending. I even get the same
Ever get one of these? (2) Brian D at 3:33pm 10.20.18 SSB and Ham Operators 6/2840 Back in the '80's the FCC issued certificates when one upgraded to the next level Amateur Radio Lice
Galvanic isolator- how to test if its working? eianm at 2:58pm 10.20.18 Big Boats 3/3645 When I bought my boat it had a Galvanic isolator fitted already - a Zinc Saver made by Yacht corrosi
Cast iron keel Mechone at 12:25pm 10.20.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2247 For past 2 years after haul out I have had rust coming thru micron on keel , my buddy with his 375 f

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Lazarette clasp ? Ward H at 4:19pm 10.07.24 I had the same issue on my C30. I replaced them with Southco Marine Latch Soft Draw C7 I installed t
Dodger and Bimini features you love? fred1diver at 4:18pm 10.07.24
Winter Wet Storage Prep shemandr at 4:16pm 10.07.24 I could imagine that could be a problem. Certainly if fresh or brackish water. But even in salt wa
TD 14 (2) kappykaplan at 3:45pm 10.07.24 Now a Cat 5 hurricane - has turned into quite a monster
Winter Wet Storage Prep Calypso413 at 3:33pm 10.07.24 When winterizing the engine, run enough antifreeze through until antifreeze is coming out the exhau
Dodger and Bimini features you love? BarryL at 2:05pm 10.07.24 Hi, If possible, both the bimini and dodger should be easy to stow. When racing I fold my dodger do
My Water Pump Impeller "Adventure" odaydokay at 1:26pm 10.07.24 I see all of your viewpoints, but setting the impeller and the shaft in my vice without gripping it
Are new keel hangers necessary? john renfro at 1:26pm 10.07.24 I'm getting set to drop the keel on my new to me 1976 Cat 22. I know I need the bushing but am not
Dodger and Bimini features you love? Johnb at 1:13pm 10.07.24 Handles on the outside for going forward. Easily removed center panel in the dodger for ventilation
Dodger and Bimini features you love? (1) dlochner at 1:01pm 10.07.24 Add handles to the outside of the dodger and detachable side panels.
Dodger and Bimini features you love? David W at 12:53pm 10.07.24 When I had the dodger built for my Crown 34, one of the handiest features was a little pocket, under
I find that I'm Punch Drunk. Can you help me? Johnb at 12:44pm 10.07.24 Another helpful device is a self centering drill bit for starting pilot holes. You are not alone - I
I find that I'm Punch Drunk. Can you help me? ...3TacksontheWater at 12:31pm 10.07.24 When marking holes that must line up the tool you need are called transfer punches. They come in me
My Water Pump Impeller "Adventure" Terry Cox at 12:09pm 10.07.24 Our Genset came with an Oberdorfor sea water pump. Long story short, ours requires an OEM (Onan) imp
Backstay length shemandr at 12:08pm 10.07.24 Sailboat split backstay
Backstay length shemandr at 12:07pm 10.07.24 here's a search with quite a bit of information about split backstays and rigging. There are severa
My Water Pump Impeller "Adventure" Calif. Ted at 11:52am 10.07.24 (Will keep the old one for an emergency.) Toss it, I don't think you'd really want to re-use that
I find that I'm Punch Drunk. Can you help me? David W at 11:51am 10.07.24 When marking holes that must line up the tool you need are called transfer punches. They come in met
Backstay length Tony M at 11:47am 10.07.24 Tried to post some pics, but couldn't. Can send separately if helpful.
Backstay length Tony M at 11:46am 10.07.24 Thank you for the reply. Just to let you know I am a newbie to sailing. This is my first boat. I l

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