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New life for faded compass (1) Jackdaw at 3:59pm 08.07.17 Ask All Sailors 13/3152 My Plastimo Mini Compass is as old as BlueJ, and has gone without a cover for as long as I've owned
windlass electrical issue (2) Michel C at 3:36pm 08.07.17 Ask All Sailors 10/1079 I need help. I have tested the windlass motor directly to a 12v battery and it runs I've tested the
Big Time PROP WAlk TO PORT NSSCPopeye at 3:04pm 08.07.17 Catalina 30 9/1090 1995 Catalina 30 MkIII with Universal diesel - standard 3 blade prop (13x10) from factory, but it wo
Puzzled by new H170 main sail features (5) mark2 at 1:55pm 08.07.17 Day Sailers 5/832 Hi all, been sailing our H170 for years and love it. We recently invested in a brand new main sail a
General safety requirements Ned Ludd at 12:22pm 08.07.17 Ask All Sailors 12/781 After joining this forum and reading the good, the bad and and the lucky relating to incidents I hav
anchor bow sprit brad minda at 12:17pm 08.07.17 Catalina 30 1/547 I have an 85 standard rig. Anyone put a small wooden bow sprit on a standard rig designed just for
No water for a Yamaha 1999 long shaft 2 stroke 8hp outboard motor Plymouth Sailor at 12:00pm 08.07.17 Ask All Sailors 19/5160 Any help appreciated on this: I replaced my impeller and thermostat this year. My motor turns off af
Macgregor Venture 24 - outboard tank location LisaT at 10:54am 08.07.17 Engines and Propulsion 2/416 We recently purchased a 1970s Macgregor Venture 24 and are in the process of doing a complete re-fit
Polar Bay Model SLX16DHS-1 A/C Unit Manual Saucier826 at 10:28am 08.07.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/350 Can anyone help me find a manual for a Polar Bay Model SLX16DHS-1 A/C Unit? The Unit is in a 2005 Hu
Oceanis 400 wheel shaft key size Tamas Gal at 10:07am 08.07.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/405 Hello, Does anyone know the size of the key on the steering wheel shaft for the Beneteau 400? Thanks
3gm30f valve adj thaeni at 8:21am 08.07.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/345 Do the compression levers need to be removed in order to remove the valve cover.?
rudder movement O'Day 272 LE Dream Weaver at 8:00am 08.07.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/712 There is so much play in my rudder. The steering arm that it is attached to has lots of play in it.
Seadeck on the deck? Puesta del sol at 7:54am 08.07.17 Ask All Sailors 2/495 Has anyone used Seadeck to cover up their nonskid areas And/or used as a flooring in their cockpit
Wood rot Hardhead at 7:33am 08.07.17 Catalina 22 18/1456 I just had an unpleasant discovery last weekend- For some reason, the original owner of my 87' had
Family? pateco at 7:31am 08.07.17 Ask All Sailors 26/1254 I have a sister, who gets violently seasick, but invites herself along on sailing trips when other s
Oceanis 352 Leans left... KennyBene at 6:27am 08.07.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/1538 Why does my boat list to port when at anchor? A friend tells me "they all do that" and another frie
Need to open up the top of the jib but the car is all the way back? danstanford at 5:33am 08.07.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/1311 115% foresail with pretty good shape but it medium to light winds I cannot get both sets of telltale
H410 prop shaft steve123 at 8:11pm 08.06.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/435 Hi i am trying to avoid a boat lift to get the prop taper on a hunter 410 with yanmar 4jh2e 50 hp I
Smoke on the water... (2) Captn Scotty at 8:11pm 08.06.17 Destinations 1/552 ...Fire in the sky! All the inland forest fires are really putting a haze over the coastal waters an
That Stupid Rub Rail rpwillia at 7:19pm 08.06.17 Catalina 310 9/1221 In the Governor's Cup this weekend on the Lower Potomac the rub rail on the port side pulled out aga

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Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L Rich Stidger at 7:18am 06.15.23 Niemiec Marine doesn't have it in stock, but can get it. $668. Price from the UK is $157 inc DHL
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L Rich Stidger at 7:17am 06.15.23 Did you try Niemiec Marine Inc on Pope's Island in New Bedford - "volvopenta.com" - I called and as
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L jviss at 7:13am 06.15.23 Niemiec Marine doesn't have it in stock, but can get it. $668.
Steps for Replacing my HBW50 transmission with ZF 12M RitSim at 7:02am 06.15.23 I changed my ZF trans on my C30 a few years ago. Replaced it with a Twindisc and was very happy. I
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't JamesG161 at 7:01am 06.15.23 What's the latest varoooom report? John called me on his 2 hour trip to his boat. He has the same
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L jviss at 6:47am 06.15.23 Did you try Niemiec Marine Inc on Pope's Island in New Bedford - "volvopenta.com" - I called and ask
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L jviss at 6:39am 06.15.23 Hey, Rich, I wish I could help. Meanwhile, Onset is nice. I LOVE Marc Anthony's pizza! Check it o
Hello to the community (1) RSHunter27 at 5:57am 06.15.23 Very nice indeed. I like the pinstriping but please don't get into streaming flames coming from th
Solar vent recommendations JBP-PA at 5:56am 06.15.23 I have a nicro and it is great that it keeps air flowing in the boat even when you are not around. j
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 5:47am 06.15.23 jssailem, it's been another week. What's the latest varoooom report?
Leak coming from stern on my Hunter 31. Crazy Dave Condon at 4:29am 06.15.23 @CaptainKook you probably have a hull to deck joint issue like @Brinky63 did with his boat. He has
Solar vent recommendations jviss at 4:03am 06.15.23 I am not a fan. I had a couple of Nicros when I bought my boat. Someone had installed them right i
Rub Rail Adventure kappykaplan at 3:58am 06.15.23 You're welcome, Crazy Dave Condon! :beer:
Steps for Replacing my HBW50 transmission with ZF 12M jviss at 3:55am 06.15.23 If it's just a bolt on, you are lucky! If I have to replace mine it's a new bell housing for around
Rub Rail Adventure Crazy Dave Condon at 3:52am 06.15.23 Include the rubrail too. You may have to tape off the forward hatch. Learned that trick and it wo
Steps for Replacing my HBW50 transmission with ZF 12M SimiSAilor at 3:13am 06.15.23 The 12M bolts directly to your existing bell housing. No adapter or modification necessary. Jeff
Hunter 306 vertical play on Rudder Stock.......how to fix? kappykaplan at 2:21am 06.15.23 Tks! :beer:
Rub Rail Adventure kappykaplan at 2:20am 06.15.23 Seal the companionway with a sheet of plastic. Make a hole in the plastic to insert a leaf blower.
Help with Hunter 45 CC AC power. artboas at 12:00am 06.15.23 so who at Hunter decided this was a good idea.... kill your battery plug into shore power and nothi
Hello to the community Ralph Johnstone at 10:54pm 06.14.23 You can remember the 60's? I am the 60's. Not braggin', just an unfortunate fact of life.

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