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Navigation Light Dilemma (1) Capri at 8:21am 10.24.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/549 Hi. Please see attached. I was rebedding a toe rail and discovered my starboard nav light is leaking
Beneteau 400 Forward Shroud Attachment (2) drdanj at 8:19am 10.24.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1360 I'm ready to make an offer on a '94 Beneteau 400. It seems a very good boat, but I see a problem - s
Anyone sailing in the Wurstfest keelboat regatta? Jackdaw at 7:31am 10.24.17 Racing 11/1422 Canyon Lake TX, Nov 11-12 I'll be down coaching and crewing on a Fareast 28r. Jodi is coming down a
What is the wing keel of a Cat 22 made of? catalanc at 6:40am 10.24.17 Catalina 22 5/1453 Hi Guys, I posted the question below on the general site and it was suggested that the Cat22 forum
New fresh water system advice SloopDogg at 5:58am 10.24.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/1252 Hello all, I decided it was time to replace the sole of the main salon in my 1985 Tartan 40. This p
Power take off (1) All U Get at 3:48am 10.24.17 Ask All Sailors 12/932 142153 Most boaters don't have a power take off on their engine so I thought I'd post ours. We had
Electric Windlass installation on Oday 34/35 rajhnsn at 3:03am 10.24.17 Bigger Boats 1/671 Has anyone installed a windlass on a 34/5? If so, can you share the particulars with me? I'm think
Portable fuel tanks All U Get at 12:18am 10.24.17 Ask All Sailors 2/302 Hi all, Just wondering how long most of you get out of a fuel tank. The one in our dinghy is five
Cutless Bearing Clydo at 7:14pm 10.23.17 Catalina 310 4/1230 Is it normal to replace cutless bearing at around 450 hours? Shaft is straight, eng mounts tight.
Restarting a 9hp Yanmar diesel on a Hunter 27 after draining the fuel heath18703 at 7:02pm 10.23.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/485 Had just a terrible problem with sediment in our fuel clogging up our fuel line filters, so we're in
What's under my antifouling? (2) Suncatcher at 6:41pm 10.23.17 Ask All Sailors 14/1904 I'm sanding the bottom of my 1982 Hughes Columbia and confused about what's directly over at least s
Extendable bowsprit poles - advice AlastairLC at 6:19pm 10.23.17 Ask All Sailors 11/2970 Does anyone have experience with these gennaker poles, made by Selden or Forte? In particular, do th
2005 Hunter 41 ac windlass jack1812 at 5:12pm 10.23.17 Big Boats 15/1816 In 2005 I purchased a new 2005 Hunter 41 A/C, the electric windlass is a Simpson Lawrence however I
What is the Wing Keel made of? catalanc at 5:00pm 10.23.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2239 I have a 22 MK II that I am laying up for the winter. I noticed that there is some "wrinkling" of th
Yanmar 3YM30 AE Goyo at 4:47pm 10.23.17 Big Boats 3/928 I have recently upgraded my boat and I have a question about winteriIng the motor . The new boat i
Shaft removal jotruk at 4:27pm 10.23.17 Mid-Size Boats 14/4943 I have a 1979 hunter 27 with a yanmar deseil engine I hit an surmeged object and bent the shift and
Internal Outhaul Don Guillette at 4:00pm 10.23.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 40/8587 I noticed a topic on another forum regarding a problem with their internal outhaul system. Personall
Help Identifying/replacing cam cleats on 260 (2) Tyler Rippel at 3:58pm 10.23.17 Smaller Boats 8/1925 I have a growing list of issues to address this off season, but one of the more annoying ones is a H
Refrigerator compressor stopped working Velero49 at 1:19pm 10.23.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/2378 The fan works, I have a second fridge in the same breaker that is still working. I has a danfoss co
2017/2018 Volvo Ocean Race cb32863 at 10:54am 10.23.17 Racing 69/8335 It has started! Who's following? The run through the spectator boats during the start was a little..

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Hull Shield Don S/V ILLusion at 3:56pm 07.31.24
Hunter 26 mast foot not flush to mast base spencersea at 3:49pm 07.31.24 I slackened my shrouds basically all the way off and removed my topping lift. The mast was 0 with no
Hose life? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:09pm 07.31.24 When making recommendations I tend to follow advice from established pros. Whether you follow thei
Hose life? Tally Ho at 3:02pm 07.31.24 My drain hose for the galley sink exits below the waterline and has a thruhull valve. My boat is 36
My B&G Zeus2 MFD thinks it's yesterday Scott T-Bird at 2:39pm 07.31.24 Check the universal time offset?
Add starting relay Richard19068 at 2:29pm 07.31.24 I have a boat with everything to fix it on board. It got nick named the floating tool box Funny,
H26 Roller Furler issues (1) Chiriqui at 2:23pm 07.31.24 Location of drum sent to me by one of the marina crew
H26 Roller Furler issues Chiriqui at 2:20pm 07.31.24 Can you identify the roller furler in the photo in my previous message? Yes I know I would have it r
H26 Roller Furler issues (1) Chiriqui at 2:10pm 07.31.24 Can you identify? Yes I know I would have it rigged tolowere if I detach the furler that acts as a s
Nissan 3.5B2 outboard shift linkage access cover Richard19068 at 2:02pm 07.31.24 Actually Rich, that is helpful. Good to know I'm not the only one that ever had it happen and good
Pressure in the outboard tank causing issues? Project_Mayhem at 1:41pm 07.31.24 d. There is nothing terribly wrong with e10. It works in millions of cars and I have used nothing e
Air and generator Johann at 1:36pm 07.31.24 I have a Catalina 34 with new air conditioning ..what size generator and where can I put it to be l
Cabin Material Question Project_Mayhem at 1:25pm 07.31.24 On my O'day, the cabinets are made of plywood with a veneer. Likely marine grade ply. Can you take a
Hull Shield Project_Mayhem at 1:22pm 07.31.24 As in a keel guard?
Stuffing box adjusting jviss at 12:54pm 07.31.24 Thanks, @Ralph Johnstone , very informative. I have one of those dripless things, and I'm terrified
Nissan 3.5B2 outboard shift linkage access cover Rich Stidger at 12:30pm 07.31.24 I have the same engine and I also had the black cover come off. It was many years ago, and I don't r
Stuffing box adjusting (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:50am 07.31.24 You would need to slide the box up far enough to get out any packing that is between the Gland and
Stuffing box adjusting (3) Ralph Johnstone at 11:36am 07.31.24 Hi @Mattcia123 Would someone explain in a simple way how to loosen it up a bit. But, getting back
Air and generator Stu Jackson at 11:35am 07.31.24 You will obtain Catalina 34-specific answers regarding placement on your boat at our C34 forum, here
Stuffing box adjusting (1) jssailem at 11:22am 07.31.24 An exploded image of your stuffing box is shown here. to get out any packing that is between the

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