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VHF went kaplooie kimelmore at 6:46pm 07.10.17 Ask All Sailors 14/1036 Half way to Catalina from LA light the VHF stopped working. The Admiral sez : " you planned this did
More knots All U Get at 6:33pm 07.10.17 Ask All Sailors 11/750 Hi all, 1378180488886985 Here's what I need. All
Company for a sail to the North Channel? Jimongee at 3:19pm 07.10.17 Ask All Sailors 35/1235 my wife and I and of course our Hunter 36-SamiDog are departing Boyne City tomorrow -destination-Can
Yep, another query..on a Yanmar 2GMF..engine clatter (2) SeanP at 1:49pm 07.10.17 Mid-Size Boats 29/3465 Yanmar buffs, an appeal for your advice.... We took her out yesterday for a sail. While underway we
Looking for a Hunter 260 Trailer for sale cagarcia12 at 1:18pm 07.10.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/852 I have a Hunter 260 and I am in need of a trailer. I would prefer to find a good used one as oppose
H260 Mast Strut bends (1) Tom2909 at 12:33pm 07.10.17 Smaller Boats 17/1903 Hi all, I'm hoping to get some help from the forum on a problem I've had since my 1999 H260 was deli
35.5 Legend Headstay clevis pin spec? TommmD at 11:53am 07.10.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/248 Anyone know the headstay clevis pin spec for a 355 Hunter Legend, circa 1995? I have to take one out
Hull Paint Question (1) Dustin Penner at 11:15am 07.10.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/2549 I'm looking at purchasing a 2001 Hunter 260 and I'm slightly concerned about the bottom paint. The b
Tuning My 310 Mast Frank H at 10:35am 07.10.17 Catalina 310 2/879 Fellow 310 owners, it probably has been discussed many times on this forum, but I'll be stepping my
Kick-up rudder on O'Day 192 mmother at 10:35am 07.10.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/489 I acquired an O'Day 192. Something is wrong with the rudder kick-up rigging. The rudder neither pull
New to Beneteau - Looking for the 210 trailerable 21' BellboyBob at 10:20am 07.10.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/5264 Hello: I am a long time boater, owning a 1960 BellBoy 404 Express 19' cruiser. I am looking into ad
Need tip for a smelly problem Jimongee at 9:58am 07.10.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/427 hi folks I wrote a bit about this a couple days ago. I found I have black water occasionally bubbli
Companionway hatch boards storage sjbabin at 9:45am 07.10.17 Pearson 3/1261 Just purchased a 1973 P-30. Trying to determine where the companionway hatch boards stow while under
Catalina 275 Deck Layout billjoye at 9:15am 07.10.17 Catalina 275 17/3517 Can an owner of a 275 please describe the deck layout? Catalina sales info indicates only 4 rope clu
Where are your vents on the H260? bamabaxter at 8:59am 07.10.17 Smaller Boats 6/646 I am thinking of installing a Nicro, Vent o Mate, or equivalent vent of sorts on my 260 for when it
lowrance LMS 525c DF sd card charts, or down-loadable??? centerline at 8:56am 07.10.17 Ask All Sailors 4/2684 I know the 525c is an old unit (by modern standards) but I am wondering if the software/SD card can
O'Day 272 forward hatch (1) HillbillyWanderer at 8:39am 07.10.17 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1750 Any reason the hatch is turned around backwards on this boat? I assume all I need to is unscrew the
Port Light Sirius21 at 8:04am 07.10.17 Sirius 21/22 0/848 I have a 1981 21/22 Sirius and meed to replace the port-lights and gaskets. Any ideas a source for t
Motor Overboard! odaydokay at 8:02am 07.10.17 Engines and Propulsion 9/1436 Well, my wife and I managed to screw up royally over the weekend, dumping our 2011 Honda 2 HP air co
What do you do with your backstay? LakeShark at 7:48am 07.10.17 Catalina 22 14/1257 Ok so I have just spent the last 3 weeks sailing, trailering, and sailing some more and it has been

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Volvo V Vetus Muffler Davidasailor26 at 2:38am 12.12.23 Well, it just seems odd to have all those links to pages in CF, especially since they are not speci
Volvo V Vetus Muffler Mike Topaze at 2:15am 12.12.23 I have no idea what you are talking about I have never posted before so I put this post under Engine
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? (1) Ted10028 at 11:04pm 12.11.23 Yellow wire goes to negative side of external LED, positive side of LED goes to power source, brown
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? (1) Ted10028 at 11:01pm 12.11.23 Yellow wire goes to negative side of external LED, positive side of LED goes to power source, brown
2GM20F engine issue Ken13559 at 10:34pm 12.11.23 Mechanic took away my gearbox for repair 2 days ago. Had to chip away the engine bay fibreglass ridg
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? (1) Ted10028 at 9:12pm 12.11.23 Yellow wire goes to negative side of external LED, positive side of LED goes to power source,
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! marcham at 8:44pm 12.11.23 I had the port list on my 380. Removed 160 lbs of batteries from the port settee and relocated about
Re-installing the shaft coupling Ralph Johnstone at 8:35pm 12.11.23 You want that coupling to seize together with the shaft. If you're relying on the parts to seize
Synthetic Rigging AaronD at 8:30pm 12.11.23 I have a daysailer (Chrysler Mutineer 15) and Catalina 22, and I've thought about re-rigging each wi
Furano connection dlochner at 6:51pm 12.11.23 Is the mast deck stepped? If so, it may be inside the mast. There may be an access port on the mast,
Re-installing the shaft coupling dlochner at 6:46pm 12.11.23 Friction between the coupling and the shaft is important, it takes the stress off the key and makes
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! CAVU at 6:45pm 12.11.23 I own a 2001 380 and also have the port list you mentioned. I think the lack of the genset may be a
Synthetic Rigging AaronD at 6:42pm 12.11.23 Terminators / Connectors Good terminators purpose-built for this task aren't cheap. Usually a littl
Synthetic Rigging AaronD at 6:36pm 12.11.23 Types of Dyneema From Marlow SK60 : Older formulation (I think original Amsteel was SK60?) SK75 :
Synthetic Rigging AaronD at 6:27pm 12.11.23 @Tedd. Thanks for posting this. I've been thinking occasionally about synthetic rigging for a few ye
Re-installing the shaft coupling rgranger at 6:15pm 12.11.23 Teflon tape???
Re-installing the shaft coupling American_Mainsail at 5:59pm 12.11.23 You do not want to apply any anti-seize, lubricant, etc. to your shaft coupling. You want that coupl
Re-installing the shaft coupling Michael Davis at 5:53pm 12.11.23 So nice to have some Ai to blame! I love it.
Swim platform question PaulK at 5:24pm 12.11.23 I'm not even understanding how that thing is mounted or the orientation. It seems that the ladder
Re-installing the shaft coupling shemandr at 5:01pm 12.11.23 Might have to blame that one on spell check. I try to review posts and still some get by. I should

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