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bent rudder shaft (1) macwho at 7:51pm 07.06.17 Catalina 30 4/2987 As I was remounting my repaired rudder I noticed that the washer was about 18-20 degrees from sittin
Rudder post Loyalist at 6:57pm 07.06.17 The Cherubini Hunters 25/3596 Hello all I am dropping the rudder on my h37c to replace the prop shaft and cutless (lass) bearing.
Replacing Bulkhead in S2 9.2A AnnieRose at 5:48pm 07.06.17 S2 5/1324 I'm replacing a bulkhead that supports the starboard masthead shroud chainplate. Water leakage weak
Thank you Gene piedpiperIII at 5:22pm 07.06.17 Catalina 22 0/396 I want to give a big thank you to Gene Neil for offering the quick connects for my shrouds it's a st
Using Radio to Have Bridge Raised corystemp at 5:16pm 07.06.17 Smaller Boats 7/1689 Sorry for the probably stupid question but how do you actually call in to have a train bridge raised
Newbie: Need help with center mainsheet rigging. #1sleddog at 5:07pm 07.06.17 Ask All Sailors 15/12403 Hi All, I finally got my 1985 Laguna 30 on the mooring. I could use some help rigging the center ma
mast pins for 1985 Hunter 25.5 (1) Submarine at 3:49pm 07.06.17 Smaller Boats 8/766 Looking for a picture of the mast pins for a Hunter 25.5. I searched the store but what came up does
Stern shower gregrosine at 1:00pm 07.06.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1438 We have a 1999 Beneteau 352. There is a stern shower but we have VP idea how it works. There is a sm
ACR not charging Starting Battery.. Need Options (1) PGIJon at 11:54am 07.06.17 Ask All Sailors 7/1523 My starter battery... a 27DC sealed is not charging while at the dock..... The Shore Charger is prof
Spinnaker resize blindsmokey at 11:05am 07.06.17 Catalina 22 18/2294 I have a chance to get a good deal ($100.00) on a spinnaker from a Catalina 25. Is it possible to r
Battery Multiple-choice Question Rick D at 10:08am 07.06.17 Ask All Sailors 11/942 As a follow up to my long winded marathon battery failure post, I am in the process of planning my r
Oil alarm and overheating hooverhoff at 8:02am 07.06.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/773 hi, we have chartered a jeanneau 34 a newer model and we're stuck just 1 day into our sail up the de
Compression Post Removal and Replacement Results (1) Dan_Y at 7:34am 07.06.17 Mid-Size Boats 2/706 In 2013 we stepped the mast on our '91 h30T to replace all mast wiring and lights, sheaves, as well
Heavy Duty Hinged Mast Plate HillbillyWanderer at 6:36am 07.06.17 Ask An Oday Owner 6/3204 Wanting to be able to raise and lower my mast by gin pole and the hinged mast plate currently on the
Hinged mast step O'Day 272 HillbillyWanderer at 6:30am 07.06.17 Ask All Sailors 3/626 Lookibg to buy a heavy duty hinged mast step for my 272. I have seen several out there but never the
Cleat in the anchor locker womble at 6:29am 07.06.17 Catalina 30 21/6216 I have a 1993 Catalina 30. In the anchor locker there is a cleat located at the rear in the middle.
Replacing the Toilet mcrow33 at 5:23am 07.06.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/907 Hi, This is for 361 owners. I'm thinking of replacing the toilet on my 361. I would like to install
Repairing step mast area Jimbosail at 4:52am 07.06.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/3496 Hello all. I'm from south shore of Boston and have been sailing a MacGregor Venture Newport for yea
head renovation ideas Scandia at 8:33pm 07.05.17 Ask All Sailors 12/549 Suggestions for types of counter top around sink in head?
Best kayak for hunter31 Scandia at 8:16pm 07.05.17 Ask All Sailors 2/297 looking for a small kayak we can use to get to shore. Would like it to fit 1 adult and a Labrador Re

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Prospective Catalina 30 (1987, MkII tall rig) keel issue (1) jssailem at 7:46am 05.27.24 I assume this is the area of concern. e issue. It looks more to me as running aground damage or the
windvanes for hunter 33 de 2004 (3) Windpilot at 7:41am 05.27.24 This is my installation
hunter 33 2004 bar indicator Don S/V ILLusion at 7:34am 05.27.24
hunter 33 2004 bar indicator jssailem at 7:32am 05.27.24 What does a bar indicator indicate? Direction to the nearest adult beverage facility...:cowbell:
Old bilge blower wiring question. jssailem at 7:30am 05.27.24 Yellow is typically hot (+) and blue is "neutral" ... since you only have two I would assume neutra
Gelcoat Cracks on Toe Rail jssailem at 7:21am 05.27.24 I agree with Dennis about the nature of the cracks. The boat is 23 years old. Use and some UV damage
LFP Battery Install, or Argh! ...More Fuses! SoSound at 7:19am 05.27.24 Sweet set up Dave. :clap: Thanks to the members and posts on this forum, who do such a great job i
Chain plates Hunter 49 jssailem at 7:16am 05.27.24 Looks like Stainless Steel corrosion has occurred. Water has entered the metal and is corroding on t
LFP Battery Install, or Argh! ...More Fuses! jssailem at 7:08am 05.27.24 Sweet set up Dave. :clap:
P42 Engine removal advice jssailem at 7:00am 05.27.24 The engine access is under the stairs. Looks like there is room through the companyion way to raise
Searching for Moody 46 / Moody 47 Joe at 6:58am 05.27.24 Moody, huh? That's a low production, high end vessel.. It is very likely you could benefit by conta
Mistral 16 sailboat engine mount (1) jssailem at 6:53am 05.27.24 First my rant... That looks like a real cool daysailor dingy. I'd put a paddle in it and sail it in
Cut rudder bottom? B41S5. Joe at 6:42am 05.27.24 I have a beneteau 1990 41S5. I want to cut 4 inches off the bottom. Is there metal in there? Any
P42 Engine removal advice (1) juznip at 6:38am 05.27.24 Above the engine is another engine (acting as a generator(Yanmar 1GM10). There is a metal frame that
Help with seized fresh water pump Afraal at 6:32am 05.27.24 Thank you @jssailem. I see the impeller size difference on the parts list. I found both options avai
Prospective Catalina 30 (1987, MkII tall rig) keel issue dmax at 6:22am 05.27.24 Yeah - it's not the usual Catalina smile which as you say affects the forward part of the keel joint
Swim step lanyard thinwater at 6:21am 05.27.24 I'm guessing the center section has to be lowered by hand to prevent large impact load on the lanya
Swim step lanyard (1) jssailem at 6:15am 05.27.24 Your challenge is with the dyneema line. It does not like to make sharp bends. C.S.Johnson makes a v
Help with seized fresh water pump jssailem at 5:57am 05.27.24 Am I missing something? As always the devil is in the details. Here is a copy of the parts manual.
Help with seized fresh water pump (1) Afraal at 5:34am 05.27.24 I found this one on Amazon and in a few sites for the Kubota D1005. It seems identical to the one fr

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