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423 in mast main furling (1) NYSail at 5:17am 05.28.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 24/4328 So yesterday was first time sailing new boat which also meant first time using an in mast furling. R
23.5 Jib Sheet Cleats Tony_Furst at 4:07am 05.28.17 Smaller Boats 15/1453 Has anyone replaced the original jib sheet jam cleats with rope clutches or something else? If so wh
Finding my grandfathers boat samueljamess at 3:20am 05.28.17 Ask All Sailors 5/653 Hello everyone, my Grandfarther built the boat in the early 1970's. It has recently come to my atten
Where to get a dodger Hunter 31 at 6:25pm 05.27.17 Ask All Sailors 17/4576 I have a 31 Hunter. It has the frame and all the snaps for a dodger but no fabric. Does anyone know
Next best thing (2) LeslieTroyer at 5:50pm 05.27.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 12/1176 Docs say stay off the boat till Tuesday. My heart surgery went great but lifting, squating are not
URGENT Captmayhem at 3:47pm 05.27.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1382 I'm sinking, well, not me per se, the boat is though. Went down to the boat today to work on the spr
Micron size rblevens at 2:36pm 05.27.17 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2519 On a diesel Racor filter for our Yanmar engines... what micron size do you run? Anyone run 30 micron
H216 Drain Plugs Richard_J at 2:25pm 05.27.17 Smaller Boats 2/700 Over the winter I purchased a 2003 Hunter 216. I am going to put it in the water soon. The Owners
Hunter Vision Pic SqPeg at 12:34pm 05.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/526 I'm looking for a picture of the cover for the engine gauges and ignition in the cockpit. Any help o
Hunter 27-3 Faucet Heads VT Fitz at 7:50am 05.27.17 Mid-Size Boats 6/918 As we continue to get our new-to-us 2007 H27-3 ready for launch, I seem to have a broken transom sho
Cheap Stainless Steel Fittings???!!! Beware! (1) Nodak7 at 7:33am 05.27.17 Ask All Sailors 16/2372 As I am sure many of you have I like to go to big Boat Shows. On a number of occasions there has bee
Shaft alignment jibes138 at 4:56am 05.27.17 Ask All Sailors 7/923 How come boat shafts aren't connected by a universal joint like in a car? Seems like the automotive
Weekend Sail motivation pics...... ilance at 10:07pm 05.26.17 Catalina 22 34/4887 It's killing me already.......I know that I'll enjoy the refurb process......but it's going to take
Sailed to CAT Island (1) JamesG161 at 6:42pm 05.26.17 Sails Call Lounge 15/3732
California Meriachee at 3:15pm 05.26.17 Destinations 41/5808 With no disrespect to anybody who has a boat there, its shocking that in and around Monterey, how ma
Atomic 4 engine swap to diesel K Day at 1:47pm 05.26.17 Catalina 30 14/8796 Has anyone swapped out an A4 gas engine for diesel? What kind did you get? Can you get recondition
Oil light won't go completely out + tone rblevens at 12:48pm 05.26.17 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1400 My Yanmar oil idiot light just won't completely go out... (say 98% out) and the tone almost can't be
Aurora Sure-Step mcrow33 at 12:38pm 05.26.17 Ask All Sailors 3/2314 Hi, Has anybody used Aurora Sure-step? I have a 2000 Beneteau 361 with beat up deck. The previous o
Testing the new Horizon True leveling camera mount (1) Jackdaw at 12:30pm 05.26.17 Sails Call Lounge 6/1594 I'm testing out the new Horizon True DAL1000 self-leveling camera mount. Its not a fluid as the $400
Battens for 23 chuter at 11:57am 05.26.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/512 Need to replace the remaining battens in the Neil Pryde main on our '86 Hunter 23. Anyone have the

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Rusty and siezed - how to free a transmission coupling? BigEasy at 4:20am 07.13.24 I can only imagine that the corrosion is only holding the two together around the edges. I was wond
Toyota Rav 4 for towing (1) Justin_NSA at 4:11am 07.13.24 Thanks all. Great insight! Looks like the new vehicle will be the larger Highlander, no downsizing
electric windlass dlochner at 3:28am 07.13.24 Have a friend who used a Milwaukee to raise his conventional mainsail & to unfurl his Genoa. Amazi
Toyota Rav 4 for towing sailme88 at 3:23am 07.13.24 Home Depot rents a pick up or you can do the U Haul small truck. If you are launching in saltwater
Rusty and siezed - how to free a transmission coupling? Tally Ho at 9:59pm 07.12.24 Thanks Greg this awesome! 1. Yes on hard 2. Regular packing gland 3. No it is also seized. 4. I had
Rusty and siezed - how to free a transmission coupling? adamv at 9:32pm 07.12.24
Rusty and siezed - how to free a transmission coupling? adamv at 9:22pm 07.12.24 One question- there's no chance that either the transmission or coupling flanges are threaded?
Rusty and siezed - how to free a transmission coupling? Tally Ho at 9:12pm 07.12.24
Toyota Rav 4 for towing Leeward Rail at 9:04pm 07.12.24 What this means in practice is that you will move the boat but struggle to get it up the ramp after
Oday 23 Windows Reseal Project Tally Ho at 8:29pm 07.12.24
Yanmar 2gm kill switch issue (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:18pm 07.12.24 but could only get about 3ft of an 8ft cable to come out as it was catching on something. Very li
Anyone know what's up at D&R Marine? Tally Ho at 8:17pm 07.12.24
Yanmar 2gm kill switch issue 3GGG at 8:10pm 07.12.24 Good news. Did you try moving the fuel cutoff by hand to make sure it works properly? Greg Yes
Yanmar 2gm kill switch issue Tally Ho at 8:07pm 07.12.24 Update: removed cable and pulled wire out, but could only get about 3ft of an 8ft cable to come out
Catalina 16.5 Mast Flotation Rick Webb at 8:05pm 07.12.24 Absolutely a great idea. We played around with all sorts of ideas but the only one that truly worked
Yanmar 2gm kill switch issue 3GGG at 7:47pm 07.12.24 Update: removed cable and pulled wire out, but could only get about 3ft of an 8ft cable to come out
electric windlass BigEasy at 7:47pm 07.12.24 Could you also use something like this on a simple windless system? Maybe? Have a friend who use
Yanmar 20gm starting issue 3GGG at 7:45pm 07.12.24 Update: started up just fine today.
Cockpit table project. Still looking for a part. SoSound at 7:26pm 07.12.24 I like that idea, @Will Gilmore, the clip more than the velcro. But I wouldn't rule out a clever us
Cockpit table project. Still looking for a part. (1) SoSound at 7:21pm 07.12.24 @twodzusfittings (if I've never told you so, I love that name!), I don't have pedestal guard tubes b

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