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New prop for my 390 yorammelnik at 3:00pm 04.28.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 24/2842 Hello 390 owners, I have a Perkins Prima M50 on my 390 What are your propeller's dimensions? I'm thi
New prop for my 390 yorammelnik at 2:57pm 04.28.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/329 Hello 390 owners, I have a Perkins Prima M50 on my 390 What are your propeller's dimensions? I'm thi
In Hull Transducer Location on O'Day 222 Wood Jigger at 2:11pm 04.28.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/833 Hi, I'm about to install an in hull transducer for my depth meter (works through my chart plotter)
Running Rigging - am I an idiot? redunculous at 11:56am 04.28.17 Big Boats 9/1683 So I'm looking at my manual and I'm about to pull the trigger and replace all my running rigging but
Pros and Cons of Diesel rgranger at 11:11am 04.28.17 Ask All Sailors 41/2800 I didn't want to hijack the recent thread on getting diesel smell out of cushions... but that thread
I have a Bayfield 25 1976 boat for sale John A. Smedley at 10:02am 04.28.17 Ask All Sailors 3/1479 I have a bayfield 25 1976 boat for sale with main, jib on furler, recently surveyed with all repair
H25.5 - replace rope clutches jyjohnson at 9:52am 04.28.17 Smaller Boats 11/948 The (original ?) Easylock handles broke. Rather than trying to replace the handles, I bought a dual
port trim adhesive splax at 9:19am 04.28.17 Big Boats 6/553 The exterior plastic trim oval around a port has come loose and I would like recommendations for whi
Move the vented loop ? (2) nveater at 8:35am 04.28.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/3733 Just reinstalled my 23 year old engine after having a rebuild -the connecting rod was bent fairly s
Any Passage 450-456 owners with Flexafold 20x14 3 Blade prop discovery at 7:56am 04.28.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/580 I have a 2002 Passage 456 , yanmar 4jh3-te 75 hp turbo engine and have installed a 3 blade flexafol
Diesel smell in boat cushions starledAR at 7:48am 04.28.17 Ask All Sailors 9/5466 I have a Hunter 41 that suffers from having an overfilled tank (once) and being shut up most of last
Running rigging help...(WM 40% off again) need to order... rpludwig at 5:28am 04.28.17 Catalina 22 21/1280 Gents, my 84 C22 has been on the hard, working on interior stuff, hull and bottom/keel, should be go
What Year C-22 Have Interchangeable Keels rustyw007 at 5:24am 04.28.17 Catalina 22 2/480 Hi, I was wondering if a keel from a 1984 C-22 will fit a 1975 C-22? More broadly - what years can
H216 motor recommendation thurter at 10:14pm 04.27.17 Day Sailers 3/1046 About to get my first sailboat since I was a kid a h216 do I'm curious what's a reliable motor to ge
Choosing a hybrid wind/solar charge controller patrickkidd at 7:58pm 04.27.17 Ask All Sailors 45/10850 Hi there! I am looking at wind and solar power, to power a NorCold 2.5A icebox conversion kit (frid
Starting When Start Battery is Dead? DayDreamer41 at 6:54pm 04.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 48/8730 We purchased a DS 41 last year in September, sailed her some 500 Nm's to the home port and shortly a
Atomic 4 carb replacement sailnoproblem at 5:53pm 04.27.17 Engines and Propulsion 1/585 I should know this but I am having brain freeze. I have a early model Atomic 4 w/early model carb.
Git-Rot Ken13559 at 5:41pm 04.27.17 Ask All Sailors 2/938 I've some part of rear berth wooden bulkhead rot due to water ingress/leaks. After repairing the lea
Electronic equipment recommendations for San Juan Islands Joseph6510 at 3:25pm 04.27.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/3434 We just moved to Orcas Island (one of the San Juan Islands) of Washington from central Nebraska. We
Bimini for 23.5 with stern rail seats Boatnic at 3:22pm 04.27.17 Smaller Boats 7/1824 I've owned a 23.5 for 5 years and want to install a bimini. It seems the custom made biminis go und

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Weekend Login Difficulties Tiffany at 1:00pm 06.09.24 Thanks Dave --appreciate the effort and the heads-up.
Failed Traveler Part dlochner at 12:57pm 06.09.24 You'll probably have difficulty finding a car to match your track. Replace the whole thing, track ca
Failed Traveler Part Don Guillette at 12:45pm 06.09.24 I'd replace it with the Garhauer straight track traveler. I think the curved track traveler was desi
Merit 22 owners RussC at 11:35am 06.09.24 I'm new to sailing and hoping to get my Merit 22 in the water this W, Th or F. What would be the mi
Prop rotation question kappykaplan at 11:24am 06.09.24 That's not a MaxProp.... Post 40 identifies it as an Autostream . . .
Prop rotation question fstbttms at 10:30am 06.09.24 That's not a MaxProp.... As has been pointed out 2 or 3 times already :laugh:
Traditional Traveler dlochner at 10:29am 06.09.24 Often on those simple bar travelers there was a stop that could be moved. This prevented the boom fr
Propeller shaft length Hunter 376, 380 or 386 Hamish_s at 10:26am 06.09.24 This is a a few days out of the water operation... shortcuts don't usually pay off on boats. Out
Sailing out of Maryport on the Solway Firth June 2nd Gypsy Legend at 10:22am 06.09.24 try these links on vimeo
Sailing out of Maryport on the Solway Firth June 2nd Gypsy Legend at 10:21am 06.09.24 952879138 952879288
Propeller shaft length Hunter 376, 380 or 386 marcham at 10:10am 06.09.24 Correct. There's no point going through the bother and expense to replace the shaft, re-align the en
Prop rotation question Maine Sail at 10:05am 06.09.24 I didn't realize that I was going to have to know this before taking my PYI Max Prop off for re-con
3GM30F Service Issue dLj at 9:54am 06.09.24 With all due respect @Scott T-Bird - everything @skunther is describing about how his engine is run
Catalina 22 mk-2 1996 is there wiring in the hull near the mast? ...3TacksontheWater at 9:44am 06.09.24 I actually have 2plex to the top and 3plex to combo light above spreader. I will need to splice th
Prop rotation question kappykaplan at 9:41am 06.09.24 An additional follow-up based on in-water usage! ... Tks for sharing! :beer:
Prop rotation question Scott T-Bird at 9:26am 06.09.24 An additional follow-up based on in-water usage! ... It appears that performance has improved signif
Portlight Polish dLj at 9:19am 06.09.24 When I sold the boat four years later, the ports were still clear. I did not use any UV protective
Sailing out of Maryport on the Solway Firth June 2nd dlochner at 9:06am 06.09.24 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLswE9eitK2QWHbsQLqew0OkBc_uVeV25 It looks like the videos
3GM30F Service Issue Scott T-Bird at 8:48am 06.09.24 No doubt you were able to affect a positive change! I'm not sure I understand how your mechanic arr
Propeller shaft length Hunter 376, 380 or 386 jssailem at 7:44am 06.09.24 Good analogy. Start at the shaft log. That is the fixed point in the construction. Align the strut

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