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Refinishing Beneteau Companionway Ladder BigEasy at 5:55am 02.27.17 Ask All Sailors 5/1965 Time to refinish my companionway ladder. The steps are made of veneer covered plywood. I will defin
Another Smile ... to get you throught the week ... catalanc at 5:25am 02.27.17 Ask All Sailors 7/857 The Mens Help Line "HELLO, MY NAME IS BOB, HOW CAN I HELP YOU?" CALLER: "HI, BOB, I REALLY NEED YO
Light bulbs Gordon Kyle at 12:07am 02.27.17 Mid-Size Boats 0/492 Hi, How do I change the light bulb in the salon down lighter on my Legend 39 ? Thanks
Can the forestay be disconnected on a C25 with the mast up... C22BC at 8:30pm 02.26.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/735 I launched my recently purchased Catalina 25 last weekend , it was the end of a long day by the time
What is with these windows? (1) Ianmugferd at 8:23pm 02.26.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/763 I have a 1978 Hunter 33 that I am trying to update. I have a mysterious leak and suspect it might be
Dreaded Bottom Paint Thread Bad Obsession at 8:12pm 02.26.17 Ask All Sailors 8/809 I am re-considering the idea of trailer sailing my boat this season. I didn't use it much last seas
Mounting a transducer Track4ever at 5:35pm 02.26.17 Catalina 22 8/4125 I just purchased a Garmin echoMAP 53CV. It comes with a transom mounted transducer that is 2" wide
ForwardScan Sonar joker460 at 4:10pm 02.26.17 Ask All Sailors 3/2166 Just wanted to test the waters now that there are 2 major players. Has anyone here installed either
Another what is this thread? (1) smokey73 at 3:39pm 02.26.17 Ask All Sailors 12/850 Doing some checking and cleanup of the wiring and took off the house bank ON-OFF switch. I'm instal
What $100 can do to your trailer.... (2) rgranger at 2:05pm 02.26.17 Trailer Sailors 34/3095 I spent a little under $100 on my trailer this weekend. Replaced and recovered the skids, put a li
Help removing outboard lower unit Tom L at 2:01pm 02.26.17 Trailer Sailors 20/7826 I have a 1993 Tohatsu 9.9 2 stroke long shaft outboard that needs the impeller replaced. It is spit
guppy 13 d furler (2) sailorforever at 1:48pm 02.26.17 Guppy 1/1555 hello, getting ready to install a garage made roller furler made from Joel's plans, as soon as it
Beneteau 40CC Emergency Tiller Tony Dyer at 12:44pm 02.26.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2035 Please would someone send me a picture, as I've lost mine and need to have a new one manufactured. T
Replacing maststep core rot. Step shape gramparuve at 12:08pm 02.26.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/3057 I am planning on replacing my rotten mast step and the core in the deck around it on a 78 Hunter 30'
What could this be???? (2) NYSail at 10:18am 02.26.17 Ask All Sailors 25/1452 going through boat and fount this "box" with a wire that is just dangling. There is no name or any n
Polars... SVPardonMyFrench at 10:08am 02.26.17 Big Boats 3/905 Hi All, Anyone knows where I can find polar for the 40.5? Prepping for the swiftsure and curious
Short attention-span theater justsomeguy at 9:08am 02.26.17 Sails Call Lounge 7/774 http://www.yachtingworld.com/video/video-five-years-sailing-around-the-world-in-five-beautiful-minut
Coach-roof vs Companionway Mainsheet traveler location--which is best for single-handing? GregL564 at 8:27am 02.26.17 Ask All Sailors 25/7217
20 hour test in 2 parts? Davidasailor26 at 7:04am 02.26.17 Musings With Maine Sail 6/1303 Im planning to do a 20 hour battery capacity test with a constant C/20 load as Maine Sail has descri
Generators - kW needed for 40 to 45 foot Hunter Paula at 7:01am 02.26.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/6484 Looking at a 43 hunter that does not currently have a generator. Broker said previous owner removed

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Large Frame alternator in M25XP mermike at 4:41pm 06.15.24 @Hayden Watson, thanks for the write-up. Looking good. I agree with not powder coating anything that
Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot (1) twalker H260 at 4:36pm 06.15.24 Does it look like this? rig rite site it looks like it could be one of 3 mast feet - see if there i
Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot kappykaplan at 4:07pm 06.15.24 Any photos of the carnage?
Engine Overheating Don S/V ILLusion at 3:09pm 06.15.24 Could be any number of reasons: clogged exhaust elbow faulty injectors faulty water pump/ bad impell
Bilge maintenance jibes138 at 2:55pm 06.15.24 GRP (glass reinforced plastic) is very strong in tension but not in compression. Thin washers under
Large Frame alternator in M25XP (2) Hayden Watson at 2:24pm 06.15.24 Hayden - how is the alternator project coming along? Did have Tuscon Alternator customize your alte
Bought a McGregor 26M but all rigging was not in place. stickinthemud57 at 12:23pm 06.15.24 There are a lot of very knowledgeable people at this forum. A few other great resources include: ht
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:53am 06.15.24 well, it is a heat gun or use my torch, the heat gun wins most times.... Oxy-acetylene torch on
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 9:40am 06.15.24 OMG is that a bad omen ? Look underneath the seat. If you see a 666 stamped into it anywhere, con
Large Frame alternator in M25XP mermike at 9:14am 06.15.24 Hayden - how is the alternator project coming along? Did have Tuscon Alternator customize your alter
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working Ralph Johnstone at 9:10am 06.15.24 the forward head seat just broke OMG is that a bad omen ? Look underneath the seat. If you see
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 8:18am 06.15.24 Maybe hold off on that 'til you're back home with lots of supply backup. Actually, there's really
Cleaning Anchor Hello Below at 7:29am 06.15.24 Up to now we, as in mostly my wife, used a bucket and sea water. A bit of a struggle at times and it
2008 Hunter 33 ice box Crazy Dave Condon at 5:14am 06.15.24 Your best source for information in this case is Al or Mike at the forum store as they are former Hu
Three shrouds per side on 22-footer -- really? Becubed at 5:13am 06.15.24 This is amazing. Thank you, all! I was tripped up by the idea of attaching to the toe rail -- assumi
Bilge maintenance rgranger at 5:08am 06.15.24
Three shrouds per side on 22-footer -- really? dlochner at 4:32am 06.15.24 The spreader fitting strongly suggests the boat was designed to have both forward and aft lowers.
Cleaning Anchor dlochner at 4:22am 06.15.24 I have been meaning to install something to wash down my anchor, maybe a pump with hose attached to
Cleaning Anchor SoSound at 10:50pm 06.14.24 I have been meaning to install something to wash down my anchor, maybe a pump with hose attached to
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Michael Davis at 9:24pm 06.14.24

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