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MAX PROP - FROZEN - HELP Puesta del sol at 7:23pm 03.04.17 Big Boats 16/2086 Went to work on the boat today :-) Max Prop Feathers are stuck in place :-( Any suggestions? I di
Me and outboards... Brian D at 7:08pm 03.04.17 Engines and Propulsion 80/12819 So here we go again. Seems that I have somewhat neglected my Suzuki DF2.5 outboard. I "think" the la
What size are H31 cabin top winches? Reg M at 4:38pm 03.04.17 Mid-Size Boats 11/1841 I am in Florida for the winter and my boat is in Canada. I am looking at getting a self tailing win
Internal Lines Hunter 34 Mast JACKHEAPE at 4:18pm 03.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2146 Trying to figure out what each of the lines on my mast are for on my Hunter 34. I have the tall rig,
A swivel tv mount for a flat screen smart tv in my Catalina 310 (4) Tom & Deb at 11:49am 03.04.17 Catalina 310 7/2647 133788 133792 133793 133794 By pure luck I found a swivel tv mount that would take my flat screen fr
Life Got Tougher catalanc at 10:37am 03.04.17 Sails Call Lounge 3/677 Some folks are having a tough time of it. http://www.theonion.com/article/rising-income-inequality
Wetsanding Cat Girl 70 at 8:38am 03.04.17 Catalina 22 14/1696 We bought our first boat last year, an amazing 1970. We thought she needed to be repainted until I s
Cherubini 27 number sequence? TooCoys at 3:53am 03.04.17 The Cherubini Hunters 14/1536 Hello all, first post. I've just purchased my first sailboat, a 1981 Hunter 27. The hull number is
Rudder mount (1) paulj at 9:57pm 03.03.17 Catalina 310 11/1655 Leo Which diameter are you talking about. I can not get this picture on the private message.
Hunter 23 motor mount Rcarbo at 6:31pm 03.03.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1270 What is the best outboard motor mounting bracket for a hunter 23. The one that came on the boat or
Pass thru's for Antenna Cables etc... kimelmore at 5:08pm 03.03.17 Ask All Sailors 9/1429 Anyone have any ideas about how to get cables thru the deck etc for electronics like radar etc. I've
Wet Cell Lead Acid Battery Venting Brian D at 12:28pm 03.03.17 Ask All Sailors 20/5446 Is there any cause for concern if the batteries are located in the cabin of the boat?
Blue Sea 7610 ACR in an O'Day 272LE StanleyJ at 12:18pm 03.03.17 Ask An Oday Owner 0/457 I just rec'd a Blue Sea 7610 ACR yesterday and plan to run a new #4 alternator wire from my Universa
Multiple House Banks vs. One House Bank (4) Maine Sail at 12:09pm 03.03.17 Musings With Maine Sail 14/10596 The age old question of multiple house banks, and alternating use, vs. one single contiguously wired
Needed...Tursi's Docking book Lotte Lou at 12:00pm 03.03.17 Ask All Sailors 8/4498 Does anyone have a copy of Tom Tursi's single engine docking techniques they want to unload? I can b
Best bottom paint scraper (1) njlarry at 11:40am 03.03.17 Ask All Sailors 29/7074 133761 As you can see from the attached pic I have a lot of scraping to do. Went to the paint store
Applying vinyl graphics Justin_NSA at 11:22am 03.03.17 Ask All Sailors 14/493 I should know this. Couldn't find it either. I'm polishing and waxing my hull for the '17 season. Be
Table refinishing / reconditioning stevemitchell at 8:40am 03.03.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1798 I've noticed my table in the main salon has started looking less than stellar after this last season
Radar GS 932 mono user manual (1) yorammelnik at 8:39am 03.03.17 Ask All Sailors 10/2353 Hi, Does anyone have a user manual for a GS 932 mono radar? Attached is a picture of the radar. Than
Swabbing the decks freeheelbillie at 8:09am 03.03.17 Ask All Sailors 16/2681 Whats you favorite, product and process for swabbing the decks? I'm just looking to do a deep cleani

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Need help recognizing items on my boat Sanfelice at 6:14pm 06.29.24 The second picture is an anchor mount for Danforth type anchors
Stripped Wench Base Screw jssailem at 5:35pm 06.29.24 Somehow over the years one of the screws that hold our main sail wench to the hull has given way to
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator (1) jssailem at 5:27pm 06.29.24 Do you have the shunt properly wired? spect you could get a negative amp reading.
Hull flex question Hunter 23 1986 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:24pm 06.29.24 The boat is a 23 wing keel. I am waiting on some photos and will report back soon
Catalina 28 Cruising speed under motor Hard pull to port (2) jssailem at 5:14pm 06.29.24 Try motoring up to six or seven knots and slipping into neutral. Good chance that the pull to port
Downsizing to a 260 Ward H at 5:12pm 06.29.24 This is where a Stack pack is worth every penny. We struggled with flaking our new heavy stiff main
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... dLj at 5:11pm 06.29.24 OK, but that really wasn't the point. The magnet trick makes fishing a messenger easy, but you hav
Catalina 28 Cruising speed under motor Hard pull to port heritage at 5:03pm 06.29.24 Try motoring up to six or seven knots and slipping into neutral. Good chance that the pull to port
Need help recognizing items on my boat DayDreamer41 at 5:01pm 06.29.24 Hi All, Hope your day is going well. I've figured out most of my boat. I have a Dufour 34 from 197
Need help recognizing items on my boat (1) jssailem at 5:01pm 06.29.24 Your Dufour 34 is a mast head rig. e back stay tensioner. Study how to trim your sails using the adj
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator DayDreamer41 at 4:56pm 06.29.24 Your clamp meter should have an arrow that needs to be oriented in the normal direction of current
2004 Hunter 36 Refrigerator...repair or replace? gfrazzle at 4:45pm 06.29.24 I had mine recharged for around $200. Still works great 3 years later. A new system was going to co
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator heritage at 4:45pm 06.29.24 Your clamp meter should have an arrow that needs to be oriented in the normal direction of current f
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator DayDreamer41 at 4:02pm 06.29.24 Check the wiring on the shunt. There is a battery side and a load side, reverse them and the readin
Invest 92L Johann at 3:59pm 06.29.24 I knew about the drop sondes. But I was looking at the recon map and there are wind barbs from wher
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator dlochner at 3:56pm 06.29.24 Check the wiring on the shunt. There is a battery side and a load side, reverse them and the reading
Stripped Wench Base Screw Don S/V ILLusion at 3:44pm 06.29.24 I emailed my son for a photo... Of the wench or the winch? The former might be more entertaining.
Stripped Wench Base Screw fiatlux at 3:20pm 06.29.24 I emailed my son for a photo...
Invest 95L (1) JamesG161 at 3:20pm 06.29.24 Hurricane Beryl It is small and compact moving West at 23 mph. The Hurricane Hunters heading to th
Stripped Wench Base Screw Justin_NSA at 3:18pm 06.29.24 You're sure it's not thru-bolted? That would be strange to just be screwed in.

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