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Water heater only luke warm from engine heat. (1) donvanv at 10:56am 09.24.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 28/5108 My Beneteau 36cc has a Seaward (brand) water heater that gets very hot with shore power, but only lu
Trip from San Francisco to British Columbia Stu Jackson at 9:16am 09.24.16 Ask All Sailors 46/3904 I've posted our log here: http://aquavite224.blogspot.ca/2016/09/san-francsico-bay-to-british-colum
Transmission Fluid change Alansails at 8:55am 09.24.16 Catalina 310 14/4266 Any reference to Transmission fluid changing, what to use to do it yourself, fluid quantity, type, h
New Bern, Swansboro, Oriental, NC area....any u guys nearby? rpludwig at 8:03am 09.24.16 Catalina 22 1/426 title sez it...anyone??
Westerbeke10-2 alternator adjustment Chuck Powell at 7:18am 09.24.16 Bigger Boats 11/1129 I'm having trouble adjusting the alternator belt on the 10-2 motor that is on a 1987 O'Day 272 LE. I
Who manufactured this winch? (1) Tsam at 7:11am 09.24.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1209 Does anyone know who the manufacturer of this 38 year old braking centerboard winch from a 6.8m S2 s
Water Pump Question Alansails at 6:54am 09.24.16 Catalina 310 35/3539 I have been following the OBERDORFER pump discussion (s) and have decided to go with one as compared
H 34 rigging pins frozen hunter healer at 10:26pm 09.23.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/614 I have a h34 and the pins that hold the marine eyes in the spreaders are frozen. I'm trying to remov
Hunter 30 knot meter/depth sounder sensor access Ken Cross at 7:09pm 09.23.16 Mid-Size Boats 3/681 Hi all. My boat is on the hard for a few days and I'm trying to figure out how to access the knot me
My 1986 Catalina 22 (24) brockway at 6:59pm 09.23.16 Catalina 22 28/3464 My Catalina, a 1986. Sail number 13,290. Really like it, got it off Craigslist for a great deal.
Propeller maintnance (1) Ken Cross at 6:35pm 09.23.16 Ask All Sailors 9/881 I have our Hunter 30 on the hard right now for a new bottom job and I am wondering: What (if anythin
Shroud location Kokanee at 6:06pm 09.23.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/539 Catalina 22 Mk2: measured the distances from the stem to the various shrouds. The cap shroud was e
Fully battened main and racing markwbird at 2:43pm 09.23.16 Ask All Sailors 7/792 I read an article recently to the effect that a fully battened main is basically immune to adjustmen
Beneteau 393 draft Larry737 at 2:09pm 09.23.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/2517 I am considering the purchase of a 2005 Beneteau 393. The broker's specs show the boat to have a 5'1
Hunter 31 Traveler Sheaves (1) pateco at 1:14pm 09.23.16 Mid-Size Boats 4/711 My sheaves are starting to disintegrate in the doubles at each end of the traveler. Just shedding bi
to sail or not CapnGL at 12:30pm 09.23.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 61/4779 We are looking to take the boat out for the first time next weekend. Maybe just use the kicker....bu
Some sailboat Kite Aerials from my ICW passage from Mcclellanville to Charleston (6) dgreen1991 at 12:19pm 09.23.16 Smaller Boats 15/1344 128393 128394 128395 128396
Sailing to Cuba JeffSwans at 10:15am 09.23.16 Destinations 2/747 Hello all, I have a navigation question regarding going to Cuba. The gulf stream runs between Key W
Evidence of the swing keel cable breaking at some point in the past? (1) Megaro76 at 10:04am 09.23.16 Catalina 22 12/1191 My 76 Cat 22 appears to have a new keel lockdown installed as evidenced by fiber glass work around t
Is this centerboard ruined? (1) PropellerHead at 5:18am 09.23.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 27/2445 Recently acquired a 'fixer upper' 23.5. The inspector warned me about a crack in the centerboard but

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Holy freakin flying sailboat! (2) rgranger at 7:46am 10.03.23 Or they are burried in this wave... :biggrin::pimp:
21 Day Cruise mermike at 7:27am 10.03.23
Jib sheet block Ward H at 7:22am 10.03.23 I was trying to remove friction from the rubbing. A little dimple after 45 years wouldn't bother me
Garhauer Traveler Ward H at 7:18am 10.03.23 Yep, Harken Cam Cleat. The blocks do look like the ones on my traveler, which Garhauer said was on
Jib sheet block Project_Mayhem at 6:47am 10.03.23 Thanks Mayhem. My concern is erosion of the fiberglass. I see a little dimple - not sure if that is
Jib sheet block tcbailey67 at 6:43am 10.03.23 Thanks Mayhem. My concern is erosion of the fiberglass. I see a little dimple - not sure if that is
what is the standing headroom? Anomymous 163294 at 6:42am 10.03.23 2 different boats.... i wish people would just answer the question. instead of diverting to somethin
Absolute Newbie looking for a 30 Ward H at 6:33am 10.03.23 A couple of additional comments under the "Common issues" category. The Catalina Smile was a termed
Garhauer Traveler dlochner at 6:00am 10.03.23 What doesn't match? If it's just the cam cleat, that looks like a Harken 150 cam cleat. I know on
Holy freakin flying sailboat! Project_Mayhem at 5:59am 10.03.23 (but the photo-shopper forgot to put the rudder and propeller back) LOL Good catch!
Holy freakin flying sailboat! kloudie1 at 5:55am 10.03.23 MAN ! That guy carries a low PHRF rating for sure! (but the photo-shopper forgot to put the rudder a
Swing Keel locking bolt glassed over. Project_Mayhem at 5:28am 10.03.23 One advantage to not having a keel locked is that if you hit something, the damage will be substanti
Absolute Newbie looking for a 30 Ward H at 5:21am 10.03.23 One of the biggest mistakes new boaters make is focusing on a single manufacturer. What you should
Garhauer Traveler Ward H at 5:11am 10.03.23 What doesn't match? If it's just the cam cleat, that looks like a Harken 150 cam cleat. I know on G
21 Day Cruise shemandr at 4:37am 10.03.23
Islander 28 - Stuck zippers in interior headliner RoyS at 4:34am 10.03.23 Try Starbrite snap and zipper lube.
missing panel dLj at 2:48am 10.03.23 I'm sure I'm not the only one thinking a picture might be helpful. +1
H49/50 battery replacement Hayden Watson at 12:01am 10.03.23 I would like the details on your Hunter 49/50 install of lithium batteries. The price is right, and
Ultrasonic wind masthead transducer jssailem at 11:26pm 10.02.23 No idea about the affect on Ultra sonic sensors. I imagine it would be minimal. Unless they band tog
21 Day Cruise jssailem at 11:22pm 10.02.23 Great story. I look forward to hearing more over some wine, perhaps in Port Ludlow bay. Wooden boats

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