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Block Replacement (1) jen passos at 10:55am 12.19.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1296 Hi, We bought a 1999 36cc and are in need of replacing blocks. I have bought two that had to be ada
Anodes wyctoronto at 9:05am 12.19.16 Ask All Sailors 5/616 I'm hoping to get to salt water mid-season 2017. What to do about bottom paint and anodes. Was think
Vendee Globe boat in trouble cb32863 at 8:26am 12.19.16 Racing 35/4409 Hitting a container at 17kts or so does a bit of damage. http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/17287/t
Replacing roller furler WoodyB at 7:05am 12.19.16 Ask All Sailors 7/772 I have to replace the furler on my 1989 Hunter 30. I would appreciate suggestions. My insurance adj
Which exhaust hose to use IH82BL8 at 5:09am 12.19.16 Mid-Size Boats 11/1701 I'm replacing my exhaust hoses. Which of these are the correct material to use? I will verify the
Inverter location 351 Mechone at 4:45am 12.19.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1017 Installing a 2000 watt pure sine wave inverter . Does anyone have a factory installed inverter and
1984 Hunter 31 Fuel Gauge/sending unit & Holding tank sending unit. Glenn2002 at 9:01pm 12.18.16 Mid-Size Boats 3/1185 We have been working on getting the fuel gauge to work, but no luck. It looks like I need to replace
catalina 270 bilge tom.p.brown at 6:55pm 12.18.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/802 hello, I just bought a 1994 Cat 270 2 days ago. I noticed there is a bilge in the cabin in the space
Venture 17 seems too high on trailer (1) sasjzl at 4:44pm 12.18.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2019 Hi all, I am the proud owner as of a few days ago of a Venture 17 built in 1973. It has been upgra
Lemon juice All U Get at 4:10am 10.12.20 Ask All Sailors 71/24290 Hi all, Our rafting mate was spraying his boat with lemon juice and the ICW Stain was running off.
mac 22 keel won't go all the way down (2) pulsewave at 3:32pm 12.18.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/1824 Hi all, I have a Macgregor 22 and I can winch the keel down about 33 turns (with the lock bolt in).
Truly watertight electrical connection (1) Pilgrimtex at 2:01pm 12.18.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/5214 While making a passage from Galveston to Tampa Bay in our Beneteau Oceanis 37; We spent 4.5 days in
Lewmar 50ST "circlip" removal (1) Wanderwind at 11:50am 12.18.16 Big Boats 10/1723 Hello everyone, I'm trying to lubricate my Lewmar 50ST primary winches (1994 Hunter Passage 42). T
Replace ST4000 Mk2 AutoPilot Belt (4) KZW at 10:26am 12.18.16 Catalina 310 6/4164 A month ago, my Raymarine ST4000 autopilot stopped auto piloting. It was obvious the belt was the pr
Need a ST4000 Autopilot control John Pergamo at 8:12am 12.18.16 Parts Search 0/732 Hi Does anyone have a ST 4000 head. I think its from the 90's. Its black. Thanks
Washer/dryer in one RWSlater at 7:56am 12.18.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1803 Can anyone provide manufacturer(s), and model number(s) for the all-in-one washer dryer units for sa
Battery Woes... Skip Gundlach at 7:38am 12.18.16 Ask All Sailors 19/2307 Battery Woes... Well, Dang! I installed new Deka L16 batteries (4x370AH, bank 740AH in April 2014.
Christmas Greetings Alansails at 7:14am 12.18.16 Catalina 310 1/538 We wanted to take some space to Wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a safe,healthy and Happy New Yea
Reefing ... (2) catalanc at 7:12am 12.18.16 Ask All Sailors 21/4406 Hi All, I have a Catalina 22 MK II (currently under wraps) and have been thinking about how to set u
Hanalei Bay (1) Mark Maulden at 7:24pm 12.17.16 Destinations 3/1456 Took this at Hanalei Bay yesterday. Boat is still there today!

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Racor 220p vent nut broke?? jibes138 at 7:23pm 05.31.24 A coping saw blade might fit in the little hole so you could cut a slot on each side for a screwdriv
Mistral 16 sailboat engine mount jibes138 at 7:08pm 05.31.24 Unscrew the traveler. Add your brackets, then screw it back down. You might need a few washers betwe
Idle and throttle control help Tally Ho at 6:28pm 05.31.24 Do you have a single-lever control? Or separate throttle and transmission levers? What kind of pr
Cutting mast down due to electrolysis... stickinthemud57 at 5:37pm 05.31.24 This gets my vote. Welcome to the forum! :beer: This
Raritan PHII lubricate piston from top? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:15pm 05.31.24 My 1/16" X 1/8" NPT came from a prehistoric pneumatic controls job. The tubing end was a combinatio
Love Hate relationship BulldogTim62 at 3:34pm 05.31.24 Sorry, I see you said you cut it.
Love Hate relationship BulldogTim62 at 3:33pm 05.31.24 Gene, this site offers a 46" and a 54", which I see you got. Did you have to do any cutting on it to
Chain plates Hunter 49 Screen Saver at 3:15pm 05.31.24 In Answer to some of the thoughts: Yea I could probably cut the old/existing chainplate a
Spring refit done, time to go sailing ?? morbidfollower at 3:02pm 05.31.24 I like that cooler! How many quarts is it? Does it fit as well as it appears? Fit pretty much perf
O'Day 20 - table dimensions and mounting 73Oday20 at 2:56pm 05.31.24 Andrew you're so right though, i think i'm going to make a table to the dimensions where it would be
Love Hate relationship ShawnL at 2:52pm 05.31.24 I had cars on my genoa tracks when I purchased the boat, but no bimini. I ended up replacing the ca
O'Day 20 - table dimensions and mounting shemandr at 2:51pm 05.31.24
Love Hate relationship pclarksurf at 1:49pm 05.31.24 I like the idea of using the Genoa track to mount the bimini, it looks like the P.O. may have alrea
Love Hate relationship (1) BulldogTim62 at 1:30pm 05.31.24 I like the idea of using the Genoa track to mount the bimini, it looks like the P.O. may have alread
O'Day 20 - table dimensions and mounting 73Oday20 at 1:28pm 05.31.24 Hey Shemandr, thanks for the reply. From what I can see, this table would swing over the settee and
O'Day 20 - table dimensions and mounting shemandr at 1:15pm 05.31.24 The good thing about getting a boat with no table is that you can create one to your own liking. Ch
Rigid boom vang on Catalina 310 MikeToronto at 1:09pm 05.31.24
Love Hate relationship AaronD at 11:59am 05.31.24 Each Bimini I've owned had to be modified to suit me. ... A tubing cutter is immensely superior to
Idle and throttle control help 716thomashall at 10:29am 05.31.24 Good thing to check! Thanks!
Idle and throttle control help Stu Jackson at 10:22am 05.31.24 Good luck. There's also this to check while you're troubleshooting: Fuel Starvation and The Obscur

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