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Free Catalina 22 How to operate swing keel? Robr0924 at 7:28am 06.06.16 Catalina 22 4/1968 A fellow boat owner at the marina we use for our coronado 23, has neglected his boat for Several yea
Changing the in-haul line on Selden in-mast furling Craig Cook at 6:29am 06.06.16 Mid-Size Boats 9/3140 DO NOT FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS FROM US SPARS. The instructions say that you can service the furling
Oday 26 Running Rigging mlindberg1 at 6:25am 06.06.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/562 Does anyone have a picture or drawing of where the jib sheets run? I have a large 140 to 150% jib. I
h386 Replacement Bimini Canavas Boston2020 at 5:26am 06.06.16 Big Boats 2/453 I need to replace the bimini canvas on my 2003 h386. Has anyone found a good canvas shop for this. I
Binnacle compass replacement question grandview846 at 5:11am 06.06.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/747 Hi everyone. My wife and I just purchased a 1992 Beneteau 310 in Toronto ' are looking forward to s
JIB traveler location on a Oceanis 343 oyvst@statoil.com at 4:24am 06.06.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/423 Hi, just received a 105% jib for my 343. I think it needs to be sheeted further forward than the ins
Wifi amplifiers..... NYSail at 3:52am 06.06.16 Ask All Sailors 20/1335 hello all Wanting to get a wifi booster and see a nice package from defender. It's a PDQ AllPro and
Lake Erie 6/5/16 sailnewbie at 1:46am 06.06.16 Ask All Sailors 5/536 Curious how bad Erie got around Sandusky area, seen a bad storm rolled thru tearing out trees and po
So far off topic it could incur the wrath. (1) Meriachee at 8:29pm 06.05.16 Sails Call Lounge 9/936 This was recently seen on the interweb. Somebody needs to have a chat with Kermit. Or not. :)
H40.5 Line Organizer Repair (4) Rich Stidger at 7:27pm 06.05.16 Big Boats 8/1030 Last year I noticed that the aft port corner of my organizer cover was soft. I have the later versi
Be careful with your trailer winch Kermit at 7:18pm 06.05.16 Trailer Sailors 34/4683 I learned the hard way Wednesday just how much pressure a floating boat puts on a fully-wound winch
New O'Day 30 Owner with questions Robert Stevenson at 6:51pm 06.05.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/472 I went to look at a 30 ft O'day that I tried to walk away from.but was offered a price I couldn't re
Testing AGM Batteries? jackhartjr at 5:29pm 06.05.16 Ask All Sailors 5/816 Hi folks, what equipment would best be used to test AGM batteries? The guy at Deka Battery said I ne
What the h@ll causes this? Tally Ho at 5:06pm 06.05.16 Ask All Sailors 53/5356 My DSC, AIS, VHF radio (IComm I believe), starts making this strange noise all by itself. . If I ke
Hunter refrigerator mikej21 at 4:43pm 06.05.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/5116 Last season when I had my 2005 Hunter 33 pulled for winter storage the refrigerator was working grea
B361 rail diameter Bob Grove at 3:34pm 06.05.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/441 I was about to order a mount for the magma grill, and a few other items, to mount on the stern rails
On the Subject of Rowing Dinghies Kings Gambit at 2:45pm 06.05.16 Ask All Sailors 0/233 Got off on this topic briefly in another thread. I've long held this (romantic) notion about having
Life vests All U Get at 2:05pm 06.05.16 Ask All Sailors 21/1311 Hi all, During our trip to the Bahamas I noticed my indicator button on my self inflating life vest
Grounding Plates bmccuej at 1:38pm 06.05.16 Bristol 3/2422 I have a 1979 Bristol 29.9, the boat does not have a grounding plate on the hull. About half the sai
5411 White Smoke at tailpipe (1) vmaks at 1:38pm 06.05.16 Engines and Propulsion 15/1961 https://goo.gl/photos/6K4rJyWxdHGP8s8t8 I have read the numerous forums and I can not decipher if th

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Seeking Correct Small Hose associated with impeller replacement task GeorgeC at 2:59pm 04.10.23 Hansen Marine Engineering in Marblehead, Ma, 800-343-0480, is a Westerbek & Universal engine dealer.
Water Tank level shows full even if it is empty - Beneteau Oceanis 31 Ralph Johnstone at 2:47pm 04.10.23 I have not been able to open the inspection cap of the tank, it was really tight and I didn't want
1993 Hunter Passage 42 needs rudder and keel SailorShaggy at 2:43pm 04.10.23 Ditto on what Smokey 73 said. Had to replace my keel on an 87 Legend 37. I was paying for it myse
1993 Hunter Passage 42 needs rudder and keel DStegs49 at 2:28pm 04.10.23 Ditto on what Smokey 73 said. Had to replace my keel on an 87 Legend 37. I was paying for it mysel
Loose Stanchions Dalliance at 2:20pm 04.10.23 the stanchions and they work great. The stanchions are now stiffer than the original setup. Aluminu
1993 Hunter Passage 42 needs rudder and keel (1) SailorShaggy at 2:14pm 04.10.23 Thank you for all the responses. The rudder has an easy solution, the keel is another matter. I am h
Best technique to lube control cables? dlochner at 1:20pm 04.10.23
Hull/deck Leaks ggrizzard at 1:14pm 04.10.23 Your leaks may come from items attached to the deck, such as stanchions, tracks, anchor windless or
Need seawater pump for Hunter 42 Kohler 9.5 KW generator JamesG161 at 12:35pm 04.10.23 Kohler does not make the engine. My old one was Yanmar. New one is made in Europe but assembled i
Install wash down pump? DArcy at 12:23pm 04.10.23 My washdown pump is under the forward berth and is T'd into the head intake thru-hull. I have a quic
Need seawater pump for Hunter 42 Kohler 9.5 KW generator dlochner at 12:17pm 04.10.23 Kohler does not make the engine. It may be a Yanmar. Look on the engine for a label and then order a
Install wash down pump? (2) JamesG161 at 11:47am 04.10.23 214517 Hope this helps. Jim...
Loose Stanchions MagmaBob at 11:40am 04.10.23 I've had two of these separate on my 1988 H30. The disk with welded on nut is(was) compressed into t
Water Tank level shows full even if it is empty - Beneteau Oceanis 31 Gigagybe at 11:32am 04.10.23 Hi All, first of all thanks to all for your precious suggestions and help. Luckily this weeken
Need seawater pump for Hunter 42 Kohler 9.5 KW generator capta at 11:30am 04.10.23 There are several pump warehouse supply sites on the web that can identify and supply just about any
Best technique to lube control cables? capta at 11:27am 04.10.23 Morse actually made (makes?) a cable lube tool. I haven't used one in ages, and I couldn't find one
Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising Ward H at 10:59am 04.10.23 Since the real problem in cold weather is air leaks, I use a separate fleece inner that attaches fr
F'ing mice Roland5048 at 10:57am 04.10.23 We left it on the boom. When we put her away for the season I looked around and saw lots of other b
Hull/deck Leaks FastOlson at 10:57am 04.10.23 Are you describing leaks from rain or from sea water hitting the hull when you are heeled over? Sugg
F'ing mice shemandr at 10:51am 04.10.23 We had mice at home too! I used to hang cushions on plywood sheets suspended from the rafters in t

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