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Adding a Cabin Top Winch Rob Marino at 6:34pm 09.29.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2801 I have a new to me 331 and it only has one cabin top winch on the starboard side. I have purchased
raising and lowering Hunter 26.5 mast (1) Dionysis at 6:30pm 09.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2491 My wife and I have a Hunter 26.5 sailboat that we keep on one side of the state during the spring su
Transmission gear ratio Ken Cross at 4:05pm 09.29.16 Mid-Size Boats 5/1964 I have a 1989 Hunter 30 and I'm wondering how I can find out my gear ratio. I understand more than o
H26 Genny Willemvan at 3:45pm 09.29.16 Smaller Boats 2/510 Has anyone installed a Genny on a H26? If so was it worth it or should I just keep the Jib? thx Wi
H340 propane Cylinder Replacement XDMusic at 12:50pm 09.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/774 What size propane cylinder was the H340 propane locker designed to house? Thanks!
340 pedestal light bulb replacement XDMusic at 12:47pm 09.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1027 Bought a 1999 H340. Missing the light bulb in front of the cockpit pedestal that lights the cockpit
Help! I wanna get out! capta at 12:40pm 09.29.16 Ask All Sailors 4/557 Mathew is just a memory. We haven't had a squall since around 3AM and the rain stopped at 9AM. The w
Yanmar (Hitachi) 80amp alternator output question Fortyeighter at 12:11pm 09.29.16 Big Boats 8/9268 I noticed that my batteries were not charging very much after running the engine several hours betwe
Endeavour 33 dry weight. Ara at 11:35am 09.29.16 Ask All Sailors 10/881 Does anyone knows the dry weight of Endeavour 33 1985? Looked all over the place and I can't find t
Soft squeaky spot (1) Dubo at 11:30am 09.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/544 One of my ports had a leak that the PO didn't take care of which allow water to make its way into th
Thanks Maine Sail (1) Ken Cross at 9:44am 09.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/728 Mainsail I took your advise for polishing our hull and it worked great, but my arms are killing me.
1976 O'Day 25 Centerboard Pendant Replacement OrcaSailor at 8:22am 09.29.16 Bigger Boats 3/1665 I have read numerous threads regarding the replacement of O'Day centerboard pendants. Let me pass on
Best iOS charts app CapnGL at 6:55am 09.29.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1068 Depth charts etc for inland lakes and coastal waters? thanks Greg
Fuel additive Dee-Zol / Off road diesel TFlight at 6:55am 09.29.16 Engines and Propulsion 6/2356 Anyone have any experience with Dee-Zol diesel marine fuel additive to combat effects of water in t
Winter project planning (2) flynhi4u at 6:26am 09.29.16 Trailer Sailors 1/744 Now that we have our girl home and tucked away in the garage for a 7 month nap my mind turns to skii
Perkins Perama M30 Fiddler's Green at 9:00pm 09.28.16 Mid-Size Boats 1/2178 Hello! I just bought a 1993 Catalina 320 and have some questions about the Perama M30 engine; I hav
Best weekend ever (2) RussC at 8:30pm 09.28.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/893 And it wasn't even a weekend ;) Jennifer and I are just back from a 3 day/2 night trip to our local
Need a source for cabin table support dblakey at 5:28pm 09.28.16 S2 2/836 Turns out my new-to-me 9.2A only has one of the tubular steel supports, of which two are needed to s
4JH4E Yanmar NYSail at 4:41pm 09.28.16 Engines and Propulsion 12/3838 engine is a 2005...... opinions and is this self bleeding.
To Trailer or not to... agprice22 at 1:01pm 09.28.16 Ask All Sailors 51/3095 I have a line on an older J/30 for very little money. It is 4 hours away from my house. I have a dua

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Correct size packing for stuffing box? jdrutten at 7:12am 04.26.24 Don't forget to check your manual which likely has the packing size specified. However, I've hear
Anyone installed a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on their Universal M25? Maine Sail at 7:00am 04.26.24 balmar knowingly is making as selling serpentine belt kits that do not fit. I found another suppli
hull port (windows) leaking Project_Mayhem at 6:33am 04.26.24 You'll have a hard time getting butyl to compress to the correct thickness. This might lead to a ben
Water in Bilge of Oday 23 Project_Mayhem at 6:22am 04.26.24 Make sure a previous owner didn't try to screw a bilge pump or anything else into the bilge
Keep those fire extinguishers up to date! Tally Ho at 6:03am 04.26.24
West Marine CPP Ablative Antifouling Paint - Opinions? jviss at 5:59am 04.26.24 Thanks for all the helpful replies! Gee, I was hoping I'd get two seasons out of it, as I did with
Keep those fire extinguishers up to date! dlochner at 5:26am 04.26.24 I cannot find a stamped date on the bottle. Where would it be located. Mine are Kidde brand from WM
Water in Bilge of Oday 23 CaptainCr3ative at 5:15am 04.26.24
Keep those fire extinguishers up to date! twodzusfittings at 5:13am 04.26.24 whereupon they found expired extinguishers I cannot find a stamped date on the bottle. Where would
Keep those fire extinguishers up to date! Terry Cox at 4:26am 04.26.24 Anecdotal reply...fellow skipper was stopped for a random CG inspection whereupon they found expired
West Marine CPP Ablative Antifouling Paint - Opinions? thinwater at 4:24am 04.26.24 This year, due to my new "retired" and "fixed income" status I've decided I couldn't afford the new
Windlass and thruster Battery question Terry Cox at 4:04am 04.26.24 Our house bank (two 8D AGMs) supplies power to the windlass. Hunter rigged the boat this way and has
Metal lathe Hayden Watson at 8:50pm 04.25.24 I also had a bad experience with the Balmar serpentine kit for my Westerbeke 38B-FOUR. The bolts w
Access to windlass (1) marchem at 8:41pm 04.25.24
West Marine CPP Ablative Antifouling Paint - Opinions? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:05pm 04.25.24 so I opted for the WM CPP @$110 on sale. I am pretty sure it's made by Petit. jv we used it f
Engine fire (1) Don S/V ILLusion at 6:58pm 04.25.24 224404 take my word - no one here can lend an educated guess. Having been through this, watched a st
Engine fire marcham at 6:43pm 04.25.24 Is the red wire going to the alternator fused near the alternator? Was the start battery switch ON?
Engine fire dlochner at 6:29pm 04.25.24 The alternator is from a well known brand and likely a retrofit from the OEM alternator, as the J10
Correct size packing for stuffing box? Terry Cox at 5:47pm 04.25.24 How do you know? You're welcome, Jim. Effort! Our boat has the standard bronze stuffing box with a
West Marine CPP Ablative Antifouling Paint - Opinions? Terry Cox at 5:30pm 04.25.24 Does anyone have any knowledge or experience with this stuff? Just purchased three gallons of WM C

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