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Help me Install Dripless Shaft Seal (PYI Model) (5) anelso29 at 11:40am 04.29.24 Ask All Sailors 21/2844 Captains, Happy Monday! I'm reaching out for some assistance. I'm currently upgrading and repairin
Replacing exhaust hose Sutric at 10:38am 04.29.24 Mid-Size Boats 19/2152 I need to replace the wet exhaust hose on our 1993 H33.5. I can easily get to the engine and the wat
Prop Shaft runout Sutric at 7:07pm 04.28.24 Engines and Propulsion 14/2009 A friend of mine recently had his Catalina 30 pulled from the water and the aft lifting strap was on
Tartan 3800 bow water tank mellis at 6:51pm 04.28.24 Tartan 4/929 Does anyone know the capacity of the Tartan 3800 bow water tank?
Help please, Mast electrical plug C&C 25 mk 1 CliffA at 5:46pm 04.28.24 C&C 7/1536
Hurricane Season 2023 Analysis jssailem at 1:59pm 04.28.24 Weather and Forecasting 2/1127
07 H-36 front water tank sender seadaddler at 6:55am 04.28.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/868 The gauge reads empty but when take out and move up down it register on gauge works fine but back in
New Transducer Install - Splitting Hairs? (2) ...3TacksontheWater at 8:27pm 04.27.24 Catalina 22 6/1187 Long story short - I'm in the process of replacing an inoperable Garmin Striker, paired with an unsi
Convert florescent fixtures to LED bulbs spadaforaj at 7:12pm 04.27.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1528 Anyone convert those florescent fixtures in their 2004ish hunters to LED ? Pretty sure the ballast
Hunter 41DS cabin top clutch refurb MFD at 1:35pm 04.27.24 Big Boats 3/848 When I got the boat, the cabin top clutch for the outhaul was pretty worn. Probably people pulling o
Mainsheet tackle configuration for 1987 C30 MKII (3) Tkman at 1:33pm 04.27.24 Mid-Size Boats 7/1023 The manual that came with the boat, ( a photocopy), indicates a system where there are two swivel bl
Florida to NYC on a sailboat xavpil at 9:26am 04.27.24 Destinations 24/7099 Hi all, 42' sailboat, ready to head to NYC next week. First season on the water with a "big' boat. J
Dropping rudder on 11.0A (1) mbefus at 8:17am 04.27.24 S2 12/1987
Water tank replacement on Passage 420 tfatland at 8:07am 04.27.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/14 Our starboard 47-gallon water tank has bulged and is pushing up the floor boards. Can you get the ta
Replacing Water Tank on Passage 420 tfatland at 8:03am 04.27.24 Big Boats 0/12 Our starboard 47-gallon water tank has bulged and is pushing up the floor boards. Is there a way to
Replacing water tank on Passage 420 tfatland at 7:53am 04.27.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1443 Our 47-gallon water tank has started to bulge and pushed up the floor boards. How do you replace thi
a runaway diesel destroys a beneteau 50. . MitchM at 7:53am 04.27.24 Ask All Sailors 11/1371 check out captain rick's interview with unlucky owner. . . k_wPMQJ_nNI curiously, the
How do we find out if a sailboat has a Mexican TIP? Davey J at 7:55pm 04.26.24 Ask All Sailors 2/1312 My friend bought a boat in Santa Barbara. The seller wasn't sure if the boat had a TIP. Is there a s
The Great Lakes.... (1) Tally Ho at 4:13pm 04.26.24 Ask All Sailors 11/1964
Oday 192 outboard bracket Tawas Bay Sailor at 3:48pm 04.26.24 Day Sailers 9/2384 Greetings, I just joined this group. Last fall I purchased a 1984 Oday 192, nice clean boat. It ca

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Rigging Quote jssailem at 6:50pm 10.28.25 I have used Zepherwerks for replacement sheaves. https://www.zephyrwerks.com/pricing-and-payments
Need help identifying a part from my vent hose Project_Mayhem at 6:20pm 10.28.25 Most marine pipe fittings will be straight thread, not NPT which is tapered. These should not be mix
Towing a Catalina C30 1983 Project_Mayhem at 6:10pm 10.28.25 I suspect what the boat yard manager was referring to was that compared to other 30' boats, the Cat
gelcoat colemj at 5:56pm 10.28.25 To complete the chemistry lesson, there is no "hardener" like in epoxy - it is a catalyst. Benzoyl
Hunter 37C Stern Tube/Shaft Log Replacement Question Rumbero at 5:40pm 10.28.25
LifePo4 in winter heritage at 5:12pm 10.28.25 Bob S.. You got me wondering if the Overkill BMS 's can be completely turned off with the app. T
Towing a Catalina C30 1983 (1) Woodworks1 at 3:31pm 10.28.25 The previous owner said the aft stay tensioner is not for warping the mast. I own a 1954 wooden Sta
Towing a Catalina C30 1983 Woodworks1 at 3:22pm 10.28.25 I was told it is a standard rigged w/ deep fin keel. The last # in the Manufactured ID NO are M83H
How to Reseal New Design Frameless Windows BigEasy at 3:04pm 10.28.25 A multi oscillating tool with a straight blade attachment may help. It was super helpful when I rem
Rigging Quote jaysweet at 2:59pm 10.28.25 The boatyard will charge for the unstepping and re-stepping the mast and the usual stowage of the b
How to Reseal New Design Frameless Windows ShawnL at 2:58pm 10.28.25 Depending on the finish, I've also had really good luck with engine de-greaser. I had a piece of wo
Rigging Quote jaysweet at 2:54pm 10.28.25 The price sounds pretty good if you are talking complete re rig. In 2017 I hade a complete refit. N
Rigging Quote jaysweet at 2:47pm 10.28.25 Generally, most shops / trades prefer not to install customer supplied parts, as if something doesn
Rigging Quote jaysweet at 2:38pm 10.28.25 I called and got a bit more information today from the riggers. Their estimate is firm, as in: if it
LifePo4 in winter Captain Larry-DH at 2:12pm 10.28.25 You will not damage them if stored in your boat in New England. I keep mine aboard in CT and my sol
LifePo4 in winter marcham at 1:57pm 10.28.25 Charge / discharge them to 60 pct, disconnect all loads and charging sources.... sleep well until th
gelcoat dlochner at 1:32pm 10.28.25 Polyester resins cross link forming one supra-molecule. The polyester polymer chains have some d
LifePo4 in winter Hayden Watson at 1:23pm 10.28.25 USING LFP batteries at freezing temperatures will not harm them. The problem is CHARGING them below
LifePo4 in winter dlochner at 1:19pm 10.28.25 Here's another article on the topic, from Panbo.com. https://panbo.com/dont-murder-your-batteries-t
How to Reseal New Design Frameless Windows dlochner at 1:18pm 10.28.25 Try a heat gun and a stiff putty knife or scraper.

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