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C&C 35 Owners Support Lochiel99 at 1:05pm 07.14.16 C&C 6/5888 To all C'C owners past and present, I am in the process of purchasing a 1974 C'C 35 MK II; she was n
Fuse in battery compartment dave_and_dd at 12:37pm 07.14.16 Ask All Sailors 3/653 So I'm installing a battery monitor (Balmer) and the sense wires that go to the pos battery terminal
Westerbeke B30 doing the Elvis below 900revs, Normal? Guan at 11:53am 07.14.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 26/4189 Hi Guys: Need some more wise advice again. I have Westerbeke B30 (3 cylinder) engine 1700hrs on B3
1993 Hunter 33.5 Diesel Fuel Tank Paul and Judy at 11:13am 07.14.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/660 My fuel tank has sprung a leak on the bottom and needs to be replaced. I have contacted MOELLER tan
New Solar Product - Feedback Request (1) Maine Sail at 10:50am 07.14.16 Musings With Maine Sail 23/6310 Hi All, I have been working on this design now for a while and finally have a workable prototype (p
Sailability of the Hunter 42 AWW at 9:53am 07.14.16 Big Boats 10/2012 I have a Hunter 340 with a 6 ft draft and large rudder that sails to windward very well. I'm intere
Might just be the funniest question of all but I doubt it Windtherapy at 9:11am 07.14.16 Ask All Sailors 24/1778 Has anybody shrink wrapped their boat for the winter? I know, hilarious right? I just inherited 5
Does this tie on the upper jib grommet look seaworthy? (2) GGordonWoody at 8:24am 07.14.16 Smaller Boats 5/796 Was getting ready to raise the mast and float her in today, but started second guessing the connecti
Raymarine firmware update Jack at 8:05am 07.14.16 Ask All Sailors 38/6785 HI all, We have a C-80 Classic MFD circa 2007 and would like to update the original chip (finally)
1984 H31 Deck Organizer Mark Nooney at 7:53am 07.14.16 Mid-Size Boats 7/1461 HI all, Has anyone upgraded the scheafer deck organizers on the H31. I want to install a double sta
h410 owners refrigeration FrankT at 3:41am 07.14.16 Big Boats 10/1660 Our H410 has a spill over refrigeration / freezer set up. I'm not happy with the set up and l'm look
raw water impeller replacement brad minda at 11:17pm 07.13.16 Catalina 30 11/4540 Headed out last Monday and noticed that water had quit coming out the exhaust. I haven't had the bo
Anchor windlass for H280 Ken13559 at 9:37pm 07.13.16 Mid-Size Boats 2/998 Helping a friend to source for info/ideas and windlass for his H280 (circa 1997). Anchor well is rea
Connecticut bound Casagf66 at 4:23pm 07.13.16 Ask All Sailors 3/412 Hey gang, Im looking to explore the coast of Connecticut this weekend and was wondering if anyone n
Connecticut bound Casagf66 at 4:15pm 07.13.16 Destinations 6/1372 Hey gang, Im looking to explore the coast of Connecticut this weekend and was wondering if anyone n
Any referrals west coast area, for experienced C22 mechanic to replace swing keel? Jason Vaughan at 2:09pm 07.13.16 Catalina 22 13/923 Hi there, I own an 83 C22. Instead of messing around with repairs to the swing keel, I decided to
ODAY 222 replacement JIB Blocks oday222-andy at 1:59pm 07.13.16 Day Sailers 7/2064 Hi. I have a 1986 O'DAY 222. Love the boat. I need to replace the carts for the jib sheets. The ones
Lubricating Manual Head BayMan at 1:12pm 07.13.16 Ask All Sailors 28/9649 Peggy's book says I should lubricate the head valve with either silicone or Teflon grease. All I c
322 Transmission cable length? Mickstr at 12:57pm 07.13.16 Bigger Boats 2/788 My tranny cable broke and I forgot to measure the length before I left the mooring. I see they're so
Peak Sails "Generator" Rcarbo at 8:55am 07.13.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/566 Has anyone tried the "*****" sail that Peak Sails sells.

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Keel getting corrosion dmax at 1:35pm 04.24.24 Maybe - was this area exposed (not sealed)?
Not perfect launch day... (3) Tally Ho at 1:24pm 04.24.24
Metal lathe BAD ORCA at 1:16pm 04.24.24 This sucks. If they are willing to screw over a customer with suck a minor part, how are they going
Keel getting corrosion Eagle2man at 1:08pm 04.24.24 Looks like the original casting may have had some impurities - hopefully that's the extent of it an
Keel getting corrosion Eagle2man at 1:07pm 04.24.24
Not perfect launch day... Tally Ho at 1:04pm 04.24.24 According to the PYI site: "The Max-Prop Easy is a step forward in Max-Prop design. This propeller
Metal lathe Hayden Watson at 11:55am 04.24.24 Hayden, what shop did you use? PBI Petrzelka Bros, Inc. Great guys and they did an excelent job o
Metal lathe (1) Hayden Watson at 11:46am 04.24.24 Who exactly did you speak with at Balmar? I spoke with Balmar twice the first was Mark Gembree. S
yard rate for gel coat repair work near annapolis ? George Braun at 11:43am 04.24.24 $90 to $150/hr here on the Chesapeake,, depending on what kind of yard and what kind of work
OEM Shroud Turnbuckles and Replacement Caps Calif. Ted at 11:34am 04.24.24 Recently replaced mine for open turnbuckles, I could never get anything but pins to fit in them. I'v
Replacing Prop Shaft for 84 Hunter 31 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:05am 04.24.24 have already bought a replacement, I hope this is not to late, but if the shaft is not Aquamet 22
OEM Shroud Turnbuckles and Replacement Caps Ward H at 10:57am 04.24.24 After finding a couple of cotter rings laying on the deck due to having worked themselves loose, the
Hunter 1999 310 Tachometer (3) Ralph Johnstone at 10:53am 04.24.24 I read a few posts that recommended VDO but looks like the brand is not available anymore. You ar
Hunter 1999 310 Tachometer (1) kloudie1 at 10:53am 04.24.24 Here is a page that talks about the tachometer. It counts the number of flywheel teeth, probably 97
Rivets Used Rick Webb at 10:52am 04.24.24 It will be real obvious when you drill them out. I'd lean towards stainless but maybe have both rea
Hunter 1999 310 Tachometer Necessity at 10:37am 04.24.24 Thanks for the response- the current config is connected to the flywheel.
New Batteries and Switch marcham at 10:32am 04.24.24 The owner's manual for your boat DC electrical wiring diagram may help to figure out how it should h
Metal lathe Maine Sail at 10:08am 04.24.24 Who exactly did you speak with at Balmar?
Hunter 1999 310 Tachometer marcham at 10:08am 04.24.24 Do you know if your tach is wired to a sensor on the flywheel or wired to the alternator? If you can
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. Maine Sail at 9:51am 04.24.24 Ask for Peter Directly.. Who. Did u speak with at Balmar. You want Timm..

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