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Lake Erie Saturday-friday (1) sailnewbie at 1:17pm 07.14.16 Ask All Sailors 0/268 Headed to Sandusky Saturday, not sure exact times we'll be sailing due to cedar point and kids, but
C&C 35 Owners Support Lochiel99 at 1:05pm 07.14.16 C&C 6/5889 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 23/6311 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 28/9653 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

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Replacing Prop Shaft for 84 Hunter 31 dkinzer at 4:47pm 04.24.24 I watched a YT video where someone replaced their prop shaft (while the boat was in the water!) by r
70 FT of LIFE LINE twodzusfittings at 4:36pm 04.24.24 I'll take it if @dLj doesn't want it You got it. Check your Private messages.
New Batteries and Switch (1) JamesG161 at 4:22pm 04.24.24 Any suggestions to make the battery install easier I would greatly appreciate it. Do you have the
O'Day 23-2 triangle plate (1) Sunbird22358 at 4:17pm 04.24.24 It seems ODay liked to abuse their backstays. On the Mariner (the 1st ODay 19), there was a short
70 FT of LIFE LINE Project_Mayhem at 4:14pm 04.24.24 I'll take it if @dLj doesn't want it
Instead of PropSpeed twodzusfittings at 3:31pm 04.24.24 @Rich Stidger: Yes, lots of rain, and the area is surrounded by agricultural farm land. Lots of Corn
Instead of PropSpeed Rich Stidger at 3:24pm 04.24.24 Maybe it was a really bad year where you moor? Was there a lot of rain and associated land runoff t
New Batteries and Switch Stu Jackson at 3:15pm 04.24.24 Basic Battery Wiring Diagrams This is a very good basic primer for boat system wiring: Basic Batter
https://youtu.be/qaYsRSZ3CSQ?si=-tE9G7JwoqpNMIfZ Jim Legere at 3:13pm 04.24.24 Not my sticky thread; Mathurin started it. Glad you found it. Plugging "H37C" into the Search bar at
Metal lathe BAD ORCA at 3:12pm 04.24.24 Had a coworker's glove snag in a lathe while polishing an axle, hold his finger right off his hand.
Not perfect launch day... Tally Ho at 3:03pm 04.24.24 Yes. And those had best not be zinc. In Chicago they should use Aluminum or Magnesium. :beer: Mag
Not perfect launch day... Tally Ho at 3:02pm 04.24.24 Congratulations ................... job well done ................. does this mean you're payin
Not perfect launch day... dlochner at 2:55pm 04.24.24 Congratulations ................... job well done ................. does this mean you're payin
Replacing Prop Shaft for 84 Hunter 31 Tally Ho at 2:55pm 04.24.24
Not perfect launch day... twodzusfittings at 2:49pm 04.24.24 Congratulations ................... job well done ................. does this mean you're payin
Replacing Prop Shaft for 84 Hunter 31 anelso29 at 2:46pm 04.24.24 Ralph Thank you for your response! I purchased the prop shaft from this website, as it was listed
70 FT of LIFE LINE twodzusfittings at 2:46pm 04.24.24 What's the approximate weight? Off the wooden spool its about 10lbs
Not perfect launch day... Ralph Johnstone at 2:44pm 04.24.24 Congratulations ................... job well done ................. does this mean you're paying
Keel getting corrosion Tally Ho at 2:38pm 04.24.24
70 FT of LIFE LINE twodzusfittings at 2:32pm 04.24.24 Where are you located? dj Northern Delaware, but my boat is in Georgetown on the Sassafrass

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