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Lewmar autopilot drive/clutch (3) tomoma2 at 10:38am 07.24.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/960 I own a 2007 hunter 45cc. The lewmar autopilot drive/clutch is located in the binnacle. (see attache
Neutral and Ground wires connected in AC Panel (1) Catalina310#175 at 9:59am 07.24.23 Catalina 310 8/1893 I was checking the wiring on our Catalina 310 and noticed a jumper wire connecting the AC Neutral bu
Life Is Good (1) morbidfollower at 8:43am 07.24.23 Catalina 22 11/1393 Boat appreciation post. Sometimes I forget how blessed we are to be able to enjoy these boats. Lets
Hunter 49 - Shower Seat (Guest Shower) (4) Daze at 7:41am 07.24.23 Big Boats 8/1059 Another upgrade that my wife wanted was to add a teak shower seat like the one in the master cabin s
Pearson 31-2 Deck Compression Near Mast Razasaurus at 7:06am 07.24.23 Pearson 1/742 Wondering if anyone has experienced compression to the deck around the mast, possibly caused by the
Hunter brown hull stripe. Daddyo27 at 5:53am 07.24.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/373 Anyone know what the Hunter brown hull stripe is made of. It seems to be a vinyl of some sort and m
Another What is It? (1) mbaker267 at 5:47am 07.24.23 Catalina 22 21/1282 As I continue to work on my Cat-22, I have another device I can't identify. Can someone tell me what
Electric Sailboat Drives jviss at 5:40am 07.24.23 Ask All Sailors 40/2970 A guy in my harbor just got a brand-new Marshall Sanderling 18' Catboat. The are made in South Dartm
Jib roller furler setup (3) beerlover at 5:24am 07.24.23 Ask All Sailors 7/769 I am brand new to sailing, so I will be asking questions that are ridiculously basic to most of you.
Removing Treadmaster decking FlimFlamII at 3:17am 07.24.23 Ask All Sailors 11/1330 Has anyone ever tried using a router to remove treadmaster
How to adjust for varnish changing the thickness of wood parts. TamBamK at 11:03pm 07.23.23 Ask All Sailors 4/437 I recently purchased a PY23. I need to re varnish the teak. There are a couple of places like the c
Tornado hit solves my headsail dilemma Afraal at 7:24pm 07.23.23 Catalina 310 6/1357 So, a Tornado hit my Marina thursday night. Luckily we weren't out sailing. A friend was on his boat
rolex fastnet race is on, too (1) jon hansen at 6:49pm 07.23.23 Racing 5/861 Rolex Fastnet Race
In Search of Yanmar SB8 Manual Kevin&Karen at 5:52pm 07.23.23 Engines and Propulsion 3/446 Anyone have any information on how to obtain an owners manual/service manual for a Yanmar SB8? I ha
New requirements coming in 2024 for Americans traveling to Europe \| GMA capta at 5:48pm 07.23.23 Destinations 2/1023 The world may be "getting smaller", but it seems like getting about in it is getting harder. https:/
Hunter 38 Kitchen Sink Replacement Summerof69 at 12:06pm 07.23.23 Big Boats 9/1259 The under Corian mounted galley sink on my Hunter 38 is not properly fastened to the Corian, and is
ISO Mast tabernacle for 1978 O'day 23-2 w/deck stepped mast. WindGypsy at 11:21am 07.23.23 Parts Search 1/561 The mast leaned to one side just enough to bend the tabernacle while lowering and the pin was still
Universal diesel M18 Oil Change BTC1984 at 11:06am 07.23.23 Mid-Size Boats 3/1404 The tube coming from my oil pan can be positioned lower than the pan. Do I still need to use a pump
Flush Deck-mount Lights To Illuminate One's Mast jviss at 8:51am 07.23.23 Ask All Sailors 1/505 Greetings, I once found, but am no longer able to find, these cool LED lights that mount flush into
Heads up for FWC VP 2003 owners - heat exchanger Hollyberry at 8:21am 07.23.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/881 Morning all. We have a '91 Beneteau with the VP 2003 engine. It runs very reliably but I'd noticed t

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Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? dLj at 3:27pm 02.12.25 Someone posted a response by Beneteau saying they are duplex brass - which DZR is one. But even wi
Faded Sunbrella (or equivalent) Boat Canvas DuxDweller at 3:26pm 02.12.25 Well, back again. I ordered some Rust-Oleum Fabric Paint, and I'm also looking at Fabric Spray Dye
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? dLj at 3:26pm 02.12.25 For a long time I agreed with that and defended the use of DZR brass for this application. However
Keeping warm for winter boat work Project_Mayhem at 2:53pm 02.12.25 For about $1,000 you can get a dickinson furnace with a proper chimney. https://www.amazon.com/Dic
Safety Tether Migolito at 2:09pm 02.12.25 Great replys folks thank you. I'll be setting up my Jackline AND adding some strong points along the
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? Davidasailor26 at 1:27pm 02.12.25 It doesn't seem likely that so many boats have stray current or galvanic issues. Generally the Ben
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? (1) colemj at 1:23pm 02.12.25 I'm not doubting you on this but I'm going to have to see some authentification from the manufactur
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? colemj at 1:00pm 02.12.25 This is a good alloy for that use. Not all brasses are "bad". Not all bronzes are "good". For a l
Keeping warm for winter boat work dlochner at 12:45pm 02.12.25
Keeping warm for winter boat work Tally Ho at 12:24pm 02.12.25
inspecting a Catalina 30 Tally Ho at 12:23pm 02.12.25
Keeping warm for winter boat work dlochner at 12:16pm 02.12.25
Keeping warm for winter boat work dlochner at 12:14pm 02.12.25
Keeping warm for winter boat work (2) Tally Ho at 12:12pm 02.12.25
Keeping warm for winter boat work (1) Tally Ho at 12:04pm 02.12.25
Keeping warm for winter boat work Tally Ho at 12:02pm 02.12.25
inspecting a Catalina 30 Scott T-Bird at 11:44am 02.12.25 Hi @john6206, Just my opinion but I think you are looking at boats that are much too old. If you w
O'day 272 parts (1) Richard19068 at 11:19am 02.12.25 The caps on my 1985 O'Day 31 seem to be an odd size. I couldn't find properly fitting replacemant ca
Keeping warm for winter boat work kappykaplan at 10:52am 02.12.25 It will be a bit longer but Mother Nature will come around. :)
Keeping warm for winter boat work jssailem at 10:51am 02.12.25

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