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323 Stuffing Box Seal Faster Double at 6:14am 02.23.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/7031 We have a 2008 323 and when pulling out this fall we noticed the stuffing box seal was leaking. When
How do I remove the cockpit deck between pedestal and transom? Bedouin at 6:10am 02.23.16 Mid-Size Boats 12/2841 Good morning! I was wondering whether anyone happened to have any photos/instructions on how to remo
NMEA 2000 to Analogue ariasca at 6:02am 02.23.16 Ask All Sailors 12/2748 I am in the midst of slowly upgrading my navigation, wind,depth and speed systems. I have purchased
VHF radio choice sailnewbie at 5:06am 02.23.16 Ask All Sailors 5/435 I've have these to radio's and unsure which one is better, I realize there not new but I have them a
Self Tailing Winch Size, trying to choose... CloudDiver at 11:23pm 02.22.16 Catalina 22 14/5272 After much debate (and kicking myself for throwing my budget to the wind), I'm going to get Self Tai
Light part number Clydo at 10:23pm 02.22.16 Catalina 310 9/2203 What masthead light number? Am hour and half away from boat and someone volunteered to go up the ma
Mast Wiring Cainsoccer at 8:19pm 02.22.16 Catalina 22 7/3515 Have an '81 C22, I have been busy since I bought her in Nov upgrading hardware. The previous owner d
Headliner repair help Scosta at 8:10pm 02.22.16 Ask All Sailors 3/632 Does anyone have recommendations for a person to replace the vinyl headliner in a sailboat in the St
30 amp shore power to...a can of worms westfam at 6:28pm 02.22.16 Ask All Sailors 18/9286 First time sailboat owner and I'm looking at my first problem. I have an 83 Hunter 25 that does not
Need help with rigging MasterPlan at 6:07pm 02.22.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/719 Is there anybody in the Kemah/Houston area that can help me with my rigging for a MacGregor 26M? T
Hunter 41 shaft size Gblanchard at 5:20pm 02.22.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/750 Does anyone would know the size of the shaft of a hunter 410. My boat is away on storage and I need
cracks (2) paulj at 5:16pm 02.22.16 Catalina 310 11/3513 Anyone else have cracks like these ? Did you fix them ? paulj :hook2:
Boss stereos sold by Defender chuckwayne at 2:24pm 02.22.16 Ask All Sailors 26/3601 Has anyone used one of the Boss radios Defender sells? I'm looking for a replacement sound system an
Sailing to Maine ?? (1) ifmdalvey at 1:56pm 02.22.16 Ask All Sailors 7/1203 If you plan on sailing to Maine this summer there are several things that are guaranteed, Superb sce
Oday 28 SETTE BACK REST IAMCCF at 1:54pm 02.22.16 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1211 Hi All, I am curious about the hinged backrest on my Oday 28. Is there a safe way to keep them up w
Raymarine instruments LeGe at 1:14pm 02.22.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/912 We have an ST 50 auto helm with tri data instrumentation (speed and depth) on our new to us 1993 H3
Electric winch-Hunter41DS Sailing Poodles at 12:31pm 02.22.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/900 Am replacing my primary winch (starboard side main halyard) with an electric one and my electrician
air conditioner xianbarnard at 11:54am 02.22.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1409 I'm looking for recommendations on a portable air conditioner. i have a hunter 28 in texas, looking
Underwater Lighting chasmoyer at 11:54am 02.22.16 Big Boats 12/1875 I am thinking about adding two underwater lights on my stern near the prop when I do my next bottom
New Hunter 28.5 Website with user forum. CruisingMax at 11:24am 02.22.16 Mid-Size Boats 0/972 Greetings 28.5 owners. I won't blather on much here beyond having acquired a 1998 H 28.5 late last f

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Bilge Wire Size Question. Davidasailor26 at 7:53pm 02.17.24 There are two factors at play here - ampacity and voltage drop. The first limit to consider is max
Solent or Slutter added to a new fractional Selden in-mast furler rig shemandr at 7:30pm 02.17.24 Well I hope "Chop and drop" doesn't apply! The Fractional masts have different characteristics. T
Air conditioner replacement Crusty Ol Salt at 6:27pm 02.17.24 Let's start here. For the last 25 years I have tested commercial HVAC systems in new construction an
37c hose size for stuffing box ggrizzard at 5:50pm 02.17.24 :laugh: Sorry, I don't have a clue except to suggest that since you know the shaft diameter, could
Running cables through the headliner on a 2001 Hunter 380 (3) CAVU at 5:32pm 02.17.24 I suppose if you wanted them exposed in the salon. The tunnel is definitely designed to carry wires
Advice on transcontinental shipping dLj at 5:16pm 02.17.24 You also have Sailors moving sailors... F Google them. dj
Running cables through the headliner on a 2001 Hunter 380 Sailgunner at 4:56pm 02.17.24 Can you get from the post to panel outside the tunnel? Been a long time when I ran some wires up th
Dock and Go Override How-to RichKS at 2:24pm 02.17.24 Hi all, Just to follow up, I managed to get hold of the ZF support helpline "wrenchline" and the re
Air conditioner replacement GryphonGirl at 12:50pm 02.17.24 It is a 2009 Oceanis 31.
Cockpit vhf replacement Mike? kappykaplan at 12:49pm 02.17.24 Simrad VHF and wireless remote years ago :plus:
Cockpit vhf replacement Mike? FastOlson at 12:42pm 02.17.24 Having been thru a mast-down re-rig recently and before that a replacement of the ancient VHF..... I
Cockpit vhf replacement Mike? Rich Stidger at 11:50am 02.17.24 You can test your coax, connectors, and mast head antenna with a SWR meter. If you don't have one,
Air conditioner replacement Dr. D at 11:11am 02.17.24 Sorry to hear about the situation. What year is your boat?
Moving Up... Stu Jackson at 10:56am 02.17.24 .it appears as if we have found it. OK, drop the suspense, what is it? Congratulations.
Black Butyl tape? Project_Mayhem at 10:56am 02.17.24 I bought some 3M stuff for a car window a few years ago. Wow talk about a gooey messy product! Anywa
Cockpit vhf replacement Mike? Don S/V ILLusion at 10:55am 02.17.24 So thanks and last question; the radio down below works perfectly. So am I correct. I could purch
Advice on transcontinental shipping PaulK at 10:52am 02.17.24 Brownell in Mattapoisett. Looks like they pretty much wrote the book on moving boats over the road.
Cockpit vhf replacement Mike? kappykaplan at 9:53am 02.17.24 So then the real question now is will my current masthead antenna suffice. It might or it might no
Cockpit vhf replacement Mike? Jimongee at 9:51am 02.17.24 Ok so it sounds like I have to trash my dinosaur and get both components new. So then the real quest
Cockpit vhf replacement Mike? kappykaplan at 9:41am 02.17.24 but are limited by power, 5 or 6 watts compared to 25 watts and broadcast distance due to the anten

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