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Rudder Bearing Replacement cam at 11:29pm 12.02.15 Catalina 310 10/3914 High All, I own a 2005 c310 Hull 314 and during a recent hawlout noticed movement in my rudder post
Hunter 430 Forward Waste Tank Drawing (1) hearing guy at 8:57pm 12.02.15 Big Boats 19/4894 Looking for the technical drawing for the forward holding tank on a 1995 H430. The original tank on
C&C36 rudder bearing replacement, osmosis?, front hatch etc goco at 6:30pm 12.02.15 C&C 0/1154 Dear ... Forum Before i point my questions, a short introduction to Sailboatowners.com and its user
Replacing Edson Helm Chain/Cable mytime at 6:27pm 12.02.15 Ask All Sailors 17/9978 When I was at the boat show an Edson rep told me that the chain/cable connecting the helm to rudder
Sail Drive Lifted Thur Hull (1) KamaHeleKai at 6:17pm 12.02.15 Ask All Sailors 2/667 During the Great Lakes autumn ritual of hoisting out to dry dock, my '79 S2 8.0B with an Johnson-Evi
Holes in topsides near stern of Oceanis 430 (1) royd43 at 3:31pm 12.02.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2273 There are holes on each side of our Oceanis 430 that don't seem to be attached to anything. Any ide
New electrical panel Lodi47 at 3:05pm 12.02.15 Ask All Sailors 6/998 Are there any suggestions for videos explaining how to wire a boat, specifically, I need to add anot
Proper Line Handling (1) cb32863 at 12:14pm 12.02.15 Ask All Sailors 31/2329 We all know that when handling our sheets and halyards that we are supposed to pull with an over-han
Packing gland on H466 and oil change jack silver at 10:34am 12.02.15 Big Boats 4/1197 i have a 2004 Hunter 466; is there any easy way to get to the packing gland to service? and while
Another Keel Failure Rick D at 10:25am 12.02.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1583 This article in another forum concerning a keel failure on a pretty new boat is interesting if still
Cooling System Universal M3-20 mcclendon at 9:37am 12.02.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/828 The overflow line off the coolant tank has melted in the engine compartment of my C 28.5, so the ove
How do Avon inflatible oarlocks work?????? (1) Vegas at 6:13am 12.02.15 Ask All Sailors 4/2071 I bought this used Avon inflatable, and no book came with it. I forgot to ask the seller how the oar
1977 O'Day 25 Window Replacement lostintime at 5:26am 12.02.15 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2881 Hi all, Happy Holidays! Sadly I live in Michigan so "Happy Holidays" means the boat is out of the w
Cabin Deflection rich26nc at 10:12pm 12.01.15 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1428 Had some well meaning friends help tune my rigging. Now the cabin top is deflected at the mast step.
Early Christmas getting a new rig Fred Villiard at 6:04pm 12.01.15 SSB and Ham Operators 10/2227 I've made up my mind to retire the old TS-440 rather than fixing it. Trying to make up my mind what
Yanmar 2gm cylinder head; can it be fixed? Doons60 at 5:38pm 12.01.15 Engines and Propulsion 4/3165 I pulled the head on my Yanmar 2GM as I believed I had issues with an exhaust valve. I took it to th
Refrigerator kerry a berg at 1:40pm 12.01.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/766 Refrigerator keeps freezing/icing over. This seems to indicate that the compressor is still working
Possible to clean under V-berth? 51RD55 at 12:28pm 12.01.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/1957 Awhile back, at the very same time this site had undergone its upgrade, and I believe I was one of
rigging ShapeShifter at 9:41am 12.01.15 Ask All Sailors 8/991 My wife and I are going to retire soon on a mac26x. We lived and sailed a boat many years ago. We ar
Battery Cable size?? captron at 7:34am 12.01.15 Ask All Sailors 5/5053 Increasing the house bank, adding 2 additional group 31 AGM to bring the total to 4 house with a com

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Hunter Legend 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:17am 03.07.24 @Ian Robinson I sent you a private message but no response. I need a coupe of photos to see exact
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility Kostas Metaxas at 6:54am 03.07.24 Is any copper ablative compatible with same but with another Name/Trade Mark?
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! shemandr at 6:48am 03.07.24 Jssailem, I know exactly what you mean by underwater hazards not be displayed on electronic chart
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility shemandr at 6:30am 03.07.24 "Self Polishing" implies ablative to me. Mostly the biocide is copper although the marine paint ind
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! DArcy at 6:29am 03.07.24 I took @jssailem original post as a little tongue in cheek with a nod towards information regarding
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! Ward H at 6:25am 03.07.24 Yes indeed, this thread started as fear mongering. Yes you are. These kinds of statements are des
Hand grab in cockpit shemandr at 6:22am 03.07.24 Often the binnacle has something like that to grab. It would normally smaller than you've drawn but
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility dlochner at 6:19am 03.07.24 Thank you for the replies. Which solvent could use on GRP hull with such paint to remove dust? Be
Hand grab in cockpit kappykaplan at 6:18am 03.07.24 It is a wheel with an undersized hand grab When sitting at helm you can NOT stand from sitting posi
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! dlochner at 6:17am 03.07.24 If I'm reading this correctly, the commercial charts named above, that are based on Raster Charts w
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility dLj at 6:15am 03.07.24 Thank you for the replies. Which solvent could use on GRP hull with such paint to remove dust? Bet
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility Kostas Metaxas at 6:08am 03.07.24 Thank you for the replies. Which solvent could use on GRP hull with such paint to remove dust?
Hand grab in cockpit dLj at 6:04am 03.07.24 Looks like a simple job to have custom made and welded onto your existing structure. However, I'd m
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! dlochner at 5:59am 03.07.24 It was interesting to read about how far Insurance Companies will go to deny claims. Could having o
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! Ward H at 5:58am 03.07.24 What has been stated, is that the ENC chart will be the "Offical Chart", once the transition is com
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! Ward H at 5:45am 03.07.24 I've never heard about an insurance company denying a claim because a chart is a commercially publi
Hand grab in cockpit (1) xavpil at 5:43am 03.07.24 Sorry It is a wheel with an undersized hand grab When sitting at helm you can NOT stand from sitting
Hand grab in cockpit kappykaplan at 5:28am 03.07.24 The photo is confusing because of what appears like a wheel/helm behind your drawn-in shape. Please
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility Davidasailor26 at 4:45am 03.07.24
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility dlochner at 4:43am 03.07.24 I tried and hand became covered with powder. So? Then it is an ablative paint, designed to wear o

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