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Stormy day Jorge Guerra at 6:49am 12.03.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1712 What stops the master from getting struck by lightning on a stormy day I know its a stupid question
Auto helm going crazy MORNING LIGHT at 5:49am 12.03.15 Engines and Propulsion 34/6603 Hi Got a Catalina MK2 1996 for one season. We love her but when I engage the auto helm while motori
My keel Jorge Guerra at 1:23am 12.03.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/5244 I have an 81 MacGregor 25 that I am trying to restore it didn't come with the kill so I am trying to
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 19/4897 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 0/1155 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 17/9980 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 9/2274 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 31/2330 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 2/829 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 7/1429 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 10/2228 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 4/3169 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

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Keel to Hull Connection Tally Ho at 4:04pm 03.07.24 Changing due to water depth in our slip. My 1985 Cat 30T with fin keel drafts 5.25ft. Projected wat
Keel to Hull Connection (3) Driftin II at 3:38pm 03.07.24 Changing due to water depth in our slip. My 1985 Cat 30T with fin keel drafts 5.25ft. Projected wate
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! JamesG161 at 3:20pm 03.07.24 NOAA has a prototype viewer You can do same here, but better here for Storms and more. nowCOAST
GOB Gone? Tally Ho at 3:13pm 03.07.24
Keel to Hull Connection Tally Ho at 3:11pm 03.07.24 Almost all boats with a bolted-on keel will have some cracking at the joint. Some photos would be
Hand grab in cockpit xavpil at 2:54pm 03.07.24 This boat has twin helms and the wheel is not mounted to a more common Whitlock or Edson pedestal.
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! (1) Davidasailor26 at 2:36pm 03.07.24 The loss with Raster charts is aesthetic. I doubt anyone will print and hang an ENC chart on the wa
Hand grab in cockpit dlochner at 2:20pm 03.07.24 This boat has twin helms and the wheel is not mounted to a more common Whitlock or Edson pedestal. T
GOB Gone? twodzusfittings at 2:12pm 03.07.24 I feel honored to have had many hours of pure peace, pleasure and opportunity to learn for the last
Large Frame alternator in M25XP (1) dlochner at 2:07pm 03.07.24 And even prettier when installed. ;) Did you get the belt buddy too? I found the standard arm could
Hunter 340 Wing Keel flaking dlochner at 2:00pm 03.07.24 Lead or iron cast keels come out of the mold looking pretty ugly. They are all faired before install
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! dlochner at 1:56pm 03.07.24 Hello, Note that you have the same issues with charts printed on paper. A chart printed with a sca
Boat transport jssailem at 1:18pm 03.07.24 When you include the costs of transportation from Florida to NY, you may find it more affordable to
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! BarryL at 12:47pm 03.07.24 Hello, Note that you have the same issues with charts printed on paper. A chart printed with a scal
G-10 discs for thru-hull Project_Mayhem at 12:46pm 03.07.24 I did something similar with a broken, leaking paddle wheel sensor a few years ago. @dlochner and We
GOB Gone? Rick D at 12:35pm 03.07.24 If you are a subscriber, keep a watch on your email. They promised to provide a download to subscr
Boat transport LloydB at 12:06pm 03.07.24 https://buffalo.craigslist.org/boa/d/lockport-sailboat/7722313629.html if you already have a pick up
Black water seacock Terry Cox at 11:20am 03.07.24 The other option is to haul the boat for a short hang, squirt some lube designed to cut through corr
GOB Gone? thinwater at 11:15am 03.07.24 wow, that's bad news. I better keep all my paper copies of GOB . I hope th
Large Frame alternator in M25XP (1) Hayden Watson at 10:59am 03.07.24 The belt kit came in and it looks beautiful.

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