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H34 hull only 1/4" thick at head seacocks? (1) H3newdog at 6:54am 09.08.15 Big Boats 5/1134 I couldn't believe my eyes when I removed the seacocks for the head. It is so thin it makes me think
What to do about the slope of the sole OS2Dude at 6:12am 09.08.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/856 As those of you with a Catalaina 30 know, the slope of the sole is quite pronounced near the vberth
Throttle cable for my 1983 Hunter 30 Nelsonhow at 6:03am 09.08.15 The Cherubini Hunters 0/514 Last weekend the throttle cable on my 1983 H-30 failed. The old one is still in place. I have a H
11.0a owners and others interested Mark Maulden at 10:16pm 09.07.15 S2 1/1039 Since we're planning some "longer"cruises. I've decided to convert the larger hanging locker space t
How can I identify nylon vs. non-nylon line? SFS at 8:26pm 09.07.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1827 Ok, I've had the boat two weeks now. Working through little things, but that isn't preventing us fr
Great Labor Labor Weekend! (2) Ward H at 8:04pm 09.07.15 Ask All Sailors 4/891 At work last Thursday I was sitting next to a company VP during lunch. While making small talk I fo
Cal 2-27 spreaders needed Tripaddle at 7:34pm 09.07.15 Parts Search 1/1427 Have a 76 Cal 2-27 that needs the spreaders replaced. Does anyone know the specifications? Or anyone
H49 engine stalls Brezzin at 7:27pm 09.07.15 Big Boats 16/3636
More solar questions nautikaljeeper at 3:20pm 09.07.15 Ask All Sailors 18/2327 Planning a solar project for the boat. I would like to use 2 140W Kyocera panels and 1 90W Solarland
O'Day 192 kick up rudder rswift at 2:13pm 09.07.15 Day Sailers 12/8457 We just recently relocated our 1987 O'day 192 to a lake that has shallow water at the docks such tha
H375 batter charger? (1) Don s/v Tellico at 1:56pm 09.07.15 Big Boats 3/1259 Anyone know the make/model of the OEM battery charger on a 1993 H375? I can see it, but cannot make
Before i sink a lot of money into it NiceBeny at 1:34pm 09.07.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1595 Isn't it the case, flawless day and the engine starts and runs poor at a mid rpm, put it in neutral
Looking at buying 37/40 7onthewind at 12:10pm 09.07.15 C&C 0/902 looking for wisdom and insights to the problems with these boats and there overall build quality, we
outboard motor mount options on a 27 timmeehle at 11:45am 09.07.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/3693 Need some help from my fellow 27 owners, in the form of photos, drawings, measurements and the like.
Vhf radio "skip"? DAVA390 at 11:35am 09.07.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1237 Crossing the Chesapeake today, monitoring my handheld radio. It is plugged into an 8 ft antenna long
Westerbeke four-60 Water Pump gulf islander at 10:00am 09.07.15 C&C 3/1282 Just replaced exhaust on my 4-60 now the water pump just died. Shaft is broke. Called a Westerbeke
Roller Furler set up on a 23.5 (1) SFKjeld at 7:58am 09.07.15 Smaller Boats 4/985 I have been struggling to get my Shaefer Snapfurl furler to unfurl reliably. It worked like a dream
Powerpak Battery Capacity jveatch at 7:54am 09.07.15 Big Boats 4/990 On our 2005 Hunter 41DS, the house batteries are two Powerpak Heavy Duty Commercial batteries. Does
Outhaul Shackle size? SwanAround at 5:22am 09.07.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/910 Anyone know the size on the outhaul shackle for Hunter 356? Also load? Dropped in the water while
Hello waterpirate at 5:18am 09.07.15 Trailer Sailors 5/1359 Hello all! I am a returning sailor after a 19 year drydock:confused:. I have become the owner of

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Re-installing the shaft coupling Justin_NSA at 7:11am 12.12.23 My set screw was safety wired FWIW.
Preferred Cutlass bearing makes Justin_NSA at 7:09am 12.12.23 Going out to measure my old bearing today. You convince me on JOHNSON-DURAMAX . I think rather than
Re-installing the shaft coupling dlochner at 6:32am 12.12.23 It looks like the OP is a ghost :eek: Some people actually have to work for a living. ;) (poor so
Re-installing the shaft coupling rgranger at 6:26am 12.12.23 It looks like the OP is a ghost :eek:
Swim platform question Crazy Dave Condon at 6:21am 12.12.23 Per Warren Luhrs, Hunter Marine, and Frank Butler, Catalina Yachts, sailboat transoms are designed f
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? Ted10028 at 6:17am 12.12.23 Your LED may need a resistor wired into the circuit. That's getting a little above my pay grade but
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? 4arch at 6:13am 12.12.23 Your LED may need a resistor wired into the circuit. That's getting a little above my pay grade but
Swim platform question jssailem at 6:03am 12.12.23 Many things can, have and will be done to sailboat hulls not imagined by the designers. Adding a tr
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't mermike at 5:39am 12.12.23 Good luck, John!
Re-installing the shaft coupling NYSail at 5:35am 12.12.23 I have always added an anti-seize to shaft / coupling as well as prop. As was said, the bolts and ke
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? Ted10028 at 5:06am 12.12.23 Did it work? no did not work. at one point I had the indicator light going from dull to bright ins
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? 4arch at 4:48am 12.12.23 thanks for the effort pal. If you're interested great if not of course I would understand. Thanks a
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? Terry Cox at 4:29am 12.12.23 It's always in the back of my mind; I'd be more comfortable knowing. Intuition has worked pretty
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Terry Cox at 4:14am 12.12.23 If all is good, I will take the boat out for a few hours spin to churn up the waters in Possession
Volvo V Vetus Muffler dlochner at 4:03am 12.12.23 If indeed the links are a result of copying and pasting a post from CF, then my apologies. If you re
2GM20F engine issue dlochner at 3:47am 12.12.23 Saturate the raw balsa with neat epoxy. Then it will probably be necessary to replace the fiberglass
Volvo V Vetus Muffler Davidasailor26 at 2:38am 12.12.23 Well, it just seems odd to have all those links to pages in CF, especially since they are not speci
Volvo V Vetus Muffler Mike Topaze at 2:15am 12.12.23 I have no idea what you are talking about I have never posted before so I put this post under Engine
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? (1) Ted10028 at 11:04pm 12.11.23 Yellow wire goes to negative side of external LED, positive side of LED goes to power source, brown
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? (1) Ted10028 at 11:01pm 12.11.23 Yellow wire goes to negative side of external LED, positive side of LED goes to power source, brown

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