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Bow Cleat on Hunter 270 larryjbrandt at 7:21am 09.08.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/749 How is the best way to tighten bow cleat when nut has come off bolt inside the hull?
Cowl vent (1) yorammelnik at 7:03am 09.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/796 Hi, I have an Oceanis 390 from 1989 and Im missing 2 forward cowl vents. Attached is a picture of t
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 5/3696 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

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Water Tank Capacity on 2007 44DS ggrizzard at 1:41pm 12.12.23 Grant6290 Did you mean "BOW" tanks? There are so many acronyms out there theses days I can't tell
Re-installing the shaft coupling Ralph Johnstone at 1:08pm 12.12.23 Do you 1. Do you know what an interference fitting is ? 2. Can you have the interference fit fl
Re-installing the shaft coupling Straycat22296 at 12:43pm 12.12.23 Thank you for all the information and opinions. This is why I enjoy this site so much. I will have t
Re-installing the shaft coupling American_Mainsail at 12:07pm 12.12.23 The OP's question dealt with anti-seize on a straight coupling. FULL STOP. Nothing about coupling
Swim platform question (3) rgranger at 11:46am 12.12.23 ...like the sugar scoops ... Same! I had a walk off transom on my H26 and used it ALL of the time
Swim platform question shemandr at 11:36am 12.12.23 I like the sugar scoop pictured above. The girl looks pretty good too! But the connection with a s
Hollow Transom Surprise LakeShark at 11:07am 12.12.23 Use threaded rods for the grunion replacements. Then you avoid cutting the holes in the cockpit lin
Re-installing the shaft coupling (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:56am 12.12.23 From an engineering perspective To use your words, if I may, spending a good portion of my life i
Water Tank Capacity on 2007 44DS Grant6290 at 10:48am 12.12.23 I have a 2005 44DS, only tow tanks both are 75 Gal.
Replacing Hunter 44DS windows Grant6290 at 10:45am 12.12.23 Great write up, I had done one of my side windows last year. Did not think about using the spacers.
Swim platform question (4) william24424 at 10:36am 12.12.23 I'm conflicted about the refit. 1) I like swim platforms, I wish I had one., like the sugar scoops
C&C 25 cabin/cockpit table darkharbour at 9:52am 12.12.23 On our 25 there is an insert in the cockpit floor as well as the cabin floor. It isn't perfectly flu
Swim platform question (1) JBP-PA at 9:49am 12.12.23 Here is one person's attempt. ttps://www.boatdesign.net/threads/swallowtail-sugar-scoop.18508
Re-installing the shaft coupling Straycat22296 at 9:33am 12.12.23 What is the consensus on applying some kind of anti-freeze on the propeller shaft prior to reinstal
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? tfox2069 at 8:09am 12.12.23 First off, always listen to Peggy Hall. But another solid alternative is Gobius sensors. They make
Re-installing the shaft coupling (1) American_Mainsail at 7:44am 12.12.23 If you're relying on the parts to seize together for strength, you're in the wrong business. If th
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:

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