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C&C 41 Rig Tuning dptrain at 5:11am 05.11.15 C&C 1/1899 I am looking for rig tuning information for a 1987 C'C 41. I have owners manual but it has no rig t
water in oil burnswelds at 2:36am 05.11.15 Catalina 30 7/790 Good morning All, yesterday I started up my 5411 for the first time this season. I replaced my wate
Propane solenoid very hot to touch - normal? TropicalSeattle at 10:34pm 05.10.15 Ask All Sailors 9/7885 Noticed today when I went to refill my propane tank that the metal part of the solenoid used to turn
Bottom paint. Willemvan at 10:23pm 05.10.15 Smaller Boats 4/734 Do any of you leave your hunters in the water all year and if so, what do you do to avoid blisters.
Cabin power / wiring Macboy at 9:57pm 05.10.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1491 Adding some creature comforts and interior LED lighting. I'm wondering how deep into the wiring I sh
Looking for Hunter Owner Captain Al Miller Jimongee at 8:55pm 05.10.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/862 I have so many purchase and install questions regarding my 2002 356 and a new windlass I need to acq
Bronze Engine fittings Albanach at 8:43pm 05.10.15 Ask All Sailors 1/801 Would you paint engine bronze fittings, such as the Oberdorfer Raw Water pump, or just let it go gre
ST60 Wind Sun Cover John T1594 at 8:19pm 05.10.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1012 I need to replace the sun cover on the Raymarine ST60 Wind display on my 2000 H340. The available co
first time in the water next sunday piedpiperIII at 7:20pm 05.10.15 Catalina 22 16/1411 Next sunday my son is off work, he and I plan to take the cat out for my first time. I plan to do it
Shake and Break, part 9 Skip Gundlach at 6:55pm 05.10.15 Ask All Sailors 0/569 Shake and Break, part 9 - May 10, 2015 We left you wondering whether we'd see wind and sun, and,
Water Heater wire to breaker fried/breaker trips Bob4203 at 5:55pm 05.10.15 Catalina 30 13/2212 I hope someone can give me some sound advice here. My Catalina is the 1988 Mark II model. My hot wat
Tough landing... Doug/Karen at 5:38pm 05.10.15 Big Boats 14/2121 Recently, in the process of making a windy entrance into our slip, I managed to drag the starboard p
20 oday mast part? 10th street YC at 5:33pm 05.10.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/839 I am entering my 1st season owning a sail boat - my 20' oday main mast has a part missing (I am gu
What size for a smaller headsail? Indysailor at 4:33pm 05.10.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/480 Currently I just have one headsail for my ODay 23, a 135% genoa. It works quite well much of the tim
Universal Glow plug rewire issue Sefuller at 4:03pm 05.10.15 Ask All Sailors 2/2348 I did the rewire of the trailer harness connectors on our boat two seasons ago, and installed an Ech
Dimensions of stove top for B361 bshock at 3:47pm 05.10.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/668 Hi All, does anyone have the dimensions of the stock two-burner stove top that comes with the B361?
Painting hint using interlux brightside Bfranchini at 2:24pm 05.10.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/3536 The weather is finally good enough to start painting the boats so I decided to practice on Puffin, o
Packing material size a65sailor at 12:38pm 05.10.15 Big Boats 4/802 I wondered if anyone knew what size packing I need for an 83 H34 packing gland. Thanks.
salon cushion covers Emanuela at 12:20pm 05.10.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/678 Does any body know the amount of material needed to cover the cushions on a 473 Beneteau oceanis sa
bulkhead replacement on an ODAY 25. sdstef at 11:18am 05.10.15 Day Sailers 4/1618 It looks like it is my turn now to replace my bulkheads. Water ingress has rotted some of the area

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Exhaust hose vs radiator hose? Project_Mayhem at 10:39am 01.13.23 I don't know how far you are from a west marine but they should be able to have a piece shipped to
Exhaust hose vs radiator hose? Richard19068 at 9:58am 01.13.23 @Leeward Rail Online prices for one foot of 1.75" will cost me $30-40 after shipping. Does anyone
Ice Box Conversion Quandary Terry Cox at 9:53am 01.13.23 Our 1991 boat came with dual WAECO 12VDC systems; freezer and refrigerator. Both have performed quit
Maintenance of interior teak on a Hunter 320 sailmcchico at 9:49am 01.13.23 Thank you, Old English main oil is petrolium distillates I belive. From my reads some love and some
Ice Box Conversion Quandary Ralph Johnstone at 9:18am 01.13.23 If the switch is on you have o-ohms and 2000-rpm. If the switch is off, you have 1500-ohm and 3500
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions Hayden Watson at 8:58am 01.13.23 Wow 180, yeah since I can't look into the tube from right I'm taking it off. Engine has 650 hours b
Exhaust hose vs radiator hose? Leeward Rail at 8:53am 01.13.23 I was about to ask you what the local supplier was until I saw you were in Winnipeg Just in case
VHF Cabling and Connectors Leeward Rail at 8:38am 01.13.23 I recently replaced the coaxial cable to the masthead antenna using LMR400UF equivalent. https://abr
VHF Cabling and Connectors dlochner at 8:38am 01.13.23 The most important characteristic is the impedance, it must be 50 ohm coax. For such as short distan
The keel... is done HeelBoy at 8:35am 01.13.23 I really only plan on locking it in "destabilizing" conditions, or at anchor if the anti-clunk featu
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) Project_Mayhem at 8:32am 01.13.23 Hopefully only a couple more years. We went to the yard a couple of weeks ago, took one look at the
Exhaust hose vs radiator hose? Project_Mayhem at 8:28am 01.13.23 I was about to ask you what the local supplier was until I saw you were in Winnipeg
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) jssailem at 8:15am 01.13.23 Good price on plywood. Likely to work fine for a few years. How long do you think you will own the b
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions jssailem at 8:12am 01.13.23 but it's starting to snowball. Welcome to the wonderful world of Boat Project Repair creep.
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Exhaust hose vs radiator hose? Leeward Rail at 7:57am 01.13.23 one foot of 1.75" will cost me $30-40 after shipping. Does anyone out there have some extra (new or
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions Syversens at 7:55am 01.13.23 There is a lot of buildup in there with the broken zinc that you will want to remove. over time th
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