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free Oday 25 rudder svchickadee at 11:11am 05.26.15 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/2493 Free rudder from 1978 Oday 25. You pay shipping. Does not include tiller but does include tiller m
In-mast Furler Shackle gregrosine at 10:41am 05.26.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2594 The boat is in the water and the sails are up. This was the first time we put up our mainsail. It
Retractable Keel lock down bolt issues Bruce Bythrow at 10:40am 05.26.15 Catalina 22 27/6858 I have a 1987 C-22 that sits in a fresh water slip 4 months out of the year. The cable to the retra
Help, steering brake will not work onlyhuman2 at 10:33am 05.26.15 Big Boats 7/2356 I'm a new owner of a Hunter410 / 2000 with auto pilot. Has anyone replaced the steering brake or ha
Micrologic ML -95 prodaddy62 at 10:21am 05.26.15 Big Boats 1/908 New owner of 34 Catalina, looking for a working Micrologic ML-95 display unit at the helm
Recommendations for washing a wnter cover Bob S at 10:11am 05.26.15 Ask All Sailors 7/903 Anyone out there with a canvas cover ever wash it off the boat? This thing weighs a ton. I was think
Radar Mast Mount (1) TommmD at 9:59am 05.26.15 Big Boats 8/1222 I've been working on a readar install for my Hunter 35.5, have the wiring all laid out now with seve
Window trim cvanmidd at 9:27am 05.26.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/669 I noticed when I uncovered by boat several weeks ago that the inside trim to the cabin windows has c
Marinebeam LEDs - my experience allan at 9:06am 05.26.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/7035 I gave Marinebeam the data on my present incandescent bulbs. Marinebeam said their model WG-BP
Adding a spinnaker JoeSailer10 at 9:01am 05.26.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/635 I would like to add a symmetrical spinnaker to my sail locker. How do I determine the size? My boa
Core material?? Stevensail at 8:59am 05.26.15 Big Boats 2/668 Can anyone tell me what the core material is on a Hunter 380? I'm getting moisture readings on an ar
Midnight Sun refit Blaise at 8:52am 05.26.15 The Cherubini Hunters 5/911 After returning from the Mexico race, it was very apparent that Midnight Sun needs another major ref
Losing the season ... Scott T-Bird at 8:26am 05.26.15 Ask All Sailors 25/2581 Unbelievable after the deep snows of winter ... we don't have enough water for the marina to float o
423 Refrigerator drain chicagodave at 8:21am 05.26.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/969 New owner of 423. While commissioning the boat I can't figure out how to drain the antifreeze out of
Replacement shaft strut Cal 2-25 Gary_H at 8:21am 05.26.15 Ask All Sailors 1/823 I am wanting to replace the strut on my Cal 2-25 and I was wondering if anyone knew of someone who s
transiting canals with the mast on deck Tiva at 8:16am 05.26.15 Ask All Sailors 14/2368 Hello fellow forumers. We would like to sail across the Great Lakes from Duluth and go through one o
Fractonal -vs- full mast rig JoeSailer10 at 8:14am 05.26.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1514 I am parting out my Venture 21 and using some of the parts on my Mac 22. The Venture mast and boom
Bedding chain plates with Butyl Tape Graycruiser at 7:11am 05.26.15 Musings With Maine Sail 3/3888 Thanks to Main Sail I have become an advocate of Butyl Tape for deck hardware. However, for chain pl
Tree vs. Mast - Replacing Mast Sections Charitybull at 6:52am 05.26.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1954 Hi fellow Mac Owners. So yesterday, Memorial Day I added to my many YouTube moments when I failed t
How much wind or sea state is too much? spartacus99 at 6:22am 05.26.15 Catalina 22 73/17481 Yesterday the kids loved it because "it was bumpy", and the dolphins apparently like sail boats (It

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Invest 95L JamesG161 at 10:49am 09.16.23 Now once Cat 5 Hurricane is now called Post Tropical Storm Lee. Looks like the lack of HEAT did
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? dlochner at 10:31am 09.16.23 Have never heard of heat sink fins on the alternator. I have heard of people using computer fans and
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. smokey73 at 10:25am 09.16.23 Your topping lift is wire? That would make it a spare mainsail halyard, wouldn't it? gary The top
Universal 25xp. No start. (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:17am 09.16.23 219947 Yeah, that was my third guess I didn't want to think about. Just wanted to make sure we'd c
Universal 25xp. No start. charliec30 at 9:38am 09.16.23 I've only listened to you audio about 100 times so far. Can you VERY CAREFULLY rotate your engine
Legend 43 stock propellor Tally Ho at 9:35am 09.16.23
Universal 25xp. No start. charliec30 at 9:32am 09.16.23 Thank you. That is my guess. Much like an old car. Now, anyone have a video to pull the starter b
Where are these blocks used (1) Tally Ho at 9:32am 09.16.23 I pulled one out this morning to run my spinnaker sheet back to my winch. Works like a charm and I
Universal 25xp. No start. charliec30 at 9:31am 09.16.23
Universal 25xp. No start. charliec30 at 9:30am 09.16.23 Absolutely beautiful demonstration of exactly what's going on with your engine :clap: . 1. Is the
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Tally Ho at 9:29am 09.16.23 I believe the OP is taking the boat to the Bahamas and Caribbean. There are no pump outs there, its
Universal 25xp. No start. kloudie1 at 9:11am 09.16.23
Third Reefing Point rgranger at 9:11am 09.16.23 I got a new main for my H26 and wished I had ordered a third set of reef points. the 240 is a very
Universal 25xp. No start. Ralph Johnstone at 8:57am 09.16.23 I've only listened to you audio about 100 times so far. Can you VERY CAREFULLY rotate your engine (
Universal 25xp. No start. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:46am 09.16.23 Absolutely beautiful demonstration of exactly what's going on with your engine :clap: . 1. Is the
Rigging diagram for Boston Whaler Harpoon 4.6 Mousam 4.6 at 8:37am 09.16.23
Adding Additional/Sub DC Panel (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:31am 09.16.23 So to be clear, just the positive of the new panel to the original panel? Would I then connect the
Replacing the Switch Panel on an 88 boat morbidfollower at 8:16am 09.16.23 I have the same black panel on my 88 and it is stock. My 82 had the panel lakeshark describes.
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:59am 09.16.23 Educate me, Don...I already knew that relying on a seacock a bad idea...what IS the correct way to
05 hunter 41ds cabin lighting Terry Cox at 7:52am 09.16.23 Hi Geoff. Different model boat here, but we've replaced all of our incandescent bulbs with LEDs from

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