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headliner dhenze at 9:58am 05.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1079 The manufacture vinyl, which had a foam-type backing, disintegrated on me a couple of years ago. I
"Hunter" decals braol at 9:13am 05.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2454 Anyone have a good source for Hunter-logo decals for the hull? I'd like to modernize my '79 H27 wit
From lemons to lemonade rgranger at 7:41am 05.15.15 Ask All Sailors 14/1432 Hey All Starting in August I'm going to "live aboard" two nights/week. The "higher-ups" where I
Internal Outhaul Access DockH at 7:17am 05.15.15 Ask All Sailors 3/902 I cannot reach into my 8 ft boom to re rig the outhaul. The lines got old and failed. Any ideas,. ti
Finally Solved - CAT270 Instrument Panel bawlmer at 6:44am 05.15.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/598 Back in Oct of 2013 after I took possession of Mystic, I noticed the low Oil Pressure alarm did not
Starting Univ M3-20 Bob Mc at 6:28am 05.15.15 Engines and Propulsion 4/1261 Hello all. I can't get my circa 1993 Universal M3-20 to turn over. I get a very slow "mmwahll", "mm
Bottom Paint Doc_holiday at 4:38am 05.15.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1371 Will a quart of anti fouling cover a 26S below the boot stripe? Switching from Blue to Black and go
First race of the year (1) Jackdaw at 3:58am 05.15.15 Ask All Sailors 14/1321 First race of the year at WYC. It was cold and blustery. And it rained non-stop. Predictably, we ha
Is this normal? OS2Dude at 3:04am 05.15.15 Catalina 30 21/5350 We just bought a 1985 Catalina 30. This is my first boat with a marine toilet. Issue - During the
Starboard Gate Stanchion Elton at 10:07pm 05.14.15 Catalina 310 3/1505 Where would I find a starboard, forward gate stanchion for a 310?
Through Hull Diagram Oceanis 350 RobTek at 9:24pm 05.14.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/640 does anyone have a through hull diagram for an oceanis 350? Even something hand drawn would be ap
water in air intake Boxie at 9:17pm 05.14.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/599 Today after my engine was running for a short time, I noticed water coming out of the air intake on
Tampa/St.Pete sailaway78 at 7:21pm 05.14.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1239 Any of you guys in the Tampa/St.Pete area. We will be leaving New Orleans Sun. morning. Going to m
Stud Size ggooch at 7:04pm 05.14.15 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1202 Can anyone tell me what the stud size is on the ProNauticP Series 40 amp charger? Genuinedealz has
How far will you go for comfort? YVRguy at 6:52pm 05.14.15 Ask All Sailors 30/3192 Recently I had fun reading this post about one of the members who uses a popcorn popper to roast cof
Repalcing a halyard FlimFlamII at 6:15pm 05.14.15 Ask All Sailors 22/2761 Looking for suggestions on how to replace a halyard AFTER the messenger line came loose... Obviousl
creaking cracking noise? spartacus99 at 6:10pm 05.14.15 Catalina 22 21/2620 Port side hull, between midships and the bow. Was washing her and put a mild amount of pressure on
16.5 ODay Jib haylard wire lead Ldypilot at 3:06pm 05.14.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/743 Can I replace the wire on the Jib haylard with just the rope? I don't see the purpose of the wire l
Deck lights on 1989 33.5 windworks at 3:04pm 05.14.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/648 I want to put deck lights on the spreader. Currently the mast is down, so the mast portion is done.
Practice what we preach. (1) Watercolors! at 2:21pm 05.14.15 Catalina 22 7/1682

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Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed dLj at 2:35pm 11.07.23 There's a funny story about the Pardies coming into a port on the East Coast of Africa. It was up a
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed Davidasailor26 at 2:10pm 11.07.23 I'll suggest you can't go without auxiliary power of some sort. Lynn and the late Larry Pardey wou
26 vs 260 weight? Crazy Dave Condon at 1:57pm 11.07.23 Look at again as I see the word, single
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed dLj at 1:35pm 11.07.23 Regardless of what name we give the corrosion, the cause of crevice corrosion and this shaft corros
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed dlochner at 1:23pm 11.07.23 With all due respect, it does not look like crevice corrosion, it looks like general corrosion. It'
Coolant flush (2) sailcapt340 at 12:50pm 11.07.23 Do you have one (maybe 2) of this type of fitting anywhere along the heater water lines? My 3GM30F
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed dLj at 12:46pm 11.07.23 That is serious crevice corrosion. Time for a new shaft and wings. With all due respect, it does n
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed Scott T-Bird at 12:39pm 11.07.23 I was curious ... how are you going to go engineless? I don't blame you for disposing a diesel that
26 vs 260 weight? (1) rgranger at 12:36pm 11.07.23 @h2o_snow Never accepted a sing cent ...
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed dlochner at 12:36pm 11.07.23 I've attached some close up photos of the shaft. The part never inside the rudder looks great, but
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 12:33pm 11.07.23
26 vs 260 weight? Crazy Dave Condon at 12:09pm 11.07.23 @h2o_snow The 260 wheel steering was an option that I recommended to Hunter when it was being desi
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed dLj at 12:07pm 11.07.23 I've attached some close up photos of the shaft. The part never inside the rudder looks great, but
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed Davidasailor26 at 11:52am 11.07.23 We were it in the Pacific on a fishing boat when one our group headed for the head. He was down for
Coolant flush Apex at 11:39am 11.07.23 Delos has a video....barnacle buster
Its funny Friday! Kermit at 11:09am 11.07.23
Odd Yanmar issue ggrizzard at 10:52am 11.07.23 If the engine turns over but will not start, it's not an electrical issue. Compression, Fuel and air
Odd Yanmar issue George Braun at 9:56am 11.07.23 Check the archives. Yanmars are notorious for having conductivity / wiring problems because of lig
Odd Yanmar issue BigEasy at 9:54am 11.07.23 Check the archives. Yanmars are notorious for having conductivity / wiring problems because of ligh
Odd Yanmar issue THECUSCUS at 9:24am 11.07.23 Sounds more like a fuel problem. Might be a longshot, but what if the hull is flexing due to being

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