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Rudder bushing Stratus3 at 5:34pm 12.17.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/942 Gentlemen, question has anyone used a bushing in the pivot hole on there rudder, and if so type and
410 television cabinet removal jhpucket at 4:27pm 12.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/744 Hunter 410 television cabinet removal Has anyone ever removed the cabinet mounted on the port at th
Missing side vent on 302 (2) Mackaroni at 1:51pm 12.17.14 Bigger Boats 4/945 I am missing a vent on the port side of my 302. Any idea where I can find it? It apparently
Electric Winch kair58 at 1:26pm 12.17.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1389 I am replacing my standard Lewmar ST30 winch to a electric ST40 EVO. Rather than tie in to my house
Ches Bay Anchor Test Warren Milberg at 12:23pm 12.17.14 Ask All Sailors 33/5018 Some interesting and surprising observations and conclusions here: http://www.sailmagazine.com/ti
Gelcoat Repair Options? (5) hillzz22 at 11:13am 12.17.14 Catalina 30 2/1384 When I bought a 1976 Catalina 30 this past season, I noted some typical dock rash and other scrapes/
Cuba Terry in Naples at 10:08am 12.17.14 Ask All Sailors 134/14641 Am anxiously awaiting to see if sailing to Cuba will now be allowed. Having been at the university o
Muffler for Yamaha 25 Hales pass 29 at 8:49am 12.17.14 Yamaha 3/1685 I just bought a 1980 Yamaha 25 sailboat the engine, a yanmar ysm8, needs a new exhaust system includ
Naming my boat keljohnso at 8:48am 12.17.14 Catalina 22 9/1101 Anything I need to know about naming my boat?
"gap" - a little help (B361) (2) Philip_Oceanis 361 at 5:11am 12.17.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1500
New to me (used) Sails (5) pateco at 3:42am 12.17.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/956 First replacement sail just arrived for my 1983 Hunter 31. Ulman Main Sail. Measurements are:
First 38 NatchezFirst at 2:49am 12.17.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/777 Just bought a Beneteau First 38 with no mainsail. Does anyone know the size needed for the mast luff
choosing water heater 83 hunter 34 hunter healer at 4:39pm 12.16.14 Big Boats 8/2001 Im trying to get the best water heater to do the job without the gold plating. I removed the old wat
Winches Jdaniel343 at 3:49pm 12.16.14 Mid-Size Boats 8/1611 I am thinking about replacing my genoa winches from #16 to #30. What is your opinion? Is this neces
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Singlehanded sailing RichardW43 at 3:39pm 12.16.14 Ask All Sailors 20/4200 Can anyone recommend a good book on singlehanded sailing geared towards a novice sailor
Bicycle GPS speedo for boat Daveinet at 3:34pm 12.16.14 Ask All Sailors 16/3270 Anyone ever used a bicycle GPS speedometer on their boat? Have been wanting to install a speedo of s
Leaking in the yard (2) gsherwood at 3:15pm 12.16.14 Sirius 21/22 41/7386 I am a new Sirius 21 owner. 1981 #441. I have noticed water in the compartment under the sink. I ha
owner modifications for oceanis 31 gmerrill at 2:31pm 12.16.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1129 sorry for my ignorance, but I am having trouble getting to the owner modifications for an oceanis 31

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Another Rave Review For Coppercoat Don S/V ILLusion at 11:07am 12.02.22 And you can imagine how bad the fouling would be if the boat were sitting in a marina as opposed to
Replacing control cables. Terry Cox at 10:47am 12.02.22 Ditto new cables. Teleflex brand was the most common used by Hunter. Stiffness could come from vario
Another Rave Review For Coppercoat fstbttms at 9:35am 12.02.22 And you can imagine how bad the fouling would be if the boat were sitting in a marina as opposed to
Another Rave Review For Coppercoat Ralph Johnstone at 9:34am 12.02.22 specifically about how badly Bagshaw's Coppercoat bottom fouled while he was underway during the ra
Replace Lifelines (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:30am 12.02.22 The wheels come dozens to a pack and breaking one is common. I wonder if you're using the straigh
Another Rave Review For Coppercoat fstbttms at 9:29am 12.02.22 Point of clarification: The pictured boat may (or may not) be wearing Coppercoat but it is not Jerem
H240 Bilge Pump Location patbratton at 9:14am 12.02.22 I am planning on moving it forward but it seemed odd that is was originally placed so high. Sometime
Replace Lifelines stickinthemud57 at 9:09am 12.02.22 A Dremel with a small carborundum wheel MAY be able to cut the wire. They can cut everything else
Replace Lifelines jssailem at 9:06am 12.02.22 Looks like a normal mess, not a special mess for the photo..
Replace Lifelines stickinthemud57 at 9:05am 12.02.22 I replaced my SS lifelines with Dyneema and am very pleased with the results. In your case it comes
Replace Lifelines (1) kloudie1 at 8:49am 12.02.22 I used thhe same tool as Joe when replacing my Katrina-smitten ones in '05. The swages seem to be as
Stock Color for 85' 22 Leeward Rail at 8:36am 12.02.22 They let me browse through their RAL color swatch to find the closest match. Thanks for that... I
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? Leeward Rail at 8:31am 12.02.22 That and all reasonable possibilities. This. Think about what could happen and come up with a pl
H240 Bilge Pump Location rgranger at 8:16am 12.02.22 On a 240... I don't think you will have issues with the run or rise being to long for that pump. I
H49/H50 Cockpit Steering Quadrant Cover Zencra at 8:09am 12.02.22
Replacing control cables. jssailem at 8:08am 12.02.22 I am encouraging of seeking new cables. After 30 years, do the OEM ones really owe you anything. THe
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? jssailem at 8:05am 12.02.22 the guy didn't understand his diesel engine. Very good observation. :biggrin: Anyone with a boat
Roller furling halyard (1) rgranger at 8:05am 12.02.22 It is hard to tell from your picture but I best I can tell you are correct. That looks like a halya
Selden rigid boom vang rodkicker without gas strut? Hello Below at 7:48am 12.02.22
Hunter 49 Ceiling lighting T J Furstenau at 7:41am 12.02.22 yes looking now and it's 10, although after doing quite a few ocean passages now we find the red f

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