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Drive shaft removal Chris Sciberras at 5:16pm 02.19.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1216 Hi. I'm the owner of a Beneteau evasion 37 ketch and was wondering whether anyone has experienced r
just wondering [outboard] piedpiperIII at 4:58pm 02.19.15 Catalina 22 32/3407 What size and kind of outboard are you running? and how do you like it?
B.C. Rendezvous 2015 LeoLambert310 at 4:05pm 02.19.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/4164 Catalina Rendezvous for the west coast will be held It is July 24 to 26 at Telegraph Harbour Mari
Draining batteries caprice at 1:55pm 02.19.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1292 Hi all, While laid up for the winter I leave my batteries connected onboard. I run an extension co
Hunter 34 owners, a little help? (2) Phil Herring at 1:48pm 02.19.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1680 We're working on a replacement windows for this boat and the originals an owner sent to us have an o
Accessing Fuel Tank on Hunter 310 to Change Sending Unit viamalu at 1:23pm 02.19.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2445 I'm new to this forum and could use some help/tips on how to access the fuel tank sending unit on my
35.5 Legend hatch trim ring splax at 1:20pm 02.19.15 Big Boats 2/628 Hello, A friend has a Legend 35.5 with a bad trim ring on the forward hatch. He is trying to rep
batteries? steve shugart at 12:34pm 02.19.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1509 need new batts currently flooded, if switching to agm will current batt charger still function or ne
Rope or line over my dinette table (1) hoastonge at 11:26am 02.19.15 Mid-Size Boats 21/3237 Is there any one who knows what is supposed to do with this rope, installed over my kitchen table.
good time to get on this powsmias at 11:25am 02.19.15 Ask All Sailors 7/201 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b11dqKJrulk candles using soy wax last longer than others. home d
Winter pre purchase survey Ted at 10:54am 02.19.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1920 How would you as a buyer handle a pre purchase survey in an area with sub freezing temperatures? A s
Boat Graphics (1) MaritimeTees at 10:16am 02.19.15 Bigger Boats 1/861 I made this graphic for our Oday 272. The name comes from my wife's surf club. It is Vinyl and is ea
how much smaller can i go with a spinnaker on my boat digggs at 10:09am 02.19.15 Catalina 30 2/1336 I have the opportunity to buy a spinnaker cheap that is slightly smaller for my Catalina 30 tall rig
Java update for Feburary Jim Seamans at 9:27am 02.19.15 Ask All Sailors 13/1510 Been awhile since I updated. Had medical exams week of Feb12, doctor on Feb 16th. Tumor is stable w
Water pressure pump simpsonc at 8:03am 02.19.15 Big Boats 6/1145 Water tanks full, pump (2 years old) keeps cycling on, no leaks found What do I do now? Hunter 41
It's very cold and our heater isn't working. Any webasto hel Piewiet at 7:36am 02.19.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1317
Engine Trouble Poppa Mikie at 6:30am 02.19.15 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1234 We have an 1989 O'Day 302 which we purchased 3 years ago. Recently, while motoring at 2200 rpm'
What?!...New survey every two or three years?! VF84Sluggo at 6:10am 02.19.15 Ask All Sailors 17/1609 Newb here.... Reading again, came across a recent thread (Nov 14) regarding insurance, surveys, a
Water Ballast pump out jhastie at 5:03am 02.19.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 34/7487 Has anyone set up a rig to pump out the 150 gallons of water ballast in the event of an unwanted gro
Cleaning bronze fittings FlightRisk1 at 3:47am 02.19.15 Musings With Maine Sail 8/7910 What is the best thing to use to remove the green corrosion that forms on bronze fittings? I'd like

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H260 flex in kitchen and bathroom floor? Ralph Johnstone at 7:09pm 09.11.23 Keel moves w no gouges. Can you explain what this means ? Are you saying the keel does move and
Halyards and Such Vincent Williams at 7:09pm 09.11.23 Thanks Usually hoist with sheet running free pretty hard to raise at least as st 1/2 up Looked at s
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Ralph Johnstone at 7:05pm 09.11.23 But all I have to do is Polish or rubbing a little bit and it comes back more yellowish. As long
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (1) RSHunter27 at 7:01pm 09.11.23 Pink usually indicates dezincification - a type of corrosion that leaves the metal quite weak. True
Winchbit driver Ward H at 7:01pm 09.11.23 I was looking at their 1/2" right angle drill and at $99, could get two spares and still be ahead.
Mast up winter storage duck21 at 6:59pm 09.11.23 Not Lake Erie, but south side of Lake Superior. Our marina has significant exposure to the lake and
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Tally Ho at 6:24pm 09.11.23
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Davidasailor26 at 5:57pm 09.11.23 What is the pink indicative of? Pink usually indicates dezincification - a type of corrosion that
Mast up winter storage Davidasailor26 at 5:51pm 09.11.23 Our sailing assoc stores mostly mast up on trailers. No stands here. Is there a way to interconnect
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 5:46pm 09.11.23 My old bronze shaft looked a lot like that (maybe worse). I show the shaft at about 2:28.. 4RlzgO
1990 C&C 30 MkII halyard replacement, ISSUES! (2) sheardc at 5:22pm 09.11.23 Considering keeping 10mm and fixing cage. Having the halyards under the cage instead of thru is not
Manufacturer's Sail LOGO stickinthemud57 at 5:02pm 09.11.23 On the subject, I have an insignia and numbers that I have self-applied to several sails I have owne
Mast up winter storage Justin_NSA at 4:56pm 09.11.23 Our sailing assoc stores mostly mast up on trailers. No stands here. Is there a way to interconnect
Mast up winter storage sesmith at 4:41pm 09.11.23 We've stored ours mast up without issues the last several years. We were in Erie, Pa so had more pr
bulge water Tally Ho at 4:38pm 09.11.23 As was said, is it salt or fresh water?? First thing to ascertain! If it is fresh, probably not
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Tally Ho at 4:33pm 09.11.23 My old bronze shaft looked a lot like that (maybe worse). I show the shaft at about 2:28.. 4RlzgO
calling all oday 20 owners. Anomymous 163294 at 4:13pm 09.11.23 thank you for the response back.
calling all oday 20 owners. Sunbird22358 at 4:07pm 09.11.23 The most you MIGHT gain is about an inch or two of additional headroom. The cabin sole is pretty clo
Fuel Tank Replacement dmax at 3:18pm 09.11.23 You may have to get creative - I was able to get everything hooked up but it took some work.
Dry bilge in H49/50 Laid-back at 3:14pm 09.11.23 The only water that gets into my bilge is when the shower box in the main shower overflows, usually

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