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Yanmar 2GM20F mixing elbow issue (1) bugbitten at 11:02am 01.17.15 Engines and Propulsion 11/7716 I've had the cooling system on my 2GM20F torn down, initially just to open ports to the FWP for a ne
Compression post removal? Hydro Therapy at 9:11am 01.17.15 Ask An Oday Owner 0/745 My O240 has a table that slides on the compression post. I'm considering making a nice wooden table
Additional water tanks? ibDoug at 8:19am 01.17.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/725 Hello all, I am new to hunter sailboats and have not yet bought my first although I have shopped qu
Oversteering rowallis at 7:35am 01.17.15 Ask All Sailors 18/4054 My MKII, "Finally," tends to over steer when coming about sometimes by an extra 90 degrees or more.
Can you please ID this ketch? (1) justsomeguy at 6:41am 01.17.15 Ask All Sailors 34/11224 I have a feeler out to the seller, but before I can get a chance to survey her, I'd like to do a lot
How do you remove the headliner? bobscaggs at 9:25pm 01.16.15 Big Boats 3/1139 I have a 2003 426 and I need to lower the headliner in the forward cabin. Any idea what magic is ho
Hunter 34 wiring diagram peacheykeen at 8:41pm 01.16.15 Big Boats 4/5725 I have recently taken possession of a 1983 Hunter 34, working name "30 years of neglect. The previo
Water pump woes jmkinsfbay at 8:29pm 01.16.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1057 Re: 2006 Beneteau 343; two questions/problems. 1) My water pump is leaking at the joint where I p
Beneteau First 310 standard propeller SnrSlr at 7:55pm 01.16.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1155 Does anyone know what the standard propeller specs are for the First 310?
Catalina 22 trailer CCrane2299 at 6:28pm 01.16.15 Catalina 22 10/2817 I don't know if it's ok to post links, so, craigslist Carbondale Illinois. Trailer for catalina 22 $
Anyone have a "Promo Code" for "Practical Sailor"? pupluv at 6:07pm 01.16.15 Ask All Sailors 2/5742 Anyone have a current "Promo Code" for "Practical Sailor"? I thought I would bite the bullet and
Sprucing up mast dings...how? rockingham at 4:36pm 01.16.15 Trailer Sailors 11/3781 The mast on my boat has a lot of chatter marks. Probably from a previous owner tying the standing ri
Add swim platform DaveandNan at 3:09pm 01.16.15 Big Boats 15/7464 Has anyone added a swim platform to their sailboat with a reverse transom? We have a 1984 Hunter 34
E-Maax Controller hdhr289 at 2:49pm 01.16.15 Musings With Maine Sail 6/2817 Does anyone have experience with electromaax E-Maax Controller? Is it comparable to combination of B
Replacing thru hul gate valves Jdaniel343 at 2:42pm 01.16.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1714 I plan on replacing all original gate valves on my 1977 Catalina 27. What are your thoughts on repla
New companion way doors (2) woodster at 2:20pm 01.16.15 Ask All Sailors 28/5048 ...ok first dry day we have had here in Ga...so i just mounted the doors i have been working on for
Interior Varnish (1) Coyote at 1:47pm 01.16.15 Bigger Boats 33/6124 I was bored finishing up my weekly work reports, so I ventured onto Craig's List to see what fine ve
standing rigging Larrycr at 1:12pm 01.16.15 Smaller Boats 4/969 I have retired and am living in Costa Rica. It is nearly impossible to find parts for sailboats down
Can I test Solar Panels without a charge Controller JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 12:40pm 01.16.15 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1441 Hi Maine Sail, I went ahead and purchased some Chinese knock-off semi-flexible solar panels (I kn
Ladder for scuba Diving Lancer 30-5 Turtleman at 12:23pm 01.16.15 Lancer 1/1583 Hi: I was wondering if anyone has tried to mount a ladder for scuba diving from a Lancer 30. The coc

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Thoughts on chart tables? dLj at 10:53am 08.13.23 What are your thoughts about the windvane? The hydrovane is AWESOME!
Zinc coating on a Max Prop dchipley at 10:38am 08.13.23 Thank-you for that info
Topside Teak Trim Gene Neill at 10:38am 08.13.23 How hard is it to remove? Are there any videos out there showing the process? Removal is easy. Ge
Jabsco Electric head troubleshooting dchipley at 10:35am 08.13.23 I just had to do this maintenance on my Jabsco Quietflush the 37045 or 37245 Series of electric toi
Jabsco Electric head troubleshooting dchipley at 10:33am 08.13.23 Answer to question 3 is yes. Thank-you. Getting on it
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 10:14am 08.13.23 Even the use of the CV joint would be a good solution once you stabilize the prop once it enters th
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 10:11am 08.13.23 A race would keep it centered, and a thrust bearing would keep the pressure off the gearbox or tran
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 10:07am 08.13.23 A race would keep it centered, and a thrust bearing would keep the pressure off the gearbox or tr
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 9:58am 08.13.23 If I understand you correctly, no because there is no physical contact (except for the gland) betwe
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Ralph Johnstone at 9:47am 08.13.23 Is there no type of race or thrust bearing in the stern "bearing" or is it as it appears just the t
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? (1) Hayden Watson at 9:22am 08.13.23 I did the same a couple of years ago following a recommendation from @Hayden Watson . Yes, it was a
Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement Hayden Watson at 9:16am 08.13.23 I have just recently started this project and would love to discuss. One huge question I have is i
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 9:12am 08.13.23 I have a diver coming Monday with a underwater video camera and we will check it all out. Is there
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 9:09am 08.13.23
1200 nm Completed (1) knappytime at 9:09am 08.13.23 Well finally managed to get everything headed in the right direction after taking a month off. Here
Topside Teak Trim morbidfollower at 9:08am 08.13.23 Remove it. That way you can re-bed it in the process, which probably needs to be done anyway. Two b
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 9:06am 08.13.23 That PSS Shaft Seal vent hose has always seemed to be an unnecessary vulnerability to me. The origi
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Tally Ho at 9:04am 08.13.23
Trailer Capacity Estimates? maddog2 at 9:01am 08.13.23 That is a good answer on the springs. There is probably already a safety factor calculated in the sp
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Tally Ho at 9:01am 08.13.23

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