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Arch/davit design for 473 betsyderek at 2:43pm 08.13.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/3846 Hi, I want to put davits or an arch on the boat. I have an aluminum bottom 10.6 inflatable with a 15
Heat Exchanger Jongleur at 2:17pm 08.13.14 Catalina 30 3/971 My heat exchanger was totally blocked, so I took it to a radiator shop. They dunked it in muriat
Flotation Foam on a 22 gRussell at 1:14pm 08.13.14 Ask An Oday Owner 19/1547 Throughout the boat I have all these pieces of broken old hard foam pieces. Can I get rid of them, t
Fuel gage malfunction Birchy at 12:56pm 08.13.14 Catalina 310 29/3592 My fuel gage went from Intermittently working to not working at all. Any ideas on troubleshooting ro
Cabin light replacement switch superdave501 at 11:33am 08.13.14 Big Boats 2/1218 I have had a switch failure on a cabin reading light on my 36 MK II. i have looked without success f
whell steering mblume at 10:59am 08.13.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1247 I am thinking of converting to wheel steering on my Bayfield 29. Has anyone had any experience doin
240 Rudder problems SJM at 10:20am 08.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1001 I have just purchased a 2001 Hunter 240. I am having trouble getting the rudder to fully deploy. I
Hull ID number StanS at 10:16am 08.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/573 Does the 1980 Hunter 36 have the hull number imprinted anywhere else besides the right hand corner o
in mast furling naitaka at 9:25am 08.13.14 Bigger Boats 5/1300 Has anyone out there removed the inmast furler from there 322? I realize that I may need a new main
Apostle Island weekend Jackdaw at 8:29am 08.13.14 Ask All Sailors 2/707 Because we typically are cruising two-up or racing, we don't get a lot of pictures when we sail in t
Shopping list Justin_NSA at 8:21am 08.13.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1134 Woohoo! 2 week vacation to Destin FL almost here! They have a West Marine nearby in Ft Walton Beach.
Newbie with a Hunter 33.5 Questions drummer3278 at 8:21am 08.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/996 Hello, Just purchased a 96 Hunter 33.5. My wife and I are in awe, as we upgraded from a Columbia
Make of pedestal on catalina 30 1988 Boatalec at 7:57am 08.13.14 Catalina 30 7/1221 Hello, The nut holding the wheel is missing on the cat 30 I recently purchased. There is no label
White Smoke Question Pat at 7:24am 08.13.14 Engines and Propulsion 5/1612 Had a great sail yesterday...that is the good news...The bad news is when I started the Westerbeke 1
trident Don Crowther at 6:52am 08.13.14 Big Boats 7/995 I'm thinking about changing my sanitation hoses on my H 34. Does any one know how much trident hose
Another Smart Plug Question Kermit at 6:40am 08.13.14 Musings With Maine Sail 17/4731 I'm considering having a shore power outlet added to our dock. I've read about the SmartPlug but don
Dumped the Sherwood for an Oberdorfer pump Bob4203 at 5:45am 08.13.14 Catalina 30 13/2813 Geez, what's with these Sherwood Raw water pumps? I started up my M-18 only to find I had no water c
Diesel fuel question - marine or auto? holdech at 5:03am 08.13.14 Engines and Propulsion 26/5561 Once I get more familiar with diesels I'm sure this will be obvious but it's often best to ask. Is t
Dexron II or III? Jongleur at 7:37pm 08.12.14 Catalina 30 1/789 The diesel place sold me Dexron III. Is this okay? Everywhere I read that you should only use D
Impeller housing Jongleur at 7:35pm 08.12.14 Catalina 30 8/1210 A couple of impeller questions: Why were 2 bolts longer than the other 2 bolts on my oberdorfer im

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Folding prop Hollyberry at 11:54am 11.06.22 The square drive between the cheeks is the nut holding the hub to the shaft. I suspect a standard 1/
Coupling removal Hollyberry at 11:52am 11.06.22 .....The boat uses a BorgWarner V-Drive. Always an issue with a V drive, shaft log and seal usuall
Can't Find that darn leak ! Hollyberry at 11:47am 11.06.22 If the floor/stringer/grid moldings are hollow you may have a leak that is channeled by one of those
Coupling removal dlochner at 11:45am 11.06.22 My challenge on my boat is that the shaft lies in the bilge space under the engine with limited acc
Running Rigging Supplier for New Benteau Boats Hollyberry at 11:43am 11.06.22 Maybe more a dealer/commissioner thing??
Can't Find that darn leak ! sailcapt340 at 11:40am 11.06.22 Mike, Could you add a photo of the bilge(s) you are asking about? We might be able to clear it
Folding prop dlochner at 11:34am 11.06.22
Folding prop jssailem at 11:26am 11.06.22 You might want to seek out replacement parts, before you get to deep in the woods on the project. It
Coupling removal jssailem at 11:22am 11.06.22 I have looked but do not have a good image to show the issue. I'll be going up to the boat the 14th.
Coupling removal jssailem at 11:21am 11.06.22 My challenge on my boat is that the shaft lies in the bilge space under the engine with limited acce
Coupling removal Ralph Johnstone at 10:52am 11.06.22 The issue has me carefully rethinking the ideas regarding a PSS or the traditional Stuffing box cur
Do you put your bimini down? Scott T-Bird at 10:52am 11.06.22 I prefer sailing without a bimini. But that's really not an option if you want your boat to be comf
Folding prop Cederholm at 10:49am 11.06.22 If your going to take the prop in to be serviced, why not take it as is and let the shop do all the
Inherited a 1980 Cat 30 Cederholm at 10:46am 11.06.22 Looking good. What engine was in it? What's going back in? Are you burning wood or charcoal? I'm su
H410 Air Conditioning Seawater Lines sailing gal at 10:40am 11.06.22 The answer was that there was lots of scale and hard growth/shells in the aft loop. It was so much
Coupling removal Tally Ho at 10:28am 11.06.22 @Evil Daddy, I pulled my drive train out to investigate some fine cracks in the propeller shaft.
Folding prop PaulK at 10:24am 11.06.22 We had a prop like that for 24 years on our last boat. Worked beautifully after being sent to Martec
O'Day 39 mast step nramsey at 10:15am 11.06.22 A google search shows another 39 on this forum with a delaminating plywood base, so it seems the 40
Solar Confusion Hello Below at 9:53am 11.06.22 The Victron manual for the 150/60 calls for a minimum circuit breaker rating of 70A and a maximum o
S3 Espar D5E heater Hello Below at 9:34am 11.06.22

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