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Oceanis 321 Winch Gear removal Gavmc at 7:03am 10.18.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/2186 Help, trying to remove the larger gear(s) from the Lewmar St40's for the jib sheets. The winch is m
Centerboard raising line rrossetti at 4:46am 10.18.14 Smaller Boats 24/3853 I have a Hunter 24. The line that is used to raise the center board is fraying and needs to be repl
Diesel Engine Operation Roger Long at 3:37am 10.18.14 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 1/3086
H430 Sails Jeff10528 at 6:46pm 10.17.14 Big Boats 8/1323 I am in the process of buying new sails for my 1997 H430. I have both a printed Owners Manual and a
Prop size for a 1993 37.5 Hunter legend gary469 at 6:37pm 10.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1597 I recently purchased a 1993 Hunter 37.5 legend and it has a 15X14X1 prop which allows the Yanmar 35
First 310 Americas Cup Edition LngTmSlr at 6:32pm 10.17.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1283 I'm making an offer on a First 310 Americas Cup Edition. Does anyone know whether there were any cha
CNG gary469 at 6:30pm 10.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/718 where can one get a CNG bottle filled in Florida. I had one filled in January in Ft Lauderdale by a
What to do with CNG ? CATBOAT WILLY at 2:59pm 10.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/4161 I am considering a 1990 Hunter 36 and it looks like a nice boat. The Boat is equipped with a stove s
Stay tension on an 8.3? SnoBeemr at 2:32pm 10.17.14 Columbia 0/3470 Can anyone tell me the appropriate stay/shroud tension for a Columbia 8.3? Just cruising, not racin
Solo on the Rapp video skaterp14 at 2:20pm 10.17.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/975 Another great day on the Mac on the Rapp. I love the way my 26S sails but have been considering ste
O'day 25 - Keel cracks (1) autocad at 1:41pm 10.17.14 Ask An Oday Owner 21/5218 I've always had a persistent leaks in the bilge but could only guess as to the cause. The yard pulle
C36 - block bow high, level or low down_shift at 9:40am 10.17.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1151 Filling out the paperwork to put my C36 MK1 on the hard. The form had options on blocking the bow,
Winterizing, blowing out water lines with tire pump. JHoward at 8:27am 10.17.14 Ask All Sailors 8/6179 I am just back in to boat ownership after a few (miserable) years away. I seem to remember doing th
to reef or not to reef.... Piotr at 7:49am 10.17.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/2964 So we'll be bringing our Deep Blew (Mac 25) 39 nM up the Upper Chesapeake for winter storage tomorro
Can we please go sailing? (1) Kermit at 6:40am 10.17.14 Ask All Sailors 14/2200 How does your dawg let you know?
shaft strut burnswelds at 4:21am 10.17.14 Catalina 30 12/2099 Good Morning, After haul out i was perfoming my usual "shake and wiggle" of my boat and noticed th
Winterizing Universal 5411 burnswelds at 4:18am 10.17.14 Catalina 30 5/2938 Good morning, As far as winterizing a 5411 diesel. I removed the pickup hose from the raw water in
Hunter 30T furler abinkc at 10:53pm 10.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1038 My Hunter 30T has Hood continuous line furler. Would like to replace it with a drum furler. Any reco
Boat move... Whoot! (1) Brian D at 9:29pm 10.16.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1569 In 2005, I purchased my boat and it was moored in Oceanside Harbor. Found out that the slip was subl
Boat TV NiceBeny at 9:23pm 10.16.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1775 Any recommendation on format (LCD, etc) what models would draw less power? Mounting and wiring chall

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I have an 21' American Fiberglass Crazy Dave Condon at 4:22pm 07.25.23 I use to provide an entry level book on sailing to new sailors which helped. A suggestion to Hunter
Capping a Black Water Tank's Access to Macerator Ward H at 3:46pm 07.25.23 I am at work at the moment however there is a T pipe from the macerator with one pipe connected to
Electric Sailboat Drives SBO Police Bot at 3:04pm 07.25.23 I was resting (recharging?) so peacefully until a climate change debate started. Please keep the th
How do you prove you can sail a boat? (1) Johnb at 3:01pm 07.25.23 The Boaters Card is done on line and required in California. Cost is minimal and it is required to b
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) Project_Mayhem at 2:49pm 07.25.23 I used the Tiller Clutch. Often times when I drifted, it was due to poor sail balance/wind gust/cu
Motor suggestions for a Day Sailer Project_Mayhem at 2:46pm 07.25.23 A trolling motor would be enough for that boat but don't expect it to get you out of a storm or heav
Well...the time comes to all of us.... (1) Randy Bolander at 1:54pm 07.25.23 Like Kappy, I am sorry to here this Steve. The Cherubinis are great boats. I've never had a 33, but
Neutral and Ground wires connected in AC Panel jviss at 1:29pm 07.25.23 You are at the end of an extension cord. It is NOT a main panel. Yea, that makes sense.
Helm Seat (cockpit aft) for a Catalina 320/ rferr48792 at 1:25pm 07.25.23 I'm in the process of having a new mold made at Berkely Marine Center to make a new one. It may be t
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping dlochner at 1:14pm 07.25.23 I will follow up. I do like the idea of removing the cables and trying by hand. My transmission i
Jub roller furler setup beerlover at 1:13pm 07.25.23 Perfect. Thanks!
Electric Sailboat Drives rgranger at 1:05pm 07.25.23 You haven't made your point. What is it? Can you just state it here, succinctly? Okay... let me
Replace Lewmar vent with solar rgranger at 1:02pm 07.25.23 Pics and measurements would help us help you better.
How do you prove you can sail a boat? jviss at 12:59pm 07.25.23 There is a test you can take to get your ASA certificate without taking the course. The ASA allows
Jub roller furler setup rgranger at 12:58pm 07.25.23 So in order to lower or change the jib I would need to tie an extra line the the drum end of the ha
How do you prove you can sail a boat? rgranger at 12:53pm 07.25.23 There is a test you can take to get your ASA certificate without taking the course. The ASA allows
Helm Seat (cockpit aft) for a Catalina 320/ chaswg at 12:53pm 07.25.23 i found a replacement unit in the vberth most forward locker in the box upside down. no one looked t
Electric Sailboat Drives jviss at 12:52pm 07.25.23 I think you missed my point. We had a debate about this once before. See this thread https://for
Neutral and Ground wires connected in AC Panel Davidasailor26 at 12:43pm 07.25.23 Now should the connection be totally removed. Or should there be a redirection to another post from
Electric Sailboat Drives rgranger at 12:32pm 07.25.23 Is that sarcasm? The exhaust from a fuel cell is warm air and water vapor! :) There are other fu

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