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Oceanis 321 Winch Gear removal Gavmc at 7:03am 10.18.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/2245 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 24/3931 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 1/3099
H430 Sails Jeff10528 at 6:46pm 10.17.14 Big Boats 8/1347 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 4/1610 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 2/1319 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 2/727 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 8/4334 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 0/3491 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 4/1000 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 21/5252 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 5/1175 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 8/6351 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 20/3024 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 14/2234 How does your dawg let you know?
shaft strut burnswelds at 4:21am 10.17.14 Catalina 30 12/2141 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 5/2998 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 3/1072 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 9/1585 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 10/1795 Any recommendation on format (LCD, etc) what models would draw less power? Mounting and wiring chall

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Stowing Winch Handles (2) DaveJ at 3:10pm 08.18.23 Not sure where I got these, but they are perfect for my needs.
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. Davidasailor26 at 3:09pm 08.18.23 That engine is reliable as bricks unless submerged. Missing the cylinder head and injectors, ring
Musings On Boat Electrical Panels jviss at 2:46pm 08.18.23 Beneteau goes a different route. The panel switches are just switches on a PCB. The back of the pan
Musings On Boat Electrical Panels Davidasailor26 at 2:35pm 08.18.23 Beneteau goes a different route. The panel switches are just switches on a PCB. The back of the pane
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Tally Ho at 2:31pm 08.18.23 @RSHunter27 , ###quick edit### The more I see of this project, the more I wonder why you are reinve
Need an old Navionics CF card danm1 at 2:30pm 08.18.23 Just to report back. I bought a 2005 Sandisk card on ebay, put the Navionics update software on it a
Tide Clock BigEasy at 2:28pm 08.18.23 Bien sur couyon... it be risin';) Crazy, for sure!
Musings On Boat Electrical Panels (1) mermike at 2:24pm 08.18.23 Vibration is a significant problem with home-style plug in circuit breakers. They certainly are a so
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. jviss at 2:20pm 08.18.23 Bummer - there's a guy near me selling a 3 cylinder Mitsubishi L3E from a boat for $650, and the tra
Musings On Boat Electrical Panels jviss at 2:19pm 08.18.23 Not on my panel. remove the lead, unscrew from the bus bar, and remove 2 small screws to release th
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Tally Ho at 2:17pm 08.18.23 Glad to hear your boat is out of the ICU and is ready for rehab! A long journey for sure, but lig
Musings On Boat Electrical Panels dlochner at 2:11pm 08.18.23 One of the most annoying is that to change a faulty breaker one must unscrew the entire vertical ro
Used mast for a Hunter 23 wing keel Crazy Dave Condon at 1:59pm 08.18.23 @caverun thank you for helping in that find for @tomoncapeced. Caverun can be trusted
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't mermike at 1:58pm 08.18.23 :wow3::beer::beer::beer: Three cheers!
Fabric for boom tent? jviss at 1:30pm 08.18.23 You might try the canvas drop cloths one can get in Home Depot or Lowes. I did a search and there
Tide Clock rgranger at 1:16pm 08.18.23 NO, we have our own moon!:p Bien sur couyon... it be risin';)
Stowing Winch Handles stickinthemud57 at 1:12pm 08.18.23 I have several of these nets from Organized Obie in the cabin and the cockpit. Handy for just about
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel (1) mermike at 1:07pm 08.18.23 Here's a simplified 2-batteries-in-parallel wiring diagram:
Stowing Winch Handles (1) Davidasailor26 at 1:03pm 08.18.23 Vinyl pockets screwed into the cockpit seat lowers for me. Not the subject of this photo but you can
Stowing Winch Handles kappykaplan at 1:03pm 08.18.23 Can you grab a handle with one hand? Absolutely!

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