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Cal 34 Mast unstepped in storm dgmacdougall at 7:01pm 07.27.14 Cal 2/1490 My mast caught up with a J30. Broke his mast and my came down after back stay broke in a storm. Not
Cockpit drains go where? Sunday Sailor at 6:37pm 07.27.14 Ask All Sailors 7/808 I see water under the drain.Where does this water go? If it is to the bilge, then I can't seem to dr
what are these lines for? (1) Ritdog at 6:29pm 07.27.14 Catalina 22 2/884 Can anybody tell me what the lines on this sail are for? The are small at the foot, and get bigg
Question 2 - Gavanic Isolator tkwhalen at 6:06pm 07.27.14 Big Boats 3/792 Question 2 - Galvanic Isolator I have a galvanic isolator alarm going off. A thorough check of all
Question 1 - Electric Head Splashback tkwhalen at 5:58pm 07.27.14 Big Boats 4/848 I have Raritan electric heads that I installed a few years ago and they have worked flawlessly until
Propane solenoid removal thomasg101 at 5:25pm 07.27.14 Catalina 310 10/1642 Has anyone removed the builder installed propane solenoid? In our boat the stainless phillips head
Rigid Non-Adjustable Boom Vang KZW at 4:58pm 07.27.14 Catalina 310 12/3810 It appears a non-adjustable boom vang was installed on late models of the 310. I have sail number 30
O'Day 25 Skeg? (1) UPSNOWNINJA at 4:49pm 07.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 23/4357 I have a new to me O'Day 25 and the original owner has made some modifications. They used it as a Gr
Alarm on Navigation Station? Mermaid1 at 4:32pm 07.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1090 I have a Hunter 430, 1996 well maintained in very good condition. Took boat out today, sail with per
Mast Electirical Wiring Diver960 at 3:45pm 07.27.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1260 I just purchased a '73 Venture 224 and have a question. The cable for my VHF radio wasn't attached,
Main Power Panel Green Light LakeOntario270 at 3:02pm 07.27.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1806 The main power panel on my Catalina 270 has a rectangular green indicator light that shows the syste
Replacing hull side windows NiceBeny at 2:57pm 07.27.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2688 New project on my list now, Have a 1990 390 oceanis that has the side hull windows cracking at the
Beneteau 235 TRAILER for HIRE, anywhere in the NorthEast? (1) rbpsbo at 1:30pm 07.27.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/934 Hi all, Just bought a 235 in New Jersey that I want to trailer home to Massachusetts No trailer with
Propeller lardeau67 at 1:02pm 07.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/496 Hello I want to know what is the best ratio of helix I install on my Hunter 30. Yanmar 2GM and tra
Trailer bearings Doc_holiday at 12:05pm 07.27.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/994 Hope I got it right. I'll know shortly but I got the 1-3/8 inner and 1-1/16 outer bearings and of co
Difficult roller furler korchinskyp at 11:38am 07.27.14 Ask All Sailors 12/2036 I have a CDI FF4/6 on my sailboat that has become very difficult to unfurl. Any suggestions on a fi
H31: Plumbing & Wiring wufibugs at 10:33am 07.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/711 Plumbing: the hot and cold water lines start at the water heater in the starboard locker, then go in
To kill or not ...... woodster at 10:17am 07.27.14 Ask All Sailors 2/771 .....before throwing the breaker on a Sterling ultra pro 40 amp charger.... the charger has an on
Mast Wiring JT_FF at 10:00am 07.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/847 Hello, I believe I have a grounding issue at the base of my mast (2003, Hunter 356). The power conne
Mac 25 interior paint RichardW43 at 9:54am 07.27.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1207 I want to match the interior ceiling paint on my Mac 25. It is greyish with speckles. Anyone know wh

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Main halyard shackle capta at 10:20am 06.10.23 Since my furling main had no headboard and the halyard remained aloft for an extended period, I used
2007 Hunter 2007 Rudder and Tiller alignment (1) JamesG161 at 9:39am 06.10.23 Many things may be an issue? 1) Rudder position sensor 2) Cables used for steering. 3) Rudder damag
Main halyard shackle shemandr at 9:36am 06.10.23 As far as I know replacing a halyard shackle with a hook or other hardware isn't a standard practice
Ducks in my backyard! RSHunter27 at 9:31am 06.10.23 Yeah these ducks don't seem to be very messy. I've seen them walk all over the docks you know half a
2007 Hunter 2007 Rudder and Tiller alignment JamesG161 at 9:28am 06.10.23 Do you have Wheel versus a Tiller? Jim...
SPLIT WATER TANK Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:16am 06.10.23 Repair is definitely worth trying--and heat welding is the only thing that'll work, and then only if
Main halyard shackle smokey73 at 9:12am 06.10.23 Pictures!
2007 Hunter 2007 Rudder and Tiller alignment Don S/V ILLusion at 9:09am 06.10.23
Adding a 2nd Bilge Pump to a 310? Monheganlover at 8:33am 06.10.23 Agreed. I was pretty unhappy but I think it was actually water from when they removed the raw water
Yanmar 1GM10 starboard rear engine mount removal MikeHoncho at 8:16am 06.10.23
Ducks in my backyard! John T1594 at 8:11am 06.10.23 We had ducks in our marina and they would always sit on the sides of our dinghy tied to the stern of
Is it the trim, or is it the sails? Hollyberry at 7:58am 06.10.23 I do agree... it is remarkable how much difference new sails can make over blown out baggy ones. Har
Adding a 2nd Bilge Pump to a 310? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:42am 06.10.23
SPLIT WATER TANK dlochner at 6:47am 06.10.23 Look for a plastic welder near you, I just had mine done, he put 3 3x3 patches and only charged me
SPLIT WATER TANK (1) twodzusfittings at 6:41am 06.10.23 Is the split visible (could someone weld it in situ)? Very much so, plus on the upside it's on the
Recommendations for a new head rpwillia at 6:16am 06.10.23 I helped (well, I did most of the work) a friend install a Raritan electric head on his 309 a few ye
SPLIT WATER TANK Tally Ho at 5:55am 06.10.23 Looking at your video, it seems to be the removal is straight forward. How ever my boat does not ha
SPLIT WATER TANK twodzusfittings at 4:54am 06.10.23 I removed my water tanks, Looking at your video, it seems to be the removal is straight forward. H
Making curtains (1) dLj at 4:35am 06.10.23 Fittings are required, just as they are for curtains. The fittings can be snaps or even something
SPLIT WATER TANK twodzusfittings at 4:30am 06.10.23 What year is you O30 ? 1983

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