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Isinglass Cleaner? Recommendation tmatzzie at 7:30pm 08.10.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2046 Friends, After 8 weeks with our boat, we love our Beneteau 40. The birds do too. We're in a const
Looking for a rudder SoonAgainILuffSeas2 at 7:29pm 08.10.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1028 :confused: :eek: :bang: Help!! Someone STOLE my rudder ! While I was rehabilitating from a
Help! Bronze stayplate busted... (2) AnnieFixit at 7:13pm 08.10.14 Day Sailers 4/1130 Help! Bronze stayplate (stemhead) busted... We have an old Oday Daysailer (#214) - I'm not sure whe
Lancer 44 fuel tank BetsieBay at 7:00pm 08.10.14 Lancer 0/1461 We just bought a 1980 Lancer 44 Motorsailer. The hull, engines, sail, and interior are in great shap
A Macgregor during Pirates and Wenches week at Rock Hall? Piotr at 6:57pm 08.10.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/909 So I went this weekend with my son and his friend to attend the Pirates and Wenches event in Rock Ha
modify Hunter 336 (1) pilotgene1 at 6:07pm 08.10.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/865 added a outboard motor mount to the bottom of the walk thru seat, so when it is in the down position
12v fridge change over Navicula at 5:49pm 08.10.14 Big Boats 0/645 I have a freezer on top with the fridge below........there is a drain plug that goes to the fridge..
shallow water sailing mmsailor at 5:39pm 08.10.14 Smaller Boats 4/941 I am running into some areas where my centerboard on our 23.5 is hitting the bottom . Whats the cons
H26 Top CB Uphaul Sheave BrianW at 4:45pm 08.10.14 Smaller Boats 1/725 On an H26, what holds in the top centerboard uphaul line sheave ' pin? It's right under the mast pla
Windlass switch R. Chapin at 4:34pm 08.10.14 Catalina 310 14/3904 I seldom anchor and have only used my Maxwell windlass a few times. It has been at least two years
Engine intake thru hull (1) windcat at 4:24pm 08.10.14 Catalina 30 4/1249 We have Catalina 30, hull # 959. The thru hull for the engine intake appears to be one piece with t
Exhaust hose leak at through hull rukidn at 3:51pm 08.10.14 Catalina 310 0/778 Had water in the rear bilge after two 30 minute out ' in motoring sessions following a spirited Lake
Raw Water Pump Replacement Options (4) Blackacre at 2:21pm 08.10.14 Big Boats 21/6915 I'm looking for some troubleshooting advice pertaining to my Yanmar 3GM engine on my 1986 Hunter H34
CDI Flexible Furler pewwind at 2:01pm 08.10.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1957 I have a 26M with a genoa on a CDI Flexible Furler 2 and I would like to take the genoa down to wash
37-C Standing Rigging Help Needed FredV at 1:23pm 08.10.14 The Cherubini Hunters 16/2806 Hi, Does anyone know where I can find directions/photos/diagrams/anything on how to attach the va
Electrical panel parts & labels sailfree20770 at 1:07pm 08.10.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/3945 Maybe someone can save me some search time... The electrical panel on our 1998 Hunter 376 has some
Welcome (1) Roger Long at 12:31pm 08.10.14 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 3/2273
Help! Swing Keel Stuck mrudman850 at 10:33am 08.10.14 Chrysler 2/7633 Ts our first year on a mooring and we've kept the swing keel down on our Buccaneer 180. On the advi
Which Caulk?-H26 Upper Compression Post BrianW at 9:42am 08.10.14 Smaller Boats 12/1145 I'm re-sealing the compression post on my H26. On the upper end of the post, on the mast plate to ca
How do you know when to replace the batteries? cymeyer at 8:40am 08.10.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1876 This is a question I should not have to ask, but I will. I searched the forum for answers and could

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How to replace the rope clutch on a Hunter 336 Ken13559 at 3:31pm 09.05.23 Can't you just replace the broken lever/handle , work all done from top? That's what I did for my h3
New to c& c questions kappykaplan at 3:30pm 09.05.23
Yanmar - engine rusting causing start problems Ken13559 at 3:26pm 09.05.23 Quick fix to Yanmar engine starting issue is the cable loom connectors. Clean the contacts with Cont
New to the forum Will Gilmore at 3:16pm 09.05.23 is it torque on the transom your worried about? Yes, among the others mentioned above. Sailboat t
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks stickinthemud57 at 3:08pm 09.05.23 I clean my track at least annually. Super easy once you get a track cleaner. As for what to soak i
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks thinwater at 3:06pm 09.05.23 Great info. Practical Sailor offers this idea for a DIY track cleaner: The Do-it-Yourself Sail Trac
New Electronics Networking Help gouldx at 3:03pm 09.05.23 You have a number of things going on. First, do you want to end up with a Raymarine physical hardwa
Eight Bells for Jimmy Buffett Roland5048 at 2:37pm 09.05.23 On a five day sailing cruise many moons ago, I brought my collection of Jimmy Buffet cassette tapes.
Let's Talk About Power mikeracca at 2:33pm 09.05.23 WADR, Mike, not on that boat you won't. Why? Because as nice as a boat as it is, it is not going
Let's Talk About Power mikeracca at 2:31pm 09.05.23 Understanding your intentions with the thread or the boat, builds context for others to structure s
Let's Talk About Power Stu Jackson at 2:26pm 09.05.23 While I currently live in the Puget Sound area, I have no intention of staying here. Once I have th
Let's Talk About Power jssailem at 2:12pm 09.05.23 Understanding your intentions with the thread or the boat, builds context for others to structure so
Invest 95L Rick486 at 2:09pm 09.05.23 Dammit Jim, Lee looks like really bad juju......
New Electronics Networking Help curtdo at 2:00pm 09.05.23 You have a number of things going on. First, do you want to end up with a Raymarine physical hardwar
CL 14 parts question RBand at 1:52pm 09.05.23 thanks again! This is a great site as no one has criticized anyone for asking basic questions unlike
CL 14 parts question shemandr at 1:47pm 09.05.23 I'm glad it's exciting - as it should be. A toy is a toy after all. I was looking on the Ronstan, H
Invest 95L shemandr at 1:40pm 09.05.23 Me rooting for this storm to head North of me is like talking to your golf ball after you've hit it.
Changing out OEM water pressure pump to on demand pump need help.. Jimongee at 1:36pm 09.05.23
CL 14 parts question RBand at 1:33pm 09.05.23 I'll have to measure. Thank you as this is all new (and exciting) to me.
CL 14 parts question shemandr at 1:28pm 09.05.23 What size is the sheet?

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