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Halyard replacement BobM at 7:51am 08.09.14 S2 8/2182 Can anyone confirm is the sheaves on the 9.2 are rope friendly? Currently mine are of the wire/rope
Engine Panel Re-wire FredV at 7:47am 08.09.14 The Cherubini Hunters 2/737
Tips on loosening screw (1) carlager at 6:29am 08.09.14 Engines and Propulsion 9/2007 I need to remove the cover on the hand cranck shaft on our Yanmar 3gm30f The 2 screws on the cover
Battery questions John_F at 6:27am 08.09.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1811 A couple questions: 1. Our current house battery is a lead-acid, which is under the aft bunk. We
Beneteau 331 Microwave henryD at 6:23am 08.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1279 Has anyone installed a M/W on a 331 that did not originally have one? If so, how do you remove the
ALWAYS use the safety chains! DAVA390 at 6:11am 08.09.14 Trailer Sailors 32/7205 Lesson learned the hard way. By my rough estimates, I have launched/retrieved my boats about 60-70
Beneteau 331 Steering System Blocks henryD at 5:50am 08.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1919 Has anyone performed maintenance on the blocks on the cockpit floor (under the pedestal) that turn t
Thinking of buying a 2005 Hunter 33 Chet Knights at 4:17am 08.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/4989 I currently own a1986 Hunter 34, but I've been looking at the 33. Would like to hear from owners rat
Slide out Galley Remake (12) the7Cs at 9:55pm 08.08.14 Trailer Sailors 4/2494 After living on my Merit 22 several times 2-3 days at a time, I thought it was time to make a galley
Headsail choice Joidevivre at 8:33pm 08.08.14 Ask All Sailors 18/4377 Catalina 27', standard masthead rig (not talk rig). Converting to roller furling, including new sail
How to run new halyards? njlarry at 7:52pm 08.08.14 Ask All Sailors 11/8379 Is it easier to replace internal halyards with the mast up or down? How do you keep a new halyard fr
going faster olegedelman at 6:40pm 08.08.14 Mid-Size Boats 18/2577 I wanted to find out, How can i get my Hunter H33 go faster under power? Would changing propeller he
Hi ! New member with gearbox drama balmoralbob at 6:14pm 08.08.14 Engines and Propulsion 10/3072 Hi all, am searching for answers to gearbox problem, we are currently restoring our 1962 44' timber
Replacement Companionway Hatch alaskowski at 5:15pm 08.08.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1120 I have a bit of a fixer upper Coronado 23 MKII which I have made a lot of progress on. However, the
Beneteau 343 Panel BigEasy at 4:25pm 08.08.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/894 Has anyone removed the wooden panel at the chart table that is mounted on the head forward bulkhead
Delivery Style Roger Long at 4:14pm 08.08.14 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 2/1885 72 nm. Zip: Long, Fisher, and Block Island sounds done with. Anchored inside the breakwater at Poi
About to join the family Macboy at 2:18pm 08.08.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/910 Dad and I just sold our beach cat in preparation for making the move to a 26S and lucky for us there
transporting on a flat bed trailor roncynthiaboomer at 1:11pm 08.08.14 Ask All Sailors 13/3999 Has anyone had their fiberglass sailboat on its trailor transported on a flat bed trailor with shri
Yanmar 3GM30F Panel and Harness Jacksonboat at 12:12pm 08.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/9166 Hi, I believe what I have as a panel from my Yanmar is called a "B type". Have noticed basically th
Hunter 50 CC Demani at 12:03pm 08.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1878 We are considering buying a new 50CC in about 1 to 2 years, we currently have a Columbia C-45 but wo

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Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 Jacktar at 8:05am 09.05.23 Well finally got out for a sail after heat index and tropical storms and surges etc. but first had k
Blown exhaust not enough I guess odaydokay at 7:34am 09.05.23 That is my concern, so I am biting the bullet and getting a new one from Westerbeke as they will sta
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions chriscampbell at 7:28am 09.05.23 You have a bit going on Chris in that diagram. First let me share a great link. https://marinehowt
School's back in session cruise! Terry Cox at 7:17am 09.05.23 Have I ever mentioned that I love night sailing? Hi Hayden. Just something about night sailing tha
21 Day Cruise (3) mermike at 7:05am 09.05.23 Beautiful build!:beer: 219554
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel dlochner at 7:00am 09.05.23 A quick recap. The OP wanted to install a third battery in parallel with 2 existing batteries. Howev
21 Day Cruise mermike at 6:50am 09.05.23 360 VI 2024. :dancing: I'm in.
21 Day Cruise jssailem at 6:48am 09.05.23 May the Colorado greet you with great river flow. May all your rapids pass under your boat. 360 VI 2
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing jssailem at 6:44am 09.05.23 :facepalm:Lucky you. A boat project is not worth doing unless you can enjoy project creep doubling o
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing gotons at 6:25am 09.05.23 Final update to this saga (unless you all want the details, hilarity of my mission of installing a n
How to use topping lift i have 1987 oday le thanks mavourneen at 6:18am 09.05.23 We probably need a little info about how your particular boat and topping lift are set up. @rgrang
21 Day Cruise rgranger at 6:06am 09.05.23 Beautiful build!:beer:
Replacing Spinnaker Sheet Blocks patbratton at 5:43am 09.05.23 The stresses placed on the stern rail are beyond those intended. Perhaps a soft shackle on the ster
21 Day Cruise kappykaplan at 5:24am 09.05.23 I'm heading off on a 21 day cruise Good luck! Stay safe. :beer:
Replacing Spinnaker Sheet Blocks sailme88 at 4:55am 09.05.23 The stresses placed on the stern rail are beyond those intended. Perhaps a soft shackle on the stern
Replacing Spinnaker Sheet Blocks (2) patbratton at 4:37am 09.05.23 Two weeks ago we set the spinnaker and it pulled us across the lake with no fuss. I had to move a fe
30T Wing Keel Width Justin_NSA at 4:32am 09.05.23 Were you able to go to your boat? Thanks Yep. Sorry I haven't been back on here. I measured 37.5
Funny Friday!!! (1) Kermit at 4:05am 09.05.23 It does look like a full moon from the moon. Rather than the earth. I posted the same image on an
H49/50 Boom Preventer Rigging jssailem at 3:46am 09.05.23 Shackles and snap shackles work. I prefer to use Soft Shackles made from Dyneema to secure blocks a
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions (1) jssailem at 3:26am 09.05.23 You have a bit going on Chris in that diagram. First let me share a great link. https://marinehowto

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