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Fuel usage for Perkins 50 rbenyoung at 8:10pm 07.21.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/4209 Ok. We have been enjoying our Oceanis 400 for a few weeks. We motored for about 16 hours getting to
H33 - Can you identify this item? (2) Jim Beck at 8:00pm 07.21.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1587 Found this hard plastic item on my H 33. It is not square...it is more of a quadrangle..6 1/2 inches
Primer Bulb Woes on my 9.9 Merc. Sock Puppet at 7:51pm 07.21.14 Engines and Propulsion 12/7812 OK, so this is a bit strange. 2009 Mercury 4-stroke 9.9. Bought the motor used last year, and this
Details to repair p bracket (strut) on Beneteau First series s2fast4u at 7:38pm 07.21.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2059 Hi, The p bracket on my boat is a bit loose and I can feel it moving side to side creating a smal
So much to do CCrane2299 at 7:32pm 07.21.14 Catalina 22 16/1626 Cleaned up the inside, found wet bulkheads, resealed...found silicone as previous sealant, amazed th
Minneapolis/St Paul area - Best Marina and Lake twalker H260 at 7:27pm 07.21.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1476 Hi all. I'm planning to be in the Twin Cities area Mid to Late August for a week. What is your fav
Choke cable problems Golfdad75 at 6:58pm 07.21.14 Engines and Propulsion 2/1050 I have a Columbia 8.7 and have to replace the choke. The problem is the pull is 90 degrees to the ch
Cockpit Railing and Ladder ChattOday at 6:50pm 07.21.14 Day Sailers 2/1295 My 22 O'Day has two cleats rear cockpit. I would like to install a wrap around railing likeI have se
Gates belt finder gave me wrong belt size Jared1048 at 6:37pm 07.21.14 Mid-Size Boats 15/6661 For the yanmar 2gm20f it gave me belt 9309HD (795mm long) and its considerably too short. The qualit
Rudder Tube Hardware (1) rardiH36 at 6:01pm 07.21.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1011 Until recently one of the few sections of my boat that I have not really stuck my nose into is the r
Decals johnareeves at 5:57pm 07.21.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1401 Does anyone have information about where to purchase replacement hull decal stickers ? I have a 1996
Looking for part gary at 5:47pm 07.21.14 Smaller Boats 5/894 Need to replace the gizmo which attaches to the leading edge of my mast on my Hunter 22. You use it
Parts in Montreal PhilRoss at 5:37pm 07.21.14 Smaller Boats 1/694 Hello, I'm wondering where I can find a used mast fot a Catalina 25? The mast is the regular one
Hunter 280 motor options Mako73 at 5:08pm 07.21.14 Mid-Size Boats 5/1814 Hi I am looking at purchasing a 96 Hunter 280, She was used as a demo boat in Sydney. She has got a
Standing Rig macjes at 4:51pm 07.21.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/522 I have found a 1988 35.5 Hunter legend. Unfortunately it has no mast, sails or rigging. Does anyone
Home made roller furler for jib JKCMBOAT at 4:07pm 07.21.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1051 Have a 1984 Hunter, 25.5. I'd like to make a roller fueler for my jib sail. I've been told I can d
What all goes on top of the mast? wufibugs at 4:06pm 07.21.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1331 Will be making a trip up to replace the windvane the local avian population was kind enough to disme
Well, that's one way to drop a boat.... Sock Puppet at 3:51pm 07.21.14 Ask All Sailors 17/1685 Sorry, folks, I can't get the video upload to work. I hate clicking links that I don't know, so don
2013 Gemini Legacy House Battery Bank robfmcc at 2:52pm 07.21.14 Ask All Sailors 0/968 Anyone add a house battery bank to the 2013 Gemini Legacy 35?
Articles for Catalina Mainsheet Magazne bobjames at 2:43pm 07.21.14 Catalina 310 0/744 As the rest of the country enters the dog days of summer, C-310 owners enter the middle of the (nort

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Winchbit driver fred1diver at 6:13pm 08.22.23 I have a stack pac that we designed that allows the jacklines to be dropped and the cloth to be rol
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 6:12pm 08.22.23 I don't know what can be going on inside the strut bearing / Cutlass they could make it bind so fier
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 6:08pm 08.22.23
Need Routing help for navigation to Soo Michigan JohnShannon at 5:59pm 08.22.23 The question is confusing. Where is the boat now? What is your final destination. I guess I read
O'Day 31 Rudder Replacement Sanfelice at 5:59pm 08.22.23 I think it can be done in the water. I believe you will need to drill the holes for the cross bolt.
Winchbit driver Hayden Watson at 5:36pm 08.22.23 That's a show stopper for me, no manual operation. I didn't even notice that! It was originally d
Winchbit driver jviss at 5:28pm 08.22.23 It is interesting in that it uses 42dcv to run which is produces by a small boost converter so that
Winchbit driver Hayden Watson at 5:25pm 08.22.23 Oh, that's cool! Harken has a winch with the motor partially embedded, but it still projects 4"+ i
Hunter Legend 40.5, 1983 smokey73 at 5:13pm 08.22.23 I have a 1994 Hunter 40.5 that the USCG Documentation says was built in 1993. The rudder stock is s
Stowing Winch Handles stickinthemud57 at 4:31pm 08.22.23 I've yet to see one of these turn yellow from UV. Home inspector in Texas. I see PVC pool plumbi
Hunter Legend 40.5, 1983 (4) obxjeff at 3:24pm 08.22.23 Are you referring to an Edson radial steering system? Here is a photo of my 91 43' lift the rudder
Stowing Winch Handles jviss at 3:18pm 08.22.23 Not a fan of the vinyl holders. Bunch of holes in the boat, and they get dirty looking quickly. F
Winchbit driver jviss at 3:16pm 08.22.23
Stowing Winch Handles Siamese at 3:02pm 08.22.23 Not a fan of the vinyl holders. Bunch of holes in the boat, and they get dirty looking quickly. F
Winchbit driver Hayden Watson at 2:51pm 08.22.23
Winchbit driver jviss at 2:21pm 08.22.23 One of these days... A super DIY project would be to convert a manual winch to electric using a sta
Winchbit driver Ward H at 2:03pm 08.22.23 Just ordered the WinchBit driver. When it comes in I'll run over to Harbor Freight and pick up the d
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? jviss at 1:55pm 08.22.23 Fortunately, on our Garhauer recirculating ball bearings, they use all Delrin and Torlon which are
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? Hayden Watson at 1:52pm 08.22.23 Elizabeth forwarded my email to Mark who replied that I needed the MT-2 upgrade. Looks like you al
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? Hayden Watson at 1:49pm 08.22.23 As an aside, I hate these designs with loose ball bearings. :) My winch handle grips are apparent

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