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Steps for Swim ladder normant at 3:05pm 02.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/2004 Would like to install plastic steps on the swim ladder for our Beneteau 331. Has anyone found a com
Newbe about shades dis-patch at 2:27pm 02.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2177 Just purchased and taken delivery of my new 1997 Hunter 376. I'd like to replace the shades but don'
weeping keel maya42 at 1:05pm 02.09.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/5735 i have a 1985 catalina 25 fixed keel noticed a small brown liquid ozing out of stern of keel 6 inche
DC Panel LED Circuit Breaker Backlight (2) FrankT at 12:53pm 02.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2700 A have a Hunter 410 and on the DC side of the electrical panel the circuit breakers are backlit with
Broken aluminum rudder head Irwin 27 (1968) magicWind at 12:44pm 02.09.14 Irwin 1/3602 I have a broken rudder head which I have had welded and looks pretty strong but I am also trying to
Best placement of Raycor Filter in H34 (1) PGIJon at 11:49am 02.09.14 Big Boats 28/2260 Hi guys... Yesterday I ripped off (Ok... unscrewed and applied a bit of foot pressure) (see pic) th
International Ship's Radio License ? Skipper at 11:40am 02.09.14 Ask All Sailors 18/1692 I saw this referenced in the "Mexico..." thread. I've found unclear info on this subject in the
Reef Points for Roller Furling (1) Genesis V at 11:21am 02.09.14 Big Boats 2/3447 As an idle sailors waiting for winter to pass I was trying to figure out my reef-points on my roller
Prop for 310 Richit at 11:20am 02.09.14 Catalina 310 10/2007 Has anyone replaced the prop on their 310? Mine is pitted and probably should be replaced or rebuil
bimini options for 40.5 johnny44 at 11:02am 02.09.14 Big Boats 8/1223 Looking at possibly purchasing a 40.5 which does not have a bimini. It does have a dodger. looki
brown ooz SeaGirl1 at 10:16am 02.09.14 Big Boats 1/685 I am looking at a 2005 41 ds and there is a brown ooz running down the cabin side. It seems to origi
original cost of 1978 h33c bugaloo at 10:07am 02.09.14 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1828 Doe's anyone know the actual selling price of 1978 h33c when it was built? Or for that matter the ac
1969 Mariner 31 rebuild (3) CharlieCobra at 9:30am 02.09.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1549 Ok, some of you folks remember the Mariner 31 we started working on last year and put to the side.
Mexican Bureaucracy..... koolfrog at 8:17am 02.09.14 Ask All Sailors 44/7463 An article in last week "THE LOG" , published in SoCal got me a little worried , since I had plan to
Autopilot recommendations jmce1587 at 7:52am 02.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1125 Hi all I want to install an autopilot for my '84 H31 and am looking for suggestions. After rea
Stanchions Revisited (1) Nereussailor at 7:06am 02.09.14 Ask All Sailors 17/2592 I started a thread a few years back (4 to be exact) about repairing my stanchions. When I purchased
The New West Catalog Ron20324 at 7:00am 02.09.14 Ask All Sailors 16/2231 My 2014 West catalog came this week. It is about 50 pages larger than the 2013. I encourage all of y
New forestay before furler install? caverun at 6:38am 02.09.14 Smaller Boats 16/2576 I have purchased a Schaefer Snapfurl furler for my 1998 240, and will be installing this spring. Boa
looking for cusions rlrobian at 4:37am 02.09.14 Catalina 22 4/727 I need a complete set of cushions for an 81 Catalina 22 with a settee interior. I have just purchas
Replace Bow Pulpit spadaforaj at 4:18am 02.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/652 Need to find a replacement for 1991 Hunter 33 - prefer a used one obviously - any suggestions ?

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Trailer Tongue Question mikeracca at 9:58pm 09.12.22 It looks to me like it may have been part of a tongue extension mech. Pull back and drop the extensi
Trailer Tongue Question (1) Skipper J at 9:35pm 09.12.22 Thanks for your suggestions. I am driven a little nuts by it. It's like a door opening to a brick wa
Identify 6M O'DAY? Will Gilmore at 9:28pm 09.12.22 Hello Mike, it is good to welcome you to our forums. These guys are the best, and you just also fou
37.5 1991 mast base plate PAC3142 at 9:09pm 09.12.22 Hans, The chances are you have an Isomat mast and base, like I do. The turning blocks screw into a
How to raise a one-piece mast? markwbird at 8:43pm 09.12.22 One piece mast?
New Catalina 30 Owner (1) mikeracca at 8:41pm 09.12.22
Traveling alongside Crusty Ol Salt at 8:23pm 09.12.22 This would be exacrly my response as well .Coming from a blue collar background myself ,the driver
Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? Crusty Ol Salt at 8:01pm 09.12.22 What kind of shaft seal is he working with. If it is an old school packing gland, they will sing whe
Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? dlochner at 7:57pm 09.12.22 He was unsure. Knows it is a 3 bladed fixed prop. The fixed blade prop will spin when in neutral.
Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? sail sfbay at 7:57pm 09.12.22 3 bladed fixed propeller on the Hunter 46.....no big deal to sail in neutral.
Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? jssailem at 7:53pm 09.12.22 He was unsure. Knows it is a 3 bladed fixed prop.
Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? jssailem at 7:47pm 09.12.22 Yes David. I thought is a little strange. I wondered if there might be a shaft issue or the cutlass
Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? dlochner at 7:46pm 09.12.22 What kind of prop is installed? A fixed blade prop will spin the shaft in neutral. A folding or fe
Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? Davidasailor26 at 7:43pm 09.12.22 A noise described as singing reminds me of a thread that I think involved the edges of the blade bei
H38 - Jacklines and boom preventer jssailem at 7:41pm 09.12.22 I found the advice from John Harries regarding both Jacklines and preventers to be sound and practic
Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? (1) sail sfbay at 7:29pm 09.12.22 Neutral.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 7:11pm 09.12.22 if the rebuild is done right, Yes. My adventure into the unknown.
Traveling alongside Timm R Oday25 at 7:11pm 09.12.22 When my boat was transported from Charleston to a yard in New Orleans, the trucker called me from
H38 - Jacklines and boom preventer sail sfbay at 7:10pm 09.12.22 What's a good material? high-strength, low-stretch webbing Jackline Materials Evaluation - Practical
Long range rescue DArcy at 7:10pm 09.12.22 When things go wrong in a survival situation it tends to lead to a snowballing series of problems.

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