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Boom clevis pin Mackaroni at 6:42pm 05.08.14 Bigger Boats 1/876 So, I came out to the boat after several weeks of weather, and found the clevis pin to the boom AND
Canadian boating laws colinhulse at 6:29pm 05.08.14 Ask All Sailors 18/3610 (NOTE this is in Canada).....I read on line that the life of flares on vessels is now 4 years instea
Poli Glow gary at 6:11pm 05.08.14 Smaller Boats 3/834 Your thoughts on Poli Glow please. Thanx Gary
Fuel Contamination Okey6772 at 5:14pm 05.08.14 Catalina 30 5/1074 I have contaminated fuel. Need to clean tank and fuel system. Obviously change filters plus. Would l
wasp in my bellfry farstrider at 3:52pm 05.08.14 Ask All Sailors 20/2799 Hey. I'm a new boat owner and I wanted to ask for a little advice. Had to leave my boat a few weeks,
Difficult to raise Mainsail ifundum at 2:49pm 05.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1610 We have a Hunter 336. Find it very difficult to raise the main once it gets about 2/3 of the way up
Listing to Starboard ifundum at 2:47pm 05.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1389 Our Hunter 336 lists to the starboard. Cant find the reason why. Could there be a weight distribut
C30 Refit with C309 Furling Mast (1) okengr at 2:44pm 05.08.14 Catalina 309 Group Forum 5/2321 I had an old thread asking for some C309 measurements while I was in the throws of of refitting a C3
Jamestown Distributers Menestheus at 2:16pm 05.08.14 Ask All Sailors 53/5578 I purchased a gas door shock from them in February 2014, the shock failed today after very little us
Spinlock Clutch Bolt length georgewd at 2:14pm 05.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/860 I have a 1998 Hunter 340 and will be adding another halyard. I need to add another clutch alongside
Cushions sizes Tom Marini at 1:41pm 05.08.14 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1762 I have a 81 33' hunter and the wife would like to make new cushions for the cabin. I'm looking for s
Renting out a boat kschaal at 12:57pm 05.08.14 Ask All Sailors 23/2247 Hello everyone, I have a Cat 30 based out of Miami and I have a Captain who wants to rent the boa
swing keel line replacement mmsailor at 12:53pm 05.08.14 Smaller Boats 1/760 Is there a rule of thumb as to how often the line that controls the swing keel should be replaced .
H23 Bow eye backing and structure? isaksp00 at 12:46pm 05.08.14 Smaller Boats 11/1699 I have some fiberglass cracking around the bow eye (U bolt), and the holes have always been a bit la
H340 conversion from packing to mechanical seal GCR at 12:43pm 05.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1246 Has anyone done this?
just noticed this crack (2) willsnow at 12:01pm 05.08.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/910 I guess I haven't spent much time looking up while in my boat. Has anyone had to deal with a crack l
Dst-800 seadaddler at 11:03am 05.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/371 Here is info for DST-800 Can't seem to upload the info on the DST-800 and do a search for the DST-8
Hunter 170 mast length jetav8r at 10:46am 05.08.14 Day Sailers 5/3335 Hi - Am repairing a 170 mast that was hit by a falling tree limb and sheared in two at the top wh
Sometimes an inflatable boat is not a good idea. RECESS at 8:42am 05.08.14 Ask All Sailors 12/2231 I think I would want an hard boat for this job. Makes you think a hard dinghy is not a bad thing to
Saildrive 280 impeller SurvivalCan9 at 7:48am 05.08.14 S2 7/4852 Hi all, I'm not an S2 owner but I gather at least a few of you have replaced previous OMC Saildri

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Beneteau USA jviss at 3:01pm 05.21.23 That is 0.8 AH. 18.6 Amps a day. I still don't think you have that quite right. :) Amps is an i
Beneteau USA Benny Mike at 2:46pm 05.21.23 That is 0.8 AH. 18.6 Amps a day.
Santana 21 design info needed (2) CurtPollard at 2:44pm 05.21.23 I don't know. I can't find any info on the mast. Here is a picture of the boom attachment and top of
It followed me home JBP-PA at 2:32pm 05.21.23 Awww, it just needs a bit of love and it will be a fine pet boat.
Lewmar deck hatch leaking through rivets in catch block jviss at 2:19pm 05.21.23 Rivets are easy to replace. That's not necessarily so. I had to replace a couple of pop rivets on
Beneteau USA jviss at 2:10pm 05.21.23 my boat uses 0.8 amp hours with electronics memory etc 8Ah per what time interval?
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. isaksp00 at 2:07pm 05.21.23 Listen to Dave. However, I'd suggest you look at the backing that attaches the bow eye, between the
Weird Electrical Experience jviss at 2:04pm 05.21.23 Consider removing your sagging plaster ceilings and rewiring all. Hey, Roy, just bored and strolli
What used to be here? Vent in head. jviss at 1:43pm 05.21.23 I thought it looked like a heater too. But seems very specific to have a heater in a small 35 foot
Engine Alinement jviss at 1:42pm 05.21.23 To the O.P., when you say 'skeg,' I think you mean 'strut.' The fact that the prop shaft was bent i
Engine Alinement Dan Anthony at 1:26pm 05.21.23 It is always prudent to determine the level of experience or competence of someone before you addres
Beneteau USA Davidasailor26 at 1:26pm 05.21.23 Mine draws about 0.2A with everything off. Much of that is the DC panel itself (with things like the
What used to be here? Vent in head. Joe at 1:11pm 05.21.23 Any other evidence of ducting or some type of appliance connection. A holding tank vent, perhaps, o
Wind Song launched kappykaplan at 1:03pm 05.21.23 Lookin' good, TaborKP! :beer:
Starter replacement jviss at 1:02pm 05.21.23 If it's a genuine Nippondenso, that's a good starter! However, you have to be very careful of count
VHB Tape: Need a primer? BigEasy at 12:52pm 05.21.23 When I re-bed my deck fixed skylight with 3M VHB tape & Dow 795 adhesive/sealer, I also used 3M 94
Compression Post--1978 30 foot ggrizzard at 12:50pm 05.21.23 I wonder if he got the part I sent?
How many have serviced your Winches jviss at 12:46pm 05.21.23 winch covers help keep the lube in place during the rainy months This makes sense!
How many have serviced your Winches DinghySailor at 12:22pm 05.21.23 I'd never serviced a winch before we bought our boat three years ago. The 40 year-old Barients were
Beneteau USA BigEasy at 12:11pm 05.21.23 That is very disturbing that the dealer is not addressing problems with a new boat. You can try con

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