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Looking for hatch locks for an Oceanis 400 1994 Go For It at 3:37pm 05.01.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1334 Hi There I am looking for a North American source for the Hatch locks for a 1994 Ben Oceanis 400.
Stanchion Repair (2) Johnb at 3:23pm 05.01.14 Ask All Sailors 6/2184 Every now and then the topic of stanchion replacement/repair comes up. Due to circumstances I would
Heat Exchanger Overhaul (5) Johnb at 3:12pm 05.01.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1298 My first job for this year was an overhaul of the heat exchanger on my 3QM30. I removed the whole un
To Get a Sailboat, or Not... That is the question. NavySailor at 2:25pm 05.01.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 22/2600 Hi all - I'm new to the forum and have a few questions for you smart and experienced folks. I'm quit
my 8.0a (1) jlillie at 10:28am 05.01.14 S2 21/2661 This my boat the day I went to see her up in Port Charlotte, FL. I'm just going to upload this first
Differences between models? sailinggreg at 9:06am 05.01.14 Mid-Size Boats 8/1619 Hi All, I'm looking for a new boat and Catalina 27s seem like a great option! One I've seen is a 1
Generator Antifreeze change-out Gunni at 7:21am 05.01.14 Ask All Sailors 14/2645 Was going down my list of spring commissioning tasks and noted that my generator engine (Kubota Z482
P420 4jh3 rsw pump WingDing2 at 6:45am 05.01.14 Big Boats 3/1226 Sea water pump on 2002 CC P420 with 4jh3e needs to be replaced. Pump is directly on motor mount ' o
Facet electric fuel pumps 12 VDC ????? woodster at 5:45am 05.01.14 Ask All Sailors 17/3960 some where i read that the AB YC/Coast Guard requirements for an electric fuel pump has to have a ch
RPM decrease when motoring med2463 at 4:18am 05.01.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1436 Any thoughts on why RPM would decrease for few seconds then go back to cruising RPM while motoring.
Shaft support pacerow at 4:07am 05.01.14 Irwin 2/2327 Purchased a 1971 32' Irwin as a fixer upper. Motored about fifty miles to a boatyard to have it haul
Surge Brake in the Mountains HealthWorks at 9:02pm 04.30.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 25/6975 We are in Denver, and I'd love to go Westward to sail. (Lake Dillon, Lake Powell) but to do so must
Garboard drain installation sail_flathead_lake at 8:48pm 04.30.14 Musings With Maine Sail 12/13369 Hello all, I'm getting a new-to-me Ranger 33 ready for launch this season. The previous owner dr
Rudder cropduster60 at 7:16pm 04.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/524 We are having trouble with getting the rudder down and keeping it down on our Hunter 240. Any sugge
Pointing closer to wind? HillbillyWanderer at 6:48pm 04.30.14 Catalina 22 12/1888 Joined local sailing club that has club races throughout the season. Several cat22 in the club races
Installing AC Ducts 37.5 Legend,Help Parrott at 6:27pm 04.30.14 Big Boats 11/1931 Installing AC Ducts 1992 37.5 Hunter Legend. Seems like the Port side forward facing seat at the din
Ahhh (3) RBone at 4:43pm 04.30.14 Ask An Oday Owner 7/915 I'm in! Can't believe I'm in with all the things that are taking up my time lately. Plus I didn't ha
Deck and toe rail (2) HMT2 at 4:37pm 04.30.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/1087 One year ago I painted the topside of my '83 Hunter 31. It is still looking very good. When I wash i
Hull and deck wax priariesailor at 3:44pm 04.30.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1400 Well, I used the info I received from my Jan. post looking for a good mould remover. I can confirm t
Replacing in mast furling for lazy jacks? KenKindrick at 3:18pm 04.30.14 Big Boats 3/1438 On my year 2000 Hunter 340 I have jammed the mainsail in the furling mast twice recently. :cry: The

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Zephyr: PrePurchase Phase on '76 C&C 30.1 (2) Leeward Rail at 8:37am 08.10.23 Are you willing to re-power? Repowering would be pointless if the yanmar is running well. Repower
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather JamesG161 at 8:20am 08.10.23 David, the Europeans are not yet naming the storm a "Cyclone" (hurricane). But noted here https://
Advice for a Solo Sailor? dlochner at 8:16am 08.10.23 If you're going to invest in a personal rescue signal device, I highly recommend you consider this
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather jssailem at 8:15am 08.10.23 David, the Europeans are not yet naming the storm a "Cyclone" (hurricane). https://charts.ecmwf.int/
Rowing a 22 Jacktar at 8:07am 08.10.23 Sculling would probably work better for a cat 22.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 7:58am 08.10.23 No prisoners were taken... Maybe not by you!
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather kappykaplan at 7:57am 08.10.23 Best thing are the two weather routers that are tirelessly working to help keep me safe.... :plus:
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 7:57am 08.10.23 No prisoners were taken...
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 7:56am 08.10.23 The conductivity of salt water is really destructive. This looks like a battle!
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 7:55am 08.10.23 Once I get the engine functioning, I see a couple of days of electrical inspection and repair in my
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 7:55am 08.10.23 They have been more like skirmishes Skirmishes, aye . . .
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (6) jssailem at 7:53am 08.10.23 The conductivity of salt water is really destructive. These images are of the Positive power cable
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't JamesG161 at 7:52am 08.10.23 a siphon event occurred and water flowed up from the PSS Shaft Seal through the Heat Exchanger The
ForeDeck Windows step on capacity, No Step On? Alan Gomes at 7:46am 08.10.23 He said that is what the LAZY JACKS are for. Idiotic.
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather JamesG161 at 7:37am 08.10.23 p.s. What's it's name? Since the storm Left USA naming Area , Europe names them. Hurricane Seaso
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Alan Gomes at 7:36am 08.10.23 Alan, very good question. No definitive answer. I sucked about 2 gallons of water along withe the e
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 7:29am 08.10.23 Alan, very good question. No definitive answer. I sucked about 2 gallons of water along withe the en
Water in Engine Oil of Raw Water Cooled Universal Atomic Diesel 5411 Alan Gomes at 7:29am 08.10.23 Is that engine raw water cooled? Yes.
ForeDeck Windows step on capacity, No Step On? Davidasailor26 at 7:28am 08.10.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (2) jssailem at 7:23am 08.10.23 @kappykaplan They have been more like skirmishes. The latest challenge was the failure of my Sher

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