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Loose P Bracket on First 26 northcave at 3:26am 03.03.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1038 I was dry the other day whilst antifouling and noticed the P Bracket was very loose. Has anyone enco
New Window Trim Paint Job (2) dgreen1991 at 8:48pm 03.02.14 Catalina 22 9/1406 I love this new Rust Oleum textured paint. I chose this sand paper textured brown paint. Removed, sa
My New Solar Panels (4) dgreen1991 at 8:14pm 03.02.14 Catalina 22 9/2092 Now I have 2 Amp charging. Here is my installation. My solar charge controller can only handle one p
O'Day 25 curiosity CCrane2299 at 7:09pm 03.02.14 Catalina 22 17/2473 While at the marina this weekend, I came across an abandoned O'Day 25. Its a 1979 model and the mari
1980 cat 30 shore power burnswelds at 5:32pm 03.02.14 Catalina 30 2/1202 Hello, is there a " stock " invertor on a 1980 cat 30 Tmbs, with the 11 hp diesel?
Replacing spreader without unstepping mast Crashflow at 5:23pm 03.02.14 Ask All Sailors 10/5866 Hey all, I have a 36 foot Pearson with a damaged port spreader. The Spreader is the lower of an upp
Shaft/ packing size Sanfelice at 5:12pm 03.02.14 Catalina 30 1/947 Haven't been able to find an answer through search function. Does anyone know what size shaft packi
Cruising Again (4) Roger Long at 2:47pm 03.02.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/3369 Strider is still high and dry but, according to the definition of cruising being working on your boa
Boat trailer advice Admiral at 1:47pm 03.02.14 Ask All Sailors 15/2026 I am in the market buying a boat. Looking at the Catalina 30. Of course most do not come with trai
Replacing acrylic portlights and hatch lens (2) Panta Rei at 1:41pm 03.02.14 Bigger Boats 34/14491 Well spring is a long way off, Lake Superior is nearly frozen solid and my boat is covered with many
Cal 2-27 mast step question Roadking Larry at 1:33pm 03.02.14 Cal 4/2814 While my new to me Cal 2-27 is still on the trailer I wanting to put a mast step plate on so that wh
Weather-frozen bilge pump line Skipper at 10:29am 03.02.14 Ask All Sailors 15/4632 I had worried about this. My bilge pump discharge line froze solid a couple weeks ago. Or that's
Access panel from head to port side of engine pan zagloba at 8:57am 03.02.14 Catalina 310 16/2803 Has anyone installed an access panel on the head bulkhead adjacent to the stairs for access to the p
Mounting ideas for stern light Rodd at 8:32am 03.02.14 Musings With Maine Sail 4/4432 Gents- I need to replace my aging stern light. I would like to mount an Aqua Signal, series 41 s
410 aft stateroom mattress? scottdube at 7:39am 03.02.14 Big Boats 7/1306 Has anyone replaced the coil spring mattress on the 410? I was at the boat show yesterday and it lo
water leaks on trailer mikeepp at 6:18am 03.02.14 Smaller Boats 14/1604 OK, I give up. My H23 has water in the cabin every spring while on the trailer for the winter. I'v
23.5 Running rigging mmsailor at 5:19am 03.02.14 Smaller Boats 10/1361 I am going to replace the main halyard on my 23.5 . The boat has rf so other than mast raising what
23.5 Rudder Repair mmsailor at 5:16am 03.02.14 Smaller Boats 4/1004 I need to replace the rudder spacers and found them here at the ships store . It mentions a rudder g
winter project - finished Mark Maulden at 9:53pm 03.01.14 S2 6/1153 Finished my winter project. We now have two new water tanks and one new fuel tank. Boat is back to
Rubbing Compound Staining Gelcoat markwbird at 4:53pm 03.01.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 29/12548 The gelcoat on my 1984 Hunter 34 is old and chalky so I have decided to compound and wax it. The pr

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Steps for Replacing my HBW50 transmission with ZF 12M Hollyberry at 8:57am 06.12.23 Also....if you're doing it afloat and if you have a dripless shaft seal (PYI or similar) you need to
Sense Wire for OEM Alternator jviss at 8:57am 06.12.23 I will defer to @Maine Sail on this topic, but, yes, the alternator is grounded via the engine block
Doesn't hurt to ask jssailem at 8:48am 06.12.23 @dennisv You have been given great advise... The key is to match the track with the car (width and d
Balmar 150A Alternator with MC-615 Regulator Issue jviss at 8:44am 06.12.23 A great philosopher once said "when something seems contradictory, question your premises." There a
Balmar 150A Alternator with MC-615 Regulator Issue DayDreamer41 at 8:43am 06.12.23 How about a photo of the shunt wiring? Where is alt B- wired? I won't be to the boat until tomorr
In mast furling main working much better now JamesG161 at 8:39am 06.12.23 Please read this link completely. In mast 'piece of crap' furling system I mastered my In-mast fur
In mast furling main working much better now JamesG161 at 8:36am 06.12.23 I will try a test by bypassing the sheaves and rollers by running the outhaul and furling loupe abo
Balmar 150A Alternator with MC-615 Regulator Issue dlochner at 8:33am 06.12.23 Alternator output fuse? the fuse for the regulator or the main DC fuse? - I haven't check the fuse
In mast furling main working much better now BroncoJohn at 8:27am 06.12.23 Thanks for the information. It looks like the remaining friction problem I have is with the sheave
Balmar 150A Alternator with MC-615 Regulator Issue DayDreamer41 at 8:24am 06.12.23 Do you have a service disconnect on the alternator? Did you check the alternator output fuse? Eit
Transducer troubles jssailem at 8:22am 06.12.23 My first thought was a failed transducer. You did not paint the transducer with bottom paint by cha
Pumping out Hunter 380 Waste Tank - Macerator pump failed. JamesG161 at 8:19am 06.12.23 I have never seen a holding tank without a dip tube installed. :plus::plus: In fact you can downl
Steps for Replacing my HBW50 transmission with ZF 12M Ward H at 8:12am 06.12.23 Are you aware of the size differences between the HBW50 and ZF 12M? Catalina Direct shows this: "Im
Balmar 150A Alternator with MC-615 Regulator Issue Maine Sail at 8:08am 06.12.23 How about a photo of the shunt wiring? Where is alt B- wired?
Transducer troubles dlochner at 7:39am 06.12.23 Sounds like a bad transducer.
Balmar 150A Alternator with MC-615 Regulator Issue dlochner at 7:36am 06.12.23 Do you have a service disconnect on the alternator? Did you check the alternator output fuse? Eith
Steps for Replacing my HBW50 transmission with ZF 12M dlochner at 7:29am 06.12.23 Replacing a transmission is essentially a nut and bolt operation. Unbolt a bunch of stuff and bolt t
Steps for Replacing my HBW50 transmission with ZF 12M u0958901 at 7:11am 06.12.23 Different boat model and engine but the process is the same.
Topping Lift Sailfanatic at 7:09am 06.12.23 Ideally terminate the topping lift below the backstay and above the main halyard. If it has to go t
In mast furling main working much better now JamesG161 at 7:04am 06.12.23 @BroncoJohn click on the link in @jdrutten's post for how to learn the mechanism of in-mast furling

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