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rudder marvin at 3:25pm 01.28.14 San Juan Sailboats 5/9267 I have a San Juan 26 and would like to know if a sj21 rudder would work for me, I was told the riggi
Looking for Advice on Selling Mac 26d 1990 medkid134 at 1:21pm 01.28.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3141 Hello All, Looking for advice on selling my Mac 26d 1990 due to shallow water bay where I curre
Haul construction help skryan5747 at 10:17am 01.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/584 We just pulled our boat out of the water for a bottom job and we were looking to find out if a 1989
Pattern for flooring available? RocketDogs at 9:33am 01.28.14 Day Sailers 5/3413 Greetings all! I am trying to gather resources and information so I can get working on our DS1, whi
starter motor installation - Universal M-18 Richard19068 at 8:42am 01.28.14 Engines and Propulsion 3/1087 I'm installing a new starter motor. When I removed the old one there was no shim or gasket but there
Beneteau 43 Reef lines Dave9854 at 6:38am 01.28.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1315 I have a 2008 Beneteau 43 with a classic rig, wondering what size the reefing lines should be, and h
Shore Power-SmartPlug vs. 1938 (long post) (45) Maine Sail at 5:22am 01.28.14 Musings With Maine Sail 13/12032 For those of you who have already seen this on my site I apologize, please skip over this, but I lik
Need to repair Bow Roller Ken13559 at 3:38am 01.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/934 Hey, its my bad. Made a mistake of sailing too close to a friend's boat. Was approaching him port to
Anyone else bake on their small boat? (1) dgreen1991 at 9:35pm 01.27.14 Catalina 22 15/2152 Tried this little folding coleman oven. Folds flat 12x12x2. If you buy one don't trust the gauge. Ac
Mast Stolen acordb at 7:33pm 01.27.14 Balboa 7/10742 I'm looking for a mast for my Ensenada 20 !!!!! The original was stolen ' probably cut up for scrap
Heads we win!! 2sticks at 7:21pm 01.27.14 Bigger Boats 1/1071 Just finished installation of the new composting head mfg. by Sandy at C-Head. From the first contac
Windex Nahart51 at 7:21pm 01.27.14 Catalina 22 19/2704 What size windex do you guys recommend? Windex Sport 10 or Windex 15? Thanks
Mast Stolen acordb at 6:55pm 01.27.14 Balboa 0/1501 [f
sheaves for Kenyon spars alallen1 at 6:27pm 01.27.14 Big Boats 5/1672 I have been unable to locate sheaves for the Kenyon boom on my 37 cutter. A company named Rig-Rite
Alternator wiring question THECUSCUS at 5:56pm 01.27.14 Ask All Sailors 10/2435 From what I've read on this site, it seems most prefer to run the alternator output to the house bat
Difficulty with Main Halyard wfulton at 3:38pm 01.27.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/1022 Am having great difficulty raising mainsail for the final 10' or so. Work easily and fine up to that
anchor wench zommer at 2:01pm 01.27.14 Catalina 30 10/1800 I am looking for suggestions in regards to installing an anchor wench on Catalina 30. The deck spac
Using Inverter Charger as 2nd Charger? Gunni at 1:38pm 01.27.14 Ask All Sailors 4/961 I currently have a 10 year old, 40 amp AC powered battery charger (Sentry) breakered from a 30 amp A
Lady Liberty graphics Small Seed at 1:22pm 01.27.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/3109 Hi, I am a brand new Beneteau 285 First Liberty Cup Edition and would like to find a source for the
Looking to revamp some rigging - Hunter 22 '83 halyard sheet HiZ at 12:41pm 01.27.14 Smaller Boats 7/3105 Looking to replace the rigging on the boat while the mast is down Any input on this? Length, s

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P42 Strut replacement Puesta del sol at 9:45am 06.29.23 I had to rebed my strut on a C30 (leaking) . I found that the base of the strut on the exterior wa
Is this prop cavitation damage? Don S/V ILLusion at 9:43am 06.29.23 It's in the wrong place for cavitation but it does look serious. If it's a hollow in the casting,
P42 Strut replacement (5) RitSim at 9:42am 06.29.23 I had to rebed my strut on a C30 (leaking) . I found that the base of the strut on the exterior was
Shooting some video in the harbor TomY at 9:41am 06.29.23 You don't mention what editing software you are using, but there is probably a "crossfade audio at
Shooting some video in the harbor TomY at 9:37am 06.29.23 That's caused by the video encoder, likely H.264. It has been set with a maximum bit-rate (the numb
Tides Marine Sail Track lifetime (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:12am 06.29.23 I wonder if a UV protectant ( like Armor All ) applied a few times a year would extend the life.
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Rich Stidger at 9:06am 06.29.23 Latest update: Last night I checked the return lines from the injectors based upon info I found on t
P42 Strut replacement Puesta del sol at 9:05am 06.29.23 I am not an expert, what of you filled the front 2 holes with fiberglass, then install the strut a
P42 Strut replacement Puesta del sol at 9:04am 06.29.23 I am curious if you have attempted to remove the 2 set screws, if they will not come out they can b
Is this prop cavitation damage? Ralph Johnstone at 9:01am 06.29.23 Anyone seen cavitation damage similar to this? It's in the wrong place for cavitation but it does
P42 Strut replacement JoeWhite at 8:56am 06.29.23 I am curious if you have attempted to remove the 2 set screws, if they will not come out they can be
Tides Marine Sail Track lifetime FourPoints at 8:51am 06.29.23 I wonder if a UV protectant ( like Armor All ) applied a few times a year would extend the life.
Which Bomar Gaskets ? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:44am 06.29.23 Sailing my boat to Mexico in October so making sure every drip is stopped. I agree that desperate
Excess Solar Load FourPoints at 8:43am 06.29.23 That sounds rather conservative to me for someone who only sails in the summer months. 3-4 is the
Selden - Furling Main Breezy1 at 8:29am 06.29.23 Yes I totally agree. I measured it last night and it was 43' when the manual said it was 30'! I als
Shooting some video in the harbor dmax at 7:56am 06.29.23 The rotation speed blows the resolution I've found. I'm not sure if that is the fps or the stabiliz
2016 seaward 26 rk keel control FDL S2 at 7:39am 06.29.23 According to this article there are two lines on the cabintop near the cockpit. https://www.practic
Its funny Friday! Justin_NSA at 7:09am 06.29.23 Don't quit your day jobs guys! :biggrin:
Is this prop cavitation damage? Timm R Oday25 at 6:51am 06.29.23 From here it looks like porosity from a vacuum when the prop was cast
Is this prop cavitation damage? dlochner at 6:49am 06.29.23 A quick search showed most images of cavitation damage at the prop tips and edges not at the hub. Th

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