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Looking to sail in Fort Lauderdale, Florida Michel16055 at 9:44pm 01.06.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/760 Hi, I just want to know if anyone in the Fort Lauderdale area who has a beneteau (or any other sailb
Volvo MD7 Water Cooled Exhaust Elbow simpsoned at 9:20pm 01.06.14 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/3869 If anyone is parting out an old Volvo Diesel and wants to get rid of a water cooled exhaust elbow, g
Acme Prop Puller Ken13559 at 8:30pm 01.06.14 Ask All Sailors 9/4514 I've many success, changing propellers underwater using large 3-Jaw Bearing Extractor. However, the
Hunter 410 rudder removal Dijobi777 at 7:20pm 01.06.14 Big Boats 2/2522 Has anybody had the experience and pleasure of removing the 420's rudder including the rudder post/s
Installing AC Amos Cape at 4:54pm 01.06.14 The Cherubini Hunters 14/2489 Would like to know were you have had your AC units installed on 30' Hunter. If you did it your self
Yanmar 3gm30f Ccolant drain carlager at 2:26pm 01.06.14 Engines and Propulsion 9/5534 I am planning to change the coolant on our Yanmar 3gm30f. Do I drain using the screw close to the
Anyone Here @ Marina Village Alameda ? pkdailey4 at 1:59pm 01.06.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1791 Haven't been able to get out of Tejas since last spring. Wondering how my boat is doing. Slip I-15 2
Water Ballast for Winter alabamaranger at 1:57pm 01.06.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3407 Should I add a gallon on antifreeze to the ballast? The boat is in the water and will see some freez
RC435 Chartplotter 7sailing7 at 1:55pm 01.06.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/653 Does anyone know what CF card came with the unit on the new Hunter 33. I'm referring to the gold car
owners manual dickau2 at 12:39pm 01.06.14 Smaller Boats 6/794 I'm looking for an owners manual that I can download for a 1986 22Hunter
cheap heat powsmias at 12:29pm 01.06.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2241 may have been posted before but here goes: http://www.whydontyoutrythis.com/2013/11/how-to-e
Sticky throttle Ritchie Pedistal dabishop5 at 11:46am 01.06.14 Pearson 1/2018 Am feeling a stickyness / roughness in the throttle cable. I have removed the compass and tried to r
Engine gear control cable replacement Alctel at 10:14am 01.06.14 The Cherubini Hunters 18/6230 Hi there, On attempting to move the 1980 36' hunter I own, I discovered that the gear handle on t
Installing Raymarine ST4000 on Wheel Captainron1 at 7:44am 01.06.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/814 Hello, I purchased a Raymarine ST4000 to install on my 1979 O'day 30' wheel helm. I wonder if anyone
Annapolis Bar Ron20324 at 7:42am 01.06.14 Ask All Sailors 20/5029 The next time someone pulls that "GEICO... 15 percent yadda yadda yadda" bit on you, you can reply,
Boom vang adjustment... Doug/Karen at 7:41am 01.06.14 Big Boats 8/2114 Our vang is attached to the boom at a point whereby no further downward adjustment can be made. We
changing sanitation hoses on 41ds sailor5017 at 6:43am 01.06.14 Big Boats 20/3218 Planning to change out sanitation hoses on 41DS Has anyone done this ? how difficult is it? any
Holding tank place- oceanis 351 Beach Bum at 6:42am 01.06.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2398 Hi, I need to install a holding tank to my 351 (two aft cabin version) But where to put it? Cou
rudder post bearing and cone flex captainrod at 11:28pm 01.05.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/824 I have a bebeteau 440 and notice both top and lower bearing rotate. I think i read some Beneteau rec
Blower Muffler (4) Ralph Johnstone at 9:37pm 01.05.14 Ask All Sailors 14/12992 Has anyone installed a bilge exhaust fan in their engine compartment ? Now before you label me an

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First Boat Purchase jssailem at 7:02am 06.01.23 I am wondering is what the difficulty of finding parts would be for some of these older boats? A g
Operating temp Yanmar 3GM30F Scott T-Bird at 6:55am 06.01.23 I have the same engine and my temp gauge never goes above 165 under load. There was an explanation
Continupus mainsail furling isaksp00 at 6:43am 06.01.23 In your 2nd pic the line looks small for the winch jaws to me. Have you checked with the manufacture
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. Tb0n3 at 6:41am 06.01.23 I have a feeling the winch eye broke on one of the sides at some point. It's very tight on the insid
First Boat Purchase amistret at 6:30am 06.01.23 I had a capri omega and loved it. It would plane in a decent wind, which made it exciting to sail.
First Boat Purchase amistret at 6:22am 06.01.23 I had a capri omega and loved it. It would plane in a decent wind, which made it exciting to sail.
First Boat Purchase amistret at 6:21am 06.01.23 I had a Montgomery 15. A trailer boat lowers your monthly costs. It was easy to rig. Very stout de
Continupus mainsail furling JamesG161 at 6:04am 06.01.23 I have few thoughts, but lets start with a base case. Main sail is out of the mast and ready to fur
Continupus mainsail furling (2) Seahawk345 at 5:20am 06.01.23 This is the winch at the bottom of the mast. The red line is the continuous loop Mainsail furling wi
Operating temp Yanmar 3GM30F RoyS at 4:29am 06.01.23 The reading you took at the temperature sensor is appropriate, the others are not. If your engine wa
Identifying Keel Layers - Need for Primer? Davidasailor26 at 3:32am 06.01.23 go to the interlux website, it clearly indicates a barrier coat primer or regular primer over the l
Harken Jib Sail Furler KGarvey at 2:51am 06.01.23 I have a couple wraps on the drum when the sail is furled with at least 3 wraps around the sail. H
Harken Jib Sail Furler KGarvey at 2:50am 06.01.23 Depends on a lot of factors, including how tight you roll the jib. As @Ward H said, you always wan
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report Hayden Watson at 11:36pm 05.31.23 Many people are intimidated by them but if you fly it with a sock it's not really a big deal to hand
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report Jolly Pe�o at 10:34pm 05.31.23
Harken Jib Sail Furler jssailem at 9:57pm 05.31.23 I have a couple wraps on the drum when the sail is furled with at least 3 wraps around the sail. H
First Boat Purchase jssailem at 9:41pm 05.31.23 I had a Montgomery 15. A trailer boat lowers your monthly costs. It was easy to rig. Very stout des
Crack on rudder (1) JamesG161 at 9:16pm 05.31.23 Excellent job. That will last you years, but inspect on next bottom painting. arranty, until back
First Boat Purchase Johnb at 9:01pm 05.31.23 I had a capri omega and loved it. It would plane in a decent wind, which made it exciting to sail. I
Possible SmartPlug problem chuckwayne at 8:31pm 05.31.23 No device is fail proof. It is more important to look at rates of failure and consequences of the f

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