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Wheel Brake Fix Stargazer3 at 11:41am 01.17.14 Big Boats 3/1008 Hi, all! Has anyone out there repaired their wheel brake? Mine doesn't work at all. I turn it and no
How to see AC Amps from Inverter/Charger? rlamb at 11:09am 01.17.14 Big Boats 4/1146 On my 2004 Hunter 466 I noticed that the AC Ammeter on the panel does not include the amps being use
Boom rest Cambo at 10:31am 01.17.14 Ask All Sailors 6/4797 I've been looking at lots of boats for sale online trying to get through the winter and I noticed a
Filling Coaxial Connectors with Dielectric Grease for Weathe (2) crossdevices at 10:18am 01.17.14 Ask All Sailors 0/11 After reading various blog discussions on the use of dielectric greases for weather proofing protect
maxwell anchorwinch 40.5 hunter wegu at 9:53am 01.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/908 Hi, Wegu here, On my 40.5 i have a maxwell 8mm anchorwinch. I need a new anchor chain....anybody kno
Descing a Raw Water Cooled Yanmar GM Nelsonhow at 7:05am 01.17.14 Engines and Propulsion 5/1946 Behave a 30+ year old Yanmar raw water cooled 2 GM that appears to be running a lite got. I want to
Replacing Fridge agaliha at 5:49pm 01.16.14 Sabre Express 2/18137 The original (2000 model year) Norcold/Dometic DE-441 in my Sabre Express 36 needed replacing. The
Black mould removal priariesailor at 3:56pm 01.16.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/8302 Does anyone have a recipe for something that will remove black mould specks from fibreglass? Based o
A look Astern and Ahead (12) Roger Long at 1:13pm 01.16.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 19/15042 Any cruiser who does not remember that time when they were first allowed to head off and explore unk
Looking for Cal 28 winch brand/ parts suttonwt at 11:02am 01.16.14 Cal 6/4259 Hello, I have a 1968 Cal28-1 which failed a jib winch at the end of last season. Does anybody happen
Fisher Panda Generator dmwais305 at 10:23am 01.16.14 Big Boats 5/2370 We have the Fisher Panda 12kw generator . The Fisher Panda manual states specifically that the fuel
Heat Exchanger Re Furbish Johnb at 10:21am 01.16.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1584 I have removed the heat exchanger from my Yanmar 3QM30. Can anyone recommend where I should take it
Oday 272 wood cradle Sfraser_nova at 10:19am 01.16.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1620 Does anyone have plans and/or a bill or materials for a wood cradle to store the boat? I have seen s
Spinnaker halyard info for B361? bshock at 5:29am 01.16.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/917 Hi all, does anyone have at hand the specs that show what diameter and length of line to use for a s
Looking for a mast & mast step 84 Cat 30 affmarine at 5:19am 01.16.14 Catalina 30 5/1534 I am looking to replace a damaged mast on my 1984 Catalina 30. The step is also damaged. Anyone know
Looking for a rudder for 99 Cat 250 WK model affmarine at 5:17am 01.16.14 Smaller Boats 2/1618 anyone know of one for sale used or new or needs work. I am located in CT. Thank you. Jim 860-883
Oday 272 wood cradle Sfraser_nova at 3:33am 01.16.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1120 Does anyone have plans and/or a bill or materials for a wood cradle to store the boat? I have seen s
A wonderful video Brian D at 10:04pm 01.15.14 Ask All Sailors 6/2217 Here is a video about 4 kids who put together a derelict Person 30 and sailed in the Caribbean. It i
S2 Trailer pultsail1 at 6:12pm 01.15.14 S2 10/4221 I own an 83 S2 8.0b and an trying to find a trailer. Im new to this site and understand there in a
Roller Furling korchinskyp at 4:35pm 01.15.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/894 I have an almost new 150 hank on mylar genoa. Can I convert the sail over to roller furling?

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SS Rod popping sound mesmith1122 at 2:03pm 07.05.23 That is correct. The SSRods are run from the base of each chain plate thru the salon to large screw
Roller furling: where do I start? xavpil at 1:55pm 07.05.23 Thx for the tips and great videos!!
Lake Erie to Lake Michigan on sailboat. Is it possible? xavpil at 1:51pm 07.05.23 Thanks so much
Hunter 41DS chart table plotter panel removal ice breaker at 1:49pm 07.05.23 just give it a solid pull. It has some snap connectors on each side.
SS Rod popping sound Tally Ho at 1:49pm 07.05.23 So, the rods are the chain plates? And you have wire rigging from there? Greg
Roller furling: where do I start? Tally Ho at 1:47pm 07.05.23 this is what I understood are you happy with yours? how was the installation process? It was on th
Lake Erie to Lake Michigan on sailboat. Is it possible? stephen_i_w at 1:45pm 07.05.23 I have never taken that particular trip, But from my home near to Detroit I have traveled to all 3 l
Blown exhast Richard19068 at 1:36pm 07.05.23 Thanks to this terrific site I did some reseaarch to see what others did. I learned that Westerbek
Broke KiwiPorp blade Tally Ho at 1:26pm 07.05.23
ampacity of disconnects Richard19068 at 1:26pm 07.05.23 I'm not going to frog around trying to remove an adhesive lined heat shrink from over the connector
2004 Hunter Passage 420 Questions JamesG161 at 1:07pm 07.05.23 My H430 is only slightly bigger, but same for the most part. Jim...
Stray current / galvanic current corrosion JamesG161 at 1:03pm 07.05.23 Nigel Calder's Boatowners "bible' has very good information about this subject We did that Book re
Damaged Keel on Hunter 410 JamesG161 at 1:00pm 07.05.23 Check your Private Messages. Jim...
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Hayden Watson at 12:40pm 07.05.23 I have yet to hear of a incident that involves metal spikes causing a thermal run-away also. yet th
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery MikeHoncho at 12:33pm 07.05.23
Water balast leak in Hunter 260 JoeWhite at 12:32pm 07.05.23 I am not familiar with water ballast, but I assume you can load it on your trailer. If so with no wa
Water balast leak in Hunter 260 twalker H260 at 12:26pm 07.05.23 If you suspect the ballast tank you can add food colouring or some other dye to the tank and see if
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything kappykaplan at 12:21pm 07.05.23 What posses these dumbasses to abandon something which works perfectly and get into something which
Stray current / galvanic current corrosion BigEasy at 12:08pm 07.05.23
Stray current / galvanic current corrosion Stu Jackson at 12:03pm 07.05.23 Nigel Calder's Boatowners "bible' has very good information about this subject and the troubleshooti

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