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Windlass for 2001 361 shuga at 2:05am 12.23.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1188 Just bought a 2001 361 and would like suggestions on type and manufacturer of a windlass. Jim
BVI for Christmas Hannah Quinn at 1:57am 12.23.13 Destinations 6/1892 At the airport in cold freezing rainy Halifax, Nova Scotia. Arriving in St Thomas this afternoon to
CAT 30 Galley rebuild Summertime Dream at 7:26pm 12.22.13 Catalina 30 31/8383 I am in the middle of a full rebuild of my Atomic 4. While at it I found that the counter top with
5411 won't start... continued jakez at 5:54pm 12.22.13 Catalina 30 7/2005 I posted regarding this problem some time ago, and got a lot of good advice from many of you. I wan
Christmas Radio sullyj020 at 5:39pm 12.22.13 SSB and Ham Operators 2/7788 Are you getting any new radio gear for Xmas ? I'm looking at a new Hex Beam and a K-3 :dance:
Sail Folding korchinskyp at 4:56pm 12.22.13 Ask All Sailors 17/7232 Is there an easy way to fold a headsail?
Lazy Jack Cradle Cover Uno Mast at 4:02pm 12.22.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/3532 I'm planning to get the lazy jack and cradle cover from Doyle. The cradle cover works like a stack p
Just the dressing soldier1964 at 3:57pm 12.22.13 Ask All Sailors 4/3062 I have heard the term of dressing up your boat. from some of the photos that Ive seen, I see that t
newport beach boat parade newsailor72 at 12:25pm 12.22.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1143 want to take wife and kids to the boat parade. anyone has tips/info on where to park and where to g
Anchor Wars MantusAnchors at 10:35am 12.22.13 Ask All Sailors 3/408 Hey guys wanted to share the results from our latest anchor test. We flew to Boca Del Toro, Panama b
Possible BVI trip for us, need protocol advice DAVA390 at 9:29am 12.22.13 Ask All Sailors 20/3031 So, The Admiral`s daughter is dating, "going with" a boyfriend who is a few rungs above us on the ta
Swing Keel mbeil53 at 7:40am 12.22.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2918 I purchased a 1985 mac25 several months ago. Am sailing from Cleveland to Southern Florida in May.
How do you relocate the diesel cutoff lever. windwagon at 5:28am 12.22.13 Big Boats 6/2152 My 1990 Legend 35.5 has the diesel fuel cutoff lever just inside the companion way. I find this very
Installing a holding tank on a Hunter 27 Bateau Margo at 5:15am 12.22.13 Mid-Size Boats 8/2143 Hello all. We have just purchased our first sail boat, a Hunter 27 Cherubini. Our most recent previo
A day of sailing (4) banjoey at 8:23pm 12.21.13 Day Sailers 12/2097 Fortunately living near the Stockton Delta in California we are lucky to have wonderful sailing days
Yanmar 2 gmf BobnCamie at 7:38pm 12.21.13 S2 10/2225 I was just informed that my yanmar 2 gm-f is for fresh water only? Is this correct? I have never hea
Fat Boat rollout. F-46 reveal. (17) CharlieCobra at 5:43pm 12.21.13 Ask All Sailors 14/2433 We finally wrapped up the Fisher 46 restoration we were doing. After nineteen months, she rolled ou
Cold Steering Wheel (4) shanker at 4:34pm 12.21.13 Smaller Boats 2/1359 Up here in Canada its a relatively short sailing season. In the spring and in the fall you have to s
removing stripping tedkleban at 2:14pm 12.21.13 Smaller Boats 8/1315 how do u remove stripping from the hull without marring gel coat
Engine went racing, then kaput (1) Deadline at 12:51pm 12.21.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1604 My 2GM20F went racing twice, so a service tech overhauled the cylinder head and installed new inject

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Shaft Ralph Johnstone at 1:27pm 06.20.23 I'm not familiar with who's on which side of a 1GM as I have the 2GM but what you're holding in your
B & G Chartplotters and iPads (1) SoSound at 1:26pm 06.20.23
Help finding the right boat rgranger at 1:20pm 06.20.23 J boats has a few as well, like the J100. The J 105 might also meet your needs. :plus:
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? rgranger at 1:19pm 06.20.23 (except for the deck which of course is not good) Trees .... are the enemy of a clean boat. I wo
What is this Ralph Johnstone at 1:17pm 06.20.23 Welcome to the site @dcato . You have just connected with one of the best collection of mechanical
1991 VP 2003 - coolant seals (1) Hollyberry at 1:09pm 06.20.23 Ralph... the seals/o-rings circled in red. The bottom one is the 'culprit'... I hadn't meant for tha
Prop shaft seal- what make is it? Hunter27-2 inkunzi at 1:07pm 06.20.23
What is this Timm R Oday25 at 1:05pm 06.20.23 Well..without knowing what engine this is a picture of . Here is my wild guess . That looks like a s
ZF Hurth transmission slipping Ward H at 1:00pm 06.20.23 I had to go with a new tranny to replace my HBW50 because my transmission guy, who used to do rebuil
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L JamesG161 at 12:52pm 06.20.23 Running up to temp, then will cool and top off the antifreeze. Hip hip Hooray !!! Total time fro
Shaft inkunzi at 12:50pm 06.20.23 Hello I meant to add this is 1GM10 yanmar
Mast rewire JamesG161 at 12:48pm 06.20.23 the roller furler is bent/dented. Sounds like frustration from the past owner, jammed mainsail. J
Batten Lengths H26 Crazy Dave Condon at 12:36pm 06.20.23 When the batten is cut to size to fit the batten pocket, make darn sure all the ends are rounded and
1GM10 crankcase breather tube vents to atmosphere??? Smells kloudie1 at 12:06pm 06.20.23 Go to "Owner Resources" on the top of the home page. Click on that then "General Downloads" then sc
Mast rewire Hayden Watson at 11:56am 06.20.23 After mast was removed it was very evident the roller furler is bent/dented. lower spreaders broke
Portable Generator jviss at 11:52am 06.20.23 It uses about a 1/3 of a quart of oil per change. That's a lot of oil for a little engine!
Hunter 23 gets a little water around the keel bolts. Crazy Dave Condon at 11:47am 06.20.23 @Maureen S Regarding our phone call, you have a Hunter 23 wing keel, 1986 model which is taking on
Portable Generator (3) kbgunn at 11:41am 06.20.23 I purchased this Genkins 2300 watt inverter generator when I owned a Hunter 38. It has a NEMA L5-30
Help finding the right boat BarryL at 11:40am 06.20.23 Hey, Welcome to the sailing world. I understand your desire for a large cockpit and minimum accom
Yanmar YSB 12 Hard to Start Chris_Manu at 11:23am 06.20.23 Hi Doug I have been a long time lurker here, but as your problem is familiar to me I decided to jum

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