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SS Tubing Styx at 4:38am 11.09.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1681 I have come across a lot of 316 SS tubing, 5 - 10 feet long. There is a little bit of 2" and a littl
cockpit leak CJB at 9:20pm 11.08.13 Musings With Maine Sail 2/2532 My 1990 Hunter Legend 35.5 is leaking in the cockpit. The leak is through the screw holes that hold
Catalina 30 salon table stevenj40 at 9:00pm 11.08.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1831 I was hoping someone would take the time to measure there salon table as I have a 1979 Catalina 30 a
Prop question NicAndI at 8:19pm 11.08.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1563 Need a little help pls. I'm in the process of buying a 1989 First 285 and the 2 blade folding prop
Size of Shaft Packing SVTatia at 7:10pm 11.08.13 Musings With Maine Sail 5/3450 Is there a way to determine what size packing I will need before I remove the stuffing box? I want t
Show us your spinnaker! (1) Kermit at 1:42pm 11.08.13 Ask All Sailors 104/15382 I really love seeing colorful and unusual spinnakers. Spinnakers seem to say alot about their owners
Reviving the Damper Plate & Engine Mount Discussions JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 12:42pm 11.08.13 Catalina 310 11/6393 So I am the latest to have to tackle this problem. I have the "death rattle" and will be doing this
Guest Battery Selector switch SwanAround at 12:28pm 11.08.13 Big Boats 4/1298 Need to replace the battery selector switch for 2004 Hunter 356. None of the ones on offer today se
Painting the Rudder lehigh375 at 12:09pm 11.08.13 Ask All Sailors 12/3665 Anyone know anything about why the rudder would be painted differently on a Hunter33 than the rest o
winter sailboat cover for Cal 27 carolsohl at 11:45am 11.08.13 Cal 2/1719 I will be making a sailboat cover for our Cal 2-27. I am wondering if anyone else has done this and
S2 7.3 Wet Keel ? Mike Palmer at 11:25am 11.08.13 S2 5/3866 Has anyone heard of a wet keel on an S2 7.3 ? I am looking into purchase and the picture of the bild
Deep cycle or combination batteries for battery bank Loose Ends at 10:37am 11.08.13 Musings With Maine Sail 21/5187 What kind of batteries should I have in my battery bank on my Catalina 27? The PO had one deep cycle
for those with a saildrive, cleaning the barnicles jbinbi at 9:03am 11.08.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1054 the e33 has a saildrive. The saildrive comes thru a rubber sort of gasket, and when the boat was hau
1971 Coronado 35' Cc Yacht Specialties Steering windomember at 8:45am 11.08.13 Ask All Sailors 13/5969 Hi, I own a 1971 35' Coronado Center Cockpit Hull 07 produced by Whitaker Industries at Costa Me
07 Tohatsu 9.8 Mr Mac at 8:30am 11.08.13 Ask All Sailors 2/902 Does anyone have a soft copy of the service manual for the Tohatsu/Nissan 9.8EF? I need to replace
Finally an Owner (5) azguy at 5:25am 11.08.13 Catalina 22 10/1130 Well, after looking at over a dozen boats and really considered a C27 I decided on a more prudent C2
Canada 2013 paulj at 9:09pm 11.07.13 Catalina 310 13/2741 Took 40 days this year for the trip...... https://picasaweb.google.com/1dbpaul/CANADA2013?authuse
Raymarine ST50 Monty VM at 8:52pm 11.07.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1944 I need to replace or rebuild my masthead transducer unit for the ST50. I think the bearings are pack
Looked at what should have been a nice boat Roadking Larry at 5:57pm 11.07.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1623 Took a precursory look at what might have been a nice old boat. I'm kind of new to the boat world so
Mast For Catalina 30 Tall Rig bassmanss at 5:54pm 11.07.13 Parts Search 4/6965 I'm looking for a replacement mast for my Catalina 30 Tall Rig. I'm located at Lake Lanier GA. I'd

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Steps for Replacing my HBW50 transmission with ZF 12M dlochner at 9:05am 06.12.23 Also....if you're doing it afloat and if you have a dripless shaft seal (PYI or similar) you need t
Balmar 150A Alternator with MC-615 Regulator Issue DayDreamer41 at 9:03am 06.12.23 A great philosopher once said "when something seems contradictory, question your premises." There
Steps for Replacing my HBW50 transmission with ZF 12M (2) dlochner at 9:02am 06.12.23 @dlochner On my C30 the 12M would require major work. Was it easier on your Sabre? This was a job
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

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