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Prop question NicAndI at 8:19pm 11.08.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1577 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 5/3498 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 104/15714 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 11/6526 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 4/1322 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 12/3704 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 2/1780 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 5/3910 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 21/5364 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 0/1069 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 13/6047 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 2/910 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 10/1140 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 13/2854 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 5/1968 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 3/1635 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 4/6995 I'm looking for a replacement mast for my Catalina 30 Tall Rig. I'm located at Lake Lanier GA. I'd
Gear hammock and replacing pressure alchohol stove. BobnCamie at 5:01pm 11.07.13 S2 5/1558 Two questions, can anyone steer me in the right direction for smaller(5 ft. or less) gear hammocks.
Hunter 25 deck organizer and clutch mounting` (2) Savet at 4:18pm 11.07.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/4155 Hunter 25 deck organizer and clutch mounting Ahoy gents! I recently purchased a 1982 Hunter 25 and
removing Hurth transmission the finman at 3:41pm 11.07.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1268 Hi all, I need to replace the transmission on my O'Day 34. How difficult/easy is to remove it (Hurt

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Blown exhast odaydokay at 8:55am 07.09.23 I have not had much experience with Hansen, no big axe to grind here either, though I wish they had
Lake boat vs Florida boat aging question Scott T-Bird at 8:53am 07.09.23
Bow thruster and electric winch iestion RitSim at 8:51am 07.09.23 I moved up from a C30 to a B411 about 5 years ago. Docking the bigger boat with tide currents and w
Steaming Light Replacement Bulb - Forespar? jviss at 8:49am 07.09.23 Visit http://mei1970.org/saillavie/Mast_Deck_Light_Fixture I replaced the deck light bulb. The bulb
Starting battery Scott T-Bird at 8:41am 07.09.23 I will probably switch from deep cycle (only one at the moment for the house bank) to golf cart bat
Steaming Light Replacement Bulb - Forespar? JoeWhite at 8:36am 07.09.23 Visit http://mei1970.org/saillavie/Mast_Deck_Light_Fixture I replaced the deck light bulb. The bulb
1960 Tylercraft T-24 danooxnard at 8:35am 07.09.23 Great looking boat! You may want to replace the VHF with something newer if you are going offshore.
Blown exhast jviss at 7:41am 07.09.23 Black iron exhaust risers can last a long time, it's usually the injection elbow that fails. I repl
Blown exhast dlochner at 7:33am 07.09.23 Black iron pipe was used for injection elbows by more than just O'Day, Sabre also used them back in
H37C - New Windlass, Chain weight Concern knappytime at 7:29am 07.09.23 Yes, I installed a 1/2" thru-hull in the aft bulkhead at the bottom of the locker and attached a ho
Latest Thinking on Holding Tank Additives Dil at 7:28am 07.09.23 I was told by the captain of the pump out boat to try vinegar and baking soda to break up sludge
91 hunter 30t waste tank layout Dil at 7:23am 07.09.23 thanks guys I know I saw a post somewhere about this. I had the pump out boat there yesterday but a
1960 Tylercraft T-24 dmax at 7:17am 07.09.23 Sorry I don't have specific info but that is a cool looking boat in unbelievable condition for its a
Catalina 310 Lightning Protection BC Bernie at 7:12am 07.09.23 Additional to the above comments in a lightning system, is possibly, a dissipator. https://www.fores
Catalina 310 Lightning Protection kloudie1 at 7:06am 07.09.23 Couple of sidebars on lightning systems : LIGHTNING Hits Boats. Here's How to Deal With It - YouTub
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS dLj at 6:36am 07.09.23 Do you run your Starlink from the inverter or have you made the modifications to run it off 12V. I
Starting battery Don S/V ILLusion at 6:24am 07.09.23
Starting battery dlochner at 5:56am 07.09.23
Starting battery Don S/V ILLusion at 5:47am 07.09.23
Catalina 310 Lightning Protection Don S/V ILLusion at 5:44am 07.09.23 Owners manual isn't definitive on whether we have a ground plate and if our mast is connected to th

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