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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 5/3499 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 104/15715 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 11/6536 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 2/1781 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 21/5371 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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Bow thruster and electric winch iestion capta at 12:08pm 07.09.23 A bow thruster is a wonderful thing, until it stops working. A dealer once told me that most small b
Life (sailing) after heart attack. jssailem at 12:02pm 07.09.23 Wow Scott. My best wishes for a speedy recovery. To Sue. You are a real trouper. What a cool head an
Best Chart Plotter Solution capta at 11:52am 07.09.23 I've been able to pick up several MFDs to replace mine on EBay at a very good price.
Life (sailing) after heart attack. capta at 11:48am 07.09.23 I had my first coronary event while I was driving a 65' motor yacht down the ICW. I didn't really kn
Steaming Light Replacement Bulb - Forespar? jviss at 11:45am 07.09.23 It looks like it's a 31mm festoon bulb, the "premium" version is $29 at West Marine, in stock. Who
1979 C&C 36 centerboard capta at 11:13am 07.09.23 1. That's your call. If you sail in skinny water or like to gunk hole it could be worth the troub
Life (sailing) after heart attack. JRacer at 10:51am 07.09.23 Great to hear that you survived that. I had a stent placed back in 2012. After the usual rehab and a
1960 Tylercraft T-24 SycloneDriver at 10:40am 07.09.23 That's a great looks boat.
Best Chart Plotter Solution (4) kbgunn at 10:38am 07.09.23 I've been experimenting with an alternative chart plotter since this boat did not have one when I pu
Life (sailing) after heart attack. shemandr at 10:27am 07.09.23 A frightening story. I'm glad you had a good outcome. Those Cath labs do amazing treatments.
Life (sailing) after heart attack. dlochner at 10:14am 07.09.23 Glad you are OK and had access to good medical care.
Life (sailing) after heart attack. arf145 at 10:11am 07.09.23 Wow, Scott! So glad your outcome was good! I hope that after the shock of the whole thing wears off
Life (sailing) after heart attack. kappykaplan at 10:04am 07.09.23 Glad you had such a positive outcome, Scott T-Bird! Best wishes for the future. :beer:
Blown exhast jviss at 9:21am 07.09.23 I have not had much experience with Hansen, no big axe to grind here either, though I wish they had
Steaming Light Replacement Bulb - Forespar? jviss at 9:19am 07.09.23 Ah, thank you. So you figure it's the Hella combination light? I pulled on that thread and found
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

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