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Brightwork Csbyl at 11:43am 03.12.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/960 I recently purchased a 1967 Tempest, in surprisingly good shape, though the brightwork does need som
H34 mast wires rsears54 at 10:51am 03.12.13 Big Boats 3/1108 Has anyone found a good waterproof connector for the instument wires in the mast? Mast is currently
Suncor lifeline mechanical fittings RobG at 9:53am 03.12.13 Ask All Sailors 4/2006 Time for new lifelines and I've been looking at the Suncor kits or ala cart fittings of the mechanic
Autohelm fitting on Oceanis 331 garygee at 9:35am 03.12.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/3212 Hi folks Im fitting a autohelm onto a Oceanis 331. Its a linear drive direct onto the quadrant but
In-Hull transducer pewwind at 8:46am 03.12.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2088 I plan to purchase a digital depth sounder and I want to mount the transducer,INSIDE, up in the bow
O'day 20 sails Sastevenson at 8:10am 03.12.13 Day Sailers 1/1564 Hello friends, I am I'm need of some used sails for my o'day 20 year 1977. I am currently set up w
O'day 20 sails Sastevenson at 8:10am 03.12.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/641 Hello friends, I am I'm need of some used sails for my o'day 20 year 1977. I am currently set up w
Dodger window cleaning YVRguy at 6:59am 03.12.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/8882 I purchased my boat a couple of months ago and one of the items I'm just now addressing is the dodge
Masthead connections on O'day 192 Brian S at 6:46am 03.12.13 Day Sailers 4/2383 I realize this is a long shot, but... Does anyone happen to have a picture showing the backstay c
Jabsco Twist 'n' Lock vs Raritan PHC FourPoints at 6:14am 03.12.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 35/18250 I'm considering replacing the existing sani-poti with a flushing head, trying to decide if it is wor
Cast iron keel reconditioning. Esperanza1 at 4:44am 03.12.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1226 Going to sand blast my 30' Hunters cast iron keel this spring. I've looked into Interlux 2000 and Pe
Y25 seacock corrosion (1) dee.yeah at 2:36am 03.12.13 Yamaha 2/2047 I noticed that the in-take seacock for engine cooling water is pretty corroded (see attached). Is t
Victron 600 battery monitor serenisea at 9:59pm 03.11.13 Musings With Maine Sail 6/3019 I have been toying with the idea of getting one as part of my pursuit to reduce battery power consum
Top speed Mac 26m, 60hp thehomedoc@aol.com at 9:45pm 03.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/5084 Have a new 26m with 60HP Evinrude E-tec. Top speed with light load and foils retracted is only 15
Installing an inverter jcollins at 8:00pm 03.11.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2294 I have bought a 2000 watt inverter for my Beneteau Sail boat. Is there a way to install it into the
Hunter 30 1981 need help chokrisandy at 7:59pm 03.11.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/961 Hello I recently purchased a Hunter 1981 30ft long, everything clean and nice , I checked near the
CNG tank refill Mcshane at 6:47pm 03.11.13 S2 13/5309 Have a new CNG refill station in town....finally. Has anyone removed their tank and had it refilled
40.5 Ditch wind at 6:36pm 03.11.13 Big Boats 12/1884 Any one know how many 40.5 where produced from 1990 to 1998. I think I have one of the last boat off
HT Prop Sizing FourPoints at 6:08pm 03.11.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1382 I currently have a 7.5" pitch 3 blade prop. going to switch to a 4 blade high thrust, my options are
Catalina Rendezvous, 2013 Coriolisbc at 5:44pm 03.11.13 Catalina 30 1/1611 Hi All; The 2013 Catalina Rendezvous is July 12 and 13, Telegraph Harbour Marina, on Thetis Island

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Shaft Alignment MikeHoncho at 9:03am 04.05.23 If this started after you hit the log, I would think your problem is not the alignment.... Sure you
Furling Line Options Captain Larry-DH at 8:59am 04.05.23 To answer the OP's question more directly, Warpspeed has a Dyneema core, although I'm having a toug
Shaft Alignment MikeHoncho at 8:48am 04.05.23 When I aligned my prop shaft (1" shaft in 1 1/2" log), I disconnected the coupler and used a couple
Shaft Alignment MikeHoncho at 8:45am 04.05.23 You do this by suspending the forward end of the shaft so that the shaft is centered in the shaft l
Hello to the community (1) RSHunter27 at 8:41am 04.05.23 Mind sharing how your hatch covers are attached over the hatches ? I don't see any snaps to hold t
Hello to the community (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:26am 04.05.23 Mind sharing how your hatch covers are attached over the hatches ? I don't see any snaps to hold th
Shaft Alignment (1) dmax at 8:13am 04.05.23 When I aligned my prop shaft (1" shaft in 1 1/2" log), I disconnected the coupler and used a couple
Hello to the community RSHunter27 at 7:55am 04.05.23 Looking good! did you make the blue hatch covers? No, one of my neighbors at the marina did.
Holding tank relocation? MT28.5 at 7:54am 04.05.23 Hey Peggie, this is a wonderful option! I will measure the head space this weekend to see if it will
Furling Line Options Project_Mayhem at 7:53am 04.05.23 What about splicing to a smaller size Dyneema based line? Looks like 1/8" is rated for 1600lbs
Zinc on strut? fstbttms at 7:51am 04.05.23 If your strut shows evidence of corrosion, add an anode. If it doesn't, don't. If it ain't broke, do
FET Battery Isolator and Different Charging Voltages Johann at 7:41am 04.05.23
Shaft Alignment dlochner at 7:38am 04.05.23 I guess I need to align he shaft in the tube first but how do you do it that? If I use the engine t
Furling Line Options Hollyberry at 7:37am 04.05.23 Another options is to strip the cover, and leave the core.. you get the reduction in diameter with l
Hello to the community Tally Ho at 7:25am 04.05.23 Looking good! did you make the blue hatch covers?
Need a Beneteau part Davidasailor26 at 7:16am 04.05.23 You can no longer order parts directly through / from Beneteau spare parts; you have to order from
Need a Beneteau part BigEasy at 7:03am 04.05.23 Thanks! Now, if only I could get that "credential" thing You can no longer order parts directl
Hunter 28 chainplate (1) kloudie1 at 7:03am 04.05.23 Not very familiar with the 28, but the other Hunters of that era have a stout piece of angle iron in
Need a Beneteau part Xpensive Care at 6:49am 04.05.23 Thanks! Now, if only I could get that "credential" thing thru with the French. I guess "customer s
Rigging and furler 1990 Hunter Legend 35.5 pics or diagrams Rasto at 6:41am 04.05.23 I would think you can find the hood furler manual at hoodyachtsystems.com Also lol under archives

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