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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 16/8881 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 35/18245 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
Swetting Rudder Chris Bogle at 4:57pm 03.11.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1145 Is there metal inside the Oday 22' rudder? We are having a few days of above zero temps and there is
Head sail change on CDI Flex Furler CaptFred51 at 4:09pm 03.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1130 My 2002 Macgregor 26X came with a CDI Flex Furler with a 135 Genoa installed. It just blew out and

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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
AITA? Racing situation that came up stickinthemud57 at 6:40am 04.05.23 I was hoping my post would be taken as intended.. mostly tongue in cheek. No, I got that, but I wa
Rigging and furler 1990 Hunter Legend 35.5 pics or diagrams Rasto at 6:34am 04.05.23 1990 boat. That is 30 plus years on the standing rigging. Likely you are sailing in the Great Lakes
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question Crazy Dave Condon at 6:30am 04.05.23 I will be calling the poster this evening per private message. I have a suggestion but will wait ti
1980 Hunter 33 Shaft Bearing Dimensions? Matt DV at 6:23am 04.05.23 Yes, and it is extremely difficult the get proper alignment after removing the strut. You will find
Shaft Alignment NYSail at 6:22am 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 Project_Mayhem at 6:19am 04.05.23 To answer the OP's question more directly, Warpspeed has a Dyneema core, although I'm having a tough
Shaft Alignment RoyS at 6:03am 04.05.23 You have to do as you said and raise the engine. The shaft coupling half seems to stay centered on t
FET Battery Isolator and Different Charging Voltages dlochner at 5:58am 04.05.23 I think I'm conflating 2 scenarios. If a cell failed it would send a huge spike through the system w
1980 Hunter 33 Shaft Bearing Dimensions? RoyS at 5:46am 04.05.23 Yes, and it is extremely difficult the get proper alignment after removing the strut. You will find
Shaft Alignment MikeHoncho at 5:44am 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 to
Shaft Alignment MikeHoncho at 5:42am 04.05.23
FET Battery Isolator and Different Charging Voltages SycloneDriver at 5:39am 04.05.23 I don't think a fuse is gonna to protect against a voltage spike.
Shaft Alignment RoyS at 5:19am 04.05.23 Aligning a prop shaft is a very tedious process and it is seldom explained well. As you have noted,
FET Battery Isolator and Different Charging Voltages dlochner at 5:07am 04.05.23 But will the Balmar APM suppress the huge voltage spike that can fry sensitive electronics when the
Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please dLj at 4:55am 04.05.23 My friend, there are literally dozens of sources. Trophy braid is great for sheets, but for halya

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