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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 13/2087 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 16/8880 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 35/18243 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 6/3018 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 7/5082 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 9/2293 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 13/5307 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 1/1610 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 4/1144 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
Kenyon 550 Stove Burner needed frankiedogs at 4:05pm 03.11.13 Parts Search 0/1023 I am rebuilding my Kenyon 550 alcohol stove and I need a new burner assembly. I actually only need t

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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
Seeking Catalina 22 Main Sail Joe at 4:41am 04.05.23 wrong forum, dude.
FET Battery Isolator and Different Charging Voltages SycloneDriver at 4:40am 04.05.23 But will the Balmar APM suppress the huge voltage spike that can fry sensitive electronics when the
FET Battery Isolator and Different Charging Voltages dlochner at 3:53am 04.05.23
Engraved hull number on P450 kappykaplan at 3:20am 04.05.23 Yes, outside but where exactly as we have to take a picture for my boat registration. Look on the
Engraved hull number on P450 henri at 2:58am 04.05.23 Yes, outside but where exactly as we have to take a picture for my boat registration.
Seeking a Spinnaker Pole Car for a 1987 Beneteau Oceanis 381 Joe at 2:22am 04.05.23 Yes, she is looking for vertical storage on the mast. The big issue is her mast has a built in trac
Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please Joe at 2:12am 04.05.23 Sadly Vela has no line in the size I need in stock... dj My friend, there are literally dozens of
FET Battery Isolator and Different Charging Voltages Maine Sail at 11:13pm 04.04.23 Very effective on the first load dump. It is a one and done solution. :confused: Another spare pa
Furling Line Options Dalliance at 9:17pm 04.04.23
Furling Line Options Ralph Johnstone at 8:57pm 04.04.23

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