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Sheaves inboom jumbyway at 6:26pm 12.12.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2069 Anyone know of a source for replacement sheaves? Looking for in-boom sheaves used for reefing and o
S2 8.0 cc mast step pictures? Surfagoody at 5:44pm 12.12.12 S2 5/2029 Just finished rebuilding the mast step ( cabin top area ) and re-stepped the mast. Now my standing r
Speed at different sailing points Jared1048 at 2:36pm 12.12.12 Mid-Size Boats 16/4804 Hello, I've seen these circular charts that show how fast a boat sails at different points of sail
keel and skeg separating from hull (2) Mcksailor at 2:29pm 12.12.12 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2421 78' H30 owner and looking for any input. Skeg bolts need replacing for sure. Keel bolts look good, r
Headsail size Lost Parent at 2:03pm 12.12.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1563 Anybody know the dimensions of a 135 roller furling geneoa on a 1982 catalina 30
Yanmar air filters (1) Kite Runner at 1:52pm 12.12.12 Big Boats 6/4812 After much debating as to putting a foam element back in my 3YM30 air filter housing after being wit
iPad IOS 6.0.x bug Phil Herring at 1:22pm 12.12.12 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/3619 It appears there's a bug in the app now. Here's what the software provider posted in their support
Need 3qm30f Heat Exchanger capjules at 1:09pm 12.12.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1260 Hello, I need a Heat Exchanger for my Yanmar 3QM30F engine. My yanmar dealer says they are disco
head stay tom power at 1:08pm 12.12.12 Catalina 30 4/1751 Hi All, Anyone know the head stay length for a 1985 Catalina 30 tall rig? Thanks. Tom
Companionway Door Track Insulation. Bowedtoothdoc at 11:21am 12.12.12 Big Boats 3/1413 Happy Holidays to Everyone on such a great forum! I recently noticed that on my sliding companionwa
Lazerette filling with water RWSlater at 10:08am 12.12.12 Big Boats 6/1738 I have a 96 passage 42 and the transom lazerette is leaking in sea water when I'm underway. I suspec
New 9.9hp high thrust Yamaha Matros at 9:04am 12.12.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/4773 Hey Everyone, I'm thinking of purchasing a brand new outboard (Yamaha 9.9 high thrust 25") and woul
Tripp Design FourPoints at 8:54am 12.12.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1405 Does anyone know anyone at Tripp Design in Norwalk, CT (designers of the Bermuda 40, the Block Islan
Plastic Classic Question Squidd at 6:58am 12.12.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2158 This is for a different forum, but some of you guys might go there and perhaps be able to help me...
Old O23 Centerboard Pivot ruidh at 5:26am 12.12.12 Day Sailers 18/3711 I'm trying to remove the centrists on my '71 O23. This is an iron keel with a pivot pin that goes al
Sydney International Boatshow Ken13559 at 8:35pm 12.11.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1088 Any Aussies on this forum? If yes, could you tell me if the Sydney International Boatshow (Aug 2013)
Sacrificial zincs?? dutchy at 5:24pm 12.11.12 Big Boats 8/2266 Does the Yanmar 3GMF (fresh water cooled) have any zincs in the engine block? It is my understandin
repair help please rstone at 4:30pm 12.11.12 Ask All Sailors 25/6593 hey everybody, i'm totally new to sailing. as in never been. but sunday i bought a 1969 morgan 22 in
Videos from Desolation Sound ... eliems at 4:29pm 12.11.12 Ask All Sailors 5/2197 Just started loading some of the clips from our trip last year on to YouTube. Desolation Sound is a
New Membership Cards (2) thubbard84 at 4:20pm 12.11.12 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 2/6420 Hi All, Attached is samples of the new HAPS "business cards." We will hand 5-10 of them to everyone

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Tank Sizes Hunter 49 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:16pm 11.23.22 The tanks all drain together, unless you shut off the tanks at the manifold as they empty, and then
An Announcement About Catalina Parts. A Big One. SeaCure at 6:16pm 11.23.22 Catalina set the bar on service now you just raised the bar. Dang what a dedicated purchase. Great c
De-powering water heater for winter Hayden Watson at 6:14pm 11.23.22 Thanks everyone. It's clear I need to install a proper breaker that switches off. If you install a
De-powering water heater for winter Hayden Watson at 6:09pm 11.23.22 Thanks everyone. It's clear I need to install a proper breaker that switches off. Or a switch afte
De-powering water heater for winter Hayden Watson at 6:08pm 11.23.22 Just so folks aren't confused, @Hayden Watson's post contains a simple typo. The switch is rated fo
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic tkwhalen at 5:30pm 11.23.22 On my 49, the PO had specified the balmar external regulator. This with the blue sea battery combin
Warped Rudder (1) PaulK at 5:28pm 11.23.22 It would be a lot easier to use 1" plywood, and possibly cheaper. Plywood is a laminate by definiti
What's wrong with my thinking? Captain Larry-DH at 5:25pm 11.23.22 What @PaulK said. Another possibility - a rotten deck-stepped base or keel footing beneath the mast
What's wrong with my thinking? PaulK at 5:17pm 11.23.22 Stays are not likely to have stretched enough to make such a difference on your boat. It sounds like
Hunter Legend 37 (1988) rudder bearings help Stella Orion at 5:17pm 11.23.22 Thanks jssailem. I have that one. It seems all the schematics are gone for the ole Legend... Funny t
Refinish Cabin Sole SeaCure at 5:08pm 11.23.22 For years Minwax has been my go to company even for the marine products they make little noise about
New winterizing mod - done! Don S/V ILLusion at 5:04pm 11.23.22 If the tank is drained, what can do damage by freezing?
What's wrong with my thinking? rgranger at 4:56pm 11.23.22
Flushing cooling system with Salt Away SeaCure at 4:53pm 11.23.22
Three way electrical connections SeaCure at 4:36pm 11.23.22 I just stopped a pal from adding some cool lights on his special ford pickup to the single light cir
Painting over sanded non-skid surface SeaCure at 4:06pm 11.23.22
Painting over sanded non-skid surface SeaCure at 3:56pm 11.23.22 Nooooo can you tell me more about the surface and what area is being painted
Dolphin Senoir parts JBsail66 at 3:54pm 11.23.22 Here's some bits near me... shipping might be a bear though. Vintage dolphin sailboat mast and rudd
Keel is out... looks disturbing SeaCure at 3:35pm 11.23.22 Would a threaded insert help.
winterizing puzzle SeaCure at 3:32pm 11.23.22 Murphy again! Clogged filter ? I had a cast iron intake manifold on gas engine break while I was pu

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