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Cabin wood finish Chet Knights at 7:12pm 07.31.12 Big Boats 3/1455 My '86,34' needs some restoration of the wood finish in the cabin. Does anyone know how the wood w
Simple Traveler Upgrade (2) primetime at 7:08pm 07.31.12 Catalina 30 35/6726 Hi- I'm in the process of slowly and modestly improving a 1980 C-30 tall rig which is currently in
hunter 28 coastal vs offshore sail2011 at 6:50pm 07.31.12 Mid-Size Boats 23/6829 i'm planning a cruise from nyc to va beach about 30mi off coast. at the end of AUG'12. 2 sailors a
Foul Smell ad meliora at 6:11pm 07.31.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/3428 Hi good evening, I have (family has) a hunter 49 and it sits more than she sails :( - I just recentl
chain plate deck covers - 11.0A and others? Mark Maulden at 5:33pm 07.31.12 S2 8/1551 I had to pull the chain plate deck covers off to reseal the chain plates. I found washers under the
Sell it or scrap it (1) All U Get at 5:25pm 07.31.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1470 Hi all, I just replaced the Wilcox Critenden head and wondered if I should scrap it or sell it. The
Reverse steering Fairhaven at 4:33pm 07.31.12 Bristol 6/8385 I am totally frustrated with my inability to steer to starboard in my Beneteau. Bought a new three B
Tying up at new dock (1) Marc Bergmueller at 4:13pm 07.31.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2037 Hi all, I have a question about docking. I have a hunter 310, and an L shaped dock at the end of my
Whit Lock Steering (1) pdnervo at 1:25pm 07.31.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1301 We have a 2000 Beneteau 361 and a Whitlock steering unit on ... we would like to stow the wheel when
Wanted, map card, N.C./S.C.-Garmin 182C Chris Patterson at 1:13pm 07.31.12 Parts Search 0/3019 The title about says it all. Some scoundrel liberated my map card from my 182C. So I could use anoth
Rope Repair Slow Mo^cean at 1:10pm 07.31.12 Ask All Sailors 15/2371 My jib halyard's outer braid seperated from the inner strand, and is now about a foot shorter than t
Gas Strut/Pop Top mod RonRock at 12:30pm 07.31.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1988 I am ready to do the mod to my 79 Venture 25. I have read many of the previous threads on the forum,
Stupid propane tank question - tare weight jviss at 12:23pm 07.31.12 Ask All Sailors 16/6512 I found the specs for my propane tanks, which are 11 lb. capacity steel tanks made by Trident, model
Whit Lock Steering (1) pdnervo at 12:19pm 07.31.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1200 we have a 361 Beneteau 2000. we have a Whit-Lock steering system. we would like to take off the wh
Salt in propane locker jviss at 12:18pm 07.31.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1010 My 1984 Catalina 36 has a propane locker for 2 11 lb. steel propane bottles. I don't know if the lo
Solar Doug J at 11:36am 07.31.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 43/6680 I have a question for the electrical guru's (Walt :)). Okay, I know this topic has been discussed
Wireless Wind Instruments Beneteau 321 at 10:43am 07.31.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2509 Has anyone had any experience with the TacTick wireless wind system?
Blower? sailliny at 9:42am 07.31.12 Catalina 310 5/1628 Just wanted to know do any of you run the blower before starting the engine? My understanding is
Best way to attach the side shelves and over head storage? (3) joes new addiction at 8:21am 07.31.12 Ask All Sailors 4/2247 I had thought of moving up to a bigger boat or at least one with more, "creature comforts" than my P
Smile confusion fox islander at 6:34am 07.31.12 Catalina 30 6/5947 OK so over in "Big Boats" there's a post on the "smile" and as I've heard before the smile is caused

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windlass not working and how to use it solo? kappykaplan at 1:08pm 05.07.22 Right after that trip, I happily purchased a new remote, which seemed quite inexpensive now that I
windlass not working and how to use it solo? arf145 at 1:01pm 05.07.22 The remote looks badly weather worn, but if it's not broken, don't fix it. At least until I work t
Pedestal Compass, True North? (1) LloydB at 12:48pm 05.07.22 and yet, TRUE north has not moved an inch
Beneteau 373 2005 - i need to replace the engine compartment access door gas strut. Does someone have part numbers? Thank you in advance! kellyr073 at 12:43pm 05.07.22 I replaced similar struts on a C&C a few years ago by looking at the part number on the side of the
Broken Steel Bolt in Universal M 12 Engine Ralph Johnstone at 12:41pm 05.07.22 If the basic ideas above i.e. hot cast aluminum and the cold bolt doesn't solve the problem, you mig
Mystery bottom coating ggrizzard at 12:37pm 05.07.22 Looks like fiberglass under gel coat, under black bottom paint! Good thing the stripper, etc, didn'
trailer for Capr Dory 25 sailboat smquick at 12:26pm 05.07.22
Tacoma Narrows Hayden Watson at 12:13pm 05.07.22 yep. I am not sure where it was coming in but I was wet from my left wrist to my left knee. My rig
Universal M-25XPBC stalling dhandzy at 11:36am 05.07.22 Thanks, Stu. I replaced my racor last year so the check valve ball should be good. Next I'm bleeding
Mysterious washer, Yanmar 2GM20F matts997 at 11:21am 05.07.22 Nope, no fuel shooting anywhere to my knowledge. (: It is indeed an injector crush washer, which w
Tacoma Narrows MikeHoncho at 11:14am 05.07.22 You tend not to know when to retire them until you really know because your wet
Broken Steel Bolt in Universal M 12 Engine mikeracca at 10:32am 05.07.22 So there are many ways of doing this and a few have been suggested above. Here is my take on it. And
Check your axles...... Don't be like me pclarksurf at 10:19am 05.07.22 so tempted next time I get some boat bucks accrued to order a new drop axle and springs from Champi
Universal M-25XPBC stalling Stu Jackson at 10:11am 05.07.22 Good advice, and there's this, too: Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Check Ball Valve Fuel Starvati
Broken Steel Bolt in Universal M 12 Engine BarryL at 10:02am 05.07.22 Hey, Sorry to hear of your broken bolt. I would suggest spray some liquid wrench type stuff. Hit th
2019 beneteau 41.1 drawer box BigEasy at 9:42am 05.07.22 does anyone know how to source the laminate used on the floor and sheet goods (bulkheads)? As o
Hunter 34 battery access Renn Nelson at 9:33am 05.07.22
trailer for Capr Dory 25 sailboat smquick at 9:25am 05.07.22 Not sure I understand your question. We no longer need the trailer. Thought you did for yours. If
Effects of disconnecting hydronic heater Hayden Watson at 9:11am 05.07.22 You said that you removed the hydronic heater and plugged the hoses. The cabin and water heaters ne
Need help selecting Chartplotter/Radar to go with Raymarine instruments rajhnsn at 8:55am 05.07.22 I like the Raymarine Axiom 7. Works well with EV100 autopilot and Raymarine AIS. I also have a dow

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