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Plexiglass Cracks and Masthead Lights (3) Rasemans at 9:24am 10.06.12 Smaller Boats 3/1333 Any input would be appreciated. I need to repair the masthead lights. I have the missing piece, but
inhaul replacement barrile at 8:52am 10.06.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1151 Where can i find a circular one piece inhaul line for my in mast furling. mine is frayed badly. cant
Hunter 336 JTR at 8:40am 10.06.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1671 Hello All. I am a reasonably new sailor and am ready to purchase our first boat. I sail with my bro
Boat in need of a buff and wax. bootyhunter at 7:53am 10.06.12 Smaller Boats 10/2231 Hunter 25.5 with a a chalky top side and hull. Want to successfully restore the finish. I acid clean
installing air conditioning on H31 McZube at 5:33am 10.06.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/958 We plan to do this in the spring. Has anyone done this? Where did you mount the unit, install thru
Which AIS transceiver to buy? Ivan at 4:46am 10.06.12 Big Boats 5/1523 I am thinking of buying a Class B AIS transceiver. I will interface it with my Garmin chartplotter,
Broad reach on O'Day 25 kettu7 at 9:47pm 10.05.12 Day Sailers 9/2103 We acquired a 1982 O'Day 25 this year (our first sailboat, hooray!) and started sailing her recently
I was going to go sailing this weekend........ Mark Maulden at 9:13pm 10.05.12 S2 2/1240 but it looks like I'm going to pull the stbd settee water tank........
Propeller O'Day 37 R�gis at 7:11pm 10.05.12 Bigger Boats 12/3639 Best propeller for O'Day 37 Hello! Those with a 37 O'Day, what propeller, size, pitch, rotation hav
Hunter swim platform - clips (1) Jim Seamans at 6:40pm 10.05.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1092 For those who are wondering what those clips are on the end of the swim platform are for. Worry no m
Fabric gone, wood up (4) Sylvain at 6:39pm 10.05.12 The Cherubini Hunters 13/3286 Last winter's project was to do the port side. Now the old hull liner is all gone.
Barient Winch spanner wrench orion at 5:25pm 10.05.12 Ask All Sailors 3/4556 Does anyone know where I can purchase a wrench to loosen the retaining ring on the top of the winch?
Installing chart plotter dfwinkler at 4:39pm 10.05.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1424 Has anyone installed a chart plotter on a 29.5? Where did you mount the display and how did you acce
What size propeller nut? hangfire68 at 2:23pm 10.05.12 Ask All Sailors 0/953 1976 Morgan Out Island 33 Volvo Pinta, 3-bladed LEFT-handed Hydralign folding propeller. Wha
Cat 27 slider berth reeder at 11:58am 10.05.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1427 I recently acquired an 84 Catalina 27 traditional set up. The slide out berth works OK, but I can't
Dual Shore Power Chargers? Birdman737 at 11:50am 10.05.12 Ask All Sailors 11/1844 Greetings all! I am considering adding to my current 40A ProTech4 shore power charger a new 50A Pro
222 Loose Backstay Wooden Shoe at 11:28am 10.05.12 Day Sailers 24/8250 I've just acquired a 222 and the backstay has very noticeable slack (about 4" side to side). The tur
Seafarer 38 Hatch gasket replacement llavicka at 10:00am 10.05.12 Seafarer 1/2230 I'm doing maintenance to my Seafarer 38 to better market it. The deck opening Aluminum Hatches have
Waste Holding Tank 1983 Hunter 31 jvidal01 at 9:25am 10.05.12 The Cherubini Hunters 13/7638 Does anyone know if the 1983 waste holding tank is removable? In my v-berth where the macerator is,
Anchor Riding Sail Webone at 8:49am 10.05.12 Ask All Sailors 25/10073 After one of those frantic "at dusk" (boat rode all day without incident) #@$% the ^%$# anchor broke

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Anchors HomeyD at 9:10am 03.20.23 Now I like this idea. Need to figure out how it will respong to salt water.
Potable water leaking into bilge - 06 H38 bmadan at 8:59am 03.20.23 I have a 361 beneteau and I'm pretty sure the leak is behind the shower. Any one have a suggestion o
Diesel Motor Removal/Transmission/Oil Pan PaulK at 8:26am 03.20.23 Before you take the transmission off, make sure the problem isn't in the control cable. We had ours
Anchors dmax at 8:24am 03.20.23 An alternative to a permanent system is one of these: Worx POWER SHARE 20-Volt 320 PSI 0.53 GPM Hydr
Anchors HomeyD at 7:58am 03.20.23 You all make good points. But I do like the idea of having the convenience of the pump for many appl
Diesel Motor Removal/Transmission/Oil Pan dlochner at 7:51am 03.20.23 Thank you, I would imagine there is also sealant between the engine and trani? No. There are no f
Diesel Motor Removal/Transmission/Oil Pan Plymouth Sailor at 7:37am 03.20.23 Haven't removed a motor, yet. I have removed a transmission. Assuming you can get good access to th
Diesel Motor Removal/Transmission/Oil Pan (2) dlochner at 7:27am 03.20.23 Haven't removed a motor, yet. I have removed a transmission. Assuming you can get good access to the
Winch sizes Joe at 7:04am 03.20.23 Dave is correct. The winch size is stamped on the cap next to the handle socket. To remove the dru
Reversing the Beneteau Oceanis 31 aft cabin door. Scott T-Bird at 6:57am 03.20.23 The doors to my v-berth and aft cabin are held open with a simple stainless steel hook and loop. Th
Keel hoisting line Oday192 (1986) replacement rschuss at 6:43am 03.20.23 Then Centerboard sits inside the stub keel housing. Yes you need to lift the boat. Rudy at D&R Marin
another keel lockdown bolt discussion.... Any Sea at 6:40am 03.20.23 I agree with the lock down responses above. I'm not sure of your logic that the keel lockdown bolt
Reversing the Beneteau Oceanis 31 aft cabin door. FastOlson at 6:32am 03.20.23 Very Common problem on many boats. Unless you are obsessive about privacy, just remove the door. Aft
Keel of Hunter 460 henri at 5:49am 03.20.23 Thank you
Winch sizes dlochner at 4:43am 03.20.23 Usually the winch size is on the top of the winch with the manufacturer's name. For the most part Le
Solo mast stepping/unstepping Timm R Oday25 at 4:35am 03.20.23 Are you referring to the temporary baby stays that keep the gin pole centered ?
Solo mast stepping/unstepping jmczzz at 2:06am 03.20.23 I do find an active link to a 26's manual. but thanks anyway. jimmy
Replaced all my sanitation hoses artboas at 1:15am 03.20.23 All hoses below water line now have double clamps set 180 degrees apart. Thanks for the catch! Gl
Blower issues? artboas at 1:14am 03.20.23
Blower issues? artboas at 1:11am 03.20.23 We had the same problem with the blower. A new relay fixed it. But Art is right. There is one of th

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