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Dinghy holder George G at 1:49pm 05.18.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/959 Has anyone mounted a dinghy holder on their B311 or similar sized Bene?
A little play in my spreaders weinie at 1:41pm 05.18.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/902 I noticed my spreaders seem to have a little play, rotating around the single bolt that connects eac
Folding/laying and lashing mainsail to boom on Oday 19 weh5748 at 1:11pm 05.18.12 Day Sailers 2/3887 Just purchased an Oday 19 and raised and lowered the main for first time. On my previous boat barrel
Leaking head Old Sailor 2 at 12:43pm 05.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1020 I am experiencing a small leak in the seal (motor to cutter blade/impeller) of my original Jabsco he
Anchor Rhode fastening Milton.Audas at 12:42pm 05.18.12 Catalina 22 7/1818 Hi guys. Goes anyone have a photo and advice on securing the anchor Rhode to the boat (1981 C-22). I
Inspect./Ventilation Hatches MacGregor22 oromadan at 12:40pm 05.18.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1783 Just bought Macgregor 22 1978 year I need some help me to find the 5 cabins hatches or what should
sail dimensions zmaxpilot at 12:38pm 05.18.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1546 I need to find the dimensions of the MacGregor 22, and the Venture 24 to see if they are close in si
Outhaul rigging for in-mast furling main Tomek23582 at 12:38pm 05.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1489 Hi: I was wondering what is the purpose of ~2 in diameter, soft, grey ring that the main outhaul for
Engine water intake bigsick at 12:31pm 05.18.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1192 Topped boat last week. Went down today and noticed more water in bilge than usual. Started searching
Bildge pump float switch (2) paulj at 11:48am 05.18.12 Catalina 310 6/1868 Old float switch finaly gave up or just to old to work. Switch would stick open or in the up posit
Slide/Slug Size C-27 Faris at 11:01am 05.18.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1945 Hi, I have a 1972 Catalina 27 and need a new main. She is new to me, so I don't know off the top o
Dredging Rock Hall, fyi Warren Milberg at 11:00am 05.18.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1686 "12264 Mariners are advised that the Dissen ' Juhn Company will be conducting dredging operations in
Vision 32 electric winch Ed D at 10:14am 05.18.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1193 I have a 1989 Hunter vision 32 ft I am considering installing an electric winch for the main halyar
BBQ grill fuel use question (1) Nom De Guerre at 9:38am 05.18.12 Ask All Sailors 15/3095 I have a SS rail-mounted BBQ grill on the stern pulpit. It is fueled by a 1 lb propane camping bottl
Rudder "slop". Am I missing something? (5) Chris Patterson at 8:30am 05.18.12 Catalina 22 12/2139 I have an extraordinarily large amount of play in this kick up rudder. I can see why it is, but I ca
How often do you check your boat? c130king at 7:40am 05.18.12 Catalina 310 7/2625 Just bought Hull #178. Was wondering how long some of you will let you boat sit at the marina withou
Charging Gell Batteries TFrere at 7:20am 05.18.12 Musings With Maine Sail 3/1934 I just acquired an 8D gell battery and am planning to install it as my house battery in my boat. I
Link 2000 acting strange Rodd at 6:28am 05.18.12 Musings With Maine Sail 13/4026 I am again getting the "Float" green light while the unit is still clearly in the absorption stage,
What boat is this, please? (4) RobertLangdirect at 5:02am 05.18.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1303 I know this is the old wooden sloop that ran into the bar in a MA river in the early 60s. But, what
Transom ladder and blower 92 cat 34 Billyrap at 4:03am 05.18.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1113 I am looking to convert on 1992 catalina 34 transom ladder to a swing gate Saw some references but n

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1994 Hunter 23.5 - Motor Mount replacement Sailing Tiger at 12:07pm 04.14.22 Hi Tiger, there is a thick aluminum mounting plate embedded in the fiberglass. The plate is tapped
Vernazza, Italy rgranger at 12:04pm 04.14.22
Burning insense on a boat (1) rgranger at 12:02pm 04.14.22
Lake Ontario Sailors take notice ggrizzard at 11:41am 04.14.22 Remind me not to go there in a storm! Thanks for the info.
A Technically Sophisticated Repair kappykaplan at 11:23am 04.14.22 Okay, I'll try one more technically sophisticated adjustment; pulled the unit out of its cubby and
A Technically Sophisticated Repair BarryL at 11:10am 04.14.22 Hey, What's a DVD/CD? Just kidding.
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out jssailem at 11:02am 04.14.22 Should work... Again... Use with care... A little goes along way with both of the products. I'd use
Hunter 34 Yanmar 3gmf DeniseO30 at 10:54am 04.14.22 Yanmar 3gmf owners. Spring start up here in Rhode Island. Is it necessary to clean the heat exchan
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out (1) Growl at 10:50am 04.14.22
Seams A Problem? Tom J at 10:06am 04.14.22 I had a seam rupture on a Zodiak. It was used when I bought it, and was showing it's age. Sat out
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out jssailem at 10:02am 04.14.22 :biggrin:
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Growl at 9:49am 04.14.22 Excellent! I am off to West Marine!
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out jssailem at 9:27am 04.14.22 Good image of wheel. I did not see any cracks in the plastic wheel. You have come corrosion going on
A Technically Sophisticated Repair DArcy at 9:16am 04.14.22 Precussive maintenance 3mIwTWGOMY0
A Technically Sophisticated Repair dmax at 9:16am 04.14.22 The Fonz always had the magic touch :)
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out (1) Growl at 9:04am 04.14.22 Luckily I have some gift cards!
Hunter 240 Payload Capacity Dolphin55 at 9:01am 04.14.22 Thanks, Pat. Now that you mention it, I think that was part of the problem. My mate was inexperience
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out jssailem at 8:59am 04.14.22 My Candy store of choice. I am required to leave my wallet at home. They teach the store staff how
1994 Hunter 23.5 - Motor Mount replacement SkookumZac at 8:54am 04.14.22 Hi Tiger, there is a thick aluminum mounting plate embedded in the fiberglass. The plate is tapped
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Growl at 8:51am 04.14.22 Cool! A trip to West Marine!

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