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Will I be a Dutchman or not? Jollyroger at 6:29am 07.16.12 Ask All Sailors 24/4723 I am dithering about how to set up my new mainsail, which we need to handle with the minimum amount
Looking at purchasing a 310 mikeygstl at 6:19am 07.16.12 Catalina 310 5/1905 We are looking at purchasing a 2001 C310. Having owned a C30 for several years, I have found th
New fuel tanks and hoses for portable outboard tanks Jerry Clark H356 SV Persi at 6:14am 07.16.12 Engines and Propulsion 6/2418 I have a 4HP/4 stroke 2003 Yamaha outboard for my dingy. I have been using the internal tank, but d
Shaft length for 26D dawg2 at 5:39am 07.16.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/3542 I currently have a 1988 Evinrude Yachtwin 8HP motor that came with my boat. It is going back to be
Interesting Autopilot experience on Hunter 38 quadrille38 at 5:35am 07.16.12 Big Boats 5/2887 Day 1 of a 2 week vacation. Motor sailing north on Lake Michigan. Everything going fine when sudden
Scrap boat Doc_holiday at 5:02am 07.16.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/4265 My marina guy agreed to haul my old 26' clipper marine to the dump. When he got there, the scrap yar
Love my new job BobM at 4:54am 07.16.12 S2 1/1254 I love working for a start up. Just realized that, barring boat shoes...I am already dressed for wo
Repowering h326 Ken13559 at 10:05pm 07.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1114 I'm planning to repower my h326 from 2GM20F to Yanmar 3YM30. :dance: I wrote to Hunter Marine (Al Fo
Refinishing Teak Veneer Woodwork in a 5 yr old Hunter syoun10 at 9:21pm 07.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/5075 I have a 2006 Hunter 33. In several areas, the finish on the tear veneer cabinetry is failing.
RIB for a Pearson 31 jmhenry at 8:07pm 07.15.12 Pearson 1/1450 I am just acquiring a Pearson 31 and will be sailing it in the Apostle Islands and Lake Superior. I
Lightning + Mast = ???? Slow Mo^cean at 7:47pm 07.15.12 Ask All Sailors 70/17468 Has anyone had experience with lightning hitting their mast? We got caught out in a surprise super
Pop top or not? Fredn56 at 6:29pm 07.15.12 Catalina 22 28/15612 I am seriously considering the purchase of a Catalina 22 in the Fresno California area. There are a
Wireing Quagmire doctorsail at 6:27pm 07.15.12 Catalina 310 4/1797 In the process of installing new batteries on Still Crazy this weekend, I encountered several curiou
Leaking keel cc 32 1975 . Having trouble finding it Wdmcp at 6:24pm 07.15.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1978 Having trouble finding slow leak in keel
Macgregor river boat darrell4wd at 6:11pm 07.15.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2126 Don't shoot me but I have a question. I'm going to be running the lakes and rivers in my area withou
Yanmar 2 Gm not reaching 3800 rpm Mark Nooney at 5:45pm 07.15.12 Engines and Propulsion 17/5915 Hi I have a 1984 Yanmar 2 gm, The top RPM should be 3800 rpm. At full throttle I get 2205 rpm. Als
GFO Packing Problem chiefwarren at 5:41pm 07.15.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2155 Replaced everything aft of the transmission this past spring. I purchased a new Stuffing Box from Ca
Access port in Mast (Col 34) Shrek at 4:15pm 07.15.12 Columbia 2/2168 Anyone have an electrical access port in the base of their mast? Thinking about doing this to my 7
Bilge Blower Size? rogerlwhite at 4:06pm 07.15.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1415 Can anyone tell me the size of the bilge blower on a Capri 26 with the Universal M2-12 Diesel? It's
H326 Holding Tank tthomas at 3:57pm 07.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1599 Hi Guys, I recently replaced the holding tank on my 2003 Hunter 326. It has come time to wire up t

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Beneteau 37 circuit breaker replacement Mechone at 6:10pm 01.19.23 The ABYC tables (at least the ones republished at boathowto.com) would disagree - https://boathowto
Beneteau 37 circuit breaker replacement Davidasailor26 at 6:06pm 01.19.23 Thats all nice but you have a huge hole in your information , it depends on termination at both en
Beneteau 37 circuit breaker replacement Mechone at 6:01pm 01.19.23 The breaker has a termination value where the wire fastens to the breaker usually 60 or 75 so the th
Mas-technologies instrument gauge for Yanmar artboas at 6:00pm 01.19.23 Ok, The reality is that the display was almost as unreadable without the discolouration Just tie yo
AGM Winter Self-Discharge Data chuckwayne at 5:52pm 01.19.23 yeah, it's amazing - I see about 3% or less per month - a small solar panel keeps my 440 amp hour ho
Beneteau 37 circuit breaker replacement APP314 at 5:51pm 01.19.23 Thats all nice but you have a huge hole in your information , it depends on termination at both en
Hunter 356 windlass chuckwayne at 5:47pm 01.19.23 lewmar should be able to tell you the correct model = the 356 needs a special low profile model. the
Beneteau 37 circuit breaker replacement Mechone at 5:45pm 01.19.23 There seems to be a substantial amount of discrepancy in the different answers on this thread. So I
Grab handles on 356 saloon 'ceiling' chuckwayne at 5:35pm 01.19.23 I'll hopefully be up on Escape sometime next week - IF i get there I'll measure them for you
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat Capt Robbie at 5:25pm 01.19.23 sorry to here about the loss of your boat. hopefully something positive can be gained from your l
What did he mean when he said this? Ted at 4:23pm 01.19.23 And let's not forget that it was a wing keel on the boat that took the America's Cup away from the U
Cutless bearing replacement tool for rent? Tally Ho at 3:34pm 01.19.23 Tally Ho, any chance you would rent this tool to me? What size is your shaft? Mine is set up for
Mas-technologies instrument gauge for Yanmar artboas at 3:15pm 01.19.23 It was fine when we left it in June and was covered continuously until I uncovered it yesterday. Th
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat Sailgunner at 3:10pm 01.19.23 If you have any solid pieces of teak you can demo that would be worth something. You can sell it at
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 2:56pm 01.19.23 Another quandary I am having, I have looked at purchasing and installing a large compass. One that
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 2:48pm 01.19.23 How do you mark length on your anchor rode? I am going to mark mine this Summer. Looking for ways t
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month Davidasailor26 at 2:45pm 01.19.23 I haven't had any luck with our local dealer. Do you have a good dealer reference? We went through
Mas-technologies instrument gauge for Yanmar Laid-back at 2:45pm 01.19.23 I think the "spot" is UV degradation of the face. I think it's going to require a new instrument.
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat ggrizzard at 2:34pm 01.19.23 Sorry to hear of your loss. I wouldn't be able to film the removal or destruction. Please tell me
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat PGIJon at 2:31pm 01.19.23 Man, sorry to hear . Thank You! Sure you don't need something off the boat? I would prefer to giv

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