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Transmission Dipstick Question joker460 at 3:32pm 05.30.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1236 Just changed out the oil on the 3gm30f, what a mess:eek:. Whoever designed the placemment of the oil
Waxing varnish Skipper at 3:31pm 05.30.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1811 Anyone ever waxed their exterior varnish? I have 8 coats of gloss Epifanes on loads of teak, and am
Spreader bracket replacement and shroud problem Trial and Error at 3:13pm 05.30.12 Catalina 22 21/7935 We just replaced the original aluminum spreader brackets with the Catalina Direct stainless steel br
40hp fourstroke fit on a Macgregor 19? Macgregor sailor at 2:32pm 05.30.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/3265 Has anyone installed a 40hp fourstroke Mercury outboard on a Macgregor 19? I am wondering if it will
Inside storage Bog13 at 2:30pm 05.30.12 Catalina 22 4/1230 Has anyone ever cut the front storage larger, will this effect the strenth of anything if I do? I do
Bottom Paint Fronk5 at 2:19pm 05.30.12 Catalina 22 14/2750 So this weekend I had my new to me boat in the water for the first time. I think it is the first ti
Leaning to port gregpallen at 1:00pm 05.30.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2869 I took delivery of my 2012 e36 in April 2012 and have noticed a slight tendency for the boat to be l
Mold and Mildew Mike Atkinson at 11:39am 05.30.12 Ask All Sailors 44/16610 Just curious... what have you found to be the best (and easiest) way to get rid of mold ' mildew sta
e36 Listing to Port gregpallen at 10:43am 05.30.12 Big Boats 21/4086 I took delivery of my 2012 e36 in April 2012 and have noticed a slight tendency for the boat to be l
Atomic 4 thermostst Mike Kane at 10:40am 05.30.12 Engines and Propulsion 9/11282 I need to replace the thermostat on my 1981 Atomic 4 engine. The replacements are $250.00 +. Is ther
Illinois Registration Woes marineratheart at 9:58am 05.30.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1335 Alright, so I'll bet most of you at some point or another have encountered personally or witnessed t
Topping Lift woes... rgranger at 9:58am 05.30.12 Ask All Sailors 14/5712 Hey All Just stating the obvious but.... don't forget to loosen the topping lift before you crank
Autohelm 4000 replacement belt Brad on Vashon at 9:57am 05.30.12 Catalina 30 1/2008 All, I've read a million posts about the autohelm engagement/disengagement issues on the AH 4000( bl
Butyl bedding dilemma Sefuller at 9:14am 05.30.12 Musings With Maine Sail 11/5683 I have an Oday 34 with teak handrails on the cabintop which are through bolted into handrails on the
Clipper Marine Instruments - Reviews Wanted FourPoints at 8:50am 05.30.12 Ask All Sailors 4/4635 Considering the CL-S and CL-W instrument packages for my boat. The main appeal is the low price. I s
Northern Chesapeake Bay C310 Owners Raft-Up (1) Capt Ziggy at 8:22am 05.30.12 Catalina 310 7/3277 Northern Bay "Chesapeake Bay C310 Owners" Our Catalina 310 raftup was a success. We had four C310s
Shroud Tension Procedure NeverTooRuff at 8:13am 05.30.12 Smaller Boats 5/1733 Greetings, I will be adjusting the shroud tension for the first time in my life. I have a '94 Hunte
Deck Cleat ripped out. JVanselow at 8:12am 05.30.12 Ask An Oday Owner 6/6096 Hello, I have an 1975 O'day 20. Over the Memorial Day weekend the big boat wakes coming into the d
309 Sticky Rudder Siamese at 7:49am 05.30.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/1814 2007 Catalina 309 is on her 6th season in Michigan, and her rudder has become difficult to turn. I
PHRF Rating for '02 Hunter 340 joshw5144 at 7:37am 05.30.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/930 Hello All, I was wondering if someone could give me some sail measurements that I need to get a PHRF

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Running Rigging Supplier for New Benteau Boats Oceanis_Sailor at 12:08pm 11.06.22 Pretty sure the sheets and running rigging come from the factory.
Can anyone tell me where I can find the length of my topping lift? I have a 2007 Hunter 45cc with in mast furling. Where can I find that information? Rich Stidger at 12:07pm 11.06.22 It should be listed with the length of all your rigging and lines in the owner's manual. If you don
Folding prop fstbttms at 11:56am 11.06.22 Before I bang on it, what is the correct way to remove the cut-off prop shaft? The "correct way"
Folding prop Hollyberry at 11:54am 11.06.22 The square drive between the cheeks is the nut holding the hub to the shaft. I suspect a standard 1/
Coupling removal Hollyberry at 11:52am 11.06.22 .....The boat uses a BorgWarner V-Drive. Always an issue with a V drive, shaft log and seal usuall
Can't Find that darn leak ! Hollyberry at 11:47am 11.06.22 If the floor/stringer/grid moldings are hollow you may have a leak that is channeled by one of those
Coupling removal dlochner at 11:45am 11.06.22 My challenge on my boat is that the shaft lies in the bilge space under the engine with limited acc
Running Rigging Supplier for New Benteau Boats Hollyberry at 11:43am 11.06.22 Maybe more a dealer/commissioner thing??
Can't Find that darn leak ! sailcapt340 at 11:40am 11.06.22 Mike, Could you add a photo of the bilge(s) you are asking about? We might be able to clear it
Folding prop dlochner at 11:34am 11.06.22
Folding prop jssailem at 11:26am 11.06.22 You might want to seek out replacement parts, before you get to deep in the woods on the project. It
Coupling removal jssailem at 11:22am 11.06.22 I have looked but do not have a good image to show the issue. I'll be going up to the boat the 14th.
Coupling removal jssailem at 11:21am 11.06.22 My challenge on my boat is that the shaft lies in the bilge space under the engine with limited acce
Coupling removal Ralph Johnstone at 10:52am 11.06.22 The issue has me carefully rethinking the ideas regarding a PSS or the traditional Stuffing box cur
Do you put your bimini down? Scott T-Bird at 10:52am 11.06.22 I prefer sailing without a bimini. But that's really not an option if you want your boat to be comf
Folding prop Cederholm at 10:49am 11.06.22 If your going to take the prop in to be serviced, why not take it as is and let the shop do all the
Inherited a 1980 Cat 30 Cederholm at 10:46am 11.06.22 Looking good. What engine was in it? What's going back in? Are you burning wood or charcoal? I'm su
H410 Air Conditioning Seawater Lines sailing gal at 10:40am 11.06.22 The answer was that there was lots of scale and hard growth/shells in the aft loop. It was so much
Coupling removal Tally Ho at 10:28am 11.06.22 @Evil Daddy, I pulled my drive train out to investigate some fine cracks in the propeller shaft.
Folding prop PaulK at 10:24am 11.06.22 We had a prop like that for 24 years on our last boat. Worked beautifully after being sent to Martec

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