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Hermann 19 eddiebe at 5:41pm 05.30.12 Ask All Sailors 3/2277 Hey everyone, I just picked up a free, (except for the work it takes to rebuild), Hermann 19. The fu
Stiff steering Bill Hall at 5:33pm 05.30.12 Big Boats 4/1946 The steering on my 2001 h410 is very stiff and difficult to turn the wheel. I have greased the fitt
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Transmission Dipstick Question joker460 at 3:32pm 05.30.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1276 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 4/1851 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 21/8213 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 7/3356 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 4/1265 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 14/2783 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 9/3002 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 44/17177 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 21/4308 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 9/11751 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 4/1399 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 14/5767 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 1/2070 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 11/5853 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 4/4849 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 7/3407 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 5/1758 Greetings, I will be adjusting the shroud tension for the first time in my life. I have a '94 Hunte

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Crack on rudder JamesG161 at 7:18am 01.26.23 The drawing you posted says it has a SS sleeve at the top and bottom. That is the issue with therma
Solar panel question/Recommendations Leeward Rail at 7:17am 01.26.23 If you have a bimini, you might consider putting one similar to this over the top. Food for though
Crack on rudder jssailem at 7:17am 01.26.23 The use of Stainless Steel depends on the year of build. Initially Hunter used a milled tight tolera
Solar panel question/Recommendations (1) mermike at 7:16am 01.26.23 I modified your data slightly, but the load is still more than 200 AH per day. I attached the spread
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start Davidasailor26 at 7:13am 01.26.23 The M200 is a nmea 2000 connected to the engine and to the rest of the boat nmea network which incl
HOISTING a 275 from the Keel drewlamparello at 7:05am 01.26.23 My C275 has a lifting ring in the bilge and came with a cable to connect the ring to a crane. Aren
Crack on rudder dlochner at 7:00am 01.26.23 Well No! I suggest looking at my post from the 460 manual shown in my post #4 above. ______ Have
Installing a Selden or Trogear Adjustable Bowsprit? (2) THECUSCUS at 6:58am 01.26.23 This is how the Selden sprit was put on my Pearson 35. I just had the forward pad eye installed. W
Crack on rudder dlochner at 6:58am 01.26.23 per the 460 manual... Fiberglass The drawing you posted says it has a SS sleeve at the top and bo
Crack on rudder JamesG161 at 6:56am 01.26.23 A crack where the rudder post enters the rudder is not uncommon. The cause is the differential expa
Crack on rudder JamesG161 at 6:51am 01.26.23 On the 460 is the rudder post fiberglass per the 460 manual... Fiberglass
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start (1) miguelgdelrey at 6:50am 01.26.23 If you read reeeeeeeeeeeeeally closely, perhaps the OP has solved his own problem. Look at the fir
Crack on rudder smokey73 at 6:48am 01.26.23 On the 460 is the rudder post fiberglass or SS?
Crack on rudder dlochner at 6:44am 01.26.23 A crack where the rudder post enters the rudder is not uncommon. The cause is the differential expan
Winches H26 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:37am 01.26.23 I sent a private message to the poster but no response as I wanted photos of the winch and surroundi
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start smokey73 at 6:30am 01.26.23 Thanks, your response on it cranking but not starting kind of rules out the increased resistance sce
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start SycloneDriver at 6:28am 01.26.23 Warm climate? # 2 diesel or unknown fuel oil? Does it smoke on start up? How much? Try a remote
Crack on rudder (2) JamesG161 at 6:26am 01.26.23 212514 No cause for Alarm, since it appears your boat is still water tight. I can upload a better
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start smokey73 at 6:24am 01.26.23 yanmar 4jh4-hte (110hp) with M200 monitor system, it turns prefect with key start, battery voltage
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start miguelgdelrey at 6:24am 01.26.23

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