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PYI Max prop on Hunter 38 quadrille38 at 6:01pm 03.11.12 Big Boats 12/2522 Contemplating replacing the fixed blade prop on our 2008 38 to a max prop. Can't get to the boat o
rewiring harness on 1980 Catalina 30 newboatowner at 5:53pm 03.11.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1858 Now that winter is ending, I have started getting ready to put my boat in the water and decided to u
Can't loosen a forespar whisker pole spadaforaj at 5:41pm 03.11.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2075 Just inhertited one of these and simply can't get the inner two pole to loosen and extend. Have tri
Engine Vibration Diagnostic? (2) Cool Beans at 5:29pm 03.11.12 Ask All Sailors 23/8805 -Engine is an Atomic 4, original mounts. . . -Prop is an old Martec folder, soon to be pulled and se
keel on Beneteau 411 limited edition (2003) piebel at 4:59pm 03.11.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/6289 Anybody knows what kind of keel on a 411 LE and what would be the weight. Thanx Pierre
opening portlights for o'day 25 1976 tigereye37 at 4:14pm 03.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1219 Can someone point me in the right direction on identifying my opening ports? Id like to replace a f
73 Ericson, a little general info?? Chris Patterson at 3:33pm 03.11.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2195 I'm looking seriously at an Ericson on the hard, I can get it to suit my financial arrangements, but
Stepping a mast cymeyer at 2:21pm 03.11.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1229 We have a 2000 model B-321 we bought new. Have never stepped the mast. Everything seems to be wor
Victron anomoly gettinthere at 1:47pm 03.11.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1170 I have the Victron 600 battery monitor. We've been living on a mooring for the last 2+ weeks. I've
Effect of Current on Amp Hour Capacity Maine Sail at 1:32pm 03.11.12 Ask All Sailors 13/5823 Recently I've read a few posts where folks state; "At the rated 1A draw you'll get X amp hours." o
Venture 21 question seadug at 1:00pm 03.11.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/3017 I will be looking at a venture 21 within the next few weeks. What are some of the problem areas wher
26 year old O'Day Pat at 12:39pm 03.11.12 Musings With Maine Sail 4/3383 I've got a 26 years old O'Day 272 LE ....the boat is currently out of the water. How can I tell if
Home made mast extrusion plug (4) Trinkka at 12:15pm 03.11.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1000 Last year I had to cut 2'' off the bottom of my mast because it was so corroded that it was ready to
Removing Old Bottom Paint Bad Obsession at 11:10am 03.11.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2209 What is the best way to remove several layers of old bottom paint? What is the most economical way
135% or150% genoa? nick meyer at 10:30am 03.11.12 Catalina 22 4/3616 I have a 1982 Catalina 22 with a swing keel. My 12 year old 135% furling genoa is toast and it is ti
Quarter Berth Cushions Falling Apart WellerH at 10:08am 03.11.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/984 The covers on my 2002 Catalina-310 quarter berth cushions are falling apart at the seams - literall
Impeller hub lubrication geoffschultz at 10:07am 03.11.12 Ask All Sailors 12/3896 I have a Yanmar 3JH engine where the water pump is about 2-3" away from the starter and in my case i
Quarter Berth Cushions - Covers Falling Apart WellerH at 10:02am 03.11.12 Catalina 310 1/1618 The covers on my 2002 C-310 quarter berth cushions are falling apart at the seams - literally. The
E12 Blinking on Link 20 Jerry Clark H356 SV Persi at 5:59am 03.11.12 Big Boats 2/1706 I have a binking message on my house batteries on my Link 20 - says "E12". Can't find anything on i
New Mcgregor owner Costy at 10:25pm 03.10.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1791 Good evening, so I bought this 1978, 21 Mcgregor on January and I am still working on the trailer b

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Need Advice Regarding Sunfish that Has Rarely Been Sailed PaulK at 10:33am 08.27.22 There may not be enough "meat" in the deck flange to drill a new rivet hole and have the metal strip
Service life of nylon anchor rode? PaulK at 10:22am 08.27.22 We bought our J/36 in 1997. It came with a nylon anchor rode, shackled to about 20' of chain and a
Shroud and forestry tension Davidasailor26 at 10:19am 08.27.22 Could you please send me this again? I love the book! You can always get back to it just by clicki
Shroud and forestry tension WI Rigger at 10:16am 08.27.22 Generally you tension rigging to a percentage of the breaking strength of the wire. 15% is pretty t
Service life of nylon anchor rode? Kings Gambit at 10:10am 08.27.22 I don't know how much you anchor out, but my recollection is that the safe useful life of stainless
Service life of nylon anchor rode? CarlN at 10:09am 08.27.22 The ins company can require purchase records, etc., if it wishes to. For the moment I defer to the
Service life of nylon anchor rode? thinwater at 10:03am 08.27.22 Yes. Time gets away from us. Poor seamanship on my part to have a 10-yr-old rope-chain splice on my
Service life of nylon anchor rode? thinwater at 10:00am 08.27.22 ...Remember, if you want it to last ten years you must store it properly and that means no ambient
Service life of nylon anchor rode? (1) Kings Gambit at 9:57am 08.27.22 a. Resplicing the chain rope join is maintenance and should be done every 2-5 years, depending on w
Service life of nylon anchor rode? (1) thinwater at 9:51am 08.27.22 Actually, it's a bit more "complicated" regarding my anchor rode which includes a chain-rope splice
Service life of nylon anchor rode? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:48am 08.27.22 My rigger will not replice to the chain the aged rope; so, new rope or do it myself which would lik
Service life of nylon anchor rode? Kings Gambit at 9:33am 08.27.22 The only one who knows the life of your rode is you. Get the point? True, of course. But in any e
Service life of nylon anchor rode? Head Sail at 9:30am 08.27.22 The only one who knows the life of your rode is you. Get the point?
Exhaust blower on an 11a Ralph Johnstone at 9:24am 08.27.22 @Stu Jackson where is a link to your electrical publications rather than @Halvern having to purchase
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks Ralph Johnstone at 9:13am 08.27.22 Arghhhhhh :yikes: ! These last pictures are a horror story with nut tightened against FG with washe
Service life of nylon anchor rode? Kings Gambit at 9:04am 08.27.22 Actually, it's a bit more "complicated" regarding my full anchor rode which includes a chain-rope sp
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks Ralph Johnstone at 9:04am 08.27.22 Almost forgot we were waiting for these pictures. Two more items: - Do you trailer the boat with t
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks (3) robm at 9:00am 08.27.22 need to know if trailering a lot and if so is the motor tied upward to keep it from bouncing? Trai
Storage on Cat 310 (2) Deleted member 117556 at 8:58am 08.27.22 My wife and I cruise our 310 for about 5 months of the year and there is lots of storage in the cock
Ideas to reinforce outboard bracket for trailering JoeWhite at 8:57am 08.27.22 I decided to take the outboard off of my H25.5 when trailering when the bracket broke as I pulled in

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