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How To Unstep my O'Day 20 Mast mrmuha at 3:30pm 10.13.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2093 Hello, I was just given an O'day 20 and had everything setup for a guy at the marina to pretty much
Should I add a drain plug in V17 Hollyweirdos at 3:07pm 10.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1389 Hey all, just thinking of adding a bilge plug on my V17. Mostly for getting water out of the interi
hunter 340 barrile at 3:06pm 10.13.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/3926 Looking to upgrade from my old Hunter 25.5. Saw a 1997 Hunter 340 for sale and am going to look at i
25.5 hunter w moviable cabin top jackfromhicksville at 12:03pm 10.13.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/806 I have a 25.5 Hunter with the cabin top that has the ability to elevate. The cabin top has a liner
Crane Failure at Collins Bay Sylvain at 11:01am 10.13.11 The Cherubini Hunters 3/2183 A sad crane mechanical (I hope) failure at Collins Bay Marina in Kingston, Ont. Luckily, nobody was
mast bolt question FlbkRoxie at 9:44am 10.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/3369 This may be a very dumb question, but why isn't there a second bolt to hold the front of the mast to
DSC Disconnect Nelsonhow at 7:51am 10.13.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1219 I must have a disconnect with my Standard Horizon Eclipse DSC radio. I bought the radio 2 seasons ag
Sometimes frustrating, sometimes funny. fokker416 at 7:27am 10.13.11 Smaller Boats 16/2560 I live in North Central Florida. There are a few sailboats around here but not a lot. The "local"
Raymarine ST4000 Auto lehigh375 at 7:15am 10.13.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1754 I have a ST4000 autopilot which is not hooked up to my Garmin 545 GPS. Just recently the auto tach
Antifreeze or Blow Down - Which is Better Long Story at 7:10am 10.13.11 Catalina 310 6/2038 :stirthepot: It's that time of year. I have always pumped the pink stuff through, as noted in other
A new anchoring hazard higgs at 6:43am 10.13.11 Ask All Sailors 13/2917 http://news.sky.com/home/strange-news/article/16086718
Questions about using an autopilot weinie at 6:41am 10.13.11 Ask All Sailors 22/5134 I have a 27 Catalina with wheel steering that I single hand most of the time. I would love to get
Installing Mast Boot w/no deck collar? Mike Turner at 5:45am 10.13.11 Ask All Sailors 6/4530 I want to install mast boots on both masts of my Lazyjack 32 schooner to help stop persistent leaks
On-deck paint dee.yeah at 3:40am 10.13.11 Yamaha 2/1629 Maybe it's a silly question. I don't know how it happened, the paint of the anchor compartment and
Who has a ZF BW7 transmission? prroots at 1:55am 10.13.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/21382 Our new-to-us Beneteau 411 came with a Westerbeke 44A FOUR engine and ZF BW7 transmission. We would
3GMF Yanmar Lady B at 9:06pm 10.12.11 Mid-Size Boats 8/5355 Hello Everyone, I am real new to the sailing world so any and all help would be greatly appreciate
winterizing Lost Parent at 8:57pm 10.12.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2692 I have a fresh water cooled diesel and i was wondering how to winterize the seawater side Any help a
rudder pulley plate replacement jackwcolbert at 7:01pm 10.12.11 Ericson 1/5231 Recently the port pulley plate for the rudder fell apart due to extensive rusting. Need to replace b
What is in Annapolis? Jonrod222 at 4:52pm 10.12.11 Destinations 6/4004 My daughter has a dance conference in Janurary in Baltimore. I usually stay away from them but we wi
Need transmission help SF bay sfgary at 4:10pm 10.12.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1499 After 37 years of great service I lost reverse as I was coming into South Beach Marina. I will be ta

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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
O'Day 39 mast step nramsey at 10:15am 11.06.22 A google search shows another 39 on this forum with a delaminating plywood base, so it seems the 40

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