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mast compression birdman_vestal at 6:40pm 08.19.11 Catalina 30 3/2065 Does anyone had experience with mast compression. How to fix and cost?
Looking for a companionway hatch slide Capt Jim24025 at 3:37pm 08.19.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/8206 A student lost his hatch slide driving down the highway (somewhere between Abilene and Corpus Christ
keel raising sysrem john amos at 2:55pm 08.19.11 Smaller Boats 1/2158 going to replace my keel raising system this weekend. i assume that the best way to remove the exis
Fuel Deck Cap (1) Taliesin at 2:37pm 08.19.11 Big Boats 2/1459 Does anyone know where I can buy a new or used stainless steel diesel / water/ waste deck cap for my
Loose Deck Cleat Coriolisbc at 1:07pm 08.19.11 Catalina 30 12/3756 Hi all; The foredeck cleat on the port side of my Catalina 30 is loose, the screws turn but do not
Pacific Voyagers just left SF Bay area, traveling south LuzSD at 12:18pm 08.19.11 Ask All Sailors 7/3353 I just received notice that we are about to host Six traditional Polynesian ocean going canoes + 2 h
Fuel tank vburckard at 12:12pm 08.19.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1215 We are purchasing a Hunter 40', and the current owner apparently has used it only for living aboard,
Time to replace my toilet DanColucci at 11:30am 08.19.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/3340 Hi Peggy, The last install with the Raritan manual head in my Moody 44 fwd head worked out great.
The Top of the Mountain Roger Long at 11:24am 08.19.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 0/2040 Today ends a major chapter in this saga and is the post title for this first exploration of Nova Sco
Mac 25 table help!!!!! Falconer at 9:45am 08.19.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2391 Does anyone have a pic of how the Mac 25 table attaches to the wall? I have one L bracket and would
Salvagable Jib? (5) hubbardbilly at 9:45am 08.19.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1967 See pics...some dry rot with a torn seam. Fabric so rotted that stitches probably wouldn't hold. Sho
What is this? (2) Falconer at 9:43am 08.19.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1908 Have two of these floating about in our Mac 25, does anyone know what they are used for?
Extra support for anchor arm John Gerstmar at 9:42am 08.19.11 Big Boats 2/1379 I have a Hunter 42 Passage '93. The anchor suport arm extends considerably beyond the the bow. It wa
Hunter Vusion front windiws Srushton at 8:52am 08.19.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1194 Hi, I was looking into replacing the two forward windows as they have turned whitish. Two bend the
Proper Poop Pumping Protocol? Stephen Trapani at 7:58am 08.19.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 41/10331 Was at a marina I frequent. Pumping out from my Lectra San like I've always done. This time a touris
Hunter Legend 37 win the Canadian IRC Championship (1) Phil Herring at 6:39am 08.19.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1373 From Hunter's Facebook page; thought this might be of interest: "Congratulations to Jim McGuiness
A Little Over The Oil "FULL" Mark Joe Mullee at 6:18am 08.19.11 Ask All Sailors 12/3367 I have a Yanmar 3GMF and over filled just a little bit when I changed the oil. I ended up removing t
Sailboat Cradle BernardD at 6:02am 08.19.11 Ask All Sailors 5/3023 Does anyone have plans or a lead to where I can find specifications for a cradle for a Pearson 33 wi
Need new pop top lift post. finnerman at 5:37am 08.19.11 Day Sailers 6/1578 The bracket my right rear lift post has become deformed and looks as though it may break at some poi
New sailor Samf at 5:15am 08.19.11 Ask All Sailors 31/4907 I am a new/novice sailor who will be moving back to the Gulf Coast of Texas soon. I want to purchase

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Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? jssailem at 7:53pm 09.12.22 He was unsure. Knows it is a 3 bladed fixed prop.
Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? jssailem at 7:47pm 09.12.22 Yes David. I thought is a little strange. I wondered if there might be a shaft issue or the cutlass
Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? dlochner at 7:46pm 09.12.22 What kind of prop is installed? A fixed blade prop will spin the shaft in neutral. A folding or fe
Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? Davidasailor26 at 7:43pm 09.12.22 A noise described as singing reminds me of a thread that I think involved the edges of the blade bei
H38 - Jacklines and boom preventer jssailem at 7:41pm 09.12.22 I found the advice from John Harries regarding both Jacklines and preventers to be sound and practic
Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? (1) sail sfbay at 7:29pm 09.12.22 Neutral.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 7:11pm 09.12.22 if the rebuild is done right, Yes. My adventure into the unknown.
Traveling alongside Timm R Oday25 at 7:11pm 09.12.22 When my boat was transported from Charleston to a yard in New Orleans, the trucker called me from
H38 - Jacklines and boom preventer sail sfbay at 7:10pm 09.12.22 What's a good material? high-strength, low-stretch webbing Jackline Materials Evaluation - Practical
Long range rescue DArcy at 7:10pm 09.12.22 When things go wrong in a survival situation it tends to lead to a snowballing series of problems.
2022 Golden Globe Around the World Race berner73 at 6:46pm 09.12.22 Very cool and thanks for sharing. Nice to see the race in action again. Interesting fleet, surpris
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't DArcy at 6:43pm 09.12.22 John, I'm a little late to the party, I only noticed this thread a couple days ago. Sorry to hear ab
Water Lift Exhaust Muffler on 461 - HELP Mechone at 5:44pm 09.12.22 Replace it with a Vetus which most Beneteaus use
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta BigEasy at 5:42pm 09.12.22 Not until PIC does my New Generator , waiting on them to decide what is next. After that I will be
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida (1) palcuz at 5:41pm 09.12.22 Best wishes to Guy! We'll be anxious to hear about his progress along the way and I'm sure that th
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 5:36pm 09.12.22 I looked hard at the replacement strategy. Having space limits, without totally modifying the boat,
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DC Circuit Breaker Failures quadrille38 at 5:33pm 09.12.22 Update I reached out to Blue Sea. They are very responsive and we are working on a solution. Very
Removing bent driveshaft strut from 1985 hunter 31 Tally Ho at 5:28pm 09.12.22
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Crusty Ol Salt at 5:25pm 09.12.22 He will have company and encouragement all along the way if he desires I was thinking the same thin

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