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2019 beneteau 41.1 drawer box and finish ojaiBeneteau411 at 7:17am 05.07.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/13 I am looking to add a few drawers to my boat and was wondering if anyone knew who the drawer box man
Universal M-25XPBC stalling / throttle problems dhandzy at 7:09am 05.07.22 Catalina 310 0/22 Hi -- I can start the engine on my Catalina 310 but it behaves as if starved of fuel and stalls at t
Universal M-25XPBC stalling dhandzy at 7:00am 05.07.22 Engines and Propulsion 8/1092 Hi -- I can start the engine on my Catalina 310 but it behaves as if starved of fuel and stalls at t
Quick Windless shanker at 6:16am 05.07.22 Parts Search 1/417 I have some issues with a seized up Quick Windlass. does anyone know who can service these? or any o
Broken Steel Bolt in Universal M 12 Engine StanleyJ at 3:24am 05.07.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1453 Fellow Sailors: I have been attempting to correct the alternator belt alignment on my Universal M-1
Beneteau 36 cc autopilot installation Mattcia123 at 12:27am 05.07.22 Ask All Sailors 4/649
Roast my boat! 1994 Hunter 26 towchristopher at 8:41pm 05.06.22 Smaller Boats 11/1728 Roast my boat! My story: Learned to sail in San Francisco Bay. ASA 101, 102, 103, 104, 108. Moved t
Roast my boat! 1994 Hunter 26 towchristopher at 8:24pm 05.06.22 Trailer Sailors 0/26 Roast my boat! My story: Learned to sail in San Francisco Bay. ASA 101, 102, 103, 104, 108. Moved t
H260 in Upper Potomac and Chesapeake Bay Caption James T at 4:14pm 05.06.22 Smaller Boats 4/718 I have recently moved to North Virginia just south of DC. I have started looking for a sailboat of s
Help replacing sheave divider on a Hunter 26 (2) MySong at 4:08pm 05.06.22 Smaller Boats 13/1415 In the pic below you can see the sheaves at the base of my mast. As some point they had a plastic di
What Brand Mast/Boom do I have? (2) MySong at 4:03pm 05.06.22 Smaller Boats 5/1332 What brand mast/boom do I have on my 1994 Hunter 26? The Millenium Falcon looking sticker is on the
Catalina 34 mKII thinking of buying one? What to look for on this make boat? Redhead at 3:55pm 05.06.22 Ask All Sailors 5/3545 thinking buying Catalina 34 MKII any issues to watch for
Sailing the Heel (1) Two Sails at 3:54pm 05.06.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/4023 So far this has been a great start to the season. My 2005 H33 seems very happy to heel 22-25 degrees
Bowsprit seat? (1) BroncoJohn at 3:06pm 05.06.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/837 I am a couple weeks away from transporting a 2002 386 Hunter home. It appears the previous owner ins
Is My Main Furled Backward (1) dkinzer at 2:59pm 05.06.22 Big Boats 8/1234 I have been reading through the Selden Furling Mast Manual and I noted that it specifically indicate
Barnacle Buster Shagdance at 12:57pm 05.06.22 Catalina 310 7/2282 Anybody used the barnacle buster product to clean raw water exchange? Thanks
Mysterious washer, Yanmar 2GM20F (1) matts997 at 12:10pm 05.06.22 Engines and Propulsion 7/1000 I had a remanufactured Yanmar 2GM installed last winter. Engine now has ~ 20 hrs on it and is runn
Replace Volvo Penta Shaft log seal with a PSS from PYI shaft seal on my 1990 41S5? also retention collar? georgetheleo at 11:58am 05.06.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1470 I going to yard soon . While there I might want to replace the Volvo Penta shaft seal with a PSS /PY
For the record All U Get at 5:08am 05.06.22 Ask All Sailors 7/1112 Hi all, I know in the past I might have said I have had good luck but this may be even more astound
Check your axles...... Don't be like me (3) Grotto at 4:20am 05.06.22 Catalina 22 9/1282 I spent the better part of 2020 rebuilding my catalina. Went over every nut and bolt rigging etc. wh

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Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? jssailem at 7:47pm 04.11.25 That said, I like the step design.
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? jssailem at 7:46pm 04.11.25 my halyard really, really stretches a lot when i use it. It would be less expense to get a new hal
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? jssailem at 7:44pm 04.11.25 :plus: For Monel rivets. Not corrosion issues.
Helm vibration JoeWhite at 7:42pm 04.11.25 Have a diver look at it or if you are able to check the propeller. I picked up a heavy plastic in
Cheap Fenders ... and I Knew Better JoeWhite at 7:38pm 04.11.25 Sure. It is worth a try.
Cheap Fenders ... and I Knew Better dLj at 7:36pm 04.11.25 I made covers for them using sunbrella. The material was breaking down and leaving sticky mess on t
Cheap Fenders ... and I Knew Better JoeWhite at 7:34pm 04.11.25 I made covers for them using sunbrella. The material was breaking down and leaving sticky mess on th
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? dLj at 7:24pm 04.11.25 If the mast is down, drill and tap. If the mast is up, pop rivets. You say that there are 30 steps
Fluorescent light above mirror in head - wiring question Jan_H at 6:36pm 04.11.25 Very good suggestion @JoeWhite - get the polarity wrong and those electrolytic capacitors have a bad
Cockpit hatch slides? LouisMK at 5:48pm 04.11.25 Will definitely check this out, thanks!
Alternator Temperature Sensors dlochner at 5:14pm 04.11.25 I don't understand why you are adding a battery temp sensor? Just leave it off for LFP and save th
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? (1) garymalmgren at 5:13pm 04.11.25 If the mast is down, drill and tap. If the mast is up, pop rivets. You say that there are 30 steps.
B&R rig tuning take 1 colemj at 4:48pm 04.11.25 Does the camera mess with perspective, or is your mast actually raked forward? You don't want that.
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? dLj at 4:45pm 04.11.25 That was a great article, thank you. It answered my question about using aluminum rivets on an alu
Alternator Temperature Sensors colemj at 4:42pm 04.11.25 I'll connect an alternator temp sensor to the Battery temp input on the regulator. It will just mea
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions dLj at 4:40pm 04.11.25 Hydranet is a cloth manufactured by Dimension-Polyant. Quantum is one loft that builds sails using
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? BAD ORCA at 4:39pm 04.11.25 I did a bunch of testing re. strength. Practical Sailor. Rivets in Spars. It may be behind a pay wa
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions colemj at 4:30pm 04.11.25 p.s. Hydranet is by Quantum Sails - they are who bought out Hood sails - the sails I currently have
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions colemj at 4:26pm 04.11.25 I didn't have that experience with 3Di. North Sails was the most expensive of my options at the ti
Cheap Fenders ... and I Knew Better (1) Foswick at 4:23pm 04.11.25 ... or the best of both worlds ...

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