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Destroyed by fire (5) LEE WEONGAK at 8:43pm 11.02.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1960 My boat(Beneteau OS430,1990 launching) was destroyed by fire at Oct.24th 2010. She became useless. M
Tides Marine Sailtrack Prime Time at 8:28pm 11.02.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1716 I'm considering the purchase of a Tides Marine Sailtrack to make hoisting my mainsail easier. Does a
Searching for Blue Dot Interior Fabric (1) JoyRide28 at 7:09pm 11.02.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2747 Ahoy all, anyone know where I can find this fabric (see photo)? Thanks in Advance, Peter
What's wrong with folding props ... Scott T-Bird at 6:27pm 11.02.10 Ask All Sailors 22/8098 I've talked about my need to change props to get a better match for the boat and have the ability to
Older Yanmar Engines: 100 hrs for Oil. 300 hrs for Filter. rardiH36 at 5:52pm 11.02.10 Ask All Sailors 14/3215 The well-accepted mantra for oil changes (for cars, boats, suv's, motorcycle's, nuclear submarines,
through hull oday 22 AndyS22 at 5:32pm 11.02.10 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1841 l've Just purchased a 79 0' Day 22. The original manual says there is a drain Plug behind the center
Head lubrication healeyman at 5:07pm 11.02.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/3521 Head Mistress, I just got your book. Great reading. ( I can't believe I said that, but true) I h
Can I replace a Raymarine ST30 display with ST40? rortega46 at 4:45pm 11.02.10 Mid-Size Boats 0/1519 I have a Raymarine ST30 Bidata display for depth and speed and the LED display is no longer legible.
Instrument Panel (5) justondean at 4:05pm 11.02.10 Catalina 22 3/1731 So this is my first post here and I want to make it a good one. I bought a fin keel C-22 and drop
5200 and gorilla glue jcwlbw at 4:02pm 11.02.10 Smaller Boats 7/1897 how do u keep this stuff from hardening. I usually get one use, put the caps back on and it is hard
Mac 26M mast down - Transport bentnielsen at 3:12pm 11.02.10 Ask All Sailors 10/4850 Am I the only one who find it hard to lower the mast (26M) with roller furler and transport the mac
Changes Phil V25 at 12:39pm 11.02.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1696 On Saturday October 23 I had emergency surgery to remove my T-5 because of cancerous growth. The Re
How to fix blower on our Catalina Ed Cortese at 11:36am 11.02.10 Big Boats 5/5451 Blower no longer functioning on our 1995 36' Catalina mkll. Before I buy and try to install a new b
A Mac By Any Other Name Freedom77 at 11:04am 11.02.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2674 Hey you Guys! A lot of us would like to know what year and model of Venture/Mac you have. I have a 7
generators genesis at 11:04am 11.02.10 Big Boats 2/1528 I am planning to sail south to Mexico west coast. Someone suggested I should install a generator, fo
Installing shower on 27? billd at 10:49am 11.02.10 Mid-Size Boats 6/7518 I'm thinking of installing a shower in the head on my 1978 27. Anyone done this? Any problems inst
Raising the Pop Top arknoah at 10:31am 11.02.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/5426 I know this is a real newbie question, but I couldn't find answer when using the search function so
3YM-30 water pump alignment waternwaves at 10:25am 11.02.10 Big Boats 3/1314 One beneatau I maintain uses this robust little engine, which is also shared with many of our hunter
Dry Ice thaeni at 9:54am 11.02.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1736 I sail out of Chicago and find it hard to get block ice. I have never used dry ice and would like so
Outboard motor throttle linkage repair options kpgraci at 9:39am 11.02.10 Ask All Sailors 12/4754 I have an older 8.5hp merc 2 stroke (circa 1985). It still runs strong but has a problem with the th

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Autohelm Wheel Clamp Replacement 1989 Mark II reuabyor at 11:33am 04.25.22
Autohelm Wheel Clamp Replacement 1989 Mark II (1) reuabyor at 11:32am 04.25.22 I know it looks a little cheesy, but I got the parts from Lowes and made some. I had the same proble
C34 deck flex over sliding companionway top Stu Jackson at 10:54am 04.25.22 There is a turnbuckle ( on keel stepped) All the Mark II boats are deck stepped.
Annual WAxing ROutine (1) Scott B at 10:33am 04.25.22 This year will be the 15th season we've had the boat. I've been following the advise from Maine Sai
Docking with a loop cymeyer at 10:32am 04.25.22 There was a recent thread talking about docking methods, and I commented on my loop method of docki
Mooring ball pickup - single handed capta at 10:17am 04.25.22 What? You pick up and attach your boat to a mooring? Unheard of! We just pick one of the several "bo
Needing a new motor for my Catalina 22 Jacktar at 10:06am 04.25.22 Ditto love mine
Annual WAxing ROutine AndyL at 9:59am 04.25.22 We have a similar boat. I'm not an expert but came up with this strategy after doing some reading a
Autohelm Wheel Clamp Replacement 1989 Mark II jonelli at 9:31am 04.25.22
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 9:11am 04.25.22
Have you made cockpit cushions? jeepbluetj at 9:02am 04.25.22 On the oversize, I'd go around 1/2" (~1cm) or a bit more. It really depends on the foam and the fabr
Build a Better Boat Hook? jviss at 9:00am 04.25.22 Watch Deadliest Catch for the proper way of throwing these things. Most of them use an overhand "n
Beneteau Oceanis 381 Folding steering wheel? Cest La Vie at 8:59am 04.25.22 Without question, the folding Lewmar wheel is one of the many "top number one" improvements we made
New Catalina 30 Owner Hayden Watson at 8:53am 04.25.22 And your dock neighbors are so happy!
Add midship cleat to Vision 32? Len Ingalls at 8:51am 04.25.22 Another "midship" single hand docking. Note: Her fenders are out,bowline led back to midship & stern
Rigid Reefer mast raising Timm R Oday25 at 8:51am 04.25.22 I've been thinking about your furler all weekend . If you had jib halyard ,you could use instead of
Build a Better Boat Hook? Hayden Watson at 8:48am 04.25.22 Thanks, that looks good. One would have to be careful tossing one of those from a sailboat, with a
Need help selecting Chartplotter/Radar to go with Raymarine instruments jeepbluetj at 8:44am 04.25.22 A Raymarine Axiom would be instant plug and play with the other instruments. - Just plug it into the
Question on ODay 302 crack dmax at 8:21am 04.25.22 The cracking at the keel joint is a little reason for concern in a 302/322. There have been reports
Hunter 34 Port Light Shroud Length david21837 at 8:12am 04.25.22 Thanks again for the input. As always this is a great place for information.

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