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Wire Size of 44' Mast? Nelsonhow at 6:10pm 11.14.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/1968 I'm in the process of re-wiring my old Kenyon Mast. The mast is approsimately 44' tall (deck stepp
hatch problem skibum55 at 5:52pm 11.14.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1847 I am the owner of a 1985 idylle 13.5, and am in need of help on finding the part for all the hatches
Looking for Propane Tank Location Solution 37C T Albin at 5:16pm 11.14.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1731 Recently acquired a 1984 37C Hunter with a propane stove and heater. The tank was left in a deck-to
Catalina Decals (1) wwag at 4:02pm 11.14.10 Catalina 30 1/2501 35166.vB Anybody know where I can buy these decals? Can't find them on the store here, ebay, or ca
Good Cheap Gloves - in Sailing World last issue oilcan at 2:39pm 11.14.10 Ask All Sailors 9/3213 In the Gear section of the last issue of Sailing World, there was featured a sailing glove that came
Can I get more out of it? Cvivor at 2:35pm 11.14.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1159 I just bought a 2000,26X,50HP Merc BigFoot. I noticed the outboard swings/ turns slightly to port/st
Yanmar SVE 8 Oil Leak (5) Greenman at 2:01pm 11.14.10 The Cherubini Hunters 10/5890 Okay, I got my engine out today, and unfortunately it looks like the leak is not something simple li
PVC Furler for the financially challenged r.oril at 12:32pm 11.14.10 Ask All Sailors 17/6507 While searching this sight for info on home built pvc furlers, I found caguy's post dated 4/09. I th
Telltales... Doug/Karen at 10:17am 11.14.10 Big Boats 5/1575 For the first time since I have owned this boat, I am replacing all the sail telltales. I am intere
Sprite missing traveler mjarpe at 9:56am 11.14.10 Day Sailers 2/1731 I just bought a 10 foot O'day Sprite on Craigslist, my first sailboat. Absolute newbie, here. I took
Radar Range thaeni at 9:48am 11.14.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1235 I just purchased a used Radar (Furuno 1712) and I'm finding it hard to understand where to set the r
Cat27 engine cutout modification supercat at 9:12am 11.14.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1856 HELP, I just purchased an older Catalina 27 (1976) with a Yamaha 8 hp 4 stroke. It does not tilt
Catalina 22 line Drawings (5) Ken at 7:18am 11.14.10 Catalina 22 6/10100 Ok as promised, here are the line drawing I have for the Catalina 22, most aer of course for the ol
lines Crabby at 5:26am 11.14.10 Lancer 0/1553 Is there good place to get replacement lines and should i go to bigger size for lancer 27
426 or 44 halyard length captainpat at 5:19am 11.14.10 Big Boats 1/1233 Does anyone know the Main Halyard length for the 426 or 44 in mast furling? Same for the Jib Haly
Conversion for Honda Generator?? capejt at 3:57am 11.14.10 Ask All Sailors 18/11650 Hi All, I was just scouring the pages of EBay looking for a good price on a generator when I saw som
S2 8.0B SS Tiller Fitting Hardware Source ? drgerafe at 9:58pm 11.13.10 S2 0/1675 The 1980 S2 8.0B we bought this season did not have the proper SS hardware in the fitting that holds
genoa run to top of mast? Mike Sackett at 9:39pm 11.13.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2953 My question:Will a genoa that's run to the top of a mast give you better tacking ability? In San Die
outboard - high altitude jets at low altitude walt at 7:33pm 11.13.10 Trailer Sailors 10/8796 Ive got a Tohatsu/Nissan 9.8 four stroke. I put the "high altitude" 3300 to 6600 el. jet set in the
Revarnishing interior wood - companionway poliva at 4:41pm 11.13.10 Catalina 310 2/1867 The wood along the companionway of my Catalina 310 #179 is quite weathered. Long ago in this forum a

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Specification of Prop Shaft of Oceanis 43 Rudiger at 1:18pm 07.04.22 Thanks a lot for all the details. I have got the confirmation of Autoprop that it is a 30mm ISO shaf
Yanmar jim g at 1:17pm 07.04.22
I remove broken evaporator and find I need to replace the panel on which food rests MikeTheHunter at 1:13pm 07.04.22 Pardon my confusion but if you have no tools who how did you replace the evaporator? I'm only askin
Tying up at the dock jssailem at 1:12pm 07.04.22 Don't Beat your self up... I think some marina folk just thow confusion at us and then sit back and
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? Tedd at 1:08pm 07.04.22 On the other hand, I have had more than .018 gallons (2.3 ounces) of diesel sprayed around the engin
happy 4th kappykaplan at 1:02pm 07.04.22 Same to you & yours, John! :beer:
Bimini mount solar panel install advice (1) Juice6576 at 1:02pm 07.04.22 The remote panel for the solar controller was installed above the HVAC thermostat.
I remove broken evaporator and find I need to replace the panel on which food rests DeniseO30 at 1:01pm 07.04.22 Pardon my confusion but if you have no tools who how did you replace the evaporator? I'm only asking
happy 4th (1) jssailem at 1:01pm 07.04.22 Happy Independence Day....
Bimini mount solar panel install advice (1) Juice6576 at 1:01pm 07.04.22 MPPT Controller installed behind port settee.
Bimini mount solar panel install advice Juice6576 at 12:59pm 07.04.22 Started my installation. Installed the controller behind the port settee. Cables pass through a 1-3/
Doyle H25 Sail Battens Occasional Heeler at 12:58pm 07.04.22 Thanks and glad to be here. Will check out Sailrite and also reached out to Doyle..
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? dlochner at 12:58pm 07.04.22 I think there are some incorrect assumptions in @dlochner 's analysis. Here's what I get. I don't k
Yanmar Davidasailor26 at 12:55pm 07.04.22
happy 4th kappykaplan at 12:48pm 07.04.22 The same back atcha! :beer:
Low oil indicator fading in and out Stu Jackson at 12:34pm 07.04.22 @jonelli Many of us have been "harping" on those trailer connectors for years. Surprised you hadn
Specification of Prop Shaft of Oceanis 43 (1) Alfa at 12:18pm 07.04.22 Rudi, you asked for shaft specification for Beneteau Oceanis 43. Please measure shaft diameter on yo
Yanmar jim g at 12:15pm 07.04.22 Hey, thank you guys for that. This is the first time I have used this or any forum for advice. The r
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? (1) Tedd at 12:12pm 07.04.22 My calculation is attached. I think I have this mostly right but if you think I've missed something
Starting my LFP build. jviss at 12:05pm 07.04.22 Thanks for the update! Looks great. Did you make those spacers?

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