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Hunter 240 weight dispersal on trailer Dock Holiday at 6:58am 11.29.09 Smaller Boats 20/8213 Anyone know how much boat weight the swing keel should support on the trailer and how much weight th
Barient 2 speed 21ST issues? RobG at 6:20am 11.29.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1817 One of my concerns noted in my survey of the E28 was play in the drums of the genny winches. I could
Foam luff Quoddy at 4:48am 11.29.09 Ask All Sailors 15/7816 What is a foam luff? How is it installed? What does it do for you?
4 Couples On A Charter Boat? Ducati at 3:45am 11.29.09 Ask All Sailors 16/3280 You and your wife just got back for a bareboat charter in the BVI's. You start to think how nice it
Atomic 4 throttle and shift lever position (3) ryanmohr at 12:24am 11.29.09 Ask All Sailors 7/8333 Got two stupid questions for you all about the Atomic 4 (I wanted to confirm things before starting
Thanksgiving Holiday Guest at 10:14pm 11.28.09 Destinations 2/2584 Since we purchased Belle-Vie, a 1991 P42, in 2002, all of our Thanksgivings have been spent with our
Urine in grey tank? jackhartjr at 9:39pm 11.28.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/4636 Hi Peggie, in one of the bus forums I visit there is a long discussion about composting toilets. I a
Lectra San Grandfathered? Mike Hancock at 8:54pm 11.28.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 16/11937 I have done considerable research regarding the use of an old Lectra San in zero discharge waters. M
HELP installing my PYI dripless shaft seal truckman at 7:51pm 11.28.09 Catalina 310 9/8157 Can anyone give me a couple of pointers regarding my catalina 310. I bought the PYI shaft seal and
Connecting the dots Guest at 6:20pm 11.28.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/2668 In the years since we purchased Belle-Vie in 2002, a 1991 P42, the bilge has always contained a cert
End of season Ross at 5:43pm 11.28.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2789 Nancy and I went to the boat today and pulled our food supplies for the freezing season. We could ha
Preliminary Wiring Diagram (1) Snotter at 4:26pm 11.28.09 Ask All Sailors 25/10379 I am getting ready to add a 75 amp altenator and smart regulator to my morgan 41. I ripped out the
Rudder modification 1974 21ft Mac (2) shine at 4:21pm 11.28.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1796 My wooden tiller has seen its last days, so while I am making a new one out of solid wood, I went to
hull question seebreeze at 3:55pm 11.28.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1470 Can anyone tell me about the hull construction of a 222? Today I brought my boat home and had a tra
Sunbird's Question (1) Shoaldrafter at 3:51pm 11.28.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1221 Sunbird, September/October 2005 is not directly about 25, but on page 13 Ted Brewer gives one of h
Cal 2-30 bulkhead repair Painter at 3:00pm 11.28.09 Cal 0/2009 I need to repair a dry rotted port side bulkhead which holds the chain plate for the upper shroud. W
Mainsail foot paphman at 2:16pm 11.28.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/8217 We will be replacing our main on our Catalina 22 soon. My question is does it make a differance if
VC17 prep. question sbailey64 at 1:57pm 11.28.09 Ask All Sailors 20/11720 I just bought a sailboat that has been bottom coated with VC17 over the past ~10 years. It has 5 coa
Toe Rail & rain leak BobT at 12:06pm 11.28.09 S2 19/7273 It appears as though my vigorous core repairs at the chain plate port side last spring has vibrated
Battery help bigsick at 10:44am 11.28.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1132 I have boat up for the winter and have stored the two batteries in my basement. Should they be on a

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Keel question higgs at 5:42pm 04.13.22 If you don't have a motor and haven't learned to sail going by water is a bad idea for you. If the
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out jviss at 5:34pm 04.13.22 Yes, I had to be careful about putting my Fujinon binocs with compass near the control head. Or ste
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out DeniseO30 at 5:32pm 04.13.22 I repaired mine because the clutch would not disengage and would make a chattering noise. The the ti
High SWR on VHF Cabling/Antenna dkinzer at 5:30pm 04.13.22 dlochner, thanks for the tips.
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Growl at 5:26pm 04.13.22 I could actually adjust the tension knob now that I had it off the wheel. I guess rinse out with so
Keel question Rangofish at 5:25pm 04.13.22 What is bridge height at Marathon
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out jviss at 5:18pm 04.13.22 replace it? Replace what? The belt? Or did you mean reassemble?
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out jviss at 5:18pm 04.13.22
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Growl at 5:17pm 04.13.22 Hey, wow, almost fell open just three adjoining tabs. Everything appears fine no pieces are broken s
Selden Furlex Extremely Difficult chuckwayne at 5:17pm 04.13.22 A couple of things to check; check the upper bearing for wear - ours started to bind after 18 years,
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out jviss at 5:14pm 04.13.22
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Tally Ho at 5:14pm 04.13.22 Yes, a large screw driver, pry tool or scraper should help you separate the 2 halves. Once you get i
Don't sell your boat to a neighbor. jviss at 5:11pm 04.13.22 Good advice. I did a similar thing, and was "customer support" for the new owner, who wasn't resear
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Growl at 5:10pm 04.13.22
Don't sell your boat to a neighbor. Tally Ho at 5:09pm 04.13.22
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out jviss at 5:08pm 04.13.22 Now that I have the wheel off I understand, all kinds of room after wheel removal! How do you open
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Growl at 5:02pm 04.13.22 Now that I have the wheel off I understand, all kinds of room after wheel removal! How do you open t
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out jviss at 4:59pm 04.13.22 Hi, We were sailing in Orange County Ca. Saturday, Alamitos Bay to be exact. We spotted a small wha
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out jviss at 4:53pm 04.13.22 remove it each fall I remove mine each time I anchor or moor as it's so much easier to move around
Burning insense on a boat jon hansen at 4:50pm 04.13.22 make your own gimbaled incense burner and mount to a bulkhead

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