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Stuffing box (1) DannyS at 5:25am 04.28.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1349 The stuffing box nuts on my boat are not the six, flat sided nuts that is most common. See the attac
O'day 35 shaft removal DannyS at 5:06am 04.28.09 Bigger Boats 7/2350 Have any O'day 35 owners removed the shaft from your boat? I went to replace the cutlass bearing and
Tank Monitors William12213 at 4:37am 04.28.09 Ask All Sailors 19/4518 I am going to add some tank monitors to my boat and am wondering if anyone has installed any of them
Removing Bottom Paint with a pressure washer? jpallen01 at 3:32am 04.28.09 Ask All Sailors 7/12651 I have an Oday 240 I picked up last year. Stripping the antifoul and barrier coat is on my list of t
the older keel winch - replacing parts FixinHer'up at 10:57pm 04.27.09 Catalina 22 5/1486 I have the 76' original keel winch - and need to take it apart to make a thicker diameter cable spi
Moorings Beneteau's shilosamm at 9:31pm 04.27.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/3703 How come there is no info under the "boat info" heading for Moorings Beneteau's ? There is only one
reef line attachment questions (3) breweraz at 8:32pm 04.27.09 Ask All Sailors 0/20 My boat is a Mac 26s. The lake we sail at is notorious for drastic wind speed changes so I want to i
Potomac River Racing 9 May at Quantico rpwillia at 8:16pm 04.27.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1059 Anyone interested in Racing on May 9th? The Quantico Yacht Club i(www.QuanticoYC.org) s having a Mi
saturn inflatables?? MoonSailer at 7:51pm 04.27.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1986 Saturn inflatables seem like a reasonable boat at a good price anyone have experience with the brand
Applied service to dock lines (2) Ross at 6:52pm 04.27.09 Ask All Sailors 16/2347 The best chafe protection you can get is serving the chafe points with small stuff. These are my doc
Rigid boom vang for H216 Jeff21175 at 6:51pm 04.27.09 Smaller Boats 3/1865 Does anyone have any words of wisdom about getting a rigid boom vang for the H216? I see that there
Help with 12V Panel (1) La Bestia at 6:33pm 04.27.09 Bavaria 2/2480 Hello: I have a 2003 Bavaria 44 and can not figure out the meaning of the three bulbs on top of t
What does my boat number mean ? tasdevil at 6:20pm 04.27.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/3622 I"m restoring an Oday 22 and uncovered the number on the transom . Can anyone tell me if this gives
Battery and alternator upgrade (5) jsalley at 6:17pm 04.27.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 4/3042 John Kittka asked for some pictures of the electrical upgrades I recently completed, including addit
Cracked Thruhull Ball Valve Bob R. at 6:16pm 04.27.09 Big Boats 2/1257 Boat was launched on Friday and noticed a drip from the galley drain thruhull valve. It looked like
Bent Rudder post Steph at 5:18pm 04.27.09 Ask All Sailors 16/3744 Does anyone know if a rudder post can, or should be straightened? My post has been bent as a resu
Radar mount masthead light Roger Long at 5:16pm 04.27.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1653 Like many boats of her vintage, Strider has a masthead (or steaming) light for display under power t
Anchoring around New York City? CaptianJack at 4:46pm 04.27.09 Ask All Sailors 6/4868 I recently watched a boat get boarded by the Coast Guard when it was at anchor off Brighton Beach, B
Hood Furler Model 810.... rpell46 at 4:38pm 04.27.09 Catalina 30 2/1526 Trying to commission my new 1991 Cat 30, St'd. Rig...I had to pull the mast to rewire antenna and
Whiskey Chaser Finishes First! Rick on AA2 at 3:33pm 04.27.09 Racing 6/2790 I am still in Mexico, but I hope this posts OK. Rick on Whiskey Chaser (Hunter 33.6) finished first

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Stuck Kick up Rudder Pintle Grotto at 7:35pm 02.16.22 Went with a new ruddercraft as well, i would try some heat on the aluminum not a torch but get it go
Retrofitting an arch Phil Herring at 7:29pm 02.16.22 Hi Ryan, welcome to the forums! I'll leave more detailed answers to our users who know more about i
help to identify this part shemandr at 7:23pm 02.16.22 There's at least 4 parts there. Which are you asking about? keeping your post on the front page...
Insurance dlochner at 7:02pm 02.16.22 Personally I have not had issues with insurance, however, there are many reports of folks having iss
Starter issues- 1982 Yanmar Cap'n Dave at 6:58pm 02.16.22 Thanks, all. Much good advice here. Fair winds to all of you. I'll post an update when fixed. Have f
Yanmar coolant Dale Haz at 6:53pm 02.16.22 I'll look into that product, like the price, Yanmar's product is $61.00/gal (Canadian dollars)
Best Schematic Drawing Tool for Boat Electrical Systems? (1) garymalmgren at 6:16pm 02.16.22 Hi Jviss Re your original question. What do you all think is the best tool for drawing boat schemati
Seamanship - World of Wave Craft (1) Will Gilmore at 5:59pm 02.16.22 The definition of a rogue wave is a wave that is more than twice the height of the surrounding waves
Best Schematic Drawing Tool for Boat Electrical Systems? Jaxn at 5:59pm 02.16.22 lucidchart is a flowchart/diagram tool that has circuit diagrams.
Securing Batteries on my H34 Capt Robbie at 5:43pm 02.16.22 WasabiRush, If you have not installed the boxes yet, now would be a great time to try to relocate t
Its funny Friday! BlowMeAway at 5:38pm 02.16.22 ps.com?
Sole Refinish Question Archangel123 at 5:21pm 02.16.22 Thank you to everyone for your assistance! Fair Winds to you all!
Sole Refinish Question arf145 at 5:06pm 02.16.22 I seem to remember reading that Beneteau used a pigmented varnish in their boats. That might have on
Yanmar coolant BigEasy at 4:39pm 02.16.22 Was able to order Havoline Xtended Life anti freeze / coolant on Ebay. One gallon concentrate for $
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Hunter 49/50 alternator wiring Laid-back at 4:24pm 02.16.22 The 4 wires that are attached to the alternator use a clip or a bolt to secure them. This grey wire
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