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Furlboom Adjustment Dennis Honeycutt at 2:17pm 05.16.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1348 I've got a H430 which the previous owner had a Furlboom installed. Of course during sea trials it wo
gel coat calibre at 10:02pm 05.14.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/950 Hello. Would anybody have the light blue gel coat for 40.7 It for the grid work below the teak floo
anxious (1) Justin_NSA at 12:52am 05.15.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1164 This weekend will be the first time this season that the weather and our schedules will allow us to
dry gas suggestion, question ITHACAJIM at 11:55pm 05.14.08 Smaller Boats 5/1111 recently, after launching my hunter 23, and intending to motor about 300 yards to my slip, no sails
Impeller & Fuel Filter Al at 11:41pm 05.14.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/928 I tried to remove the impeller and the shaft came forward. Needless to say I stopped trying to remo
Changing a Racor Filter Steve22060 at 11:33pm 05.14.08 Big Boats 5/2519 My boatyard has been changing my Racor 110A filter every two years and I want to know how to do it m
Spreader Bushings Don Crowther at 10:49pm 05.14.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1043 Just brought my Hunter 31 and while I was preparing it for shipping I had to remove the spreaders. I
Storm damage: traveler car / boom vang block Banooma at 1:00am 05.15.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1272 My Dad checked on my boat for me yesterday after Monday's Noreaster, and reported back that the boom
Backing Plate Don at 1:16am 05.15.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1522 Ok so I picked up a 2 by 10 inch piece of oak its about a 3/4 of an inch thick I think. My plan is
Two different metals...... loads of fun :) Don at 2:03am 05.15.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1032 Ok so I'm assuming my sampson post is bronze and the bolts and nuts that are rusted like no ones bus
Should I buy a Mac? Gary Nomad at 2:27am 05.15.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1191 I'm considering buying a newer Mac 26M. I have a few concerns that I hope some of you existing owne
Veeeeeeery Interesting sailaway78 at 2:36am 05.15.08 Ask All Sailors 5/984 I was just browsing around on the net this morning, and took a look at the Maptech web sight. Just w
coating on fiberglass antenna Sailoff at 2:33am 05.15.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1437 We have a fiberglass anntenna for our Loran and everytime we touch it we get bits of fiberglass in o
Lancer 30 holding tank George16883 at 3:33am 05.15.08 Lancer 3/1739 I have a lancer 30 MKIV. This is not the sail drive model, but the inboard Yanmar model. I do not
Steering wheel knot Kailani at 3:22am 05.15.08 Ask All Sailors 3/2838 I'm looking for instructions on how to add a turks head knot to my wheel. The knot will need to be i
Mooring Pennant VT Fitz at 4:33am 05.15.08 Smaller Boats 8/1807 Received my helix anchor today. Got my mooring ball last week (great deal on eBay). I'm planning on
Swim Ladder locks (1) sailacat34 at 4:25am 05.15.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1072 Can anyone advise on how to whiten or where to find replacements for the white rubber ends on the sw
Engine SoundProofing Seams Jason1271 at 4:48am 05.15.08 Mid-Size Boats 0/953 On our 2004 33, the tape on the seams of my engine soundproofing has worn out, and I'm looking at w
Couch removal Sammy at 5:50am 05.15.08 Big Boats 6/1761 Can one of you Hunter 41 owners advise me how to gain acces to behind the couch in the salon? I have
East coast guys get ready sailaway78 at 7:03am 05.15.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1104 Break out the rain gear and batten down the hatches. This front that blew through here last night w

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Lost Prop Beneteau 473 Mechone at 6:33pm 09.08.21 OP said it uses a "castle" bolt. I have seen the tab arrangement for locking but that is not refer
Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke Nodak7 at 6:32pm 09.08.21 I bought it at our local Yanmar parts store and if I recall correctly it was around $30. I thought t
SPLASH! BigEasy at 6:32pm 09.08.21 ENJOY!
Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke BigEasy at 6:28pm 09.08.21 Just out of curiosity, how much did the new yanmar dipstick cost including shipping? I replaced mine
Lost Prop Beneteau 473 smokey73 at 6:24pm 09.08.21 OP said it uses a "castle" bolt. I have seen the tab arrangement for locking but that is not referr
Hunter Passage 42 Forward Window DennisL at 6:23pm 09.08.21 I replaced that front windshield on my 1991 Passage 42 in 2001. I dealt with Hunter, who informed
Lost Prop Beneteau 473 (1) Mechone at 5:48pm 09.08.21 The whole purpose of a castle nut is to allow a cotter pin to secure the nut. I know of no install
Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke Nodak7 at 5:43pm 09.08.21 Yup! Pretty common problem with that transmission! I replaced mine and carry a spare.
Lost Prop Beneteau 473 smokey73 at 5:26pm 09.08.21 I am pretty sure this uses a castle bolt but no cotter pin. Still researching. The whole p
How hard is it to replace a prop annode while the boat is in the water? MikeHoncho at 5:23pm 09.08.21
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 5:22pm 09.08.21 198107
Lost Prop Beneteau 473 Davidasailor26 at 5:04pm 09.08.21 Davidasailor26 - Any advice on the install? I am a DIY so would like to install it myself. We had
How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? YVRguy at 4:59pm 09.08.21 Sorry I'm late to the party. We repaint the bottom every two years at Granville Island. Ashamed to
When the wind turns squirrely LeeandRick at 4:44pm 09.08.21 Buy the book High Performance Sailing By Frank Bethwaite. This book will explain the causes of your
Lost Prop Beneteau 473 Mechone at 4:38pm 09.08.21 The zinc usually mounts on the prop nut on stock prop ,so I'd go out on a limb the driver you hired
Awwww, Nuts!!! sail sfbay at 4:32pm 09.08.21 Provide him with a bill for the repairs and if he does not have the integrity to pay for it then con
Oday 28 1981. Replacing heavy hose and packing box assembly rogjack2 at 4:32pm 09.08.21 There are flexible driver tools available or you can use an open end/box wrench to tighten or loose
Lost Prop Beneteau 473 HMidkiff at 4:29pm 09.08.21 Just got back from marina and dove the boat.... The shaft is straight and not damaged. That is gr
Awwww, Nuts!!! Papadave at 4:25pm 09.08.21 Turns out the boat he's only sailed was a Sunfish........nothing wrong "captaining" a Sunfish, had o
Oday 28 1981. Replacing heavy hose and packing box assembly rogjack2 at 4:22pm 09.08.21 Can you get to it from the cockpit locker or quarter berth with a panel removed? If not maybe let

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