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12V Fans - Quiet, Durable sunlover at 10:58am 08.20.21 Ask All Sailors 8/2354 The fans in my 2005 Beneteau are noisy. Not air noise but like bearings are rattling. Any lead
Beneteau 361 shaft seal PovilO at 9:41am 08.20.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1138 My volvo shaft seal is too hard to inject any grease into it and is well over 5 years old. While it
Midship cleat on toe rail? libraryjeans at 8:04am 08.20.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/4680
Chainplate Caulking RoyS at 6:09am 08.20.21 Ask All Sailors 9/2181 Realize there will be a few different opinions here. What caulking to use on my chainplates. My appl
356 in boom reefing -need options Jimongee at 3:32am 08.20.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/546 I have previously posted questions on this same subject. However I still need some ideas. My 356 h
Cleats (1) RolfSail at 7:30pm 08.19.21 Smaller Boats 13/1672 Anyone know how big the embedded backing plates are that secure the bow cleats? I want to put bigger
Yanmar 4JH2E Impeller Source SandyFrank at 7:21pm 08.19.21 Engines and Propulsion 4/1603 Hello All, Anyone have a source for replacement impellers for the Yanmar 4JH2E? I have found catali
replacing sanitation hoses sailor5017 at 2:48pm 08.19.21 Big Boats 15/4610 has anyone replaced sanitation hoses on 41 DS. how did you do it. ?
2006 Hunter 45CC fiberglass resin type esedenka at 12:01pm 08.19.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/728 In talking to someone about blasting and painting the hull, he asked whether I knew if the boat was
Battery switch confusion Inactive Member 157604 at 11:46am 08.19.21 Big Boats 5/1058
propeller selection, and shifting Rowbert at 11:16am 08.19.21 Ask All Sailors 23/2357 I have a Hunter 30, and it appears to have a RH propeller, but in order to shift to forward I have t
How hard is it to replace a prop annode while the boat is in the water? kodiak1120 at 9:48am 08.19.21 Ask All Sailors 31/4895 I'm a new boat owner. Bought a Beneteau 37 (2009). I didn't realize it initially but the survey re
Window unit air conditioner through quarter berth/lazarette wall? fox9988 at 9:42am 08.19.21 Ask All Sailors 3/653 I read of one example of this, sounds cheap and easy. Open the lazarette when in use. Lose a little
Backstay adjuster sailingsoon at 9:31am 08.19.21 Ask All Sailors 19/2947 Hi again guys In order to have a better shape, ect on my main i would like to install one backstay a
CHANGING FUEL SENSOR - H386 SVEN MARTINEZ at 9:21am 08.19.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/802 Another mystery.... The fuel tank sensor/metering rod needs changing. It is approx 20" long. Ther
In mast furling? ScottySailor at 8:42am 08.19.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/3037
Hunter 41 DS Electronics Install sailtheworld79 at 5:29am 08.19.21 Big Boats 5/1207 Hey again everyone! This time around I've decided to tackle new electronics on the boat to replace t
Bristol 24 Corsair sailingsoon at 10:20pm 08.18.21 Bristol 1/1148 Hello Would like to know tbe diameter of the backstay wire(factory stock size) Thx in advance C
Westerbeke 42b 4 cylinder engine manufacturer Biobob Catalina 27 at 6:34pm 08.18.21 Ask All Sailors 3/919 Does anybody know who makes the base engine for westerbeke, my previous sailboat had a universal m18
Removing 3M 4000 from aluminum window frames young_gray at 4:44pm 08.18.21 Catalina 30 9/1948

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Idle Adjustment Screw - Universal M35B Foswick at 2:26pm 04.25.25 All that screw does is make a "stop" to low idle. You can do the same thing with the throttle, jus
Idle Adjustment Screw - Universal M35B (1) Tally Ho at 2:23pm 04.25.25 Is the head on the top or bottom of that screw? Which end broke off? Or is that the lock nut on t
Transducer Sheila E at 2:19pm 04.25.25 The transducer I need is for a DataMarine knot meter. I'm fairly certain it is original to the boat.
C&C 32 Tally Ho at 2:15pm 04.25.25 Yes, pick your weather window carefully! When I bought my first ever sailboat, I needed to get it f
1996 Jeanneau 45.1 Parts sailpcb at 1:15pm 04.25.25 That would help in my quest, I am in need of an end stop with cleat for my mainsheet traveler, size
Sail Shape danstanford at 12:58pm 04.25.25 Sheet on the main to create some leech tension and then you will have a better image of how bad the
1996 Jeanneau 45.1 Parts kappykaplan at 12:51pm 04.25.25 Hello, I am looking for some spare parts for my boat. Please be more specific as to what you're lo
C&C 32 john6206 at 12:17pm 04.25.25 Wow Everyone - thanks for the feedback! We traveled 500+ miles in two days and looked at 4 boats.
Sail Shape EnamrdSalr21 at 12:14pm 04.25.25 Unfortunately no traveler on this little boat. The mainsheet attaches to a triangle on the backstay.
1983 H34 Main AC Circuit Breaker Replacement SabreToothedEngineer at 12:06pm 04.25.25 Since this came back around, I've looked some more and can't find one with that 5th terminal at all.
Sail Shape Stu Jackson at 11:52am 04.25.25 David's right. A vang would help, but even with one, you're hanging your mainsail up on the spreade
Idle Adjustment Screw - Universal M35B Stu Jackson at 11:45am 04.25.25 All that screw does is make a "stop" to low idle. You can do the same thing with the throttle, just
Sail Shape Davidasailor26 at 11:45am 04.25.25
Idle Adjustment Screw - Universal M35B dLj at 11:13am 04.25.25 It's kind like death from 1000 cuts. The engine is low-hours and actually runs great. So, I hate to
Traveler car/track as tether? dLj at 11:11am 04.25.25 Yup perfectly. I have done this to most of the deck hardware that I have removed already. Luckily
Traveler car/track as tether? dLj at 11:08am 04.25.25 Seems my Internet connection isn't good enough to drop in images. I'll try later... dj
S-L Anchorman 700 Windlass Rebuild fero at 10:47am 04.25.25 Thanks Rich, looking forward to disassembly indeed.
Idle Adjustment Screw - Universal M35B Foswick at 10:44am 04.25.25 From this and other threads you've posted on your engine, seems more and more like scheduling an en
Traveler car/track as tether? BAD ORCA at 10:11am 04.25.25 I can't really tell on your Mariner 36 how you would install the granny bars, but you'll figure out
Traveler car/track as tether? dLj at 10:10am 04.25.25 My granny bars are about 34" high. About 24 inches away from my mast from the side. Let me take a ph

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