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Exhaust hose replacement (2) Flying Jay at 11:03pm 05.31.21 Catalina 310 11/1858 I've read a few threads on replacing the exhaust hose (from transom to the lift muffler) on other ty
Transmission bracket issue (3) Flying Jay at 9:42pm 05.31.21 Catalina 310 2/781 As I start to poke around deeper into our newly acquired C-310 I've come across a few issues, (I'll
Jabsco Sensor Max 14 Nachismo at 8:14pm 05.31.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2031
Hunter 170 Stem Head Repair ehallvt at 7:48pm 05.31.21 Day Sailers 1/722 With many thanks to Crazy Dave, BobbyFunn, JimInPB and others the stem head on my 170 is solid again
Furlex B drum repair Nesdon at 5:10pm 05.31.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1529 I have a crack in one of the discs in my Furlex Type B MKII roller furler. I am hoping to repair it
Cleats Ripped out of Fiberglass tsiptom at 4:48pm 05.31.21 Day Sailers 4/2340 I have a 25' 1977 O'Day, cleats(2) ripped out of fiberglass in a storm in Dallas. I cannot place an
finally done the work, splashing in on Wednesday morning fred1diver at 4:35pm 05.31.21 Ask All Sailors 3/434 just finished painting under the supports today, checked and fixed the last of the electrical gremli
cockpit table breaking up. Replacement or ?? (1) Capt Scott at 1:09pm 05.31.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/905 I have a 2005 - 43.3 Cyclades with a table that is coming apart. I could get away with replacing jus
Looking at hunter 30 Shawn K at 1:07pm 05.31.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/1760 I'm considering buying an 81' hunter 30, I am told it needs the transmission replaced? IT Has a 13 h
Hunter 26 battery won't charge when connected to shore power Wind Dreamer at 12:45pm 05.31.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/634 Hunter owners - I'm in a bit of a pinch! Recently launched our boat with a brand new AGM marine deep
Another Electrical Question (speakers) john6206 at 11:55am 05.31.21 Ask All Sailors 14/1556 Hi All - I've been using the new stereo with the old speakers, because the old speakers were alread
C22 nav lights...? rpludwig at 10:48am 05.31.21 Catalina 22 13/1242 So, time to spend some nights on the water, '84 C22....all lights are out, lenses crystalized, etc.,
Diagram of sail rigging for Hunter 26 DeliriousSailor at 9:47am 05.31.21 Smaller Boats 10/1907
2-stroke Nissan running away Ben16737 at 9:19am 05.31.21 Engines and Propulsion 3/832 Hi all, Getting ready to sail for the first time in a few years. Among all the other repairs ' jobs
Shorten the transducer wire from the Garmin G-wind masthead sensor Hayden Watson at 9:06am 05.31.21 Ask All Sailors 5/587 Is is ok to cut the transducer wire from the Garmin G-wind masthead sensor to a more appropriate len
Reefing Line Size(s) swshogren at 7:51am 05.31.21 Big Boats 6/2782 A quick question as I want to take advantage of the Memorial Day sales online. As I have posted prev
Looking for the owners manual for a B37 kodiak1120 at 6:58am 05.31.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/851 Does anyone have a pdf or know where I can download one?
1982 Hunter 22 - need Swing Keel replacement SailOkc at 9:08pm 05.30.21 Parts Search 5/958 My wife and I recently started restoring a 1982 Hunter 22. When we launched the boat today, the keel
AC Condensate Drain Oprion Closing Time at 7:41pm 05.30.21 Catalina 310 25/4604 Looking for ideas for condensate drain not into the bilge. The anchor locker seems like an option as
C&C40 keel bolt torque Captain Len at 6:03pm 05.30.21 C&C 1/834 Any expertise here on keel bolt torque? C'C40trdk. studs are 7/8" 9tpi and 1 1/4" 7tpi. Thanks

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Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? Maine Sail at 10:44am 11.27.24 This should help. Split couplings also need to have a fit & face done.. https://marinehowto.com/a-ne
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? Ralph Johnstone at 10:41am 11.27.24 Based on my records, mine lasted 10 years, and we don't use the engine much. My cutlass has curre
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? Justin_NSA at 9:56am 11.27.24 If by chance you are removing the prop shaft, check the cutlass bearing in the strut for play first.
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? Ralph Johnstone at 9:45am 11.27.24 Absolutely. When replacing a flange on the prop shaft, the engine must be raised. Pain in the arse
Posting pictures (1) JoeWhite at 9:09am 11.27.24 228711 Copied image and pasted in text box 1999 catalina 36 mkll, san francisco bay. Fog covering go
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities kappykaplan at 9:00am 11.27.24 Have a Happy Thanksgiving, all. You, too, John. :beer:
Mast on a Hunter 19 drtdkidd at 8:49am 11.27.24 @drtdkidd I am curios why you want to go from the 18.5 to a hunter 19? May I suggest that you rea
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities (1) jssailem at 8:16am 11.27.24 Today looks great. Enjoy while you can. NOAA creates weather maps. This one shows the size of the h
Sail Recommendation JamesG161 at 7:03am 11.27.24 Best link on In Mast Furling. Read it all please. In mast 'piece of crap' furling system Jim...
Thanksgiving will soon be here. JamesG161 at 6:48am 11.27.24 This is the True Story of Thanksgiving The True Story of Thanksgiving By Historian Rush Limbaugh
Thanksgiving will soon be here. Justin_NSA at 6:11am 11.27.24 This one has become a local celebrity the past year! The article has a couple videos. https://searc
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 (1) sailcapt340 at 5:32am 11.27.24 I definitely will have to cut an access hole in the headliner, somewhere in the middle of the trough
Tosca gets a windlass dlochner at 5:00am 11.27.24 Another pathway is to move your battery to the bow. The 4AWG would be used to charge the battery. 2
Hunter 31 Propane Locker installation. Terry Cox at 4:21am 11.27.24 am planning on installing a propane locker Different model boat, but Defender offers a single and
Thanksgiving will soon be here. (3) Will Gilmore at 4:17am 11.27.24 Who knew turkeys can't fly? Those turkeys were not "living on the air in Cincinnati". ksgiving din
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 colemj at 3:42am 11.27.24
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? dlochner at 3:31am 11.27.24 Slide the whole shaft and flange in as one piece. Won't that require removing or raising the engi
Soft Deck Safety dlochner at 3:10am 11.27.24 I know that well, I've sailed the great lakes on my smaller boat for a few years now. Is the most r
Loos gage for multiple wire sizes danstanford at 2:24am 11.27.24 I have 2 sizes of wire and all the tuning guides are set to use the Loos PT-2 gauge only.
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? Ralph Johnstone at 10:10pm 11.26.24 With a new shaft & coupling, best to have a machine shop fit & face components. Would have to lift

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