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Helm Steering Wheel Moved? Dean Strong at 3:50pm 09.07.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/690 1990 Hunter 30 with Edson pedestal wheel steering. I have a quick release nut so I can hang the whe
OMC Zephyr sail drive (2) ewilkar at 3:13pm 09.07.20 Engines and Propulsion 2/1697 Water in the cylinder head coming from the intake port. Where can the problem be?, the engine does n
H23 after maintenance (6) P100D at 2:55pm 09.07.20 Smaller Boats 5/476 2 weeks worth of maintenance complete. Keel to Hull joint re-faired. Sanded to gelcoat. Barrier coat
Rigging turning while raising the mast (3) patrickfarley at 2:16pm 09.07.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/1303 I have a mast raising system that clips onto the two standup poles that support the rail. A rope le
Color fading in grey hull (2) Dr. D at 12:38pm 09.07.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1121 As you can see from the pictures below, the grey hull of my 35.1 seems to have some faded area. I do
Negative Bus Location SlideRule at 10:35am 09.07.20 Ask An Oday Owner 3/809
1962 Rhodes 19 - does it float? rbaevergreen at 9:48am 09.07.20 Day Sailers 2/650 I'm working on fixing up my new-to-me 1962 Rhodes 19 centerboard. The previous owner said it almost
Cal 29 - loose rudder post lokeypod at 9:21am 09.07.20 Cal 5/2386 Hello, new 1969 Cal 29 owner here! Hoping someone can point me in the right direction. I have been
Family Hunter Rendezvous (1) Mikem at 8:38am 09.07.20 Ask All Sailors 3/357 From left to right. My daughter in her new to her 1984 H37, Harmonic, me in our 2003 H466 Wings of G
Owners manual - B�n�teau First 33.7 lawyer33.7 at 7:38am 09.07.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1064
Fall Mainbrace... rpludwig at 6:25am 09.07.20 Catalina 22 0/539 some good C22 info here, especially on Ruddercraft... https://www.catalina22.org/index.php/download
Repairing cockpit floor Jan Z at 5:33am 09.07.20 Columbia 1/695 I have a 1975 Columbia 26 MKII with a crack along base of port side locker and would like ideas on h
Sonar transducer in San Juan 23: chirping sonar? (1) idouglas1304 at 11:47pm 09.06.20 San Juan Sailboats 1/1695 I am involved in a San Juan 23 restoration project at the Calgary Yacht Club in Alberta, Canada. I
San Juan 23 pendulum stabilized non encoding wind indicator replacement (1) idouglas1304 at 11:21pm 09.06.20 San Juan Sailboats 2/1079 Hello, I am involved in restoring a San Juan 23 at the Calgary Yacht Club in Canada. The wind indic
Is the C25 capable of traveling from Fort Myers FL, to the Bahamas. circledog at 7:18pm 09.06.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1695 Hello Everyone, hoping you Can give some advice on the boat. It would be our First sailboat. Our Pl
Battery charging question Weasel at 6:17pm 09.06.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/7
Battery charging question Weasel at 6:12pm 09.06.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/1656
Westerbeke W21 Oil Dipstick Location Greatdaner6 at 5:12pm 09.06.20 Big Boats 1/299
Someone boarded us while we were gone Rick at 4:39pm 09.06.20 Sails Call Lounge 28/2815 Had an interesting trip to Catalina Island two weeks ago. Was a miserable crossing, probably the wo
Lewmar DC1 (1) Drinky Crow at 4:04pm 09.06.20 Racing 4/716 The "domino" ones. https://www.defender.com/images/secondary/DC_CLUTCH_2.jpg Anyone get slippage w

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Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? (1) rgranger at 6:52am 12.14.23 There is a solution, it's not cheap but it works. https://defender.com/en_us/lewmar-folding-wheel
H36 "Bulkhead" separation? kloudie1 at 6:39am 12.14.23 Not familiar with that boat but if it is made like the old H-34, those bulkheads are there mostly as
Re-installing the shaft coupling rgranger at 6:38am 12.14.23 This thread seems like a good candidate for the sticky posts archive. What say you @Dave
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? smokey73 at 4:53am 12.14.23 also I have a knob at the center of the wheel that can change the force required to turn the whee
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? Scott T-Bird at 4:15am 12.14.23 It is almost impossible to get from behind the wheel into cockpit without stepping up on the seats.
Re-installing the shaft coupling CYQK at 2:43am 12.14.23 +1 for anti-seize
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? danstanford at 2:06am 12.14.23 The principal reason for the big wheel is so you can be on the rail and still steer. This is benefic
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? Calif. Ted at 8:55pm 12.13.23 also I have a knob at the center of the wheel that can change the force required to turn the wheel
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? Ted10028 at 8:31pm 12.13.23 Yes, you lose the leverage from the larger wheel making it more difficult to steer. There is a sol
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:39pm 12.13.23 I guess getting old hoses off would be easy now that I think of it because you could cut them off wi
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? dlochner at 6:15pm 12.13.23 Yes, you lose the leverage from the larger wheel making it more difficult to steer. There is a solu
Hollow Transom Surprise Not Too Shabby at 6:11pm 12.13.23 That makes sense. Thanks for the tips! I did a little gudgeon research and it turns out my boat alr
Re-installing the shaft coupling (1) Ralph Johnstone at 6:11pm 12.13.23 You can put it on tight enough to barely drip, Ah, but do you ever run it with "no drips?" Keep
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Ted10028 at 5:57pm 12.13.23 i , m with Peggy ! our hoses were at 20 years and they did stink through the whole boat. No vent c
Re-installing the shaft coupling American_Mainsail at 5:48pm 12.13.23 I'm with you here 100%, Ralph. The Teflon packing material is really good stuff. You can put it on t
Re-installing the shaft coupling (3) Ralph Johnstone at 5:44pm 12.13.23
Solar arch installation pictures on 315 Shagdance at 4:36pm 12.13.23 Yes, but I don't race, so the overall performance was acceptable for me. The main issue is fore/aft
Synthetic Rigging shemandr at 2:49pm 12.13.23 Thank you for reminding me where that video came from. It was good. If I had a trailerable sailboa
Re-installing the shaft coupling dlochner at 2:00pm 12.13.23 There are pros and cons to the dripless seals. I've had PSS Shaft seals on 2 boats. I replaced the o
Re-installing the shaft coupling American_Mainsail at 1:50pm 12.13.23

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