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Prop Shaft Noise rob19588 at 1:49pm 08.29.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/2159 Every once in awhile I get a loud noise that sounds like it is coming from the prop shaft area. Whe
new sails beneteau 473 oceanics sunmar at 1:08pm 08.29.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1360 Hi About to embark on the purchase of renewing my (France) factory fitted sails with a new set and w
thru hull fitting Kevin at 12:29pm 08.29.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1024 Upon returning to the dock yesterday I noticed to my horror that the "mushroom head" on one of the t
Looking for F310"R" owners (past or present) Exocet14932 at 12:16pm 08.29.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1344 I am trying to verify the PHRF rating for Beneteau F310's, particularly the R (Racing -tall rig/deep
If you want C22 Swing Keel Brackets...let me know! flyhop at 11:11am 08.29.05 Chrysler 6/2614 The ordering deadline has been pushed to Sept 9 with a two week manufacturing time. $300 for a set.
Raystar 120 (Raymarine) and Raychart 425 "NO FIX" problem jviss at 11:10am 08.29.05 Ask All Sailors 4/7329 Just this season, after 4 years of no problems, my Raymarine chartplotter started acting up. When s
VHF antenna on mast head? Jeff Prideaux at 10:54am 08.29.05 Smaller Boats 2/891 Has anyone mounted a VHF antenna on the mast head of a H216 (or similar boat)? Attached is the top
Rick One more question regarding the mast foot jim at 10:50am 08.29.05 Smaller Boats 0/752 Rick, Thanks for you quick response. I prepared a response to the original question. If you would r
free sprite posted on Boston CraigsList 08/29/2005 widgeon at 10:21am 08.29.05 Day Sailers 0/1117 ... FYI, it's not mine - just sharing the tip:http://boston.craigslist.org/zip/94188443.html
Dufour 21 Dave Loring at 10:13am 08.29.05 Other Sailboats 0/1220 I have purchased a 1971 Dufore 21 # 198 at an action. It seems like a quality boat but I have no inf
Where to put batteries on a Cat 27 - 1975 vintage rsn48 at 9:39am 08.29.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1078 I want to add a bank of batteries for various electronic goodies and wonder where people have put th
Mast repair kalessin at 9:20am 08.29.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1492 I have a question regarding a slightly bent mast. You can't see any bends when you look at it on the
Balancing Mast Super Harry at 9:07am 08.29.05 Ask All Sailors 13/1670 I was told that my boat needs to be balanced. The mast is up. Is there anyway to move the foot of
Location for LPG tank sloopdog at 8:47am 08.29.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/922 I have a '76 Catalina 27 with the outboard in the transom. I have a large storage area on the port
foot of the mast broke away from the shoe Jim at 7:24am 08.29.05 Smaller Boats 9/1091 Help. In a mad dash to get my boat out of the water before Katrina I managed to break the mast away
O'Day 23 Jib Don-MT at 7:24am 08.29.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1142 This spring I purchased a '80 O'day 23. After sailing it a few times I was unhappy with the way the
Battslide project patrick at 7:11am 08.29.05 Ask All Sailors 8/2219 I have recently started to install the Battslide parts on my Hunter 37.5 mainsail. I noticed that a
Winter Cover for 41' Ketch alan Chipetine at 6:49am 08.29.05 Other Sailboats 1/1003 Hello everyone,This will be my first yearr having to cover my 1975 41'' Ketch in Long Island, NY.
37C mast-head light bulb? Seattle Scott at 6:16am 08.29.05 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1266 Any guess as to what bulb to take up for the original mast-head all around white light on the 37C?
Inflatable v-berth mattress? Granville Scott at 5:48am 08.29.05 Ask All Sailors 5/12388 Does anyone know where I can find an inflatable mattress for a v-berth? Or has anyone tried using a

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looking for electric winch switch (2) sail sfbay at 6:50am 05.03.21 I assume they are Lewmar as that is what I had on 2004 Hunter 386 and 2006 Huntrer 46. If they are,
Batteries Scott T-Bird at 6:44am 05.03.21 I know that the question was a simple request for a source for batteries, but there were also some v
O'Day 26 Sail Cover Timm R Oday25 at 6:40am 05.03.21 Nice! I would be very interested in knowing how that works out. Thanks. Chris I have an extra
New H260 owner marine head question and Zebra mussels. sail sfbay at 6:37am 05.03.21 ..............My question is this: Isn't my underwater thru-hull raw water intake for the marine hea
Moving mast winch to cabin top for easier solo sailing thinwater at 6:34am 05.03.21 Tiller pilot. The solo sailor's best friend. Moving the winch can make things worse if you don't ge
Durango tow vehicle questions rgranger at 6:22am 05.03.21 Backing up with surge brakes can be tricky. You are pushing against the brake master cylinder True
What happened here... rgranger at 6:19am 05.03.21 That's a Stealth 21, very low freeboard. Oh wait! You were being funny... my bad.:rolleyes: (m
240 HIN indentation number location? Terry Cox at 6:16am 05.03.21 The HIN will tell you the date is was made and the manufacturer.
What happened here... Justin_NSA at 6:15am 05.03.21 Best guess... Battery dead on the bilge pump. Jim... PS: Built in floation Foam , keeping it floa
Durango tow vehicle questions FuzzyBadger at 6:14am 05.03.21
Privatization of St Pete Municipal Marina Kings Gambit at 6:11am 05.03.21 There was valet parking at the end, near the entrance of the upside-down pyramid, we occasionally us
What happened here... (2) rgranger at 6:10am 05.03.21 Quite a mystery. Looks somewhat like an old Venture 22, and none of those had positive floatation t
Durango tow vehicle questions Justin_NSA at 6:09am 05.03.21 Backing up with surge brakes can be tricky. You are pushing against the brake master cylinder
Dripless propeller shaft Justin_NSA at 6:06am 05.03.21 This won't be a cheap fix like the PO thought. I'd check the rest of the below waterline fittings be
Durango tow vehicle questions rgranger at 6:02am 05.03.21 On our pontoon it has surge brakes. I don't know how well electric brakes and water will hold up.
Dripless propeller shaft RoyS at 5:41am 05.03.21 By the look of that stern tube work, I would ask the previous owner what other projects he tackled.
Privatization of St Pete Municipal Marina SFS at 5:40am 05.03.21
Stem/Keel Repair - Update dlochner at 5:35am 05.03.21 The hull was likely laid up in one piece. It is a small enough boat to do that. The thickness of th
Stem/Keel Repair - Update dLj at 5:23am 05.03.21 I've no idea how this boat was built. In fact, I don't even know what boat it is by looking at it. S
How should a rebuilt Yanmar behave? RoyS at 5:20am 05.03.21 You can get white smoke from water in your fuel. You will know soon after you replace the fuel in th

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