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"TefPack" Synthetic Shaft Packing (2) MaineSabre42 at 5:06pm 05.11.20 Musings With Maine Sail 15/6139
A dippy question about reading the transmission dipstick. (1) Ziggler at 4:58pm 05.11.20 Engines and Propulsion 8/3059 Very simply, how am I supposed to read this dipstick? Oil line right on the grooved line? Above it?
Stuck Transmission Plug PART DEUX twodzusfittings at 1:59pm 05.11.20 Bigger Boats 3/594 The manual states to use type A or Dexron ll grade automatic transmission oil. Neither are available
Going to look at a 322 next week... iSaint06 at 1:13pm 05.11.20 Ask An Oday Owner 25/2893 What do I need to look for? Looks spacious. It was a Great Lakes boat for awhile and has been in Flo
Window replacement questions fred1diver at 1:02pm 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 16/1442
How to remove 30 yr. old tape. (1) DAVA390 at 10:20am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 41/3710 Stripes on my Precision 23 are in terrible shape,new ones are ordered, how do I peel old without des
Is the more expensive bottom paint worth it? markwbird at 10:19am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 8/2005 I haul my boat and paint the bottom myself every two to three years. This is a task I hate with eve
O'day 28 stupid question: what is this?? (2) loneshark64 at 10:04am 05.11.20 Bigger Boats 21/2692
Bottom paint on my Mac 26X (3) welderman at 8:17am 05.11.20 Trailer Sailors 1/1164 While doing some engine work on My MacGregor 26x I decided to repaint the bottom. About a year ago
Prop seal change on Honda BF50A welderman at 8:05am 05.11.20 Engines and Propulsion 5/3284 I recently pulled my MacGregor 26X out for repairs after noticing oil slick when I dropped the engin
Are you on your last boat? Justin_NSA at 7:41am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 32/2096 I think I am. Bella Luna meets all our needs. The admiral loves her. We're both in our mid 60's and
Nasty Stuff inside my boat. corbinstein at 7:27am 05.11.20 Smaller Boats 7/1171 so my boat sat for probably 4 or 5 years and the last 2 with about a foot and half of water inside.
Raymarine C80 Display is rolling (1) MichaelStacy at 6:51am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 11/1731 Anybody had this problem with their display. It used to be that if I banged the display, it would s
Are Saildrives becoming more popular? Bad Obsession at 5:49am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 17/4263 last time I was at a boat show I noticed that a lot of the newer boats had saildrives instead of dir
Hunter 35.5 Legend keel bolts sasafil at 5:33am 05.11.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/872 Does anybody knows the sizes of keel bolts on Hunter 35.5 legend. Thanks in advance.
Inverter/charger and neutral bus question (1) mermike at 8:13pm 05.10.20 Musings With Maine Sail 13/4020
Show us your ground tackle for a Hunter Legend 35.5 Canonshooternb at 4:21pm 05.10.20 Big Boats 6/1531
Siren 17 logo bobweenk at 2:32pm 05.10.20 Ask All Sailors 3/1006 I'm a watercolourist in the Gulf Islands of B.C. and I'm looking for a good photo of the sail logo o
Adding wind speed to a small Garmin RussC at 8:25am 05.10.20 Ask All Sailors 32/6366 first off: I'm still trying to wrap my head around just how an instrument measures true wind speed o
Deck Grab rail removal tom.p.brown at 6:23am 05.10.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/3175 I have 2003 Hunter 306. I want to remove the deck grab rails. there are 3 each side. I see a wood pl

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Rusty and siezed - how to free a transmission coupling? jibes138 at 8:00pm 07.13.24 Might want to try an oscillating tool with a flat blade to see if it will cut through the corrosion
Anchoring woes PaulK at 7:58pm 07.13.24 Sounds like you need a new chock or bitt on the bow that is big enough to handle your chain. Make su
Catalina 27 teak before and after jssailem at 7:52pm 07.13.24 UV damage, what it appears to be. It appears that the wood is not smooth in those areas. That would
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes mermike at 7:51pm 07.13.24 Fixed
Mystery Diesel Fuel Odor jibes138 at 7:49pm 07.13.24 Check your hoses for cracks. Often a leak will flow along the hose and drip into an area some dista
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes PaulK at 7:46pm 07.13.24 Your attachments are not visible: "You do not have permission to view this attachment" or words to t
Anchoring woes fred1diver at 7:26pm 07.13.24 Anchor is a Danforth, have mounts on the pulpit, no rollers. The rode goes from chain to rope
Anchoring woes (2) fred1diver at 7:16pm 07.13.24 226007226008
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 7:08pm 07.13.24 So today I learned that with boats, when you hear hooves think "bald eagle carrying coconuts." I cl
Which westerbeke is this on my 2001 Beneteau 331? Rolihlahla at 6:39pm 07.13.24 Did you check the engine mounts? My 30B in a 2002 Beneteau 331 had loose engine mounts when I bouth
Catalina 27 teak before and after (5) BTC1984 at 5:58pm 07.13.24
O'day 20 Centerboard SerenityO'day20 at 5:26pm 07.13.24 I could help you further if you would like. I ask again: Question: Is your centerboard designed wit
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? jviss at 4:54pm 07.13.24 Inquiring minds.... @jviss , did you measure the pin diameters on all three of your impellers? No,
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? Rich Stidger at 4:46pm 07.13.24 Inquiring minds.... @jviss , did you measure the pin diameters on all three of your impellers?
Question on Changing Keel Wench in the Water jmobx at 4:42pm 07.13.24 I'm back! I replaced the winch (@Leeward Rail ;)) at my dock. I just let it down and had a substanti
Raymarine GPX File Editing Rich Stidger at 4:42pm 07.13.24 This GPS utility will read/write and covert between many GPS formats. The utility is called GPSU.
Raymarine GPX File Editing SoSound at 4:30pm 07.13.24 Sounds like a good question for an OpenCPN forum or support group, or Raymarine support. I'd be ner
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project SailingCal21 at 3:23pm 07.13.24 @SailingCal21 I wonder, did you consider alternate coring materials, like rot-resistant fiberglass
Cockpit table project. Still looking for a part. jviss at 2:41pm 07.13.24 Certainly! Amazon; Lock Clasp, there are at least several different brands and sellers with various
Cockpit table project. Still looking for a part. Sailor Sue at 2:31pm 07.13.24 Certainly! Amazon; Lock Clasp, there are at least several different brands and sellers with variou

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