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what do you think ? too big ? (1) Valerio at 5:29pm 05.11.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/885 i cannot roll in this sail, is too big for my furlex, but with 6knots i manage to be at 4.5 with fix
Hand rails on bow catalina 22 gtg at 5:12pm 05.11.20 Parts Search 3/551 Looks for semi old ones to sand down and varnish. Mine were to far gone.
"TefPack" Synthetic Shaft Packing (2) MaineSabre42 at 5:06pm 05.11.20 Musings With Maine Sail 15/7420
A dippy question about reading the transmission dipstick. (1) Ziggler at 4:58pm 05.11.20 Engines and Propulsion 8/3704 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 3/706 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 25/3397 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 16/1815
How to remove 30 yr. old tape. (1) DAVA390 at 10:20am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 41/4513 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 8/3190 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 21/3296
Bottom paint on my Mac 26X (3) welderman at 8:17am 05.11.20 Trailer Sailors 1/1379 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 5/4292 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 32/2657 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 7/1543 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 11/2187 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 17/5110 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 2/1073 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 13/5121
Show us your ground tackle for a Hunter Legend 35.5 Canonshooternb at 4:21pm 05.10.20 Big Boats 6/1917
Siren 17 logo bobweenk at 2:32pm 05.10.20 Ask All Sailors 3/1217 I'm a watercolourist in the Gulf Islands of B.C. and I'm looking for a good photo of the sail logo o

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Assistance Finding a Stern Tube for a Beneteau 393 BigEasy at 10:09pm 02.27.25 As @Davidasailor26 noted, you should be able to order a replacement through the Beneteau spare parts
Outboard Battery Connection (1) JoeWhite at 9:44pm 02.27.25 On my H25.5, I installed a plug near the engine. I purchased the plug from a trailer store. I believ
Low water pressure at Transom Shower head JoeWhite at 9:33pm 02.27.25 Turn off water pump. Disconnect hot and cold water hose from the sprayers and temporarily turn on th
Low water pressure at Transom Shower head jssailem at 9:01pm 02.27.25 Does your shower head have a screw or aerator? They could be blocked. Mud dabbers come to mind.
Low water pressure at Transom Shower head smokey73 at 8:42pm 02.27.25 Does your hose get stored in a place where you have to stuff it down into some sort of holder? Mayb
Chain splice thinwater at 7:15pm 02.27.25 Correct answer, Why? Here's why: 100ft of chain. The rest of the world can debate all they like.
Upgrading Inverter/charger Johann at 6:20pm 02.27.25 First, ABYC Standards are not mandatory. E13.7.4 (see below) says the BMS should notify the operato
oil pressure sensor quandry smokey73 at 6:09pm 02.27.25 Why not buy a standard USA pressure sensor with 1/8 NPT male, a 1/8 NPT to 1/8 BSPT adapter, and a
Assistance Finding a Stern Tube for a Beneteau 393 (1) Davidasailor26 at 6:05pm 02.27.25
Upgrading Inverter/charger dlochner at 5:40pm 02.27.25
Another thing to watch for on Compac 16s Will Gilmore at 4:53pm 02.27.25 Those are very nice boats and they have a reputation for being one of the easiest trailersailers to
Upgrading Inverter/charger mermike at 4:26pm 02.27.25 It's more accurate to say that it is desirable for devices to communicate with each other. There is
Replacing Mast Head Sheaves on a 310 jssailem at 4:13pm 02.27.25 I am a :plus: with @shemandr about refitting the mast while it is down. You may even want to have t
Assistance Finding a Stern Tube for a Beneteau 393 jssailem at 4:06pm 02.27.25 Check out the folks at Fisheries Supply in Seattle. They will ship products just about anywhere.
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin smokey73 at 3:53pm 02.27.25 If I can find an appropriate space to install the House Batteries I'll go ahead and move them there.
Replacing Mast Head Sheaves on a 310 shemandr at 3:39pm 02.27.25 Is this a DIY scenario or are you going to have a professional take the mast down? If the former I
Chain splice Stu Jackson at 2:36pm 02.27.25 Just get 100 feet of chain. That is what I did when in your situation with my last boat. Correct a
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin Stu Jackson at 2:24pm 02.27.25 If you have a battery inside your cabin (any kind) how do you meet this requirement and if you have
oil pressure sensor quandry Boiler at 2:19pm 02.27.25 Fo a Yanmar 4JH4 engine with Teleflex ECU (translator?). Has anyone figured out how to use a standar
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin jssailem at 12:29pm 02.27.25 My FLA batteries were located beneath the salon deck above the bilge. I have placed them in plastic

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