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Replacing autopilot Wheel Drive on 1995 Hunter 29.5 jcela at 2:47pm 10.04.19 Mid-Size Boats 3/705 Good afternoon I am trying to replace an Autohelm ST4000 Wheel Drive autopilot (the one black with t
OC 41.1 Anchor storage B-to at 2:39pm 10.04.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/738 I have an Oceanis 41.1 and there seems to be no easy way to remove the anchor from the bow roller an
Holding tank vent filter (1) DArcy at 11:08am 10.04.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 13/2852 I am tracing plumbing in my new boat and came across a "big orange filter" in the vent line Big Oran
Hunter 33-2 wire chase from aft cabin to panel? buddy0 at 10:55am 10.04.19 Mid-Size Boats 17/3210 I've spent quite a bit of time looking for the best way to run wire from the aft cabin/transom to th
A Beautiful Boat ... (1) shemandr at 10:30am 10.04.19 Ask All Sailors 6/715 Check out this Hanse 52 I found in Cutchogue Harbor on my recent visit. Local friends say the boat
Pole height Jacomo Sailor at 7:48am 10.04.19 Catalina 22 1/809 Looking to add a fixed ring to mast for spinnaker pole. How high above mast step should it be mo
Anchor Locker Conversion Popps at 5:55am 10.04.19 Pearson 4/1243 has anyone done a conversion to the shallow anchor locker on the P39-2. Looking to add a windless,
M 25 bilge pump location? whudatt at 4:33am 10.04.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2305 Good morning folks, i am getting ready to install a 800 gph bilge pump in my 1985 Mac 25 ' would rea
Newbie question about roller furling head sail Tedd at 8:00pm 10.03.19 Ask All Sailors 7/2105 I've never used a roller furler but I'm thinking about getting one for my boat. My question is about
Distance and time from Powell River to Sidney BC Richard19068 at 3:19pm 10.03.19 Ask All Sailors 19/2223 Greetings, Can any of you PNW guys give me an estimate of the nautical distance and average travel
Racing a Hunter 23 Michael Alan at 2:34pm 10.03.19 Racing 10/1601 I just purchased a 1987 Hunter 23. I would like to race it occasionally. I could use advice on the b
Accessing the Yanmar fuel filter on a B331 Bluenose at 12:58pm 10.03.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/667 Hi all, I went to change the Yanmar secondary fuel filter (3GM30F) today and it is very close to the
Motor and mounting gtg at 11:52am 10.03.19 Smaller Boats 2/922 Hello! I have a new motor, long shaft. Old motor was a short shaft and on a motor mount. Can I di
Legend 35.5 (1990) Traveler nfg2u at 11:15am 10.03.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/499 Does anyone have drawings for the traveler on the 35.5? I know that some folks here have some great
Catalina 18 Furler hinmo1 at 10:39am 10.03.19 Smaller Boats 6/1896 Does anyone know if a CDI FF1 furler will work on a Catalina 18. By specifications, it looks not (I
Yeti - are they that good? (1) Justin_NSA at 9:34am 10.03.19 Sails Call Lounge 22/3183 Or do they just have one helluva marketing and promotion division? I just got an email from West Ma
Any Boats Available on the East Coast drewlamparello at 9:29am 10.03.19 Catalina 275 22/3933 I've owned 4 Catalinas since the mid 80s, a 27, a 30 and Cat 22 and a Capri 22. Dorian took the Cap
Fitting cockpit covers Dry White at 7:32am 10.03.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/441 I have just bought a hunter legend 40.5 which came with all enclosing cockpit covers but no instruct
How to remove BedIT? Project_Mayhem at 6:01am 10.03.19 Musings With Maine Sail 11/2684 I applied a generous amount of BedIT to an outboard bracket that I had to remove. It stuck to the tr
Sailing 'er in. (5) TomY at 4:57am 10.03.19 Ask All Sailors 20/2247 It's rare, but we do see an occasional boat sailing into a harbor onto a mooring or anchor, even occ

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Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch skunther at 6:56pm 06.06.24 I don't recommend using those kinds of hose clamps anywhere on my boat. dj Which clamps would you
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch (1) skunther at 6:54pm 06.06.24
Shaft coupling flange dlochner at 6:40pm 06.06.24 The flange has to match the transmission, not the engine. Is this the original transmission or has i
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch dlochner at 6:35pm 06.06.24 Is that hose fine to use regular worm drive hose clamps on? Yes you can use worm drive clamps, th
Shaft coupling flange igillerman at 6:13pm 06.06.24
Curiosity might be making me overthink ggrizzard at 6:13pm 06.06.24 D Max has an idea worth considering. Just be aware, there may be a rudderpost/steering gear just bel
Shaft coupling flange ggrizzard at 6:08pm 06.06.24 Not accusing, but... Did you notice that the four pre-drilled holes in the new flange are not symmet
C&C 25 MK2 - tender or stiff shemandr at 5:55pm 06.06.24 You don't have to fly the the 150% jib on that boat. A family friendly 110% should be just fine for
C&C 25 MK2 - tender or stiff igillerman at 5:44pm 06.06.24
Pearson 32 through hull question JibJab at 5:41pm 06.06.24 Thanks for your thoughts. I was basically thinking the same and will make this a permanent fix. t
Stuffing box mount repair kappykaplan at 4:54pm 06.06.24 Nicely done! :beer:
Looking for ideas on galley remodel fred1diver at 4:45pm 06.06.24 What do you all think about stainless steel for countertops?
Dropping rudder on 11.0A shemandr at 4:32pm 06.06.24 Nice result! And I continue to think this is the fastest way to go sailing. Plus you can have a gr
Dropping rudder on 11.0A (2) mbefus at 4:19pm 06.06.24
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch dLj at 4:18pm 06.06.24 Is that hose fine to use regular worm drive hose clamps on? I don't recommend using those kinds of
Stuffing box mount repair (1) mbefus at 4:16pm 06.06.24 Job is done and new rudder mounted. Really amazed I was able to pull this off as it was my first tim
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch skunther at 4:11pm 06.06.24 Is that hose fine to use regular worm drive hose clamps on?
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch dlochner at 3:32pm 06.06.24 It should be fine, this is not a below the waterline application. I prefer Trident over Shields, but
Edson Pedestal Screws dlochner at 3:30pm 06.06.24
Color-matching gelcoat docofthebay at 3:27pm 06.06.24 Ha! I see the 3, but I am generally at a loss to know if I need a little more brown or a little more

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