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O'Day 19 Boom "down haul" Bennett Foster at 8:38am 11.27.19 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1791 I'm thinking about putting a new bale on my boom about 18 inches from the mast and a strong pad eye
OpenCPN Questions shemandr at 6:38am 11.27.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1941 On another thread some of the capabilities of OpenCPN, which far exceed my current use and ability w
Universal M25 Fuel Injector Removal Busy Living at 5:33pm 11.26.19 Engines and Propulsion 3/4299 The #3 injector is puddling diesel fuel when the engine is running, and I am debating removing the i
Recommend me a surveyor Drinky Crow at 3:00pm 11.26.19 Ask All Sailors 1/421 ...in Toronto area. Anyone here shipped a boat coast to coast? How.......
Anyone seen this tool before? I think it is a compass rose for tracking shifts (1) danstanford at 1:06pm 11.26.19 Racing 13/2485 172515
Pressure washer with lake water Project_Mayhem at 9:04am 11.26.19 Ask All Sailors 11/21391 I was wondering if anyone has ran their pressure washer off of lake water before? Was an extra pump
Hunter 27 AC Main breaker DC breakers (3) CMF Hunter 27 at 7:45am 11.26.19 The Cherubini Hunters 14/3863 Hi new owner to 1979 Hunter 27 and started to go over electric. Previous owner had a fresh water fl
F!$#ing Scupper hoses ontherocks83 at 6:03am 11.26.19 Catalina 30 38/8184 :banghead: I love my boat, but I swear to God that I am going to sell it before I ever have to repla*
Yanmar Serial Number NYSail at 4:16am 11.26.19 Ask All Sailors 7/3288 Hello all, Switching insurance carriers as current company is exiting marine market. New company i
US-Spars Mast Furling Main on Beneteau 343, Check the Halyard Tension joyof10 at 7:04pm 11.25.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/3783 Over the years, and worsening in the last year, my mast furling main became increasingly harder and
It can buy me a boat dLj at 5:07pm 11.25.19 Ask All Sailors 6/900 Just saw this on youtube - I couldn't resist posting it here: mQPjKSVe1tQ dj
Beneteau 34 Any owners out there? Steven M at 2:40pm 11.25.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/5005 I like the size of the 34. Would like to buy one. Have not found any owner reviews. I have been sail
Running Lights 1979 Catalina C 30 Thomast at 1:16pm 11.25.19 Ask All Sailors 6/2470 The running lights on the bow of my Catalina C 30 are not working. They are working on the stern and
Replacement seacock valve handle (2) zephyr070 at 1:14pm 11.25.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2214 As I slowly tick off stuff my surveyor mentioned in his report, I have come to this line item: "The
GAM Split Lead scuba201 at 1:03pm 11.25.19 SSB and Ham Operators 3/1548 Anyone ever build one? Buddy of mine is going to build one for me.
Pulling 3GM30F heat shield and precombustion chamber (1) walmsleyc at 12:11pm 11.25.19 Engines and Propulsion 8/1851 This question applies to all the GM and HM engines (and perhaps more that use the same style injecto
Cabin light wiring, ground location edgarcia2002 at 11:50am 11.25.19 Catalina 30 5/1089
H41 genoa size Valerio at 10:42am 11.25.19 Big Boats 8/1084 i have a jib with a luff of 580 inch, leech of 547 and foot of 196, i think is like a 95% jib, how b
ZF Hurth transmission slipping Garester at 10:36am 11.25.19 Engines and Propulsion 13/6005 I have a Hurth transmission on an M25XPB from 1990. I recently broke my strut and the prop hit the
Cabin lights and electric head Nick Philips at 8:51am 11.25.19 Ask All Sailors 12/1501 Ok . We have an issue when we flush the electric heads on the boat the cabin lights come on while fl

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Mast on a Hunter 19 Crazy Dave Condon at 2:16pm 11.27.24 The bow first is hitting a black roller which is making it harder to pull up and over. Consider sho
Catalina 27 Forward fiberglass hatch seals. (2) Tally Ho at 1:52pm 11.27.24 Hi, I have a 1978 Cat27 that has the fibreglass forward deck hatch (just forward of the mast). My
Thanksgiving will soon be here. shemandr at 1:33pm 11.27.24 It's a long way from Arlo Guthrie to Rush Limbaugh!
Thanksgiving will soon be here. jssailem at 1:33pm 11.27.24 A Live shot of the LA Traffic. https://x.com/Rainmaker1973/status/1861478310896673221 I wonder what
Mast on a Hunter 19 (2) drtdkidd at 1:17pm 11.27.24 I've only had trouble launching my 18.5 once and that was at a very shallow ramp. Even with the tong
Mast on a Hunter 19 Crazy Dave Condon at 12:58pm 11.27.24 @drtdkidd First, I am older than you trying to help fellow sailors without remuneration as God was
Thanksgiving will soon be here. (1) jssailem at 12:45pm 11.27.24
Soft Deck Safety Joe at 12:03pm 11.27.24 Depends on the skill of the surveyor. On fiberglass hulls the absolute measurements can be unreliab
Soft Deck Safety FastOlson at 11:16am 11.27.24 To reiterate again, as the saying goes... The only reason for deck coring to get moist, and then to
Thanksgiving will soon be here. Ward H at 10:47am 11.27.24 Another classic (1967), a song I always listen to on Thanksgiving is: Alice's Restaurant by Arlo Gut
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? Maine Sail at 10:44am 11.27.24 This should help. Split couplings also need to have a fit & face done.. https://marinehowto.com/a-ne
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? Ralph Johnstone at 10:41am 11.27.24 Based on my records, mine lasted 10 years, and we don't use the engine much. My cutlass has curre
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? Justin_NSA at 9:56am 11.27.24 If by chance you are removing the prop shaft, check the cutlass bearing in the strut for play first.
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? Ralph Johnstone at 9:45am 11.27.24 Absolutely. When replacing a flange on the prop shaft, the engine must be raised. Pain in the arse
Posting pictures (1) JoeWhite at 9:09am 11.27.24 228711 Copied image and pasted in text box 1999 catalina 36 mkll, san francisco bay. Fog covering go
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities kappykaplan at 9:00am 11.27.24 Have a Happy Thanksgiving, all. You, too, John. :beer:
Mast on a Hunter 19 drtdkidd at 8:49am 11.27.24 @drtdkidd I am curios why you want to go from the 18.5 to a hunter 19? May I suggest that you rea
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities (1) jssailem at 8:16am 11.27.24 Today looks great. Enjoy while you can. NOAA creates weather maps. This one shows the size of the h
Sail Recommendation JamesG161 at 7:03am 11.27.24 Best link on In Mast Furling. Read it all please. In mast 'piece of crap' furling system Jim...
Thanksgiving will soon be here. JamesG161 at 6:48am 11.27.24 This is the True Story of Thanksgiving The True Story of Thanksgiving By Historian Rush Limbaugh

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