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How far do you trailer? john6206 at 12:40pm 07.26.19 Trailer Sailors 50/4646
Coach side stripings Guan at 10:32am 07.26.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/564 2001 361 renewal need info where to buy the dual green on 361 thanks. Apologies if is an old questi
add 26M. Port lights Clipping at 10:29am 07.26.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/440 Looking to add port lights on 26m Mac, has any 26M owner done this and can give me Information on m
Does this sound like I have a serious problem? (1) RussC at 10:27am 07.26.19 Ask All Sailors 29/2032 I've been chatting with a guy about purchasing his sailboat for a couple weeks now. although he sail
Hunter 380 tb_gb at 9:03am 07.26.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1872 About to buy a 1999 Hunter 380. The owner reviews posted are all great. Is the anything that I sho
Beneteau 350 Jimm at 3:07am 07.26.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/621 Looking at a '90..anyone with personal experience care to share?
Problems stepping Hunter18.5 mast Revv up at 9:11pm 07.25.19 Day Sailers 3/789
Just bought a 1971 Catalina 22 (5) G0ri11@ at 9:03pm 07.25.19 Catalina 22 12/3019 Needs some work, but it seems the essentials are in pretty good shape. Sails are relatively new and
1980 37c galley help Jaxg at 8:52pm 07.25.19 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1382
schaefer furler knackers at 8:15pm 07.25.19 Catalina 310 8/1374 fellow sailors. the foot of the foil on the schaefer system is is a larger diameter for a coupl
Leaf pumpkinpie at 7:30pm 07.25.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/555 .
keel stepped mast, self sufficient crane Apex at 7:28pm 07.25.19 Ask All Sailors 18/4772 So I've seen some clever Mast raising rigs... But has anyone built something for a keel stepped mast
Locating Center of Balance (1) Canonshooternb at 7:18pm 07.25.19 Ask All Sailors 7/616 I am putting 3 axles under my cradle to make it into a trailer. I have a 1991 Hunter Legend 35.5 wi
Hunter 29.5 Spinaker winches Daddio at 7:17pm 07.25.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/491 has anyone installed the optional Spinaker winches and related hardware to their Hunter 29.5? I hav
Strange Insurance coverage. sailnoproblem at 6:07pm 07.25.19 Ask All Sailors 7/511 A few weeks back I posted a tread about how great the job tow boat US did for my friend and I during
Shockles won't open (1) Blitz at 4:53pm 07.25.19 Ask All Sailors 8/540 Has anybody ever had the problem of the clip on the Shockles line snubber not opening and how to fix
Custom cover? 2shiv at 3:39pm 07.25.19 Trailer Sailors 6/998 Hey guys, casual sailor, first-time poster. A couple years ago I acquired a Texas Tornado. This is
bow eye 1986 Catalina 22.. JGuyMaryland at 2:23pm 07.25.19 Catalina 22 52/7922 Hello all.. This is my first post as a member of your forum. I was fortunate to purchase a very cl
Hull Number dAb at 12:10pm 07.25.19 Ask An Oday Owner 2/686 On a 19' O'day Mariner; where is the Hull Number? I think this is a 197something hull. Thank you. db
Two questions about roller furling jibs ToddS at 12:10pm 07.25.19 Ask All Sailors 26/4189 I have been sailing for 20 years or so... but am almost entirely self-taught, and until last year, n

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Raw water vented loop question dlochner at 7:12pm 05.24.24 It is a generic vented loop, not a Yanmar Part. The vent sometimes gets plugged or loosens. Unscrew
Raw water vented loop question Rick D at 6:57pm 05.24.24 I replaced mine with a Vetus about 15 years ago.
Mixing elbow Davidasailor26 at 6:52pm 05.24.24 I think the Universal engines just use pretty generic types of elbows if I remember right? I know on
Raw water vented loop question Davidasailor26 at 6:50pm 05.24.24
Throttle lever pressed against pedestal guard ... Don S/V ILLusion at 5:46pm 05.24.24
Roller furler extrusions pulled apart David in Sandusky at 5:36pm 05.24.24 Thank you both. I printed your pdf's, Kloudie, to show to my rigger.
2024 Hurricane Forecasts kappykaplan at 4:24pm 05.24.24 This is not good news, Jim and John. Tks for sharing, err forecasting. :beer:
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! (3) Coloradonosea at 4:08pm 05.24.24 That Johnson must be a bonafide antique! Our family had one prolly 60 years ago. There's normally
Does anyone have a rudder they bought from Rudder Craft Hayden Watson at 2:20pm 05.24.24 Good to know. I will ask them to do a smooth finish. Feel free to send them my photos of what it s
Throttle lever pressed against pedestal guard ... Scott T-Bird at 2:05pm 05.24.24 The only time I remember removing the cable from the linkage was over the winter in 2020 / 2021. I
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! shemandr at 1:26pm 05.24.24 That Johnson must be a bonafide antique! Our family had one prolly 60 years ago. There's normally
Jabsco Quiet Flush loop question Salty79 at 12:51pm 05.24.24 Haha ok well I couldn't turn down the good deal on the Raritan. May need to do some modifications to
Electric Head conversion Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:25pm 05.24.24 The Jabsco QF has a pump to put water into the bowl and another pump to empty the bowl. That's beca
Throttle lever pressed against pedestal guard ... (1) Tally Ho at 12:15pm 05.24.24 Is the geometry on the new guard different so that the throttle hits it? As I recall, the old pede
Throttle lever pressed against pedestal guard ... Richard19068 at 12:15pm 05.24.24 Is there no adjustment on the engine end of the cable?
Throttle lever pressed against pedestal guard ... dmax at 12:13pm 05.24.24 When I replaced the throttle and gear shift levers on my boat with SS ones, the throttle would hit t
Jabsco Quiet Flush loop question (1) Salty79 at 12:12pm 05.24.24 Thank you Peggie. My problem with the Raritan will be positioning. Either the discharge pipe will st
Jabsco Quiet Flush loop question Hello Below at 11:55am 05.24.24 replace it with a Raritan SeaEra, which Defender has with household bowl for $609. Pretty much a s
Electric Head conversion (1) Scott B at 11:48am 05.24.24 Quick question for folks with the Sea Era in question here: can the bowl be rotated 180 so it faces
Mast bag? BrianQ at 11:48am 05.24.24 You don't need to coil the line. You can stuff the tail end in and keep stuffing like you load a li

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