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Successful Mast Lowering, and some Re-rigging Questions (3) AndreInPortland at 7:11pm 04.21.19 Catalina 22 4/1600 Hi all, This weekend my Cat 22 made the trip from Hood River, OR closer to my home in Portland, OR.
Universal M-12 Glow Plug Solenoid not working (2) libertyflyer at 4:45pm 04.21.19 Engines and Propulsion 8/1015 163955 163954 hello, I have Pearson 32 with a Universal M-12, not the original motor or wiring. The
Vision 32 keel studs replacement blue_water_quest at 2:37pm 04.21.19 Mid-Size Boats 3/655 Greetings fellow sailors, Does anybody here have any experience with replacing the keel studs on a v
Docking (3) P100D at 1:56pm 04.21.19 Smaller Boats 35/2810 If you need help docking..... Not mine. At our marina
Firefly batteries and the rest of the charging system tfox2069 at 1:39pm 04.21.19 Musings With Maine Sail 20/7302
Vision 32 Mast Removal Rover at 12:02pm 04.21.19 Mid-Size Boats 7/1365 I need to remove the mast of my Vision 32 for transportation and having never attempted this before
Planning a cruise john6206 at 12:00pm 04.21.19 Trailer Sailors 26/2144
1993 Hunter 30T Hoss12992 at 10:42am 04.21.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1168 Hello, I'm new here and would appreciate your thoughts, opinions, ideals, comments and suggestions.
Faucet pump modification for "New Design" Catalina 22 ? (1) Leeward Rail at 7:43am 04.21.19 Catalina 22 11/1515 Has anyone found a modifcation of the manual pump faucet for the sink in a new design c22 ? The sin
Masthead Sheave and mast blocks, do they need to be replaced? (5) Shorefun at 6:56am 04.21.19 Day Sailers 0/945 Have the mast out and taking a closer look. The masthead sheaves are powdery and cracked. I think t
Water Pump Suction mystery!!! Nodak7 at 6:28am 04.21.19 Big Boats 10/782 Ok this has been bugging me for awhile now. On our 2006 Hunter 41DS the water pump loses it's suctio
Corian thingy - what is this? (2) Tim Mills at 6:02am 04.21.19 Big Boats 7/983 I found this in the bowels of the undercounter space in my H36. Sorry to ask; but does anyone know w
Replacing the interior Vinyl hull liner in a 90's Oceanis Oceanis 440 NY at 3:28am 04.21.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1605 Hello Forum, I've posted a few topics and the responses have been informative and helpful. I am now
Original Price in 1978? BlowMeAway at 7:26pm 04.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/683
Cockpit Hatch Support (1) SV_GALATEIA at 7:08pm 04.20.19 Catalina 22 5/839 163916 Anyone ever use these spring supports or similar to keep a cockpit hatch open?
Is this a D or S? Bugzy at 4:21pm 04.20.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1055 Looking at a boat for sale locally tomorrow. The owners wife said she doesn't know if this is a D or
Low engine RPM JLKirby at 3:32pm 04.20.19 Mid-Size Boats 30/3514 I have a 1987 Hunter 31 with the 2GM20F engine.The problem I am having is I can't get the RPM up pas
1988 Hunter 23 mast foot (1) RG23 at 3:15pm 04.20.19 Smaller Boats 7/1350
S S backing plate info (4) DAVA390 at 2:39pm 04.20.19 Ask All Sailors 35/1768 So, during inspection,found loose not on the lower rudder pintle, evidence of water leaking in also.
Material for mast base (2) onetime at 1:07pm 04.20.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/364 Hi all - 88 26d here. I have a leaky / slightly damaged / definitely ugly top of my daggerboard tube

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Opinions? Navigation Laptops! Lee Hadjiosif at 10:11am 12.15.23 Navigation laptops and tablets are nice, but none of them will interface with your existing autopilo
Opinions? Navigation Laptops! DArcy at 10:06am 12.15.23 I use a dedicated chart plotter plus Navionics on a tablet. I have been considering getting a chart
Swim platform question (1) Project_Mayhem at 10:00am 12.15.23 The Colgate 26 is an example of a boat that has its' outboard mounted on the sugar scoop. Ive seen a
The Sewing Machine Thread Project_Mayhem at 9:40am 12.15.23 I use the recommendations from Sail rite... https://www.sailrite.com/Thread-and-Needle-Recommendat
The Sewing Machine Thread dLj at 8:47am 12.15.23 I use the recommendations from Sail rite... https://www.sailrite.com/Thread-and-Needle-Recommendati
Opinions? Navigation Laptops! rgranger at 8:35am 12.15.23 Define your boating needs before you go searching for the perfect hardware. The set up I have in
The Sewing Machine Thread Project_Mayhem at 8:21am 12.15.23 I hope I'm not veering this thread off course but can anyone recommend some decent thread for canvas
'93 P42 Sanitation hose replacement (8) n0where at 7:35am 12.15.23 Making a note here for future p42s. I just bought a p42 and completed a complete sanitation system
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't DArcy at 7:24am 12.15.23 Progress Report.. Mechanic showed up at 13:20. Took a look at the fuel lines.. Yep they are leakin
Opinions? Navigation Laptops! jssailem at 6:36am 12.15.23 I sail have sailed the PacificNW waters, and will again soon, using a laptop as the navigation tool
(re) location of hot water heater kloudie1 at 6:17am 12.15.23 Couple of things to be mindful of: High point bleed.. makes it easy to get all the air out of the sy
(re) location of hot water heater jssailem at 5:39am 12.15.23 My Hot water heater sits above the engine. Hose run is approximately 6 feet to and then back to the
Shaft Packing Gland tube/hose jssailem at 5:31am 12.15.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Scott T-Bird at 4:45am 12.15.23 What an ordeal! Better take her out the first sunny day you get! She deserves a proper re-orienta
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Terry Cox at 4:29am 12.15.23 Ah. A new day has arrived.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 2:19am 12.15.23 It was a great Christmas gift I received today.. Yay!!! Been a long time coming, John. You'll be
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (9) jssailem at 11:47pm 12.14.23 Progress Report.. Mechanic showed up at 13:20. Took a look at the fuel lines.. Yep they are leaking
Shaft Packing Gland tube/hose Ralph Johnstone at 9:23pm 12.14.23 Ken, can you take a close up photo of your existing hose to show its condition ? I believe your boa
Shaft Packing Gland tube/hose Ralph Johnstone at 9:03pm 12.14.23 "Stuffing box hose" is as good a name as you'll find. Check here : https://marinehowto.com/re-pack
Swim platform question stickinthemud57 at 6:16pm 12.14.23 Here's my solution for my 26S: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/swim-platform-for-my-26s.12

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