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Cold weather sailing (1) Jackdaw at 8:06pm 10.21.18 Ask All Sailors 31/2234 Out fun sailing today, at the start it was 39F and blowing 18 knots. Later 52f and blowing 12. With
Thoughts on mod.?.detachable lifeline support poles charms at 7:03pm 10.21.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1104 So the highest affixed points on my newly acquired Mac26X (while on trailer) are the 4 poles that ho
H25 Bulkhead removal Fatbutter Pancake at 4:22pm 10.21.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1022
Replacement Rudder H31 jmce1587 at 11:10am 10.21.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/537
What would you call it? (3) capta at 10:20am 10.21.18 Ask All Sailors 31/2232 My Hood Stoway electric has this unit between the motor and the luff rod. It is not identified in an
Winterizing tip rpell1@msn.com at 10:08am 10.21.18 Ask All Sailors 14/1964 Hi all, I finally discovered the leak causing my fresh water system pump to cycle every 20 seconds,
Ordering a new in-mast furling mainsail - correct boom angle? (1) Wanderwind at 8:54am 10.21.18 Big Boats 20/2981 I am preparing to order a new furling mainsail. It's my first time ordering a furling mainsail and
Keel peel (3) BC Bernie at 8:40am 10.21.18 Catalina 310 17/3314 157645 Here's my keel today. I knew both starboard and port areas were flaking so we peeled away the
mast leaking through deck along compression post into cabin gertonw at 7:04am 10.21.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 27/5778 Hi, my 1994 Hunter Legend 40.5 is leaking, a lot, along the compression post (deck stepped mast). Th
VHF send issue, buzz sound gertonw at 6:55am 10.21.18 Ask All Sailors 62/5279 both my VHF radios work fine receiving, but have a loud buzz sound when sending. I even get the same
Ever get one of these? (2) Brian D at 3:33pm 10.20.18 SSB and Ham Operators 6/2414 Back in the '80's the FCC issued certificates when one upgraded to the next level Amateur Radio Lice
Galvanic isolator- how to test if its working? eianm at 2:58pm 10.20.18 Big Boats 3/3180 When I bought my boat it had a Galvanic isolator fitted already - a Zinc Saver made by Yacht corrosi
Cast iron keel Mechone at 12:25pm 10.20.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1950 For past 2 years after haul out I have had rust coming thru micron on keel , my buddy with his 375 f
ping paulj at 11:47am 10.20.18 Catalina 310 2/682 xWhYkZfgwa0
Mast up trailer storage in Panhandle henke at 8:19am 10.20.18 Ask All Sailors 5/815
Hunter 40 Legend 1985 macerator position? StanDragon at 4:20am 10.20.18 Big Boats 6/1152 Hi guys, My macerator pump is not coming on any more. I would like to check it but could not locate
Hunter 216 ACP Hull maintenance Hunter216 at 4:04am 10.20.18 Smaller Boats 25/4552
Replace Helmsman's seat on a 2002, 411 natep at 8:00pm 10.19.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/1211 Does anyone know a good place to get replacement parts at a discount. I have a 2002, 411 that I purc
New England in late October - early November Richard19068 at 1:42pm 10.19.18 Sails Call Lounge 28/1953 Hi All, Due to various circumstances the wife and I are flying into Boston on October 24 and rentin
Flushing diesel engine and air conditioner goofeyfoot at 12:27pm 10.19.18 Engines and Propulsion 11/860 Flushing diesel engine and air conditioner Hello: I am kind of new to all of this maintenance st

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Sailing down the channel (1) stickinthemud57 at 6:09am 04.06.24 Nice choice of color. :cool:
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed circa1971la at 5:57am 04.06.24 Thank you all so many wonderful suggestions. It seems of all of these, the best option is to use the
MORC shemandr at 5:52am 04.06.24 Is MORC still being used? The last MORC race I was in was over 40 years ago. That was on Lake Erie
Backup Nav Lights for $2.49 elink at 5:42am 04.06.24 very cool. thanks for sharing
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed elink at 5:40am 04.06.24 While the discussion continues on this, circa1971la, you can likely make a decision on what is best
170 cracked warranty hull Crazy Dave Condon at 4:59am 04.06.24 The very first thing you need to do is drill a 1/8 inch hole at the end of each crack about a quarte
Hunter 34 rudder JamesG161 at 12:18am 04.06.24 You can find the owners manual and more on Hunter 34. Hunter resources, by model Jim...
Selden Boom - Excess Play in Gooseneck Clevis Pin? jssailem at 12:15am 04.06.24
3GM30F Service Issue jssailem at 12:04am 04.06.24 You say rough starting in cold weather, Do you have glow plugs? When you look at the exhaust is ther
Hunter 34 rudder jssailem at 11:40pm 04.05.24 Good looking boat bottom.
Hunter 34 rudder (1) Marauder at 11:28pm 04.05.24 Thanks guys for the replies and info, much appreciated. The HIN says its an 1985. Claude your rudder
Rebuild of high pressure fuel pump for Yanmar 3GM30F skunther at 10:49pm 04.05.24 Please see my thread on 3GM30F. I could really use some help on this one. After they worked on the i
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 10:40pm 04.05.24 On Thursday the shop sent another tech to check out the engine. First crank of 10 seconds produced n
Does anybody know what size wire or threaded rod life lines are on Catalina 320, 2004 Ted10028 at 9:20pm 04.05.24 I simply added a pelican hook to the end toggle and there was enough room in the turnbuckles to tak
Does anybody know what size wire or threaded rod life lines are on Catalina 320, 2004 Ted10028 at 9:19pm 04.05.24 Wire is 3/16 coated to 5/16, threaded studs are 5/16-24. The pelican hook is shorter than the lifel
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed dLj at 8:57pm 04.05.24 There's a reason boat builders and Nasa don't solder any wire joints... although not sealed, mechan
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed marcham at 7:59pm 04.05.24 There's a reason boat builders and Nasa don't solder any wire joints... although not sealed, mechani
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed dLj at 7:14pm 04.05.24 I inadvertantly edited out part of my post. I was going to suggest that he strip the wires twice th
Diesel Generator Slow Starting on First Attempt Georgedoyle at 6:54pm 04.05.24 Thank you. That's good to know.
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed mermike at 6:35pm 04.05.24 If you look at your links - those butt connectors stop at 22 gage. Wiring used for NEMA 0183 is typ

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