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11.0a Mark Maulden at 8:39pm 07.28.18 S2 12/2608 So am I the only 36 aft around these parts?
Taking time offgb Crazy Dave Condon at 5:56pm 07.28.18 Smaller Boats 26/1504 Having a triple heart bypass in a few days so I ask the old sailors help each other out. Will be ta
Cat30 fuel filter bleed procedure? (2) uralite at 5:52pm 07.28.18 Engines and Propulsion 6/1062 so I am changing fuel filter on Phasor Marine/kubota. There is a Racor filter with pump. I emptied f
Man-I-war Jimmy at 3:03pm 07.28.18 Ask All Sailors 7/754 Thinking of buying a Chrysler man-o-war for small lakes and for practice sailing anyone know much ab
Battery charging problem Kenan at 12:00pm 07.28.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 20/2348 I have a 1980 C27 Catalina. My batteries have gone dead while plugged into the shore power. Shore po
Contact info for Campbell Props rfrye1 at 11:12am 07.28.18 Ask All Sailors 2/402 Is WestbyNorth the correct contact for Campbell Props? Or is there a different website? The OEM 2 bl
Need breaker info (1) capta at 9:18am 07.28.18 Ask All Sailors 4/520 Do any of you have an early 80's boat (Irwin 52/65, Gulfstar 47/50/60, Morgan 46/51/60 etc.) with a
PHII question capta at 8:47am 07.28.18 Ask All Sailors 7/446 Our forward head has developed a problem that confuses me. It pumps fine with the valve in the flush
Listen to your body Crazy Dave Condon at 6:49am 07.28.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1002 as previously mentioned by others, listening to your body in a sense detecting issues as we grow old
Lifeline Project (4) Maine Sail at 4:41am 07.28.18 Ask All Sailors 36/6868 This is just one of those nagging projects that was on the "to-do" list for far too long. A few week
Brand new to sailing Leslie Kyle at 9:28pm 07.27.18 Catalina 22 17/917 I just bought a Catalina 22 1983 model. Does anyone know where I can get a manual for the boat?
Getting close to stepping the mast - oh yeah. HanBan at 5:20pm 07.27.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/1759 Hi guys! OK, so we are getting close to stepping the mast. But I've got to get a VHF antenna and a w
Delayed alternator charging Captain Larry-DH at 5:19pm 07.27.18 Ask All Sailors 6/1175
C275 under propped (1) Boxing Roo at 4:18pm 07.27.18 Catalina 275 8/2059
Hunter 310 Rudder j michels at 4:08pm 07.27.18 Ask All Sailors 5/1052 I have lost the Rudder for my Hunter 310 1998 Fin Keel. I want to have a new one fabricated but I am
Shaft removal (2) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 1:45pm 07.27.18 Catalina 310 11/2930 Anyone actually remove or install a shaft on a C310? I cut my factory and installed the new one with
Sale My Sailboat obedone at 12:19pm 07.27.18 Ask All Sailors 18/817 My old neighbor wants to buy my oday 30. He wants to make 12 monthly payments. Is there any way thi
More GoPro fun Jackdaw at 11:40am 07.27.18 Racing 8/1065 OK, so now I've got a handle on all the toys and their SW, and are having fun. Made of video of last
stack-pak issues Pat at 11:39am 07.27.18 Ask An Oday Owner 34/3147 We are having significant issues raising our main with the Stack-pak / fully battened main. It seem
How to replace port rear cleat on '88 26D? vegassail at 10:44am 07.27.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/866 I've replaced two of the three black nylon cleats on by boat, but can't figure out how to get the th

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Dropping rudder on 11.0A jssailem at 7:42am 05.10.24 There is a fluid dynamic reason the part you chipped off was placed there. Rudders can produce drag
Window unit AC install Ward H at 5:44am 05.10.24 I installed a 10k btu Webasto FCF unit in my C30. Put it in a hanging closet with minimal need for d
Dropping rudder on 11.0A mbefus at 5:24am 05.10.24
trailer my boat to florida Captain Larry-DH at 4:31am 05.10.24 my prized little BMW Z3M in Imola Red Sweet!
Stuffing box mount repair mbefus at 3:58am 05.10.24 The boat was given to me so I skipped the survey. I was able to access it through the port lazarette
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Hayden Watson at 9:55pm 05.09.24
Weather forecasting and Racing. jssailem at 8:54pm 05.09.24
trailer my boat to florida (1) Tally Ho at 8:31pm 05.09.24 I can only imagine who they could get to do it for under $400. Or maybe they use it as a mule for
Weather forecasting and Racing. Davidasailor26 at 7:16pm 05.09.24
trailer my boat to florida rgranger at 6:39pm 05.09.24 My daughter had her car hauled from Charleston South Carolina to Los Angeles California. And it was
trailer my boat to florida Captain Larry-DH at 6:17pm 05.09.24
Dropping rudder on 11.0A shemandr at 5:34pm 05.09.24 Got the rudder off, had to chip away at the skeg boot for about 4 hours. Used a heat gun, chiseled,
H49/50 Boom Preventer Rigging Zencra at 5:23pm 05.09.24 on our 49 I use a low friction ring/dyneema loop run through the forward mid cleat and back to prima
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Clutch Cargo at 5:13pm 05.09.24
H49/50 battery replacement Zencra at 5:13pm 05.09.24 I fitted 6x100 a/h Battleborn LifePo4, they went in perfectly with room for 2 more if needed. Go Lit
hunter 49 wing keel dimensions? Zencra at 4:50pm 05.09.24 it's ok I ended up diving, it's just under 4.5 ft wide.
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION twodzusfittings at 4:37pm 05.09.24 Agreed Greg. Wasn't going to stir the pot, but then we could say that about half the posts on this s
Stuffing box mount repair Mark Maulden at 4:36pm 05.09.24 congrats for your new boat! I have two questions. 1) did you have a survey prior to purchase? If s
Dropping rudder on 11.0A Tally Ho at 3:53pm 05.09.24 I think you are going to have to clean out the boot to get rid of the old fiberglass and glue, and r
Whale Manual Bilge Pump JamesG161 at 3:50pm 05.09.24 Or you can make your own O-Rings with this kit. https://www.amazon.com/Buna-N-Ring-Splicing-Duromet

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