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High pitch whine. 1951seayalater at 1:11pm 12.04.17 Big Boats 28/3115 I have a 1998 Hunter 42, and I am hearing a high pitch whine that occurs at about 1500 RPM and then
O Ring and Seal for Kanzaki KBW transmission mckendym at 12:51pm 12.04.17 Engines and Propulsion 1/817 My rear seal and/or O ring on my Yanmar 3jh35 with the KBW transmission is leaking and needs to be r
I don't have words Jackdaw at 12:40pm 12.04.17 Ask All Sailors 77/5878 I'm looking for public version of the file.
Catalina 36 davits ? hphoyt@gmail.com at 12:24pm 12.04.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/2712 Would like to install dingy davits on our Catalina 36 1994 walk thru transom. Does anyone know of a
O'day 25 Outboard Wedge Replacement Project with Question to the Forum (8) 4father at 9:12am 12.04.17 Ask An Oday Owner 13/5375 I'm working on the new boat. She's a 1928 Oday 25: d enough to replace her outboard with a brand new
Main Salon Upgrades & repairs Advice (4) SloopDogg at 9:05am 12.04.17 Ask All Sailors 67/6726 Hello all, I have a 1985 Tartan 40 and I'm on my 3rd off season. Each year she gets a big project.
Its that time of year. Pictures of your Boat decorated for the Holidays (8) pateco at 8:24am 12.04.17 Ask All Sailors 35/2832 Well, the holidays are close. This weekend we decorated the Stargazer for the two Holiday boat parad
OH, SH... (1) Simon Sexton at 7:53am 12.04.17 Ask All Sailors 7/816 So I guess this is how sailors learn to cuss the hard way... https://wordlesstech.com/wp-content/up
Fixed my Yanmar 3gm30 with Harley Davidson parts (2) bamabaxter at 6:36am 12.04.17 Big Boats 5/1982 144230 144231 Just thought I would share. I sent injectors to be refurbed. When I got them back, i
O'Day 28 backstay RADIOFLYER at 6:10am 12.04.17 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1137
Garmin Blue Chart All U Get at 4:59am 12.04.17 Ask All Sailors 0/273 Hi all, Just chatting to a fellow cruiser and he mentioned having some difficulty with the new vers
The Circle jssailem at 10:06pm 12.03.17 Sails Call Lounge 34/6313 I do not know about you but I enjoy the time on my boat getting away from the connections of the dai
Transom repair (1) kbgunn at 9:57pm 12.03.17 Catalina 30 44/7344 Hi All! I'm looking for some advice from the wisdom of the crowd. I was looking at this boat as a pr
My new 22 trailer! (1) jackhartjr at 8:03pm 12.03.17 Ask An Oday Owner 4/750 Hi folks, I just bought this trailer for my Oday 22 shoal draft. I am told that's exactly what was o
Need a surveyor for a stinkpotter SFS at 6:46pm 12.03.17 Ask All Sailors 0/362 A friend needs a surveyor for a 4o' Tolleycraft motoryacht in Quantico, VA. Can anyone here recommen
How to replace main and jib halyard Snow Fairy at 2:05pm 12.03.17 Ask An Oday Owner 11/2531 Should I buy replacement main and jib halyards with the fittings attached? How do I rethread the ha
Ed Schenck passed? tomgrigsby at 1:41pm 12.03.17 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1949 Was this our Ed? http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/cantonrep/obituary.aspx?pid=187230840
One for the experts GBGraham at 11:14am 12.03.17 Smaller Boats 16/1229 Having Google'd this thread with no easy conclution and me just a newbe looking for interesting info
Using a Drifter (1) JRT at 8:41am 12.03.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 36/11401 Jackdaw was helpful on identifying a sail my old O'day 25 came with as a drifter. The PO thought it
winter cover Lisa at 8:27am 12.03.17 Catalina 310 20/2933 Our boat came with a winter cover and was kinda excited about that. Put it on this morning and I can

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95 Evinrude 9.9 battery cable hookup CLS72 at 3:10pm 08.06.24 Old posts but it helped me set up my battery cables !!! Evinrude 9.9 1999
Rudder Removal American_Mainsail at 2:53pm 08.06.24 No problem, Jim. Best of luck and let us know if you have any issues.
Rudder Removal james2034 at 2:50pm 08.06.24 That was an excellent reply by Geoff. I would add you contemplate replacing the nylon bearings whi
Rudder Removal james2034 at 2:47pm 08.06.24 in hanks for your reply. I'm away for the summer and have no pics. Sorry. I'll start work early Oct.
Rudder Removal james2034 at 2:43pm 08.06.24 226587 The first time I removed my rudder, the stainless pin was seized into the aluminum tiller an
Cracked stringer on project boat jviss at 2:42pm 08.06.24 If it was FRP, may have cost more than I'd be willing to pay for the boat. So either way, you're ri
Rudder Removal james2034 at 2:37pm 08.06.24 Who built your new Rudder? Jim... Rudder Craft from Idaho
Cracked stringer on project boat Project_Mayhem at 2:37pm 08.06.24 If it was FRP you would never have to have done that repair. :) If it was FRP, may have cost more
Cracked stringer on project boat jviss at 2:35pm 08.06.24 I used to fret over wood that's prone to rot. Then I realized, this wood has lasted 45 years. I thi
Cracked stringer on project boat Project_Mayhem at 2:33pm 08.06.24 I used to fret over wood that's prone to rot. Then I realized, this wood has lasted 45 years. I thin
Yanmar 2gm engine died jviss at 2:31pm 08.06.24 Most modern generators are inverter-based, so, not necessarily.
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator Boatyarddog at 2:22pm 08.06.24 Gentlemen, let's keep this civil. We can agree to disagree and we can have different opinions, just
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator Boatyarddog at 2:19pm 08.06.24 I was a marine tech way back in 1980, and since got an electrical engineering degree. I have never
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator Dave at 2:14pm 08.06.24 Gentlemen, let's keep this civil. We can agree to disagree and we can have different opinions, just
Yanmar 2gm engine died (1) dlochner at 2:04pm 08.06.24 there is no throttle on a diesel engine. There's a speed control, and is connected to the governor
Legend 356 / 36 Rig question shemandr at 1:59pm 08.06.24 . We have just had the standing rigging replaced... The use of the word "Had" implies that someone e
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator jviss at 1:58pm 08.06.24 Thanks for your opinion, ive replaced many over years of boat repair, as a Marine Tech. They Burn u
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator jviss at 1:56pm 08.06.24 Well. Your partially correct. Power is supplied to the ignition via a power relay. That compensate
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator Boatyarddog at 1:56pm 08.06.24 Well, I must say that I think your opinion is faulty. First, ACRs activate when they detect a volt
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator jviss at 1:53pm 08.06.24 Well. Your partially correct. Power is supplied to the ignition via a power relay. That compensate

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