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I cant believe its been three years of fun (1) pateco at 7:26am 07.10.17 Mid-Size Boats 1/598 Three years ago today we found the Stargazer on Facebook. What a blast so far.
23' Plans Berkesch at 7:13am 07.10.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2631 Does anybody have model drawings, electric diagrams, floor plans, and/or deck plans for the MacGrego
Alarm and blower engaged - Key in Off Position DavidSails at 6:45am 07.10.17 Ask All Sailors 3/362 Westerbeke 44A - Captain Panel The alarm and blower come on with the battery and should only come on
Yanmar Push Button Starter Switch (6) sailcapt340 at 5:45am 07.10.17 Big Boats 14/7038 On my 2000 340, my push button starter switch is intermittently starting. If I move my finger up or
transom mount, in hull, thru-hull...? rpludwig at 5:17am 07.10.17 Catalina 22 32/4013 old discussion, but I need a refresher.. going to pull the trigger on a depthfinder/fishfinder/char
CDI FF2 furling manual Crazy Dave Condon at 4:00am 07.10.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/734 As a retired dealer, I know many of the model Catalina 22, 22MKII, 25, 250 and others to include Cap
Keel bolts Kevvymm at 8:55pm 07.09.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/671 I am looking to purchase a cat 30. 1976 but the keel bolts look shot. There are something like lag
Confused Meriachee at 8:47pm 07.09.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/583 Alright Peggy, I'm throwing in the proverbial towel. We have a very standard waste setup in the 270
Big project today...finding where rain water leaks in Megaro76 at 6:14pm 07.09.17 Catalina 22 13/3256 With my 11 year old daughter running the hose to simulate a rain storm and me inside the boat cabin
Is our media ever right? Ken Cross at 5:03pm 07.09.17 Ask All Sailors 21/1201 Marina fire story. Does this sound wrong? http://komonews.com/news/local/fire-hits Jssalem heard t
Diesel fuel/water filter recommendation nestorph at 4:06pm 07.09.17 Engines and Propulsion 27/4874 I need to install a fuel/water filter in my Islander 30 Bahama. I checked out the Racor filters but
Fuel and Water Tank Level hookway at 3:25pm 07.09.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/3614 Hello Can anyone comment on water or fuel level meters or some basic way to tell when the tank is n
Oceanis 400, Smell from the Sump Pump hookway at 3:23pm 07.09.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1829
Hull crack (2) blindsmokey at 3:17pm 07.09.17 Catalina 22 14/2454 I put my newly acquired boat in the water this weekend for the first time and discovered there is a
Engine mount while trailering (1) Lafayette Mike at 3:13pm 07.09.17 Catalina 22 18/3391 I'd love to find a way to mount my engine to the trailer while traveling. I have seen the "motor mo
Wanted - gently used main for my Hunter 23 (1986) Vanderlady at 3:10pm 07.09.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1564 Does anyone have gently used main sail I can use for my 1986 Hunter 23, or know where I can get one?
'85 H31 Fuse location Dave Roberts at 1:54pm 07.09.17 Mid-Size Boats 1/478 Just bought an 85 H31 and the interior electronics are totally different from our previous boat ('83
How to protecting above-deck bike from moisture and UV? patrickkidd at 10:44am 07.09.17 Ask All Sailors 6/741 I am a liveaboard and lock my road bike outside my Catalina 30. I am looking for a way to protect it
Main traveler car & sheet set-up (1) SeanP at 9:17am 07.09.17 Mid-Size Boats 33/11270 See the attached image of how the PO had things set up with the Rutgerson car. He seems to have adde
P42 Step for getting off boat (1) Puesta del sol at 9:10am 07.09.17 Big Boats 0/418 home made step - seems to work Not part of the design but I left long lines to work out final adjus

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Universal 5411 stalled won't restart jssailem at 4:59pm 07.04.24 The motor lost power on a short run out of port, stalled, and would not restart. That sure sounds
Line diameter jssailem at 4:50pm 07.04.24 It is not about the line you have on the boat, It is about the size of your sheaves on the mast to h
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. Don Guillette at 4:18pm 07.04.24 My wife was looking over my shoulder when i wrote the above response and she asked me "why doesn't h
O'Day 28 Steering Mockingbird01 at 4:14pm 07.04.24 I thought about Coosa but would plywood (properly prepped as Dave suggested above) be better because
Universal 5411 stalled won't restart Davidasailor26 at 4:10pm 07.04.24
O'Day 28 Steering Davidasailor26 at 4:03pm 07.04.24
O'Day 28 Steering (3) Mockingbird01 at 3:59pm 07.04.24 Attached are pics of the idler plate and the rotted plywood
O'Day 28 Steering FastOlson at 3:49pm 07.04.24 Happy Fourth! Thanks to Dave for (again) passing along some good advice. :cool: Before starting, I
O'Day 28 Steering dlochner at 2:48pm 07.04.24 Dang POs! The old plywood has to be removed and ground down to fiberglass and sanded with 80 grit.
Hunter 23 Rudder and Francespar Mast isaksp00 at 2:46pm 07.04.24 Jib sheets could be secured by cleats if you have them in that area on the coaming.
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. Don Guillette at 2:27pm 07.04.24 As a point of info to help you through the learning process and with your future sail purchases. I'm
Hunter 23 Rudder and Francespar Mast Crazy Dave Condon at 2:19pm 07.04.24 I am a former Hunter dealer who sold the Hunter 23 wing keel. Picture of the mast and rudder uphau
Hunter 260 Edison Steering Pulley (Cable Jump) Crazy Dave Condon at 2:11pm 07.04.24 @philiefay when replacing steering cable which requires running through the pedestal down through t
Bilge Keel on a hunter 22 Crazy Dave Condon at 1:37pm 07.04.24 You all guessed wrong. The twin keel Hunter is a British built boat built by a different company c
Hunter 23 Rudder and Francespar Mast Newhouse1969 at 8:44am 07.04.24
Non working microwave john2 at 7:43am 07.04.24 gas is from Dometic, oven is : Inventum
Freedom 10 buzzing (1) jssailem at 7:32am 07.04.24 Battery voltage is 13.3 as I am plugged in and charger is working That is nice, but it does not te
Non working microwave jssailem at 7:17am 07.04.24 That looks really nice @john2 . What brands are those units?
Curiosity might be making me overthink jssailem at 7:14am 07.04.24 It all looks to be progressing in a positive direction, Fred. Keep at it. :beer::biggrin:
Seeking Sailboat Recommendations for Lakeside Launch jssailem at 7:11am 07.04.24 Another idea for you, which @shemandr's post triggered in my mind, is a Scout designed by Duckworks

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