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Mast,,, short distance towing CapnGL at 10:06am 06.26.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1932 Hi all, My boat is always kept at my shop and we are only a mile away from our favorite launch site
Engine Hours Meter? VT Fitz at 9:10am 06.26.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2832
Inline fuse in ignition popped fourwhitesocks at 8:57am 06.26.17 Ask An Oday Owner 27/3472 Ok so a few weeks ago I was out sailing and when I went to start the engine to come back into the h
great lakes flies gbrian at 7:07am 06.26.17 Ask All Sailors 42/4131 we are new great lakes sailors (lake Erie) how do we deal with all the flies that bite like a bunch
Fuel Line Replacement odaydokay at 6:46am 06.26.17 Ask All Sailors 4/507 Some of the lines on my O'Day 28 (Universal M12) have been replaced but not the ones from the tank p
Swim ladder question (2) pateco at 6:24am 06.26.17 Ask All Sailors 6/1859 I am getting rust stains running down my transom from the swim ladder. Also wondering, since it is 1
Removing Soot From Transom (1) GonzoF1 at 6:16am 06.26.17 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1421 After spending a goodly amount of time using MaineSail's technique to polish up the transom and rein
latest series Raymarine MFD's/ camera's?? eianm at 12:07am 06.26.17 Big Boats 1/433 Has anyone succeeded connecting a camera other than a Raymarine camera up to their MFD? I know it ca
O'day 23 solar project (3) CharlzO at 10:00pm 06.25.17 Day Sailers 8/2078 Went out for this season's maiden voyage on my brother's O'day 23, with him and a couple of his frie
H37C Cockpit Drains frequently clogging sailnc at 6:24pm 06.25.17 The Cherubini Hunters 15/3061 All too often I find the two cockpit drains are clogged with leaves or other plant material that has
Great service from Navstore.com Sefuller at 6:21pm 06.25.17 Ask All Sailors 0/352 Just wanted to give a shout out to Navstore.com where I ordered several Maretron network cables and
What is this called? (2) PNW-Chris at 6:12pm 06.25.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/797 Hello fellow Catalina owners. I'm trying to find a part to replace what's missing on my C28MKii, but
Temperature Controlled Switch for 12v Blower GorillaToast at 5:37pm 06.25.17 Ask All Sailors 7/840 Hi guys. I need a temp controlled switch to turn a blower on when the temp in a cabinet exceeds a ce
Can't get my lower outboard unit back on Plymouth Sailor at 4:23pm 06.25.17 Ask All Sailors 15/3789 I removed my lower unit on my 8hp Yamaha aux outboard to replace the water pump/impeller and now I c
boot strip paint? (1) rpludwig at 1:18pm 06.25.17 Catalina 22 12/3634 137948 likely a dumb question....the boot stripe is heavily oxidized and in the gelcoat, can't bring
Masthead question... (1) rpludwig at 10:08am 06.25.17 Catalina 22 11/3702 Replacing halyard masthead sheaves to accommodate 8mm line, made the mistake of ordering from CD (th
Engine Charging Questions Rick D at 9:00am 06.25.17 Ask All Sailors 31/2751 Ok, so I have not used our boat much last year owing to various projects. I put in some Deka AGM hou
Companionway Lock SailFysh at 7:11am 06.25.17 Catalina 310 13/3434 I have the standard sliding hatch with 4 boards. We have a clasp and padlock for outside lock but wh
O'day 34 bulkhead instrument mounting Sefuller at 6:28am 06.25.17 Bigger Boats 4/708 I recently installed a B'G Zeus2 on my pedestal guard and would like to mount a Triton display on my
the Air Conditioner recharge story... MitchM at 5:41am 06.25.17 Ask All Sailors 3/2799 My 10 year old chevy van air con was barely working, and was diagnosed as very low o

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Mast bag? dLj at 8:42pm 05.24.24 Your point is well-taken, although the problem with loosely-secured halyard could go beyond mere ae
Mast bag? PaulK at 8:38pm 05.24.24 Assuming you bundle the halyard properly before putting it in the bag, tangles should be no more a
Mast bag? (1) thinwater at 8:35pm 05.24.24 Yup, had one on my PDQ 34 cruising cat for many years. Very durable. Very handy. I used it for the
Raw water vented loop question JamesG161 at 8:05pm 05.24.24 What caused it to leak in the first place? The plastic vent thread? Rare event bothers me. Jim...
Raw water vented loop question dlochner at 7:21pm 05.24.24 Rick, I expect that it is just a "generic" part. I'm wondering what the size of the threaded fitt
Raw water vented loop question smokey73 at 7:20pm 05.24.24 Rick, I expect that it is just a "generic" part. I'm wondering what the size of the threaded fitti
Mixing elbow dlochner at 7:13pm 05.24.24 Try HDI Marine. https://hdimarine.net
Raw water vented loop question dlochner at 7:12pm 05.24.24 It is a generic vented loop, not a Yanmar Part. The vent sometimes gets plugged or loosens. Unscrew
Raw water vented loop question Rick D at 6:57pm 05.24.24 I replaced mine with a Vetus about 15 years ago.
Mixing elbow Davidasailor26 at 6:52pm 05.24.24 I think the Universal engines just use pretty generic types of elbows if I remember right? I know on
Raw water vented loop question Davidasailor26 at 6:50pm 05.24.24
Throttle lever pressed against pedestal guard ... Don S/V ILLusion at 5:46pm 05.24.24
Roller furler extrusions pulled apart David in Sandusky at 5:36pm 05.24.24 Thank you both. I printed your pdf's, Kloudie, to show to my rigger.
2024 Hurricane Forecasts kappykaplan at 4:24pm 05.24.24 This is not good news, Jim and John. Tks for sharing, err forecasting. :beer:
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! (3) Coloradonosea at 4:08pm 05.24.24 That Johnson must be a bonafide antique! Our family had one prolly 60 years ago. There's normally
Does anyone have a rudder they bought from Rudder Craft Hayden Watson at 2:20pm 05.24.24 Good to know. I will ask them to do a smooth finish. Feel free to send them my photos of what it s
Throttle lever pressed against pedestal guard ... Scott T-Bird at 2:05pm 05.24.24 The only time I remember removing the cable from the linkage was over the winter in 2020 / 2021. I
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! shemandr at 1:26pm 05.24.24 That Johnson must be a bonafide antique! Our family had one prolly 60 years ago. There's normally
Jabsco Quiet Flush loop question Salty79 at 12:51pm 05.24.24 Haha ok well I couldn't turn down the good deal on the Raritan. May need to do some modifications to
Electric Head conversion Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:25pm 05.24.24 The Jabsco QF has a pump to put water into the bowl and another pump to empty the bowl. That's beca

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