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Mixing Elbow Thread Sealant Solution (1) John Nantz at 12:02pm 07.07.17 Ask All Sailors 6/1112
Starting Battery Sizing Head Sail at 11:26am 07.07.17 Ask All Sailors 7/1331 I installed a 80 Ah GM style (side posts) starting battery for my 23hp diesel engine thinking it sho
22 Wing keel width at base. stonybrookpictures at 11:16am 07.07.17 Catalina 22 0/405 Researching boat movers for the boat. Local guy wants to know how wide the wing base is at its wides
1974 Oday rudder spring stop LordNelson at 11:14am 07.07.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/790 I have a small piece of flat bent stainless steel attached to the back of the rudder which acts as a
Rent or borrow 22 wing keel trailer. (3) stonybrookpictures at 10:40am 07.07.17 Catalina 22 0/446 Just got a 97 Catalina wing keel, Trailer is shot. I have jacked up the boat and can remove the trai
Standing Water in bilge pump compartment above the keel dhjawor7 at 10:16am 07.07.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2527 I have just bought my dad's 1983 Hunter 33- he sold it to someone else about 13 or 14 years ago who
Lewmar OP2 Electric Winch problems - circa 1997 - discontinued winch Rich Stidger at 9:52am 07.07.17 Ask All Sailors 2/1821 I installed the Lewmar OP2 (larger than the OP1) on my h40.5 at delivery in early 1998. Although it
O'day 322 Traveler Replacement Query AlastairLC at 7:28am 07.07.17 Ask An Oday Owner 18/2587 Have any of you replaced your traveler track and if so calculated the curvature radius? The formula
One Skipper, Two Skipper 3 or more? Macmanjams at 6:55am 07.07.17 Ask All Sailors 16/1091 Hi all, New Sailors here. Bought a 76 Cal2-29 last August. 3 Owners. We all have about the same a
My solution for propwalk when backing out danstanford at 6:51am 07.07.17 Ask All Sailors 34/9309 I am in a new slip this year which is meant for a 25' boat and my boat is 33' and my neighbour is a
Looking for good cat 22 wing trailer (3) stonybrookpictures at 4:38am 07.07.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/653 Picked up a 97 wing keel 22 for cheap. Trailer is funky. It is a load rite of the same year, but was
Yanmar 4jh4-hte mixing elbow Velero49 at 4:31am 07.07.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/383 My Yanmar has 2 plugs that in theory I should be able to clean the mixing elbow. Has anyone try to c
Marlow-Hunter Crazy Dave Condon at 3:57am 07.07.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/3047 This morning I received an email advising Marlow-Hunter closed it doors effective 6/30/17. I will f
Marlow-Hunter Crazy Dave Condon at 3:54am 07.07.17 Ask All Sailors 1/141 I received an email this morning advising that Marlow-Hunter effective June 30, 2017 has closed it's
Anyone know YAMAHA EF2000IS WON'T START tudoulaile03 at 11:55pm 07.06.17 Big Boats 6/5261
Main AC panel breaker - Three Pole Single Throw - H36 Tim Mills at 8:47pm 07.06.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1563 I am looking for a replacement for one of the main AC breakers. It is the three pole (Line 2) AC pow
Foiled again! Photobucket no longer free to link images... CloudDiver at 8:10pm 07.06.17 Ask All Sailors 12/1191 So in case you haven't noticed... photo links to a PhotoBucket account no longer work. This really
bent rudder shaft (1) macwho at 7:51pm 07.06.17 Catalina 30 4/3120 As I was remounting my repaired rudder I noticed that the washer was about 18-20 degrees from sittin
Rudder post Loyalist at 6:57pm 07.06.17 The Cherubini Hunters 25/3914 Hello all I am dropping the rudder on my h37c to replace the prop shaft and cutless (lass) bearing.
Replacing Bulkhead in S2 9.2A AnnieRose at 5:48pm 07.06.17 S2 5/1424 I'm replacing a bulkhead that supports the starboard masthead shroud chainplate. Water leakage weak

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Tartan 33R Throttle Cable kappykaplan at 5:10am 07.31.24 Is it possible that this sequence reduces engine idle to a speed that will no longer support combust
Tartan 33R Throttle Cable jviss at 4:36am 07.31.24 1. I'm not familiar with that kind of speed control, where you can pull it back to shut down the eng
Pressure in the outboard tank causing issues? jibes138 at 4:09am 07.31.24 Check two things. This weekend they both failed on my little 20hp outboard skiff. 1. Pull the picku
Help with where my lines go on my Oday 272LE sailme88 at 3:43am 07.31.24 If memory serves me correctly, the LE has an inboard diesel along with other upgrades. The plain Ja
Yanmar electrical problem. dlochner at 2:48am 07.31.24 Is there a tutorial on how to bypass the existing wires to the pushbutton with new wire? (Yanmar 2
Help with where my lines go on my Oday 272LE kappykaplan at 2:33am 07.31.24 Oday 27-2 manuals are here - don't know how different the 27-2 is from the 272LE. https://oday.sailb
Anchor deployment peterwynndavies at 12:02am 07.31.24 I used a small "bow fender" and got the anchor in a ready to go position ie. with the center of gra
1984 Hunter 22 Swing Keel pivot pin SeaTR at 9:13pm 07.30.24 Jim_3 ---I would recommend that you do a complete overhaul of your H22 (1981) swing keel. I have do
Exhaust flange gasket on Universal M18 (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:07pm 07.30.24 whether I should add some permatex etc to it? Try some temporary gasket material but be careful w
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes mermike at 9:05pm 07.30.24 It does not have an off switch Actually, it does. Hold the button down for a couple of seconds and
Exhaust flange gasket on Universal M18 Stu Jackson at 8:39pm 07.30.24 Would it need to be coated with liquid gasket etc? Only coat the flange side. Why? Because the e
Yanmar electrical problem. Tally Ho at 8:22pm 07.30.24 Is there a tutorial on how to bypass the existing wires to the pushbutton with new wire? (Yanmar 2G
Exhaust flange gasket on Universal M18 adamv at 8:03pm 07.30.24 Thanks yes this is basically what I'm going to do - the question is whether I can just use regular i
Hose life? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:53pm 07.30.24 A number of yard managers in both small and large boatyards have told me that the average maximum wo
West Marine Inventory Leeward Rail at 6:25pm 07.30.24 and the finite, non-zero chance of an accident every time you drive I can't see that ever being in
1gm10 Electrical Vannbrook at 6:24pm 07.30.24 Thanks, i will give it a shoot tomorrow, appreciate the advice
DIY Wooden Blocks (1) thinwater at 6:23pm 07.30.24 It helps if you have a lathe, but I've used an electric drill and accomplished almost the same thin
Set your watch back 20 years thinwater at 6:19pm 07.30.24 I'm all in favor of creature comforts in the cabin. My cruising cat was nice that way--heat, AC, fri
Exhaust flange gasket on Universal M18 dlochner at 6:13pm 07.30.24 Order the correct gasket from CD. In the mean time, buy some cheap gasket card from the local auto p
Set your watch back 20 years WayneH at 6:05pm 07.30.24 Now here's a piece of tech we all need. :facepalm: https://www.sailmagazine.com/gear/gear-smart-ha

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