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Oil leak / Oil Filter dfast7181 at 4:11pm 07.04.17 Big Boats 5/1758 My 2005 Catalina 387 Hull #71 has developed an oil leak after I changed the oil. When replacing the
Caravelle - electronics upgrade for Wind Song (3) TaborKP! at 1:19pm 07.04.17 Alden General Chat 0/763 Thought I would share my winter electronics upgrade on Wind Song. Replaced failing datamaine instru
Mac 25 mast question DHaning at 1:10pm 07.04.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/961 On my Mac 25 mast step, there are two holes. I have a bolt for the bottom hole to connect the mast,
Lewmar 40 2 speed Winch Spacer slomotion at 12:04pm 07.04.17 Ask All Sailors 8/1316 Happy 4th of July!!! Undertook the annual cleaning of our 1982 Morgan's Lewmar 40 2 speed winch and
Yanmar 2GMF-- Won't start + mystery connector (1) nestorph at 11:47am 07.04.17 Ask All Sailors 30/5233 Last week I replaced the oil and fuel filters, impeller, and changed the oil on my Yanmar 2GMF after
Anyone have a prop they would sell? redunculous at 10:54am 07.04.17 Big Boats 11/1165 well it seems lightning really does strike twice for me. Today I lost my strut and subsequently thre
Lewmar 40 ST disassembly Charlie98117 at 9:17am 07.04.17 Ask All Sailors 1/354 I am trying to disassemble my winches and can not figure out how to remove the 2 gears at the bottom
Kites and cameras Meriachee at 9:05am 07.04.17 Mid-Size Boats 7/1081 Here's a quick piece of video showing the top down furler on the 270. It was shot with the "sailcam"
Transmission Issue - stranded in Racine WI Pat T at 7:09am 07.04.17 Ask All Sailors 20/1678 On a short trip backed out of dock on way home and then no forward gear. I thought my Kiwi prop fell
She was promoted... (2) Tally Ho at 8:58pm 07.03.17 Ask All Sailors 24/2145 My wife does not really share my passion for sailing, but she will go out on a nice day (light winds
H34, it seems I have to remove 2 cars to reef, help (2) CoastLife at 6:54pm 07.03.17 Big Boats 23/3795 Hi guys. We have our hunter 34 mostly setup, It's new to us and we're just figuring things out.
The 4th of July sailing adventures with HoJoWa, Linda and Izzy. Izzy at 6:45pm 07.03.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/904 We decided to take HoJoWa, our 1991 26S sailboat, out for my last holiday before the end of the year
Terminal type or better option? (1) Tdaddy2000 at 6:38pm 07.03.17 Catalina 310 4/771 Recently did some troubleshooting leading me to a broken terminal at what I believe is the coolant t
Head medicine cabinet slider? (1) Tdaddy2000 at 6:32pm 07.03.17 Catalina 310 4/1119 Hello All, Does anyone have a part number for the glass sliders for the cabinet in the 310 head? No
Would someone please help me with this item? (1) Cowpokee at 4:29pm 07.03.17 Ask All Sailors 6/497 I found this in a box of spare parts that came with a boat that I recently purchased. I have no ide
You may say I am crazy (1) Jerry Taylor at 3:14pm 07.03.17 Ask An Oday Owner 36/3181 138220 138220 Bought a pretty old O'Day sailboat... mostly dirty.. hoping I can post a picture I kno
Sailboat manufacturers, please visit the Roadtrek site Bryan9 at 3:03pm 07.03.17 Ask All Sailors 9/895 Troll bait, it seems. Deleted.
Anybody know where to find the hull ID on a 2005 41 AC? Boyd at 2:55pm 07.03.17 Big Boats 2/651 Boat is remote and I need a pic of the hull id. Marina staff is having trouble finding it? Suggesti
Water ballast leak nopressure at 1:16pm 07.03.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 28/2955 I Bought A 2005 hunter 260 with the water ballast system. My seasoning for this boat was the ability
Crib Board/Companionway door 351 Oceanis David21341 at 12:56pm 07.03.17 Parts Search 4/636 I discovered that the plexiglass crib board on my 1994 Beneteau 351 Oceanis is warped and no longer

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Yanmar 2gm20f Throttle heritage at 5:03pm 07.20.24 Look at where the throttle cable attaches to the throttle linkage on the engine. Without the engine
A technique for replacing lines thru line organizers and sheaves mermike at 4:32pm 07.20.24 These used to be decent. Now the ends pop off very easily. Spend the extra $15 for the Ideal or Kle
What wood to use for motor mount? dLj at 4:25pm 07.20.24 Not one suggestion to use teak? Why? Not a good wood for this application. Too expensive. No lon
What wood to use for motor mount? jibes138 at 4:11pm 07.20.24 Not one suggestion to use teak? Why?
What wood to use for motor mount? jibes138 at 4:06pm 07.20.24 Laminated wood with epoxy as the glue is not exposed to the sun inside the joint it is hidden betwee
Stray current in the water Davidasailor26 at 3:03pm 07.20.24 :plus::plus: True for all AC currents in water. The key is do NOT Ground yourself. Jim... In fr
Stray current in the water JamesG161 at 2:49pm 07.20.24 I guess you'll have to warn the thousands of hull divers working electrocution-free in saltwater ma
Yanmar 2gm20f Throttle Coyote at 2:08pm 07.20.24 Thank You Captain! I'll investigate both possibilities,
Yanmar 2gm20f Throttle Don S/V ILLusion at 1:55pm 07.20.24
Tired of Hunter tank monitors and want to switch to SCAD Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:07am 07.20.24
Windlass malfunction tophooey at 11:04am 07.20.24 I'm sure not a bad battery because brand new. I'll give it a look. Thanks
Flushing a Jabsco 37045 electic head Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:49am 07.20.24 What you're calling the macerator pump is the pump-motor assembly for the toilet which has a macerat
Yanmar 2gm water leaking out of hole in engine kappykaplan at 10:45am 07.20.24 You are quite welcome!
Yanmar 2gm water leaking out of hole in engine Yanman511 at 10:44am 07.20.24 @kappykaplan Looks like it has popped out. Was not aware that there was such a thing. Thank you sir.
Iphone Sat-phone feature? Davidasailor26 at 10:28am 07.20.24 I would suspect that feature must be enabled by the specific plan that the user has purchased prior
Iphone Sat-phone feature? LloydB at 10:08am 07.20.24 I would suspect that feature must be enabled by the specific plan that the user has purchased prior
Yanmar 2gm water leaking out of hole in engine kappykaplan at 9:21am 07.20.24 Freeze plug failed?
Rudder size on Hunter 33.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 8:53am 07.20.24 Foss Foss now called Nw Rudder. Great folks to work with from a dealer perspective no ow retired
Crossing Lake Michigan East to West David in Sandusky at 8:40am 07.20.24 Wind and wave comments: Wind and waves usually come from the same direction on the Great Lakes wher
Crossing Lake Michigan East to West David in Sandusky at 8:10am 07.20.24 Lot's of good advice so far. If I were planning this trip, I would go Mackinac to Beaver Island, the

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