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Pearson 33-2 compression post or not? davidkahn53 at 12:32pm 03.06.17 Pearson 8/2302 While puttering this past weekend on my 1987 Pearson 33-2, I was looking at the steel compression po
Transmission removal and re install Coriolisbc at 12:21pm 03.06.17 Catalina 30 1/663 Hi All; I must remove my Transmission on my 88 C30, lucky for me I found a used Hurth on Craigslist
Catalina 275 Sailing Tips Azure at 12:02pm 03.06.17 Catalina 275 21/9019 I would like input from 275 owners on sail trim and modifications specific to their boat.
Mark your calendars... cb32863 at 11:53am 03.06.17 Ask All Sailors 1/192 Volvo Ocean Race will have it's stop over in Newport, RI sometime mid May of 2018. We have it pencil
rudder for Hunter 140 / JY14 ColumbiaRiverDoug at 10:26am 03.06.17 Day Sailers 0/566 Can anyone tell me if the rudder made for the JY14 is the same as the rudder made for the Hunter 140
Trip Planning Software LeslieTroyer at 9:02am 03.06.17 Ask All Sailors 44/2821 I am currently using Navionics - and transferring waypoints to the Raymarine chart plotter. But I'm
Replacing Centerboard Pull Rope reisserar at 9:02am 03.06.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/637 Hey Gang, I was wondering if anyone had a tip for me. I need to replace the centerboard pull rope on
Repairing Mast step for O'Day 20 reisserar at 8:57am 03.06.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/897 Hey Gang, When lowering my mast at the end of last season the screws securing the mast step to the
Hunter repairs kingsailor at 8:56am 03.06.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/551 Doe anyone know if the factory does major fiberglass repairs on Hunter sailboats? Is there a contact
Measure Twice...Head-ache Rick D at 8:19am 03.06.17 Ask All Sailors 13/877 Well, don't make my mistake. I (finally) purchased a Raritan manual head to replace my 22 year-old $
Pedestal mounted engine controls Jesse21835 at 8:09am 03.06.17 Smaller Boats 7/1089 Ordered new 260 in 2001 from dealer in West Texas (Now deceased) with several options including Edso
37C Windlass Ventuse at 7:29am 03.06.17 The Cherubini Hunters 12/2310 Hi guys, I have been slowly upgrading my '81 37c while also enjoying sailing it each season. This ye
Mac Motor Mount Replace tj15830 at 7:10am 03.06.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/781 I have Mac 25 '86 and I need to replace the Motor Mount. Do I have to cut open the fiberglass? Is th
ACP bottom anti fouling paint suggested Crazy Dave Condon at 6:52am 03.06.17 Smaller Boats 2/368 I was asked which anti fouling paint to use on ACP built boats. Sorry folks but it has been a while
How can interrupted charger equalize? Skipper at 6:43am 03.06.17 Ask All Sailors 5/416 When I turn on the charger breaker, the charger starts its routine beginning with bulk charge. Side
Opinions on a solar array (1) Gene Neill at 5:17am 03.06.17 Ask All Sailors 19/1676 I'm thinking about copying this Albin Vega's solar arrangement (minus the loose panel bungeed to the
Looking for Recommendations for A/C Cajun Rory at 7:18pm 03.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/718 Looking for recommendations for installation of Air Conditioning unit on a Hunter 32 Vision. Recomm
Port and Starboard Side Windows Cajun Rory at 7:15pm 03.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1176 Looking for recommendations on replacements for Port and Starboard side windows on a Hunter Vision 3
Rid-X in holding tank Ilanortho at 6:24pm 03.05.17 Ask All Sailors 9/2745 Hi; At the local big box store today; anybody ever use Rid-X in their holding tank? Thanks. Ilan
Bowsprit for Catalina 25 Rick Uliano at 5:03pm 03.05.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2011 Has anyone added a bowsprit to a Catalina 25? I am going to get a new spinnaker and want to improv

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Replacing Yanmar exhaust hose artboas at 4:42pm 11.07.23 Ouch
Replacing Yanmar exhaust hose (1) artboas at 4:41pm 11.07.23 Then it's just a case of bite the financial bullet. Looking forward to seeing the finished job, ho
Ericson 32-2 vs Newport 30 FastOlson at 4:07pm 11.07.23 Ericson 32-2 is more of a slug Well, you are certainly entitled to your opinion. The owners that I
What's the cabin roof made of? Ranzo at 3:54pm 11.07.23 Thanks to everyone for their input and help! I appreciate everyone! Looks like a recore job is in o
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed Scott T-Bird at 3:29pm 11.07.23 Lynn and the late Larry Pardey would disagree, but I would not. They did two circumnavigations with
Odd Yanmar issue jdrutten at 2:59pm 11.07.23 Was it cold? Did you warm up the glow plugs first? On my 2gm20f with no glow plugs, I have to open t
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed dLj at 2:35pm 11.07.23 There's a funny story about the Pardies coming into a port on the East Coast of Africa. It was up a
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed Davidasailor26 at 2:10pm 11.07.23 I'll suggest you can't go without auxiliary power of some sort. Lynn and the late Larry Pardey wou
26 vs 260 weight? Crazy Dave Condon at 1:57pm 11.07.23 Look at again as I see the word, single
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed dLj at 1:35pm 11.07.23 Regardless of what name we give the corrosion, the cause of crevice corrosion and this shaft corros
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed dlochner at 1:23pm 11.07.23 With all due respect, it does not look like crevice corrosion, it looks like general corrosion. It'
Coolant flush (2) sailcapt340 at 12:50pm 11.07.23 Do you have one (maybe 2) of this type of fitting anywhere along the heater water lines? My 3GM30F
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed dLj at 12:46pm 11.07.23 That is serious crevice corrosion. Time for a new shaft and wings. With all due respect, it does n
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed Scott T-Bird at 12:39pm 11.07.23 I was curious ... how are you going to go engineless? I don't blame you for disposing a diesel that
26 vs 260 weight? (1) rgranger at 12:36pm 11.07.23 @h2o_snow Never accepted a sing cent ...
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed dlochner at 12:36pm 11.07.23 I've attached some close up photos of the shaft. The part never inside the rudder looks great, but
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 12:33pm 11.07.23
26 vs 260 weight? Crazy Dave Condon at 12:09pm 11.07.23 @h2o_snow The 260 wheel steering was an option that I recommended to Hunter when it was being desi
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed dLj at 12:07pm 11.07.23 I've attached some close up photos of the shaft. The part never inside the rudder looks great, but
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed Davidasailor26 at 11:52am 11.07.23 We were it in the Pacific on a fishing boat when one our group headed for the head. He was down for

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