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Mounting Tabernacle (directly to cuddy) 1981 DS II (2) jpwilsonjr at 5:21am 09.20.16 Day Sailers 3/989 128286 128287 I'm replacing a slide in version of the tabernacle with a hinged type on my Oday Day S
Coronado 15 DJ Geiger at 4:39am 09.20.16 Ask All Sailors 8/2383 I am considering buying a used Coronado 15 that is all there except for the Rudder and the Centerboa
Next year cruising plans - ideas? Bfranchini at 4:22am 09.20.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/672 After having spent the whole summer honing our sailing skills on Lake Saint Louis near Montreal, we
Yanmar coolant fluid change timangiel at 4:10am 09.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/15033 I have a Hunter 29.5 with a Yanmar 2Gm engine with heat exchanger and antifreeze/coolant on one side
Hunter 38 - Saloon Deadlights (1) Sergey Vetrov at 8:05pm 09.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1107 Hello fellow Hunter 38 owners. I have purchased Sirocco (Hunter 38 2006) more that one year ago. Abs
Location of Cockpit drain outlets (1) drdanj at 7:59pm 09.19.16 Big Boats 4/1051 The original specs for my 1983 Catalina 36 show the cockpit drains exiting down below the transom, u
Replacing water pressure pump Knot @ Work at 7:24pm 09.19.16 Catalina 309 Group Forum 4/1192 My fresh water pump is actually working just fine. I had run out of water!
Universal M-12 deisel does not start jrocheleau at 7:11pm 09.19.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/641 I have a 1984 Oday 30 and have had starting problems for the last several years. The starter switch
Oil leak from engine plug? (1) jcote75 at 7:11pm 09.19.16 Catalina 30 1/557 Hello everyone, I have a m25xp and it started to leak from a few place during my last vacation. oi
Re-Bed Chainplates - how do I remove it? adelboat at 7:07pm 09.19.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1152 Am writing about a 2001 Catalina 36MKII. I have re-bed the chainplates on most all of my prior boats
Digital Radar Opinions kimelmore at 5:51pm 09.19.16 Ask All Sailors 6/629 I am currently shopping for a new digital radar for my Catalina 380. I have decided to place it on a
Water heater configuration...... NYSail at 5:37pm 09.19.16 Ask All Sailors 7/895 so my last thread I was speaking about my preasure release value releasing. So I replaced the valve
Marine Radomes $iRe408 at 5:13pm 09.19.16 Ask All Sailors 6/804 Hello again Mac owners. My next question I have is in regards to Marine Radars. I have been reading
Hunter 26.5 front hatch seal Dionysis at 4:25pm 09.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/405 Does anyone know where I can get a replacement seal for my front hatch. I have a water leak coming i
correct lewmar portlight new323owner at 3:55pm 09.19.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/648 I own a 2004 Beneteau 323. I need either a gasket for or a new Lewmar portlight sized 25.5 X 7.5. As
1988 H23 side windows source fstopf4 at 3:40pm 09.19.16 Smaller Boats 8/1029 I have a 1988 H23. The side cabin windows are slowly crazing. This summer the Starboard side cracked
Yanmar 3GMD Water Drains From Engine Under Sail tomgrigsby at 2:08pm 09.19.16 Ask All Sailors 9/836 I have a Yanmar 3GMD, raw water cooled, and a siphon break around the exhaust elbow. When under sai
Advice on cutting a hole here? JosefR at 1:49pm 09.19.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 62/4167 http://forums.sailboatowners.com/index.php?threads/holding-tank-vent-clogged.181515/#post-1326136 I
oops forgot prop redhead78 at 1:23pm 09.19.16 Ask All Sailors 2/663 I am thinking also of kwi feathering prop, I currently have an old 2 bladed sailor blade Red
pictures (5) redhead78 at 1:19pm 09.19.16 Ask All Sailors 0/317 here are pics of old windlass and furler Red

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DO YOU KNOW YOUR BOAT? fred1diver at 4:58pm 04.28.23 Getting to know mine very intimately, as I do all my own work on her, still a few hole to inspect, t
1972 Pearson 30 Bow Chocks? ShalomOrchard at 4:56pm 04.28.23 Very similar, but your are a little further back, and a little further inboard. I notice you're mis
1972 Pearson 30 Bow Chocks? (1) fred1diver at 4:51pm 04.28.23 215109This is my setup
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 shank at 4:48pm 04.28.23 How cool is that? I'm going to measure the distance between the two pulleys tomorrow and buy a turnb
Help!! Seaward 25 shore power Noodat Lady at 4:43pm 04.28.23 I always know exactly where I went wrong. All I need is a working time machine.
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 (2) Ralph Johnstone at 4:15pm 04.28.23 On @Ken13559 's turnbuckle : t cut. When I did mine, I cut it as shown but then heated and flatten
1972 Pearson 30 Bow Chocks? ShalomOrchard at 4:14pm 04.28.23 Chocks need to be sized to the mooring line. If they are too small the line won't fit in the chock.
1972 Pearson 30 Bow Chocks? ShalomOrchard at 4:08pm 04.28.23 Yes Chocks are a great tool to help keep your lines in one place and reduce chafe of your lines. Th
1972 Pearson 30 Bow Chocks? ShalomOrchard at 4:06pm 04.28.23 That was a long day!! pretty standard item... https://www.google.com/search?q=bow+chocks&client=fi
1979 Yamaha 33 bilge pump sailmandan at 3:56pm 04.28.23 That makes sense I found a Henderson pump on the boat I think that was the pump but there seems to b
1979 Yamaha 33 bilge pump mermike at 3:53pm 04.28.23 Can you mount a new manual pump to the inspection plate?
1979 Yamaha 33 bilge pump mermike at 3:51pm 04.28.23 On mine, there's a strum box for the manual pump in the bilge. The hose routes under the floorboard
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 shank at 3:47pm 04.28.23 Thanks for the great ideas. I think I'll try and make one with a turnbuckle because I'm cheap. Ralph
1979 Yamaha 33 bilge pump sailmandan at 3:47pm 04.28.23 Thanks That explains alot The membrane is the missing link The PO put an inspection plate in to repl
1979 Yamaha 33 bilge pump (1) mermike at 3:43pm 04.28.23 Does this help?
DO YOU KNOW YOUR BOAT? Siamese at 3:17pm 04.28.23 I'm gonna say, yes! I do 99% of the maintenance, and have crawled into every spot that could possib
1979 Yamaha 33 bilge pump Riptide33 at 3:16pm 04.28.23 On mine the tee is for the forward bilge pump located under the v berth
1979 Yamaha 33 bilge pump sailmandan at 3:09pm 04.28.23 A pic would be great I have the tee below deck Not sure how the pump attaches Thanks Dan
DO YOU KNOW YOUR BOAT? Leeward Rail at 3:09pm 04.28.23 Never say never, but that's the least likely. In my case... No small kids around.. and losing 40 l
Help With Bilge Pump Wire Connection - Solid Wire to Stranded Wire? jssailem at 3:05pm 04.28.23 I suggest the pump choice to be less than satisfactory if you get a serious leak. One must understa

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