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Sail loft hewebb at 4:00am 02.10.17 Ask All Sailors 2/455 Have any of you done any business with this loft? http://h-sails.com/en I found their ad on e-Bay
Where did that month go?? (2) Jackdaw at 2:14am 02.10.17 Ask All Sailors 29/1539 About a month ago I mentioned that I was going to take the Royal Yacht Association (RYA) Skipper/ICC
Where do I fill to on my dipstick (1) David Hopkins at 7:32pm 02.09.17 Catalina 30 11/4024 I can't find the answer to this very basic question. Where do I want to keep my oil level at? A phot
Any Laguna 30 owners out there? Bilgewater at 3:57pm 02.09.17 Ask All Sailors 46/12342 I'm looking at a 1986 Laguna 30, and would like to get some feedback from current owners. Not a lot
Mystery Furler (1) therealbrianf at 3:21pm 02.09.17 Ask All Sailors 3/427 Hi, I have a broken furler on a 1997 Beneteau 281. Images included. Can anyone identify this furler
Hunter 36 propane cylinder Alctel at 2:39pm 02.09.17 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1454 The propane cylinder on my 36' is held in a specially made sealed recess in the deck. For this reaso
Hunter 280 Spinnaker Chris15054 at 1:40pm 02.09.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/555 Would someone have a diagram or a description of how to attach the sheets from the spinnaker to the
Really Bad Boat Ads rgranger at 12:36pm 02.09.17 Ask All Sailors 61/3997 About a year ago, someone posted a thread like this.... I did the search but could not find it. A
23.5 battery questions JL Stratton at 12:13pm 02.09.17 Smaller Boats 3/1056 I'm currently trying to bring my 23.5 back to its original configuration and have a couple questions
Not a 110 jib...... (1) Dennis Kitchen at 10:57am 02.09.17 Smaller Boats 18/1898 Last winter I ordered and built a 110 jib for my Hunter 23.5 from Sailrite. I went with heavier (6.4
Standing rigging diameter Catalina 25 C22BC at 10:35am 02.09.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/4064 I just sold my C22 and have made a deal on a 1984 Catalina 25 , I'm looking to purchase a loos gauge
Bow thrusters - how important are they, and at what length are they a must? Paula at 10:23am 02.09.17 Big Boats 68/11217 Looking at the larger hunters 36 to 43, some have bow thrusters and some don't. I see some instal
Battery Plan for Beneteau 43 DPW at 10:11am 02.09.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/3548 Hi - First time owner, but sober for 6 moths;-) I have read everything I can find on battery chargin
Have 2 stripe kits Beneteau 331 for sale (2) highportsail at 10:09am 02.09.17 Big Boats 1/433 kits are green have beneteau name and various lengths of striping. Includes flag 75.00 for both plus
Xantrex truecharge2 Alternating Current Error Code RonRelyea at 8:10am 02.09.17 Ask All Sailors 13/1414 My Xantrex Truecharge 2 20 amp has been throwing an "AC Input out of range" error. Happened 3 week
A serious question. Scott T-Bird at 7:37am 02.09.17 Ask All Sailors 147/9725 Is there a sailor alive who actually likes the song "Sailing" by Christopher Cross? I had one of my
Worth trying to repair? (1) gettinthere at 6:30am 02.09.17 Musings With Maine Sail 18/3347 This pic is the inside of the positive connection on my Statpower 1000w inverter. It was smoking whe
Asymmetrical Sheet Length/Type SVPardonMyFrench at 6:20pm 02.08.17 Big Boats 21/8386 Easy Wednesday night question... What's the recommended sheet length and type for an asymmetrical
H410 refrigerator box pictures? scottdube at 3:49pm 02.08.17 Big Boats 0/372 Does anyone have pictures of the interior of the frig/freezer boxes? I'm trying to get a plan from
Rigging costs? Scott T-Bird at 2:44pm 02.08.17 Ask All Sailors 13/13169 Hello All, I'm interested to know if my rigger is quoting a price that is reasonable. I'm not doing

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Yanmar KM2A un-serviceable? Also need transmission basics too. kloudie1 at 6:27am 12.13.23 Bearings and seals are pretty much standard parts and usually can be sourced through folks like Moti
Yanmar KM2A un-serviceable? Also need transmission basics too. bonkle at 6:10am 12.13.23 I hear you. There's no "right" answer here. Based on the age of the boat, it certainly wouldn't hur
Yanmar KM2A un-serviceable? Also need transmission basics too. dlochner at 5:57am 12.13.23 Replacement of transmission means a re-power. I really hope my rebuilder comes through. He's confid
Yanmar KM2A un-serviceable? Also need transmission basics too. American_Mainsail at 5:54am 12.13.23 That's what I figured. I'm trying to avoid a $1500 tow, but am wide open to being talked in to it i
Yanmar KM2A un-serviceable? Also need transmission basics too. bonkle at 5:46am 12.13.23 You will need to pull the boat if you want to remove the stuffing box. That is the ultimate seal be
Aft Storage Locker, Lazarette, Lid Support Rich Stidger at 5:43am 12.13.23 is: T-H MARINE Lid Support Spring, 7/16" x 8 1/2"L \| West Marine but I'm afraid the spring is going
Yanmar KM2A un-serviceable? Also need transmission basics too. dlochner at 5:33am 12.13.23 I have plans around Christmas to tackle this. I'm enlisting the help of a local charter captain who
Yanmar KM2A un-serviceable? Also need transmission basics too. American_Mainsail at 5:27am 12.13.23 You will need to pull the boat if you want to remove the stuffing box. That is the ultimate seal bet
Aft Storage Locker, Lazarette, Lid Support shemandr at 5:26am 12.13.23 The current issue of Soundings magazine has an article about installing gas springs on a hatch. I d
Yanmar KM2A un-serviceable? Also need transmission basics too. (1) bonkle at 5:24am 12.13.23 I have plans around Christmas to tackle this. I'm enlisting the help of a local charter captain who
Yanmar KM2A un-serviceable? Also need transmission basics too. American_Mainsail at 5:16am 12.13.23 No worry about the shaft sliding out and off the boat. If the shaft is ok, you can uncouple the sha
Yanmar KM2A un-serviceable? Also need transmission basics too. American_Mainsail at 5:09am 12.13.23
Hollow Transom Surprise Not Too Shabby at 12:55am 12.13.23 Use threaded rods for the replacements. Then you avoid cutting the holes in the cockpit liner.
Compass deviation Viktor Eysselein at 10:26pm 12.12.23 Looked it up at the internet. The srew fpr correcting E and west is at the stern side of the compass
2GM20F engine issue (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:34pm 12.12.23 Hi Ken, System three is what I have always used from glass repairs to waterproofing balsa core mate
2GM20F engine issue Ken13559 at 7:08pm 12.12.23 Saturate the raw balsa with neat epoxy. Then it will probably be necessary to replace the fiberglas
Swim platform question dlochner at 6:46pm 12.12.23 Okay last post about this swim platform question. I've found a platform with detachable sides (pict
Swim platform question thinwater at 6:23pm 12.12.23 Back to the OP's question. The problem with mounting an outboard on a swim platform is that moving
Re-installing the shaft coupling Tally Ho at 5:51pm 12.12.23 I put a little Lanocote on the shaft and coupling when I last removed the coupling to install a Volv
Swim platform question (2) ian260 at 5:12pm 12.12.23 Okay last post about this swim platform question. I've found a platform with detachable sides (pictu

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