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Contemplating making the switch to sail... homeby5 at 6:51am 08.06.16 Ask All Sailors 40/2540 Hey Guys, My name is Tom. I was a Licensed Charter Boat Captain down here in the Keys for many years
oil canning!! (3) Karyon at 9:15pm 08.05.16 Smaller Boats 11/3453 I've noticed underneath the rear of the boat the bottom is starting to oil can? (I think that is th
Tiller Varnish catalanc at 7:27pm 08.05.16 Ask All Sailors 8/2175 Hi Guys, So I broke my old tiller in a knock down and just received my new one. Now I need to varni
Another Friday Night! LakeMurraySailor at 6:54pm 08.05.16 Ask All Sailors 14/766 Hi everyone! Anyone's marina/yacht club doing something fun tonight? Who's got the best entertainmen
Air Conditioner Location for an O'Day 34/35 SailingCal21 at 5:44pm 08.05.16 Bigger Boats 45/4984 I'm ready to install a unit in Karma. Would like to install the unit in the starboard storage area
Sea Eagle inflatable kayak,opinions? DAVA390 at 4:28pm 08.05.16 Ask All Sailors 11/2636 Dont know kayaks at all ,but thinking sbout 2 person sea eagle inflatable as a dingy for our Precis
Coverting an icebox to powered refrigeration Tlewis at 3:57pm 08.05.16 Ask All Sailors 44/3958 Ahoy mateys, I just purchased a 1988 Pearson 36-2. It still has the original built in icebox. I drea
Stern rack to hold 2 kayaks plus solar. dave_and_dd at 3:42pm 08.05.16 Ask All Sailors 10/653 ok, I'm dreaming...but I'm looking to find or engineer a rack on the stern to hold two small kayaks
LED deck lighting? Rodd at 1:55pm 08.05.16 Musings With Maine Sail 14/2587 On my recent cruise I saw a Valiant 40 at anchor with blue LED lighting shining down from what looke
Changing to LEDs Stephen E. Baker at 12:28pm 08.05.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1284 Dear Friends, I have a 1988 Catalina 27. All of the lighting is old. Where can I get the right rep
Interface tiller pilot with GPSIf we Jim 5757 at 11:35am 08.05.16 Ask All Sailors 0/180 Just got a new Navico TP32 tiller pilot. Real nice unit! One problem is it won't listen to our Lowra
Alternator paulj at 11:11am 08.05.16 Catalina 310 13/1400 Ray Was this the alternator you installed.......http://www.marinepartssource.com/newdetails.asp?pnum
True yachtsmen, racing in Newport Beach Skipper at 10:05am 08.05.16 Ask All Sailors 1/412 I was anchored in Newport Harbor 2 days ago. I've uploaded 2 videos I took of the racing activities.
Adler Barbour Replacement Electronic Modules Stu Jackson at 9:47am 08.05.16 Ask All Sailors 13/7042 In preparation for a month plus long trip up the coast from San Francisco to our new home in Cowich
Ground issues at control panel srreality at 7:44am 08.05.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/521 On my recently purchased 1986 Catalina 22, a previous owner has wired all ground wires back to the n
What's this for? sailnewbie at 7:06am 08.05.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/687 I have this hoop about 3' aft of the mast on the bottom side of the boom, I think it's for a down ha
Locating Beta Marine parts jimt37 at 5:24am 08.05.16 Engines and Propulsion 5/2469 1st time posting . Recently installed new Beta marine 35hp. Anyone know where to purchase
H 34 forestay length (1) hunter healer at 1:21am 08.05.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/387 Anyine have the forestay length from center of Clevis pin center to Clevis pin center. This mast ha
H 34 mast foot (1) hunter healer at 12:55am 08.05.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/532 help! My 1984 h 34 mast foot was damaged when mast was removed! The bolts securing the foot to the d
Weather Helm - Sail Cut & Trim Tim22 at 7:05pm 08.04.16 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 57/8461 Two years ago I acquired a 1997 Hunter 310. As part of refitting I bought a new suit of sails. The m

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Wiring solar and ACR's DArcy at 5:20pm 04.21.23
Squeaky companionway cover Ralph Johnstone at 4:41pm 04.21.23 Take a pic as says @Project_Mayhem . Show the inside of slide mechanism under the companionway cove
Seeking a Columbia Bar Crossing Opportunity (3) jssailem at 4:35pm 04.21.23 The time and duration of slack tide varies each day. Using a tool like DeepZoom you can see the chan
Bilge Hose Ralph Johnstone at 4:28pm 04.21.23
Bilge Hose dlochner at 4:01pm 04.21.23 The hoses need to be strong enough to with stand oils and chemicals that end up in the bilge. The h
Squeaky companionway cover JoeWhite at 4:00pm 04.21.23 The lanocoat I used on the track has fixed the squick for me
Squeaky companionway cover Project_Mayhem at 3:58pm 04.21.23 Take a pic of the track. Sometimes the materials wear away over time and the vertical aft edge of th
Bottom paints dlochner at 3:58pm 04.21.23
Bottom paints Davidasailor26 at 3:49pm 04.21.23
Squeaky companionway cover dmax at 3:35pm 04.21.23 You can put down strips of HDPE like this: Rockler Nylo-Tape Friction-Free Drawer Slide Tape, 3/4" W
Squeaky companionway cover kappykaplan at 3:28pm 04.21.23 McLube SailKote should do the trick.
Injector Pulling Tool jviss at 3:18pm 04.21.23 From what I can tell, my injectors are a light press fit into the head - I couldn't pull them out b
Universal M-18 fresh water pump questions jviss at 3:17pm 04.21.23 You don't replace fresh water pump impellers. You can remove it and re-install with a new gasket.
Injector Pulling Tool dkinzer at 3:08pm 04.21.23 From what I can tell, my injectors are a light press fit into the head - I couldn't pull them out by
Injector Pulling Tool jviss at 2:51pm 04.21.23 I'm confused, are the injectors pressed into the head? Why is a puller necessary? The only injecto
Seeking a Columbia Bar Crossing Opportunity dkinzer at 2:41pm 04.21.23 Always on the flood or "flood slack". The flood slack that you refer to - is that at the beginning
Injector Pulling Tool kappykaplan at 2:39pm 04.21.23 Initially, I was planning to make a screw-based pulling tool like Yanmar's but I decided instead to
Best Online Place to Find Engine/Transmission Parts? RitSim at 2:09pm 04.21.23 I just uploaded several Kubota Parts manuals to the files section. As others have said above. Get
Best Online Place to Find Engine/Transmission Parts? jviss at 1:43pm 04.21.23
Seeking a Columbia Bar Crossing Opportunity FastOlson at 1:42pm 04.21.23 That looks like Peacock Spit on a brown shorts day.... "Brown!" Rather accurate! :) Note that t

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