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Sailrite catalog Ron20324 at 4:19pm 01.27.17 Ask All Sailors 5/596 The Sailrite catalog of sewing items/fabrics/machines is now available. Sign up at SAILRITE.COM/CATA
Cable halyard? daverippetoe at 2:43pm 01.27.17 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2187 I'm looking at an O'Day 25 as my first boat. I'm buying it from a guy who never really got into sai
Parasitic Possibilities dehler25 at 2:42pm 01.27.17 Ask All Sailors 5/470 I have a Shakespeare SSB fiberglass antenna mounted on the starboard stern quadrant and want to buil
New Instrument Panel (2) dave_and_dd at 2:06pm 01.27.17 Engines and Propulsion 10/1293 The old engine instrument panel on my Catalina 309 was cracking and looking ragged. I got a piece o
Batteries using water - NOT.... dave_and_dd at 1:53pm 01.27.17 Ask All Sailors 3/375 So, just wondering - I've got a 2007 Catalina 309. House is a 4D and Emergency batt is a group 27.
1984 Refurbishing Project Randall Schmidt at 1:02pm 01.27.17 Ask All Sailors 121/8053 Late last April (2016) I bought a 1984 Oday 28. I have lots of projects on going. A fellow forum u
New outboard for venture224 sailnewbie at 12:55pm 01.27.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/2208 I like the ideal of a brand new honda,merc,evinrude etc. but dont like those price tags so my next i
H34 Sliding Hatch/Crib Board Cover Mike Kegley at 12:06pm 01.27.17 Mid-Size Boats 4/1185 One of the few projects I'm not even going to attempt to take on this winter during my 85 H34 partia
nke wind speed only reads zero Argo46933 at 11:37am 01.27.17 Ask All Sailors 4/349 Not sure what to do. My nke anonometer only reads zero. It was working fine. I was playing around w
Fresh Water pump and whole boat filter svBlueLagoon at 9:57am 01.27.17 Ask All Sailors 19/3844 I want to install a whole boat filter for my boat. This way I have filtered water throughout the bo
Datamarine sounder Tom11751 at 8:46am 01.27.17 Ask All Sailors 5/1008 Does anybody have a manual for a CD-400 depth sounder. Or know where I can get one. Does this unit h
Oday 322 keel questions (3) wilf at 7:00am 01.27.17 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1073 Hi, first time post of question on here, im looking at and got an offer on a 87 322 so far as i hav
Hunter 26/260 shore power (3) Crazy Dave Condon at 6:42am 01.27.17 Smaller Boats 5/932 Several folks asked for photos where I use to install shore power on the 26/260. Regarding the shore
AFS 70 Alternator Filter Surge protector- keep or rip out (2) jssailem at 6:09am 01.27.17 Ask All Sailors 3/1180 I'm planning the refit of my electrical systems. In looking at the lines form the alternator I find
Judging object height clearance (1) Brian D at 10:01pm 01.26.17 Ask All Sailors 52/2958 I am bored right now and a thread about the ICW got me thinking mathematically about this. So try th
Maine Cruising Summer 2017 Marc14857 at 9:01pm 01.26.17 Ask All Sailors 6/717 We are starting to plan our summer cruise and hearing and reading a lot about Maine that's where we
guppy 13 tiller extension (5) sailorforever at 6:08pm 01.26.17 Guppy 0/1059 i made this tiller extension using a 5/8 hard wood dowel, 1 inch x 1 inch aluminum channel, i thru
Catalina's Missing from West Coast Boat Shows Tim C350 April IV at 5:28pm 01.26.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/2147 So I'm wondering what the future holds for Catalina. I've missed the last three years boat shows in
Prop Size & Pitch N30 MKIII Windborne at 12:44pm 01.26.17 Engines and Propulsion 1/514 Does anyone know the prop size and pitch for a Newport 30 MKIII with Universal M25 engine? This post
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Help me Install Dripless Shaft Seal (PYI Model) dlochner at 3:07pm 04.29.24 I'm impressed by the immaculately clean area around the shaft and seal given that it's coming into
Help me Install Dripless Shaft Seal (PYI Model) (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:00pm 04.29.24 I'm currently upgrading and repairing my '84 Hunter 31. I'm impressed by the immaculately clean a
Help me Install Dripless Shaft Seal (PYI Model) capta at 2:54pm 04.29.24 What a wonderful idea these are, except for the fact that if there is a leak in the bellows you are
WEMA Holding Tank Gage - LED all Lights are on dlochner at 2:17pm 04.29.24 Seems like cleaning/replacing the sender is the thing to do. Pull the sensor and clean it. It is
WEMA Holding Tank Gage - LED all Lights are on (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:10pm 04.29.24 holding tank gage is showing 3 lights on, Unfortunately, we have no idea what the gauge or the s
Help me Install Dripless Shaft Seal (PYI Model) dmax at 1:37pm 04.29.24 And: Make sure the bellows are compressed the amount specified by PSS, mine is 3/4". This is a pain
eSail Sailing Simulator dlochner at 1:30pm 04.29.24 I actually found it on Steam. Not sure the price as I got a bundle of stuff Oh, I would have to l
eSail Sailing Simulator morbidfollower at 1:28pm 04.29.24 I actually found it on Steam. Not sure the price as I got a bundle of stuff
eSail Sailing Simulator morbidfollower at 1:26pm 04.29.24 It's come a long way since the early simulators. Do you have a link for the program? Cost? Platform
Hand held Radio ? BarryL at 1:25pm 04.29.24 Hi, Wow, lots of good information has been provided. Here are my thoughts, and what I* do (which*
Suspected Hull-to-Deck Joint Leak, H41 artboas at 1:17pm 04.29.24 I've communicated with someone at the Hunter parts store and they confirmed that the hull-to-deck j
eSail Sailing Simulator dlochner at 1:15pm 04.29.24 It's come a long way since the early simulators. Do you have a link for the program? Cost? Platforms
Air Conditioner Vents artboas at 1:06pm 04.29.24 This photo is helpful, but I reiterate that putting in all of the ceiling vents, etc., will be a ve
The Great Lakes.... john6206 at 12:40pm 04.29.24 @Scott T-Bird This is true. Of course it's a windward / leeward thing. I grew up the Lake Huron si
Help me Install Dripless Shaft Seal (PYI Model) dlochner at 12:29pm 04.29.24 Tighten the loose hose clamps before you forget. There is not need for them to be loose. Be certain
Replacing exhaust hose Sutric at 12:24pm 04.29.24 Can you post some pics? Not for several more days. I know it runs into the starboard side battery
Hand held Radio ? dlochner at 11:55am 04.29.24 Clearly the MOB1 device has advantages over the DSC handheld (such as battery life and possible au
Prop Shaft runout Ralph Johnstone at 11:14am 04.29.24 but the design of the keel (pretty swept back) and the prop shaft (really far forward) do make it d
Replacing exhaust hose Project_Mayhem at 10:57am 04.29.24 Can you post some pics?
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