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Catalina 27 Tall Rig 1985 replacing stuffing box with a dripless Rhoda at 1:42pm 11.07.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1270 On a Catalina 27 Tall Rig 1985, can you remove the shaft by removing the cutlass bearing without rem
Raising and lowering the mast on an O'Day 272 Doc Sater at 1:17pm 11.07.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/3621 I've been searching for the best way to step and lower the mast on our O'Day 272 (WaterMusic). Does
Transmission or damper plate issue? njlarry at 12:19pm 11.07.16 Ask All Sailors 7/2305 universal M-24xpb with ZF-10N transmission. Just over 200 hrs, new 2010. A few time this past season
1993 Hunter 33.5 Shaft Coupling removal Paul and Judy at 12:07pm 11.07.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1050 I am going to change my cutlass bearing, and PSS Shaft Seal. I am in need of mentoring here. What
Fish Blocking Raw Water Intake davidkahn53 at 12:05pm 11.07.16 Ask All Sailors 25/2072 Sharing an unanticipated sailing adventure, or perhaps they are all like that. I was moving my Pear
Topic FAQ, aka How to Organize the World into Topics (5) Phil Herring at 11:48am 11.07.16 Ask All Sailors 14/6422 Thanks to some gentle prodding by @rgranger, we have a new feature on the site: Topic FAQ In a nut
Is TOAD marine still open?? badsanta at 11:16am 11.07.16 Ask All Sailors 1/305 I've een calling a week. are they just busy or stressed over the election, or are they closed. Ive a
Bedding in the 423 SeaChelle at 11:00am 11.07.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/569 Hi - we just purchased a 2007 423. I'm having trouble figuring out how best to make up the bed in t
Disconnect Batteries When on the Hard Maine Sail at 9:53am 11.07.16 Ask All Sailors 26/3670 This is a cautionary FWIW category post. Customer #1: I get a call from customer #1 on Saturday mo
sync anoid margotec at 9:23am 11.07.16 The Cherubini Hunters 8/980 Where is the zync anoide located in a 1979 Hunter C 37' ??
Hunter 26 floor flex Noah at 8:00am 11.07.16 Smaller Boats 6/1425 I'd like to ask Crazy Dave or any 26 and 260 owners about this. I looked at a Hunter 26 for sale. I
Shackleton never had it like this (3) Jackdaw at 7:44am 11.07.16 Ask All Sailors 16/1137 Every Sunday in November WYC boats still in the water race/sail to a bar at the other side of Lake M
Burping Yanmar 2GM20 Sinbad at 7:33am 11.07.16 Mid-Size Boats 15/5244 I recently changed the antifreeze in Gypsy's 2GM20 and had a bit of trouble with the overheat alarm
Small heater?? deltaten at 7:14am 11.07.16 Ask All Sailors 2/378 Any one have info on/use Webasto airtop D2000 (?) Onboard? Limited space aboard limits use of usual
Fresh Water Tank (1) Big Fish at 4:45am 11.07.16 Mid-Size Boats 8/1767 In a badly needed upgrading of my fresh water tank which is located under the v-berth I noticed the
Which mini microwave WORKS with a Freedom 20 Inverter? (1) mz4wheeler at 8:16pm 11.06.16 Ask All Sailors 20/3516 Bummer: I just dropped $130 buying this nice little microwave, only to discover LATER that it doesn
Flying Fortress (1) JRacer at 5:35pm 11.06.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/679 Not every day that you get a flyover at the yacht club from a restored B29 Super Fortress happened t
Anyone used a Winchrite? freeheelbillie at 4:29pm 11.06.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1973 Been thinking about picking up a pre owned one. Seems like a reasonable alternative to installing an
Beneteau 310 Spinnaker & pole dimensions? grandview846 at 1:20pm 11.06.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/409 can any forum members provide the dimensions of their cruising spinnaker ' pole? Also several optio
I'm ready CapnGL at 11:35am 11.06.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1293 Had my sailing lesson and safety boating course on saturday. 100% on written test and learned how t

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Adding a solent sail or staysail to a B&R rig Peter Preusch at 11:02am 02.02.24
stalling engine Ralph Johnstone at 10:57am 02.02.24 Remove your fuel tank fill cap and try starting to see if the fuel tank vent is clear. Don't forge
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. BarryL at 10:43am 02.02.24 Hey, Regarding autopilots and chartplotters, I would select the chart plotter I like best and I wou
stalling engine cloydmilton at 10:08am 02.02.24 Thank you for help . I'll give these suggestions a go. Keeping my fingerss crossed
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. dkinzer at 8:36am 02.02.24 NMEA 2000 is based on Canbus, the same networking in your car. And, SeaTalkNG is just NMEA 2000 wi
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. dlochner at 8:14am 02.02.24 Thanks again for your help, some background I am in IT, understand complex networking NMEA 2000 i
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. wpatch at 8:08am 02.02.24 That's a huge help:-) EV-100 is the wheel based auto-pilot. I agree its a bit light for her size. I
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. dlochner at 7:50am 02.02.24 It is unlikely, I think, that the B&G chart plotter will be able to control the EV-100 autopilot. O
320 dink agrunsky at 7:42am 02.02.24 Thank you
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. wpatch at 6:04am 02.02.24 Got it..that makes sense. What I think I was missing was the need for step/down converters to get it
The Show Must Go On Scott B at 5:00am 02.02.24 I also went to the Toronto Show. Always look forward to it as a mid-way break between haul-out and
stalling engine kappykaplan at 4:44am 02.02.24 process Groundhog Days... I see what you did there! :beer:
stalling engine sailme88 at 4:32am 02.02.24 Check your tank vent. Mud wasps love to build in them. With our venting, the tank develops a vacuum
stalling engine Davidasailor26 at 3:24am 02.02.24 Could be a leak in a fuel hose allowing air into the lines. Inspect all the hoses for cuts or tears.
New Trolling Motor Project_Mayhem at 9:11pm 02.01.24 I had a 36lbs on my Starwind 19. It pushed much better than expected. I broke one blade off of it at
Mainsail Fidgit at 7:11pm 02.01.24 Ino lofts near me in Central WI. But I bought from Precision Sails a couple years back for my O'Day
Spray foam in bilge. Any idea why?? (1) Fidgit at 6:53pm 02.01.24 Looks like my photo didn't load. Here ya go:
320 dink dlochner at 6:49pm 02.01.24 Thank you. Do you remember which of the 4 heights you chose with the lift? If you are asking me
Spray foam in bilge. Any idea why?? Fidgit at 6:48pm 02.01.24 Like others have mentioned. That looks like the factory foam option to me. I've got the same stuff.
Catalina 30 - Replacing Heat Exchanger Zinc (issues with too much water after closing thru-hull). Hayden Watson at 6:32pm 02.01.24 There should be two seperate devises that stop the flow of sea water. Your thru-hull valve should s

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