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Cutting Kiwi Feathering Prop Ken13559 at 5:13pm 05.20.16 Ask All Sailors 13/915 Has anyone tried cutting/trimming the blades of KiwiProp to shorten it? I've damaged all 3 ends of t
What the devil is this?? (1) chrisings at 5:10pm 05.20.16 Ask All Sailors 7/603 So, this is a, big, beautiful sailboat in our marina. It's on the hard and has this little, bitty sa
splashdown on monday fred1diver at 5:09pm 05.20.16 Trailer Sailors 3/527 I'm finally going to be able to get the boat in the water on monday, my welder just finished modifyi
Ball joint on the steering lever loose (1) marginal at 4:03pm 05.20.16 Big Boats 23/2473 Hello to all, I have Hunter 386 2002. Under the pedestal, there is a bar that connects the rudder
Mac 25 windlass (2) Claude at 3:50pm 05.20.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/542 123686 123687 123686 123687 well i wanted to do this for three years now and here it is. 123686
Favorite sailing pic! (1) T_Cat at 12:53pm 05.20.16 Destinations 213/22357 Just for fun. Post a pic of a trip you took sailing. Location and date included. Golden Gate Bridge
HANDY CAT 14 HELP!!!!!!!! surfer007 at 12:22pm 05.20.16 Ask All Sailors 0/235 Anyone ever replace the line that passes through the trunk to the rudder on a Handy Cat 14ft......li
Backing plates for through hulls jmkinsfbay at 11:38am 05.20.16 Ask All Sailors 18/5868 Various sites show wood, fiberglass, etc., for backing plates. Has anybody used, say, Corian or HDPV
Metal Plate Under Mast? LordNelson at 11:17am 05.20.16 Ask An Oday Owner 5/584 The area under the mast on my 1974 O Day shows some weakness with slight indentation over the summer
Bronze or meralon ball valves and thru hulls? ChrisCall at 10:50am 05.20.16 Catalina 30 6/897 Ok decided to haul out to replace leaking engine raw water intake thru hull and ball valve . In my 1
Bronze or meralon ball valves and thru hulls? ChrisCall at 10:50am 05.20.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1271 Ok decided to haul out to replace leaking engine raw water intake thru hull and ball valve . In my 1
Bronze or meralon ball valves and thru hulls? ChrisCall at 10:49am 05.20.16 Ask All Sailors 9/498 Ok decided to haul out to replace leaking engine raw water intake thru hull and ball valve . In my 1
That Aqua Lift Muffler.......... chrisings at 10:25am 05.20.16 Catalina 30 25/4610 Why oh why would someone epoxy the aqua lift to the hull??????? I thought I had a good plan going to
Replace fuel tank Catalina 27? claytone at 8:15am 05.20.16 Mid-Size Boats 3/1761 Hello, all - I have a 1973 Catalina 27 in dry storage in Saugatuk. Recently was on board checking th
Smelly Holding Tank. Quick silver at 7:47am 05.20.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/899 I have a 1987 O day 322. I replaced all its sanitation lines last year. After wrestling with the tan
should I keep her or let it go frankies56 at 7:03am 05.20.16 The Cherubini Hunters 27/2101 Hello friends, comes a time when a sailboater put things in perspective and I would like some opinio
Mounting a Raymarine P70 Head options Canonshooternb at 6:35am 05.20.16 Ask All Sailors 15/7730 I have just purchased a Raymarine Autohelm with a P70 Control unit for my 28-2. I do not have a po
Water problem abinkc at 9:50pm 05.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/473 After running the motor for a while I'm getting water with either oil or diesel in it collecting und
Self stepping 41' mast -30' C&C (10) SwitchintoglideIII at 8:45pm 05.19.16 Ask All Sailors 4/1455 Thought this might interest the general sailing community.
Hunter 40.5 owners: Has anyone built companionway doors? Rich Stidger at 6:52pm 05.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/615 I think I want to ditch my companionway lexan boards for hinged doors. Has any owner done this and

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Potential first boat for me? pinchecharlie at 1:43pm 04.06.23
Potential first boat for me? LakeShark at 1:33pm 04.06.23 A traveler forward of the helmsperson, while often a cockpit obstruction, is much more ergonomic th
Islander 28 keel bolts & Furlex model ID Jumanji at 1:22pm 04.06.23 What's the issue with the furler? I ordered new sails for the boat. When taking measurements I tho
2006 Beneteau 423 - Volvo engine / prop shaft vibration Brad Gregg at 1:12pm 04.06.23 Sent a PM to Richard in case he doesn't see this, but also wanted to post here to ask what the event
Long distance boat ownership Scott T-Bird at 1:07pm 04.06.23 It's a really interesting question. My impression is that the challenges will be predictable and ba
Islander 28 keel bolts & Furlex model ID dlochner at 1:07pm 04.06.23 What's the issue with the furler?
Tachometer needle broken - help (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:59pm 04.06.23 You're off to the races at 127 pulses/rev. I don't think you need to worry about losing any memory
Long distance boat ownership Hollyberry at 12:33pm 04.06.23 Good friends live in Calgary AB and keep a boat on the BC coast (afloat)... they make it down 3-4 ti
buzzer alarm upgrade dmax at 12:14pm 04.06.23 @dmax Is the Cole Hersee Dual Alarm a two tone alarm or alarm and LED? From the description it sou
Tachometer needle broken - help smokey73 at 12:12pm 04.06.23 Wow, thanks @Rich Stidger and @dlochner. I'll get that manual. 127 teeth it is.
Long distance boat ownership Allowishish at 12:08pm 04.06.23
Islander 28 keel bolts & Furlex model ID shemandr at 12:04pm 04.06.23 Pics of the crack?
Tachometer needle broken - help dlochner at 11:55am 04.06.23 Most Yanmar's have a tach sensor on the fly wheel housing. Here's a link to the shop manual which c
Lee cloths FastOlson at 11:52am 04.06.23 Our boat came with "phifertex" mesh fabric for both settee lee cloth's. Wonderful stuff, and the mes
Tachometer needle broken - help Rich Stidger at 11:49am 04.06.23 Dan, Here is a link to your Yanmar Service manual. On page 2-28 it states that the ring gear has 12
Tachometer needle broken - help (1) smokey73 at 11:26am 04.06.23 @Ralph Johnstone Here is a link to a copy of the installation instructions. It is directly from th
Potential first boat for me? Hollyberry at 11:00am 04.06.23 A traveler forward of the helmsperson, while often a cockpit obstruction, is much more ergonomic tha
Runaway Diesel! Universal M25 Michael Davis at 10:51am 04.06.23 I had a similar problem with a Perkins 4-108. Turned out to be fuel from the injector pump making it
buzzer alarm upgrade JoeWhite at 10:44am 04.06.23 In most cases a 12 volt relay can be used that is energize by the temp or pressure switch, and it's
Potential first boat for me? LakeShark at 10:36am 04.06.23 It also looks like the sliding galley is missing from the starboard Lazerette. I suppose it had to

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