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Asym rigging on arch for H36 (1) stuartsw at 10:18am 06.22.16 Big Boats 3/874 Two years ago, we had an Asym built for our 2009 H36. The sailmaker rigged the lines, but the Admira
Netural position on the Yanmar KM2P-1 transmission. Charlie of Sarasota at 10:09am 06.22.16 Engines and Propulsion 3/786 I have a 1974 Ta Chiao CT35. The Km2-1 transmission lever is horizon in the neutral position. I ne
Holding Tank Odor Control wflowe2 at 9:55am 06.22.16 Ask All Sailors 15/3427 Looking for recommendations for holding tank treatment products that work?
YSM12 Coupler - Diagnosing a Potential Problem Mighty Little at 9:32am 06.22.16 Engines and Propulsion 26/3872 Ahoy. I figured my first post ought to be a good one, but maybe it's not. After purchase the previ
A thank you post Meriachee at 9:31am 06.22.16 Ask All Sailors 4/458 I'd like to take the opportunity to thank the fine folk at the SBO store. I've ordered a few things
Questions regarding boom and gooseneck. (4) snoopy_ at 8:17am 06.22.16 Catalina 22 36/9876 Hello, I am new to sailing and have some questions as to rigging on the C22; specifically the bo
Questions about the running rigging on a C22. (4) snoopy_ at 8:17am 06.22.16 Catalina 22 23/8050 Hello, I am new to sailing and have some questions as to rigging on the C22; specifically the ru
Fuel level indicator on 1994 Hunter 40.5 BellaTheBoat at 8:00am 06.22.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1516 I recently took ownership of a 1994 Hunter 40.5. Is it possible there is no way to tell how much fue
Spinlock 4-Line Jammer kenvail at 7:53am 06.22.16 Ask All Sailors 1/357 I was out in my Hunter 38 sloop on Sunday in 20 knots and in the mayhem somehow messed up my line ja
Cellular Amlifier and Antenna JamesG161 at 7:17am 06.22.16 SSB and Ham Operators 0/854 We are interested in boosting our Hot Spot at the fringe areas of our coastal islands, along the nor
Shroud Placement? (1) 2 OLD PIRATES at 7:14am 06.22.16 Catalina 310 8/918 I've been getting conflicting information about where the main shroud from the top of the mast goes.
Watched Threads Suggestion (2) Rich Stidger at 6:04am 06.22.16 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/334 I must be a slow learner because I have made this mistake at least three times now. I inadvertently
proper use of boom vang iSailor at 5:06am 06.22.16 Catalina 310 17/4578 The 310 is the first boat I had that has a boom vang and, to be honest, I never adjust it. Are ther
New anodes in old Yanmars? Jim Legere at 2:50am 06.22.16 The Cherubini Hunters 1/648 I am in the process of overhauling the cooling system on my circa 1983 Yanmar 3QM30. It is designed
Yanmar 2QM15 No Start KCofKC at 9:39pm 06.21.16 Engines and Propulsion 4/1662 !979 C'C 29' Yanmar 2QM15 History: A friend called and said he was tired of the diesel smell and w
Outcome: Will A Generic GPS Antenna Do For An Older Chartplotter .... rardiH36 at 8:09pm 06.21.16 Ask All Sailors 3/520 Does anybody have experience with generic antenna replacements for older chart plotters? Installed
Line Hangers. (1) DStegs49 at 8:00pm 06.21.16 Ask All Sailors 5/1556 Any updates or new ideas on line hangers. I had some on my Pearson and I'd like to find some for my
Trailers PaytonG at 7:28pm 06.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/403 Hey guys, Well I think we have decided on a Hunter 260 as our first boat. We have found one that's
Placement of trailer jackstands for O'Day 272 StMichael at 7:09pm 06.21.16 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1842 I bought a trailer which I plan to adapt for my O'Day 272. Can anyone help me with placement of jac
Motor recommendations Maureen and Steve at 3:31pm 06.21.16 Catalina 22 20/4723 We have a new-to-us Catalina 22. It's a 1976 with the original motor. It won't start and we are cons

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Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup ice breaker at 9:30am 10.21.23 I will put a meter on the individual glow plugs today. Maybe one is failed and I am only starting
Halyard mast clutch question Stu Jackson at 9:23am 10.21.23 As far as raising the sail, the line would extend downward from the clutch to a turning block and t
Halyard mast clutch question dlochner at 9:19am 10.21.23 An alternative to a clutch on the mast would be a cam cleat. The cleat can secure the halyard while
Halyard mast clutch question Davidasailor26 at 9:09am 10.21.23 I could think of reasons to have a clutch on the mast rather than at the winch. For one thing it wou
Serial numbers/year built. dlochner at 9:01am 10.21.23 Hi. Does anyone know how C&C tracked their model year in relation to the year of construction on th
Halyard mast clutch question Joe at 8:36am 10.21.23 I have a '99 Beneteau 411 with roller furling genoa and main. Both Halyards are Samson MLX3, 10mm
Halyard mast clutch question stickinthemud57 at 8:34am 10.21.23 I agree that the more convenient location for rope clutches are at or near the cockpit. On my boat,
Interesting to me eherlihy at 7:23am 10.21.23 FWIW: Per the HIN the HULL of my 1987 MODEL year O'day 35 was built in June of 1986: XDY Z nnnn F 6
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup ice breaker at 6:46am 10.21.23 I will put a meter on the individual glow plugs today. Maybe one is failed and I am only starting o
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup ice breaker at 6:43am 10.21.23 Most unusual. If the engine starts instantly, I've got to wonder where the extra fuel comes from t
Perkins M30 Heat Exchanger salt water intrusion into sealed side of system jibes138 at 6:35am 10.21.23 Regarding mounting of a heat exchanger: while motors have the mounting integrated onto the motor, on
Invest 94L (1) JamesG161 at 6:31am 10.21.23 The Storm is mainly on the NE quadrant, minimizing Winds near the Islands
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? bzano at 6:29am 10.21.23 Yes capsizing is. rare event however you have think about high winds beating up on your boat. The r
Interesting to me dlochner at 6:25am 10.21.23 Regardless of how you describe it, the MY is 12 months, not 14. But if you use a 14 month year, y
Interesting to me Clutch Cargo at 6:24am 10.21.23 Regardless of how you describe it, the MY is 12 months, not 14.
Air is not welcome here! jibes138 at 6:14am 10.21.23 Make sure your priming bulb is mounted vertically with the flow direction pointing up!
Interesting to me dlochner at 5:59am 10.21.23 I don't know what builders you work with, but my customers are a who's who (including the nice folk
sailing Lake of the Ozarks (2) SailingLoto at 5:54am 10.21.23 A couple pics
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try kbgunn at 5:54am 10.21.23 I wrote a post here about using a Dell ruggedized tablet PC running Ubuntu as a chart plotter at the
1984 c25 sits bow down SailingLoto at 5:53am 10.21.23 My previous boat was a C-25. It sat vrey slightly bow up because of the outboard (Honda 50). Bow

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