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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
interior cushions (1) fred1diver at 3:15pm 06.21.16 Trailer Sailors 10/2150 124932 hey everyone, I'm currently redoing my interior cushions, I have the bow cushions done today,
Urethane Props Fell Off JacK P at 2:40pm 06.21.16 Mid-Size Boats 2/579 Just purchased a 28.5 with a urethane prop. Transporting up Jersey coast the prop broke and fell off
VHF/AIS (1) HMT2 at 2:36pm 06.21.16 Ask All Sailors 14/3690 124928 I sail in an area in upper Galveston Bay where there is an intersection of the Bayport Channe
Propeller replacement JacK P at 2:25pm 06.21.16 Big Boats 3/557 Newly purchased 28.5 with replacement prop of urethane. The original prop is still on board. Is the
Honda bf 7.5 hp ? sailnewbie at 2:21pm 06.21.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/523 I picked up a Honda 7.5 hp to replace my over powered 15 hp and it needs a new prop, chewed up. Any
Raised Helmsman Seat slomotion at 1:45pm 06.21.16 Ask All Sailors 6/4445 Looking for a kit or ideas for a raised helmsman bench seat. Saw a nice fiberglass raised bench wit
What's up with Westerbeke, MA? odaydokay at 1:12pm 06.21.16 Engines and Propulsion 5/1009 Three days to process an order, no response to emails after two days, no way to get sales on the pho
Hot water heater -reset TheTY at 12:43pm 06.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/630 I have a 2000 Hunter 380 and every time I unplug the. Plug back into shore power I have to take the
Retiring rigging... maybe. To split or not to split. Catmando at 12:28pm 06.21.16 Catalina 22 6/718 Not being able to leave well enough alone, and perfectly happy to spend hours on something of no rea
Repair or replace main halyards? snoopy_ at 11:01am 06.21.16 Catalina 22 7/2074 Hello, I recently purchased a 1976 Catalina 22 and have some questions: 1. I have noticed that the
Grounding Dockside AC powered pump for Diesel Fuel polishing jssailem at 10:54am 06.21.16 Ask All Sailors 5/918 Have 150 gallons of fuel in two tanks that I believe has the pox of diesel fuel critters. Age of fue
Need ideas on replacing club's jon boat transom (2) MrBill_FLL at 10:25am 06.21.16 Ask All Sailors 13/8302 HELP! our sailing clubs large jon boat transom was rotted, and I removed the wood last weekend. Now
Made it under the bridge PotomacDaysailer at 9:46am 06.21.16 Ask All Sailors 24/2141 The lake my boat is on, Ft. Gibson lake near Wagoner, Oklahoma, has a highway bridge that effectivel
Yanmar 2GMF - Diesel Fuel Loss 51RD55 at 8:57am 06.21.16 Engines and Propulsion 6/1970 I just recently changed on my Yanmar 2GMF the fuel filter and the water separator. In the process, I
2GM Yanmar tops out at 2400 RPM Dubo at 8:45am 06.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1053 The last few times I have taken my Hunter out this year I noticed when I max out the throttle the ta
Any one know name and model of OEM 1985 Hunter 34 roller fuller? SV My Luv Too at 7:39am 06.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1022 We cannot get our roller fuller to work, replacing it seems expensive so we would like to repair it
1993 Hunter 33.5 Diesel Fuel Tank Leaking Paul and Judy at 7:31am 06.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/617 I was at my 1993 Hunter 33.5 last week while on vacation. The boat has been on the hard for 2 years
ST7000 course computer location Tantor at 7:15am 06.21.16 Big Boats 4/751 Where is your course computer for ST7000? Hunter 410 1998. I cannot locate this unit and I locked ev

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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
Interesting to me Clutch Cargo at 5:52am 10.21.23 Model years are also 14 months long. So a boat started in June 2000 may be built along side of a 200
sailing Lake of the Ozarks (2) SailingLoto at 5:38am 10.21.23 So that was you! Not sure where I got the Mike part. Lol. I live in Rolla so won't be back for a bi

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