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Air Conditioner Location for an O'Day 34/35 SailingCal21 at 5:44pm 08.05.16 Bigger Boats 45/7751 I'm ready to install a unit in Karma. Would like to install the unit in the starboard storage area
Sea Eagle inflatable kayak,opinions? DAVA390 at 4:28pm 08.05.16 Ask All Sailors 11/3608 Dont know kayaks at all ,but thinking sbout 2 person sea eagle inflatable as a dingy for our Precis
Coverting an icebox to powered refrigeration Tlewis at 3:57pm 08.05.16 Ask All Sailors 44/5561 Ahoy mateys, I just purchased a 1988 Pearson 36-2. It still has the original built in icebox. I drea
Stern rack to hold 2 kayaks plus solar. dave_and_dd at 3:42pm 08.05.16 Ask All Sailors 10/841 ok, I'm dreaming...but I'm looking to find or engineer a rack on the stern to hold two small kayaks
LED deck lighting? Rodd at 1:55pm 08.05.16 Musings With Maine Sail 14/3947 On my recent cruise I saw a Valiant 40 at anchor with blue LED lighting shining down from what looke
Changing to LEDs Stephen E. Baker at 12:28pm 08.05.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1994 Dear Friends, I have a 1988 Catalina 27. All of the lighting is old. Where can I get the right rep
Interface tiller pilot with GPSIf we Jim 5757 at 11:35am 08.05.16 Ask All Sailors 0/228 Just got a new Navico TP32 tiller pilot. Real nice unit! One problem is it won't listen to our Lowra
Alternator paulj at 11:11am 08.05.16 Catalina 310 13/1858 Ray Was this the alternator you installed.......http://www.marinepartssource.com/newdetails.asp?pnum
True yachtsmen, racing in Newport Beach Skipper at 10:05am 08.05.16 Ask All Sailors 1/637 I was anchored in Newport Harbor 2 days ago. I've uploaded 2 videos I took of the racing activities.
Adler Barbour Replacement Electronic Modules Stu Jackson at 9:47am 08.05.16 Ask All Sailors 13/9424 In preparation for a month plus long trip up the coast from San Francisco to our new home in Cowich
Ground issues at control panel srreality at 7:44am 08.05.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/671 On my recently purchased 1986 Catalina 22, a previous owner has wired all ground wires back to the n
What's this for? sailnewbie at 7:06am 08.05.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/919 I have this hoop about 3' aft of the mast on the bottom side of the boom, I think it's for a down ha
Locating Beta Marine parts jimt37 at 5:24am 08.05.16 Engines and Propulsion 5/3425 1st time posting . Recently installed new Beta marine 35hp. Anyone know where to purchase
H 34 forestay length (1) hunter healer at 1:21am 08.05.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/504 Anyine have the forestay length from center of Clevis pin center to Clevis pin center. This mast ha
H 34 mast foot (1) hunter healer at 12:55am 08.05.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/666 help! My 1984 h 34 mast foot was damaged when mast was removed! The bolts securing the foot to the d
Weather Helm - Sail Cut & Trim Tim22 at 7:05pm 08.04.16 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 57/11883 Two years ago I acquired a 1997 Hunter 310. As part of refitting I bought a new suit of sails. The m
VHF Protocol. Is there one? Kings Gambit at 2:29pm 08.04.16 Ask All Sailors 50/3288 Having recently spent some 14 days out there w/ my VHF radio switched on much of the time, even at n
Irwin 41 cc any good? fishsail at 1:56pm 08.04.16 Ask All Sailors 3/3824 I'm looking at a 1984 Irwin 41'cc Ketch for a live aboard and coastal cruising. Pretty much what it
Reefing main? sailnewbie at 1:29pm 08.04.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/1384 So I was able to pick apart my same Mac the other(224) and retrieved many great part and pieces some
Rebuilding rudder help (1) Armyaviation at 12:48pm 08.04.16 Ask All Sailors 28/1445 126536 my rudder on my 21 foot boat had water in it when I took it out. It has set all winter to dr

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Prop Shaft runout Sutric at 9:10am 04.30.24 Is the yard taking any responsibility for the shaft bend due to improper sling placement to the mar
Need help repairing/replacing hinged mast assembly - Wind Jammer 17 boat stickinthemud57 at 8:32am 04.30.24 Dwyer is a great company, and has very helpful staff. For what it's worth, on my Hunter 170, that b
New Transducer Install - Splitting Hairs? LakeShark at 8:10am 04.30.24 Use the plumbers putty. It's easier to clean up in a few years when you upgrade electronics again.
Outboard depth in water. LakeShark at 8:06am 04.30.24 Looks good to me too and @Gene Neill gave a great explanation with the pictures. I take mine off an
Need help repairing/replacing hinged mast assembly - Wind Jammer 17 boat (1) rgranger at 7:55am 04.30.24 That looks very similar to the ones that Hunter used on their H26. I replaced mine once Yes ... ri
Need help identifying this boat please rgranger at 7:49am 04.30.24 Oh, I think you are going to need a larger truck too. :biggrin: Seriously... hook that baby up to
Uniseal tank thickness Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:37am 04.30.24 K.O. and C.P. are two of the products I sold to Raritan. Raritan only markets C.P. as a bowl clea
Hand held Radio ? BarryL at 7:31am 04.30.24 Hi, Typo on my part, my previous radio was an HX870. According to Standard Horizon, the HX870 shoul
Need help identifying this boat please Rick Webb at 7:29am 04.30.24 For a $100 you have made many lasting memories. Careful though it's a habit more addictive than cra
Masthead sheaves marchem at 7:20am 04.30.24 That is good to know but I doubt we could actually access the sheaves with channel lock because the
Masthead sheaves (1) Deleted member 117556 at 7:02am 04.30.24
Masthead sheaves marchem at 6:57am 04.30.24
Advice - Westerbeke 30b Spun Bearing kloudie1 at 6:47am 04.30.24 The engine is probably manufactured by Kubota with Westerbeke marine stuff bolted on. The engine blo
Masthead sheaves east coaster at 5:57am 04.30.24 My mast head is welded to the mast and when I changed out the hard plastic sheaves it was a frustrat
Access to windlass east coaster at 5:39am 04.30.24 I required access to the bowsprit after a power boat struck it with such force it was bent down abou
Access to windlass Deleted member 117556 at 5:16am 04.30.24 The forward access port in the anchor locker is how you get to the stem fitting bolts. Ask me how I
New Transducer Install - Splitting Hairs? Gene Neill at 5:14am 04.30.24 I can vouch for the plumber's putty, and the toilet wax ring. I prefer plumber's putty, as it is les
hull port (windows) leaking Deleted member 117556 at 5:14am 04.30.24 May want to consider Lifecaulk as a sealant. It is polysulfide and used for bedding chainplates. I l
Advice - Westerbeke 30b Spun Bearing shemandr at 5:07am 04.30.24 Not knowing what a spun bearing is I googled the term. Here is what came up first: https://www.engi
Uniseal tank thickness Project_Mayhem at 5:06am 04.30.24 Thanks for recommending Uniseal @Peggie Hall HeadMistress! While a vendor told me it's not necessary

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