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...and we whined about prices back in '75 (1) higgs at 8:09pm 09.26.23 Ask All Sailors 8/809 18 years ago I bought a Nassau 34. It came to me with a berthful of all kinds of stuff from flashli
Window replacement kit for the 28.5 hunter T-Time at 1:35pm 09.26.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/789 Hello, I have a 1986 Hunter 28.5 and side plexiglass windows have lost their framing. I wonder if th
Yanmar KM2A un-serviceable? Also need transmission basics too. bonkle at 12:21pm 09.26.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/3171 This is what mechanic #1 said. I'm trying to get ahold of mechanic #2. An un-serviceable transmissio
Rudder Craft Rudder sytem Rltgold at 10:02am 09.26.23 Catalina 22 5/890 Anyone else out there have a Rudder Craft system on their 22 ?
P28 Rudder Removal JILLYM at 9:03am 09.26.23 Ask All Sailors 5/363 Anybody know, IF i blocked up my Peason 28 in order to take off ' restore rudder bearings etc, HOW H
Raymarine RL70C..... (1) NYSail at 7:15am 09.26.23 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 9/1654
1979 Javelin 14 Transom Rot quirozson at 8:34pm 09.25.23 Day Sailers 0/675 Bought a '79 Javelin 14 for under 1k. I sail it less than 14 days a year as it's trailer stored at
Old Raymarine L750 (1) RitSim at 7:21pm 09.25.23 Ask All Sailors 1/281 Someone gave me an old unit. I want to see if it powers up. The rear plug shows a thicker pin at 2
My solution for winch override. Yours? (2) stickinthemud57 at 6:40pm 09.25.23 Ask All Sailors 39/3591 After wrestling with jib sheet fouling the winch (aka override), I have found a solution that works
Rudder Craft Rudders (1) Rltgold at 12:45pm 09.25.23 Trailer Sailors 5/1546 Hi There ! I have a 1989 Catalina 22 Wing Keel with a 5 year old Rudder Craft Rudder system. The RC
Catalina 34 MK II Compression Block Repair or Replace? (3) jbmia at 8:35am 09.25.23 Big Boats 5/1718 Hey Folks, It seems this topic's come up in the past, so I'm just looking for a little confirmation
Does anyone know what this boat is (1) trumannoawakowsi at 7:50am 09.25.23 Ask All Sailors 4/709 220250 i found this boat online for saleand it said it was an Albin 19 but when I looked it up noth
The Sewing Machine Thread jviss at 7:48am 09.25.23 Ask All Sailors 85/9801 For lack of a specific subforum, I'm starting this thread for the discussion of sewing machines in t
Dufour Atoll 43 video review PavelGolts at 12:14am 09.25.23 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 0/43 Hello everyone! Gladly posting video review of my Dufour Atoll 43. Here it is
Any C275 Owners moving up from a Capri 22? nephroid at 1:50pm 09.24.23 Catalina 275 15/1797 Hello C275 owners. I'm a long time lurker finally caught in trying to decide whether my next boat s
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter Lee Hadjiosif at 8:16am 09.24.23 Ask All Sailors 64/5207 I have a VHF and and AIS with a active splitter but I'm not happy with the setup. The splitter is al
1990 MacGregor 26s steering mechanism Don Quinn at 8:40am 09.24.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/245 My steering mechanism is bent and needs to be repaired. Does anyone know how to remove it?
Rabbit starts PaulK at 8:04am 09.24.23 Racing 11/1693 Our club's racing season is winding down. The Race Committee has stopped manning the RC boat, so the
Atomic 5411 - Exhaust elbow repair? (4) Misc11 at 6:58am 09.24.23 Engines and Propulsion 5/881 Total newbie here looking for some engine repair advice. I recently bought a Ticon 30' with an 541
Navionics price increasing Davidasailor26 at 6:57am 09.24.23 Ask All Sailors 26/7086 Just a heads up that I got a notification in my IOS Navionics app that the subscription price will b

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Outhaul modifications kappykaplan at 4:32pm 04.18.25 there seems to be a major lump that I cannot get to go through Got a photo?
Instrument Shuffle kappykaplan at 4:31pm 04.18.25 From your photo, it looks doable. My only concern would be the extending the wiring to the new loca
Outhaul modifications fred1diver at 4:30pm 04.18.25 Ok, so I did try my baling wire, it does work a lot better than the fid, had to modify it a bit as i
Outhaul modifications fred1diver at 3:51pm 04.18.25 That is pretty much what I do as well, I usually buy long metal fishing leaders, fold them in half,
Leak source found in removable deck panel sailcapt340 at 3:19pm 04.18.25
Outhaul modifications dLj at 2:48pm 04.18.25 I actually made my own fid for 1/4" dynema. I used a spool of wire I carry and bent it into a long U
O'Day 322 chainplates SailingCal21 at 2:43pm 04.18.25 Definitely, looks like water intrusion to me. Not an O'Day 322 owner, but I suggest that you take a
Outhaul modifications fred1diver at 2:13pm 04.18.25
O'Day 322 chainplates (2) Free Spirit! at 1:54pm 04.18.25 Here are interior pictures.
Last night, greatest experience PaulK at 1:33pm 04.18.25 Work up gradually in your Mac to see what she (and you) can handle. We went out one beautiful sunny
Last night, greatest experience capta at 1:04pm 04.18.25 Hello, Thanks for posting your experience. Yes, sailing on race boat can be a lot of fun! When you
Leak source found in removable deck panel MFD at 12:16pm 04.18.25 My Hunter41DS is built the same, with the 2" screws. As others have mentioned, a quick fix with buty
Need a local (greater Boston area) shop that can bend and machine plexiglass azambella at 11:56am 04.18.25 It may not need to be, there will be some geometry re-do's if that's the case. I am considering it.
Need a local (greater Boston area) shop that can bend and machine plexiglass dLj at 11:15am 04.18.25 Thanks all This is the slide top to the companionway on the Cherubini Hunter 33. While the origin
Universal M12 Diesel Engine Benny17441 at 11:02am 04.18.25 Different alternators can vary widely in efficiency, The Motorola 35A is a work horse which I woul
Leak source found in removable deck panel (5) sailcapt340 at 10:13am 04.18.25 I managed to get a camera into the area and got a picture of the screws. Also the area they are hid
Continuing my Oday 192 survey... bear with me! (1) EnamrdSalr21 at 10:05am 04.18.25 There are plenty of books on Boats wiring out there and I would recommend "Sailboat Electrics Simpl
Part 2: Did a Oday 192 dry run on my driveway. I have LOTS of questions! Benny17441 at 10:04am 04.18.25 You should not have to loosen the shrouds to raise the mast, as the mast is being raised they will f
Did a Oday 192 dry run on my driveway. I have LOTS of questions! EnamrdSalr21 at 9:52am 04.18.25 Oh ok, hmmm I thought that was standard on booms such as these. From what I remember with my cal 21
O'Day 322 chainplates jssailem at 9:21am 04.18.25 Please add a photo image. :worthless:

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