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Genoa low lead car installation (2) Team118 at 5:16pm 06.15.16 Catalina 30 6/1189 After stepping on the old genoa sheet cars I purchased new ones from Garhauer. I have searched and
Father's Day came early. (2) Texas Gun-Man at 4:11pm 06.15.16 Catalina 22 36/1995 My kids got me a cooler for my boat. I shouldn't have opened it early but now I can use it this week
Anchor Bridle and Snubber (DIY Project) (1) rgranger at 3:08pm 06.15.16 Ask All Sailors 18/6574 Hey All Wanted to share a few pics of my new DIY snubber set up. I wanted a bridle so I can anc
Ballast Tank Gasket (DIY Project) (3) rgranger at 3:02pm 06.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1265 Hey All I had a very successful two days working on my new-2-me Hunter 26 and wanted to share somet
1976 Catalina 22 Cleaning and Refurbishing to Sail (10) C22-Daydreamer at 1:54pm 06.15.16 Catalina 22 166/20544 Starting on the the new to me sailboat. Found it on Craig's List the PO had started on fixing it up
OEM shaft stuffing box for 1989 Hunter 33.5 RichW9603 at 12:05pm 06.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/3821 Hi all, Will likely want to replace the packing in my shaft stuffing box for my new (to me) 1989 H33
Leasing 96 Catalina 36 JohnVTX at 11:26am 06.15.16 Ask All Sailors 9/794 Boat pulls hard left when you let go of wheel, both under power or sail. Any ideas. It is a shoal dr
Where can I find Merriman blocks for my Hunter 31 (1) Vee at 10:48am 06.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2132 I have a 1983 Hunter 31 and need to replace the merriman blocks on my boom. I have searched all over
H22 help finding floor boards (3) lakesailer22 at 8:09am 06.15.16 Smaller Boats 15/1845 I have an H22 that needs floor boards and the wall panel on the port side that divides the v- berth
Kinda like being on the cover of Sports Illustrated... (1) Jackdaw at 6:38am 06.15.16 Racing 11/1221 OK not really! But for the 2nd time in 4 years, Kestrel graces the design of the Bayfield Race Week
Beneteau lifting keel stuck in up position JPetersen at 5:17am 06.15.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1637 We have a 2007 Beneteau 323. The other day when I was out instead of letting the keel down, counter
First month in the water (2) Texas Gun-Man at 10:34pm 06.14.16 Catalina 22 4/561 So she's been in the (fresh) water for a month now. It's been an eventful month of dating with "Boa
Yanmar parts in Seattle / Washington State stevemitchell at 9:53pm 06.14.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/5127 Does anyone have a good supplier of spare Yanmar parts in Seattle or Washington State? Many of the o
Starting from scratch, what would you do first? (7) jdub tn at 9:18pm 06.14.16 Catalina 22 33/2061 I have just bought my first sailboat, hull number 14437, wing keel '88 model. It is in very good co
Galley Shelf lpbosch at 8:39pm 06.14.16 Catalina 30 8/3938 does anyone have a plan or detailed description of purchasing or building an above the sink galley s
Method Used for Repair of Fatigue Cracks Centerline FWD of Keel Moxie - Bill Egan at 7:47pm 06.14.16 Big Boats 0/1053 Hello everyone - My name is Bill. I am a new member here. I recently purchased Moxie, a fairly we
Yanmar 2GM20F overheating. kcscoop at 6:11pm 06.14.16 Engines and Propulsion 23/6298 I have a 1987 Hunter 31....Had a problem one weekend when I was running under power......I heard a c
Sealing rubrail to hull (1) Capri at 6:11pm 06.14.16 Ask An Oday Owner 7/4544 Hi. See pic attached. Where the two piece rubrail meets the hull I cleaned up some awful caulking fr
Hunter 49 Glossy Laminate Floor Repair tkwhalen at 5:54pm 06.14.16 Big Boats 12/2339 I have the glossy laminate floor in my 49 and in several places there are discolored areas that look
Chafed halyard O'day 22 (1) Capri at 5:54pm 06.14.16 Day Sailers 5/1105 This weekend my main halyard got wedged in the mast channel at the top and as I was frantically tryi

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3GM30F Service Issue jssailem at 3:54pm 04.06.24 I had my high pressure pump and injectors serviced at. https://www.seattleinjector.com
Selden Boom - Excess Play in Gooseneck Clevis Pin? shemandr at 3:27pm 04.06.24 I think OP is way ahead of me on this (And maybe a lot of other topics) but I don't know if a little
Selden Boom - Excess Play in Gooseneck Clevis Pin? (1) dkinzer at 3:25pm 04.06.24 Question, how does the boom attach The inboard end of the boom has two tabs, one goes on either sid
Selden Boom - Excess Play in Gooseneck Clevis Pin? dkinzer at 3:17pm 04.06.24 Could the previous owner replaced the pin with one the wrong size? I don't think so. The pin fits
Selden Boom - Excess Play in Gooseneck Clevis Pin? dLj at 3:08pm 04.06.24 Question, how does the boom attach On one side only or does it have two tabs where that pin goes thr
working on my yanmar 2gm Don S/V ILLusion at 3:08pm 04.06.24 i had a diver in the water today inspecting my prop.. he tells me that it is very corroded, and nee
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION twodzusfittings at 2:55pm 04.06.24 Mmmmmmm.......can you say "Hernia Operation"?
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Ralph Johnstone at 12:21pm 04.06.24 As I have winterized the engine, I won't know until the spring, if this is actually the case. So if
MORC Will Gilmore at 12:19pm 04.06.24 MORC Racing Note that the Web site is copyrighted from 2010. As the VP for Communications of the Ma
Diesel Generator Slow Starting on First Attempt Rich Stidger at 11:58am 04.06.24 If it's easy to access and disconnect the glow plug wire, do so and then measure the resistance of e
Topping lift justsomeguy at 11:34am 04.06.24 But what is the tension I should have? Hoist the mainsail and soften the topping lift to a few inc
Diesel Generator Slow Starting on First Attempt Georgedoyle at 11:17am 04.06.24 I can see the voltage drop when the glow plugs go through their cycle so I know they are drawing cur
1981 Catalina 30 Rudder Questions (2) Trixster at 11:14am 04.06.24 Hello Sailors, My 1986 Catalina 30 rudder has a slight water leak. Any suggestions. Thank you Tr
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM dlochner at 10:38am 04.06.24 Water should drain out of the HW tank pretty quickly if the faucets are left open, at least until th
Topping lift pgandw at 10:37am 04.06.24 Maybe pertinent to the OP's situation, maybe not. On my Mariner 19, the boat came with a fixed leng
Gennaker Halyard Lead for Oceanis 37. Fractional or Masthead? JP Pacific at 10:34am 04.06.24
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM Tally Ho at 10:28am 04.06.24 Water heater will drain quickly if you hold open the pressure/temperature relief valve lever while
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed dlochner at 10:16am 04.06.24 Just don't ask which anchor is best...:biggrin: Oh, come on, that's too easy. Its the one hanging
Rode for Desolation Sound marcham at 10:02am 04.06.24 I lock it with a hitch and usually cleat it as well. Have a great trip!
4-tire boat trailer . . do best tire go on front or rear? LloydB at 9:57am 04.06.24 The last time I decided to buy new tires for my trailer I found by going to a nearby RV and camper s

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