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Electric bilge pump sometimes fails to prime patrickkidd at 8:34pm 06.19.16 Ask All Sailors 11/5351 Does anyone have problems with their sump pump priming in the bilge? Mine seems to sometimes get air
Removing Galley Faucet GorillaToast at 6:58pm 06.19.16 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1583 Does anyone have a picture, or a picturesque desription of how the galley faucet on an h27 is remove
LEWMAR OPENING PORT SEAL REPLACEMENT bsouza at 6:20pm 06.19.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1183 I have purchased new seals to replace two leaking Lewmar opening ports in my Catalina 36 MKII. My
O'day 23 storm jib? (2) Ziradog at 5:41pm 06.19.16 Ask An Oday Owner 1/631 This came with my 1983 23-II, the seller said it was a storm jib. It is small (LP less than 4-1/2 f
shore power and 12 volt electronics fsarmast at 5:35pm 06.19.16 Mid-Size Boats 9/2925 I have purchased a 2004 catalina 350 and the prior owner has been a great help. I want to confirm so
How fast will I go with.... ejet9999 at 5:22pm 06.19.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/1684 I have a Venture 2-24 and a new Tohatsu 9.8 Hp. sail motor. With the mast up and the keel down it wi
Electrical Ground My Mistress at 5:18pm 06.19.16 Ask All Sailors 4/518 I've been rewiring my Mac26C. All wiring goes to a common grounding point beneath the galley, but th
Additional jib winches? Kermit at 5:15pm 06.19.16 Smaller Boats 34/2110 Have any of you H260 owners added or thought about adding an additional pair of jib winches closer t
what in the world is this doing here? (2) jdub tn at 12:04pm 06.19.16 Catalina 22 15/1165 I've been posting about my '88 wing keep I just obtained, and am close to putting in the water. as
Mast Foot Riveting Question (1) Tim Moylan at 11:48am 06.19.16 Smaller Boats 4/694 124843 I am repairing the split in my mast by the gin pole hole. I have removed the mast foot plate
Shroud tension shawanaga at 11:46am 06.19.16 Big Boats 4/1087 I am wondering if anyone with a 1990 Hunter 35.5 can tell me what to tighten the three stays to I am
Other fresh water pressure issues MattObjects at 11:27am 06.19.16 Ask All Sailors 28/4695 I know FriscoRon has a recent post about fresh water pressure issues but my problem is a bit differe
Drill Drainage hole in cabin lockers? newsailor130 at 11:01am 06.19.16 Smaller Boats 9/1881 There are a couple of cabin lockers under the settee in my 1981 Hunter 22 that are part of the molde
Dinghy Tow Jpachill at 6:25am 06.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1154 I apologize in advance if this has been discussed. I tried searching the forum and found lots of dis
Auto booster as batter for day sailor dobrosailor at 6:27pm 06.18.16 Catalina 22 8/1044 I pulled most of the wiring out of my cat 22 since it was a rats nest. The basic wiring, running lig
gearbox lee oakley at 5:40pm 06.18.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/556 Hello , Anyone that could tell mewere to get a control cable for my gearbox? A 79 hunter with a yan
Most genius move for me sailnewbie at 5:06pm 06.18.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1121 Instead of my life lines tied off and need re-adjusted all the time I tied aprusic knots and just sl
Set Screwed!!!!! &%@(^$%$%#$$!!! topcat0399 at 2:29pm 06.18.16 Ask All Sailors 33/4428 Grrrrrrrr Does anyone make a damn set screw that doesn't strip the 2nd time you torque it down??????*
Bilge water Stormy26 at 1:20pm 06.18.16 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1098 I have a 1985 Oday 26. I keep getting water in the bilge when it rains. It appears as though it's
Batteries 2016 Tally Ho at 1:17pm 06.18.16 Ask All Sailors 18/2053 I need some new batteries for my O'Day 322. Read through Mainsail's post about manufacturer of th

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Oday 28 1995 Universal 12 10hp diesel - starter replacement sailme88 at 4:40am 04.28.24 Had my starter rebuilt. Before that process I had a bitch of a time removing it. After it was remov
New Transducer Install - Splitting Hairs? dlochner at 4:34am 04.28.24 Use some sandpaper to remove the fibers, or just leave them if they aren't hurting anything. The im
Dropping rudder on 11.0A jssailem at 2:40am 04.28.24
Oday 28 1995 Universal 12 10hp diesel - starter replacement jssailem at 2:21am 04.28.24 It is a project that you can accomplish with a little mechanical understanding of your diesel engine
The Great Lakes.... jssailem at 1:58am 04.28.24
a runaway diesel destroys a beneteau 50. . jssailem at 1:52am 04.28.24 The importance of this exercise is to acquaint all with the subject. Trigger ideas that will resolv
Convert florescent fixtures to LED bulbs Project_Mayhem at 10:27pm 04.27.24 My plan is to remove the guts and replace with a couple strips of LED lights. Two or three strips a
a runaway diesel destroys a beneteau 50. . Ralph Johnstone at 9:17pm 04.27.24
a runaway diesel destroys a beneteau 50. . garymalmgren at 8:45pm 04.27.24 Cup! They will be one aboard. It has a handle to keep fingers out of the way. It has a flat bottom t
Access to windlass marchem at 8:39pm 04.27.24
Convert florescent fixtures to LED bulbs Rich Stidger at 8:29pm 04.27.24 My plan is to remove the guts and replace with a couple strips of LED lights. Two or three strips as
Stern anchoring Kings Gambit at 7:55pm 04.27.24
a runaway diesel destroys a beneteau 50. . Michael Davis at 7:32pm 04.27.24
a runaway diesel destroys a beneteau 50. . Davidasailor26 at 7:28pm 04.27.24
The Great Lakes.... DaveJ at 6:30pm 04.27.24
a runaway diesel destroys a beneteau 50. . Captain Larry-DH at 6:14pm 04.27.24 The whole towel is just not going to fit inside the filter housing. A brilliant response but I hav
Florida to NYC on a sailboat dlochner at 6:12pm 04.27.24 Hi all, 42' sailboat, ready to head to NYC next week. First season on the water with a "big' boat.
Hunter 41DS cabin top clutch refurb kbgunn at 5:46pm 04.27.24 Assuming they are Spinlock, There is a service kit with all you need to service these clutches: Serv
a runaway diesel destroys a beneteau 50. . (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:14pm 04.27.24 I've seen runaway diesels suck in a metal plate specifically designed to stop a runaway Time to
Self tacking jib Will Gilmore at 5:01pm 04.27.24 Thinwater's setup doesn't look friendly to a self-tacking jib. For me, that's the odd part. -Will

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