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Mast gate vs. sail stop SFS at 5:20pm 06.13.16 Mid-Size Boats 11/3410 Another thread has got me wondering. Should a 1983 H31 have a mast gate (mine does not). We have a
Sliding Hatch - Track Improvements ? Leeward Rail at 4:59pm 06.13.16 Catalina 22 13/2900 Evening all ! I'm in the process of refinishing/ varnishing the teak on our 1987 C22, including the
Repairing a bad topside paint job Derek W. at 4:39pm 06.13.16 Ask All Sailors 5/846 So I just bought an old O'day 22, 1978 to be exact. The boat is in good shape overall but the prev
Suzuki ? sailnewbie at 4:23pm 06.13.16 Ask All Sailors 18/694 88 Suzuki dt6 long shaft, are they a decent motor. I'm trading a Honda 7.5 short shaft that I can't
Bilge pump won't turn off jg26 at 2:21pm 06.13.16 Ask All Sailors 4/6334 Yesterday, the bilge pump on my 2002 Hunter 356 wouldn't turn off. The indicator light on the switc
Hunter 27 sail stop/ gate (2) ryansk at 1:58pm 06.13.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1043 Hello, I have a 1993 Hunter 27. I am missing what I thought was the sail stop. I've ordered 2 and th
Catalina 22 For Sale - Racer / Cruiser OfflineTN at 1:54pm 06.13.16 Catalina 22 0/9 I have hull number 1242 up for sale. It's located in Chattanooga, TN. Here is the Craigslist ad if
Weld Mount Studs - Adhesive Failure - PSA FourPoints at 1:51pm 06.13.16 Ask All Sailors 1/985 A few years ago when I added a new fuel tank on my boat (http://sailingit.com/blog/boat-projects/fue
Loose-footed main? druid at 12:38pm 06.13.16 Ask All Sailors 28/3277 I'm looking at getting a new main for WindDrift, and was wondering about getting a loose-footed one.
AIS Rleiby at 11:40am 06.13.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/615 Looking for an inexpensive way / device to transmit an AIS signal. I am not so worried about seeing
Sad day for a large Mac (3) pateco at 10:21am 06.13.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/3393 Someone had a bad day with their MAC. Macgregor 65 Zeus. New owner had issues with a tow, that ended
Space between hull and keel Plymouth Sailor at 10:19am 06.13.16 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1640 I purchased my used Hunter 25, 12 years ago with a large space between the hull and keel. I filled
Cheek block question Justin_NSA at 10:19am 06.13.16 Ask All Sailors 10/1381 I want to attach a cheek block at the base of my mast to lead my topping lift (Dutchman) line back t
Friday evening sails and fireworks at Kemah Boardwalk Thelaserguy at 9:27am 06.13.16 The Cherubini Hunters 1/760 The Kemah boardwalk features a fireworks display on Friday nights in June and July. I am taking a cr
jim buoy horsehoe buoys redhead78 at 9:13am 06.13.16 Ask All Sailors 3/547 hi all, does anyone have any experience in painting these.. I would like to freshen up and letter th
C30 Fridge/ice chest ontherocks83 at 8:56am 06.13.16 Catalina 30 4/937 Can anyone tellme if the Reefer unit in the ice chest of a C30 is 120V AC, 12V DV or both? Also if
Plastimo Bladder and Whale Gusher MK3 agprice22 at 8:17am 06.13.16 Ask All Sailors 2/468 I had a nice experience upgrading my 30 year old water system on my O'day 272. I installed a Plastim
Galley Shelf retrofit (1) OS2Dude at 8:05am 06.13.16 Catalina 30 6/2680 We had wanted a Galley Shelf over the sink of our 1985 Catalina 30 mk I, so I decided to build one.
HELP. Keel cable Leatherneck at 7:51am 06.13.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1188 Yesterday I was having a great day on Juvat (1993 Mac26c). Just before putting her back in my slip,
Heart disease Crazy Dave Condon at 7:39am 06.13.16 Ask All Sailors 20/2193 Someone I know had been experiencing shortness of breath and fatigue which someone said he was out o

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Selden Boom - Excess Play in Gooseneck Clevis Pin? jssailem at 12:15am 04.06.24
3GM30F Service Issue jssailem at 12:04am 04.06.24 You say rough starting in cold weather, Do you have glow plugs? When you look at the exhaust is ther
Hunter 34 rudder jssailem at 11:40pm 04.05.24 Good looking boat bottom.
Hunter 34 rudder (1) Marauder at 11:28pm 04.05.24 Thanks guys for the replies and info, much appreciated. The HIN says its an 1985. Claude your rudder
Rebuild of high pressure fuel pump for Yanmar 3GM30F skunther at 10:49pm 04.05.24 Please see my thread on 3GM30F. I could really use some help on this one. After they worked on the i
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 10:40pm 04.05.24 On Thursday the shop sent another tech to check out the engine. First crank of 10 seconds produced n
Does anybody know what size wire or threaded rod life lines are on Catalina 320, 2004 Ted10028 at 9:20pm 04.05.24 I simply added a pelican hook to the end toggle and there was enough room in the turnbuckles to tak
Does anybody know what size wire or threaded rod life lines are on Catalina 320, 2004 Ted10028 at 9:19pm 04.05.24 Wire is 3/16 coated to 5/16, threaded studs are 5/16-24. The pelican hook is shorter than the lifel
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed dLj at 8:57pm 04.05.24 There's a reason boat builders and Nasa don't solder any wire joints... although not sealed, mechan
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed marcham at 7:59pm 04.05.24 There's a reason boat builders and Nasa don't solder any wire joints... although not sealed, mechani
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed dLj at 7:14pm 04.05.24 I inadvertantly edited out part of my post. I was going to suggest that he strip the wires twice th
Diesel Generator Slow Starting on First Attempt Georgedoyle at 6:54pm 04.05.24 Thank you. That's good to know.
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed mermike at 6:35pm 04.05.24 If you look at your links - those butt connectors stop at 22 gage. Wiring used for NEMA 0183 is typ
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed dLj at 6:32pm 04.05.24 A terminal block is best. Heat shink. adhesive lined butt splices and ring terminals in small diame
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed mermike at 5:53pm 04.05.24 A terminal block is best. Heat shink. adhesive lined butt splices and ring terminals in small diamet
Diesel Generator Slow Starting on First Attempt Rich Stidger at 5:47pm 04.05.24 FWIW, my Westerbeke 5Kw 3-cyl generator takes about a 2-3 second crank before it starts from cold.
lovely boat ---about to be crushed in FL, due to incompetence. . shemandr at 4:39pm 04.05.24 Driving back rom the keys yesterday I spied what I think is a J24 adjacent to the marina after Jewfi
Does anybody know what size wire or threaded rod life lines are on Catalina 320, 2004 Scott T-Bird at 4:07pm 04.05.24 I simply added a pelican hook to the end toggle and there was enough room in the turnbuckles to take
Topping lift (1) dkinzer at 3:55pm 04.05.24 The topping lift should have enough tension on it to make the boom level. On our Selden mast with
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed dLj at 3:42pm 04.05.24 Ring terminals and a terminal block. Soldering on a boat is generally frowned upon because it forms

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