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Cable crimper agprice22 at 12:12pm 04.04.16 Ask All Sailors 13/3433 What crimper do people recommend? I need to make some cables from 8 - 2/0, and I am wondering which
Edson Drive Wheel Replacement (3) nfg2u at 11:54am 04.04.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/4377 I pulled the Edson Drive Wheel off my 35.5 Legend today. There was corrosion around the block on aft
Anchor Roller mod (1) shanker at 11:11am 04.04.16 Smaller Boats 3/748 I'm modifying my anchor roller in order to accommodate my Manson Supreme anchor. When I removed the
Roller Furler upper swivel sticking. Clydo at 10:25am 04.04.16 Catalina 310 10/5538 Anyone have this problem? Pulled really hard on sheets and genny would not unfurl. Rigger up mast a
Spring projects cb32863 at 10:15am 04.04.16 Ask All Sailors 10/866 Here are a couple of posts on the spring projects I have been doing. Launch day is Saturday! http:/
Replace fuse holder adrianswain at 9:56am 04.04.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1752 I have a 1974 Catalina 22. On the main electrical switch box inside the cabin, one of the fuse holde
Got the Steaming Light , Still want to wire Anchor Light polarbrer at 9:54am 04.04.16 Catalina 22 1/752 I was able to rewire the steaming light on my '76 Catalina 22. I would still like an anchor light. T
Bed-it Butyl Tape OK for screwed in fasteners? Brian S at 8:38am 04.04.16 Ask All Sailors 7/4195 I've use Maine Sail's butyl tape for bolted on fittings. But now I have a bunch of screwed on fitt
SkyCatcher Hunter 48 single handed racer Ballast boy at 8:03am 04.04.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/4028 Hello, I am in the UK and a Hunter single handed racer based on a legend 45 has come to market. It i
What caulk to use, now that 3M 101 is no longer available, to seal the toe-rail-to-deck and hull jo Skip Gundlach at 7:39am 04.04.16 Ask All Sailors 15/3271 What caulk to use, now that 3M 101 is no longer available, to seal the toe-rail-to-deck and hull joi
That dreaded phone call... rgranger at 6:47am 04.04.16 Ask All Sailors 34/2374 I had a gut clenching moment this weekend. I took a mini-vacation this weekend and drove south to d
212 Questions flynhi4u at 5:23am 04.04.16 Smaller Boats 3/474 I was helping a friend who I got hooked on sailing with his "new to him" 212 yesterday and have a fe
Charleston furling mast on a 2005 cat 350 Cmp1110 at 5:11am 04.04.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/457 good morning does anyone know the length and diameter of the furling line on a Charleston in mast fu
Hunter 33 Fuel/Water Separator lehighsail at 6:57pm 04.03.16 Ask All Sailors 4/921 Hunter 33, 2006, 3YM30. I searched the archives quickly but could not find an exact answer. I wo
Mainsheet length for 92 Hunter 30-2 ChrisHunter at 4:02pm 04.03.16 Mid-Size Boats 8/1508 Need to replace my Mainsheet on a Hunter 30-2. Want to confirm length and diameter. Prior owner h
Ladder for newer Hunters Don Lucas at 3:26pm 04.03.16 Big Boats 10/1991 Anyone know of a good stow-able side boarding ladder for the newer Hunters (the one's with the outwa
Thoughts on solar powered wireless wind speed/direction units? kito at 1:32pm 04.03.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1075 Since my mast is down, I am toying with the idea of installing a wind speed/direction unit. I seen t
prpo shaft chuck stas at 1:24pm 04.03.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/612 Help I was trying to remove the prop on my 1983 30' oday and the shaft broke off at the prop. thre
Tensioning stays on daysailer II borovans at 12:46pm 04.03.16 Day Sailers 2/2751 Hi there, I'm getting close to first test sail after fixing up a '74 daysailer 2, making the final a
Fuel level sender: what material for gasket? philwsailz at 12:23pm 04.03.16 Ask All Sailors 6/2542 I am going to crack open my gas tank and suck out the 5+ year-old fuel in the next day or so. I wan

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Coolant Leak - Exchanger? kloudie1 at 1:07pm 08.28.23 The fat o-rings that seal the tube bundle to the housing and end caps are a likely suspect.. It woul
Possible Air leak in M25 fuel line? captcoho at 12:47pm 08.28.23 Is your fuel/water separator empty when you go to check it? This would indicate the leak is tank si
Possible Air leak in M25 fuel line? captcoho at 12:40pm 08.28.23 Is your fuel/water separator empty when you go to check it? This would indicate the leak is tank si
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Johnny Sails at 12:34pm 08.28.23 should I paint the deck? there is a lot of non skid. what about painting the Interior fiberglass? I
Impact driver on window screws? captcoho at 12:28pm 08.28.23 Thanks for these replies. Greg, I should clarify that I meant a manual rather than power impact dri
Impact driver on window screws? captcoho at 12:25pm 08.28.23 We need to reseal our windows and some of the screws don't want to come out. My go-to solution is t
O'Day 31 Rudder Replacement GeorgeC at 11:59am 08.28.23 Dan3121.....Check out this discussion on the Sailboat Owners Forum. (2) Replacing a rudder in the Wa
O'Day 31 Rudder Replacement Hayden Watson at 11:54am 08.28.23 When I installed my Rudder Craft rudder, I cut off the extra length and drill the hole myself. To c
Coolant Leak - Exchanger? dmdiehl64 at 11:35am 08.28.23 Is there a thin mist of AF on the engine or below the coolant water pump? Age of engine and coolant
Can you identify the make and model of this boat? JRacer at 11:27am 08.28.23 Don't think so. See the video. Boat in the video does not have the cutouts on the sides of the seats
O'Day 31 Rudder Replacement Richard19068 at 11:09am 08.28.23 Dan3121 What symptoms did you have before the rudder "sheared off"? Did it just go all of a sudden
Possible Air leak in M25 fuel line? RitSim at 10:52am 08.28.23 I have found it helpful to add a short piece of clear PVC tubing right before the feed to the inject
O'Day 31 Rudder Replacement GeorgeC at 10:46am 08.28.23 Dans3121....It sounds strange that your local boat yards do not want to do the replacement for you o
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't LeslieTroyer at 10:38am 08.28.23 Great to meat Jason. He makes a mean G&T. Steak and baked potato dinner with live music and great
Possible Air leak in M25 fuel line? LeslieTroyer at 10:35am 08.28.23 Two things. 1). If you are getting bubbles from injector to block(and not fuel/bubbles dripping fr
Sourcing window lenses Hayden Watson at 10:14am 08.28.23 ... Do you think the curvature of the old lenses would present a problem? (I haven't worked with ac
Sourcing window lenses Hayden Watson at 10:12am 08.28.23 The big difference between our boats is what the whole in the fiberglass looks like on the inside.
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Johnny Sails at 9:51am 08.28.23 that's great news! my bad lol
Can you identify the make and model of this boat? Sunbird22358 at 9:50am 08.28.23 Too old to have a manufacturers Hull ID number, boat looks like 1960s vintage. https://sailboatdata.
Can you identify the make and model of this boat? Sunbird22358 at 9:46am 08.28.23

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