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Cetol on Teak johnm5858 at 4:21am 05.14.16 Ask All Sailors 7/738 I recently sanded down all the old flaking varnish on my deck rails on the Hunter 27. Ive used Ceto
Hunter 27 charging system johnm5858 at 4:09am 05.14.16 Ask All Sailors 12/902 I have a newly aquired 1982 Hunter 27 with a Yanmar 1GM the alternater is 35 amps I have 2 batterie
2002 Volvo Penta MD2030 - B361 (1) onlinelee at 2:15am 05.14.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/3536 Hi Beneteau Friends, I just completed my very first engine service, ever!! The closest I ever came
Converting to electric motor ronharben at 12:25am 05.14.16 Fantasia 35 6/3742 I have a Fantasia 35 (Hull No. 11 - although I've never actually seen it). I am thinking about repla
Oh My Lord, what have I done. (2) Texas Gun-Man at 8:19pm 05.13.16 Catalina 22 26/1914 Hello all, I'm new to the forum. I took two semesters of sailing in college 25 years ago and always
Looking for a swim ladder for a 1982 Hunter 27 GJC825 at 8:02pm 05.13.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/449 Someone ran into my fold up swim ladder and damaged it. I am seeking a replacement for a 1982 Hunte
240 centerboard haul line deck configuration donaldbeavin at 6:32pm 05.13.16 Smaller Boats 15/1423 Does anyone have pictures of a 3 block configuration? My book ' all the pictures I can find only sho
Another great 2 days on the boat (2) RussC at 3:16pm 05.13.16 Trailer Sailors 5/822 We had an opening in our busy ;) schedule on Tuesday and Wednesday so the boat was packed up and we
M25 Diesel question (1) Hogheaven at 1:09pm 05.13.16 Catalina 30 14/3679 Hi Guys, what is this lever for on the back of the valve cover. Feels like it is pressing on somet
Getting a new outboard (1) Brian D at 12:18pm 05.13.16 Sails Call Lounge 4/514 https://scontent.fsan1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/s526x395/13174129_10154198058478464_3286697447876045
How do you fold a sail on the boat :( RussC at 12:01pm 05.13.16 Trailer Sailors 50/6259 I don't guess there really is a good answer to this, but I'm still curious just how the other traile
Fresh Water System Norman Plotkin at 11:21am 05.13.16 Ask All Sailors 13/1161 I recently purchased a 1998 Catalina 28 Mrk II from a Maine seller. The boat was on the hard and wi
Reefing (340)? Robby in WA at 10:58am 05.13.16 Big Boats 1/1503 This is kind of embarrassing....I learned to reef in sailing class eons ago and since have had furli
Fixing up an old Helms - Standing Rigging Charlescmartin at 10:54am 05.13.16 Ask All Sailors 4/544 Hi fiends, I just joined. I have a bit of an odd boating journey. I had a 28' Mako withh twin 200s t
Yanmar fuel pump,rebuild? jk kudera at 10:46am 05.13.16 Engines and Propulsion 14/7210 Just a short question, can you buy a rebuild kit for the fuel pump? I have a 3GMF20, but that fuel p
paddle board rack ryansk at 7:35am 05.13.16 Ask All Sailors 0/354 Hi, Just wondering if anyone has installed paddle board racks on their life line stanchions. Suprax
Thoughts on 3 things from another 26' (4) Windtherapy at 5:25am 05.13.16 Day Sailers 9/1738 So I was just searching other 26' O'Day's and ran across this boat for sale in Florida. I like the
Best way to get under a low bridge rajhnsn at 2:47am 05.13.16 Ask All Sailors 32/9710 On my recent trip down to the Chesapeake Bay from my home town north of Philadelphia, I had to go un
ruders fernando bontempi at 2:45am 05.13.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/607 Hi please some advice with ruders on the 26m. They are not precise actually they have a lot of lose
Steaming light wiring Cainsoccer at 1:34am 05.13.16 Catalina 22 15/3428 The electrical panel on my 81 C22 doesn't show a "steaming light" circuit. Does this mean when I use

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Is the mast on a 1978 Cape Dory 25 slotted or through bolted to the deck plate? (4) jssailem at 6:55pm 12.02.23 There are two common tabernacles used on smaller deck stepped mast. The one shown by @rgranger. It i
Storage cover for Catalina 320 quadrille38 at 6:28pm 12.02.23 I bought a cover 9 years ago from The Canvas Store (www.thecanvasstore.com). Still going strong 9 s
Storage cover for Catalina 320 (1) Tally Ho at 6:24pm 12.02.23 I bought a cover 9 years ago from The Canvas Store (www.thecanvasstore.com). Still going strong 9 se
Storage cover for Catalina 320 (1) quadrille38 at 6:11pm 12.02.23 I have used custom fitted covers for over 30 years. They are more costly to purchase than shrink w
Storage cover for Catalina 320 NYSail at 6:02pm 12.02.23 North shore canvas on Long Island New York. I bought the Nor-Easter winter cover and on my 7th winte
Yanmar Throttle Not Holding smokey73 at 5:55pm 12.02.23 The first and easiest thing to do is get or borrow a digital handheld Tach. They are relatively ch
Which are the best good old daysailers? nightowle at 4:52pm 12.02.23 O'Day
Bavaria 36 autopilot install photos nightowle at 4:50pm 12.02.23 Welcome to the forum. We have the original Raymarine wheel (helm) steering auto unit on our 1999 Ba
Raytheon ST7000+ screen burn out nightowle at 4:43pm 12.02.23 There is a Facebook group called "Raymarine Unufficial" - yes, the spelling is wrong. There are fol
Legend 40.5 - Light above sink (1) Ralph Johnstone at 4:31pm 12.02.23 It takes practice to be good at it. I'm an authority on using my cheap one. The required cloth
Legend 40.5 - Light above sink fero at 3:57pm 12.02.23 Thanks Rich, your comments are always welcome. Already checked the one above stove, will check all o
Cutlass bearing replacement on 2004 Hunter 36 chuckwayne at 3:52pm 12.02.23 I have seen quite few threads on cutlass bearing replacement but was wondering if anyone has done i
Legend 40.5 - Light above sink Rich Stidger at 3:33pm 12.02.23 IIRC, the galley sink lights are in the string on the port side of the boat. Check all of the other
Second Triton2 Davidasailor26 at 3:27pm 12.02.23 Looks good!
Legend 40.5 - Light above sink fero at 3:11pm 12.02.23 Thanks for comments so far. It is definitely not a lightbulb, actually I have also 2 short led strip
Cutlass bearing replacement on 2004 Hunter 36 AndyL at 2:09pm 12.02.23 Thanks. I am hoping someone has done it on my model of boat - perhaps there are some specific thi
Legend 40.5 - Light above sink JoeWhite at 2:04pm 12.02.23 Ralph, it injects a 400 Hz ac signal through a capacitor. Adjacent wires will not be effected by mic
Second Triton2 (2) Dr. D at 1:47pm 12.02.23 Finally got the job done. I can read the Triton2 from either helm position. Marine Technical Service
Is the mast on a 1978 Cape Dory 25 slotted or through bolted to the deck plate? (2) rgranger at 1:39pm 12.02.23 I found this photo of a Cape Dory 25 mast base on the line.... there is supposed to be a foot tha
How are lines run to cockpit for 150% genoa from roller furler? SailingDan at 1:25pm 12.02.23 Appreciate the responses and suggestions. Yes, Blue Water Yachts specializes in MacGregor parts (bo

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